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Image Gallery Farewelling HMAS Stuart Today I farewelled Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Stuart, from her homeport of Garden Island in Sydney, as she departs for a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.Stuart’s Ship’s Company of 185 men and women were farewelled in traditional ceremony by the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore, AM, CSC, RAN, alongside family and friends.Stuart will be stationed in the Gulf as part of Operation Slipper – the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to international campaigns against terrorism, countering piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and aiding maritime security.I wish them a successful and safe deployment. |
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