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February 22, 2021 – Drive over the causeway to Western Australia’s Garden Island and a number of Navy vessels sheltered along the island’s eastern side come into view, contrasting the pristine beaches to the west. These beaches wouldn’t be too different from what Dutch explorers saw in the late 1600s or what the French witnessed when they named the island…
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December 16, 2020 – HMAS Ballarat has returned to her homeport of Fleet Base West near Rockingham, Western Australia, following a successful Indian Ocean deployment. The Anzac Class frigate deployed in October with her 187-strong crew from 816 Squadron and embarked helicopter. During her nine weeks at sea, Ballarat participated in Exercise MALABAR, a high-end training activity alongside India, Japan…
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November 10, 2020 (Google Translation) – The Emeraude nuclear attack submarine (SNA) and the Seine (PICTURED) metropolitan support and assistance vessel (BSAM) are calling in Perth as part of a long-term deployment. This stopover was preceded by a joint exercise with Australian vessels. This event is part of our defense cooperation with Australia and illustrates the strength of our bilateral…
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March 27, 2020 – HMAS Farncomb returned to her homeport of Fleet Base West earlier this month, after a five-week deployment to the east coast of Australia. Coming alongside Diamantina Wharf, a number of the submarine’s contingent of embarked trainees threw lines across under the watchful eye of the Casing Party officer-in-charge. Once all lines were secured and the gangway…
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February 24, 2020 – USS Texas (SSN 775) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 24. During their 7-month deployment, Texas completed a full spectrum of operations, including theater anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, in support of the high-priority tasking in the Indo-Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of operation. “The crew worked and trained tirelessly, preparing to execute any…
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