Interview with CO HMAS Stirling
An interview with the Commanding Officer of HMAS Stirling Captain Ainsley Morthorpe by Serge DeSilva-Ranasinghe is here.
No politics in USS Roosevelt inquiry
Adm. Michael M. Gilday appears determined that his recommendations on the USS Roosevelt case will be made based on Navy principles and not on...
955 Roosevelt sailors have virus
Navy officials said Monday that 955 Roosevelt sailors have active cases of the novel coronavirus, a number that does not include 14 crew members...
COVID-19 a test run for military
As Australia was swept by panic buying and medical shortages this year, the scenes were eerily familiar for one of the country's most senior...
CN’s message on COVID-19
From Chief of Navy VADM Mike Noonan AO RAN
Dear Navy People and Families,
The Senior Leadership of our Navy has been working extremely hard over the...
Preparing for the crisis after the crisis
By Peter Jennings*
The global economy may be in hibernation, but geopolitics is thriving and sprinting towards a potential crisis at the end of this...
Precedent for Roosevelt captain’s action
As reported by USNI News, Captain Brett Crozier was recently relieved of command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) by Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly...
ADF must find new balance
By Michael Shoebridge*
It’s time to upend the idea of a ‘balanced force’ in Australian defence policy.
Defence leaders have talked for decades about the 60,000-person...