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Personnel from Navy's Leadership Management Development Centre with NRL referees and staff at HMAS Penguin.

ADF People Royal Australian Navy

NRL tackles leadership skills with Navy

04/03/202505/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 479 Views 0 Comments HMAS Penguin

Navy recently welcomed leadership teams, support staff and referees from the National Rugby League (NRL) elite officiating teams to undertake

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Murielle Ahern with her family during her 100th birthday celebration at HMAS Moreton, Brisbane. Story by Lieutenant Michael Wilson. Photos by Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.

ADF People History Royal Australian Navy Veterans

Trailblazing veteran waltzes into 100 years

04/02/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1185 Views 0 Comments HMAS Moreton, HMAS Penguin, WWII

Family, friends and HMAS Moreton personnel turned out in force to help celebrate a remarkable milestone, Murielle Ahern’s 100th birthday.

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Former members of 1 Commando Company, from left, National Secretary Airborne and Special Forces Association Pat Doherty, President 1 Commando Association Merv Liddell and Chairman of Operation Pilgrimage Group Allan Miles at the unveiling of the new heritage marker at the company barracks, Georges Heights, Sydney. Story by Corporal Michael Rogers.

Australian Army History News Veterans

Mission accomplished for former commandos

11/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2384 Views 0 Comments HMAS Penguin

Sixty-one years after he first walked through the gates of 1 Commando Company, Allan Miles trod the familiar path to

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Ships ported at Fleet Base East, which will be open to the public on Sunday, February 26. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless. Photo by Warrant Officer Shane Cameron.

News Royal Australian Navy

Navy opens the hatches to Sydney

22/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2890 Views 3 Comments Commander Australian Fleet, Fleet Base East, HMAS Arunta, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Sydney

After a 10-year hiatus, Navy ships and shore establishments around Sydney will swing open the hatches to welcome the community

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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 1260 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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Personnel from HMAS Penguin run up Awaba Street in the 2022 Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn in Sydney. Story and photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.

Sailors feel the burn for charity

10/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1616 Views 0 Comments HMAS Penguin

To a seasoned runner, a 420-metre dash might seem like a walk in the park. CAPTION: Personnel from HMAS Penguin

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Flight Lieutenant Kristian Henderson with his dive gear on board HMAS Adelaide's alongside Garden Island. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

From scanning skies for aircraft to diving below ships

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1311 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Penguin

Flight Lieutenant Kristian Henderson, who is a RAAF air traffic controller (ATC) in the landing helicopter dock HMAS Adelaide, jumped

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Lieutenant Commander Michael Hickie attending a HMAS Platypus dinner. Story by Lieutenant Commander Andrew Ragless.

ADF People History Veterans

Veteran submariner honoured on 99th birthday

13/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1475 Views 1 Comment HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Platypus, HMAS Sydney, Remembrance Day, Submarine

The remarkable contribution of a 99-year-old submarine commander was honoured by the Royal Australian Navy ahead of Remembrance Day. CAPTION:

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