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HMAS Creswell

Allan 'Shorty' Moffatt, from the Voyager Survivors Association, stands with other survivors during a ceremony to name the Voyager Mess at Creswell in Jervis Bay, NSW. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers. Photo by Petty Officer Renee Mackenzie.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Touching tribute for Voyager survivors

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 621 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell

On the moonless night of February 10, 1964, aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne sent a signal to Fleet Headquarters in Sydney,

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Navy Clearance Diving Team One and NSW Maritime Police conduct diving operations to recover unexploded ordnance off the South Coast of NSW. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski.
News Police Royal Australian Navy Videos 

Clearance divers remove 500lb bomb from Jervis Bay

03/02/202308/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1701 Views 1 Comment HMAS Creswell, Navy Clearance Diving Team One, UXO

Navy clearance divers have protected a marine park in the Jervis Bay area after removing and disposing of unexploded ordnance

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Members of New Entry Officers Course 67 conduct a march past during their graduation ceremony at HMAS Creswell. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF People 

Officer has sights set on the sky

23/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1815 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell

Sub-Lieutenant Andrew Dakin’s dream of following in his grandfather’s footsteps to become a Fleet Air Arm pilot is one step

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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond takes a selfie with members of New Entry Officers Course 67. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman RyanTascas.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

Officers course with an international flavour

23/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 735 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, Gap Year program, HMAS Creswell, New Entry Officers’ Course

The New Entry Officers Course 67 (NEOC 67) attracted seven international students from the navies of the Philippines, Papua New

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Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond inspects members of New Entry Officers Course 67 during their graduation ceremony at HMAS Creswell. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF People 

New officers set sights on new horizons

21/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 261 Views 0 Comments Chief of Navy, HMAS Creswell

One hundred and eighteen new Royal Australian Naval officers have graduated from the Royal Australian Naval College, marking the end

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Members of New Entry Officer Course 67 contribute to the Defence Blood Challenge by donating blood at the mobile blood centre, Nowra. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing 

New blood to the challenge

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 380 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Red Cross Blood Challenge

Twelve members of New Entry Officers’ Course 67 have rolled up their sleeves to donate blood at the Nowra Mobile

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Warrant Officer Tristan Smith, right, assists a midshipman from the Republic of Korea Navy get into a fire suit at the Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety in Jervis Bay, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
Asia News Royal Australian Navy 

Republic of Korea Navy visit HMAS Creswell

05/11/202205/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 631 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Republic of Korea Navy, Royal Australian Naval College

A group of 170 members from the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK-N) received a warm welcome during their visit to

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Commander Fleet Air Arm Commodore David Frost, left, Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Amanda Findley and Commanding Officer HMAS Albatross Captain Robyn Phillips come together for the signing of the scroll. Story by Midshipman Jordan Moloney. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Preparing for a medieval tradition

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 777 Views 0 Comments Fleet Air Arm, Freedom of Entry, HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell

Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross and HMAS Creswell personnel are preparing to conduct a Freedom of Entry march through the

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Members of New Entry Officers' Course 66 stand at attention during their graduation ceremony at HMAS Creswell. Story by Lieutenant Yvette Goldberg. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy’s largest intake of new officers

01/07/202204/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 927 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, New Entry Officers’ Course, Royal Australian Naval College

The Royal Australian Navy has received its largest intake of new officers, with 193 graduates of the Royal Australian Naval

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Royal Australian Navy pallbearers carry the casket after the Service Funeral for Rear Admiral (retd) Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, held at HMAS Watson Chapel, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.
ADF People History 

Service and family – a life intertwined

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 873 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, HMAS Creswell, HMAS Watson

The Service Funeral of Rear Admiral (retd) Geoffrey James Alexander Bayliss, was held at the HMAS Watson Chapel on the

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The Bluebottle uncrewed surface vehicle from Ocius Technology Ltd operates in the waters of Jervis Bay during Exercise Autonomous Warrior 22. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Nicole Mankowski.
News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology Videos 

Navy tests autonomous technologies

26/05/202226/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1660 Views 0 Comments DSTG, HMAS Creswell

About 40 new, innovative autonomous technologies are being tested and evaluated in the waters of Jervis Bay on Exercise Autonomous

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Midshipman Lawrence Sabai at the Royal Australian Naval College, HMAS Creswell. Story by Petty Officer Lee-Anne Cooper. Photo by Private Jacob Joseph.
ADF People 

New lease on Navy career

06/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1218 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Navy Indigenous Development Program

Staring at a blanket of blue ocean for hours at a time, then-Leading Seaman Lawrence Sabadi pondered his life and

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Lieutenant Rick Withers at HMAS Creswell. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.
ADF People 

Loss inspired return to Navy

06/01/202206/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1718 Views 0 Comments HMAS Armidale, HMAS Bathurst, HMAS Creswell, Navy Reserve

Losing everything in the Black Summer bushfires inspired sailor-turned-maritime trade officer Lieutenant Rick Withers to return to Navy after an

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Hunter Division of Navy's Reserve Entry Officers’ Course 3-21 at HMAS Creswell. Story by Sub Lieutenant Emily Tinker.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy 

Course navigates way through pandemic

07/12/202108/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 664 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, HMAS Creswell, Navy Reserve

When COVID-19 hit, it looked like the Navy Reserve Entry Officers’ Course (REOC) would be an early casualty of the

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(Left) Royal Australian Naval College New Entry Officers' Course 65 Midshipman Stuart Munro and Midshipman Ellen Kozlowska carry the front of a stretcher after rescuing an unconscious pilot during a training scenario for Exercise Matapan at HMAS Creswell. Story by Private Jacob Joseph.
News 

Trainees learn the weight of leadership

03/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1256 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell, Royal Australian Naval College

Realistic training scenarios tested New Entry Officers’ Course (NEOC) trainee’s leadership skills during Exercise Matapan, held between November 15 – 25, at

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New Entry Officers' Course 54 perform an 'eyes right' as they march past Reviewing Officer, Chief of Defence Force Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin during their 'Passing out Parade' at HMAS Creswell. Photo by Leading Seaman Sarah Williams
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Navy welcomes its newest officers at HMAS Creswell

16/06/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6056 Views 0 Comments HMAS Creswell

Twenty weeks since walking through the gates of HMAS Creswell to start initial training, 104 naval officers graduated today. Friends

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