Ship ➡️ shore In 📍 northern Queensland, the @AustralianArmy's 10th Fires Brigade’s high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) took to the beach with the help of HMAS Choules. Having earlier exceeded expectations by firing various missile types ahead of schedule, and at distances new to Army, attention has turned to the deployability of HIMARS on aircraft and ships to extend the ADF’s ability to defend Australia’s northern approaches. The platform has been certified to deploy on @AusAirForce C-130 and C-17 aircraft and on board the @Australian_Navy’s landing helicopter docks (LHDs). Now it was time to prove the ability to transport the platform from ship to shore. Read more ➡️ #YourADF#

Two Collins-class submarines slipped between the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas into 📍 Port Phillip for concurrent port visits in Melbourne and Geelong. 🐬 The submarines, both based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, used their brief windows alongside for logistics resupply and crew respite following intense training off the south-eastern coast. ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy#

From Port Moresby to Cerberus 🇦🇺 🇵🇬 Meeting new friends, sharing insights into Papua New Guinea’s culture and undertaking demanding physical training were highlights for three privates reflecting on their time at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School. Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Privates Millis Kaos, Jamal Kime and Allan Aihi graduated from the Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus in March, as members of General Entry 444 Emms Division. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Australian_Navy @AusHCPNG

It’s a lot easier to drop in to see friends at work when their head office is a 193-metre-long command centre at sea. 🌊 After a multilateral maritime cooperative activity with the Philippines and United States within the 📍 Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, the Commanding Officer of the @Australian_Navy's HMAS Toowoomba conducted a cross‑deck visit to USS Blue Ridge, the home of the United States Navy 7th Fleet Command. Commissioned in 1970, Blue Ridge is the oldest serving ship in the @USNavy. Read more ➡️ #YourADF# #AusNavy# #StrongerTogether# @Philippine_Navy