Visit to HMAS Cairns and HMAS Childers

At HMAS Cairns, the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, received an operational brief and base overview from the Commanding Officer, Commander Carl Capper RAN.

Later, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, visited HMAS Childers and received an operational brief from the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Strachan RAN, and met with the crew.