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24.01.2022 The end of mental health awareness month was marked at HMAS Kuttabul gymnasium with a marathon to raise money for Soldier On. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

23.01.2022 Almost a year after HMAS Adelaide provided logistics support to Eden during the bushfire crisis, Navy returned to help the still recovering community rebuild. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

23.01.2022 In a demonstration of their amphibious capability, the latest generation of Army vehicles has been driven on board HMAS Adelaide via landing craft off the coast of North Queensland. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

22.01.2022 The Port of Eden has been announced as NUSHIP Supply’s ceremonial home port during an event held by the waters of Cocora Beach, Eden over the weekend. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

22.01.2022 Ahead of today's investiture ceremony for Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean VC, the crew of HMAS Armidale (II) conducted a commemoration ceremony for HMAS Armidale (I) over the site of its wreck off the coast of Timor-Leste. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

19.01.2022 A posting to NUSHIP Supply caused some personal conflict for Able Seaman Jahlaya Weazel, but also provided an opportunity to establish the ship’s on-board philosophy of One Ship, Many Stories. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

17.01.2022 Rather than bringing in contractors, erecting scaffolding and waiting days for roof inspections at HMAS Penguin, Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Bradley Reynolds had other ideas. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

16.01.2022 A Seahawk helicopter Flight Commander had an unexpected reunion with two former trainee United States naval aviators while exercising on the high seas. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

16.01.2022 Rain did not dampen the desire for the Canberra community and Navy representatives to come together during NAIDOC Week at a public smoking ceremony at National Circuit in Barton. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

16.01.2022 A Navy Gap Year officer has swapped the rolling hills of the Victorian city of Ballarat for rolling waves and the steady hum of the engines of HMAS Ballarat. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

15.01.2022 The global pandemic has certainly presented challenges and hardship for the Australian community to endure. However, it has also presented the Royal Australian Navy the opportunity to devise innovative approaches toward training delivery and generating future capability. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

14.01.2022 Following assistance rendered by HMAS Adelaide during the 2019 bushfire crisis, Navy has returned to Bega Valley Shire with HMAS Supply crew working alongside BlazeAid Cobargo to help rebuild fences that were lost.

12.01.2022 HMAS Hobart III returns to her home port of Fleet Base East in Sydney after the successful completion of Regional Presence Deployment 2020. https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-hobart-iii Photographer: ABIS Leon Dafonte Fernandez... Commonwealth of Australia See more

11.01.2022 The eighth Guardian class Patrol Boat (GPB) built as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project was gifted by the Australian Defence Force to the people of Tonga on Friday 30 October 2020. Head of Maritime Systems Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm, CSM, RAN, representing the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, accepted the vessel from Austal in an initial handover ceremony before presenting the vessel to Her Royal Highness Princess Ltfuipeka Tukuaho of Tonga, High Commissioner of Tonga to Australia.

10.01.2022 HMAS Armidale (II) conducted a commemoration on the wreck site of HMAS Armidale (I) recently. The former Royal Australian Navy corvette was sunk off the coast of what is now Timor-Leste by Japanese aircraft during World War Two. The lives of 100 crew members were lost as a result of the attack, including that of Ordinary Seaman Edward ‘Teddy’ Sheean’. Teddy’s family was presented the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia today for his brave actions on that day 78 years ago. https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-armidale-i https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-armidale-ii https://www.navy.gov.au//ordinary-seaman-edward-teddy-shee

09.01.2022 The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Arunta has returned to her home port of Fleet Base West in Rockingham, Western Australia, following a successful five-month regional deployment, most recently supporting Operation ARGOS. During her 164 days at sea, Arunta concluded three-months on a regional presence deployment as part of a five-ship Task Group in October, taking part in a series of Southeast Asia and Pacific engagements, which included several successful multilateral tr...aining exercises. Arunta briefly returned to Darwin for a logistics visit before embarking on a further seven-week East Asia deployment. https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-arunta-ii

09.01.2022 Able Seaman Teneille Francis and Able Seaman William Nicolaidis share their thoughts about what NAIDOC Week means to them. During #NAIDOCWeek2020, the Royal Australian Navy profiles the ongoing achievements of its Indigenous Australian service personnel and celebrates the histories, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Navy is committed to a culturally inclusive workplace which enables our respected fighting force to deliver on its duties to Australians, and actively encourages all its people to be involved in deepening their knowledge and cultural understanding during NAIDOC Week. #YourADF #AusNavy HMAS Adelaide III National NAIDOC

06.01.2022 Ahead of tomorrow's historic investiture ceremony, the Chief of Navy Australia, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan AO RAN, reflects on Teddy Sheean, his legacy and what it means for today’s sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen. #AusNavy #ForValour

06.01.2022 HMAS Arunta has returned to Fleet Base West in Western Australia after 164 days at sea, strengthening relations in the Indo-Pacific. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

05.01.2022 During NAIDOC Week, Navy people in Sydney from all backgrounds were offered the hands-on opportunity to learn about native sustenance and pharmaceuticals from an Indigenous expert. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

04.01.2022 At 1130 (AEDST) today, the Governor-General will present the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia to the family of Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean. As a tribute to Teddy's bravery and sacrifice, the RAN Band presents the first performance of a dedicated arrangement of Naval Hymn - Eternal Father, arranged by Chief Petty Officer Musician Martyn Hancock, CSM.

03.01.2022 HMAS Ballarat’s embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopter has played a valuable role with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group during a passage exercise in the Indian Ocean. via Navy Daily #AusNavy #NavyDaily

03.01.2022 During a special media event at Government House on 12 August, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia announced that Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II had approved a posthumous Victoria Cross for Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean. He is the first Royal Australian Navy member to be awarded a VC. https://www.navy.gov.au//ordinary-seaman-edward-%E2%80%98t... https://news.navy.gov.au//Teddy-Sheean-to-be-awarded-posth https://defence.gov.au//Hon-D/Gall-Dist/Victoria-Cross.asp https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-armidale-i

02.01.2022 HMAS Arunta conducted an all-ship Damage Control Exercise on November 20, 2020 as the ship made its way back to its homeport of Fleet Base West, Western Australia after a five-month deployment. HMAS Arunta sailed from the Port of Darwin on 11 October for a six-week regional deployment, undertaking a number of engagements. The ADF is committed to strengthening the longstanding security partnerships across Southeast Asia. Our relationships are based on mutual respect, trust and a shared vision for a peaceful, inclusive, sovereign and resilient Indo-Pacific.