No. 816 Squadron (RAN) Archives - CONTACT magazine

Participants in biennial Exercise Resolute Hunter 23. Story by Sub Lieutenant Marina Riley.

News Royal Australian Navy USA

Historic first for Navy’s 816 Squadron

14/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 819 Views 0 Comments Exercise Resolute Hunter, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

Exercise Resolute Hunter has long been a cornerstone in maritime warfare training, bringing together allied forces to share expertise and

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Marine technicians Able Seaman Liam Duncan (left) and Leading Seaman Aaron Dabinet work on one of HMAS Anzac’s capstans control panels during a scheduled maintenance period in Sembwang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac’s Singapore pitstop

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 831 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, HMAS Anzac, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Royal Navy, Singapore

There was more than meets the eye to a scheduled maintenance period for HMAS Anzac alongside at the Sembawang Naval

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Commanding Officer 816 Squadron Commander Lee Pritchard and members of 816 Squadron march through the streets of Caloundra. All photos byAble Seaman Benjamin Ricketts.

News Royal Australian Navy

Warm Caloundra welcome for 816 Squadron

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 627 Views 0 Comments Freedom of Entry, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN)

In a momentous occasion for 816 Squadron members and the local community, the squadron conducted a freedom-of-entry down the main

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A Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, such as this one, was involved in the rescue of three residents from Kangaroo Valley who were trapped by flood waters.

News Royal Australian Navy

Night-time rescue of flood-stranded residents

08/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1197 Views 0 Comments MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), NSW Flood Assist

A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter has evacuated three residents from their home in the Upper Kangaroo Valley following threats

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Leading Seamen Aircrew Michael Bennet (left) and Leading Seamen Aircrew Liam Sulley at 816 Squadron at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, after completing their rescue mission during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Story by Lieutenant Nancy Cotton. Photo by Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy crew rescued family in Werrington

08/03/202210/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1626 Views 0 Comments HMAS Albatross, MH-60R Seahawk, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Operation Flood Assist 2022

Aircrew from Navy’s 816 Squadron assisted in a rescue, winching a woman and her two children to safety from flood

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