Section: Operations
HMAS Newcastle Replenishes at Sea in the Gulf of Aden
Published on by LEUT Sarah West (author and photographer)
A heavy pallet of food stores being transfered via heavy jackstay from USNS Patuxent to HMAS Newcastle.
HMAS Newcastle’s ship’s company has battled through 35°C heat and 97% humidity to complete multiple replenishment operations with the United States Naval Service ship USNS Patuxent in the Gulf of Aden, in the Middle East Area of Operations.
HMAS Newcastle in search for missing fishermen in the Indian Ocean
Published on by LEUT Sarah West (author), LSEW Melissa Girling (photographer)
HMAS Newcastle's boarding team inspecting the damage onboard the Chung Ying.
HMAS Newcastle has combined with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) warship Mianyang to search for survivors of a damaged fishing trawler in Middle Eastern waters.
Newcastle stops in Dar es Salaam
Published on by LEUT Trent Bancroft (author), LSEW Georgina Herdmun (photographer)
Warrant Officer Phil Smit (Ship's Warrant Officer) pays his respects at the World War I and II memorial at the Dar es Salaam Commonwealth War Cemetery.
HMAS Newcastle visited the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam from 16-20 June 2013 after a busy patrol period in the Somali Basin.
A day with Somme
Published on by LEUT Suresh Kumar (author), POEW Ben White (photographer)
Able Seaman Electronics Technician Jerrad Coomber and Leading Seaman Electronics Technician Matthew McKechnie-Cooke heaving in on the hose line with other members of ship's company backing them up.
Since her arrival in May, HMAS Newcastle (CMDR Paul O’Grady, CSM) conducted her third Replenishment at Sea (RAS) evolution in the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) with the French Navy’s FS Somme on 09 Jun 2013.
HMAS Newcastle visits the Seychelles
Published on by LEUT Sarah West (author and photographer)
Acting Sub Lieutenant Rachael Jones sorts the mail for the crew of HMAS Newcastle in the Junior Sailors Cafe.
A port visit to the Seychelles provided a much-needed opportunity for the crew of HMAS Newcastle to re-energise ahead of her next high-tempo counter-terrorism patrol on Operation SLIPPER.
Australian and French warships unite to promote maritime security
Published on by French Navy (photographer)
HMAS Newcastle and FS Somme send their boarding teams to intercept a dhow while on a patrol for CTF 150.
Nearly 100 years after France and Australia fought side by side on the Somme battlefields, HMAS Newcastle and FS Somme are united in their security efforts in the Middle East Area of Operation (MEAO).
HMAS Melbourne trains in readiness for Operation SLIPPER deployment
Published on by POIS Ollie Garside (photographer)
Ship's company show the Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal team some of the hard work involved with being at sea whilst conducting an Air Warfare Serial with the firing of the 5-inch gun in the Eastern Australian Exercise Area.
For the past five weeks HMAS Melbourne has conducted Unit Readiness (UR) level collective training in the East Area Exercise Area including a number of evaluations supervised by Sea Training Group (STG).
USS Eisenhower and HMAS Newcastle meet at sea
Published on by LEUT Alisha Withers (author)
Able Seaman Stuart McGuigan (front left) poses with ship mates against the background of USS Dwight D Eisenhower.
HMAS Newcastle rendezvoused with ‘Big Ike’ the USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea for a day of steaming in company on 2 June 2013.
Toowoomba to be welcomed home
Published on by LEUT Samantha Dudley (author), POIS Phil Cullinan (photographer)
HMAS Toowoomba transits international waters.
HMAS Toowoomba will receive a warm welcome home when she sails into Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling tomorrow, Friday 14 June 2013 following her six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.
HMAS Newcastle's first replenishment
Published on by LEUT Suresh Kumar (author), POEW Ben White (photographer)
The refueling line from RFA Fort Victoria is connected to HMAS Newcastle during a replenishment at sea in the Middle East for Operation SLIPPER.
HMAS Newcastle has conducted her first Replenishment at Sea (RAS) serial in the Middle East Area of Operations with RFA Fort Victoria on 29 May 2013.
This RAS was the first such evolution in the MEAO for Newcastle (CMDR P O’Grady, CSM) and added to Newcastle’s growing list of partnerships with international replenishment ships.