Australian Navy’s Coastal Minehunter, HMAS Huon, has strengthened the friendship between the Royal Australian Navy and the Timor-Leste Defence Force in a recent port visit to the nation’s capital Dili. The four day port visit was focused on cultural exchange and the conduct of bilateral training wit
After a hectic year, the crew of the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac is undergoing significant change as new crew members are welcomed, and many longstanding members are farewelled as they take up new challenges. Anzac’s outgoing Commanding Officer, Commander Matthew Doornbos, was the longe
The year commenced as the one in which HMAS Sydney was set to decommission, but rather than slowly decline with age, Sydney completed one of the busiest years in its 32 year history. HMAS Sydney completed a maintenance period from the beginning of January through March which proved challenging as it
Newly commissioned Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Canberra, has proven she has what it takes to conduct a safe boarding operations recently, with tough couple of days of assessment from Navy’s Sea Training Group. The testing period forms part of the Mariner Skills Evaluation which checks a range of m
Since receiving a new commander in January 2014, the Australian Navy’s HMAS Penguin has been working around the clock. The establishment was heavily involved with the community participating in a large number of community engagement events throughout the year. Early in the year, divers from the Roya
USCG Searches for Toscana’s Crewmember The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the master of a freight ship reported overboard approximately 60 miles east of Wake Island Sunday. Russia: Borey-A Class Submarine’s Keel Laid Russia based Sevmash Shipyard, Severodvinsk, on 26th December, 2014, held a keel
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) AP-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft to assist in the Indonesian-led search for missing Air Asia flight QZ8501. The Australian AP-3C Orion took off from Darwin this morning (Monday, 29 December, 2014) to join the sea
Newly commissioned Landing Helicopter Dock, HMAS Canberra, has proven she has what it takes to conduct a safe boarding operations recently, with tough couple of days of assessment from Navy’s Sea Training Group. The testing period forms part of the Mariner Skills Evaluation which checks a range of m
Navy divers have lent their expertise to Operation RENDER SAFE this year forming an integral part of the tri-service Amphibious Task Group that were responding to the dangerous legacy of unexploded ordinance located in Torokina, Bougainville Island. From 22 October until 8 November, divers from Aust
The Philippines Naval Sea Systems Command (NSSC) hosted the first Naval Systems Engineering (NSE) Symposium 2014last 28 November 2014 aboard the NSSC Multi-Purpose Hall, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, Fort San Felipe, Cavite City. The theme for the symposium was: “Naval Sy
Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, has joined hundreds of friends and family welcoming HMAS Toowoomba home from a five month deployment in support of Operation MANITOU. The 191-strong ship’s company has spent 142 days assigned to the operation conducting maritime security and mar
The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac sailed in early December with almost 252 family and friends embarked for a family sea day – the ship’s way of saying thanks to those special to them for their support in 2014 and into 2015. With the ship’s company having been away for ten months of 2014,
HMAS Toowoomba arrived home from a five month deployment in support of Operation MANITOU. The 191-strong ship’s company has spent 142 days assigned to the operation conducting maritime security and maritime interdiction operations as part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces. During an ext
HMAS Stuart has wrapped up a successful port visit to its hometown of Devonport, Tasmania, with over 1,800 locals getting a tour of the ship. Between 12-14 December the ship’s company exercised their freedom of entry with a march through the town centre and opened the ship up to the public. The Devo
