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HMAS Stirling and WA emergency services personnel care for simulated casualties during Exercise Vulcan Phoenix 2024 at Fleet Base West, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Interagency crisis-response exercise in WA

29/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1455 Views 0 Comments

It was an all-agencies approach at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, as Exercise Vulcan Phoenix got underway. CAPTION: HMAS Stirling and

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Last known image of AE1, 9 September 1914 – five days before she was lost – with HMAS Ships Australia and Yarra in the background.
News Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Marking 110 years of silent service

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2159 Views 0 Comments HMAS AE1, HMAS AE2

It’s been 110 years since the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its first submersible vessels, and while the technology

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Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Dillan Ackerman oversees 3D printed engineering parts at Fleet Support Unit – South East, Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
News Royal Australian Navy 

New technologies could solve Navy’s spare-part problems

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1351 Views 0 Comments

Sailors from Fleet Support Unit (FSU) are developing tools that will ensure ships and submarines never run out of spare

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Royal Australian Navy Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment, Petty Officer Eric Duthie, Able Seaman Grace Fox and Able Seaman Henrietta Bradford prepare communication equipment for a Remus 100S autonomous underwater vehicle during Exercise AUKUS at Pittwater, New South Wales. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

Royal Australian Navy investing heavily in AI

22/05/202422/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1414 Views 0 Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) predicting and countering undersea threats, and AI-enabled drones conducting surface and sub-surface missions, are happening now through

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Republic of Korea Navy Commander Dae-Joong Lee shakes hands with Commanding Officer HMAS Hobart, Commander Tina Brown during an official welcome meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea as part of HMAS Hobart's regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Hobart visits South Korea

21/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1619 Views 0 Comments South Korea

Royal Australian Navy guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has deepened ties with the Republic of Korea Navy, receiving a warm

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HMAS Anzac prepares to berth alongside HMAS Stirling, the ship's home port, for the final time before decommissioning, on 18 May 2024. Photo by Rikki-Lea Phillips.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Anzac decommissioned

18/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4929 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac

The Royal Australian Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, HMAS Anzac (III), has been farewelled after 28 years of service

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ADF candidates march with heavy loads during the 2024 Special Forces Common Selection Course. Story and photos by Major Roger Brennan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Combined special forces selection course a first

17/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2736 Views 0 Comments Special Air Service Regiment (SASR), Special Operations Command (SOCOMD)

For the first time, Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) has run a combined selection course, allowing ADF personnel to apply for

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Chief Petty Officer Joshua Scanlon, with his fiancé Kate Barry and their three children, Jonty, Leila and Tillie, enjoying a family holiday. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy Videos 

‘Family is everything’ – National Families Week

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2193 Views 0 Comments Cowork Coplay, HMAS Perth, National Families Week

Living in Rockhampton, WA, with three children under six and a fiancé at sea, Kate Barry faces many daily challenges.

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Mothers of HMAS Hobart, from left, Petty Officer Amy Peters, Commander Tina Brown and Leading Seaman Rochelle Hambly on the forecastle as the ship conducts a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Hobart mothers celebrate away from home

17/05/202417/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2105 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Regional Presence Deployment

Operational time at sea can be tough, not only for those serving in Navy but for the families and loved

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Cyber health is now an integral part of sea worthiness – the Navy’s cyber hygiene is of a high standard and in line with current levels of required security. Story by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Cyber awareness at sea

15/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1492 Views 0 Comments cyber warfare

In a shooting war at sea, the last thing someone might think about is cyber health, but with the way

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One of Australia's most decorated military nurses, Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel, has been immortalised in bronze at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Melinda Hoare.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

‘Essential contribution’ of nurses recognised

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1526 Views 0 Comments AWM, International Nurses Day, Vivian Bullwinkel

In recognition of International Nurses Day (May 12), the Australian Defence Force’s senior health leaders have paid tribute to the

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Nikki Dohnt, of the Military Police Central Records Office, sorts through archives in Canberra.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Historical police records used in trend analysis

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1374 Views 0 Comments Military Police Central Records Office

Stolen valour, meal fraud and theft of military equipment are among the archived criminal investigations in the stacks of boxes

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Chief Petty Officer Gavin Stevens has received a Medal of Gallantry for helping to defuse a 200kg bomb in Iraq in 2003. Story by Lieutenant Madelyn Hanna. Photo by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy 

Bravery on the battlefield commended – Anzac Day

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1231 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, Iraq

This Anzac Day was memorable for Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Gavin Stevens, who marched donning his Medal for Gallantry for

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Leading Seaman Nicholas Parks said the 3D printer was a welcome addition to HMAS Warramunga. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

3D printers the key to solutions at sea

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1156 Views 0 Comments 3d Printer, HMAS Warramunga

Together, a 3D printer and an innovative technician have kept even the most troublesome inconveniences at bay for HMAS Warramunga.

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Port Services Darwin members stand by as HMAS Adelaide approaches the newly built Kuru wharf at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin, NT. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Big ships berth at new Darwin wharf

08/05/202409/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1975 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Coonawarra, LHD

One of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships has docked at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, for the first time, following the

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HMAS Huon personnel march through the streets during a freedom-of-entry march in Huonville, Tasmania. Story by Lieutenant Nicole Gallie. Photos by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
News Royal Australian Navy 

A special march for Tassie ship

08/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1112 Views 0 Comments Freedom of Entry, HMAS Huon

It’s the highest honour a town can give a military unit. And for the crew of HMAS Huon, exercising freedom

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HMAS Hobart’s embarked MH-60R helicopter “Voodoo” returns to the ship during flying operations on her current deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.
China News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie helicopter ‘warned off’ by Chinese fighter

06/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1790 Views 0 Comments Operation Argos

The Australian government says it has expressed its concerns to the Chinese government following what they say was an unsafe

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Leading Seaman Maritime Personnel Operator Tahlia Lemon recieves a letter of commendation from Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces and Commander US 5th Fleet, US Navy Vice Admiral George Wikoff while deployed on Operation Manitou. Story by Lieutenant Ben Page.
ADF People Middle East Royal Australian Navy 

Australian sailor recognised by US Navy

03/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1391 Views 0 Comments Combined Maritime Forces, Operation Manitou

Deployed on Operation Manitou in Bahrain, Leading Seaman Tahlia Lemon has been recognised by the Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces

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Lieutenant Rene Van Rooyen from HMAS Warramunga embraces her partner on the wharf of Fleet Base East, Sydney, on return from deployment.
 Story by Lieutenant Nicole Gallie. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Deployment proves relationships are everything

03/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1417 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

An excited toddler repeatedly asks, “Is my dad on that ship?” CAPTION: Lieutenant Rene Van Rooyen from HMAS Warramunga embraces her

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The flags of Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Turkiye are held over the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey following the conclusion of the Anzac Day memorial service. Story and photo by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Honouring the Anzac spirit in London – Anzac Day

01/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1060 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day, United Kingdom

Large crowds turned out in London for Anzac Day services led by His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh. CAPTION: The

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