Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Sarah Fryer looks through the ‘big eye’ binoculars at Melbourne’s CBD on the starboard bridge wing during HMAS Canberra’s entry into the Port of Melbourne for a port visit as part of Fleet Certification Period 2020. (photo: ABIS Jarrod Mulvihill)
Able Seaman Boatswains Mate Sarah Fryer looks through the ‘big eye’ binoculars at Melbourne’s CBD on the starboard bridge wing during HMAS Canberra’s entry into the Port of Melbourne for a port visit as part of Fleet Certification Period 2020.

Confirming Canberra’s ready to aid

This article has photo gallery Published on March 1, 2020 in Fleet

HMAS Canberra recently took time out of FCP20 to emulate the conditions encountered by the Royal Australian Navy during Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 19-20, and build on lessons learnt through conducting a Defence Assistance to Civil Communities exercise.

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  • Royal Australian Navy officers Sub Lieutenant Nancy Cotton, left, and Midshipman Sharni Hill on the quarterdeck of HMAS Canberra during Fleet Certification Period 2020. (photo: ABIS Jarrod Mulvihill)

    Certifying a commitment to training

    Published on February 28, 2020 in Fleet

    While the crew of HMAS Canberra undertakes its Unit Readiness Evaluation during Fleet Certification Period 2020, a new generation of personnel are also onboard training to enhance their contribution to Navy’s growing capability.

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  • The crew of HMAS Launceston pauses for a photograph under the ship’s hull while preparing to return her to the water. (photo: )

    Launceston team works like clockwork to undock

    Published on February 26, 2020 in Fleet This article has photo gallery

    HMAS Launceston’s crew watched on closely in early February as the Armidale Class Patrol Boat was lowered back into the water in the synchro lift at HMAS Coonawarra, having spent more than 2 months in the dry dock conducting planned maintenance.

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  • Navy Indigenous Development Program 13 enlistment ceremony at Cairns Defence Force Recruiting Centre. (photo: )

    Navy welcomes new Indigenous recruits

    Published on February 25, 2020 in People

    Twenty-one Indigenous recruits consisting of 12 females and 9 males, ranging in age from 18 to 30, enlisted into the Royal Australian Navy on 13 February, as part of the Navy Indigenous Development Program.

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L-R: BlazeAid team leader, Lindsay 'Co' Cosgrove; Chief Petty Officer Amy Gale; Petty Officer Chris Leibick; Claremont property owner Chris Bright; and Lieutenant Commander Dale Young take a break from repairing fences on Claremont, a property affected by the 2019/2020 bushfires close to Adelong, NSW. (photo: LSIS James McDougall)

Navy People Group joins Blaze Aid to help fire-affected communities This article has photo gallery

Some 200 kilometres from the nearest ocean, the NSW Riverina town of Adelong played host to a team of 16 Officers and Sailors from Navy People Group in Canberra, who wanted to help people in the fire-affected region.

Able Seaman Maritime Logistics - Personnel Rebekah Curry tries her hand at blind cricket at the Victoria Memorial School for the Blind during HMAS Toowoomba's port visit to Mumbai, India. (photo: LSIS Richard Cordell)

Indian school for the blind hits Toowoomba sailors for six This article has photo gallery

Fourteen sailors from HMAS Toowoomba visited the Victoria Memorial School for the Blind during a recent port visit to Mumbai, India.

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HMAS Sirius berthed at Macquarie Wharf, Hobart, Tasmania. (photo: )

HMAS Sirius - Flagship at 182nd Royal Hobart Regatta

Early this month, HMAS Sirius recently spent a weekend in Hobart as the Flagship for the 182nd Royal Hobart Regatta, the largest aquatic carnival in the Southern Hemisphere.

Leading Seaman Marine Technician Submariner (LSMTSM) David Morley judging one of the entries in the Submarine in Schools competition. (photo: )

Submarine ideas surface during schools initiative

The Royal Australian Navy is one of the most capable navies in the world - this is largely as a result of seeking the right equipment, and recruiting the correct people to use and develop this equipment effectively.

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Australian Defence Force Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Association members who participated in Exercise RUCKSACK in Germany and Austria during January and February 2020. (photo: FOTO-KAESBERG)

Snow-filled summer for Aussies at British Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Championships This article has photo gallery

Ten members of the Australian Defence Force Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Association have recently returned from competing in the annual Army and British Nordic Biathlon Championships, Exercise RUCKSACK 2020.

L-R: Sub Lieutenant Barton Heeney, Commander Brad Mackay and Sub Lieutenant Thomas Goodwin of HMAS Albatross prepare to take part in the Team Navy Australian Surf Rowers League Open at Mollymook Beach on the NSW South Coast. (photo: )

Team Navy surf boat series strengthens community links This article has photo gallery

Navy’s ongoing partnership with the Australian Surf Rowers League has continued for a 12th year with support to Australia’s premier surf boat event - the 2020 Team Navy Australian Surf Rowers League Open, recently held at Mollymook Beach, NSW.