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HMAS Toowoomba's ship's company celebrate the ship's 17th birthday in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Story by Lieutenant Commander Kieran Davis. Photo by Leading Seaman Rappard.

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HMAS Toowoomba’s three reasons to celebrate

23/10/202226/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1621 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

On the eve of HMAS Toowoomba’s 17th birthday, the crew marked the completion of the mariner skills evaluation and the

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Lieutenant Commander Blake Newman and Able Seaman Mikayla Cocks lay a wreath at Mother’s Memorial, Toowoomba, on behalf of HMAS Toowoomba at the Anzac Day wreath-laying ceremony. Story by Lieutenant Commander Blake Newman. Photo by Bradley Richardson.

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HMAS Toowoomba home for Anzac Day

28/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1887 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022, HMAS Toowoomba

Sailors and officers of the Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (II) have commemorated Anzac Day in the ship’s namesake city of Toowoomba

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HMAS Toowoomba returns to Fleet Base West in Western Australia after a six month deployment in June 2020. Photo by Leading Seaman Ronnie Baltoft.

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Purple Pony is back in the water

23/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2716 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base West, Henderson WA, HMAS Toowoomba

HMAS Toowoomba, nicknamed the ‘Purple Pony’, was returned to the water at Henderson, Western Australia, on April 12 after an

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Leading Seaman Christy-Lee Doyle guides an MRH-60R Helicopter onto the flight deck of HMAS Toowoomba during unit readiness training. Photo by Leading Seaman Tara Byrne.

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First Australian, French, Japanese and US maritime ex

18/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3834 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Naval vessels from Australia, France, Japan and the United States are set to commence the first iteration of the French-led

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Two US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions operate from HMAS Adelaide during the final amphibious assault of RIMPAC 2018. US DoD video screen grab.

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RIMPAC wraps up with final amphibious assault

03/08/201818/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4087 Views 0 Comments 2RAR (Amphib), Harpoon, HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Toowoomba, Poseidon, RIMPAC

More than 1600 members of the Australian Defence Force have successfully completed Exercise RIMPAC 2018, the world’s largest multinational maritime

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Australian sailors from HMAS Toowoomba at an ANZAC Day Dawn Service in Brunei. Photo by Able Seaman Steven Thomson.

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HMAS Toowoomba visits Brunei

28/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5197 Views 0 Comments HMAS Toowoomba

Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Toowoomba has completed a port visit to Brunei, as part of a three month South

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Australian News Royal Australian Navy

Indo-Pacific Endeavour making progress

15/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4167 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Darwin, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Sirius, HMAS Toowoomba, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017

HMA Ships Adelaide and Toowoomba, from the Australian Defence Force’s Joint Task Group Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017 will arrive in Darwin

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Australian News Royal Australian Navy Science & Technology

2,000,000 man hours and counting

30/01/201630/01/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7659 Views 1 Comment Anti-Ship Missile Defence, ASMD, BAE, Henderson, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Toowoomba

BAE Systems Anti-Ship Missile Defence upgrade program has notched up an impressive 2,000,000 man hours – and counting. The latest milestone

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