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Petty Officer Dallas Sanchez stays connected with friends through the Veteran Gaming Australia community.
04 Jun 2024
Navy
News

Healthy minds the name of the game

A love of geek-culture has contributed to bolstering the mental health of Navy personnel and veterans.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Royal Australian Navy gap year sailors, Seaman Oscar Dickson and Jessica Barnes inspect an MH-60R-Seahawk aboard HMAS Adelaide.
03 Jun 2024
Navy
News

From Firebirds to Seahawks

Gap year sailor Seaman Oscar Dickson tells how a hobby led him to work as an aviation technician on board HMAS Adelaide.

Exercises & training | People & service
Navy HMAS Adelaide's ship's husbandry manager Petty Officer Thomas Archer next to the ship’s cable and anchor.
03 Jun 2024
Navy
News

Chains hold strong on 30,000-tonne ship

Did you know, when a ship drops anchor, it’s actually the cable or chain, not the anchor, that does the heavy lifting.

Capability & technology
Sub-Lieutenant Nathan Rose, left, Seaman Riley Moreton, Able Seaman Justin Haynes and Seaman Jamie Jackson stand in front of a rigid hull inflatable boat at Fleet Base East after assisting a distressed kayaker in Sydney Harbour.
03 Jun 2024
Navy
News

Quick-thinking sailors save struggling kayaker

A quick, coordinated rescue effort by some of Navy’s finest had a kayaker plucked from icy waters after capsizing in Sydney Harbour.

Community engagement | Relief & assistance
From left, Captain Ken Burleigh, Captain Viktor Pilicic, Enrico Kestel, Commodore John Stavridis and Lieutenant Commander Alexandra Turner after the opening ceremony for the Navy Training Systems Centre - West at HMAS Stirling, WA.
31 May 2024
Navy
News

Important step in shore-based training

Navy’s training capability has been greatly increased thanks to the delivery of a new state-of-the-art facility.

Capability & technology | Exercises & training
Papua New Guinea Ordinary Seaman Obadiah Orovea (left) and Stallon Kuahen (right) stand at ease in the parade ground while attending the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
31 May 2024
Navy
News

Welcomed to the fold

Two Papua New Guinea Defence Force members were welcomed to the cradle of the Navy, undertaking the new entry sailor course.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
Navy personnel run during a group exercise class aboard HMAS Adelaide.
31 May 2024
Navy
News

Health and fitness keeping sailors ship shape

HMAS Adelaide doctor Lieutenant Commander Katharine Mitchell knows a thing or two about staying healthy.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Pallets of aid from Australia and the United Kingdom, bound for Enga Province in Papua New Guinea, are driven out to an awaiting C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.
30 May 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Airborne aid arrives in Papua New Guinea

The ADF has delivered much-needed supplies of humanitarian aid to Papua New Guinea in the aftermath of a deadly landslide.

Alliances & relationships | Relief & assistance
Navy Warrant Officer Dion Blair, HMAS Adelaide Command Warrant Officer, serves dinner to the ship's company in the HMAS Adelaide galley.
30 May 2024
Navy
News

Feeding the fleet

How many eggs does it take to feed a floating village? About 5000 every week on HMAS Adelaide.

Capability & technology | Sports, health & wellbeing
Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, attends a march-out parade at the Army Recruit Training Centre at Kapooka, NSW.
30 May 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Chief of Defence's final welcome for recruits

Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell has welcomed Army’s newest soldiers at his final march-out parade.

Ceremonies & events | People & service
HMAS Stirling personnel and WA Emergency Services care for casualties during Exercise Vulcan Phoenix 2024 at Fleet Base West, WA.
29 May 2024
Navy
News

Testing and enhancing crisis management

Navy teams up with emergency services in WA to test interagency responses to a critical incident.

Alliances & relationships | Exercises & training
Transition coach Mr Peter Webeck meets with Squadron Leader Nadine Gallaway.
29 May 2024
Navy, Army, Air Force
News

Transitioning has never been easier

Transferring within or separating from the ADF has been made easier with the support of more than 70 transition coaches around Australia.

People & service
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