Navy

Chance meeting leads to cultural awakening
While Lieutenant Damian Briggs has always known he was Indigenous, it is not something he embraced until recently.

From rolling hills to rolling waves, Ballarat is still home
A Navy gap year officer has swapped the rolling hills of Ballarat for the rolling waves of the ocean.

Ship's company 'one big tribe' as culture shared
Indigenous sailors in HMAS Adelaide are swapping stories and celebrating their culture as the ship’s company marks NAIDOC Week.

Enduring partnerships provide the edge
HMAS Ballarat has joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force and the navies of the United States and India, to take part in Exercise Malabar.

Anzac spirit contributes to skill upgrade on Op Argos
An engagement at sea between HMAS Arunta and a Royal New Zealand Air Force P3 Orion has provided a unique training opportunity.

Keeping up the pace during operations
Members of HMAS Ballarat have taken their physical fitness commitment to another level by completing 155 laps around the flight deck.

HMAS Canberra enters dock for maintenance
HMAS Canberra has entered the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Garden Island, Sydney, for an extended maintenance period.

Flying start for Ballarat’s aviator
Maritime Aviation Warfare Officer Sub Lieutenant Ashley Hill plays an integral role on board HMAS Ballarat.

New era in Navy survey capabilities launched
A new type of small survey craft that will improve Navy’s geospatial survey capabilities has been launched from HMAS Adelaide for the first time.

Ballarat and McCain unite to train
HMAS Ballarat and USS John S. McCain united on the high seas and remained in company through the Malacca Strait.

Survey team finds historic watering hole
A Navy hydrographic survey team could not get a drink from an old watering hole they found during an exercise in Far North Queensland.

High-tech dummies a test for mine clearance group
Dummy mines fitted with sensors that react to detection attempts ensured a clearance exercise in Jervis Bay, NSW, was close to reality.