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HMAS Melbourne returns from eighth MEAO tour

28/02/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3718 Views 0 Comments HMAS Melbourne, Manitou

Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Melbourne was welcomed back to her homeport of Sydney today after 203 days away from home, on operations in

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 3721 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

RAAF Aircraft Armament Technicians prepare GBU-54 and GBU-38 bombs for use by the Australian Air Task Group. Photo by Corporal Ben Dempster

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Media reports Australia said ‘no’ to US off mark

14/01/201622/01/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5268 Views 0 Comments ATG, Manitou, Okra, SOTG

Mainstream media is reporting today that Australia said ‘no’ when the USA asked for increased input in the war on

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Aussies adopt radical disguises to protect ID on ops

07/01/201610/01/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4239 Views 0 Comments Accordion, Afghanistan, Highroad, Iraq, Manitou, Okra

Australians serving overseas are adopting radical but effective disguises to protect their identities while on operations, especially when bastard photographers

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Family tears as Darwin heads east

30/12/201530/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5338 Views 0 Comments HMAS Darwin, Manitou

Some tears were shed in Sydney today as HMAS Darwin departed for a tour of duty in the Middle East. HMAS Darwin

HMAS Melbourne Ship's Company load onboard an illegal cargo of narcotics. HMAS Melbourne intercepted the fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean and a subsequent search of the vessel revealed over 118 kilograms of high-grade heroin valued at AUD$108.8 million. Photo by Able Seaman Bonny Gassner

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‘White Christmas’ as Melbourne takes 118kg of heroin out of circulation

29/12/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4222 Views 0 Comments heroin, HMAS Melbourne, Manitou

HMAS Melbourne had a ‘white Christmas’ of sorts after landing 118kg of heroin from a fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean on

Leading Seaman Aviation Technician Avionics Warwick Douglas, surrounded by his ship mates, displays a banner proposing to his partner who is waiting on the wharf as HMAS Newcastle returns home from a successful rotation in the Middle East. SHE SAID YES! Photo by Able Seaman Tom Gibson

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SHE SAID YES!

27/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4468 Views 0 Comments HMAS Newcastle, Manitou

It was a personal, emotional and human story today as HMAS Newcastle returned triumphantly to Garden Island, Sydney, after a six-month Operation

Appearing tiny against the backdrop of a freighter, crew members including the Medical Officer from HMAS Melbourne draw alongside the merchant vessel City of Beijing in Melbourne's sea boat.

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Melbourne aids ill seaman

21/09/201512/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4201 Views 0 Comments HMAS Melbourne, Manitou

HMAS Melbourne aided a critically-ill merchant seaman in the southern Arabian Sea on Sunday. Melbourne, deployed on Operation Manitou in the Middle East, responded