Japanese Chief of Staff for Maritime Self Defense Force Visits the Australian Navy

02/14/2019
Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, AO, RAN hosted Chief of Staff for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Admiral Yutaka Murakawa in Sydney for a Counterpart Visit on the 29th January 2019. This is Admiral Murakawa’s first visit to Sydney, Australia which included wreath laying at the HMAS…

HMAS Brisbane Ship Commissioning

10/31/2018
HMAS Brisbane, the second Australian-built Hobart class guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into Royal Australian Navy service, in Sydney, on 27 October 2018. The Prime Minister, the Hon Scott Morrison, MP; the Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne, MP; and Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, AO, RAN;…