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An Air Force C-27J Spartan flies over HMAS Maitland off the coast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, during Operation Solania. Photo: Seaman Isaiah Appleton
30 April 2021
Air Force International engagement

Supporting Pacific fishers from the air

Air Force personnel took part in an operation to deter illegal fishing in the south-west Pacific, and helped five fishermen lost at sea get home.
HMAS Maitland off the coast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, and an Air Force C27-J Spartan during a maritime surveillance patrol for illegal fishing activity on Operation Solania. Photo: Flight Lieutenant Peter Spearman
29 April 2021
Navy International engagement

Maitland returns home after fishery patrols

HMAS Maitland has returned home after supporting the Solomon Islands’ efforts in border security and protecting regional fisheries.
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
2 January 2020
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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