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Royal Australian Navy's inaugural Indigenous cultural performer, Able Seaman Aviation Support Lynton Robbins plays the yidaki/didgeridoo at Garden Island Defence Precinct, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

A time to celebrate Indigenous culture

01/07/202201/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 43 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for Australians to recognise the rich history, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Chaplain Stuart Asquith (centre) and ADF members on Operation Kimba join Parish Priest Father Philip Jiregari and parishioners at a Sunday service at Saint Martin's Anglican Church, East Boroko Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Major Martin Hadley.

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PNG friendships enhanced through faith

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 53 Views 0 Comments Operation Kimba, Papua New Guinea

Church officials and members of the congregation of St Martin’s Anglican Church provided a warm welcome to visiting Australian Defence

Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith inspects the ship's company of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway during the boat's official welcome to its home port of Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

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New patrol boat has a home

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 54 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, Cape-class Patrol Boat, Henderson WA

Navy’s first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat (ECCPB), Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, was officially welcomed to its home port of

Members of New Entry Officers' Course 66 stand at attention during their graduation ceremony at HMAS Creswell. Story by Lieutenant Yvette Goldberg. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

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Navy graduates make history

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 42 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, New Entry Officers’ Course, Royal Australian Naval College

The Royal Australian Navy has received its largest intake of new officers, with 193 graduates of the Royal Australian Naval

HMAS Stalwart's ceremonial guard conducts a ceremonial sunset at the ship's official reception during its inaugural port visit to Geraldton, Western Australia. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Sergeant Gary Dixon.

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A ceremonial homecoming

01/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 44 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, Fleet Base West, Freedom of Entry, HMAS Stalwart, HMAS Supply

HMAS Stalwart this month visited its ceremonial home port of Geraldton on Western Australia’s Batavia Coast for the first time.

HMAS Parramatta arrives at Busan Naval Base during her visit to the Republic of Korea while conducting a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Relationship with South Korea reinforced

29/06/202230/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 344 Views 0 Comments HMAS Parramatta, Republic of Korea

Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta and its ship’s company received a warm welcome to Busan, South Korea recently. CAPTION: HMAS Parramatta arrives

Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith inspects the Navy Indigenous Development Program graduates during their graduation parade at Munro Martin Parkland, Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton . Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Indigenous program graduates inspire others

29/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 304 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Navy Indigenous Development Program, RAAF Townsville

After five months of hard work and determination, the members of class 17 of the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP)

A colourised studio portrait of S/4449 Ordinary Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark.

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Rededication ceremony for HMAS Sydney II ‘unknown sailor’

24/06/202224/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 732 Views 0 Comments

More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able

Commanding Officer HMAS Ararat Lieutenant Commander David Martinussen watches RFNS Savenaca complete a replenishment-at-sea approach during a combined patrol on Operation Solania 2022.

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Sailors build friendships at sea and on land

24/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 636 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, HMAS Ararat, Operation Solania, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

HMAS Ararat earlier this month completed a joint maritime patrol with Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Savenaca. Ararat

An adhesive inspired by marine molluscs was one of the promising joining innovations that has emerged from a competition. Story by Edwina Callus.

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New glue coming out of shell

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 214 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG, Next Generation Technologies Fund

An adhesive inspired by marine molluscs and a bonding technology using magnetic nanoparticles were two of the promising innovations that

Vice Chief of the Defence Force Vice Admiral David Johnston, centre, presents award to Major General Kathryn Toohey, left, and Deputy Director Defence Lessons Wing Commander Alan Hunter. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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ADF COVID-19 Task Force recognised

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 304 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

The ADF COVID-19 Task Force received an award from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) for the

A memorial wreath is cast from HMAS Ararat’s quarterdeck over the final resting place of HMAS Canberra 1 near Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

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Deployment offers opportunity to remember lost WW2 ship

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 226 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ararat, HMAS Canberra (I), Operation Solania, Solomon Islands

The crew of HMAS Ararat took the opportunity while deployed in the south-west Pacific on Operation Solania to hold a

An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment prepares to disembark from one of HMAS Adelaide's Landing Craft near Cowley Beach Training Area, during Exercise Sea Explorer 2022. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Amphibious capabilities enhanced

22/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 980 Views 0 Comments 2/14LHR(QMI), Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Explorer, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, US Navy

The amphibious Exercise Sea Explorer 2022 has come to an end. CAPTION: An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from

Dr Andrew Phillips, right, and welding engineer Joe Donato from the Defence Science and Technology Group at the DSTG research facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Steel used in Navy shipbuilding put through extreme tests

22/06/202227/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 276 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG

Freezing steel plates and blowing them up are ways scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Group ensure materials used in

Aircraftman Sam Schmidt, from the No. 382 Squadron, marshals a C-130J from RAAF Base Richmond at the Air Movements Wing – Port Moresby. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Geodhart.

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ADF supports election in PNG

17/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 292 Views 0 Comments C-130J, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, Operation Kimba, PNG elections

The main body of Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Kimba has touched down in Papua New Guinea to

Macquarie University researcher Madison Kho takes a hair sample from a HMAS Canberra crew member to measure cortisol levels. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Scientists at sea to study crew

17/06/202220/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 141 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra

Scientists from Macquarie University sailed in HMAS Canberra from Sydney to Townsville in Queensland as part of a project researching

Able Seaman Boatwain Mate Linda Emelio handles lines on the quarterdeck of HMAS Canberra while departing Fleet Base East in Sydney. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski

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Five Royal Australian Navy ships deployed

15/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 925 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, hmas wa, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

Five Royal Australian Navy ships will set sail from Australia over the next three weeks for regional presence deployments throughout

Executive Officer HMAS Canberra Commander Justin Cloney scatters the ashes of former Navy navigation officer, Captain Michael Freeman, during a committal of ashes to the sea ceremony. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Former sailors laid to rest at sea

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 736 Views 1 Comment HMAS Canberra, HMAS Leeuwin

The ship’s company of HMAS Canberra was honoured to commit the ashes of 10 former Navy personnel to the sea

Navy personnel act as first responders during a simulated emergency on board HMAS Choules berthed at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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Exercise tests response to electric shock victims in ships

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 289 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Choules

Navy personnel at Fleet Base East joined forces with NSW Ambulance Service and Defence industry staff on May 31 to

Officer in Command of Australia’s Federation Guard Squadron Leader Mitchell Brown leads the Australian contingent as part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant, Sunday June 5, 2022 in London. Story by Lieutenant Anthony Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Nada Harel.

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Australia’s Federation Guard took lead in Jubilee Pageant

10/06/202214/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 526 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

In a grand display of pomp and ceremony worthy of a historical occasion, Australia’s Federation Guard led the Commonwealth nations

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