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Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Chris Smith speaks to a member of HMAS Melville's ceremonial guard during the ship’s decommissioning ceremony at Trinity Wharf in Cairns. Story by Lieutenant Commander Anthony Martin. Photos by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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HMAS Melville decommissioned

16/08/202417/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1666 Views 0 Comments Cairns QLD, decommissioning, HMAS Melville

After 24 years of diligent service to the Navy, HMAS Melville has been decommissioned in Cairns. CAPTION: Commander Australian Fleet Rear

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Loadmaster Corporal Jakeb Thorogood looks out over the C-17J Spartan aircraft ramp during a maritime surveillance flight over Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Photo by Leading Seaman Nadev Harel.

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Navy, Air Force support Pacific fisheries

18/03/202218/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2831 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, HMAS Melville, No. 35 Squadron, Operation Solania, Palau

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is working with its south-west Pacific neighbours to detect and deter illegal maritime activity in

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Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment conducts a survey in waters off Pangaimotu Island, Tonga, as part of Operation Tonga Assist 2022. Story by Captain Zoe Griffyn. Photo by Petty Officer Jake Badior.

Charting in Tonga a highlight in sailor’s story

25/02/202226/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1685 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Melville, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

Able Seaman Shannae Fiddyment started this year with a career opportunity of a lifetime, deploying in HMAS Adelaide on Operation

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HMAS Melville. Photo by Petty Officer Kev Bristow.

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ADF support to USMC MV-22 recovery begins

07/08/201708/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4955 Views 0 Comments HMAS Melville, MV-22 Osprey

The Australian Defence Force has commenced its support to US-led recovery operations following the MV-22 Osprey incident in Shoalwater Bay

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