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I think I may have posted some photos of the 'guvner' (Govenor General) here before, but the white uniform is a nice background for his gongs. Regards; Johnsy

HMAS Adelaide De-Commissioning Pennent.

http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awar...hed_service.cfm

Close up of his medals, Commendation for Distinguished Service, AASM with Iraq 2003 and ICAT clasps, Iraq medal, ASM with SE Asia clasp, Defence Force Service medal with two clasps (indicating 25 years service), and the ADM.

This was the last Recruit Graduation Parade to be held at RAAF Base Edinburgh before No.1 Recruit Training Unit moves to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga. The reviewing officer was Air Commodore Mark Skidmore.

HMAS Yarra, Mine Hunter Coastal (MHC).

Commando or Coastwatcher?

The crew, at Procedure Alpha, are greeted by a 21 gun salute.

HMAS Adelaide has visits the City of Adelaide for the last time as part of her decommissioning cruise. HMAS Adelaide was the first of the Adelaide Class Guided Missile Frigates to be commissioned into service for the RAN, on the 15 November 1980. She was built in the United States by Seattle?s Todd Pacific Shipyard Corporation and after nearly 27 years of service Adelaide is still fully operational. Adelaide?s accomplished career has included a range of taskings. She was one of the first RAN warships to deploy to the Persian Gulf in 1990 as part of Operation Damask. Since then, Adelaide has deployed twice to the Middle East as part of Operation Slipper in 2002 and Operation Catalyst in 2004. Adelaide assisted in both East Timor operations in 1999 and 2006, as well as conducting the search and rescue operation for stricken yachtsman Thierry Dubois and Tony Bullimore deep in the Southern Ocean. Adelaide is to be decommissioned in early 2008. However, the name Adelaide will not be missing from the Australian Fleet for long, with one of the new Canberra Class amphibious ships (LHD) intended to bear the name. Following her decommissioning, Adelaide will be gifted to the New South Wales Government and sunk of the NSW Central Coast, near Terrigal, to become an artificial reef and a recreational dive attraction. Regards; Johnsy

Task Group (TG) Middle East Area of Operations patch.

On a recent doco about the VC introduced by Prince Charles, Ashcan's curator spoke about the collection. I guess if you can afford your own curator your not short of a coin.

There are no laws to prevent this group from leaving our shores. It was only through the intervention of a wealthy man that has prevented the last two from going OS. Both of them were then donated to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Regards; Johnsy

Communication by flashing light.

Shadow.

Torpedos away! A firing of an MK46 practice torpedo.

Standing between the donks of HMAS Ballarat.

5" gun firing. Note the round in the picture.

Making sangers for the ships crew members.

In the red. The Navigators Yeoman prepares charts for an anti-submarine exercise.

Circuit training...oh the horror.

Exercise... Ships company and the Ships Army Detachment workout on the flight-deck.

Nut-busting. Stokers remove bolts to replace a worn head.

"Fang Bosuns" (dentists) at their nefarious work...

"The Tank" at HMAS Stirling where submariners train to ascend from depth.

The UNMIT has the Timor Leste flag colours down the middle.