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A Royal Australian Navy clearance diver prepares a subsurface improvised explosive device for disposal as part of a training scenario at Gladstone Marina during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Partners united go ‘all clear’ underwater

01/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 413 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Exercise Talisman Sabre

suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers into

Chief of Navy Vice-Admiral Mark Hammond approved the updated Navy Badge, featuring the Tudor Crown.

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Defence emblems reflect new reign

01/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 413 Views 0 Comments

Defence has begun updating digital images, brand marks and logos bearing Queen Elizabeth II’s St Edward’s Crown after service chiefs

Former Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Townsville II makes her final journey to her new home at the Townsville Maritime Museum. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Martin.

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Honouring a Fremantle-class legend at Townsville

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 556 Views 0 Comments

On a bright North Queensland morning, the former Royal Australian Navy patrol boat HMAS Townsville II made its final journey

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit will expand operational use of body-worn cameras from September 1. Story by Wing Commander Craig Scott.

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Military Police roll out body-worn cameras

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 294 Views 0 Comments Body Worn Cameras (BWC), Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU)

Members of the Joint Military Police Unit (JMPU) will expand operational use of body-worn cameras (BWC) from September as part

Personnel, aircraft and assets at RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Blake Thompson.

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Projecting air power and readiness at Talisman Sabre

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 602 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

From the roar of fighter jets cutting through the clouds, to the steady hum of surveillance aircraft scanning vast ocean

From left, Corporal Dillon Walker, of 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, of the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, of 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 420 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron

As aircraft conducted training missions overhead, ADF ground security elements were generating an integrated security posture across three northern airbases

HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 461 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

Royal Australian Navy sailors prepare to board a vessel from a United States Coast Guard Transportable Port Security Boat near Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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AU US boarding teams build partnerships

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1222 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

“Australian Navy! Australian Navy!” – If someone hears those words shouted with authority while a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) boarding

HMAS Sydney (left) and Spanish Navy frigate Mendez Nunez conduct officer of the watch manoeuvres during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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International sister ships meet at sea

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 562 Views 0 Comments

If HMAS Sydney looked like it was sailing with a twin, that’s because it was. CAPTION: HMAS Sydney (left) and

HMAS Sydney transits as part of the double carrier formation, UK Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales and US Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photographer unknown.

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HMAS Sydney splits from TS25 – homeward bound

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 640 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, Royal Australian Navy air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney has started the journey home to

Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, disembark a Royal Australian Navy landing craft at Cowley Beach during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.

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Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 2025

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 572 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training

Regional Maintenance Provider - East representative Chris Gaskin, Veolia representative Linda Gater and Regional Maintenance Centre - East representative Cris Cicuta, at Fleet Base East, Sydney. Story by Captain David Sippel. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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Smart solution for Garden Island drains

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 613 Views 0 Comments Garden Island

A collaborative trial has tackled an ongoing drainage issue at the Captain Cook Graving Dock (CCGD) at Sydney’s Garden Island,

Personnel from the French Armed Forces and Australian Army embark HMAS Choules in Townsville, Queensland, in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2073 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules

Preparing for the embarkation and transportation of hundreds of people is no easy task, but for the Australian Amphibious Force

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Navy diver breaks own record in search of wreck

18/07/202527/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1019 Views 1 Comment

A Royal Australian Navy clearance diver has completed a record-breaking dive to lay eyes on a wreck that had not

Unveiling of a commemorative artwork at Sikorsky Australia's Nowra facility marks the 50,000 flying hours and 10 years of service achieved for Australia’s MH-60R Romeo. Story by Chloe Mackrell. Photos from Lockheed Martin Australia.

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MH-60R Romeo passes 50,000 flying hours

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1180 Views 0 Comments Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), HMAS Albatross, MH-60R Seahawk, Sikorsky

Navy’s fleet of MH-60R Romeo helicopters has passed 50,000 flying hours and 10 years of service, a major milestone for

Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, Royal Navy Commodore James Blackmore is welcomed on board HMAS Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Hinako Shiraishi. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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HMAS Sydney hosts Carrier Strike Group Commodore

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1344 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, HMAS Sydney, Operation Highmast, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal Navy

HMAS Sydney has welcomed the Commander of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Royal Navy Commodore James Blackmore, on

A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 aircraft lands on the flight deck of HMAS Canberra off the coast of Queensland. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.

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Canberra’s crew tested for Talisman Sabre

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 586 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, Maritime Operational Health Unit, Sea Training Group

‘Beep, beep, beep’ booms through the ship’s intercom system, also known as a pipe, as a voice calls out “brace

For the crew of HMAS Sydney, Uckers is a traditional game that parallels the journey of the ship during its regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Hinako Shiraishi. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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“What the uck?” – HMAS Sydney revives old board game

11/07/202513/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 718 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney

“Want to uck?” might be an alarming phrase the first time someone hears it, but in HMAS Sydney, it’s an

Navy combat systems operator Leading Seaman Sarah Kidd in the operations room simulator on board HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. Story by Petty Officer Keigan Gunther. Photos by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.

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Queensland Kidd is going places

09/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 692 Views 0 Comments ADF Gap Year, HMAS Stirling

Growing up in the semi-rural Queensland town of Jimboomba, Leading Seaman Sarah Kidd always had a love for the outdoors.

The Navy detachment from Harman Naval Station marches to the parade ground at the Australian War Memorial on Anzac Day in 1951. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel. Photo from Australian War Memorial 134448.

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HMAS Harman – a ship without water

04/07/202504/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1609 Views 0 Comments AWM, HMAS Harman

About 120km from the nearest ocean sits Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Harman, outside of Canberra. CAPTION: The Navy detachment from

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