The Royal Australian Navy – 125 years
narrated by Commander Russell Crowe RAN
Category: People
Australia’s border control weakness exposed
Yahoo on Google : Kamilia Palu, News Editor : Mon 26 January 2026 Torres Shire Council demands answers after a ‘scary’ scene spotted from plane window over Australian waters. The council is now demanding answers from authorities after multiple residents came forward with similar concerns. From the window of the small plane, Salome Toby spotted multiple foreign […]
Australian Defence Force – Happy New Year 2026
The ADF 2025 year in review – Happy 2026!
Chief of Navy’s 2025 end of year message
by VADM Mark Hammond : 2025 has been a year driven by our Navy people. I want to thank you for your service and for your commitment to optimising our Fleet, accelerating delivery of the future Fleet, maximising safety, availability, lethality and preparedness, and deterring conflict. Collectively, our people have spent more than 350,000 days at […]
Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead to retire
Australia’s ‘no fail’ submarine mission set for shake-up as admiral in charge exits – Jane Norman 7th November The first boss of the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) Vice Admiral (VADM) Jonathan Mead, has announced he will retire in mid-2026, one year before the first US nuclear-powered submarine is due to be deployed to Western Australia. […]
Young interest programs at IndoPac 2025
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Charge of Command expectations from US chief of Naval Operations
Last week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle released a new charge of command to leaders in the Navy. The charge of command is a list of expectations for commanders from the CNO and is presented at the start of a command tour. The modern version of the document started with then-CNO Adm. […]
Rebuttal of opposition to Port Kembla as proposed AUKUS submarines home port
Stephen Kuper – DEFENCE CONNECT A group of concerned local special interests groups have launched their latest attack on the potential use of Port Kembla on the NSW South Coast as the proposed east coast submarine base, but true to form they miss the forest for the trees, blinded by their own special interests. Full […]
Continuing a family legacy of service
Defence News – Flight Lieutenant Vernon Pather – On Anzac Day this year, Able Seaman Rachel Brandt will have the perfect opportunity to pay respects to her great-great-uncle who fought and died in World War 1 – she will be parading at Gallipoli as part of Australia’s Federation Guard catafalque party on the 110th anniversary […]
Welcome aboard VADM Chalmers
Defence Australia: LSIS Abdus Chowdhury Former Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Donald Chalmers (retd.) returned to HMAS Kuttabul after nearly a decade, reliving his time in the senior service. Welcomed by Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Christopher Smith, Vice Admiral Chalmers toured Kuttabul Wharf and the vessels he had previously served on, including HMA Ships […]