Middle East – Page 2 – CONTACT magazine

HMAS Melbourne arrives at the naval support in Bahrain for replenishment for her voyage home. Photo by corporal Mark Doran.

HMAS Melbourne ends eighth Middle East deployment

11/02/201612/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5285 Views 0 Comments HMAS Melbourne, Middle East

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne is returning home to Australia after completing more than 50 boarding operations and seizing almost a

HMAS Melbourne personnel dispose of 65kg illegal narcotics (heroin) seized from a dhow in the northern Indian Ocean. Photo by Able Seaman Bonnie Gassner

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HMAS Melbourne nabs another 65kg of heroin

04/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4507 Views 0 Comments CMF, heroin, HMAS Melbourne, Manitou, Middle East

HMAS Melbourne has completed a fifth successful drug seizure, nabbing another 65kg of heroin on a dhow in the Indian Ocean. Hidden in a concealed compartment

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Update on operations in Middle East

19/12/201519/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5290 Views 0 Comments Middle East, Taji

Vice Admiral David Johnston, ADF Chief of Joint Operations and Colonel Matthew Galton, Commanding Officer Task Group Taji Rotation 1, gave