#OnThisDay in 2000, the East Timorese Defence Force was established.

Old Warships HMAS Australia, please.

The publication of my last contribution to Semaphore is certainly tinged with sadness navy.gov.au/media-room/pub…

On 15 September 2011, Craftsman Beau Pridue of 8 Combat Service Support Battalion died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in East Timor. Defence image (photographer unknown)

#OTD in 1942, the Japanese sub I-19 fired one of the most damaging torpedo salvos in the history of submarine warfare. The 6 torpedo spread hit and sank the carrier USS Wasp and the destroyer USS O'Brien while severely damaging the battleship USS North Carolina.

🇪🇬 🚢Egypt to raise Suez Canal rates on Jan 1. 2023 ▪️ 15% increase for most vessels ▪️ 10% for dry bulk ships and cruise ships, ➡️#Egypt expects annual revenues to rise by $700 million after rate hike #shipping #supplychains #Egypt #SuezCanal #inflation

The Australian Naval History podcast returns with Miesje de Vogel, Dr Bob Breen, Captain Nick Bramwell & Rear Admiral Allan du Toit as they discuss the #RAN's participation in #peace support operations in Bougainville. Listen on Soundcloud 🎧 soundcloud.com/australian-nav…

A favourite nomenclature dispute: the International Hydrographic Organization and the Australian Hydrographic Office don't agree what ocean is south of Australia. IHO says it is the Indian Ocean (inc. Bass Strait); AHO says Bass Strait is in Pacific/Tasman, rest is Southern Ocean

In this episode of this Australian Naval History Podcast, Richard Dunley, Peter Jones & David Stevens discuss the exchange of Australian and British cruisers during the interwar period and its on-going legacy. soundcloud.com/australian-nav…

Deakin in 1906: “Nowhere are maritime communications more important than to Australia, seeing that our dependence upon sea carriage is certain to increase rather than diminish as population and production advance.” Still true.

#OnThisDay in 1999, Operation Lavarack commenced in East Timor, with 2RAR relieved in Dili by 3RAR in preparation for a move to the border.

#OnThisDay in 1999, members of SASR apprehended 24 militia members at Com, East Timor.

The RAN take over of UNSW Canberra Australian Defence Force Academy is complete! BZ all involved

#OnThisDay in 2003, AUSBATT VIII (1RAR) was relieved by AUSBATT IX (6RAR) in East Timor as part of Operation Citadel.

Sapper David Brown and Explosive Detection Dog Bundy of MTF-1 in Uruzgan Province, 2010. Defence images (photographer: Mick Davis)

#OnThisDay in 2012, Major General Michael Crane took command of JTF 633, responsible for all Australian forces in the Middle East.

#OnThisDay in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom began in Afghanistan.

#AWMObjects Clara Farmer lost both sons during WW1. This RAN 'Mothers and Widows Badge' represents the loss of her son Reginald, who served aboard HMAS 'Torrens'. He died on 9 October 1918 from pneumonia, after contracting the ‘Spanish’ flu and is buried at Messina, Sicily.

#OnThisDay in 1999, RESPFOR defeated an attempted militia ambush at Suai, East Timor.

#OnThisDay in 1999, 3RAR deployed from Dili to Maliana as part of Operation Lavarack.