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Stand Down Parade took place at Haulbowline Naval Base
involving a full muster of all NS personnel to mark the stand
down of Commodore Malone.
Commodore Michael Malone joined the Irish Naval Service in 1981
as a Marine Engineering cadet and was commissioned as an Officer
in 1983. He graduated from Cork Regional Technical College in
Marine and Plant engineering in May 1985 and graduated from the
Royal Naval Engineering College, Marine Engineering Application
Course, Plymouth, UK in December 1986.
He holds an MA in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies
from National University of Ireland, Maynooth and is a graduate of
the Defence Forces Senior Command and Staff Course. He has also
studied at the Pearl Harbour Naval Shipyard where he completed
the International Shipyard Managers Course.
He has held a wide variety of appointments both afloat and
ashore over the last 44 years. At the rank of Captain, he held the
appointment of Officer Commanding Naval Support Command with
responsibility for all Human Resources, Logistics, Electronic and
Engineering functions within the Naval Service.
Commodore Malone was Programme Manager for the design and
building of the Irish Navy's P60 Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs),
having previously been the project lead for the LE NIAMH, P50 Class
Large Patrol Vessel (LPV) during her build. The P60 OPV programme
has witnessed the delivery of four 90-metre OPVs to the Irish Navy
during the period 2015-2018.
Commodore Malone was promoted to his present rank and into the
appointment of Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service (FOCNS) on
26 December 2017.
The Irish Naval Service thank him for his long service and wish him
all the best in retirement.
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