Topic: Operations

Putting training into practice on nine month deployment

Published on by LEUT Gary McHugh (author), POIS Yuri Ramsey (photographer)

Seaman Medic Benjamin Smith conducts a medical check-up in the medical centre in HMAS Warramunga. (photo: POIS Yuri Ramsey)

Seaman Medic Benjamin Smith conducts a medical check-up in the medical centre in HMAS Warramunga.

Dealing with simulated fire, flood and casualties is all part of the daily routine for Able Seaman Benjamin Smith.

Stores and boarding – all in a day’s work

Published on by Department of Defence (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

Able Seaman Maritime Logistics - Supply Chain Matthew Bruce stands in the naval stores compartment of HMAS Newcastle while on Operation Manitou in the Middle East Region. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

Able Seaman Maritime Logistics - Supply Chain Matthew Bruce stands in the naval stores compartment of HMAS Newcastle while on Operation Manitou in the Middle East Region.

Navy’s Able Seaman Maritime Logistics – Supply Chain Matthew Bruce, is currently deployed to Middle Eastern waters on Operation MANITOU as part of HMAS Newcastle’s ship’s company.

Sudan deployment a lesson in restraint

Published on by SGT Dave Morley (author), Jay Cronan (photographer)

Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul Koerber at the Dedication ceremony of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra. (photo: Jay Cronan)

Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul Koerber at the Dedication ceremony of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra.

With the recent unveiling of the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra, we look at another role an Australian Navy member undertook for the United Nations.

Deployment dedicated to family and friends

Published on by LEUT Harley Slatter (author), POIS Yuri Ramsey (photographer)

Able Seaman Electronics Technician Jake Yarnold conducts maintenance on the Vertical Launch System in HMAS Warramunga. (photo: POIS Yuri Ramsey)

Able Seaman Electronics Technician Jake Yarnold conducts maintenance on the Vertical Launch System in HMAS Warramunga.

Able Seaman Electronics Technician Jake Yarnold is gearing up for his first taste of operational experience as part of the ship’s company of HMAS Warramunga.

Sailor remembered in Madagascar

Published on by LCDR Fiona Southwood (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

Ship's Company of HMAS Newcastle at the Diego Suarez War Cemetery after a memorial service for Able Seaman John Frederick Ellis in Antsiranana, Madagascar. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

Ship's Company of HMAS Newcastle at the Diego Suarez War Cemetery after a memorial service for Able Seaman John Frederick Ellis in Antsiranana, Madagascar.

HMAS Newcastle’s crew have held the inaugural Australian Defence Force memorial service in Diego Suarez, Madagascar, for a Royal Australian Navy sailor lost during the Second World War.

New meets old in Jordan

This article has photo gallery Published on by LEUT Daniel Cochrane (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

HMAS Newcastle's wardroom stand on the missile launcher during transit through the Red Sea in the Middle East Region. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

HMAS Newcastle's wardroom stand on the missile launcher during transit through the Red Sea in the Middle East Region.

HMAS Newcastle has completed a five-day port visit alongside Aqaba, Jordan, after her second counter terrorism patrol of Middle Eastern waters.

Newcastle completes operations with US 5th Fleet

Published on by Department of Defence (author), US Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emily Johnston (photographer)

USS Nimitz, USS Princeton, French Navy FS Jean Bart and Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle conduct a formation group sail demonstrating combined interoperability and multinational partnership in support of Commander, Task Force 50 operations in the Arabian Gulf. (photo: Mass Communication Specialist Se)

USS Nimitz, USS Princeton, French Navy FS Jean Bart and Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle conduct a formation group sail demonstrating combined interoperability and multinational partnership in support of Commander, Task Force 50 operations in the Arabian Gulf.

HMAS Newcastle has completed an attachment with the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf while deployed on maritime security operations in the Middle East region.

Navigating Middle Eastern Waters

Published on by CPL Sebastian Beurich (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

Maritime Warfare Officer Lieutenant Stibbard stands on the forecastle of HMAS Newcastle while on Operation Manitou in the Middle East region. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

Maritime Warfare Officer Lieutenant Stibbard stands on the forecastle of HMAS Newcastle while on Operation Manitou in the Middle East region.

Looking after the safety of a 4,000-tonne frigate and her crew as it sails thousands of nautical miles from home may seem like a big job, but it’s all in a day’s work for Lieutenant Shaun Stibbard.

Maritime medical mastery in the Middle East

Published on by CPL Sebastian Beurich (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

Seaman Medical Chelsea Deenan is seen in the sickbay of HMAS Newcastle in the Middle East region. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

Seaman Medical Chelsea Deenan is seen in the sickbay of HMAS Newcastle in the Middle East region.

Working in the sickbay of one of Navy’s warships is no easy task, as Seaman Medic Chelsea Deenen has found out through her deployment to the Middle East on Operation MANITOU.

Senior sailor’s star performance

Published on by LCDR Fiona Southwood (author), MAJ Chris Linden (author), ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez (photographer)

Chief Petty Officer Paul O'Keefe celebrates his 40th year in the Royal Australian Navy in the Junior Sailors Cafe aboard HMAS Newcastle in the Middle East region. (photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez)

Chief Petty Officer Paul O'Keefe celebrates his 40th year in the Royal Australian Navy in the Junior Sailors Cafe aboard HMAS Newcastle in the Middle East region.

Forty years of dedicated service by Chief Petty Officer Marine Technician Paul ‘Jock’ O’Keefe was recently celebrated by the crew of HMAS Newcastle, deployed to the Middle East region.