Navy news

Australian Defence Force personnel on HMAS Adelaide line the flight deck as the ship returns to her home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney following a deployment on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Petty Officer Christopher Szumlanski
11 Mar 2022
Navy
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HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply return home

HMA Ships Adelaide and Supply have returned to their home port in Fleet Base East following Operation Tonga Assist.

People & service
Invictus Games 2020 Team Australia competitors Scott Reynolds, right, and Emma Murfet, centre, during a cycling training camp with University of South Australia staff in Adelaide, SA. Photo: Corporal Kieren Whiteley
11 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Cycling towards Invictus Games

Former Navy maritime warfare officer Scott Reynolds is gearing up to compete in the Invictus Games in The Hague this year.

Sports, health & wellbeing
ADFA Deputy Commandant Colonel James Murray, left, Officer Cadet Liam Brady; Midshipman Victoria Kuntz and ADFA Director of Education and  Training Captain James Hawley, cut cakes to mark Army and Navy's birthdays. Photo: Officer Cadet Elliot Parker
10 Mar 2022
Navy, Army
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Birthdays celebrated at ADFA

Staff and trainee officers at the Australian Defence Force Academy celebrated the birthdays of Navy and Army on March 1.

People & service
Boatswain’s mates from HMAS Arunta conduct training on a 12.7mm machine gun using a flare target during their regional presence deployment. Photo: Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol
10 Mar 2022
Navy
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Navy unites with partners in Exercise Milan

HMAS Arunta recently took part in Exercise Milan 2022, the Navy's first large-scale multilateral exercise for 2022.

Alliances & relationships
A P-8A Poseidon flies off the New South Wales coast after a mid-air refuelling from a KC-30A from No. 33 Squadron as part of Exercise Diamond Seas 2022. Photo: Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny
10 Mar 2022
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Joint force success

This year's Diamond series kicked off with the successful completion of the first exercise, Diamond Seas 2022.

Exercises & training
Navy divers Chief Petty Officer Cameron Schmid, right, and Able Seaman Jordan Bitolkoski, centre, assist Able Seaman Jake Phillips as he surveys ferry terminals pylons along the Brisbane River. Photo: Corporal Julia Whitwell
09 Mar 2022
Navy
News

Divers start to clear debris from Brisbane River

Royal Australian Navy Clearance Diving Team Four have joined Operation Flood Assist to clear debris from beneath the Brisbane River.

Relief & assistance
Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus Captain Ainsley Morthorpe, centre, and Chaplain Matthew Campbell salute as Able Seaman Luke Glasson sounds the Last Post during the HMAS Yarra II commemorative service. Photo: Leading Seaman James McDougall
09 Mar 2022
Navy
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Sinking of HMAS Yarra II remembered

Navy personnel recently commemorated the 80th anniversary of one of the darkest periods of WWII.

People & service
Navy marine engineering officer Lieutenant Loretta Binder is a volunteer firefighter at the Gungahlin brigade of the ACT Rural Fire Service in Canberra. Photo: Petty Officer Bradley Darvill
08 Mar 2022
Navy
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Potential realised in different uniforms

As a volunteer firefighter and a Navy marine engineer officer, Lieutenant Loretta Binder has achieved things far beyond what she thought possible.

People & service
Chaplain Simote Finau delivers a Sunday prayer live on air on Radio Tonga from HMAS Adelaide during Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Leading Seaman David Cox
08 Mar 2022
Navy
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Chaplain broadcasts prayers to Tonga

Navy Chaplain Simote Finau delivered devotional prayers on Radio Tonga while deployed on Operation Tonga Assist 2022.

People & service
Navy's Fleet Air Arm personnel at HMAS Albatross: Sub Lieutenant Stephanie Hudson, left, Lieutenant Rhianna Nelson, Sub Lieutenant Tiffany McCormack, Sub Lieutenant Grace Bonnitcha and Lieutenant Clare Nickels. Photo: Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas
08 Mar 2022
Navy
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Flying high over career choice

Sitting in the front seat of a helicopter, with its cutting-edge sensor and weapon systems, is a standard day at the office for a maritime aviation…

People & service
Leading Seamen Aircrew Michael Bennet, left, and Leading Seamen Aircrew Liam Sulley at 816 Squadron at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, after completing their rescue mission during Operation Flood Assist 2022. Photo: Leading Seaman Ryan Tascas
08 Mar 2022
Navy
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Navy crew rescues family in Werrington

Aircrew from Navy’s 816 Squadron have winched a woman and her two children to safety from flood waters in NSW. 

Relief & assistance
Navy sailor Seaman Dhan Khadka in HMAS Adelaide's wardroom during his deployment on Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Photo: Leading Seaman David Cox
07 Mar 2022
Navy
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Nepal-born sailor's first time at sea rewarding

From the quiet and open plains of Chitwan in Nepal to the bustling streets of Melbourne, Australia, Seaman Dhan Khadka considers both to be his home…

Relief & assistance