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Attendees of the Maritime Warfare Officer Course at HMAS Stirling. Front row, Midshipmans Hannah Lunnon, Jaxon Shingles, Sienna Jordan and Gabrielle Mader. Back row, Midshipmans Elliot Mitchell and Ryan Miller, Captains James Reidy and James McWilliam, Lieutenant Ryan Glister, and Midshipmans William Swift and Abdelkader Mazouzi. Story by Antony Prgomet.

Navy to share maritime skills with Army officers

27/03/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1835 Views 0 Comments HMAS Stirling, HMAS Watson

Six Army officers are undertaking the Accelerated Maritime Warfare Officer Course at HMAS Stirling in WA and HMAS Watson in

Petty Officer Roland Brew with his daughter at the Members and Family Day in HMAS Watson, Sydney. Story by Sub-Lieutenant James Murphy. Photos by Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.

News Royal Australian Navy

Putting faces to supporters behind the scenes

22/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1261 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

THE hardcourts of HMAS Watson were awash with colour in mid-September as more than 30 Defence support service providers and organisations

Information Warfare Officer instructors Lieutenant Martin Anderson, left, and Lieutenant Commander Ryan Bidgood, right. Story and photo by Sub-Lieutenant Cinaed Finall.

News Royal Australian Navy

Inaugural Information Warfare Officer graduating

14/07/202320/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1859 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson

More than a year after its establishment, the first Information Warfare Officer (IWO) work group graduates will be joining the

Personnel from HMAS Watson participate in Lifeline’s Push-Up Challenge. Story by Midshipman Alice Rogers. Photo by Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall.

ADF People Health and Wellbeing

84,630 push-ups in the name of mental health

07/07/202308/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 935 Views 0 Comments HMAS Watson, Lifeline, Push-Up Challenge

Sailors and officers at HMAS Watson, and their friends, completed a staggering 84,630 push-ups in the name of mental health awareness.

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 1164 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

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 1730 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

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

News Royal Australian Navy

New school set up to counter modern threats

28/04/202225/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2465 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

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 1468 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

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 2245 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.

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 2067 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.

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 1683 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

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 1231 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

Australian News Royal Australian Navy

Six-year HMAS Watson redevelopment about to start

03/02/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3762 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.