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Training Authority – Maritime Logistics and Health trainees, staff and instructors gathered at HMAS Cerberus for International Women's Day.
15 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Open minds empower change

HMAS Cerberus personnel had some thought-provoking conversations on International Women’s Day.

People & service
Commanding Officer HMAS Canberra Captain Jace Hutchison speaks with Vanuatu media on board HMAS Canberra during Operation Vanuatu Assist. Photo: Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall
15 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Officer surprises with Pacific family ties

Vanuatu media outlets got a pleasant surprise when Captain Jace Hutchison greeted them in their local language.

Operations & missions | Relief & assistance
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, The Honourable Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau Ma’aukora, centre, signs the welcome book during a tour of HMAS Canberra. Photo: Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman
15 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Vanuatu PM visits HMAS Canberra

The Prime Minister of Vanuatu toured HMAS Canberra after the ship’s arrival in Port Vila.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
The fifth evolved Cape class patrol boat, the future ADV Cape Woolamai, after being launched at Henderson, WA. Photo: courtesy of Austal.
15 Mar 2023
Navy
News

New patrol boat strengthens border protection

Defence’s fifth evolved Cape-class patrol boat has been launched in WA, enhancing Australia's border protection capability.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Duncan and Hudson Mennitz present the ensign from HMAS Arunta I to Commanding Officer HMAS Arunta II Commander Jason McBain. Photo: Sub-Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan
10 Mar 2023
Navy
News

A piece of history returned home

HMAS Arunta II received an unusual gift when the HMAS Arunta I white ensign was presented to the ship in Tasmania.

Commemoration & history
Petty Officer Richard Smith, first responder to a multiple-car accident in Perth, at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia.
09 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Navy training kicks in after car crash

A sailor triggered into action as the first responder to a motor vehicle collision on the Kwinana freeway in Perth.

People & service
An Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launches from HMAS Toowoomba during a workup period off the coast of Western Australia.
09 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Frigate back in the fight

HMAS Toowoomba recently achieved a key milestone in explosive fashion.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
HMAS Hobart’s rigid-hulled inflatable boat team rescue mariners from MY Vivierae II off the coast of northern Australia.
09 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Navy to the rescue of stranded mariners

The ship’s company of HMAS Hobart rescued six mariners from a 30-metre motor yacht.

Relief & assistance
Lieutenant Commander Luke Marconi of HMAS Canberra shows damage control equipment to members of the public at HMAS Kuttabul's Open Day during Navy Week. Photos: Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts
09 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Fleet Base East welcomes Navy Week crowds

Cowper Wharf Roadway could have been mistaken for the entry to a Harry Styles concert, as people lined up for Fleet Base East's Open Day.

Community engagement
Senior Naval Officer Victoria , Commodore Greg Yorke, right, and Command Warrant Officer HMAS Cerberus, Warrant Officer Brendan Woodsell, left, present Chief Petty Officer Elaine Egan with a Federation Star, representing 40 years in the RAN. Photo: Leading Seaman James McDougall
08 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Path set at a young age

At 14, Chief Petty Officer Elaine Egan saw a Navy brochure lying near a playground. That and her father's fond Navy memories inspired her.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Able Seaman Maddison Swanson on board HMAS Success during Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019.  Photo: Leading Seaman Christopher Szumlanski
08 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Reaping the rewards of equal opportunity

Able Seaman Maddison Swanson was not deterred by the fact that there were more men in her career path than women.

People & service
Prominent female reservist, Captain Virginia Hayward, Royal Australian Navy, at the Defence Remarkable Women panel discussion. Photo: Kym Smith
08 Mar 2023
Navy
News

Front row seat to career mastery

A rower and the president of Australian Defence Force Rowing, Captain Virginia Hayward knows a thing or two about competition.

People & service
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