Eighty years after HMAS Canberra (I) sank in the Battle of Savo Island, more than 500 members of HMAS Canberra (III) gathered on the flight deck to remember the 84 crew members who lost their lives.
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‘When I stop having fun I’ll go,’ is the mantra Lieutenant Commander David Gould has lived by and the reason he has just reached the milestone of 40 years in the Royal Australian Navy.
Catering at sea for several weeks during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 required careful logistical planning.
The last surviving crew member of HMAS Canberra (I), 99-year-old Des Jones, remembers how he narrowly escaped death when his ship was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island.
Landing forces put their training to the test in a multi-national reconnaissance mission during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
Able Seaman Miranda McLaughlin has had an Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 to remember.
The flight deck of HMAS Canberra has seen many international aircraft land and take-off during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
On a ship at sea, the last thing the crew wants to hear is the sound of alarms ringing out throughout the decks.
Although a relatively new workgroup standing up in 2020, the maritime human resources officers (MHRO) proved essential during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.
HMAS Canberra is training at night, recovering and launching embarked United States Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft on the flight deck during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022.