{"id":268235,"date":"2025-08-04T12:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=268235"},"modified":"2025-08-04T13:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T11:21:41","slug":"full-circle-moment-for-sa-navy-chief-after-four-decades-in-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/full-circle-moment-for-sa-navy-chief-after-four-decades-in-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Full circle moment for SA Navy chief after four decades in service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SA Navy Chief Vice Admiral Monde Lobese was one of 180 servicemen and women honoured with a long service medal on Thursday, 31 July.<br>Medals were handed over to officials, who spent 30 to 40 years in service, at the Chief of the South African National Defence Force Medal Parade in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"268237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/full-circle-moment-for-sa-navy-chief-after-four-decades-in-service\/sa-navy2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SA-Navy2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268237\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SA-Navy2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chief of the SA Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese receiving his 40-year service medal on Thursday, 31 July. 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