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Commanding Officer HMAS Sydney, Commander Ben Weller, and Lieutenant Joel Heit hold his quilt gifted by Aussie Heroes Quilts during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2.
22 Jul 2025
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Colourful care for HMAS Sydney

The racks on HMAS Sydney are looking more colourful thanks to a new batch of Aussie Hero Quilts.

Operations & missions | People & service
Able Seaman Filipe Crispim dos Santos, right, competes in the HYROX fitness competition in Singapore during regional presence deployment.
21 Jul 2025
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Sailors ashore for fitness challenge

Sydney crew celebrates Singapore stopover with HYROX Open Asian Championships.

Alliances & relationships | Sports, health & wellbeing
Royal Navy Lieutenant Paul 'Buck' Rogers, Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Hayden Knight, Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer James Moore and Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Frank Headley on the flight deck of HMAS Sydney.
21 Jul 2025
Navy, Air Force
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Fighter controllers integrate skills on Sydney

UK Carrier Strike Group brings together partner services during Indo-Pacific deployment.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland to deploy to northern Western Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre.
21 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Reserve on point for major warfighting exercise

Talisman Sabre an important milestone for 2nd Division, stepping up to lead defence of the Australian mainland.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Charlie a working military dog plays tug-o-war surrounded by international military personnel.
20 Jul 2025
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Dog watch on board HMAS Canberra

Explosive Detection Dog Charlie, from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, boosts morale on board HMAS Canberra.

Exercises & training | People & service
Japanese and Australian military personnel inspect a weapon.
19 Jul 2025
Navy, Army
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Soldiers showcase their capabilities

Australian Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces share weapons, techniques and laughs on board HMAS Canberra.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
A group of soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force discuss plans surrounded by foliage on the beach.
19 Jul 2025
Navy, Army
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Amphibious integration on display at Cowley Beach

Partner forces complete significant training and rehearsals in North Queensland.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Australian Army soldiers departing a Royal Australian Navy Light Landing Craft on the Beach.
18 Jul 2025
Navy, Army
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Partners hit the beach for littoral operations

Australian, Republic of Korea, New Zealand and Japanese personnel rehearse amphibious landings at Cowley Beach.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
French Armed Forces personnel climb stairs to embark a Navy ship at port.
17 Jul 2025
Navy, Army
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Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025

HMA Ships Canberra and Choules take on personnel from more than 30 units including joint and coalition partners.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Petty Officer Philip Sameulu conducts a boxing session on HMAS Sydney during Regional Presence Deployment.
17 Jul 2025
Navy
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Sydney boxer spars on shore and at sea

On regional presence deployment, Petty Officer Philip Samuelu trains with fighters in every port.

Sports, health & wellbeing | Operations & missions
Chief of Defence Force Admiral David Johnston speaks with Lieutenant Commander Jason Burford and his parents during an award ceremony for the Australian Operational Service Medal - Indo-Pacific at HMAS Harman.
17 Jul 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Medal honours operational service in Indo-Pacific

Recognition for more than 15,000 ADF personnel who have contributed to operations across the region since 2005.

Awards & recognition | Operations & missions
Lieutenant Ruslan Pnevski checks to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything before descending to the wreck of SS Nemesis off the coast of New South Wales.
17 Jul 2025
Navy
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Navy diver breaks own record in search of wreck

The dive team is the first in 120 years to set eyes on a sunken coal hauler off Wollongong, NSW.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service