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Cape Inscription

Order of Australia Medal recipient Chief Petty Officer Nathan Byast on board HMAS Maryborough in 2017. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.
ADF People 

Navy trainer blown away by recognition

27/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1967 Views 0 Comments Australia Day, Cape Inscription, Order of Australia

Few technical trainers can boast a 100 per cent success rate, but a former Cape-class patrol boat chief engineer was

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Commanding Officer ADV Cape Inscription Lieutenant Commander Iain McCall ‘Cheers Ship’ with his crew at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, on the occasion of the ship's naming ceremony, on 6 June 2017. ADF photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Navy 

Royal Australian Navy member dies on RAN’s newest patrol boat

27/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7929 Views 0 Comments Cape Inscription

A member of the Royal Australian Navy has died onboard the RAN’s newest patrol boat, Australian Defence Vessel Cape Inscription, less

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