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Former Navy paramedic Jamie Hodgess, left, and his nephew Army petroleum operator Warrant Officer Class Two Stuart Hodgess with the Navy hat that belonged to Jamie Hodgess' father, Gus. Photo: Lance Corporal Christopher Smith
14 Dec 2021
Navy, Army
News

Hats off to historic family find

A piece of family military history, uncovered during restoration works at a  Brisbane railway station, has been returned to its rightful owners.

Commemoration & history
Navy pilot Lieutenant Josh Gorrie at the Wings Over Illawarra airshow. Photo: Corporal Kylie Gibson
14 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Back to where a love of flying began

The Wings over Illawarra airshow has special place in Navy pilot Lieutenant Josh Gorrie's heart.

People & service
HMAS Anzac is photographed by a Submarine Advanced Warfare Course student through the periscope from HMAS Rankin during an anti-submarine warfare training activity conducted as part of Exercise Zeehond in the Western Australian Exercise area.
14 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Boost to submarine force

Navy’s submarine warfighting force has been expanded with the recent graduation of seven students from the Submarine Advanced Warfare Course.

Capability & technology
Maritime warfare officer Sub Lieutenant Jacques de Villiers on watch on HMAS Sirius’ bridge with his father Bertus during the family cruise.
14 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Families on board for historic voyage

HMAS Sirius had a few extra crew members on board for her final voyage to Fleet Base West before being decommissioned.

People & service
Lieutenant Commander Makaila Lasalo with women from the Tongan defence force.
10 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Journey comes full circle

Lieutenant Commander Makaila Lasalo spent time in Tonga as a child, and has returned in an important role with Navy.

People & service
Lieutenant Michael Wisniewski receives a cake on board HMAS Brisbane after he clocked up 2500 career flying hours. Photo: Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman
10 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Pilot clocks up milestone on deployment

A flight from HMAS Brisbane in the embarked MH-60R wasn’t your average training serial for Lieutenant Michael Wisniewski.

People & service
Friends and family greet HMAS Sirius as the ship returns to its home port at Fleet Base West for the final time. Photo: Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez
09 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Home for the final time

It was a bittersweet moment for onlookers at Fleet Base West on December 2 when HMAS Sirius returned home.

People & service
At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding: Warrant Officer Andrew Jocumsen, Commodore Peter Leavy, Colonel James Murray, Andrew Nealy, Professor Michael O’Donnell, Group Captain Jeff Howard, Captain (USN) Matt Ort and Lieutenant Colonel Dave Cave.
08 Dec 2021
Navy
News

New exchange opportunity

The Australian Defence Force Academy and United States Naval Academy have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding.

Alliances & relationships
The Hanwha Defense Australia Redback, left, and the Rheinmetall Defence Australia KF-41 Lynx next to HMAS Adelaide at HMAS Kuttabul. Photo: Able Seaman Benjamin Ricketts
07 Dec 2021
Navy, Army
News

Sea legs of infantry fighting vehicles tested

The two vehicles under consideration for Australia’s multi-billion dollar infantry fighting vehicle project have undergone sea transportability…

Capability & technology
Hunter Division of Navy's Reserve Entry Officers’ Course 3-21 at HMAS Creswell.
07 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Course navigates a way through rough times

When COVID-19 hit, it looked like the Navy Reserve Entry Officers’ Course would be an early casualty of the pandemic.

People & service
HMAS Armidale, left, and Papua New Guinea’s new Guardian-class patrol boat NUSHIP Francis Agwi, middle, in Darwin Harbour.
06 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Paradise patrols strengthen partnership

Patrol boats from the Royal Australian Navy and Papua New Guinea Defence Force conducted maritime surveillance operations on Exercise Paradise.

Alliances & relationships
(Australian War Memorial Director Mr Matt Anderson and Captain Anita Nemarich, RAN, with one of the donated red kangaroo funnel insignia from HMAS Parramatta at the Treloar Technology Centre, ACT. Photo: Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello
06 Dec 2021
Navy
News

Red kangaroos donated to Australia War Memorial

80 years since HMAS Parramatta (II) was lost, the red kangaroo funnel insignia from successor ship Parramatta (IV) was donated to the Australian…

People & service
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