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Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac interact with children and personnel from Campus Challenge at Visakhapatnam, India, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson and United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente. Photo by United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Antonio De La Fuente.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

ADF personnel bring joy to Indian children

11/11/202211/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1367 Views 0 Comments Australian Army Band, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, India, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Smiles and laughter were uniform of the day when personnel from Australian ships visited children’s homes in Vishakhapatnam, India, during

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Partners from Timor-Leste government agencies with ADF military legal officer instructors at the front of Sparrow Force House in Dili, Timor-Leste.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Workshop helps strengthen ties with Timor-Leste

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1670 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

A team of three military legal officers from the ADF Indo-Pacific Centre for Military Law visited Timor-Leste to deliver maritime

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Personnel from HMA Ships Adelaide and Anzac attend a commemorative service for Canadian aviators who lost their lives in World War II defending Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), held at Koggala Air Force Base, Colombo, during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Asia Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Honouring 75-year partnership with Sri Lanka

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1623 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Sri Lankan Air Force

Crew members from HMAS Adelaide attended a special wreath-laying ceremony as Australia and Sri Lanka marked 75 years of diplomatic

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Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell attends the 2022 Remembrance Day service held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Andrew Green.
Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Remembering the fallen

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1703 Views 0 Comments Australian War Memorial, Chief of Defence Force, Remembrance Day

Secretary of the Department of Defence Greg Moriarty and Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell were among those

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Royal Australian Navy personnel from HMA Ships Hobart, Stalwart and Farncomb march during the International Fleet Review 2022 parade in Yokosuka, Japan. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Japan News Royal Australian Navy USA 

Visit to Japan strengthens relationship

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond visited Japan for high-level talks and official events to mark the 70th anniversary of

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ADV Cape Naturaliste. Austal photo.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Third evolved Cape-class patrol boat delivered

05/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2687 Views 0 Comments Cape-class Patrol Boat

Austal announced yesterday that it had delivered the third of eight evolved Cape-class patrol boats (ECCPB’s) to the Royal Australian

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Warrant Officer Tristan Smith, right, assists a midshipman from the Republic of Korea Navy get into a fire suit at the Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety in Jervis Bay, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Republic of Korea Navy visit HMAS Creswell

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1677 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Australian Naval College

A group of 170 members from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK-N) received a warm welcome during their visit to

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HMAS Stalwart arrives at the port of Manila, Philippines, as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart visit the Philippines

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2337 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart berthed at Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port visit as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022

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HMAS Arunta sailors take on the children from the Father Ray Foundation in Sattahip, Thailand, in a tug of war. Story by Lieutenant Chayce Pullen. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Orphanage visit tugs at the heartstrings

05/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1692 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Members of HMAS Arunta, along with a detachment from USS Higgins, visited the Father Ray Foundation, sharing joy with orphaned

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HMAS Arunta’s embarked MH-60R helicopter Athena conducts flying operations as the ship transits through the Indonesian archipelago during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Arunta builds partnerships at sea and ashore

05/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1781 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Arunta, Indo-Pacific Engagement, Regional Presence Deployment

HMAS Arunta has been enhancing partnerships at sea and ashore during the first phase of her Indo-Pacific regional presence deployment.

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The ship's company of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Peron, 'cheer-ship' during an official welcome to home port HMAS Cairns. Story by Lieutenants Max Logan and Gary McHugh. Photo by Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
News Royal Australian Navy 

ADV Cape Peron welcomed home for the first time

05/11/202206/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2488 Views 1 Comment Armidale-class patrol boat, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Otway, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Peron, HMAS Cairns

Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Cape Peron has been formally welcomed to her home port at HMAS Cairns. CAPTION: The ship’s

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Air Commodore Grant Pinder with members of the Gender, Peace and Security Directorate and Joint Support Services Division at an information stand in Canberra. Story by Sam Cuninghame. Photo by Emily Egan.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Reinforcing a gender perspective

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1913 Views 0 Comments

How to prevent what is happening to women and girls in the battlefields of Ukraine was top of mind on

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Babcock Australasia’s CEO David Ruff, left, and Managing Director – Defence Andy Davis with Director General Major Surface Ships Commodore Brad Smith during the contract signing ceremony in Western Australia. Photo by Simon Casson.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

New regional maintenance provider contracted in WA

04/11/202206/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1860 Views 0 Comments Continuous Naval Shipbuilding, Henderson WA, Plan Galileo

A regional maintenance provider for a new Defence regional maintenance centre (RMC) at Henderson Maritime Precinct in Western Australia has been

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Australian Border Force Inspector Damon Bailey on the bridge of HMAS Adelaide during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
Australian Border Force News Royal Australian Navy 

Border Force inspector brings new capability

04/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2036 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Aboard HMAS Adelaide for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22), Australian Border Force Marine Unit veteran Inspector Damon Bailey is now half

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Lieutenant Joel Woods from Clearance Diver Team Four helps Dodhi with a bomb suit helmet during his tour at the Fremantle Ports Maritime Day in Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Fleet Base West opens doors to eager public

04/11/202206/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1929 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, HMAS Toowoomba

A window to life on board a busy Navy base was opened in Fremantle when HMAS Stirling and Fleet Base

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Australian Defence Vessel Reliant alongside at Betio Port in Kiribati to unload disaster relief stores. Story by Petty Officer Jake Badior. Photo by Lieutenant Commander BJ Glover.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Reliant delivers disaster-relief stores to Kiribati

01/11/202204/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2279 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Kiribati

Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant delivered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief stores as part of the whole-of-government response to drought

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Navy sailor Leading Seaman Musician Henry Liang and Navy Indigenous Cultural Performer, Able Seaman Aviation Support Lynton Robbins, play traditional instruments during the recording of a music clip for the Japanese International Fleet Review 2022, at Garden Island, Fleet Base East. Story by Commander Fenn Kemp. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.
Japan News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Cultural tribute keeps friends in tune

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1958 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Navy Band

Australia’s partnership with Japan has been highlighted through music, in an unusual demonstration on Sydney Harbour. CAPTION: Navy sailor Leading

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A screen grab from the student short film The Soft Skinned, screening at the 2022 Veterans Film Festival. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Veterans Film Festival opens in Sydney Sydney

01/11/202203/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1541 Views 0 Comments

The Veterans Film Festival program will range from the documentary The Skin of Others about the World War 1 First

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HMAS Stalwart, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with Philippine Navy ship BRP José Rizal during Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Karleah Fitzpatrick.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Five-nation exercise in Sulu Sea

01/11/202202/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2283 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Navy ships from five nations, including HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, completed Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Philippines during

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Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Stalwart arrives enters Tibar Bay Port in Dili, Timor-Leste as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.
Asia Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Visit to Timor-Leste a time for reflection

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2325 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, Australian Army Band, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste, Timor-Leste Defence Force

For Brigadier Malcolm Wells, returning to Timor-Leste for Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) more than 20 years after his first deployment to

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