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Families and friends welcome HMAS Ballarat to her homeport Fleet Base West, Western Australia, after being deployed on Operation Manitou. Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
Navy Operation Manitou

Ballarat returns home from drug-busting deployment

Families warmly welcomed home the crew off HMAS Ballarat after nearly nine months at sea.
Outgoing Commander Joint Task Force 633 Air Vice-Marshal Joe Iervasi, right, promotes Commodore Mark Hill to the rank of Rear Admiral at the Transfer of Authority parade at Australia's main operating base in the Middle East.
Defence Middle East

Change of command in the Middle East

Commander Joint Task Force 633 Air Vice-Marshal Joe Iervasi has handed over command of Australian Defence Force operations in the Middle East region.

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