| Birth Place: | Belfast, England |
| Allegiance: | Australia |
| Branch: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Serviceyears: | 1976–2016 |
| Rank: | Commodore |
| Commands: | Australian Command and Staff College Task Force 150 Director General Navy Transformation & Innovation Sea Power Centre |
| Battles: | Gulf War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Member of the Order of Australia Conspicuous Service Cross Commendation for Distinguished Service |
Commodore Richard Temple Menhinick is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
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 .
Menhinick served as the commanding officer of, and served as the executive officer of .
He was serving as the Commandant of the Australian Command and Staff College until 2012 when he handed over to Brigadier Peter Gates.
| Member of the Order of Australia (AM) | 26 January 2012[1] | ||
| Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) | 26 January 2000[2] | ||
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| Defence Force Service Medal with 4 Rosette's | for 35–39 years of service | ||
| (Saudi Arabia) | |||
| For HMAS Brisbane during the Gulf War |