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Participants in biennial Exercise Resolute Hunter 23. Story by Sub Lieutenant Marina Riley.

Historic first for Navy’s 816 Squadron

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1826 Views 0 Comments Exercise Resolute Hunter, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

Exercise Resolute Hunter has long been a cornerstone in maritime warfare training, bringing together allied forces to share expertise and

Marine technicians Able Seaman Liam Duncan (left) and Leading Seaman Aaron Dabinet work on one of HMAS Anzac’s capstans control panels during a scheduled maintenance period in Sembwang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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HMAS Anzac’s Singapore pitstop

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1660 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, HMAS Anzac, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Royal Navy, Singapore

There was more than meets the eye to a scheduled maintenance period for HMAS Anzac alongside at the Sembawang Naval

Pilot Officer Georgia Wales leads Head of People Capability, Major General Wade Stothart through the Air Force virtual reality flight simulator during the Defence and Questacon partnership announcement. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. All photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

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Defence/Questacon inspiring kids with elementary engineering

14/07/202326/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2542 Views 2 Comments Defence Force Recruiting

Primary school students will continue designing submersibles, parachutes, water filters and bridges thanks to a recently extended partnership between Defence

Marine Engineering Training and Engineering Operator Remediation Plan (Plan METEOR) students and staff in the diesel engine enclosure of HMAS Perth. Story by Chief Petty Officer Mitchell Austin and Sub-Lieutenant Taylor Bell-Booth, Royal New Zealand Navy.

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Engineering drills go offshore

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1387 Views 0 Comments HMAS Perth, Plan METEOR

HMAS Perth recently ventured into the formidable winter seas of the Western Australia Exercise Area in the Indian Ocean over

Defence Indigenous Elders speak during a panel for NAIDOC Week. From left, Air Force Warrant Officer Donald Taylor, Aunty Frances Visini, Aunty Lorraine Hatton, Uncle Phillip Bowie and John Love. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Elders take centre stage

11/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1726 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, NAIDOC Week, Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP)

Defence Indigenous Service Elders shared their experiences with hundreds of Defence personnel during a panel discussion for NAIDOC Week in

HMAS Anzac conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS Rappahannock during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. All photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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HMAS Anzac joins USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group

07/07/202314/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2529 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, united States Navy, USS Ronald Reagan

HMAS Anzac took on the challenging role of integrating into the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group during a regional

ADV Cape Capricorn deployed to Operation Resolute in May.

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Night boarding in the Timor Sea

03/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1656 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Capricorn, Operation Resolute

Thirty-one days into its first sea posting, Navy’s newest patrol boat landed its first catch, a type three foreign fishing

Artists concept of a possible SSN-AUKUS, Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine. Image supplied.

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New Australian Submarine Agency to manage nuclear subs

02/07/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2494 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) – which will be responsible and accountable for the management and oversight of the nuclear-powered submarine

An Australian Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment jumps from a Boeing CH-47 Chinook during a helocasting serial as part of Exercise Sea Explorer. Photo by Able Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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Aiming for perfect landings from sea and air

29/06/202303/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2069 Views 0 Comments 2nd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Explorer, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Choules

The Whitsundays were the perfect setting last week for the start of the Australian Defence Force’s largest amphibious exercises in

A pair of US Navy and Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters at the Sikorsky Australia facilities in Nowra, NSW. Story by Emma Taylor. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

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Nowra maintenance on US Navy helicopter a first

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2706 Views 0 Comments MH-60R, MH-60R Seahawk, Sikorsky, US Navy

The first ever deep maintenance activity on a US Navy MH-60R Seahawk ‘Romeo’ helicopter in Australia has been completed at

USS America's MH-60S helicopter is marshalled by HMAS Anzac’s Leading Seaman Joshua Leach during deck landing training on board Anzac. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. All photos by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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HMAS Anzac busy in Korean and Japanese waters

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2929 Views 0 Comments HMAS Anzac, Operation Argos

From South Korea to Japan, HMAS Anzac has continued to conduct important exercises, operations and engagement activities. CAPTION: USS America’s

Captain Simon Cannell salutes as the ships company of ADV Cape Naturaliste march past during a Homeporting ceremony at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin. Story by Acting Sub-Lieutenant Elyce Hayes. All photos by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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New patrol boats welcomed to homeport

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2489 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Capricorn, ADV Cape Naturaliste, Evolved Cape-class patrol boat (ECCPB), HMAS Coonawarra, Larraykeyah Defence Precinct

Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Naturaliste and ADV Cape Capricorn have officially been welcomed to their homeport of HMAS Coonawarra

An HMAS Sydney crew member teaches visitors about the ship during an open day. Story by Lieutenant Samantha Robson. All photos by Tyson Burraston.

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Navy’s newest ship opened to visitors

29/06/202330/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1842 Views 2 Comments HMAS Sydney

HMAS Sydney opened the gangway to more than 1600 visitors during a recent port visit to Fremantle. CAPTION: HMAS Sydney

HMAS Benalla makes its final approach into HMAS Cairns, Queensland. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photo by Able Seaman Lauren Pugsley.

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HMA Ships Benalla and Shepparton decommissioned

23/06/202327/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2826 Views 0 Comments HMAS Benalla, HMAS Cairns, HMAS Shepparton, Hydrographic Service

Remotely controlled unmanned vessels with autopilot capabilities will replace two naval ships, with the decommissioning of HMA Ships Benalla and

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Fifth Cape-class patrol boat delivered

23/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2381 Views 0 Comments ADV Cape Woolamai, Cape-class Patrol Boat

Austal Australia has delivered the fifth of eight Evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian Navy. CAPTION: ADV

HMAS Toowoomba returns to Fleet Base West after a three-month deployment. Story by Lieutenant Mick Wheeler. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

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Toowoomba home to smiles and waves

21/06/202323/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1303 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, HMAS Toowoomba, Operation Resolute

HMAS Toowoomba was welcomed back to its home port of Fleet Base West on 14 June, following a period of

Leading Seaman M demonstrates the precise point mensuration process to Head of Navy Capability Rear Admiral Stephen Hughes at Air Force’s 460 Squadron.

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Next-gen missilemen ready to fire

21/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1571 Views 1 Comment No. 460 Squadron

The first guided missile Navy took to sea was the Seacat in the 1960s, on board the brand-new destroyer HMAS

Leading Seaman Ryan Feenan, Leading Seaman Aaron Evans and medical officer Lieutenant Jarrad Blackburn provide care to an injured mariner aboard an oil tanker during a medical evacuation in the Southern Indian Ocean. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Tyson Burraston.

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Navy rescues injured mariner

21/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1667 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre

HMAS Sydney personnel have conducted a medical evacuation of a civilian mariner from an oil tanker, hundreds of nautical miles

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Defence launches nuclear subs at Aussie school kids

19/06/202319/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3312 Views 3 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

Defence has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools, providing a new generation of science, technology, engineering

Engineering officer trainees Royal New Zealand Navy Sub-Lieutenant Aron Mago, left, and Royal Australian Navy Sub-Lieutenant Jarad Barber at HMAS Cerberus’ technical training faculty. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Petty Officer Nina Fogliani.

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Fast friends from across the ditch

16/06/202320/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2029 Views 0 Comments HMAS Cerberus, RNZN

For Royal New Zealand Navy officer Sub-Lieutenant Aron Mago, travelling to Australia to undertake the Engineer Officers’ Application Course has