Mark Mellett
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Mark Mellett DSM |
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| Born | Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland |
| Allegiance |
 Ireland
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| Service/branch |
 Naval Service
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| Years of service | 1976–present |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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| Commands held |
Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces 2015 Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) 2013 Flag Officer Commanding the Naval Service 2010 LÉ Eithne (P31) 2005 LÉ Ciara (P42) 1997 LÉ Orla (P41) 1991 |
| Battles/wars |
ISAF (Afghanistan) 2004 UNIFIL (Lebanon) 1989 |
| Awards |
 DSM with Distinction Service Medal UN Peacekeepers Medal Centenary Medal UN Medal for UNIFIL NATO Medal for ISAF
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Mark Mellett, DSM, is an Irish Naval Service Vice Admiral and the current Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces of Ireland since September 2015.
Mark Mellett is from Castlebar, County Mayo, and joined the Irish Naval Service in November 1976 having served in the then FCÁ (Army Reserve), being appointed as a Commissioned Officer after a two-year cadetship where he studied at the Cadet School Military College in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare and Cadet School Naval College Haulbowline, Cork in Ireland, and at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, United Kingdom.
His first command was of the LÉ Orla (P41) in 1991, he subsequently commanded the LÉ Ciara (P42) in 1997 before commanding the Irish Naval Service flagship LÉ Eithne (P31) in 2005. He became the second Naval Service officer recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) in 1994 as Captain of the LÉ Orla for its role in the detention of drug smuggling craft.
Mellett is a qualified navy diver and former member of the specialist Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS).
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