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HMAS Anzac sailor Petty Officer Ryan Kuipers stands at ease during a dawn service at the Kranji War Cemetery and Memorial, Singapore. Photos: Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper
26 Apr 2023
Navy
News

First port of call significant for HMAS Anzac

HMAS Anzac personnel commemorated Anzac Day in Singapore during the first overseas port visit of their regional presence deployment.

Commemoration & history
Navy Regional Indigenous Development Coordinator Leading Seaman Joseph Canning plays the didgeridoo during rehearsals on the Gallipoli peninsula in Türkiye. Photos: Corporal Madhur Chitnis
24 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Invoking the Anzac spirit through song

By playing the didgeridoo at the dawn service in Gallipoli, a sailor will be letting the spirits know Australia has not forgotten them.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn rehearses her role in the catafalque party during the lead-up to Anzac Day at the Australian National Memorial site in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Photo: Sergeant Oliver Carter
24 Apr 2023
Navy
News

For kin and country

Able Seaman Tammy Vaughn is ready to march out doing what sets her heart on fire this Anzac Day.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Sub-Lieutenant Mary Booth holds a portrait of her great uncle Able Seaman Ernest Albert Booth at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Photos: Corporal Luke Bellman
24 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Sailor’s story inspires for years to come

It wasn’t until her appointment that Sub-Lieutenant Mary Booth felt the full weight of her great-uncle’s sacrifice.

Commemoration & history | People & service
 Lieutenant Commander Ashleigh Payne holds a picture of her great-uncle Leading Aircraftman James Geoffrey Payne in front of the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial. Photo: Corporal Michael Rogers
21 Apr 2023
Navy
News

A picture worth a thousand words

Lieutenant Commander Ashleigh Payne's great-uncle died before she was born, but she knew him through a photo at her grandparents' home.

Commemoration & history | People & service
Mr Bartlett at his home on Anzac Day in 2020.
21 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Honour lines the streets

A World War 2 Navy veteran has lived a story worth telling and continues to make his mark.

Commemoration & history | People & service
National Service veteran Jack Hamilton, centre, with fellow National Service personnel in Sydney, 1951.
21 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Nasho vet looks back fondly

A generation of men served in the National Service, their service added a new word to Australia’s lexicon. They were ‘nashos’.

People & service
An Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter delivers aid supplies to Futuna Island during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Photo: Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman
21 Apr 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF finishes cyclone aid to Vanuatu

The ADF has wrapped up Operation Vanuatu Assist, having delivered more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid in the wake of Tropical Cyclones Judy and…

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Leading Seaman Joel Turley onboard HMAS Choules during first-of-class flight trials. Photo: Able Seaman Jasmine Moody
19 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Changing tack from sea to air

Leading Seaman Joel Turley spent eight years in the Navy as a marine technician, ended up working with the aviation branch.

People & service
Members of the RAN Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit join with members of the RNZN and US Marine Corps with a REMUS 300 autonomous undersea vessel at Great Barrier Island, NZ.
18 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Sovereign partners in full force

Royal Australian Navy personnel took part in a Royal New Zealand Navy-led exercise, allowing both nations to exchange professional techniques.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Chief Nuclear Powered Submarine Task Force Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, right, presents a Federation Star to Commodore Guy Holthouse, left, at Navy/Army birthday morning tea at Brindabella Park. Photo: Scott Bolitho
17 Apr 2023
Navy
News

Commodore embarks on new chapter

A special day for Army and Navy was even more memorable for Commodore Guy Holthouse as he was presented with his Federation Star.

Awards & recognition
Invictus Games 2023 Team Australia competitor Francine Dudfield at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen NSW. Photo: Flight Sergeant Ricky Fuller
17 Apr 2023
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Invictus Games team for Dusseldorf named

The 31-strong Australian Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 team has been named.

Ceremonies & events | Sports, health & wellbeing
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