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Minister for Defence the Hon Peter Dutton MP and Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral Christopher Smith CSM RAN, board HMAS Leeuwin during their visit to HMAS Cairns, Queensland. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

Contract to support Navy’s survey vessels extended

26/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1970 Views 0 Comments BAE Systems, HMAS Cairns, HMAS Leeuwin

BAE Systems Australia’s in-service support arrangements for the Royal Australian Navy’s hydrographic platforms in Cairns have been extended. CAPTION: Minister

ADF personnel embark onto HMAS Adelaide at the Port of Brisbane before departure on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

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Tonga relief set to sail

25/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1700 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

HMAS Adelaide has finalised the loading of humanitarian and disaster relief stores, equipment and personnel in readiness to aid recovery efforts in

RAAF personnel unload humanitarian assistance and engineering equipment from a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at Fua’amotu international airport in Tonga. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.

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ADF supports Australia’s response to Tonga

25/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2220 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, COVID-19, HMAS Adelaide, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

The Australian Defence Force is supporting Tonga following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano on January 15.

The Navy One crew prior to the start of the Rolex Sydney to Story by Leading Seaman Kellie Nash. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Kelvin Hockey.

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Navy crew among few who finished Sydney to Hobart 2021

25/01/202228/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2444 Views 0 Comments

For most people Boxing Day is spent sleeping in and barbecuing with family. CAPTION: The Navy One crew prior to

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Opening of Regional Maintenance Centre Cairns

20/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2374 Views 0 Comments Cairns QLD, Darwin NT, Henderson WA, Sydney NSW

The Royal Australian Navy’s fleet is expanding and will be able to further sustain its edge at sea thanks to

A C-130J Hercules departs RAAF Base Richmond, NSW, to assist the Government of Tonga after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.

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ADF supports Australia’s response in Tonga

20/01/202223/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2259 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, HMAS Adelaide, P-8A Poseidon, Tongan volcano 2022

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as it coordinates Australia’s support Tonga

Deputy Secretary Security and Estate Group Celia Perkins and Chief Joint Operations Lieutenant General Greg Bilton conduct a sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of upgrade works at HQJOC. Photo by Nicole Mankowski.

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Upgrades underway at Joint Operations Command

20/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2874 Views 1 Comment HQJOC

The first stage of work to modernise Headquarters Joint Operations Command’s (HQJOC) General John Baker Complex at Bungendore has begun.

Digital image by CONTACT – from original image by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill, which captured action from a damage-control exercise onboard HMAS Arunta, October 2020.

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Deakin Uni signs virtual-firefighting contract

19/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1424 Views 0 Comments

Defence has signed a $5.13 million contract with Deakin University to continue its development of a cutting-edge augmented and virtual

A AW139 helicopter operated by OPSTAR Pty Ltd at HMAS Albatross in Nowra, New South Wales. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.

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Nowra company wins $12million contract for Navy SAR coverage

13/01/202213/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3606 Views 2 Comments HMAS Albatross

A Nowra-based business that provides search and rescue services at HMAS Albatross has signed a $12 million contract renewal to

Warrant Officer – Navy Deb Butterworth with two men who were promoted to warrant officer 50 years ago when the rank was reintroduced, Alfred ‘Rusty’ Marquis, left, and Robert Brown, at the anniversary event. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Navy warrant officer rank milestone celebrated

24/12/202125/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3167 Views 1 Comment Warrant Officer - Navy

The 50th anniversary of the re-establishment of the rank of warrant officer in the Navy was marked with a ceremony

Commodore Training Commodore Charles Huxtable and other senior officers and special guests with the graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.

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Rewarding careers launched

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1898 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

Hard work and dedication paid off for the 31 graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07, who celebrated the

Seaman Cloe Reichelt is welcomed by her mother at Fleet Base East, Sydney, after HMAS Brisbane returned to her home port at the end of a three-month deployment. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

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Crews welcomed home in the east and west

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2406 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, Fleet Base West, HMAS Brisbane, HMAS Warramunga, Regional Presence Deployment

HMA Ships Brisbane and Warramunga returned to their respective home ports in Sydney and Rockingham, WA, today after a three-month deployment.

Commanding Officer Naval Headquarters Tasmania Commander Andrew Wright and Commanding Officer HMAS Launceston Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Graney at the Teddy Sheean VC memorial in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Story by Petty Officer Ian McGiffen.

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New plaque honours Teddy Sheean VC

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2207 Views 0 Comments HMAS Armidale I, Victoria Cross, WWII

A new memorial plaque honouring Ordinary Seaman Edward “Teddy” Sheean VC was unveiled in Shropshire Park in the Tasmanian town

A Royal Australian Air Force officer receives a brief during Exercise Yama Sakura 81 in Japan. Story by Captain Michael Trainor.

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1 Div observers in Japan for major CP exercise

21/12/202121/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2088 Views 0 Comments Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

ADF personnel this month observed one of the largest joint, bilateral command post exercises undertaken in recent times. CAPTION: A Royal

Ship's Company line the deck during HMAS Sirius' Decommissioning at Fleet Base West, Western Australia. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.

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HMAS Sirius decommissioned

19/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2708 Views 0 Comments

The Royal Australian Navy support ship that holds the record for Navy’s biggest fuel replenishment at sea and played a

Commodore Steve Tiffin, Nova Perris and Vice Admiral Michael Noonan at the launch of NUSHIP Arafura. Photo supplied by Luerssen.

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First Arafura-class OPV launched

16/12/202116/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4373 Views 2 Comments Arafura-class

In a major milestone for the Royal Australian Navy, the first of the new Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels, Arafura, has

HMAS Anzac is photographed by a Submarine Advanced Warfare Course student through the periscope from HMAS Rankin during an anti-submarine warfare training activity conducted as part of Exercise Zeehond in the Western Australian Exercise area.

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Boost to submarine force

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2481 Views 1 Comment HMAS Rankin, HMAS Stirling, Submarine

Navy’s submarine warfighting force has been expanded with the recent graduation of seven students from the Submarine Advanced Warfare Course

Maritime warfare officer Sub Lieutenant Jacques de Villiers on watch on HMAS Sirius’ bridge with his father Bertus during the family cruise. Story by Sub Lieutenant Lachlan Rowe.

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Families on board for historic voyage

16/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2331 Views 0 Comments decommissioning, HMAS Sirius

HMAS Sirius departed Albany in Western Australia on November 30 with a few extra crew members. CAPTION: Maritime warfare officer

Friends and family greet HMAS Sirius as the ship returns to its home port at Fleet Base West for the final time. Story by Lieutenant Jessica Craig. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Home for the final time

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1915 Views 1 Comment Fleet Base West, HMAS Sirius

It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home. CAPTION:

At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding: Warrant Officer Andrew Jocumsen, Commodore Peter Leavy, Colonel James Murray, Andrew Nealy, Professor Michael O’Donnell, Group Captain Jeff Howard, Captain (USN) Matt Ort and Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cave. Story by Wing Commander Jade Deveney.

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New exchange opportunity for midshipmen

10/12/202111/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2307 Views 0 Comments ADFA, USNA

Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Commandant, Commodore Peter Leavy and Superintendent United States Naval Academy (USNA) Vice Admiral Sean Buck