One final wish: Committal of ashes to the sea
HMAS Ballarat has honoured the life and service of four former Royal Australian Navy members and one Royal Navy sailor by committing
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Exercise Malabar strengthens maritime partnerships
Australia joined India, Japan and the United States for Exercise Malabar, a key Indo-Pacific maritime activity designed to deepen interoperability
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Honouring our fallen
HMAS Ballarat paused at sea to honour those who fought and fell in the Battle of Leyte Gulf – one of the
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Australia and Brunei strengthen defence ties
For the first time since 2018, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Brunei Navy have completed Exercise Penguin, a
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Frigate and flight find their rhythm
HMAS Ballarat recently sailed from her home port in Western Australia on a three-month regional presence deployment throughout the Indo-Pacific.
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HMAS Ballarat crew checks in on R U OK? Day
The crew of HMAS Ballarat paused their busy regional presence deployment schedule to mark R U OK? Day at sea.
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‘A surreal moment’: remembering Nanggala
Visiting the KRI Nanggala memorial to remember 53 lives lost at sea was particularly poignant for Petty Officer Amy Morris
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Maritime partnerships strengthened
The Royal Australian Navy this month joined key partners Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom for the Maritime
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HMAS Ballarat scores again
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat has seized more than 2.1 tonnes of hashish and 345 kilograms of heroin in
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