The winning Navy team from the NSW Interservice Squash Tournament, Sydney.
25 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Squash stars court victory

Navy players named champions of the 2024 NSW Interservice Squash Tournament, with Air Force and Army in second.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Members of the Samoan Police Service and ship’s company of HMAS Choules congratulate each other after the completion of a friendly touch football match in Apia, Samoa.
25 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Samoan strength in international friendlies

The Samoan Police Service proved too strong for the crew of HMAS Choules in a series of touch football and volleyball matches in the Samoan capital.

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
Australian Army officer Lieutenant Oliver Breeze of 2nd Force Support Battalion recipient of the Prince of Wales Award scheme.
25 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Defence award provides enduring benefits

The Prince of Wales Award provides ADF reservists with up to $10,000 towards approved professional development.

Awards & recognition | People & service
Members of the Republic of Fiji Navy band, Royal Samoa Police band and the Royal Australian Navy band take part in the daily Samoa Police Service march in Apia, as part of a South West Pacific Regional Presence Deployment.
24 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Marching Matilda through Samoa

Uniformed Australians, Fijians and Samoans marched through the streets of Samoa’s capital, Apia, during the port visit of HMAS Choules.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Midshipman Mitchell Nield, centre, and Royal New Zealand Navy Sub Lieutenant Engineering Officer Agnieske Keenan, right, from HMAS Choules help locals build a greenhouse at Tuana’i Seventh Day Adventist Church.
23 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Building partnerships in Samoa

The crew of HMAS Choules helped Samoans repair a community centre and build greenhouses hear Apia and in Vailele.

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
Royal Australian Navy sailors lower a Bluefin-9 autonomous underwater vehicle into Cairns Inlet near HMAS Cairns as part of Exercise Austral Shield 2024.
23 Jul 2024
Navy, Army
News

Navy dives in to search and detect

Navy personnel have used an autonomous underwater vehicle to ‘protect’ shipping in Cairns Harbour.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Parents, Sergeant Kim and Mrs Clare James with their kids, displaying their Child of ADF Medallions and certificates.
23 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Recognising the ADF’s youngest supporters

More than 150 Sydney-based children of ADF members have received medallions for their resilience in managing the challenges of military life.

Awards & recognition
Petty Officer Musician Daniel McMahon plays the trombone at a community barbeque event in Apia, Samoa as part of a South West Pacific Regional Presence Deployment by HMAS Choules in July 2024.
22 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Choules brings sizzle and grooves to Samoa

Food and music kept the public coming as HMAS Choules offered a taste of Australian hospitality in Samoa.

Alliances & relationships | Community engagement
Royal Australian Air Force Chef Corporal Morgan Tuckey (left) and United States Marine Corps Chef Corporal Brandon Melgar serve lunch at the Junior Aviator's Mess during Exercise Pitch Black.
19 Jul 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

International team effort on the ground

Australia’s international partners are making their presence known in more than just the air on Exercise Pitch Black.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Graduates of maritime personnel operator initial employment training session 38 at HMAS Cerberus. Photo: Leading Seaman Jack Codner
19 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Gap year sailors build strong foundations

Navy's newest maritime personnel operators are ready to embark on their careers.

Exercises & training
Chaplain Simote Finau on board HMAS Choules as the ship travels off the coast of Tonga during a south-west Pacific regional presence deployment. Photo: Leading Seaman Matthew Lyall
19 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Chaplain blessed with homeland return

The last time Tongan-born Chaplain Simote Finau was in his home country, he was helping people recover from a devastating tsunami.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
Able Seaman Suliana Kami on board HMAS Choules as the ship travels off the coast of Tonga during a regional presence deployment. Photo: Able Seaman Lucinda Allanson
18 Jul 2024
Navy
News

Sailor’s two worlds collide in Tonga

Able Seaman Suliana Kami recently travelled to her mother’s homeland of Tonga for significant national celebrations.

People & service