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Navy sailor Leading Seaman Musician Henry Liang and Navy Indigenous Cultural Performer, Able Seaman Aviation Support Lynton Robbins, play traditional instruments during the recording of a music clip for the Japanese International Fleet Review 2022, at Garden Island, Fleet Base East. Story by Commander Fenn Kemp. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

Cultural tribute keeps friends in tune

01/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1092 Views 0 Comments HMAS Arunta, HMAS Farncomb, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Navy Band

Australia’s partnership with Japan has been highlighted through music, in an unusual demonstration on Sydney Harbour. CAPTION: Navy sailor Leading

HMAS Stalwart, left, conducts a replenishment at sea with Philippine Navy ship BRP José Rizal during Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Lieutenant Commander Karleah Fitzpatrick.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Five-nation exercise in Sulu Sea

01/11/202202/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1320 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of the Philippines, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Navy ships from five nations, including HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, completed Exercise Sama Sama Lumbas in the Philippines during

Flight Commander Lieutenant Commander Thomas Craig talks with guests from the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, during a tour of HMAS Hobart while berthed in Manila Bay. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

Australia’s Manila Embassy staff wowed by warship tour

28/10/202229/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1101 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Philippines

Staff members and their families from the Australian Embassy in Manila, Philippines, had the unique opportunity to tour HMAS Hobart

Maritime Logistics Chef Able Seaman Daniel Crowther prepares food in the galley on board HMAS Hobart during a regional presence deployment. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navy chef turns up the heat

28/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 718 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

A Navy chef with diverse experience in restaurants, cruise ships, food trucks and the mining industry has integrated smoothly into

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Ship Kirisame and US Navy Ship Milius in the South China Sea. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy USA

Ships ‘foxtrot’ in the South China Sea

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 999 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Regional Presence Deployment

HMA Ships Hobart and Stalwart are in the Philippines after completing a trilateral transit of the South China Sea. CAPTION:

HMAS Stalwart sails into Timor-Leste during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. Story by Captain Lily Charles. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.

Asia News Royal Australian Navy

A first for Stalwart on deployment

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1455 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Anzac, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Hobart, HMAS Stalwart, Indo-Pacific Endeavour, Timor-Leste

HMAS Stalwart has completed its first visit to a foreign port while deployed in support of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE22).

Warrant Officer Natasha McRoe and her husband, Petty Officer Daniel McRoe, with their children, Flynn and Riley, at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart.

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Their faces light up: are you going to sea, mum?’

20/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1125 Views 0 Comments Families week, HMAS Hobart

When Warrant Officer Natasha McRoe first went to sea in the early 2000s, options to connect with her family from

HMAS Hobart in the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, in 2019. A new approach to sustaining the fleet was launched at the Sea Power 2022 conference. Story by Claudia Henry. Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cameron Martin.

News Royal Australian Navy

New maintenance model returns ships to water faster

13/05/202216/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2090 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Sea Power 2022

Defence’s new approach to sustaining the Navy’s growing fleet was officially launched at the Sea Power 2022. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart

Corporal Chathuri Rogers and Leading Aircraftwoman Mary-Anne Bryce from No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit check the AN/TPS-77 Tactical Air Defence Radar System antennas at Old Bar airfield, north of Newcastle, during Exercise Diamond Shield. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF ‘ready in all conditions’

23/04/202226/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1720 Views 0 Comments Exercise Diamond Shield., HMAS Hobart

As an unfamiliar adversary approached over Australian waters at the start of Exercise Diamond Shield, exercise participants responded as a

RAN navigator Lieutenant Dean Gilbert mentors Sub Lieutenant Annabelle Wall (left) as she conducts duties as assistant officer of the watch on the bridge of HMAS Hobart. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Able Seaman Jarryd Capper.

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Time at sea a steep learning curve

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 968 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, HMAS Watson

HMAS Hobart is providing opportunities for trainee maritime warfare officers (MWOs) to consolidate what they’ve learnt during their training at

Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart prepares to berth in Hobart, Tasmania, in support of the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy Videos

HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

01/03/202202/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1697 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart

HMAS Hobart crew members attend a physical training session on board the ship. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Card games are trumps in downtime

01/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 808 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

From the moment the last line has been cast, a ship becomes a sailor’s home. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart crew members

The Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania performs at the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta in Hobart. Story by Leading Seaman Dorian Broomhall. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy band rocks Hobart Regatta

25/02/202228/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1121 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, Navy Band

The music of the Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania filled the air in Hobart on February 13 when the band

Petty Officer Daniel McRoe returns home to Tasmania in HMAS Hobart, which supported the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navy a supportive community

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 816 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Moving to new towns and cities is often par for the course for a Defence member. CAPTION: Petty Officer Daniel

Leading Seaman Harriet Shepperd visited her home town of Hobart in HMAS Hobart, which supported the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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‘Accidental’ career takes sailor home

18/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1103 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Born and raised in Hobart, 27-year-old Leading Seaman Harriet Shepperd joined the Navy in 2016 “by accident”. CAPTION: Leading Seaman

News Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Hobart at home for regatta

15/02/202218/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1372 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart provided an impressive backdrop in the Derwent River for the 184th Royal Hobart Regatta

HMAS Hobart underway at sea. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thomson.

Australian News Overseas Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology USA

HMAS Hobart cross-links data with US ship in Cooperative Engagement Capability test

07/11/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3017 Views 0 Comments Cooperative Engagement Capability, HMAS Hobart

In a first for our Australian and US navies, HMAS Hobart has successfully tested a significant new communications capability, proving

HMAS Hobart fires a Harpoon Blast Test Vehicle, and, inset, Lieutenant Commander Marc Beecroft from HMAS Sydney conducts training with the Aegis Combat System onboard USS Kidd to prepare for the arrival of the new Hobart-class into the Royal Australian Navy. Main photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson – inset by Able Seaman Sarah Ebsworth.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

Aussie warships demo new engagement capability

17/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4036 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart, NUSHIP Brisbane

Two Australian warships have demonstrated a new-to-Australia war fighting capability whereby the missiles from one ship can be fired and

HMAS Hobart fires her Mark 45 Mod 6 5-inch gun during weapon trials off the east coast of Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

HMAS Hobart fires full suite of weapons – VIDEO

12/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5751 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

HMAS Hobart recently conducting weapons-firing trials off the east coast of Australia. CAPTION: HMAS Hobart fires her Mark 45 Mod 6

HMAS Hobart conducts a practice torpedo-firing trial off the east coast of Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Craig Walton.

Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

HMAS Hobart fires full weapons’ suite

10/02/201812/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5787 Views 0 Comments HMAS Hobart

HMAS Hobart recently conducting weapons-firing trials off the east coast of Australia. These trials include naval gunfire support drills, anti-air