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Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld and Warrant Officer Air Force Fiona Grasby during the visit to RAAF Base Edinburgh. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Chief of Air Force heads south

18/03/2021 Mike Hughes 329 Views 0 Comments

Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld visited South Australia to meet members and employees at the Woomera Range Complex

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RAN mine hunter HMAS Gascoyne sails in the waters off the coast of Northern Tasmania as part of Fleet Certification Period.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Ships wrap up mission in Tasmania

18/03/2021 Mike Hughes 294 Views 0 Comments

Two mine hunters marked the end of this year’s Fleet Certification Period with a mine location and recovery mission off the

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A pair of Air Force F35-A Lightning aircraft conduct a flypast over HMAS Hobart during Exercise Tasman Shield. Photo by Petty Office BT Matchett.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Exercise in cooperation for air and sea power`

18/03/2021 Mike Hughes 260 Views 0 Comments

Air and maritime assets came together for integrated high-end warfighting training as part of Exercise Tasman Shield 21, from February

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Navy Indigenous Development Program recruits take part in a yarning circle with soldiers from the 10th Force Support Battalion during a visit to Ross Island Barracks in Queensland. Photo by Corporal Brodie Cross.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Cultural immersion a key part of Navy program

18/03/2021 Mike Hughes 180 Views 0 Comments

Cultural immersion days are a key part of the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP), which was established in 2014. CAPTION:

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HMAS Sirius sails past Philippine Navy ship BRP Emilio Jacinto during a passage exercise in the Sulu Sea. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

HMA Ships Anzac and Sirius on another regional deployment

16/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 742 Views 0 Comments

Two Royal Australian Navy ships – HMA Ships Anzac (III) and Sirius – are currently conducting a two-month deployment throughout

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning conducts a flypast over HMAS Hobart during Exercise Tasman Shield 21 off the east coast of Australia. Photo by Petty officer Brendan Matchett.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Half of RAAF out to play with HMAS Hobart on Tasman Shield

12/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 1091 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy have participated in Exercise Tasman Shield 21, conducting simulated air-maritime

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Able Seaman Hydrographic Systems Operator Andrew Hespe prepares to do a hydrographic survey in Chinaman Creek, Cairns. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Putting underwater survey work on the map

12/03/2021 Mike Hughes 279 Views 0 Comments

Mapping the ocean floor is an important job in the Navy, providing a major capability during war and peacetime. CAPTION:

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Attendees at the official opening of the OPV Enterprise Office in front of Pilbara, which is under construction at the Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
ADF News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Offshore Patrol Vessel Enterprise officially launched

12/03/2021 Mike Hughes 367 Views 0 Comments

Representatives of government and industry gathered in Western Australia on March 4 to officially launch the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

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Local residents take a tour of Navy MRH-90 Taipan during HMAS Choules visit to ceremonial homeport of Mallacoota. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

HMAS Choules adopts Mallacoota as ceremonial homeport

11/03/202111/03/2021 Mike Hughes 472 Views 0 Comments Operation Bushfire Assist 19-20

HMAS Choules has adopted Mallacoota, Vic, as its ceremonial homeport, in recognition of bonds forged during the 2019/20 bushfire crisis.

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The catafalque party from HMAS Cerberus salutes during a service to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Sunda Strait at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Photo by Leading Seaman Bonny Gassner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Commemorating the Battle of Sunda Strait

05/03/202113/03/2021 Mike Hughes 245 Views 0 Comments

One of Australia’s toughest military involvements, the Battle of Sunda Strait was commemorated at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne

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A commemoration service was held at Brighton Cemetery on March 1 to remember Vice Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Paying respects on Navy’s birthday

05/03/202113/03/2021 Mike Hughes 240 Views 0 Comments

A commemoration service was held at Brighton Cemetery in Victoria on March 1 to remember Vice Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell.

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HMAS Hobart ship's company maintains the distance line during a replenishment-at-sea approach with Royal New Zealand Navy tanker HMNZS Aotearoa. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy 

Tim Tams cap off exercise with NZ ship

05/03/2021 Mike Hughes 570 Views 0 Comments

The crew of HMAS Hobart used a replenishment-at-sea exercise to pass gifts to the crew of the Royal New Zealand

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Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour ship's company alongside HMAS Waterhen after completing the first voyage of the year. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Voyages endeavour to build confidence in youth

03/03/2021 Mike Hughes 321 Views 0 Comments

The national Sail Training Ship Young Endeavour has completed its first voyage since sailing was suspended in March last year because

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HMAS Sheean comes alongside at Beauty Point, Tasmania, in the first of a series of port visits in the state. Photo by Leading Seaman Nadav Harel.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Tasmanian pride on show as HMAS Sheean visits state

03/03/202105/03/2021 Mike Hughes 373 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sheean berthed at Beauty Point in northern Tasmania at the weekend in the first of a series of port visits in the

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The completed pod installation includes a new four-blade propeller arrangement
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Huge maintenance task a first for Australia

03/03/202105/03/2021 Mike Hughes 2073 Views 2 Comments

The recent completion of HMAS Canberra’s maintenance is the first time an operation on such a scale had been performed in Australia.

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Navy frigate HMAS Anzac in company with HMAS Sirius during a replenishment at sea exercise off the coast of Western Australia.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Training ensures Sirius crew is prepared for serious incidents

03/03/202104/03/2021 Mike Hughes 352 Views 0 Comments

If there was a fire or a toxic hazard was discovered aboard Navy replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius, the crew would

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Composite image – An Army Red Beret drops from the sky with the Australian National Flag and the sun sets behind the Australian White Ensign on HMAS Armidale (II). ANF photo by Petty Officer Phil Cullinan. Ensign photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Army and Navy celebrate 120th birthday

01/03/2021 Brian Hartigan 228 Views 0 Comments

Members and veterans of the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army will mark 120 years of service to the country today.

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Luerssen Australia shipbuilder Malte Hoffman secures a coin inside the mast of the offshore patrol vessel Arafura in a mast-stepping ceremony held at Osborne Shipyard in South Australia.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Ancient tradition followed for modern ship

27/02/2021 Mike Hughes 524 Views 0 Comments

A naval tradition dating back to the ancient Romans has been followed to bring good luck to the future crew of

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HMAS Sheean leads MV Mega Bakti and MV Besant to out of Fleet Base West for sea-phase elements of Exercise Pacific Reach 2019. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sheean visits Tasmania

27/02/2021 Brian Hartigan 313 Views 0 Comments

RAN submarine HMAS Sheean will visit Beauty Point in northern Tasmania this week, the first in a series of port visits to the state.

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CAPTION: HMAS Gascoyne in Jervis Bay to conduct mine-hunting exercises as part its Fleet Certification Period.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Minehunters flex muscles during exercise

25/02/202102/03/2021 Mike Hughes 268 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Gascoyne and Diamantina flexed their mine-hunting muscles recently during the first phase of their Fleet Certification Period in

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