Members of HMAS Choules’ flight deck team prepare an Army CH-47 Chinook for take-off during deck landing practice while off the coast of Townsville. Photos: Able Seaman Danyellah Hill
06 Mar 2025
Navy
News

Doing the safety dance at sea

HMAS Choules conducts its Aviation Sea Safety Assessment and requalifies Army pilots.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
The Rats of Tobruk memorial band members at the Rats hall in Melbourne.
05 Mar 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Band gives a shout-out for new members

The Rats of Tobruk are looking for new members to carry its music across the globe.

Community engagement | People & service
The final tournament of HMAS Kuttabul’s annual 2025 Fleet Sports Burrell Cup Tennis competition at Holsworthy Barracks, New South Wales.
05 Mar 2025
Navy
News

Hot shots on the court

Tennis players serve up the heat during Navy’s Carr and Burrell Cups.

Sports, health & wellbeing
RAAF P-8A Poseidon during a maritime cooperative activity consisting of Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Hobart, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Akizuki, Philippine Navy ship BRPJose Rizal, and US Navy ship USS Benfold.
05 Mar 2025
Navy
News

Places to go, counterparts to see

HMAS Hobart trains and transits with partners during the first regional presence deployment of the year.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Stand-up comedian Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann performs at Camp Baird Headquarters in the Middle East for deployed ADF personnel during the Forces Entertainment Tour.
04 Mar 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Comedian's admiration for troops is no joke

Australian comedian Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann performs in the Middle East during the Forces Entertainment Tour.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions
Commander United States Naval Forces Central Command and Commander Combined Maritime Forces, Vice-Admiral George M. Wikoff presents a certificate of commendation to Royal Australia Navy Leading Seaman Summer Vardy for exemplary service while deployed to the Middle East.
04 Mar 2025
Navy
News

Sailor excels with allied navies in Middle East

Royal Australian Navy's Leading Seaman Summer Vardy earns a United States Navy commander's commendation.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Jim McDowell will retire in April.
03 Mar 2025
Navy
Editorial

Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding & Sustainment announcement

Defence acknowledges the upcoming retirement of Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment.

Industry & partnership | People & service
Leading Seaman Roneld Baragud on the Regional Indigenous Development Coordinator course with his peers and mentors at HMAS Albatross, NSW.
03 Mar 2025
Navy
News

From Yam Island to the Middle East and beyond

Leading Seaman Roneld Baragud hopes to introduce a Torres Strait influence into the Navy Indigenous team culture.

People & service
Personnel from Navy's Leadership Management Development Centre with NRL referees and staff at HMAS Penguin.
03 Mar 2025
Navy
News

Navy and NRL tackle leadership skills

Navy programs put NRL staff and referees to the test in preparation for the 2025 rugby league season.

Community engagement | Sports, health & wellbeing
Gunners from 102nd Battery, 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery participate in the re-enactment of the Bombing of Darwin, amid red smoke and haze.
28 Feb 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Darwin bombing a call to defend the north

Japanese dropped more bombs in the February 19, 1942 raid than on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Ceremonies & events | Commemoration & history
A Royal Australian Navy Legal Officer deployed to Combined Maritime Forces as part of Operation Manitou facilitates discussion on legal implications of maritime security scenarios as part of US-led multinational Exercise Cutlass Express 2025 in Victoria, Seychelles.
28 Feb 2025
Navy
News

Maritime experts join forces for safer oceans

Royal Australian Navy reinforces Western Indian Ocean maritime security at Exercise Cutlass Express.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, in RAAF blue service dress, speaks with guests at the Bombing of Darwin memorial unveiling at RAAF Base Darwin.
27 Feb 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Air Force salutes sacrifice in WW2 attack

On the 83rd anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin, two memorials were unveiled at RAAF Base Darwin.

Ceremonies & events | People & service