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HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius conduct a replenishment-at-sea in the Karimata Strait. Story by Lieutenant Gary McHugh. Photo by Petty Officer Mumbi.

Ballarat gets a top up at sea

06/05/202112/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1993 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Ballarat and Sirius conducted a replenishment at sea in the Karimata Strait after providing support to the Indonesian Navy

Australian Defence Attache to Vietnam Colonel Paul Foura and senior Vietnamese officers farewell Vietnamese Level Two Field Hospital personnel as they board an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by Cần Thơ Kỷ Yếu

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RAAF airlifts Vietnamese to Africa

04/05/202104/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2123 Views 0 Comments

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifted Vietnamese military personnel and equipment to Africa in support of Vietnam’s contribution to the

Colonel Commandant of the Royal Australian Regiment, Major General Shane Caughey, AM, CSC, inspects the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, during the 70th Anniversary Battle of Kapyong commemoration parade, held at Lavarack Barracks, Queensland. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Private Samuel Spears.

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Commemorating Kapyong

04/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 3392 Views 1 Comment

Hundreds of soldiers, veterans and families descended on Kapyong Lines to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the battle that placed

HMAS Ballarat uses a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to search for the missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Royal Australian Navy supports Indonesian missing-sub search

27/04/202127/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2286 Views 0 Comments

UPDATE 27 April 2021: Since this story was written, Indonesian authorities have confirmed the submarine has sunk with the loss of

HMAS Anzac personnel conduct an Anzac Day ceremony in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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HMAS Anzac commemorates at sea

25/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1947 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Anzac has held a Dawn Service in the South China Sea to commemorate Anzac Day. CAPTION: HMAS Anzac personnel

Reginald ‘Rocky’ Anock at his home in Ridgehaven, South Australia. Mr Anock is a veteran of the Battle of Kapyong. Story and photo by Captain Carla Armenti.

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Veterans reflect on Battle of Kapyong

23/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2389 Views 0 Comments

Growing up in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide, schoolmates Reginald ‘Rocky’ Anock and Keith Thomas had an unexpected reunion wearing

HMAS Ballarat's embarked MH-60R Seahawk departs the ship. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

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Australia joins Indonesian lost-submarine search

23/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 19977 Views 1 Comment

Indonesia has accepted Australia’s offer to assist in the search for missing submarine, KRI Nanggala (402). FILE PHOTO: HMAS Ballarat’s

Able Seaman Claire Brown is all smiles as HMAS Parramatta departs Fleet Base East on Sydney Harbour for a two-month deployment to south-east and north-east Asia. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

Asia News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

Second Regional Presence Deployment of 2021

21/04/202121/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3260 Views 0 Comments

HMA Ships Ballarat and Parramatta and more than 350 personnel have departed on a two-month Asian deployment.

Air movements operators from No. 13 Squadron load pallets of humanitarian aid bound for Timor Leste onto a C-17A Globemaster III A41-212 at RAAF Base Darwin. Photo by Petty Officer Peter Thompson.

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Humanitarian support to Timor-Leste flood relief

19/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2308 Views 0 Comments

The Australian Government has announced a $7 million emergency relief assistance package for areas of Timor-Leste devastated by floods earlier

Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes its maiden flight. Photo supplied by Northrop Grumman.

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Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk makes first flight

18/04/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2235 Views 0 Comments

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on 15 April 2021 from Palmdale, California.

HMAS Anzac band, Hodr's Knorr, performs on the ship's flight deck during a logistics visit to in Sembawang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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HMAS Anzac forms band on board

15/04/202118/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2208 Views 0 Comments

Many bands have formed in a lounge room or garage, but it’s rare for a band to emerge from the belly of a

Members of HMAS Sirius’ ship's company wave to the crew of Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea. Photo by Leading Seaman Thomas Sawtell.

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Malaysia and Australia replenish relationship

09/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2148 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Sirius conducted a series of exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy corvette KD Lekir in the Andaman Sea, and

Greer Hawley, Flight Sergeant Sam Williams and Group Captain Gretchen Fryar hike through the hills of Pulau Pinang Malaysia to support the Rose Foundation.

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Herculean effort for cervical cancer awareness

18/02/202127/02/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2266 Views 0 Comments

Hot and humid temperatures in the hills of Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, didn’t deter three women from completing a gruelling four-day

Leading Seaman Aircrewman Brad Firkin collects information on a vessel of interest from HMAS Arunta's MH-60R Seahawk helicopter during Operation Argos. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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HMAS Arunta ends North Korea sanctions duty

18/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2189 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta is on her way home after completing Operation Argos duties – enforcement of UN sanctions on North Korea.

Members of HMAS Arunta's ship's company stand at attention during a Remembrance Day ceremony while alongside Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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Did you know – the Japanese Navy protected Australia in WWI?

12/11/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3432 Views 0 Comments

During a Remembrance Day service on HMAS Arunta at Sasebo Naval Base, Chaplain Graham Swan reminisced on Japan’s surprising role in WWI.

HMAS Arunta on her East Asia Deployment 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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HMAS Arunta begins North Korea sanctions patrol

30/10/202030/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4355 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta has arrived in Sasebo, Japan, for a short logistics visit before participating in Operation Argos tomorrow.

Republic of Singapore Airforce CH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches for landing on-board HMAS Adelaide off the north-Queensland coast. Photo by Able Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

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HMAS Adelaide helps Singapore pilots with deck-landing quals

28/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2567 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Adelaide provided an at-sea platform for Singaporean CH-47 crews to requalify in deck landings off the coast of Queensland.

KD Perak, of the Royal Malaysian Navy, left, with HMAS Arunta during a passage exercise on the East Asia Deployment. Photo: Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill

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Arunta works closely with Royal Malaysian Navy

23/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1937 Views 0 Comments

HMAS Arunta has successfully conducted a passage exercise with KD Perak of the Royal Malaysian Navy as part of her East Asia Deployment.

HMA Ships Sirius (top) and Stuart (second from bottom) sail in company with RSS Supreme, KDB Daruleshan and USS Rafael Peralta through the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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Minister leaving on Indo-Pacific defence-talks tour

16/10/202016/10/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2351 Views 0 Comments

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced this evening that she will travel to Japan, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines to advance

HMA Ships Hobart and Sirius exercise with Republic of Singapore Ships Tenacious, Valiant, Valour and Dauntless in waters off Singapore during Exercise Singaroo 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski.

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Bond with Singapore reaffirmed at 25th Ex Singaroo

28/09/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2353 Views 0 Comments

The Australian and Singapore navies have reunited at sea for the 25th iteration of the bienniel Exercise Singaroo.