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HMAS Encounter

Navy personnel from HMAS Encounter assist with logistical support for the Hutt Street Centre’s Walk a Mile in My Boots annual charity event at Victoria Park in Adelaide. Story by Lieutenant Marcus Middleton. Photos by Leading Seaman Jayden Mansfield.
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Encounter promises Adelaide ‘you’ll never walk alone’

19/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 3030 Views 0 Comments HMAS Encounter

Thousands of South Australians have braved icy conditions to support a key annual fundraiser for one of Adelaide’s most cherished

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Commanding Officer HMAS Encounter Commander Tony Ryder presents veteran Able Seaman Colin Cherry with his medals for naval service during the Korean War, surrounded by Lieutenant Commander Gavin Colgan, Petty Officer Warren Sanders and Leading Seaman Dylan Sanders.
ADF People History 

Separated by decades, connected by Korea

21/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1524 Views 0 Comments HMAS Encounter, HMAS Sydney III, Korean War

After more than seven decades, 92-year-old veteran Able Seaman Colin Cherry received his medals for service in HMAS Sydney III

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A soldier fires his weapon during the Simpson Trophy shooting competition, held at the Murray Bridge Training Area, South Australia. Story by Captain Peter March. Photos by Private Jack Kleinig.
Australian Army News 

Sharpshooters on target at historic comp

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2067 Views 0 Comments 10/27 Battalion Royal South Australian Regiment, 6th/13th Light Battery, 9th Brigade, HMAS Encounter, Royal Australian Artillery, Simpson Trophy

The oldest shooting competition in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of the oldest in the world, the Simpson Trophy, took

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HMAS Encounter Commanding Officer Commander Emma McDonald-Kerr, centre, with Midshipmen Benjamin Blackwell and Max Marriott at the Red Cross Lifeblood Centre, Adelaide. Story by Leading Seaman Jeremy Rendell. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
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Saving lives in threes

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2246 Views 0 Comments HMAS Encounter, Red Cross Blood Challenge

A group of Royal Australian Navy officers and sailors have united in South Australia this month, championing members donating blood

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