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Family and friends of HMAS Adelaide ship's company sail through Sydney Harbour, the start of a families voyage to Eden, NSW. Story by Esmarie Fulton. Photos by Leading Seaman Abdus Chowdhury.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Loved ones get a taste of life at sea

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1324 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

Defence families usually wave from the wharf as loved ones sail away, but this time they had the opportunity to

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The new Landworthiness Awareness Campaign will provide education and training on fatigue management, an important skill for all personnel, including drivers. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Private Michael Currie.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Awake to the dangers of fatigue

03/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1213 Views 0 Comments fatigue

Screaming, gunshots, crying. Corporal Quinn Jensen heard this 24/7 with the mounting pressure not to do anything that would get

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Australian Navy Cadets stand by HMAS Huon during a port visit to Devonport, Tasmania in September 2023. Story by Able Seaman Casey Buurveld. Photo by Able Seaman Jamie Snaize.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Huon heads home

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2095 Views 0 Comments HMAS Huon

HMAS Huon recently embarked on a voyage to Tasmania to engage with the local community and allow potential future recruits

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The classified-level Exercise Cyber Sentinels was held in Canberra in October. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Taking cyber warfare training to new heights

27/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1843 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review, Exercise Cyber Sentinels

In the first classified-level cyber exercise of its kind, Australian and US military cyber experts joined forces to battle simulated

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Lieutenant Commander Emily Ross accepts flowers from Vietnam People's Navy Captain Ngyuen Viet Ahn during HMAS Toowoomba's departure ceremony at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Visit to Vietnam builds on 50 years of partnership

27/10/202327/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1140 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

After a busy three months, Indo-Pacific Endeavour’s Vietnamese leg has wrapped up, coinciding with 50 years of diplomatic relations between

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Navy aviation technician Able Seaman Casey Anderson, of HMAS Toowoomba, takes oil samples from the embarked MH-60R helicopter Valkyrie during a regional presence deployment. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Maintaining the Valkyrie

25/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1306 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Regional Presence Deployment

Aircraft maintainers are proving vital for mission success as HMAS Toowoomba continues its Indo-Pacific regional presence deployment. CAPTION: Navy aviation technician

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The RAN Band-WA performs at the Submarine Training and Systems Centre Mental Health Week barbecue at HMAS Stirling. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photos by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy 

Having fun for a healthy cause

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1346 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling, Submarine Training and Systems Centre (STSC), World Mental Health Day

Activities and events at HMAS Stirling during WA’s Mental Health Week aimed to raise awareness, reduce stigma and allow personnel

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Hydrographer of Australia Commodore Robyn Phillips, Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) Director Maritime Data Management Doug White and AHO Director Maritime Relationships and Governance Nat McLean use the Australian Bathymetric and Topography Grid. Story by Elizabeth de Bol.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Defence data underpins new underwater map

20/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1669 Views 0 Comments Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO)

Defence’s Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO) is a key data contributor to the newly launched Australian Bathymetry and Topography Grid, which

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Commander Andrew Mierisch, right, with Chief Petty Officer Zoe Mack on board HMAS Supply alongside Fleet Base East, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Robinson. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Navy 

Big step forward for Navy in-house coaching

19/10/202324/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1710 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Supply, Navy Coaching Academy

Navy’s first cohort of coaches trained in-house and in line with international and national standards has been hailed as a

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HQ-382 Tarantal-V-class ship from the Vietnam People's Navy and Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres during regional presence deployment 2023 off the coast of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Angel drives Toowoomba around the bends in Vietnam

19/10/202322/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1519 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Vietnam

Bringing a ship into Ho Chi Minh City port is no easy feat, but HMAS Toowoomba’s navigating officer Lieutenant Loren

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Legacy torchbearers Emily Lahay and Commander 4th Brigade, Brigadier Michelle Campbell during the last leg of the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay in Melbourne. Story by Captain Mark Blackman and Captain Kristen Daisy Cleland. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

50,000 kilometres for 100 years of Legacy

17/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1209 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Governor-General of Australia, Legacy, Shrine of Remembrance

The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay ended on October 12, with torch-bearers carrying the Legacy flame through Melbourne on the final

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The 76mm medium calibre gun fires an 80-round burst at West Head gunnery range at Flinders, Victoria. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photos by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy ends shore-based medium calibre live-fire training

17/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2210 Views 1 Comment West Head Gunnery Range

More than 100 people attended the West Head gunnery range at Flinders, Victoria, for the final firing and decommissioning of

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Training Force Multimedia Unit technical multimedia specialist Chris Paraskevas films an MH-60R Seahawk aboard a Canberra-class landing helicopter dock. Story by Richard Wilkins.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy’s multimedia unit – a small team with a large footprint

17/10/202321/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1276 Views 0 Comments

With the rapidly developing landscape of defence technology, it is essential that Navy training materials and capabilities reflect this continually

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Able Seaman Qambar Said with US Space Force personnel working at the Commercial Operations cell, Adelaide. Photos by Tim Standing.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology 

New operators at Defence Space Command

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1728 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command’s six newly accredited Defence personnel are leading operations for Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS). CAPTION: Able Seaman Qambar Said

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Five EC-135 helicopters conduct a fly past on completion of the Joint Helicopter School Course 012 graduation ceremony at 723 Squadron, HMAS Albatross. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

New helicopter pilots graduate

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2420 Views 0 Comments EC-135, HMAS Albatross, No. 723 Squadron

The ADF welcomed its latest aviators to the skies following their graduation from 723 Squadron – Joint Helicopter School on

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Commanding Officer HMAS Toowoomba Commander Darin MacDonald, left, and youngest crewmember, Seaman Jack Lefevre, cut Toowoomba’s 18th birthday cake during a regional presence deployment. Story by Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

Toowoomba sails into adulthood

13/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1952 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba has come of age, celebrating 18 years since commissioning. CAPTION: Commanding Officer HMAS Toowoomba Commander Darin MacDonald, left, and

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The Defence Forces Dental Services Meeting at Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Fit to bite, fit to fight

13/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1621 Views 0 Comments Defence Forces Dental Services (SDFDS), Royal Navy, US Army

The use of technology and the impact of increasing sugar consumption were on the agenda when dentists from defence forces

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Captain Simon Cannell presents a challenge coin to Leading Seaman Grady Munks during a homeporting ceremony at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin, NT. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Welcome home recognises family

11/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1425 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Woolamai, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat (ECCPB), HMAS Coonawarra

ADV Cape Woolamai has officially been welcomed to her homeport of HMAS Coonawarra, with a ceremony at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct on

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Royal Australian Navy Chaplain Bradley Galvin, left, and Commanding Officer HMAS Toowoomba Commander Darin MacDonald during a blessing ceremony for the embarked MH-60R helicopter Valkyrie. Story and photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Blessing of the Valkyrie

06/10/202306/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1769 Views 1 Comment Chaplains, HMAS Toowoomba, MH-60R Seahawk

HMAS Toowoomba’s embarked aviation team, Flight 607 Valkyrie, received a blessing from the ship’s chaplain during recent preparations for regional

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Cairns High School students participate in a series of science and engineering challenges at HMAS Cairns, as part of a collaboration between Defence Work Experience Program and ADF Careers. Story by Lieutenant Claire McIntosh. Photos by Nel Archer.
News Royal Australian Navy 

STEM challenge encourages career in Navy

06/10/202306/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1614 Views 0 Comments Defence Work Experience Program, HMAS Cairns, Schools Engineering Challenge

Engaging with the next generation of science and engineering professionals was the order of the day at HMAS Cairns for

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