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Darwin

Support staff from Thales Australia, Port of Darwin and the ADF assist in the re-arming of HMAS Warramunga's vertical launching system in Darwin, NT. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Three navies re-load with missiles in Australia’s north

27/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2230 Views 1 Comment Darwin, Evolved SeaSparrow Missile, HMAS Warramunga, Royal Canadian Navy, Thales, US Navy

With infinite care and precision under the scorching Darwin sun, a heavy crane lowered a missile canister into a forward

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Personnel from HMAS Maitland line the upper decks to start the decommissioning ceremony at Larraykeyah Defence Precinct in Darwin on Thursday, 28 April 2022. Story by Lieutenant Gordon Carr-Gregg. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Service ends for ‘Invincible 88’ HMAS Maitland

06/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2589 Views 0 Comments Darwin, decommissioning, HMAS Maitland, Larraykeyah Defence Precinct

HMAS Maitland has completed her service to the nation and was decommissioned at her home port of Darwin on April 28. CAPTION:

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U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, arrive in Darwin, Australia to begin preparation for exercise Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) on April 13, 2016. US Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Osvaldo L. Ortega III
Australian MRF-D News Overseas USA 

Marines back in Darwin for annual rotation

14/04/201602/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5608 Views 0 Comments Darwin, Marines

Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, stationed out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, arrived April 13, 2016,

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File photo: USAF B-52 in Darwin in 2014. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Terry Hartin
Australian News Overseas 

B-52 to operate out of RAAF Base Darwin

05/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8628 Views 0 Comments B-52, Darwin

A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber will conduct training activities in the Northern Territory and operate out of RAAF

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Ship's Company from NUSHIP Adelaide, play the part of civilian evacuees being transported to HMAS Canberra on a landing craft, during an evacuation exercise.
ADF Australian News 

Defence money to build Darwin barge facility

23/06/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4513 Views 2 Comments Darwin, HMAS Canberra, Royal Australian Navy

An $18 million project to construct a Multi User Barge Ramp Facility in Darwin has been approved by parliament, Parliamentary Secretary to

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