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Commander Douglas Falconer briefs aviation personnel on board HMAS Adelaide before the ship begins first-of-class flight trials off the coast of Queensland earlier this month. Photo: Able Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill
Navy Anzac Day

Marking service and sacrifice at sea

For Commander Douglas Falconer, Anzac Day this year will be marked at sea in HMAS Adelaide rather than at his local RSL dawn service.
Lieutenant Commanders Julia Griffin and Khan Beaumont, the first married couple in the RAN to command patrol boats at the same time. Photo: Glenn Campbell
Navy

Husband and wife make patrol boat history

A married couple in Darwin has become the first husband and wife in Royal Australian Navy history to command patrol boats at the same time.

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