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HMAS Sydney and German Navy's FGS Frankfurt am Main conduct a replenishment at sea as the ships conduct cooperation activities in the Yellow Sea during Operation Argos. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Jarrod Hall.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Replenishment at sea during Operation Argos

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 822 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Sydney

International resolve for Indo-Pacific maritime security was on show recently when HMAS Sydney joined with allies and regional partners in

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Indonesian Military Police Sergeant Joni Nyoman with Midshipman Joshua Breedon on the upper deck of HMAS Warramunga during Exercise Kakadu 24. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photos by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

International partners welcomed aboard

25/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 808 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Warramunga

International visitors got a taste of life on board HMAS Warramunga, complete with helicopter landings, jet flybys and an adrenaline-pumping

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The stores dropped by the RAAF C-27J Spartan are craned onto HMAS Warramunga's deck during Exercise Kakadu 24. Story by Lieutenant Marie Davies. Photo by Midshipman Joshua Breedon.
News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

MAD delivery for Warramunga on Ex Kakadu

25/09/202428/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2069 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Warramunga, MH-60R Seahawk

It was an unusual day for HMAS Warramunga, sailing around northern Australia as part of Exercise Kakadu. CAPTION: The stores dropped by

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The graduating class of the Combat Systems Operators - Mine Warfare initial employment training course gathers together at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Technical mastery training for graduates

20/09/202420/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1181 Views 0 Comments Basic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Basic Combat Systems Operators – Mine Warfare (CSO-MW), HMAS Waterhen

In a first for the Navy warfare community, recent graduates of the Basic Combat Systems Operators – Mine Warfare (CSO-MW)

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Lieutenant Jack Stanhope, left, and Sub-Lieutenant Liam Lord, of HMAS Brisbane, rendered assistance to a civilian after a car accident in the US.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy USA 

Aussie Navy officers save a life in California

20/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1271 Views 0 Comments HMAS Brisbane, US Navy

Quick thinking and swift action by Royal Australian Navy officers has helped save the life of a driver following a

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Navy ships conduct a multilateral cooperative activity during Exercise Kakadu off the coast of Darwin, NT. Photos by Leading Seaman Iggy Roberts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Task groups form up for sea phase

20/09/202421/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1173 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Warramunga

HMAS Warramunga joined the exodus as 10 ships, a submarine and five aircraft formed into two task groups to undertake

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Admiral Victor Smith, seated, as air operations officer on board HMS Tracker operating in the Atlantic and Arctic in 1943. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos courtesy Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia.
ADF People History Lest We Forget Royal Australian Navy 

A legacy to remember

18/09/202418/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1029 Views 0 Comments Chief of Defence Force, Chief of Navy, Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Canberra (I), HMAS Melbourne II, HMAS Sydney III, WWII

Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper ‘VAT’ Smith led the first mass torpedo strike against a major warship at sea, survived

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Photos of Lieutenant McWilliam, foreground right, and Captain McWilliam, foreground left; his diary, back left, and his midshipman’s journal, back right. Story and photo by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.
ADF People History Lest We Forget Royal Australian Navy 

Extraordinary tale behind extraordinary documents

18/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 983 Views 0 Comments AWM, WWI

The story of coincidence, persistence and happenstance – a set of historic documents uncovered at the Australian High Commission in

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Navy officer Captain Dave Tietzel, the Exercise Director for Exercise Kakadu 2024, addresses the media during a media doorstop at HMAS Coonawarra, NT. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Aiesha White-Kratz.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Exercise Kakadu sets sail with global participation

13/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1567 Views 0 Comments Exercise Kakadu, HMAS Coonawarra

The Royal Australian Navy’s flagship maritime exercise has commenced in Darwin drawing nearly 3000 personnel from 30 nations. CAPTION: Navy officer

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HMAS Sydney conducts Officer of the Watch manoeuvres during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney policing North Korea sanctions

11/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1136 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney

Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class guided missile destroyer HMAS Sydney, has commenced service in Operation Argos, supporting international efforts to enforce

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Navies from Australia, France, Germany, Italy and Japan conduct a formation foxtrot during multinational task group activities. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Navies foxtrot in the Pacific Ocean

11/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1483 Views 0 Comments French Navy, German Navy, HMAS Sydney, Italian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment

HMAS Sydney recently joined a multinational task group to conduct cooperative activities in the Pacific Ocean. CAPTION: Navies from Australia,

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Members of ship's company of HMAS Broome prepare to march past during the vessel's decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Commander Jonathan White. Photos by Able Seaman Jackson Dowling.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Broome decommissioned

10/09/202419/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1133 Views 0 Comments decommissioning, HMAS Broome, HMAS Coonawarra

After 17 years of proud service, HMAS Broome has decommissioned in Darwin, in front of former commanding officers, crew, families

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Able Seaman Boatswain’s Mate Luke Handley looks out from the bridge wing as HMAS Sydney takes part in a man-overboard exercise. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photos by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Challenging man-overboard drill proves ship readiness

03/09/202407/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1574 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney, Regional Presence Deployment, rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB)

While on deployment, HMAS Sydney’s crew completed challenging night-time man-overboard drills using their on board dummy, ‘Oscar’. CAPTION: Able Seaman Boatswain’s

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Commanding Officer HMAS Harman Commander Glyn Hunter presents Legacy Club of Queanbeyan-Eden-Monaro president Suzanne McInnes with a cheque during a morning tea at the Legacy Club of Queanbeyan-Eden-Monaro, NSW. Photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
News Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

A supportive hand for those in need

03/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1051 Views 0 Comments HMAS Harman, Legacy Week

When her father returned from the Second World War, Suzanne McInnes helped him sell Legacy badges to raise funds for

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Midshipman Xavier Ryan takes a bearing fix in one of the new bridge simulators located at Defence Establishment Berrimah, Darwin. Story by Richard Wilkins. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy Sovereign industry 

Bridge simulators boost training in the north

03/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1100 Views 0 Comments Arafura-class, Darwin NT

Navy’s patrol boat force will be better prepared for protecting Australia’s northern advances thanks to two new bridge simulators implemented

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Captain Brett Westcott and members of the catafalque party attend the anniversary memorial service for the sinking of HMAS Canberra 1. Story. by Lieutenant Angela Faulkner.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy 

Battle of Savo Island service honours courage and sacrifice

30/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1512 Views 0 Comments HMAS Canberra (I), Royal Navy, US Navy, WWII

On August 9, 1942, HMAS Canberra I was hit 24 times in less than two minutes, resulting in the loss

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Leading Seaman Aviation Technician Airframe Prudence Harper, of 808 Squadron, conducts a flying exercise with HMAS Perth’s MH-60R aircraft 'Siren' during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

‘Siren’ of the seas joins Perth off Darwin

30/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1743 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, HMAS Perth, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 808 Squadron, Regional Presence Deployment

When HMAS Perth departed Darwin recently for a regional presence deployment, the siren heard was not from a local emergency

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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (far left) and the Director General of the Australian Submarine Agency, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead (far right), with Australia's first Navy officers to graduate from the Royal Navy's Nuclear Reactor Course. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photos by LPhot Edward Jones.
News Royal Australian Navy UK 

Nuclear-powered sub training on track

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2304 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

AUKUS has taken another significant step forward with the graduation of three Royal Australian Navy officers from the Royal Navy’s

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HMAS Broome enters Darwin harbour for the last time prior decommissioning at Darwin, NT. Story bib Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photos by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Broome’s final port call

28/08/202431/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1700 Views 1 Comment Armidale-class patrol boat, decommissioning, HMAS Broome

For its final voyage, HMAS Broome conducted one last port visit to its namesake town in Western Australia ahead of its

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Lieutenant Jonathan Wills visits Henricus Avenue, Colombo, once home to his mother's family and which now bears the family name. Story by Lieutenant Commander Emma Anderson. Photos by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.
ADF People History Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

A golden opportunity in Sri Lanka

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1165 Views 0 Comments Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Navy Reserve

A deployment to Sri Lanka was like an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? for public affairs officer

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