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Runners and support team of the annual Bravery Trek charity fun run, with Commanding Officer HMAS Waterhen Commander Michael Miller at HMAS Waterhen in Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Navy Veterans 

Head-to-head charity run for veterans

23/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 441 Views 0 Comments HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Waterhen, HMAS Watson

Navy has supported a 57km charity run from Sydney’s North Head to South Head that raised vital funds for Australian

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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 762 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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Leading Seaman Jacob Wiremu at the Maritime Intelligence and Information Warfare School at HMAS Watson in Sydney. Story by Petty Officer Helen Frank. Photo by Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.
News Royal Australian Navy 

New school set up to counter modern threats

28/04/202229/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1315 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson, Maritime Intelligence and Information Warfare School

Navy’s intelligence and information warfare training capability has adapted to face new challenges with the creation of the Maritime Intelligence

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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.
ADF People Videos 

Time at sea a steep learning curve

04/03/202204/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 472 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

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Acting Sub Lieutenant Harry Farthing graduated from Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07 with a Bridge Warfare Certificate at HMAS Watson, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
ADF People 

On the right career bearing

24/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1244 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson, STEM, Submarine

When Acting Sub Lieutenant Harry Farthing began Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07 (MWOC07), the end felt a long way away.

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Sub Lieutenant Toia Mangakahia graduated from the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07 with a Bridge Warfare Certificate at HMAS Watson, Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
ADF People 

Navy fulfils passion for travel and learning

24/12/202101/01/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1291 Views 2 Comments HMAS Watson

As a child growing up on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Sub Lieutenant Toia Mangakahia had a passion for travel and learning.

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Commodore Training Commodore Charles Huxtable and other senior officers and special guests with the graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
News Royal Australian Navy 

Rewarding careers launched

21/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1048 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

Hard work and dedication paid off for the 31 graduates of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course 07, who celebrated the

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Commanding Officer HMAS Watson Commander Tina Brown, Warrant Officer Nigel Jeffers and Petty Officer Jessica Fisher take part in the Legacy lunge challenge held at HMAS Watson. Story by Lieutenant Kiz Welling-Burtenshaw.
ADF People 

HMAS Watson lunges for Legacy

29/10/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 522 Views 0 Comments Battle of the Bases, HMAS Watson, Legacy

Members of HMAS Watson dug deep this month to raise funds for Legacy by competing in the ADF-wide Battle of

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An aerial view of Royal Australian Navy establishment HMAS Watson, Sydney. Photo by Able Seaman Leo Baumgartner.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Six-year HMAS Watson redevelopment about to start

03/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2959 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

A major redevelopment project at HMAS Watson on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay, gets underway later this month.

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