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AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2006: SPC-A ANNUAL
Commodore Jack McCaffrie, AM, CSM, RANR
Commodore Jack McCaffrie is the Visiting Naval Fellow at the Sea Power Centre -
Australia. As an aviator, most of his flying career was spent in Grumman Trackers,
embarked and ashore. Most of his later career was spent in a succession of jobs in
Canberra. He retired early in 2003 on return from his final posting as Naval Attaché,
Washington. Also a visiting fellow and part-time doctoral student at the Centre for
Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, he has published several articles and
edited monographs on maritime strategy and naval history.
Commander Andrew McCrindell, RAN
Commander Andrew McCrindell graduated from Brunel University in 1985 and joined
the Royal Navy in 1986 as an instructor specialist. He graduated from the Royal Navy’s
course in Meteorology and Oceanography in 1989 and became a METOC specialist.
ndrew immigrated to Australia in 1994 where he joined the Royal Australian Navy as
a METOC specialist. In 2003 he simultaneously completed the Australian Command
and Staff Course and a Masters of Management in Defence Studies at the University
of Canberra. Promoted to commander in January 2004, he is currently Director of
the Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology.
Commander Jonathan Mead, AM, RAN
Commander Jonathan Mead is a Principal Warfare Officer specialising in antisubmarine
warfare, and a mine clearance diving officer. His previous service includes
time in the patrol boats Bunbury and Geraldton; the destroyer escort Stuart; Sail
Training Ship Young Endeavour; Executive Officer of Clearance Diving Team One;
Training Ship Jervis Bay; frigates Canberra, Melbourne and Arunta; destroyer Brisbane;
Executive Officer of Arunta; and Commanding Officer of HMAS Parramatta. He has
had staff appointments at Maritime Headquarters as part of Sea Training Group, and
as Staff Officer to the Chief of Navy. He holds a Diploma of Applied Science, a Masters
in Management, is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff Course, and has
a PhD in International Relations. He is currently a student at the Indian National
Defence University and will be Australia’s Defence Attache to India in 2008.
Captain Richard Menhinick, CSC, RAN
Captain Richard Menhinick joined the Royal Australian Naval College at Jervis Bay
in January 1976. In 1987 he undertook the Principal Warfare Officer course and then
served on exchange at sea in the Royal Navy. He served at sea in the 1990-91 Gulf War,
for which he was awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service. Later he was
Deputy Director Surface Warfare Development in Capability Development Group, for
which he was conferred the Conspicuous Service Cross. He has commanded HMA Ships
Warramunga and Anzac, and was the Director of the Sea Power Centre - Australia. He