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Sergeant Hannah Freeman and Flying Officer Jack Tucker, right, join other aviators on a Navy-led innovation voyage on commercial vessel MV Offshore Solution.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Aviators jump on board innovation voyage

12/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 972 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

Nine aviators participated in a Navy-led mission on the commercial vessel MV Offshore Solutionas part of a workforce upskilling activity

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Commanding Officer of HMAS Sydney, Commander Billy Maddison, speaks to media during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Adam Abela.
ADF People Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

New commanding officer takes the helm at RIMPAC

11/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1353 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney, RIMPAC

Commander David ‘Billy’ Maddison is participating in RIMPAC, the world’s largest international maritime exercise, for the fourth time, but it’s

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Commanding Officer of HMAS Choules Commander Arron Convery salutes HMS Tamar after successful Officer Of the Watch manoeuvres. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Aussies exercise with UK and Japan off Fiji

09/07/202414/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1310 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal Navy, Tonga

One of the Royal Australian Navy’s largest ships, HMAS Choules, recently participated in training exercises with warships from the United

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Royal Australian Navy sailors work onboard HMNZS Manawanui with Royal New Zealand Navy sailors to repair a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Story by Leading Seaman Harry Boardman.
New Zealand News Royal Australian Navy 

Aussie help with repairs on HMNZS Manawanui in Sydney

05/07/202410/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1157 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review, Fleet Support Unit – South East (FSU-SE), National Defence Strategy (NDS), Royal New Zealand Navy

A collaborative effort between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has strengthened ties during HMNZS Manawanui’s

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Army soldiers from the Australian Amphibious Force disembark a littoral landing craft during wet-and-dry environment rehearsals at Cowley Beach Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Soldiers get their boots wet

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1230 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

Landing craft ferried soldiers and vehicles ashore, while CH-47F Chinooks airlifted M777 howitzers to help assure the Australian Amphibious Force

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A Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle bound for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is loaded onto HMAS Choules in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Choules in Pacific – delivers Bushmasters to Fiji

30/06/202421/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2953 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster, Fiji, HMAS Choules, Tonga

HMAS Choules has delivered 14 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Fiji as part of a month-long deployment in the South

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United States Navy submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land arrives at Fleet Base East, Sydney, as part of its Australia tour. Photo by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

US submarine tender visits Sydney

29/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2588 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

More than 500 United States Navy officers, sailors and civilian mariners will enjoy the sights of Sydney in the coming

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BAE Systems' Type 26 Global Combat Ship
News Royal Australian Navy 

First steel cut on Australia’s new Hunter-class frigates

21/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3174 Views 2 Comments Hunter-class frigate

Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas officially cut steel on Australia’s first Hunter-class ship

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HMAS Sydney sails out of Sydney Harbour to conduct a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney on four-month Pacific deployment

20/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1549 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment – the Australian Defence Force’s continued commitment to regional security. CAPTION:

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Electronics technicians Able Seaman William Clayton, left, and Leading Seaman Matthew Jarman inspect a component in a radar room following a damage control scenario aboard HMAS Adelaide. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy 

Crucial role of ‘greenies’ aboard navy ships

18/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1347 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

If the operations room is the heart of the landing helicopter dock, it could be said that electronics technicians are

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Petty Officer Darren Trewern speaks with a member of USS Emory S. Land during a tour of Fleet Support Unit – North during a port visit to Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Coonawarra welcomes US submarine tender

14/06/202419/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1541 Views 0 Comments Fleet Support Unit – North (FSU-N), HMAS Coonawarra, HMAS Gascoyne, Nuclear Powered Submarines, US Navy

A United States submarine tender received a warm welcome to Darwin, as the first stop in a busy schedule of

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HMAS Cairns sailors cross a swamp marsh on their way to Agulogo on day three along the Kokoda Track. Story by Corporal Melina Young.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Sailors conquer Kokoda Track

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1421 Views 1 Comment HMAS Cairns, Kokoda Track

Wading through waist-deep water didn’t faze five sailors as they pushed through their first river crossing on day one of

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Commanding Officer HMAS Rankin Commander Simon O’Hehir holds the Gloucester Cup, accompanied by Commander of the Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith and Governor of South Australia Frances Adamson. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless. Photo by Petty Officer Luke Scott.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Rankin awarded Gloucester Cup

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1255 Views 0 Comments Gloucester Cup, HMAS Rankin

HMAS Rankin has been awarded the prestigious Duke of Gloucester Cup in recognition of the highest level of proficiency of

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Historic imagery of the arrival of HMAS Sydney III to Jervis Bay with embarked aircraft which formed the Fleet Air Arm’s first squadrons.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

75th anniversary of air power projection

07/06/202415/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1252 Views 0 Comments Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, Jervis Bay

The Royal Australian Navy recently marked the 75th anniversary of rising above the waves and developing a fully integrated aerial

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Current and former crew members of HMAS Huon gather for the ship's decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Madelyn Hanna. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Huon sails into history

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1933 Views 0 Comments decommissioning, Gloucester Cup, HMAS Huon, HMAS Waterhen

After a quarter-century of distinguished service, HMAS Huon has been decommissioned in a poignant ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney. CAPTION: Current

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Apprentice technicians from the Technical Training Faculty are given a tour of technical infrastructure aboard HMAS Canberra as part of the new Navy apprentice technician experience tour. Photos by Peter Loncar.
ADF People Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Navy apprentices gain valuable insight

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1878 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Cerberus

Fourteen apprentice electronics and marine technicians recently embarked on a tour of Fleet Base East and naval establishments in Sydney.

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Marine Technician Leading Seaman Billy O’Grady with equipped toolboxes on board HMAS Adelaide. Photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
News Royal Australian Navy 

The right tools for Navy’s biggest ships

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 987 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

Proactive sailors have improved the way landing craft is maintained on board HMAS Adelaide, resulting in time and cost savings. CAPTION: Marine

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HMAS Farncomb in rough seas off Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Brenton Freind.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Government approves next phase of Collins-class life extension

05/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1347 Views 0 Comments Collins-class submarines

HMAS Farncomb will be the first of Australia’s six Collins-class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type

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Seaman Riley Moreton, Sub-Lieutenant Nathan Rose, Able Seaman Justin Haynes and Seaman Jamie Jackson in a rigid hull inflatable boat at Fleet Base East after assisting a a distressed kayaker in Sydney Harbour. Photo by Leading Seaman Harry Boardman.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy rescues civvie kayaker from Sydney Harbour during peak hour

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1091 Views 0 Comments

A quick, coordinated rescue effort by Royal Australian Navy personnel had a distressed kayaker plucked from icy waters, preventing a

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Royal Australian Navy Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Bathurst sails past USS Emory S. Land as the United States Navy ship prepares to come alongside Kuru Wharf at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, NT, during her visit of Australia. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

US submarine tender (with 30 Aussie crew) visits Darwin

30/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2096 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

Australia has welcomed the United States of America’s submarine tender USS Emory S. Land to Darwin for a port visit.

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