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A friendly welcome awaits at the Defence Accommodation Precinct - Darwin.
01 Apr 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Throwing open the doors in Darwin

Defence Accommodation Precinct – Darwin has re-opened after the wet season.

Industry & partnership | People & service
Students at STEM to the Rescue work experience program using augmented reality.
01 Apr 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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Defence challenges students’ STEM skills

Year 10-12 work experience students explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.

Capability & technology | Industry & partnership
Principal Commonwealth Representative Commander Ben Brown (left) and Director Regional Maintenance Centre - East Captain David Sippel attend the 80th Anniversary of the Captain Cook Graving Dock held at Garden Island, NSW. Photo: Able Seaman Danyellah Hill
31 Mar 2025
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Celebrating the guardian of the fleet

Defence and industry members celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Fleet Base East.

Ceremonies & events
Sub Lieutenant Nicholas Mudge, of Fleet Air Arm's 725 Squadron, in front of a MH-60R Seahawk helicopter. Sub Lieutenant Mudge works as an Aviation Warfare Officer across the fleet's MH-60R Seahawks.
29 Mar 2025
Navy
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From Lang Lang rodeo air ambulance to RAN cockpit

How a teenager fascinated by helicopters represented Navy at the Australian International Airshow.

Community engagement | People & service
A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter lands at Geelong High School during a visit to meet the students and conduct a presentation about the aircraft.
29 Mar 2025
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Navy takes Victorian schools to new heights

Naval aviators bring MH-60R Romeo helicopter to Victoria's Geelong High School and Bellarine Secondary College ahead of Airshow.

Community engagement | People & service
Navy Football Federation Australia players in action at the Great Lakes Viking Challenge football tournament on the NSW north coast.
28 Mar 2025
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Navy teams shine on the field

Men's, women's and master's Navy teams advance to the knockout stage of football tournament.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Wall during the Old Timers ice Hockey Australia Network tournament in Adelaide.
28 Mar 2025
Navy, Air Force
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Old-timers by name, young guns by nature

Defence hockey players gel on the ice for veterans' tournament in Adelaide.

Sports, health & wellbeing | People & service
Vietnamese People's Army personnel complete a tailored combat survivability course as part of the Defence Cooperation Program, at the Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship's Safety, at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
26 Mar 2025
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Partnership forged in fire and flood

Navy steps up combat survivability training with largest Vietnamese People's Army contingent at HMAS Cerberus.

Alliances & relationships | Capability & technology
Able Seaman Aviation Technician Airframe, and ADF Linguist Nguyen Le, at the RAN School of Survivability and Ship's Safety, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria.
26 Mar 2025
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Speaking the language of partnership

Able Seaman Nguyen Le is a linguist and encourages others with the same skills to 'get on board'.

Alliances & relationships | People & service
RAAF Leading Aircraftwoman Madison Tough hits the ball during the Australian Federal Police Baseball Championships in Canberra 2025.
26 Mar 2025
Navy, Army, Air Force
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A home run for ADF baseball

The ADF Diamond Sports baseball team hit it out of the park at the Australian Federal Police Baseball Championships.

Sports, health & wellbeing
Royal Australian Navy Petty Officer Scott Thomas, from the Maritime Geospatial Warfare Unit, standing next to Australian Antarctic Program field site Law Base, Antarctica.
26 Mar 2025
Navy
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Frozen treat for tropical sailor

Two trips to Antarctica were the opportunity of a lifetime for a Queensland-based Navy hydrographer.

Operations & missions | People & service
US Navy sailors participate in a visit, board, search, and seizure drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout in the US Central Command area of responsibility.
26 Mar 2025
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RAN passes baton on Red Sea mission

The US Navy resumes command of Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Middle East.

Alliances & relationships | Operations & missions