Royal Australian Navy Task Force for Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving

11/10/2020
The Royal Australian Navy is certifying a standing Task Group dedicated to Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving. The Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group (MCDTG) is a deployable staff capable of planning and executing Mine Warfare operations using units from Navy’s Mine Warfare, Clearance Diving, Hydrographic, Meteorological and Patrol…

Australian-Singapore Cooperation: The Role of HMAS Adelaide

11/06/2020
HMAS Adelaide has provided an at-sea platform for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) CH-47 heavy-lift helicopter crews to requalify in deck landings and take-offs off the coast of Queensland. The RSAF CH-47 crews, permanently based at Oakey in Queensland, spent two days flying from Townsville to HMAS Adelaide…

Exercise MALABAR

10/31/2020
By Lieutenant Will Singer HMAS Ballarat and USS John S. McCain united on the high seas and remained in company through the Malacca Strait while sailing for Exercise Malabar. Both ships will soon join with Indian and Japanese partners for the high-end military exercise. Ballarat's Commanding Officer, Commander Antony Pisani, welcomed the cooperative deployment with…