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Royal Australian Navy sailors work onboard HMNZS Manawanui with Royal New Zealand Navy sailors to repair a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Story by Leading Seaman Harry Boardman.

Aussie help with repairs on HMNZS Manawanui in Sydney

05/07/202410/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 837 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review, Fleet Support Unit – South East (FSU-SE), National Defence Strategy (NDS), Royal New Zealand Navy

A collaborative effort between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has strengthened ties during HMNZS Manawanui’s

Army soldiers from the Australian Amphibious Force disembark a littoral landing craft during wet-and-dry environment rehearsals at Cowley Beach Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.

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Soldiers get their boots wet

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 909 Views 0 Comments 17th Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, Australian Amphibious Force (AAF), HMAS Adelaide, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin

Landing craft ferried soldiers and vehicles ashore, while CH-47F Chinooks airlifted M777 howitzers to help assure the Australian Amphibious Force

A Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle bound for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is loaded onto HMAS Choules in Brisbane, Queensland. Photo by Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson.

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Choules in Pacific – delivers Bushmasters to Fiji

30/06/202421/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2508 Views 0 Comments Bushmaster, Fiji, HMAS Choules, Tonga

HMAS Choules has delivered 14 Bushmaster protected mobility vehicles to Fiji as part of a month-long deployment in the South

United States Navy submarine tender, USS Emory S. Land arrives at Fleet Base East, Sydney, as part of its Australia tour. Photo by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.

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US submarine tender visits Sydney

29/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1993 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

More than 500 United States Navy officers, sailors and civilian mariners will enjoy the sights of Sydney in the coming

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First steel cut on Australia’s new Hunter-class frigates

21/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2591 Views 2 Comments Hunter-class frigate

Minister for Defence Richard Marles and Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas officially cut steel on Australia’s first Hunter-class ship

HMAS Sydney sails out of Sydney Harbour to conduct a regional presence deployment. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Sydney on four-month Pacific deployment

20/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1202 Views 0 Comments HMAS Sydney II

HMAS Sydney has departed for its regional presence deployment – the Australian Defence Force’s continued commitment to regional security. CAPTION:

Electronics technicians Able Seaman William Clayton, left, and Leading Seaman Matthew Jarman inspect a component in a radar room following a damage control scenario aboard HMAS Adelaide. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Crucial role of ‘greenies’ aboard navy ships

18/06/202420/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1041 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

If the operations room is the heart of the landing helicopter dock, it could be said that electronics technicians are

Petty Officer Darren Trewern speaks with a member of USS Emory S. Land during a tour of Fleet Support Unit – North during a port visit to Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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Coonawarra welcomes US submarine tender

14/06/202419/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1184 Views 0 Comments Fleet Support Unit – North (FSU-N), HMAS Coonawarra, HMAS Gascoyne, Nuclear Powered Submarines, US Navy

A United States submarine tender received a warm welcome to Darwin, as the first stop in a busy schedule of

HMAS Cairns sailors cross a swamp marsh on their way to Agulogo on day three along the Kokoda Track. Story by Corporal Melina Young.

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Sailors conquer Kokoda Track

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1152 Views 1 Comment HMAS Cairns, Kokoda Track

Wading through waist-deep water didn’t faze five sailors as they pushed through their first river crossing on day one of

Commanding Officer HMAS Rankin Commander Simon O’Hehir holds the Gloucester Cup, accompanied by Commander of the Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith and Governor of South Australia Frances Adamson. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless. Photo by Petty Officer Luke Scott.

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HMAS Rankin awarded Gloucester Cup

12/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1017 Views 0 Comments Gloucester Cup, HMAS Rankin

HMAS Rankin has been awarded the prestigious Duke of Gloucester Cup in recognition of the highest level of proficiency of

Historic imagery of the arrival of HMAS Sydney III to Jervis Bay with embarked aircraft which formed the Fleet Air Arm’s first squadrons.

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75th anniversary of air power projection

07/06/202415/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1031 Views 0 Comments Fleet Air Arm, HMAS Albatross, HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, Jervis Bay

The Royal Australian Navy recently marked the 75th anniversary of rising above the waves and developing a fully integrated aerial

Current and former crew members of HMAS Huon gather for the ship's decommissioning ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, NSW. Story by Lieutenant Madelyn Hanna. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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HMAS Huon sails into history

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1630 Views 0 Comments decommissioning, Gloucester Cup, HMAS Huon, HMAS Waterhen

After a quarter-century of distinguished service, HMAS Huon has been decommissioned in a poignant ceremony at HMAS Waterhen, Sydney. CAPTION: Current

Apprentice technicians from the Technical Training Faculty are given a tour of technical infrastructure aboard HMAS Canberra as part of the new Navy apprentice technician experience tour. Photos by Peter Loncar.

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Navy apprentices gain valuable insight

07/06/202407/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1614 Views 0 Comments Fleet Base East, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Cerberus

Fourteen apprentice electronics and marine technicians recently embarked on a tour of Fleet Base East and naval establishments in Sydney.

Marine Technician Leading Seaman Billy O’Grady with equipped toolboxes on board HMAS Adelaide. Photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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The right tools for Navy’s biggest ships

07/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 730 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide

Proactive sailors have improved the way landing craft is maintained on board HMAS Adelaide, resulting in time and cost savings. CAPTION: Marine

HMAS Farncomb in rough seas off Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Brenton Freind.

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Government approves next phase of Collins-class life extension

05/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1070 Views 0 Comments Collins-class submarines

HMAS Farncomb will be the first of Australia’s six Collins-class submarines to undergo sustainment and capability enhancement under a life-of-type

Seaman Riley Moreton, Sub-Lieutenant Nathan Rose, Able Seaman Justin Haynes and Seaman Jamie Jackson in a rigid hull inflatable boat at Fleet Base East after assisting a a distressed kayaker in Sydney Harbour. Photo by Leading Seaman Harry Boardman.

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Navy rescues civvie kayaker from Sydney Harbour during peak hour

03/06/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 870 Views 0 Comments

A quick, coordinated rescue effort by Royal Australian Navy personnel had a distressed kayaker plucked from icy waters, preventing a

Royal Australian Navy Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Bathurst sails past USS Emory S. Land as the United States Navy ship prepares to come alongside Kuru Wharf at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, NT, during her visit of Australia. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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US submarine tender (with 30 Aussie crew) visits Darwin

30/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1719 Views 0 Comments AUKUS

Australia has welcomed the United States of America’s submarine tender USS Emory S. Land to Darwin for a port visit.

HMAS Stirling and WA emergency services personnel care for simulated casualties during Exercise Vulcan Phoenix 2024 at Fleet Base West, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.

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Interagency crisis-response exercise in WA

29/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1117 Views 0 Comments

It was an all-agencies approach at Fleet Base West, Rockingham, as Exercise Vulcan Phoenix got underway. CAPTION: HMAS Stirling and

Last known image of AE1, 9 September 1914 – five days before she was lost – with HMAS Ships Australia and Yarra in the background.

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Marking 110 years of silent service

25/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1894 Views 0 Comments HMAS AE1, HMAS AE2

It’s been 110 years since the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of its first submersible vessels, and while the technology

Royal Australian Navy sailor Able Seaman Dillan Ackerman oversees 3D printed engineering parts at Fleet Support Unit – South East, Sydney. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.

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New technologies could solve Navy’s spare-part problems

23/05/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1022 Views 0 Comments

Sailors from Fleet Support Unit (FSU) are developing tools that will ensure ships and submarines never run out of spare