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Naval History Section staff Honae Cuffe, Director John Perryman, Rob Garratt, Simone Alferink and Petar Djokovic celebrate the publication of their 400th ship history at their offices in Fyshwick, Canberra. Photo: Sergeant Sebastian Beurich
07 Jul 2021
Navy
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Ships’ history at a click

If you're after details of something that happened at sea in the past 40 years, the Naval History Section’s online profiles are the place to look.

People & service
 Recruit Shyndalia Woosup at the Cairns RSL after her graduation parade in Cairns, Queensland. Photo: Petty Officer Bradley Darvill
07 Jul 2021
Navy
News

Recruit learns strength and resilience

Recruit Shyndalia Woosup is one of 17 recruits who graduated from the Navy Indigenous Development Program last month.

People & service
Able Seaman Henry Burns, left, Leading Seaman Monifah See Kee and Able Seaman Terry Waia at a Coming of the Light ceremony in the Torres Straits Islands. Photo: Leading Seaman Breanna Jacobs-Rochford
06 Jul 2021
Navy
News

Festival marks 150 years of Christianity in Torres Strait

Navy personnel celebrated the Coming of the Light in the Torres Strait Islands on July 1. 

Community engagement
United States Navy destroyer USS Rafael Peralta enters Sydney Harbour for a COVID-Safe port visit ahead of Exercise Pacific Vanguard. Photo: Able Seaman Dafonte Fernandez
05 Jul 2021
Navy
News

Foreign warships in Sydney for exercise

Three foreign warships have berthed at Garden Island, Sydney, ahead of Exercise Pacific Vanguard. 

Alliances & relationships
Signaller Elizabeth Barnes currently deployed in support of Operation Linesmen in South Korea.
05 Jul 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Peacekeeping in Korea continues

Personnel are continuing to build trust and rapport with Korea on Operation Linesmen.

Alliances & relationships
HMAS Perth is lowered out of the dry dock at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson, WA, after completion of a major part of the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program upgrades.
02 Jul 2021
Navy
News

Perth back in the water after upgrades

HMAS Perth is back in the water after completion of a major part of the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program.

Capability & technology
Coordinator General of Operation COVID Shield Lieutenant General John Frewen sits in his office at the Department of Health's Scarborough House, Canberra. Photo: Sergeant Sebastian Beurich
02 Jul 2021
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Mission: to get us all vaccinated

The task force charged with delivering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is determined to vaccinate every eligible Australian by the end of 2021.

People & service
Able Seaman Briana Letta in the engine room of Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription while deployed on Operation Resolute.
02 Jul 2021
Navy
News

Sailor stoked with career development

Able Seaman Briana Letta has celebrated some significant milestones – and a birthday – while on patrol in support of Operation Resolute.

People & service
Leading Seaman Joshua Fordham operates an aircraft control console in the operations room of HMAS Ballarat during the ship's Regional Presence Deployment. Photo: Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez
01 Jul 2021
Navy
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Exercise gets real for aircraft controller

An activity in the South China Sea has given one HMAS Ballarat sailor the opportunity to develop his skills in maritime aircraft control.

People & service
Commanding Officer Ballarat Commander Antony Pisani, right, with the youngest crew member Seaman Christiaan Rijkaart during the cutting of the ship’s birthday cake at sea. Photo: Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez
30 Jun 2021
Navy
News

Ballarat celebrates birthday as deployment ends

HMAS Ballarat celebrated its 17th birthday on the day the ship finished its Regional Presence Deployment off the coast of the NT. 

Capability & technology
Participants from the RAN, United States Navy, Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale during Exercise Artemis Trident in Bahrain.
30 Jun 2021
Navy
News

Australians pivotal to Middle East exercise

RAN officers played a small but crucial part in Exercise Artemis Trident in the Middle East recently.

Operations & missions
Navy Indigenous Development Program graduates perform a cultural dance with the Buri Guman Aboriginal Dance Group during their graduation in Cairns. Photo: Petty Officer Bradley Darvill
30 Jun 2021
Navy
News

Dream realised for Course 15

Course 15’s Navy Indigenous Development Program graduated in front of their friends, family and the community at Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns, on…

People & service