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Australian Army signaller Christie Dutra shows members from the Indonesian National Armed Forces the Austeyr Enhanced F88 at HMAS Adelaide’s Defence Industry Expo. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Defence innovation on show

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 335 Views 0 Comments EF88 Austyer rifle, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

When you think expo, you usually think banners and brochures in air-conditioned exhibition halls. Having a defence industry showcase on

Leading Seaman Stacey Allen, left, and Lieutenant Danica Zhan provide dental care to Leading Seaman Damien Ripley while embarked in HMAS Stalwart. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Robinson.

Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy

Pearly whites on the deep blue sea

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 163 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Dental Officer Lieutenant Danica Zhan and Leading Seaman Stacey Allen form the deployed dental team on board HMAS Stalwart for

Commanding Officer 816 Squadron Commander Lee Pritchard and members of 816 Squadron march through the streets of Caloundra. All photos byAble Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

News Royal Australian Navy

Warm Caloundra welcome for 816 Squadron

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 114 Views 0 Comments Freedom of Entry, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

In a momentous occasion for 816 Squadron members and the local community, the squadron conducted a freedom-of-entry down the main

ADF Deputy Chief Joint Operations Command Air Vice-Marshal Mike Kitcher, right, presents a gift to the Office of Civil Defence Deputy Administrator for Operations, Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Brandon Grey.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Valuable lessons from Philippine experience

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 209 Views 0 Comments HADR, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Philippines

Australian and Philippine officials conducted a humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) tabletop exercise in Manila, Philippines as part of

From left, RAN Chief Petty Officer Christian Duncan instructs 2TEN Mario Arujo and GRT Ezaqiel Ximenes in a Guardian-class patrol boat. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Mrs Juliana Pereira.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Top trainer paves the way in Timor-Leste

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 210 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Timor-Leste Defence Force

One of Navy’s top instructors is helping train Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL) members as the nation prepares to receive two

Australian Defence Vessel, Reliant, off the coast of Savo Island, Solomon Islands as part of Exercise Longreach. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long.

News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos

Island evacuation a first for support vessel

01/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 392 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Exercise Longreach, Solomon Islands

Australia’s new Pacific support vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, has put its disaster response capability to the test in Solomon Islands.

Leading Seaman Aircrewman Jake Williams looks out from HMAS Hobart's embarked MH-60R helicopter ‘Carnage’ during a cross-deck onto US Navy Aircraft Carrier, USS Ronald Reagan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Able Seaman Emily Johnson.

News Royal Australian Navy USA

Top Gun experience for Seahawk crew

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 143 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, MH-60R Seahawk, US Navy

Royal Australian Navy personnel who operate and maintain the MH-60R helicopter embarked in HMAS Hobart had a Top Gun experience

Ship's company and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel celebrate HMAS Stalwart's first birthday. Story by Lieutenant Allan Ferguson. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Robinson.

Asia India News Pacific Royal Australian Navy

Ship’s first birthday on deployment

01/12/202201/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 189 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, Regional Presence Deployment

The ship’s company of HMAS Stalwart celebrated her first birthday while on a regional presence deployment in the Indo Pacific.

Wing Commander Peter Milier, left, and Leading Aircraftwoman Carly Best are two of the 20 RAAF members serving on board HMAS Adelaide for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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Trading wings for sea legs

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1095 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Working in one of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships is not a typical posting for Royal Australian Air Force

Craftsman Mathew Kelly, passes the ball during the 73rd Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens Tournament. Story by Lieutenant Amy Johnson. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.

Asia Australian Army Japan New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy

Rugby comp more about cultural exchange than winning

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 763 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Rugby

Most teams make their way to Singapore for Asia’s oldest international rugby tournament by air. This year, one team sailed

USNS Rappahannock, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Hobart during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy UK USA

Exercise Keen Sword demonstrates joint integration

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 464 Views 0 Comments Exercise Keen Sword, HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Navy, US Navy

Destroyer HMAS Hobart participated in high-end warfighting exercises off southern Japan with ships and submarines from the US Navy, Japan

Major General Douglas Laidlaw poses with winners of Defence’s annual National Employer Support Awards at a formal dinner held at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera. Photo by Private Michael Currie.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Outstanding reservist employers in the spotlight

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 757 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, Chief of Defence Force, Employer Support Awards

The annual Defence Employer Support Awards has recognised leading employers across Australia for their support to their ADF reservists. CAPTION:

HMAS Hobart fires its five-inch gun during a live-fire exercise as a part of Exercise Keen Sword 2022. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy

Ex Keen Sword brings out multinational big guns

23/11/202225/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 493 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Regional Presence Deployment

Navy ships from Australia, Japan, and Canada fired their biggest guns during a multinational gunnery exercise (gunex) in the North

From left, Flight Lieutenant Stephanie Freeman, Captain Bianca Potter, Lieutenant Colonel Bayu Widaji and Major Rizka Budiman discuss joint logistics during Exercise Nusa Bhakti. Story and photo by Major Martin Hadley.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Australia and Indonesia team up for disaster relief training

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 451 Views 0 Comments HADR, Indonesia, Indonesian National Armed Forces

More than 60 Australian and Indonesian personnel from a range of specialist functions trained side-by-side in Surabaya, Indonesia, as part

Participants of the ADF Sport’s training program for sport officials in Fiji for AFL, netball, rugby league and touch football. Story by Emily Egan. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Chris Moon.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Strengthening bonds in the Pacific through sport

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 347 Views 0 Comments Fiji

Members of Australian Defence Force Sport are delivering a sports officials program in Suva, Fiji, as a sign of the

Leading Seaman Nathan Cox watches out of HMAS Arunta's embarked MH-60R helicopter "Athena" as HMAS Arunta (right) and USS Milius conduct a duel Replenishment at Sea with JS Oumi during Exercise Malabar 2022. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.

India Japan News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy USA

Action above, on and below the sea

23/11/202223/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 295 Views 0 Comments Exercise Malabar, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Stalwart, Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, P-8A Poseidon, Regional Presence Deployment, US Navy

Cooperation was heightened, skills strengthened and relationships deepened as Exercise Malabar drew together Australian, Japanese, Indian and United States forces

ADF personnel assist council workers to restore the memorial located in Eugowra, NSW, during Operation Flood Assist 22-2. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy

Lending labour to sodden NSW towns

23/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 204 Views 0 Comments Operation Flood Assist, State Emergency Service (SES)

The ADF has deployed additional personnel to Orange, bringing the total number of personnel supporting flood-affected central-west NSW to about

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, Commander Maritime Border Command Rear Admiral Justin Jones and Lieutenant Commander Jared Webb salute as the Last Post is played at the memorial service to commemorate Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark (inset) and the rest of the crew of HMAS Sydney (II), which was sunk off the coast of Western Australia on 19 November 1941. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

News Royal Australian Navy Veterans

Commemoration for AB Thomas Welsby Clark and crew of HMAS Sydney (II)

20/11/202220/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1099 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

A commemorative ceremony was held yesterday for Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark, the only member of the HMAS Sydney (II)

HMAS Hobart conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Rappahannock during Exercise Keen Sword. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy USA

HMAS Hobart’s first replenishment with foreign oiler

18/11/202222/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 432 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Replenishment at Sea (RAS), US Navy

In a slick display of navy-to-navy cooperation and coordination, HMAS Hobart refuelled at sea in early November while sailing with

HMAS Hobart's ship's company render firefighting assistance to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeping tender JS Bungo during a damage control exercise. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Japan News Royal Australian Navy

Training to take control when the heat is on

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 272 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Fire and toxic hazards are among the many potential risks for any mariner at sea. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart’s ship’s company

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