Richard Menhinick

Richard Menhinick
Richard Menhinick
	Menhinick (left)
Born	Belfast, England
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Royal Australian Navy
Years of service	1976–2016
Rank	Commodore
Commands held	Australian Command and Staff College; Task Force 150; Director General Navy Transformation & Innovation; HMAS Anzac; Sea Power Centre; HMAS Warramunga
Battles/wars	Gulf War; Afghanistan
Awards	Member of the Order of Australia; Conspicuous Service Cross; Commendation for Distinguished Service

Commodore Richard Temple Menhinick AM, CSC is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

Naval career[edit]

He joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1976, finishing his training in 1980 he underwent training as a Principal Warfare Officer and in 1983 was posted as the naval Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Tasmania, Sir James Plimsoll. Menhinick went on to serve as exchange officer with the Royal Navy on board HMS Cardiff.

Menhinick served as the commanding officer of HMAS Anzac, HMAS Warramunga and served as the executive officer of HMAS Hobart.

He was serving as the Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College until 2012 when he handed over to Brigadier Peter Gates.

Honours and awards[edit]

	Member of the Order of Australia (AM)	26 January 2012^[1]
	Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)	26 January 2000^[2]
	Commendation for Distinguished Service	^[3]
	Australian Active Service Medal
	Afghanistan Medal
	Australian Service Medal
	Defence Force Service Medal with 4 Rosette's	for 35–39 years of service
	Australian Defence Medal
	Kuwait Liberation Medal	(Saudi Arabia)
	Meritorious Unit Citation with Federation Star	For HMAS Brisbane during the Gulf War