Image Gallery: October 2008
01 October 2008
HMAS Stuart returns from depoyment to the Persian Gulf
HMAS Stuart, a Royal Australian Navy Anzac Class Frigate, was welcomed home by friends and family following a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations as part of Operation Catalyst.
| 20080930ran8116382_017 The former Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Nick Woodley, addresses friends and family waiting on the wharf. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_020 HMAS Stuart approaches Fleet Base East. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_027 Friends and family waiting on the wharf for HMAS Stuart to arrive. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_028 Friends and family waiting on the wharf for HMAS Stuart to arrive. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_034 Friends and family waiting on the wharf for HMAS Stuart to arrive. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_047 Friends and family waiting on the wharf for HMAS Stuart to arrive. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_057 Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Andrew Masters, waves from the bridge after pulling alongside Fleet Base East. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_069 Friends and family waiting on the wharf for HMAS Stuart to arrive. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_082 Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Brenden Thomson (middle) with his Dad Chris (left), celebrate a dual birthday of 30 and 61 respectively, alongside his proud mother. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_084 Chief Petty Officer Marine Technician Baumhammer holds his family close after his six-month deployment. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_087 Chief Petty Officer Marine Technician Baumhammer holds his family close after his six-month deployment. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_098 Leading Seaman Coxswain Travis Ramsay holds his two-month old baby Taylor, born 1 August 2008. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8116382_110 A Lieutenant with bags packed heads home with his son. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8484535_048 HMAS Stuart arrives home to Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney, after a six-month deployment to the North Arabian Gulf. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8484535_120 HMAS STUART arrives home to Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney, after a six-month deployment to the North Arabian Gulf. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8484535_222 HMAS Stuart passes throught the heads of Sydney Harbour with HMAS Watson off her Port Bow, as it arrives home to Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney, after a six-month deployment to the North Arabian Gulf. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20080930ran8484535_242 HMAS Stuart arrives home to Garden Island, Fleet Base East, Sydney, after a six-month deployment to the North Arabian Gulf. (Date taken: 30 September 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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