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Then-Lieutenant Fatena El-Masri on board HMAS Melbourne (III) where she was the only female in her division and worked as the deputy weapons electrical engineering officer.
17 Aug 2021
Navy
News

One dream inspires another

As a child growing up in Lebanon, Lieutenant Commander Fatena El-Masri dreamed of being an astronaut, but she now has other dreams. 

People & service
Chief Petty Officer Damien Richards, pictured, and Lieutenant Commander Wesley North are finalists in their category in the Engineers Australia Engineer of the Year awards.
16 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Navy personnel finalists in engineering awards

Two Navy personnel are finalists in their category in the annual Engineering Australia Engineer of the Year awards.

People & service
A Jindalee operational radar network (JORN) transmitter at Harts Range, Alice Springs.
15 Aug 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Celebrating the science behind Defence capability

Behind every great defence force is an army of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. The ADF is no different.

Capability & technology
HMA Ships Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area. Photo: Peter Beeh
13 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Advanced warships ready for operations

The RAN's most advanced warships are ready for operational deployment.

Capability & technology
HMAS Supply conducts her first replenishment at sea with HMAS Anzac, while sailing in the East Australia Exercise Area. Photo: Able Seaman Jarryd Capper
13 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Raring to supply the fleet

HMAS Supply, one of Navy’s two new Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships, has completed its first ever Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with HMAS Anzac…

Capability & technology
HMAS Glenelg sails in company with RFNS Savenaca between Fiji and Vanuatu as part of Operation Island Chief. Photo: Republic of Fiji Navy
12 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Navies build skills on operation

The crews of HMAS Glenelg and RFNS Savenaca have worked together to build the mariner skills of personnel.

Alliances & relationships
The ship's company of HMAS Canberra commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Savo Island on the flight deck while at sea in the Western Pacific. Photo: Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez
12 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Loss of HMAS Canberra I remembered

The crew of HMAS Canberra remembered the first ship to bear the Canberra name during a small ceremony at sea.

People & service
Personnel from HMAS Glenelg, with Commanding Officer Lieutenant Commander Alexander Finnis, third from right, display the Vanuatu flag while at anchor at Port Vila during Vanuatu's Independence Day celebrations.
12 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Front-row seat to Vanuatuan celebration

The ship’s company of HMAS Glenelg shared an unforgettable experience with one of Australia’s closest regional partners on July 30.

Alliances & relationships
Army personnel and OzHarvest volunteers prepare dry and fresh food hampers in the OzHarvest warehouse at Alexandria, Sydney, a part of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo: Corporal Dustin Anderson
12 Aug 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

ADF helps with food hampers

As a part of Operation COVID-19 Assist, ADF personnel are supporting non-government organisations in Sydney to prepare and distribute…

People & service
Navy Gap Year trainees Midshipman Ryan Rafferty and Midshipman Rebecca Wright at the Royal Australian Naval College HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, NSW.
11 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Unexpected turn a memorable experience

Working with a small group of specialist reserve entry trainee officers has been an unexpected career highlight for midshipmen Ryan Rafferty and…

People & service
Leading Seaman Musician Miriam Norman from the Royal Australian Navy Band Tasmania shows of the braid of hair she has donated to charity.
11 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Making the cut for charity

Tying her thigh-length hair in a tidy military bun is a thing of the past for Leading Seaman Musician Miriam Norman.

People & service
The Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne brass section with the percussion section during the recording of a new selection of music at Oaklands Studios in Melbourne. Photo: Leading Seaman James McDougall
10 Aug 2021
Navy
News

Music selection grows

The Navy Band will soon have a new selection of ceremonial music to support the fleet.  

People & service