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Clearance Divers

A Royal Australian Navy clearance diver prepares a subsurface improvised explosive device for disposal as part of a training scenario at Gladstone Marina during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Multinational clearance divers tackle complex hazards

01/08/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2761 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Exercise Talisman Sabre

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers

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Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and Lieutenant Bethany Ward in their dive gear at the Devonport Naval Base dive section. Bethany and Petra are the first females to complete the Navy dive course. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

First female divers join the Royal New Zealand Navy clearance-diving trade

03/09/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3045 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Royal New Zealand Navy

Two female divers have graduated into the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) clearance-diving trade. CAPTION: Able Diver Petra Dye-Hutchinson and

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