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Deputy Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith inspects the Navy Indigenous Development Program graduates during their graduation parade at Munro Martin Parkland, Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton . Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

Indigenous program graduates inspire others

29/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1643 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Navy Indigenous Development Program, RAAF Townsville

After five months of hard work and determination, the members of class 17 of the Navy Indigenous Development Program (NIDP)

A colourised studio portrait of S/4449 Ordinary Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark.

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Rededication ceremony for HMAS Sydney II ‘unknown sailor’

24/06/202224/06/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2028 Views 0 Comments

More than eighty years after HMAS Sydney II was sunk, the Royal Australian Navy has re-dedicated the remains of Able

Commanding Officer HMAS Ararat Lieutenant Commander David Martinussen watches RFNS Savenaca complete a replenishment-at-sea approach during a combined patrol on Operation Solania 2022.

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Sailors build friendships at sea and on land

24/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2271 Views 0 Comments Armidale-class patrol boat, Guardian-class Patrol Boat, HMAS Ararat, Operation Solania, Republic of Fiji Military Forces

HMAS Ararat earlier this month completed a joint maritime patrol with Republic of Fiji Navy (RFN) Guardian-class patrol boat RFNS Savenaca. Ararat

An adhesive inspired by marine molluscs was one of the promising joining innovations that has emerged from a competition. Story by Edwina Callus.

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New glue coming out of shell

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1691 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG, Next Generation Technologies Fund

An adhesive inspired by marine molluscs and a bonding technology using magnetic nanoparticles were two of the promising innovations that

Vice Chief of the Defence Force Vice Admiral David Johnston, centre, presents award to Major General Kathryn Toohey, left, and Deputy Director Defence Lessons Wing Commander Alan Hunter. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Jay Cronan.

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ADF COVID-19 Task Force recognised

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1917 Views 0 Comments COVID-19 Assist

The ADF COVID-19 Task Force received an award from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC) for the

A memorial wreath is cast from HMAS Ararat’s quarterdeck over the final resting place of HMAS Canberra 1 near Savo Island, Solomon Islands.

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Deployment offers opportunity to remember lost WW2 ship

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1445 Views 0 Comments HMAS Ararat, HMAS Canberra (I), Operation Solania, Solomon Islands

The crew of HMAS Ararat took the opportunity while deployed in the south-west Pacific on Operation Solania to hold a

An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment prepares to disembark from one of HMAS Adelaide's Landing Craft near Cowley Beach Training Area, during Exercise Sea Explorer 2022. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.

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Amphibious capabilities enhanced

22/06/202205/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3061 Views 0 Comments 2/14LHR(QMI), Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Explorer, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, US Navy

The amphibious Exercise Sea Explorer 2022 has come to an end. CAPTION: An Australian Army Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle from

Dr Andrew Phillips, right, and welding engineer Joe Donato from the Defence Science and Technology Group at the DSTG research facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne. Story and photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Steel used in Navy shipbuilding put through extreme tests

22/06/202227/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1596 Views 0 Comments DST, DSTG

Freezing steel plates and blowing them up are ways scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Group ensure materials used in

Aircraftman Sam Schmidt, from the No. 382 Squadron, marshals a C-130J from RAAF Base Richmond at the Air Movements Wing – Port Moresby. Story by Major Martin Hadley. Photo by Corporal Jonathan Geodhart.

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ADF supports election in PNG

17/06/202222/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1890 Views 0 Comments C-130J, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, Operation Kimba, PNG elections

The main body of Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Kimba has touched down in Papua New Guinea to

Macquarie University researcher Madison Kho takes a hair sample from a HMAS Canberra crew member to measure cortisol levels. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

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Scientists at sea to study crew

17/06/202220/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1215 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra

Scientists from Macquarie University sailed in HMAS Canberra from Sydney to Townsville in Queensland as part of a project researching

Able Seaman Boatwain Mate Linda Emelio handles lines on the quarterdeck of HMAS Canberra while departing Fleet Base East in Sydney. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski

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Five Royal Australian Navy ships deployed

15/06/202216/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2869 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra, HMAS Supply, hmas wa, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC

Five Royal Australian Navy ships will set sail from Australia over the next three weeks for regional presence deployments throughout

Executive Officer HMAS Canberra Commander Justin Cloney scatters the ashes of former Navy navigation officer, Captain Michael Freeman, during a committal of ashes to the sea ceremony. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.

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Former sailors laid to rest at sea

15/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2979 Views 1 Comment HMAS Canberra, HMAS Leeuwin

The ship’s company of HMAS Canberra was honoured to commit the ashes of 10 former Navy personnel to the sea

Navy personnel act as first responders during a simulated emergency on board HMAS Choules berthed at Fleet Base East in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

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Exercise tests response to electric shock victims in ships

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1744 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Choules

Navy personnel at Fleet Base East joined forces with NSW Ambulance Service and Defence industry staff on May 31 to

Officer in Command of Australia’s Federation Guard Squadron Leader Mitchell Brown leads the Australian contingent as part of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Pageant, Sunday June 5, 2022 in London. Story by Lieutenant Anthony Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Nada Harel.

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Australia’s Federation Guard took lead in Jubilee Pageant

10/06/202214/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2090 Views 0 Comments Australia’s Federation Guard, The Queens Platinum Jubilee

In a grand display of pomp and ceremony worthy of a historical occasion, Australia’s Federation Guard led the Commonwealth nations

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley speaks with deployed Australian personnel in the newly named Hurley’s Hangar at Camp Baird in the Middle East. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Madeline Edwards.

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Camp Baird hangar named in honour of Governor-General

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2457 Views 1 Comment Camp Baird, Governor-General, Middle East Region

Governor-General General (retd) David Hurley recently took time out from his official schedule during his visit to the Middle East

(L-R) Italian Air Force Defence Attaché Colonel Salvatore Trincone, Canadian Defence Attaché Colonel Richard Raymond, and German Deputy Defence Attaché Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Dominic Vogel, try food at HMAS Stirling. Story by Kristi Cheng. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Tour of bases fosters international ties

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2168 Views 0 Comments Harold E. Holt Naval Communication Station, Henderson WA, HMAS Stirling, No. 2 FTS, RAAF Base Pearce, RAAF Learmonth

Foreign military officials have been able to tour Defence bases in Perth and Exmouth, now that Western Australia’s borders are

Tim Burnell, Chief Executive Officer of INCAT takes members of the Service Attachés and Advisory Group through the company's ship building facility in Hobart. Story by Kristi Cheng. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Tasmanian Defence industry in the spotlight

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1602 Views 0 Comments

In a first, foreign military officials who are part of the Service Attaches and Advisors Group (SAAG), visited Defence industries in

Pictured is the new Australian Signals Directorate cyber and foreign intelligence facility in Canberra, An early warning system for cyber attacks is one of the new innovations to be pitched in the D.Start Ignite program’s upcoming online showcase. Story by Edwina Callus.

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Innovative ideas ignited in innovation showcase

08/06/202208/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2124 Views 0 Comments DSTG

Budding entrepreneurs are set to pitch their ideas to potential Defence and Defence industry customers in an online innovation showcase.

The Kuttabul ferry sinking in Sydney Harbour in May 1942. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

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80th anniversary of submarine attack

03/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2071 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kuttabul, WWII

A memorial service at HMAS Kuttabul has commemorated the 27 lives lost in an Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarine attack

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and then Officer Commanding Australia's Federation Guard Major John Cottis, inspect the troops from Australia's Federation Guard in 2011. Photo by Sergeant William Guthrie.

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Australia to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

03/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2650 Views 0 Comments The Queens Platinum Jubilee

In recognition of Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, a series of events, activities, and celebrations are planned for the