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23 December 2009
HMAS STUART in the Gulf of Aden

HMAS Stuart (CMDR Masters) recently completed its first patrol in the Middle East Area of Operation, during this deployment, stopping off in the Gulf of Aden, for maintenance, re-supply and respite.

Whilst inbound to the port, the ship received a visit from Commander of Australia’s Forces in the Middle East, Major General Mark Kelly, who welcomed Stuart to Operation Slipper, wishing it well in its counter-piracy and maritime security efforts.

As part of its counter-piracy activities, the ANZAC frigate patrols the waters off the Gulf of Aden, the Somalia Basin and the Horn of Africa according to the International Law of the Sea and support and safeguard merchant vessels and other legitimate maritime traffic underway in the region.

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HMAS Stuart arrives in the Gulf of Aden as part of Australia’s contribution to coalition maritime security operations as in the Middle East Area of Operations.

(Date taken: 08 December 2009)
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Commander Joint Task Force 633, Major General Mark Kelly MAJGEN addresses the crew of HMAS Stuart, which recently commenced operations in the MEAO.

(Date taken: 08 December 2009)
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Commander Joint Task Force 633, Major General Mark Kelly MAJGEN addresses the crew of HMAS Stuart, which recently commenced operations in the MEAO.

(Date taken: 08 December 2009)
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ABATA Krystal Collis presents a STUART Flight patch to a member of the Japanese Flight Crew from the warship ‘Takanami’, during a Personnel Exchange Program visit in the Gulf of Aden.

(Date taken: 08 December 2009)
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