ANCHORS AWEIGH: ABCSOMW Joshua Atherfold prepares the anchor for letting go on HMAS Yarra.

Photo: ABPH Andrew Dakin

THRILLED: LSSN Marcus McEwen from HMAS Sydney proudly holds his Australia Day Medalion.

GOING AWAY: POCSSMW Greg Sherrin says goodbye to his 13 month old daughter Rianna before departing for Operation Resolute onboard HMAS Yarra.

Photo: ABPH Andrew Dakin

MOHAWK: ABCD Luke Hearn shaves the hair of WOCD Paul Darcy at HMAS Waterhen for the World’s Greatest Shave.

Photo: ABPH Justin Brown.

CHATTING: Mr Peter Lindsay MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, speaking with LS Ashley Clodd at HMAS Stirling.

Photo: Priscilla Alchin

AWARDED: LSMT Ashley Cartledge of HMAS Sydney with his Australia Day Medallion.

TIE DOWN: ABCSOMW Lauren Evans secures a Manta Sea Mine for Operation Resolute onboard HMAS Yarra

Photo: ABPH Andrew Dakin

PIPING: SBLT Sam Longmaid on board HMAS Yarra. ABCSOMW Joshua Atherfold, LSCSO Brian Dodd and ABCSOMW Ashley McDown in the background.

Photo: ABPH Andrew Dakin.

SPARKLING: SMNMED Rebecca Lawrence smiling as she participates in cleaning up after a damage control exercise.

Photo: CPOCSM Bruce Campbell

PANCAKE DAY: ABMW Richie stockpiles pancakes in preparation for serving the hungry personnel at ADF School of Languages for Uniting Care.

95 CANDLES: Staff of HMAS Penguin’s Balmoral Naval Hospital help celebrate Edna Faulkner’s 95th birthday. Edna is the Navy’s oldest surviving Nursing Officer.

Photo: ABPH Paul Berry

STILL SMILING: ABET Sam Tracey and ABMT Nicholas Stephenson after an exercise on HMAS Adelaide.

Photo: CPOCSM Bruce Campbell

MEMORIAL SERVICE: ABSTD Geoff Gray at attention with the Federation Guard.

Photo: LSPH Yuri Ramsey

BEHIND THE BAR: SMN Ron Richardson and SMN Wendy Fenn at the Defence Lake Attack in Victoria Barracks in Melbourne.

Photo: ABPH Quentin Mushins

SUNDOWN: HMAS Melbourne Ceremonial Sunset for the Melbourne to Osaka yacht race festival.

Photo: LSPH Gavin Hainsworth

TOUR: ABET Bass shows the Shadow Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon the control systems on the bridge of HMAS Maitland.

Photo: ABPH Bradley Darville.