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Cpl Rob Conway prepares for the commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Beersheba.Photo: Cpl Nunu Campos

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Cpl Mark Doran

A VICTORIAN cavalry soldier learned to ride a horse in preparation for the commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Beersheba.

The charge of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba on the afternoon of October 31, 1917, is remembered as the last great cavalry charge.

Cpl Rob Conway, of 4/19PWHR, joined about 200 members of the Australian Light Horse Association for a planned re-enactment, including a three-day march through the Negev Desert in Israel.

Lt Ryan Abil, of 2/14 LHR (QMI), will also take part in the re-enactment of the famous charge owing to the his-toric links of his unit to the 4th Light Horse Brigade.

The riders also plan a parade of the horses through the town along with a service at the British War Cemetery followed by a visit to the Turkish memorial before the charge across the famous battlefield.

Cpl Conway said it was humbling to be selected to follow in the steps of the Australian Light Horse and expe-rience a small fraction of what they dealt with during WWI.

“I first needed to learn how to ride, which was a steep learning curve, but I was taking lessons once a week,” he said.

“It’s not a natural skill for me and I learn something new about a horse every time I jump on.

“I’m developing a lot more respect for them.”

The commemoration at Beersheba will remember and honour the cour-age, strength and sacrifice during this significant all-day battle, which was part of the wider British offensive known as the third Battle of Gaza.

The Battle of Beersheba and Sinai-Palestine Campaign Centenary Service is to be held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Beersheba War Cemetery.

There will also be a ceremony to open the Anzac Soldiers Commemoration Centre, a museum dedicated to the history of the Battle of Beersheba.

Cpl Conway said he planned to visit other areas in the region, but he

Ride of passage

ARMY members are encouraged to participate in White Ribbon Day activities.

White Ribbon Day is a global event held on November 25 to cam-paign against men’s violence against women and girls.

Defence supports White Ribbon’s vision and will hold its annual White Ribbon Day Walk on November 24 in Canberra. This will involve a bridge-to-bridge walk around Lake Burley Griffin from 7.15am.

Units hosting an event to sup-port White Ribbon Day can include the event on the Defence Corporate events and campaigns page by email-ing corporate.events@defence.gov.au

Support for White Ribbon

Defence participants walking around Lake Burley Griffin last year.

was most excited to see the Beersheba battlefield.

“It is considered to be the last suc-cessful cavalry charge and a bold move because mounted charges against entrenched infantry with machineguns and artillery were ending in disaster,” he said.

“Horses and men were cut down en masse and most cavalry chargers were utter failures.

“The Turks and Germans expected the Australians to dismount and fight through on foot and a lot of the sights on the Turkish weapons were set too high, which also resulted in fewer casualties.”

The reservist is based at Latchford Barracks in Bandiana as a section commander in light cavalry scout troop. He deployed to Afghanistan with Reconstruction Task Force 2 in 2007.

In his civilian role he is a firefighter with the Country Fire Authority.

Cpl Conway said there was a clear link between the modern-day Army reservist and the lighthorsemen because both were citizen soldiers.

“We held civilian jobs and came together to train and work for the com-mon purpose of defending our country,

or in the case of the lighthorsemen, a sense of Empire,” he said.

“Lighthorsemen were generally from farming communities and were already accomplished horsemen and good marksmen – they didn’t need a lot of training.”

Both Cpl Conway and Lt Abil are excited to represent their units and the Army at the commemorations.

“I’m looking forward to what will be an amazing experience while com-

memorating the centenary of Anzac and riding the actual path of the Lighthorse brigade before we do the charge,” Lt Abil said.

He, too, is not an experienced rider.“I did a trail ride last year during

my cavalry training, and I had a few lessons this year when I found out I was joining the Australian Light Horse Association for the re-enactment,” he said.

“It was definitely a challenge to

learn the new skills as I think I have more of a mind for mechanical rather than animal transport.

“While here I’ve noticed how much respect and admiration the Israelis have for Australia. Everyone I speak to loves Australians.”

Read the next edition of Army News for full coverage of centenary commemorations in our special Battle of Beersheba lift-out.

‘I first needed to learn how to ride, which was a steep

learning curve, but I was taking lessons once a

week.– Cpl Rob Conway,

re-enactment participant

Cpl Rob Conway will saddle up for a re-enactment of the famous charge during the Battle of Beersheba.Photo: Cpl Nunu Campos

Cpl Max Bree

A GROUP of federal politicians enjoyed a different work environ-ment during a visit to the Middle East where they applied tourniquets, saw bombs assembled and observed Iraqi soldiers being trained.

The five politicians toured Australia’s main Middle East base, main airbase and Taji in Iraq as part of the ADF Parliamentary Program.

On arrival they discovered first-hand the Middle Eastern sum-mer while wearing body armour and helmets during activities on the reception, staging and onward movement course.

Kimberley Kitching, a member of the Senate’s Defence Committee, said this was a highlight of her time with the program.

“Every single person, from the most senior to the most junior, does the same training,” she said.

“It confirms Defence is a meri-tocracy, but there’s a serious side to a lot of what we were doing.

“When you’re putting a tour-niquet on a soldier in a practice, you’re also aware someone might be deploying to dangerous areas and may be putting that tourniquet on themselves or a friend for real.”

Member for Brisbane Trevor

Evans, who has Gallipoli Barracks on the edge of his electorate, said he was impressed by how happy per-sonnel were to engage with him.

“I met servicemen and women from mechanics to high-level gener-als, and all were very accessible, willing to give their time to answer some of my questions, possibly some dumb and smart,” he said.

“It’s great the way they’re all committed to the cause and they’re all making us proud.”

Mr Evans said the program was popular with Canberra politicians.

“The idea of getting in to see these exciting things that make

you proud to be an Australian, see-ing the work our troops are doing around the world is a huge honour and privilege,” he said.

While Mr Evans said he didn’t experience any epiphanies, he did gain a better understanding of what personnel go through.

“Nothing beats living and expe-riencing it for a week to give you a sense of what’s actually involved,” he said.

“It beats any sort of briefing or documents that you might read. You get to see what’s happening on the ground and where it all fits in.”

Politicians gain service experience

Senator David Leyonhjelm fires the MK49 Maximi machine gun at Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo: AB Chris Beerens

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COMBAT engineers from the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have shared their skills over a two-day exercise while deployed to Taji.

The training allowed the soldiers from Commonwealth nations to compare and collaborate on differ-ent tactics, techniques and procedures, including classroom lessons on explo-sive breaching, search techniques and counter improvised explosive device (IED) training.

Practical lessons and demonstra-tions were also conducted at a range within Taji Military Complex.

The collective engineers’ mission is to train Iraqi Security Forces for their battle against Daesh, however they occasionally have a chance con-

duct their own training for profession-al development and to prevent skill fade.

A New Zealand Army captain said the engineers rarely had the chance to work closely together on tasks.

“We’ve really enjoyed having the chance to learn from each other,” he said.

“It will greatly assist all of us when working with each other’s nations on engineering tasks in the future.”

The engineers deployed with Task Group Taji are from a number of dif-ferent units.

The British engineers include both mobility support and counter IED operators from 22ER, and 101ER.

The New Zealand engineers all

hail from 2ER, and the Australians from 3CER and 20 EOD Sqn.

A number of soldiers from other corps in the task group also took the opportunity to observe and participate in the training.

Australian Cpl Thomas Hallt said being part of a multinational com-bined arms task group was the reality of modern operations.

“The more we get to know and train with other nations, the more suc-cessful we will be on future missions,” he said.

“Taking this opportunity to observe not only our engineers, but also British and Kiwi engineers, has defi-nitely added value here in Taji.”

Explosive partnership

An NZ soldier explains the procedure they have set up for a door breach during familiarisation training between Task Group Taji soldiers from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia at the Taji Military Complex.Photos: AB Chris Beerens

A controlled explosion during engineer familiarisation training.

Capt Steven McBride prepares detonation cord during engineer familiarisation training.

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Cpl Sebastian Beurich

IN THE darkness of a blacked-out up-armoured sports utility vehicle (UASUV), the mentors of Kabul Garrison Command – Advisory Team 3 (KGC-AT3) had their medical skills put to the test.

As part of fortnightly training ses-sions run by the soldiers of Force Protection Element 8, the mentors had to battle through darkness, heavy metal music and flashing strobe lights to rescue two mock casualties.

Pte Lance Broughton, one of the KGC-AT3 Guardian Angels and a combat first aider, said the mentors needed to be prepared to react to the worst possible scenarios.

“The training gave the mentors a realistic approach to what might actually happen on a red-zone run or on the way to or from Kabul Garrison Command,” he said.

“It gave them a realisation of how hard it can be to treat a casualty in the confined space of one of the

UASUVs, and the extra work you have to factor in.”

In body armour, the paired men-tors took turns completing a 100m run and 10 burpees before they were blindfolded and put into the rear seats of the car.

A sharp tug signified the car

being hit by an explosive device, and then the two role players in the front seats started screaming for help.

“The music and strobes were to help induce stress and see how good the mentors’ skills were when they were under pressure and couldn’t see,” Pte Broughton said.

Cpl Sebastian Beurich

THE greatest warriors of history weren’t born with a sword in their hand. They all had to start somewhere and learn the foundations of their craft.

The cadets of 3 Kandak (battalion) at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA) took the first steps towards becoming soldiers when they took part in Exercise Brave Warrior recently.

It was the first field exercise of their careers and taught the cadets the basics of fieldcraft and individual and squad-level soldiering skills.

Australia’s Capt Thomas Radford mentors the officers of 1 Tolay (compa-ny), helping them to improve the deliv-ery of their lessons as well as their own core skills.

“The cadets have had theoretical instruction up to now, but this is their first time receiving instruction in the field,” he said.

“They cover a range of skills, from individual patrolling techniques through to squad-level drills like the initial reac-tion to a contact.

“They also cover basic fieldcraft, like camouflage and concealment and target indications.”

Sgt Dylan Banyai, who mentors the 3 Tolay senior non-commissioned offic-ers, said the exercise set the foundations for the cadets to build on over their first year at the academy.

“The cadets are learning a lot of new things in a short period of time, so the exercise has been kept fairly basic,” he said.

“We’re not going to see any great results to begin with. But when they start to put the lessons into practice, we’re really going to see the fruits of our labour.”

The cadets had been at ANAOA for about four weeks before Exercise Brave Warrior, receiving lessons in basic mili-tary foundation, English language train-ing and navigation.

“Like our Royal Military College of Duntroon, ANAOA’s structure is based off the English’s Sandhurst Military Academy’s model,” Capt Radford said.

“What the cadets learned through Exercise Brave Warrior is similar to what Australian officer cadets would learn in their first training period of [RMC] third class.”

The Australian mentors work along-side their coalition partners, the British, New Zealanders and Danish, to mentor the instructors at the British-led acad-emy, many of whom have completed military training at external academies.

“All of the officers in my tolay have been to the Indian Military Academy, so they have a good understanding of how to run things in a training institution,” Capt Radford said.

“The Australians have a different perspective on instruction to the other mentors, and the Afghans have been very receptive to our advice and mentoring.

“Wherever we see something which can be enhanced, we will give them our input, and they can take it and either use it or come up with their own way of doing it.

“For example, we suggested they focus more on the practical application of the theory that was instructed during the exercise. Over the space of a few days there was definitely an improve-ment in the way lessons were delivered.”

With each rotation of Australian mentors at ANAOA, the relationship between the two countries is reinforced, making it easier for the mentors to inte-grate and help the Afghans.

“The Afghans are used to seeing and speaking to the Australian mentors and Force Protection personnel, and I think they appreciate our attitude towards sol-diering,” Capt Radford said.

“My relationships with the Afghan instructors were built off the hard work put in by the previous rotations of men-tors, which allowed them to be estab-lished early on. Those relationships have meant the instructors have reacted to our mentoring well.

Sgt Banyai said the mentors had built up a rapport with the Afghans.

“I’ve made some really good friends. We get along well and they trust in our opinions,” he said.

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Warriors brave the basics

Mentors in the dark and facing the music

KGC-AT3 mentor Maj Shaun Holder rescues a mock casualty.

KGC-AT3 mentors Lt-Col Nicholas Wilson (left) and Lt-Col Rohan

Jayawardena load a mock casualty into a vehicle during care of the battle

casualty training in Afghanistan.Photos: Cpl Sebastian Beurich

Sgt Dylan Banyai advises an Afghan

National Army junior captain during Exercise Brave

Warrior.Photo: Cpl Sebastian

Beurich

The RAR Foundation and the RAR Association (ACT Branch) have joined together to again host the Royal Australian Infantry Corps (ACT) Annual Dinner which will be held to celebrate the 69th Birthday of the Regiment.

The Dinner will be held at the Canberra Institute of Technology Restaurant (1st Floor, Building K, Constitution Avenue, Reid) on Thursday 23 November 2017, 1830 for 1900 hours. Dress will be lounge suit, no medals.

Cost is $70.00 per head.

The Dinner is open to all Infantry soldiers and officers in the ACT Region, serving or retired, ARA or ARES, including Allied Infantry personnel serving in Canberra.

To secure your place, please book and pay no later than Friday 17 November 2017 by:

advising us by e-mail of your acceptance (hq@rarfoundation.org.au). advising us if you have any special dietary requirements making your payment as outlined below;

Payment should be made by cheque to the RAR Foundation or by direct deposit to:

• Account Name: RAR Foundation (ACT Branch) • BSB: 803 205 • Account Number: 20697760 • Member Number: 3842684 • Description: Surname/Dinner

Cheques should be made payable to the “RAR Association (ACT Branch)” and mailed to Michael Cole, PO Box 551, Curtin, ACT, 2605

Royal Australian Infantry Corps 2017 ANNUAL DINNER

Thursday 23 November 2017

Contact Officer: Glenn CroslandTreasurerRAR FoundationTelephone: 02 62653217Email: glenn.crosland1@defence.gov.au

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Cpl Sebastian Beurich

AS GEORGE Satayana said in his 1905 book The Life of Reason, “those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it”.

Incidentally, learning lessons from the past was the focus of the 2017 CA’s History Conference, held at Canberra’s National Convention Centre from October 19-20.

Centred around “The Skill of Adaptability: The Learning Curve in Combat”, the conference brought together an impressive line-up of speakers, Australian, international, civilian and military.

Bringing the conference to bear was Peter Mansoor, a former US Army colonel who served as the executive officer for Gen David Petraeus during the surge of US troops into Iraq in 2007 and 2008.

“My experience says troops on the ground can adapt pretty quickly,” he said.

“To re-train an infantryman to do COIN operations doesn’t take a great deal of time, but to re-educate the officer and NCO corps […] is an entire change in mindset.

“You cannot make that change in the heat of combat, as [the US] proved in Iraq; it took almost four years to get it done.

“In Iraq, we repeated a lot of the mistakes we made in Vietnam, because we didn’t learn.”

In his opening remarks, CA Lt-Gen Angus Campbell said the title of the conference was apt for an army about to enter its 17th consecutive year of combat opera-tions.

“During this period, the Army, in conjunction with HQJOC, the other services and OGAs, have been engaged in a continuous cycle of learning and adaption as

our campaigns have developed,” he said.

“We already have some accounts of these recent cam-paigns, but whether these will prove to be definitive is to be determined. I expect they will eventually be regarded more as ‘useful’ rather than ‘conclusive’.

“Through the lens of the histor-ical cases which will be examined [during the conference], and the skills and scholarship of our speak-ers, it is our ambition this confer-ence informs our ongoing adaption and learning curve for contempo-rary operations.”

Prof Mansoor said the key mes-sage of the conference was that adaption must be systematised across a force.

“Adaption on the ground cannot overcome flawed policy and strat-egy,” he said.

“But for the adaption to take hold across a force, the senior leaders at the highest levels must be involved, otherwise it becomes haphazard.

“It’s much easier to learn from the mistakes of others than to repeat yourself.

“Had the US Army had more education in the ’90s on low inten-sity conflict, then in Iraq we would have recognised the nature of the fighting much earlier and adapted to it much more quickly.

“The good news is that the US Army seems to have learnt from its mistakes […] and has not jet-tisoned the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan.”

As one of the Army History Unit’s historians, Andrew Richardson is no stranger to delv-ing into the annals of the 20th century to bring back lessons from Australia’s previous conflicts.

In his view “nothing is new,

times and technology may change, but the problems armies face are perennial”.

“The need to develop a tacti-cal response against an adversary, in real time, remains whether it’s against an irregular mounted force, a modern peer-level industrial-ised enemy, or an ideologically-driven, but technologically inferior enemy,” he said.

“It’s inevitable that adaption is required by all armies, across all conflicts, when in contact with the enemy.

“The range of factors requiring adaption will vary depending on the competency of the enemy, the security environment, the strategic and political objectives and a vari-ety of other push and pull factors.”

Dr Richardson also gave special mention to the international con-tributors to the conference, espe-cially British Army Col Richard Iron (retd) and Canadian Army Col Ian Hope, both of whom served in the Middle East Region.

“Australia shares a great deal of cultural similarity to the British Army, while the Canadians are an equivalent sized force to our own,” he said.

“The experiences of the British and Canadians adapting to their adversaries were of immense value to our attendees, as in both Iraq and Afghanistan, we fought a com-mon enemy.

“How they responded to their challenges, amended doctrine, operating procedures and respond-ed to casualties was of great utility to the uniformed personnel who attended.”

The entire conference will be available on The Cove (www.cove.org.au), the Australian Army professional military education website, in the future.

Cpl Sebastian Beurich

TAKING 25 years to write a book is a long time by any standard, but for Maj Phillip Rutherford, author of Soldier: Uniforms of the Australian Army and the Soldiers who wore them, it’s a drop in the ocean of his 52-year military career.

“I hadn’t intended to write a history of the Army, my intention was simply to illustrate the uniforms and leave it at that,” he said.

“But then I was talked into writing a narrative to go with the paintings.”

Maj Rutherford said the original draft was simply a description of the nearly 100 uniforms he had painted, but found it bored him as much as it would bore a reader.

“So, on a re-write, I tried to present a history of the Army,” he said.

“Not ‘the’ history, as there are many people more qualified to write that than I am, but a story about the uniforms and the soldiers who wore them as experi-enced by someone who has worn many of them for over half a century.”

Maj Rutherford said the idea for the

book, which was launched at the CA’s History Conference 2017, was borne from the frustration of not being able to find an authoritative reference on the uniforms worn by the men and women of the Army.

“This book isn’t just about soldiers and uniforms. While it describes soldiers as individuals, it’s also a history of how Army as a whole has adapted and grown since the First Fleet,” he said.

“It describes the Army as more than the sum total of the individual men and women who wear its uniform.

“I hope my book shows not only how the uniforms and equipment of the Army adapted to meet new threats, but its men and women have also had to adopt new challenges, adapt them to their current and emerging needs, and move forward.

“Recognising and adapting to complex environments and asymmetric situations are not something we teach at school.

“I encourage young diggers to have a look at my book and think more about the history of our Army, the lessons of the past, and how we can adopt and adapt them to our future needs.”

Book 25 years in the making

CA learning from history

CA Lt-Gen Angus Campbell speaks at the Chief of Army’s History Conference.Photos: Cpl Sebastian Beurich

Maj Phillip Rutherford introduces his book Soldier: Uniforms of the Australian Army and the Soldiers who wore them at the CA’s History Conference.

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Cpl Mark Doran

ETHICS Under Fire: Challenges for the Australian Army, a new book from the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at UNSW Canberra, was launched by CA Lt-Gen Angus Campbell on October 12.

Edited by Tom Frame, director of the Public Leadership Research Group UNSW Canberra, and Albert Palazzo, former director of the Australian Army Research Centre, the book offers insights into issues facing the modern army arising from technology, tactics and terrorism.

With chapters on social media and violence, cyber weapons, ethics in special operations and humanitarian deployments, leading military person-nel, aid workers, commentators and academics discuss the Army’s com-mitment to behaving ethically and the challenges involved.

Lt-Gen Campbell said today’s sol-dier was the most lethal the nation had ever fielded.

“Each is given the skills, knowl-edge, weapons and communications systems to kill our nation’s enemies more assuredly than any preceding generation,” he said.

“This is the grim reality of the sci-ence of war and why ethical behaviour matters.

“When you are scared, exhausted, confused and your mates are dead, our weapons won’t discriminate the inno-cent from the enemy combatant – you will.

“Success in battle requires great self-discipline and a willingness to sacrifice for others and necessarily underpinning these qualities and char-acteristics is an ethical code.

“I will not entrust any soldier with the unprecedented lethality available to us if they don’t live by Army’s val-ues of courage, initiative, respect and teamwork – always.”

In Part 3 of Ethics Under Fire, which focuses on the expectations and

realities of the ethical soldier, the for-mer CO 2 Cdo Regt Col Ian Langford, of HQ Forcom, contributed with Chap 6: Ethics in Special Operations.

At the book’s launch he joined fellow contributors, director of the Humanitarian Advisory Group, Beth Eggleston, and Shannon Brandt Ford, of Charles Sturt University, for a panel discussion led by Prof Frame.

When asked if ethics were impor-tant or hindered mission success, Col Langford said the Army was a national institution, which meant when it con-ducted an operation it was an expres-sion of Australia as a sovereign power.

“Its citizenry who form the Army as soldiers subscribe to universal moral principles which society reflects, but in

the context of military ethics there are reasons for difference,” he said.

“We all understand as Australians it’s wrong to lie, steal and cheat, but in military operations to lie, steal, cheat and ultimately kill the enemy to achieve the mission and protect opera-tional security while providing force protection is an ethically appropriate paradigm.

“Ethics as a military discipline is important when we apply an effect suitable for that moment, but in a way that avoids and prevents normalised deviance where lying, cheating and stealing are seen as suitable alternatives.”

Ms Eggleston discusses the ethical dilemmas of the humanitarian – mili-

tary interface in Chap 8: Humanitarian values and military objectives.

Humanitarian ethics struggles with how best to save the most lives, while military ethics struggles with how to avoid unnecessary deaths.

During the panel Ms Eggleston said the Australian Army and humanitar-ians faced similar ethical challenges.

“We may see these challenges from a different point of view, but we are both looking for leadership and effec-tiveness,” she said.

“We just have different means to an end with different ends as well.

“I’m impressed to see how the Army constantly invites humanitarian actors into their training activities such as Exercise Talisman Sabre.

Issues of a modern force“Relationships need to be forged in

peace time, so when we are entering a conflict, we don’t have to start from scratch and I’ve seen a greater aware-ness of both sides of the importance of the dialogue, even if humanitarian actors decide they don’t want to work with the military on an operation.

“It’s vital to have this additional dialog to ensure there is no conflict or a perception they may be working in concert – and that’s where humanitar-ian principles come in.”

Part 6 of Ethics Under Fire enters the realm of ethics and the future bat-tlespace and in Chap 13, Weaponising Social Media, Dr Brandt Ford discuss-es how terrorist groups are using social media to incite violence.

During the panel Prof Frame asked if there were concerns about using Facebook and Twitter for Defence and security.

Dr Brandt Ford said caution was needed in extending the boundaries of war and turning a civilian space into a battlespace.

“When we call something war we change the political, legal and ethical rules and with Facebook and Twitter there are concerns with what is hap-pening with this technology and how people communicate,” he said.

“We are also seeing ‘echo cham-bers’ filtering information people receive in a group so it largely sup-ports their existing opinions or creates delusions as well as fake news.

“Regulation is necessary for national security reasons and for where we need to protect people’s right to privacy, but with propaganda, we should keep in mind the importance of ‘truth-seeking’.”

Ethics Under Fire: Challenges for the Australian Army is available from UNSW Press. ISBN: 9781742235493 Price: $39.99 Army News has a copy to give away. Send an email to armynews@defencenews.gov.au with ‘Ethics Under Fire’ by November 16 to be in the running.

CA Lt-Gen Angus Campbell presents Ethics Under Fire contributor Maj Lee Hayward, of Army HQ, a copy of the book. Photo: Cpl Mark Doran

Capt Dean Muller

MISSION profiles, provision of kinetic and non-kinetic effects, air command and control, and the joint battlespace were hotly discussed as RAAF Base Amberley hosted the Deployable Joint Force HQ’s Joint Effects Seminar.

The event saw attendees from across the joint targeting and effects community conduct capability briefs and discussions on the inte-gration of Air Force capabilities such as the E-7A Wedgetail, P-8 Poseidon, F-35A Lightning II, and the EA-18 Growler into joint opera-tional planning.

The visit was enabled by head-quarters’ Air Liaison Office and the Joint Fires and Effects Cell (JFECC) with the seminar enabling the sharing of key observations and lessons learned following Exercise Talisman Sabre, focusing on fire support coordination measures, air-space control and battlefield coor-dination measures in an attempt to provide a collective understanding of coalition joint battlespace man-agement to enhance interoperability between the services.

Sqn-Ldr Michael Guinane, the Army Air Operations Officer in the Deployable Joint Force HQ, said

Value of cooperation between services

the seminar served to enhance the integration of joint planning and operations.

“It’s important to facilitate inter-action and communication between all staff and services, to better ena-ble the integration of air and space operations within the overall joint or combined force operations plan,” he said.

Sqn-Ldr Guinane said it was imperative to have Air Force members integrated within the Deployable Joint Force HQ to per-form a liaison function and to have an understanding of the Combined Joint Task Force’s (CJTF) opera-tional plans.

“Being integrated allows us to communicate the Air Component Commander’s intent and perspec-tive, while also providing the Joint Force’s planning, priori-

ties, and decisions back to the Air Component,” he said.

Maj Geoffrey Martin, from the Deployable Joint Force HQ JFECC, said before the visit to RAAF Base Amberley, he had a narrow understanding of what effects the Air Force platforms and capabili-ties could bring to the joint environ-ment.

“Just having the opportunity to engage with subject matter experts has enabled me to better understand how Air Force can generate kinetic and non-kinetic means to achieve lethal or non-lethal effects in the joint fight” he said.

Maj Martin also said that the visit helped cement the strong rela-tionships that the Deployable Joint Force HQ already had with the Air Force, and provided seminar attend-ees with a better understanding of how to exploit the strengths of the Air Force without exposing them to unnecessary risk during the plan-ning and execution of joint opera-tions.

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RHEINMETALL MAN truck user nations from around the world came together in Melbourne in October to share information and engage with the manufacturer about how to optimise future development of their medium-heavy vehicle fleets at the third annual MAN User Nations Group (MANUNG) Conference.

The theme of the conference was ‘Driving Organisational change and efficiencies through the collective’.

Co-hosted by the Land Mobility System Program and Project Land 121 Phase 3B, the event brought together military experts from Australia, the UK, NZ and Norway.

WO1 Roger Nixon, of 1 Bde, said his unit started to receive its delivery of the new medium-heavy vehicle fleet in September.

“This was a great opportunity to leverage off the experience of early users UK and New Zealand, who acquired their fleets 10 and three years ago respectively,” he said.

“This will assist us as we grapple with getting to understand the com-plexities of the new fleet.”

WO1 Nixon has a unique perspec-tive on the benefits of MANUNG, informed by his past posting to the Capability and Sustainment Group’s Land 121 Phase 3B Project Office.

“The UK has a large fleet of more than 7500 MAN trucks and brings 10 years of continuous operational expe-rience with these vehicles to the table, having deployed to the Middle East with them.”

The new Australian fleet has sev-

eral new variants, such as the HX77 integrated load handling system, which are of interest to new users who may be refining their capability requirements, and older user nations who may wish to enhance their exist-ing capability.”

For Col Scotty Palmer, MANUNG Chair, Australian Army representative, a key benefit is the team approach to sharing information.

“Sharing trial data has saved time, effort and funds, meaning we can redirect resources, delivering more capability to soldiers,” he said.

“We’ve found sharing the lessons learnt in those situations invaluable when it comes to shaping how we build, sustain and maintain our medi-um-heavy vehicle fleets.”

The MANUNG also gives user nations, regardless of their size, the opportunity to drive change by com-municating user expectations in a collective way to the manufactur-ers, which in turn allows them to be responsive and helps focus research and development.

Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Australia’s managing direc-tor Marco Van Lieshout said the pri-mary benefit of MANUNG was the open collaboration.

“This helps build the trust and transparency that is crucial when it comes to maintaining a good long-term relationship with our customers – it’s not enough to be transactional,” he said.

“We aim to work with our custom-ers for many years, up to 25 or 30

years – initial acquisitions, mainte-nance, sustainment and upgrades.

“Our investment in MANUNG is part of our investment in that relationship.”

The conference included presenta-tions where users shared experiences and best practice. Participants visited the Defence vehicle test facility at Monegeetta where RMMV vehicles are currently undergoing acceptance-into-service testing. They also visited

the Army School of Transport at Puckapunyal to view the Australian Army’s vehicles in action and, most importantly, to gain feedback from the soldiers.

“Collaboration with our sister nations is ensuring the Australian Army is delivering a contempo-rary and protected medium-heavy vehicle capability that will form the backbone of the Army’s future force,” said Lt-Col Sally McClellan,

of Land Mobility Systems in Army Headquarters.

Next year’s conference will be held in New Zealand.

“It was a great privilege to be able to host the MANUNG 2017 confer-ence, and Army looks forward to continuing to enhance our knowledge and refine our medium-heavy vehicle capability through our continuing involvement with the MAN user group,” Col Palmer said.

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Land Mobility Directorate members at the Land Engineering Agency Proving Ground during the conference. Inset: Col Phill Prosser, UK Ministry of Defence, and Lt-Col Haakon Larsen, Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency, with Australian Cols Scotty Palmer and Mick Murdoch. Photos: LS Nina Fogliani

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AFTER rolling through three stages of Plan Beersheba’s readi-ness cycle, Comd 1 Bde Brig Ben James has handed the reins to Brig Matt Pearse at a transfer of author-ity parade at Robertson Barracks.

The outgoing Comd reflected on his time in the Top End, where he proudly farewelled soldiers deploying to the Middle East and Iraq as 1 Bde became the ready brigade last year.

“I’ve been incredibly impressed by the first-rate soldiers who have supported our training, major exercises and operational deployments over the past 18 months,” he said.

“Where there have been chal-lenges, the 1 Bde team has always come together to find a solution and ensure a successful outcome – a result every soldier should rightly be proud of.”

Having served much of his career in Darwin, Brig Matt Pearse has returned. Previously CO of 1CER during a period of intense operations in Afghanistan when combat engineers were heavily

9November 2, 2017 Newswww.defence.gov.au/news/armynews 9

Changing of the guard

involved in the counter IED fight, Brig Pearse understands the ongo-ing demands faced by Army’s combat brigades as he begins his two-year tenure in the role.

“While there are certainly challenges ahead, especially con-sidering the unique ‘split-brigade’ concept, I can’t think of any greater honour than being given the opportunity to command such an exceptional group of soldiers,” he said.

Comd Forcomd Maj-Gen Gus

McLachlan, himself a former Comd 1 Bde, said he was proud to acknowledge the incoming Comd, while getting ready to welcome Brig James in Sydney as he takes up his new position as Director General Training and Doctrine.

“Brigade command is among the most important command roles in the Army. Our brigade commanders need to inspire and grow the next generations of Army NCOs and officers by creating world-class combined arms train-ing opportunities while concur-rently managing tempo so our peo-ple can enjoy long careers with the support of their families,” he said.

“Brig James has managed these responsibilities well – deploying more than 1300 personnel to operations during the Ready Phase while making time to host events like the Forces Command Inter-Brigade Sports Competition.

“I know Brig Pearse will continue to inspire the members of the Bde, embrace the families who support us and fully engage with the Darwin community.”

‘Brigade command is among the

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Comd Forcomd

Outgoing Comd 1 Brig Ben James delivers his last official speech to the officers and soldiers of 1 Bde during the transition of command parade held at Robertson Barracks.Photo: Cfn Priyantha Malavi Arachchi

Maj Jamielle Knight

THE Army Reserve is on the move, according to Comd Forcomd Maj-Gen Gus McLachlan, saying the Reserve transformation initiative will result in a more integrated and operationally focused Army Reserve.

“Comd 2 Div has conducted some excellent analysis to determine how best to meet the needs of part-time soldiers and their employers so they could com-mit most effectively to their military service,” he said.

“This was supported by analysis of the modern demography of Australia to ensure we understand where our pro-spective recruits now live and work.”

Modernisation of the Reserve struc-ture started with the creation of a train-ing brigade, regional induction com-panies to manage trainees, an artillery regiment and a civil-military coopera-tion group, as well as rebalancing exist-ing capabilities.

Future Reserve development will include growth of specialist capabili-ties to further reinforce the enabling brigades.

This will include additional intel-ligence staff and emerging capabilities like cyber and information operations.

“At Forcomd we are responding to this analysis with more planning cer-tainty and a firm allocation of Reserve training days to give our part-time mem-bers confidence that their efforts will be supported,” Maj-Gen McLachlan said.

“The Army Reserve has achieved increasing levels of participation in both operations and major exercises over recent years.

“However it has been some time since we deployed a formed capability brick from the Reserve.

“We will soon commence send-

ing Reserve infantry sections into the Middle East.

“These will be sections who trained with 3 Bde as part of Battle Group Cannan and having seen them work during Talisman Sabre I have great confidence they will perform to a high standard.

“Armies cannot stand still. Our train-ing must respond to the contemporary environment and we must modernise our equipment and we must recruit, train and operate close to where our Reserve soldiers live.”

8 Bde has now taken command of all university regiments and will be vested with the responsibility for optimising individual training under the technical control of RMC to ensure closer align-ment of part-time and full-time training standards.

Wastage and retention will be addressed by reducing the overall time required to complete initial training, reducing the duration of residential training periods, offering more week-end, online or distributed learning options.

Lead for the Army Reserve Transformation project Col Brian Cox said the transformation sought to deliver a measured approach in coordinating the changes required to ensure it progres-sively grew the Reserve workforce.

“We are conscious of the heritage and traditions of the Reserve and the link to our local communities,” Col Cox said.

“There will be some changes to unit identity and the location of some train-ing but we will seek to preserve our bar-racks, heritage and traditions to the best extent possible so they may continue to guide and inspire our future officers and soldiers.”

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He saw a few friends driven off in ambulances at the velodrome, and after taking out ambulance cover himself, he started to donate blood.

At the time he was working as a clerk in the public service, and was given time off to donate, so he thought it was a “win-win”.

He continued to donate while at Theological College and as a parish priest.

In 1996 he joined the Army. “I continued to donate in the

locations I was posted,” Chap McNeill said.

“In 2000 when I returned from my first deployment in East Timor I was not allowed to donate whole blood for quite a while, so I changed to plasma and really started clocking up the number of donations.”

This year the 2017 Defence Blood Challenge is encouraging you to donate more than once by donating whole blood and plasma.

Chap McNeill is leading the way, having donated for the 200th time on October 10.

“It is such an easy thing to be a donor and it makes such a difference to someone else,” he said.

Chap McNeill also highlighted the similarities between donating blood and serving your country.

“The sense of teamwork and extended family in the ‘big picture’ perspective I have experienced in my time in the Army, is duplicated in the blood donor process to some extent,” he said.

“The future recipient is counting on us to consider their welfare and act accordingly.

“We act as though they are a close member of our team or family and we do our small part to give them our best; without necessarily even know-ing who they are, or when or where

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Chap Andrew McNeill has donated blood 200 times. His initial realisation of the need for blood came through competitive cycling after seeing many of his friends driven off in ambulances.

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DESIGNED by Victoria’s 4/19PWLHR, the Tulugal Program delivers an enhanced cavalry scout capability for Army by combining the conventional fighting techniques of the RAAC with Aboriginal bushcraft.

The program has already garnered national participation, with cav-alry scouts from the 12/16HRL, the 3/9SAMR and the School of Armour travelling to HMAS Cerberus to marry up with 4/19PWLHR for the culminat-ing field exercise.

“The Tulugal Program draws on the experience of Aboriginal people over thousands of years, to generate a tacti-cal advantage for Australian soldiers conducting warlike operations,” pro-gram creator Lt-Col John Molnar said.

The program requires cavalry scouts to use their knowledge of the land to work in the shadows: to see without being seen and to leave no trace as they obtain, and communicate vital battle-field information.

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“The program instils cultural com-petence. This goes beyond an ability to read the natural environment; we are teaching our cavalry scouts how to effectively engage with and better understand different cultures,” Lt-Col Molnar said.

For Tpr Luke Green, the Tulugal Program has been a remarkable oppor-tunity to improve upon his basic RAAC proficiencies.

“The ancient tracking skills of Aboriginal people can help us to read and interpret the information we are gathering on the battlefield. We are learning how every blade of grass tells a story,” Tpr Green said.

The Tulugal Program is offered as the culminating activity in the training calendar, with a clear focus on RAAC cavalry scouts achieving the standard required for reconnaissance, surveil-lance and supporting Armd Cav Regt tasks.

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A SWAG of commendations went to the junior ranks of FSE 6 as they handed the reigns of Middle East logistics to the incoming element.

OC FSE 6 Maj Paul Bellas said most of his team’s success rested with the efforts of the junior leaders.

“I put a lot of emphasis on, and trust in, my section commanders, empower-ing them to lead their teams and man-age their areas of responsibility,” he said.

“They well and truly stepped up to the mark, exceeding my expectations by achieving far more than what we could have done if they all acted as individu-als.

“Their support was unwavering and instrumental to the success of the task group.”

FSE 6 soldiers, drawn primarily from 1CSSB, had control of the ADF logistics across the Middle East since their deployment started in March.

But before arriving with the element, Maj Bellas’s team conducted months of lead-up training.

“Our focus on improving govern-ance, accountability and transparency enabled us to achieve the best effect we could from a theatre logistics perspec-tive,” he said.

“That is important, so personnel get the right equipment, in the right place, at the right time.”

Maj Gavin Cole arrived at the head of FSE 7 with about 70 soldiers to take over the logistics role.

“We’ll be focused on warehous-ing and continuing FSE 6’s work of returning stores back home utilising the reverse supply chain to its full poten-tial,” he said.

“As well as rationalising functions throughout the force support element, we’re building on the work of previous FSEs, making sure the reliefs in place are seamless in their transition.”

FSE 7 is largely drawn from Townsville’s 10FSB.

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Cpl Mark Doran

A WELCOME home reception was held at Parliament House in Canberra on October 18 to cele-brate the success of Team Australia at the Invictus Games in Toronto.

The athletes, along with their families and the staff, were praised by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, and CDF ACM Mark Binskin at the function hosted by Defence Minister Marise Payne before a visit to the Australian War Memorial.

The ADF and RSL sent 43 ath-letes to the games, an initiative of Prince Harry, which brought together more than 550 wounded, injured or ill serving and retired military personnel from 17 nations from September 23 to 30.

Speaking to the 25 athletes who made it to Canberra, Senator Payne said everyone was proud of the team’s achievements in Toronto.

“It was an impressive number of medals and numerous personal bests,” she said.

“I think you exceeded your own expectations, but what you showed with your determination, strength and achievement – with a touch of Aussie humour and irreverence where required – came through.

“Every single one of you exem-plifies the most extraordinary fighting skill and you proved the role of the Invictus Games in reha-bilitation and recovery.”

Mr Turnbull also thanked the members of the team for their ser-vice and inspiration.

“We know the freedoms we exercise in this parliament are due to you and those like you who’ve carried out, with the Anzac spirit, the defence of our nation for gen-erations,” he said.

“You demonstrated during the Invictus Games you truly are unconquered – as unconquered as is Australia’s commitment to free-dom, our way of life, our democ-racy and rule of law – the values you have always defended.”

Mr Shorten echoed the Prime Minister’s comments and said the athletes represented the pur-est expression of sport, the noblest mateship and the best of Australia.

“I cannot wait until Sydney 2018, when tens of thousands of your fellow Australians will be cheering your names,” he said.

ACM Binskin said the excellent results by the team in Toronto did not come from just sitting around.

“They came from a lot of hard work in long, painful, gruelling hours during the days, weeks and

months leading up to the games,” he said.

“The media coverage in Australia and the outpouring of emotion and support was fantastic – it really did get the Australian spirit going.

“The strong support by the ath-lete’s families was also important, as they couldn’t have done it with-out your love and compassion.”

Team Australia co-captain Capt Emma Kadziolka said she and her co-captain Sgt Peter Rudland watched each athlete develop since the first training camp in January.

“It’s been a privilege to be a part of their Invictus journey as we watched on with pride and saw the grit, determination and dedication demonstrated during the training and competition,” she said.

“We believe the greatest suc-cess happened off the field and outside the competition, where the unconquered spirit of 43 individual athletes united as a team.

“Let’s continue to use the power of adaptive sports to help others come from where we once were.

“Let’s enable those who may be struggling to reignite the passion and motivation in their lives to suc-ceed and be part of a team wearing the Australian national flag again.”

Invictus Games team welcomed home

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Comd JTF633 Maj-Gen John Frewen speaks with soldiers of FSE during a transition of authority parade in the Middle East passing responsibility from FSE 6 to FSE 7. Photo: Cpl Max Bree

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Under Plan Beersheba the Army has created three alike combat bri-gades that each comprise the main elements of the combined arms team and combat service support.

Defence White Paper 16 directed Army further transform some exist-ing capabilities into new informa-tion domain functions such as cyber and electronic warfare.

So begins the next phase of planning and adaption to support the digitisation and modernisation – Plan Keogh.

Forcomd’s head of plans, Col Ian Langford says Plan Keogh is designed to prepare the command for Army’s major re-capitalisation programs, specifically the replace-ment of its armoured and protected mobility systems, communications systems, logistics systems and sol-dier systems.

“There is significant new capa-

Gearing up for Keogh

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bility programmed for delivery to Army over the next decade, with intellectual and structural invest-ment required to support planned equipment and systems,” he said. “Concurrently, Forcomd will sup-port Army to deliver several interde-pendent tasks to help refine existing

‘Soldiers will be operating better, safer,

more accurate equipment that could ultimately see us have the advantage over

the enemy.– Col Ian Langford,

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systems and new capabilities.” Some older model vehicles

and equipment will start being phased out, to make way for newer, more capable options that feature technology suited to the changing battlespace.

“Technological achievements over the past years have resulted in significant advances when it comes to vehicles and equipment. Plan Keogh aims to adequately prepare our future forces to ensure we oper-ate with modern, well designed equipment that adequately fits the purpose it is employed to provide,” Col Langford said.

“This will mean soldiers will be operating better, safer, more accu-rate equipment that could ultimately see us have the advantage over the enemy.”

With the changing nature of the Army’s manning and equipment disposition under Plan Beersheba, and to make way for new vehicles and kit, there is also a need to re-assess personnel numbers assigned to various trades to ensure manning efficiencies are maintained.

“With new technologies comes new manning requirements, so as certain vehicles and equipment gets

phased out, the requirement for person-nel to operate new kit will increase and certain trades will be redeveloped to meet demand,” Col Langford said.

Under Keogh, training requirements in the Army will be addressed, with the aim of modernising and honing existing models to accurately meet future requirements.

Comd Forcomd Maj-Gen Gus McLachlan said he recognised Plan Keogh had a very significant impact on the infantry.

“This reflects the massive enhance-ment coming when the 53-year-old M113 is replaced by a modern infantry fighting vehicle linked by increasing situational awareness,” he said

“An infantry section will now be required to operate its own vehicle plat-form but it will also own the protection, firepower and communications that come with advanced vehicles.

“This is the norm in our advanced peer militaries and we are already study-ing best practice overseas to ensure our training and employment is the best in the world.

“Our soldiers are adaptable and are already comfortable with technology.

“We will combine new vehicle skills with high quality dismounted training such as the new combat shooting con-tinuum and the Army combative program to ensure they remain tough and resilient on their feet.”

A Hawkei protected mobility vehicle, one of the Army’s new generation of combat vehicles representing Army’s commitment to providing a modern force through Plan Keogh.

EXERCISE Northern Shield has wrapped up in Weipa, North Queensland, proving the ADF’s ability to quickly integrate, mobilise and sustain a force in a remote loca-tion.

The annual short notice, rapid deployment exercise began on October 9, putting the ADF’s high-readiness units to the test with scenarios designed to assess their ability to support a DFAT-led operation focusing on non-combatant evacuation operations.

This year Northern Shield saw around 400 ADF personnel, primarily from Army’s Townsville-based 3 Bde and the RAAF’s 381 Expeditionary Support Sqn conduct intense training activi-ties around the Cape York Peninsula and RAAF Base Scherger.

CO JTF637.1 Lt-Col Alwyn Payne said it was an important opportunity for the ADF to exercise a capability in an operation where DFAT led the response to a problem.

“It allowed us to ensure our preparation, planning, and execu-tion is as refined as possible,” he said.

“It also allowed us to identify any minor improvements, so when we’re told the Australian government and Australian peo-ple require ADF support at home or overseas, we’re ready to go.”

OC 1RAR RCT Maj Marshall Lawrence said the exercise was a test of his team’s ability to understand an environment and project forward by air on a short-notice mission.

“In the scenario, the evacuees are Australian and foreign

nationals and due to a breakdown in the security situation they’re being evacuated out of Weipa to Townsville,” he said.

“It’s been successful. We moved into theatre, we established the evacuation chain and we moved evacuees through that chain.”

1RAR RCT sniper Cpl James Egan said the short-notice move was effective for the online team.

“We were ready from the get-go,” he said.“It was a very quick process getting up here – it only took

about a day from when we were recalled to being in the town and conducting the mission.”

Northern Shield required a wide range of ADF equipment, capabilities and dynamic planning to focus the force and achieve its mission.

Lt-Col Payne said the exercise had been a great success.“It’s been a pleasure commanding 1RAR and the RCT for

Exercise Northern Shield,” he said.“They are fine men and women, well-trained, well-prepared

and it has been pleasure to be a part of this commitment.“We have seen soldiers from across Army come together and

partner up with elements from the RAAF in support of DFAT.“The spirit of cooperation, the willingness to get the job done

and a clear understanding of each other’s tasks have absolutely enhanced our ability to conduct these kinds of operations.”

Exercise Northern Shield has proven the ADF’s ability to mobilise to remote locations at short notice, PO Paul Berry reports.

FAST FORCE FIELDEDA 1RAR lieutenant walks from a C-130J Hercules after arriving at RAAF Base Scherger.

Pte Christie Rayner, of 2 Close Health Coy, gives Phyllis a look inside an G-Wagon ambulance during the Exercise Northern Shield Open Day.

Cpl Jamahl Tamwoy shows Jordan from the Air Force Cadets a camera attached to a sighting scope during the Exercise Northern Shield Open Day in Weipa, Queensland.

A pallet is unloaded from a C-130J Hercules at RAAF Base Scherger during the exercise.

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1RAR soldiers exit a 37 Sqn C-130J Hercules after arriving at RAAF Base Scherger for Exercise Northern Shield. Photos: Cpl David Said

1RAR soldiers prepare their equipment at RAAF Base Townsville before boarding a C-130 Hercules flight to North Queensland. Photo: PO Paul Berry

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WHEN comedy duo the Nelson Twins a r r i v e d i n t h e Middle East during a

Forces Entertainment tour in late September, they didn’t foresee the way a lot of personnel got around one of the bases.

“We got into the camp over in Taji and everyone’s rolling around on a push bike, which is not what you expect from the military,” Chris Nelson said.

“You think big guys with guns, but someone’s riding around on a bike that’s got a basket and a bell on it.”

The twins were joined on a tour of the Middle East by musical pair Estelle Artois and Brendan Forward, along with country sing-er Jade Holland.

“They may not like to admit it, but they actually know a fair bit of country music,” Jade said.

In Taji the musicians played acoustic sets for the soldiers.

“It was a bit more personal-ised; they didn’t just see the front woman of a band,” Jade said.

“We basically just walked in to a common room with our gui-

Spreading joy to our soldiersEntertainers perform for troops in the Middle East, Cpl Max Bree reports.

tars and they said ‘play us a tune’. “No heels, no makeup – just

raw, bare and basic.”This was the second Forces

Entertainment Tour for the Nelson Twins, who were last in the Middle East two years ago.

“The funny thing is the way you guys stick to times,” Justin Nelson said.

“The show starts at 8 o’clock and everyone’s there right on 8 o’clock.

“We’re usually waiting about an hour to start a show in a pub, but in the military, if it starts at a certain time, that’s when you start.”

Chris said their comedy act stemmed from the banter

between the two growing up.“We always used to fight each

other and Mum said ‘can you do something that’s a bit different than punching on’,” he said.

“So we decided to do comedy.”Chris said the Middle East ini-

tially caused them to re-evaluate their approach to a crowd.

“There aren’t many comedians who get the chance to do stand-up comedy in Iraq,” he said.

After performing in Iraq, the tour played their final show at Australia’s main Middle East base.

This was the fourth tour for Jade, who was first on the bill in 2014.

“It’s really important for us as artists to see what you guys do over here,” she said.

“Even though we’re bringing a little piece of home over to you guys, it really resounds with us because we get to understand why we are so lucky at home.

“Even though we get to per-form over here, it’s all about meet-ing the people and hearing their stories.

“Performing is a bonus.”

Comedy duo the Nelson Twins entertain deployed personnel at Australia’s main operating base in the Middle East Region. Photos: Cpl Max Bree

Country singer Jade Holland plays for deployed personnel.

ARMY’S mission is to prepare land forces for war in order to defend Australia and its national interests.

Despite advances in technology, hand-to-hand fighting remains an enduring aspect of combat.

Army’s newly developed Combatives Program (ACP) is a uni-fied continuum of hand-to-hand fight-ing skills designed to equip soldiers to face an adversary in close combat.

Last month a training team from the School of Infantry was in Townsville delivering the training to 3 Bde soldiers for the first time.

Col Garth Gould, of HQ Forcomd, has overseen the development and implementation of the training as it rolls out across Army.

He said the training provided soldiers more options when applying escalating force measures, especially in the space between shouting verbal commands and the potential applica-tion of lethal force.

“With a decade of operations behind us and a persistent terrorist threat, Army realised unarmed combat was a necessary component of Army training,” Col Gould said.

“We’re now making efforts to develop a sensible and coherent pro-gram to equip all soldiers in Army with basic unarmed combat skills.”

Col Gould said the program fea-tures a tiered progression of training in a cascading series of courses that are tailored to soldiers’ specialisations and trades.

Level 1: All corps mandatory training that equips individuals to ‘Survive a physical encounter and retain their weapon.’ Level 2: Discretionary training for any corps, equipping select indi-viduals or trades to ‘Apply lethal and non-lethal techniques in an all corps environment.’ Level 3: Mandatory training for infantry – ‘Apply lethal and non-lethal techniques as part of an infantry section.’ Level 4: Mandatory training for Special Forces – ‘Apply lethal and non-lethal techniques as part of a Special Forces team.’

“Next year level one training will be delivered to recruits at Kapooka and officer cadets at RMC currently

we are on a training campaign out in the brigades to bring them up to stand-ard and build a core of instructors, ” Col Gould said.

The training is already having a positive effect on 3 Bde soldiers. Spr Daniel Roberts, of 3CER, has partici-pated in martial arts training previ-ously but found the new ACP training completely different and welcome.

“There’s a real focus on teamwork in the ACP, with the idea being to use safe and effective methods to stop an assailant,” Spr Roberts said.

“Physical restraint is an important aspect, of course, but there are other aspects involved like verbalisation, a strong stance; all sorts of things aimed at weakening assailants’ will to fight.

“It’s good, it’s the training we need.”

And it’s not standalone training. Col Gould said the program, along with combat marksmanship and close combat shooting, formed a part of Army’s approach to integrated combat.

“Integrated combat focuses train-ing on combat: developing a combat mindset and good combat behaviours in soldiers and officers,” he said.

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Combat not a dying artformDespite technological advances, hand-to-hand fighting is still a necessary skill in today’s warfighting, Maj Al Green reports. Lt Alex Dawe,

of 2 Cav Regt, takes a defensive posture after taking down a roleplaying assailant.

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TWO soldiers are among five proud ADF women who have helped launched a Women in War series of stamps in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

The launch was held on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne on September 26.

The stamps depict the contribution of women in each of the major conflicts since World War I, as well as recent peacekeeping efforts.

Officially released on October 6, the stamps, designed by Stacey Zass, are the fourth in a series that commemorate a century of service since World War I. The latest stamps acknowledge the evolving role of women in war and conflict.

LCpl Ella Jones, of 10FSB, and Cpl Amelia Hagger, of 4CSSB, joined three other ADF women in holding large images of the stamps at the launch.

LCpl Jones’ image features on the Afghanistan and Iraq stamp. She said she was honoured and excited to have been chosen to represent modern female soldiers.

“It’s all very exciting; it’s not often you know someone on a stamp and in this case it happens to be me,” she said.

The postal operator has been in the ADF for four years and deployed on Operation Okra in 2016.

“My mum is so proud. She has a promotional poster that was given to her by the local post office,” LCpl Jones said.

“My friends don’t really know about it, but they will soon.”

Cpl Hagger, an Army reservist combat medic, held the World War II-themed stamp.

She has served as an Army ambulance driver and a combat medic, and instructs on Army com-bat and first response medical training courses.

Her great grandfather served in the Army dur-ing both WWI and WWII.

“My family’s service history, including mine, is not glorified nor especially heroic; however like most Australians who have served, they have per-formed their duties with dedication, respect and humility,” Cpl Hagger said.

“I am honoured to be able to promote the Women in War series, acknowledging the contri-bution women have made over many years.”

New series enveloped in historyThe Women in War stamps capture the evolution of Australian women in war, Cpl Bill Solomou reports.

Cpl Amelia Hagger, of 4CSSB, holds the WWII-themed stamp.Photo: LS Nina Fogliani

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THE sight of military police with a speed-gun in hand isn’t uncommon around Kapooka, but on October 12 they weren’t enforcing speed, they were encouraging it.

Making its debut after a 20-year hiatus, the ARTC Inter-Company Billy Cart Championships pitted five teams against each other in a race down the main drag to see who could build and race the fastest cart.

Their prize? A spot in the 2018 Corowa Australian National Billy Cart Championships.

The teams were each made up of an amalgama-tion between the training companies, but RAAF Base Wagga and the Clontarf Foundation, supported by Spotless, both got in on the action as well.

The driver of the winning cart E Coy RI Cpl Jacob Garlick said he had faith in his team’s cart before the race kicked off.

“I knew we had a good cart, but when I saw some of the others at the start of the race, I thought we might have been beaten,” he said.

“During the first heat, the brakes locked on, and by the time we got to the bottom of the hill, they were smoking.

“But that was the only real issue we had. It’ll be good to take the cart down to Corowa and race against the civilian teams in the nationals.”

But the E Coy / Training Support Coy (TSC) team cart didn’t have a normal beginning. After a failed first attempt at building their own design, the team was gifted a frame with which to work.

“We looked at the internet to try and come up with a design for the cart, but the first attempt wasn’t that suc-cessful,” team captain and TSC RI Cpl Wayne Waller said.

“I happened to be out at Junee, which is a little township nearby, and there’s a group of guys out there who run the Ford museum who had an old frame sitting around.

“I approached them to ask what they were doing with it, and as soon as they found out I was Army, they said I should take it and see what I could do with it.”

Starting with a decrepit frame which was missing a

few components meant the team had to think on its feet.Their solution was to make it a community effort.“I hit up a few companies in town and told them

what we were trying to do, but we didn’t have a budget. A lot of them were really helpful – we ended up being given rims, tyres and a few other bits and pieces,” Cpl Waller said.

“The Men’s Shed in Wagga also helped us out by fixing the broken steering linkages.”

The idea of bringing back the Billy Cart Championships came from the ARTC Training and Development Warrant Officer WO1 Peter Coles, who, as a CSM, remembered watching the race with the 2IC of his company – now Comdt ARTC Col Michael Garraway.

“After spending a year here during this posting, I started to see a factory mentality develop within the organisation. Mince in, sausages out, keep the produc-tion line going,” he said.

“You could call it collusion, but the old billy cart race used to be a good inter-company competition. It was a good little break from the usual.

“It used to challenge people, making them design something then build it. The Comdt was fully support-ive, and it’s been going like a trooper so far.

“Each of the training platoons had the opportunity to come down for 20 to 30 minutes in between their regular training program.

“It was a good opportunity for them to see there’s more to Army than some bloke standing there yelling at you all day. There’s esprit de corps, a bit of inter-company rivalry and just having a bit of fun.”

The E Coy and TSC team heads to Corowa in March next year for the Nationals, while Kapooka looks at transforming the cart race into its own national title.

“In the lead up to the race, I had lots of people ring-ing me and asking if the race was just for Kapooka next year – the RAEME training centre, Latchford Barracks, Puckapunyal,” WO1 Coles said.

“Who knows? Maybe it’ll be the Army Billy Cart Championships soon.”

The Inter-Company Billy Cart Championships are back after a 20-year hiatus, Cpl Sebastian Beurich reports.

Fastest billy tees up winCpl Jacob Garlick driving the winning cart in the ARTC Inter-Company Billy Cart Championships.

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MORE than 150 Defence motorbike riders from all over Australia kit-ted up and set out for

Melbourne as part of the Long Ride last month.

Defence riders from as far afield as Darwin, Western Australia and Queensland visited Defence bases and picked up riders en route, before boarding the ferry in Melbourne for Tasmania on October 13.

More than $400,000 has been raised by Defence riders across three rides so far and this year rid-ers were hoping to add another $150,000 to that total.

Once in Tassie, the riders travelled around the island in an anti-clockwise loop, completing about 1000km before returning to Melbourne.

In Canberra, Deputy Secretary CASG Kim Gillis farewelled more than 60 riders from Blamey Square at Russell Offices on October 12, on behalf of CDF ACM Mark Binskin.

“The message he wanted me to pass on was to thank you for your efforts,” he said.

“I know this is going to be a great fun time, but it’s also for a great cause.

“Prostate cancer affects men of predominantly our age, and it’s something we all shy away from discussing and getting a simple blood test, but it’s something that can be fixed relatively easily if we deal with it.”

Mr Gillis is the proud owner of a 1958 British-built, but Indian-restored, Royal Enfield 350cc Bullet.

“I would love to be riding with you to Tasmania, but the only prob-lem is I’d have to spend most of my time in the support van being towed behind you, because at 90km/h max, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with you,” he said.

“Having a look at the quality of the bikes out here, I noticed one was brand spanking new and on

Riding for men’s healthThe rumble of engines reverberated around Tasmania as ADF motorcyclists circled the island for a good cause.

its maiden voyage today, so I hope that goes well.”

OCdt Toby Adams, of 3 Div, A Sqn at ADFA, was looking forward to hitting the road on his Harley Davidson 883.

“I am riding to Melbourne and back and I’m looking forward to connecting with other ADF mem-bers along the way, as well as seeing some of the landscape and scenery of southern Australia,” he said.

“The ride is for a good cause and we’ll be visiting some ADF bases to promote prostate cancer awareness.”

Thirteen riders left RAAF Base Edinburgh on October 12, having raised $8200 before setting off with the aim of raising more money on the ride.

Speaking on behalf of the par-ticipants FSgt Justyn Franklin, of 92 Wg, said the Long Ride was about more than raising money.

“My father, like many men including a number of my acquaint-ances, has been treated for prostate cancer, so it is a logical fit to sup-port fundraising and awareness activities for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia,” he said.

“While it is vitally important to

raise funds for further research, it is just as vital to raise awareness of the disease in the community.

“We will also be happy to help men learn to look for the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer early enough to stop it in its tracks.”

After a blessing of the bikes by Chap Kate Lord and a farewell wave from CO HMAS Cerberus Capt Tim Standen, 13 riders left Cerberus to meet up with their Canberra colleagues in Bandiana for the final leg of the ride to Melbourne, via Puckapunyal.

The team has set a fundraising goal of $15,000, and were well on their way with more than $12,000 raised before they left.

LCdr Colin Holloway, who trav-elled to Margaret River, WA, with the Long Ride last year, said one of the benefits of the ride was to get people talking about prostate can-cer in the first instance and getting tested in the second instance.

“Prostate cancer has affected me personally, my father was treated for the past 13 years and a brother-in-law and good friend had their prostates removed several years ago,” LCdr Holloway said.

“It is one thing to read the statistics on websites and in bro-chures, it is much more confronting when you realise just how many people have been affected by pros-tate cancer.

“Through our interactions on the ride and the lead up activities we come across a variety of people, some willing to discuss it, others more reluctant.

“If we can get more people dis-cussing prostate cancer openly and encourage more men to get tested we will do our part to reduce the mortality rate.”

A number of riders attended the Moto Grand Prix at Phillip Island which was supported by Air Force displays of the F/A-18A, Roulettes and a C-17A Globemaster aircraft. The MotoGP is also a supporter of Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia.

  In Australia, it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.

  More than 3000 Australian men die of prostate cancer in every year.

  More men die of prostate cancer than women die of breast cancer.

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Defence Riders of Victoria ride through Red Hill, during a short course ride around the Mornington Peninsula. Photo: LS Nina Fogliani

Motorcycles line Blamey Square, Canberra, before ACT-based riders head south. Photo: Jay Cronan

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HUNGRY caterp i l la rs , rainbow fish and magical possums may have a run for their money as favour-

ite bedtime stories with the recent release of a book for children with parents in the Army.

The books My Dad’s in the Australian Army and My Mum’s in the Australian Army are helping to explain to young kids what their serv-ing parents do while away.

Author Hayley Boswell hit upon the idea after having her first child with Navy CPO Bradley Lynch, initially writing My Dad’s in the Australian Navy as a present for her partner.

“When my daughter was born, I needed a resource to connect her with her dad while he was away with the Navy,” Hayley said.

“I often create unique presents, I once made a Monopoly board based on my partner’s Navy career, so this was one of those gifts. My partner uploaded pictures of the book on his Facebook and people were asking ‘can I purchase it?’. I received some orders and a few months later I’d sold more than 500 copies.”

Author Hayley Boswell is helping military kids connect with their parents’ careers, Cpl Max Bree reports.

ARMY and Air Force personnel at the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (ASEME) assembled recently to conduct a unit insignia, flag and unit shoulder patch change ceremony.

The changes from the RAEME insignia to the current unit symbology is more representative of the joint training for RAEME, RAE and RAAF technicians.

The Army Apprentices School Insignia – also used for the Army College of TAFE – links the new unit with the school’s history and symbol-ises the values required of all military

technicians. ASEME conducts initial training for technicians on a wide range of ground assets as well as technicians for Army helicopters.

The future for the school may even include elements of junior officer training preparing RAEME personnel across all ranks and trades for their contribution to EME effects providing Army’s maintenance capability.

The retirement of the old unit flag also coincided with the depar-ture of RAEME Corps RSM WO1 Robert Turnbull, from ASEME onto a deployment to the Middle East Region.

People quickly wanted Hayley to expand on her original work.

“I received a lot of requests from parents in the other services as well,” she said.

“In creating this book, I have had help from Army spouses and Army personnel. It has also helped that I’ve had family members in the Army. The book helps children understand the roles and responsibilities of their parent/s when they are away.”

Hayley didn’t want to expose

children to the warfighting details of being away with the Army.

“The book focuses on the positive elements of being in the Army so at night the children can go to bed think-ing about how their parent is making an important contribution to not only Australia, but to the world,” she said.

The book is suitable for children up to the age of six and Hayley said its popularity was even being seen outside people’s homes.

“Some children are using it for their book week in school; they’re dressing up as their mum or dad and wearing a uniform,” she said.

“A lot of people have said they are just glad to have the book out there to help explain things to their children when they’re away on a deployment.”

“I’ve been contacted by parents saying the book helped ease their children’s anxiety when a parent has been deployed. I’m glad it’s making children feel a little less sad when missing their parents.”

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RSM Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering personnel fold the former unit flag after lowering it for the final time, while inset, the new unit flag flies.

Regt a number of times during his career, former handler WO2 Shaun Gibbons reminisced on his time with WO1 Courage.

“He was interesting to be with on long parades. He would go through a cycle of being alert and paying attention to everything, then self-preening, and then you’d get sleeping,” he said.

“He was like a pet, he’d put his head into your neck and nod-off for five to 10 minutes, then wake up 100 per cent alert and trying to take in his surroundings.

“When she died, the original unit mascot Sgt Courage [WO1 Courage’s predecessor from the ‘80s] was put in an impressive pose and kept in a glass display case in the regimental headquarters.

“When I came back to the unit as a warrant officer, I used to move Courage around the headquarters building quite often, and every time

we walked past her display case, he would try and attack it.”

Over his years of service to the regiment, WO1 Courage joined the officers and soldiers on a number of engagements with the public.

“The school visits were probably some of the biggest things we’ve done. Over his years he’d done quite a few,” Tpr Dan Young said.

“Then there are all of the other things the regiment does out in the public. He’d done the football a couple of times here in Townsville, including supporting the Cowboys NRL team on the Anzac Day week-end match. He’d done plenty of runs out to the Billabong Sanctuary, the Townsville wildlife park which sup-plied his food, and he’d been to the V8s here in Townsville as well.”

Throughout the change of han-dlers over the years, most people don’t know WO2 Courage’s full history, which Sgt Maxwell said offered a good laugh.

“He was mischievous. He didn’t take kindly to Prince Charles when he met him in 1988. The record says he sat on his leg and turned away from him,” he said.

“He had a memory like an elephant. He’d remember people’s faces, whether it was six months, last week or 10 years ago, he’d remember them. We’ve had mem-bers of the regiment who were here 15 years ago come back as warrant officers, and he still remembered he either liked them or didn’t like them.”

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THE cavalry regiments of the Army went into mourning on October 16.

Overnight, WO2 Courage, wedge-tailed eagle and unit mascot of 2 Cav Regt, had passed away.

Originally hatched at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo on August 14 1987, he was presented to the regiment on October 15 1987 and enlisted as Tpr Courage at eight weeks old.

Since then, WO2 Courage has been a regular feature of regimental parades.

In January 1988, he formed part of the Royal Guard during the Prince of Wales’ Australian arrival. He flew onto the parade when the regiment was presented its guidon and he participated in the opening of Waler Barracks.

During the memorial service held in his honour on October 28, WO2 Courage was posthumously promoted after 30 years and one day of distinguished service to the regiment.

One of WO1 Courage’s current senior handlers, Sgt Scott Maxwell, said WO1 Courage was a massive part of a lot of soldiers’ careers.

“Initially, when we found out he had passed, there was a feeling of disbelief throughout the regiment,” he said.

“What followed was a really sombre, shocked feeling getting around.”

Tpr Jake Ball, who, as one of WO1 Courage’s handlers, spent a lot of time with him over his past few years, said the mascot was a huge symbol of 2 Cav Regt.

“Courage was the first thing you would see when you rocked up to the unit every day,” he said.

“He’d be out on every single parade we did and at any sort of public display. He was there to meet and greet new march-ins and anyone who visited the unit.

“A lot of people might look at him as just an eagle, but [as handlers] we really got to know Courage as the individual. He had a really unique personality.”

After being posted to 2 Cav

2 Cav Regt members are mourning the loss of mascot of 30 years, Cpl Sebastian Beurich reports.

On November 7 1997, while participating in flight training with his handlers, Courage refused to cooperate and flew away.He was found at 1600 on November 8, 4km from the guard room. For being absent from duty for almost 24 hours, he was charged with absent without leave and reduced to the rank of trooper. Soldiers, including the guard detail of those 24 hours, were involved in an extensive search of the area surrounding the barracks.

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ARMY members and their families recently took part in the 2017 ADF Families Survey and shared their experiences of military life and their views on current support services for families.

Deputy CA Maj-Gen Rick Burr said the joint initiative of Defence and Defence Families of Australia this year focused on employment, wellbe-ing, childcare and awareness and use of support services.

“The 2017 survey results are now out and provide Defence with insights into the impact of ADF conditions of service on family members’ satisfac-tion with military life,” Maj-Gen Burr said.

“Overall, 2019 Army members and their families responded to the survey, representing 44 per cent of those who took part across Defence.”

The survey found that 68 per cent of Army partners and single-parent members are proud to tell others that they are part of an ADF family.

However, many civilian partners reported having to make career and employment sacrifices. While this is an expected part of ADF life, given frequent relocations, reports of unem-ployment among Army partners is 15 per cent, compared to the national average of around 6 per cent.

Underemployment, where partners are working part-time or casually but would like to do more, is around 13 per cent.

When it comes to childcare, the survey found that 94 per cent of Army families can access the services they

Lt-Col James Matchett with his wife Fiona and children during 1CSSB’s family day at Robertson Barracks. Photo: Cfn Priyantha Malavi Arachchi

The ADF Families Survey is a joint initiative of Defence Community Organisation and Defence Families of Australia. It aims to provide insights into the impact of ADF conditions of service on family members’ satisfaction with service life.

The full results of the 2017 survey will be available later in 2017.

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Parents of ADF Members

37% PARENTS OF ADF MEMBERS said they don’t know how to contact their child while they’re deployed.

Families and Postings

PARTNERS

SINGLE PARENT ADF MEMBERS and DUAL

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19% 34% feel the ADF considers family

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94%were able to access the childcare services they needed.

Childcare Access

58% of those who couldn’t access the childcare they needed say AFFORDABILITY is a barrier.

Pride and Belonging

Civilian PARTNERS are proud to tell others that they are part of an ADF family.

Partner Employment14%

unemployed

12% underemployed

81% of civilian PARTNERS say that they had made EMPLOYMENT SACRIFICES because of their partner’s ADF career.

14% of civilian PARTNERS say they are UNEMPLOYEDCompared to the national unemployment rate of around 6% (Australian Bureau of Statistics).

12% of civilian PARTNERS say they are UNDEREMPLOYED in that they are working part-time but would like to work more hours.

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SCORPIOOctober 23 – November 21

You will be going for drinks at the boozer every Friday this month. You don’t want to go? Too bad! The CO has directed everyone to be there until 4pm.

Unfortunately the CO can’t make it. He’s too busy.

SAGITTARIUSNovember 22 – December 21

With summer now much closer, you start thinking seriously about doing more exercise to get your-self in shape.

But the approach of summer also brings an increase in social events. You decide it’s too difficult to shape up with so many parties on your calendar.

CAPRICORN

December 22 – January 19You check Defence Housing Australia’s online services once again this month, hoping to find a married quarter listed that is at least slightly better than what was available last month.

Unfortunately, you will find that it is still all pretty much the same. Better luck next month.

AQUARIUS

January 20 – February 18Your partner is not impressed with the married quarters on offer at your next posting locality.

They claim there are a myriad of shortfalls with the properties on offer and blame this on you.

PISCESFebruary 19 – March 20

The commanding officer orders everyone to do a BFA and AIRN shoot to ensure they’re current before leave.

You know the CO will mandate everyone do the same BFA and shoot first thing next year. To make sure everyone is current.

ARIESMarch 21 – April 19

You receive your pre-pack and uplift dates for the upcoming removal.

They will do the trick but they are not the most convenient. Toll says they can’t be changed.

Your wife is not impressed. She blames this on you.

TAURUSApril 20 – May 20

It will rain the entire time you are at the range this month.

It will rain on arrival, it will rain during the shooting and it will pour during weapon cleaning.

Of course, the rain will stop when the last truck is packed and you are leaving.

GEMINIMay 21 – June 20

You are nominated for a deploy-ment this month.

Unfortunately, you are posting soon and your gaining unit will not release you to deploy.

They are going out field a lot next year and they need you there.

CANCERJune 21 – July 22

You will submit a minute this month requesting something. It is returned covered in red pen calling for changes you don’t com-prehend. Several of your attempts at resubmitting will come back covered in red pen.

Your boss will eventually accept a version extremely similar to the original minute you submitted.

LEOJuly 23 – August 22

Things are slowing down this month, so your troop is told to sweep the compound, the HQ area and all driveways. Some are dirt driveways. Your troop sweeps them anyway. You’re yelled at for wasting time sweeping dirt driveways and told to have more initiative.

VIRGOAugust 23 – September 22

You use your initiative this month, coming up with new ideas about how things could run and how the troop could operate more effi-ciently. Your ideas are initially wel-comed but you’re ultimately told to know your place.

LIBRASeptember 23 – October 22

This month you’ll be ordered to the transport compound to help the truckies do non techs. The truckies will be out to lunch when you get there, but you’ll need to get started without them since they all need to be complete by the end of the day.

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From your answers, we will help you design a training program to achieve your goal.

Cpl Sebastian Beurich talks to our PTIs about the questions they face in ensuring we are primed for duty.

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ADF men’s and women’s foot-ball teams have been invited to participate in curtain rais-ers ahead of the A-League and W-League Remembrance Day themed round on the November 11 in Adelaide and November 12 in Canberra.

The invitation to partici-pate in these fixtures has been a long ambition of the Australian D e f e n c e F o r c e F o o t b a l l Federation (ADFFF), as it is the fruition of the hard work that has gone into establishing a relationship with Australia’s football national body – Football Federation Australia (FFA).

Defence has for the past two seasons provided a range of sup-port to commemorative activi-ties across all televised A-League matches. This year Defence will also support W-League fixtures.

A D F F F p r e s i d e n t A i r -Cdre Gary Martin said curtain raiser fixtures afforded greater opportunities for ADF footballers and officials and provided exposure to the community.

This was the first curtain raiser invitation and it is hoped the matches will become an annual event on the ADF football fixture.

“The relationship with the FFA is one of our most important strategic relationships as we take ADF football to the people of Australia,” Air-Cdre Martin said.

“The opportunity to show-case our people’s talents in such a great public forum, and on such a significant day for the ADF, is fantastic and we are appreciative of how FFA have partnered with us in this important activity.”

For Remembrance Day weekend fixtures, the A-League is providing serving military members who can produce Defence ID the following offers: Adelaide: special discount ticket

price for ADF and RSL members in the lead-up to the match ie $20 ticket

Gosford: one complimentary ticket

Melbourne: one complimentary ticket

Wellington: one complimentary ticket

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FIVE Army personnel joined more than 2400 of the world’s top triath-letes at Kona, Hawaii, on October 14, to compete in the Ironman World Championship – the most iconic one-day endurance event in the world.

Representing Army was Lt-Col Paul Mackay (HQ Fordcomd), Capt Dominic Lopez (HQJOC), WO1 Megan Webber (8CSSB), WO2 Luke Woodland (APAC-SYD), and Cpl Sharon Gunton (12/40RTR).

These members formed part of the seven-member ADF team that com-peted against other military members from around the world.

The first ADF member across the line was WO2 Woodland in a time of 09:53:30, placing him fourth in the male military division.

WO1 Webber placed third in the female military division in a time of 12:31:26, and was the first ADF female to finish the gruelling event.

The course is notorious for its ever-changing ocean currents, strong winds, and scorching heat.

While this year the ocean was relatively calm for the 3.8km swim, strong head and cross winds during the 180km bike leg, and a temperature of more than 36 degrees during the marathon pushed our personnel to their mental and physical limits.

Capt Lopez said this Ironman was the most difficult he has ever done.

“The heat during the run really got

to me,” he said. “But looking back, it’s the world championships – it’s not meant to be a walk in the park.

“So, I’m glad it was hard and it tested my resilience. In saying that, I certainly wasn’t glad at the time.’

Feeding and marshalling our per-sonnel throughout the race was an army of another kind – 5000 local and international volunteers. WO1 Webber spoke fondly of the aid stations and the volunteers.

“The aid stations are only a mile apart during the run in Kona but due to the heat that felt way too far,” she said.

“Thankfully, a combination of ice-cold sponges and the positive energy from the volunteers helped me dig deep and keep going.”

In the three months leading up to the championships, the athletes have juggled their weekly training loads – of up to four hours in the pool, 14 hours on the bike, and eight hours running – with the requirements of service life.

WO2 Woodland said race day made all the sacrifices worth it.

“The challenge of racing and the sense of accomplishment I get when I cross the line makes it worth it,” he said.

“Helping me along, both in training and out on the course, is the camarade-rie among ADF Triathlon Club mem-bers. It really helps during the tough times.”

When asked if he would try

Gruelling, but worth it

again to qualify for the World Championships, Capt Lopez was confident that within the next few weeks he would be back on the bike

and training for his next race.“I’m enjoying not training at the

moment,” he said. “However, I know that this won’t

last, and soon I’ll be searching for an ironman race that aligns my unit’s training program. I’ve spent too much money on my bike to give up now.’

IT WAS a decisive victory for South Queensland after fourteen teams com-peted across three hotly contested divi-sions during the 2017 Defence National Touch Championships at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, in October.

In the men’s open division, ACT/NSW Country qualified for the big dance with a thrilling one touchdown victory over North Queensland in the semi-final.

The win set up a showdown with South Queensland A, the front runners all tournament and seeking an impres-sive sixth consecutive championship in a row.

If there were any thoughts the game would be a walkover, they were quickly squashed with both teams scoring five touchdowns a piece in an enthralling try for try first half.

In the second half the SQ men got a small break thanks largely to 2GHB’s Pte Liam Ross’s third score for the match – earning him the player of the final and the team a 9-7 victory – their sixth consecutive men’s open championship.

Pte Ross said it was an unexpected surprise to be awarded player of the final.

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WO2 Luke Woodland climbs a hill in the cycling stage of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.

“The eight games during the tourna-ment were quick,” he said. “ACT/NSW Country was the toughest team to beat.

“They had a team of young play-ers with a lot of experience across the field who played a high-level of touch football. Pte Ross was also selected to play in the ADF men’s open team at the NSW Sate Cup in November.

Cpl Joshua Woo, of 1 Sig Regt, wound back the clock to show age is no barrier to playing in the men’s open for SQ and said it was a fantastic tournament.

“The triservice concept is a great concept as it gets players from the dif-ferent states together to showcase their touch football talent,” he said.

“We could watch all the moves each other made and implement similar skills when we played our games.

“NQ and ACT NSW Country were our toughest competition, but after working all year it was good to unwind and throw ourselves at a sport we love.”

Cpl Woo will be a coach for the ADF’s men’s open team in the NSW Sate Cup in November at Port Macquarie and will also play for Defence Warriors in the National Touch League next year against the best teams in Australia.

In the plate final, NT A faced Sydney Metro, with the men from the territory edging out the Sydney team 6-4 to claim the prize.

The women’s open was contested between NQ, SQ and Sydney Metro.

After success in both men’s divisions SQ were looking to complete the trifec-ta, however they were met by a formida-ble NQ outfit that had been impressive all tournament.

Despite a fighting performance by the southern women, NQ proved far too strong in the final, running away with

the game in the second half to record a comfortable 8-2 victory. The NQ Barbarians were completely dominant with player of the final and the series, LCpl Sheree O’Grady, of 2 Cav Regt, leading from the front and producing a master class performance in attack and defence.

LCpl O’Grady said SQ was the toughest team to play against during the women’s tournament.

“Our team didn’t have an opportunity to train or play together before the com-petition, but we did well to rack up the win,” she said.

“The championships were as great opportunity to meet Defence people from across Australia.

“It would be great to boost the amount of girls playing touch footy in Defence.”

LCpl O’Grady was selected to play in the ADF team at the NSW State Cup in November, but unfortunately had other commitments.

Cpl Nicole Hall, of APAC-SQ, LCpl Rebecca Ringma, of 2/14LHR and Pte Courtney Kerr of 2RAR also showed their sublime handling skills and express pace to have the crowd on their feet every time they touched the ball.

The over-30s competition was severely down on numbers from previ-ous years, with only SQ providing two teams.

A Barbarian side was quickly formed from managers, spectators and even the physiotherapist

The SQ A team (over-30s) was far too fit and skilful for the other sides, winning the final against the SQ B team (over-40s), however Cpl Brian Thomas of 9FSB did cause them concern every time he touched the ball.

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Capt Dominic Lopez, of HQJOC, competing in the Ironman World Triathlon Championships in Kona, Hawaii. Photo: Finisher pix

The Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal approved the following changes:• Workplace Remuneration Arrangement 2% increase from 2 November 2017

The tables show salaries and allowances for ADF members. The base salary rates (ie not inclusive of Service Allowance: Permanent Force – $13,991 pa)are shown.These tables will be updated as part of the WRA process as follows:• Workplace Remuneration Arrangement 2% increase from 1 November 2018• Workplace Remuneration Arrangement 2% increase from 14 November 2019

This brochure is a guide only. For all ADF pay rates, including reserve and specialist pay rates, visit www.defence.gov.au/PayAndConditions/ADF/WRA.asp For further information on policy and entitlements, refer to the ADF Pay and Conditions Manual on the intranet at drnet.defence.gov.au/People or the internet at www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac

Officers

Navy Army RAAF Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CAPT COL GPCAPT 1 152,099 156,432 161,432 165,764 170,597 176,012 181,449 187,327 193,212 197,144

0 147,773 152,105 157,109 161,438 166,270 171,687 177,119 183,003 188,888 192,818

CMDR LTCOL WGCDR 1 129,923 134,256 139,262 143,592 148,422 153,836 159,273 165,157 171,038 174,970

0 125,680 130,014 135,018 139,349 144,179 149,595 155,028 160,914 166,796 170,728

LCDR MAJ SQNLDR 2 93,995 98,327 103,329 107,663 112,494 117,909 123,344 129,227 135,108 139,040

1 91,022 95,358 100,357 104,688 109,519 114,936 120,371 126,254 132,138 136,066

0 88,039 92,375 97,375 101,706 106,537 111,953 117,388 123,274 129,156 133,086

LEUT CAPT FLTLT 5 83,093 87,428 92,430 96,762 101,593 107,008 112,443 118,328 124,212 128,141

4 80,264 84,599 89,601 93,934 98,765 104,179 109,613 115,496 121,381 125,311

3 77,427 81,761 86,762 91,094 95,926 101,343 106,777 112,660 118,544 122,472

2 74,607 78,944 83,944 88,274 93,108 98,522 103,954 109,841 115,725 119,653

1 71,787 76,119 81,120 85,453 90,284 95,700 101,133 107,016 112,900 116,832

0 68,955 73,285 78,286 82,619 87,450 92,865 98,303 104,185 110,066 113,998

SBLT LT FLGOFF 3 64,134 68,465 73,466 77,799 82,627 88,042 93,479 99,364 105,247 109,179

2 61,804 66,137 71,139 75,469 80,301 85,716 91,152 97,036 102,920 106,848

1 59,514 63,846 68,849 73,181 78,012 83,425 88,861 94,747 100,629 104,559

0 57,321 61,652 66,655 70,988 75,818 81,235 86,668 92,549 98,435 102,366

ASLT 2LT PLTOFF 1 55,438 59,773 64,775 69,105 73,936 79,353 84,785 90,669 96,553 100,483

0 53,555 57,890 62,889 67,222 72,053 77,468 82,906 88,786 94,672 98,601

Other Rank Appointed as Officer – Transitional (Closed to New Entrants)

Navy Army RAAF Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

LEUT CAPT FLTLT 3 83,093 87,428 92,430 96,762 101,593 107,008 112,443 118,328 124,212 128,141

2 81,097 85,430 90,431 94,764 99,596 105,009 110,446 116,328 122,210 126,143

1 79,094 83,426 88,432 92,761 97,592 103,010 108,441 114,327 120,207 124,139

0 77,101 81,435 86,439 90,772 95,601 101,016 106,447 112,334 118,219 122,148

SBLT LT FLGOFF 3 75,110 79,443 84,444 88,775 93,607 99,023 104,458 110,340 116,224 120,154

2 73,113 77,446 82,447 86,781 91,609 97,025 102,460 108,343 114,230 118,157

1 71,115 75,451 80,450 84,782 89,616 95,029 100,463 106,347 112,230 116,162

0 69,114 73,448 78,447 82,779 87,610 93,025 98,460 104,344 110,229 114,156

ASLT 2LT PLTOFF 0 67,124 71,458 76,456 80,790 85,621 91,036 96,473 102,354 108,238 112,168

Warrant Officers Class 1

Rank Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

WO1 – Tier C 0 - - - - - - - 109,211 114,487 120,177

WO1 – Tier B 0 - - - 91,753 95,629 99,815 104,332 109,211 114,487 120,177

WO1 – Tier A 1 79,728 82,320 85,642 89,225 93,102 97,284 101,806 106,685 111,956 117,650

0 78,083 80,672 83,993 87,583 91,457 95,637 100,159 105,039 110,310 116,003

ADF Permanent Pay Rates – 2 November 2017

Service

$ pa $/day

Service 13,991 -

Trainee 10,493 -

Reserve - 28.75

Submarine Escape Disability

$ pa $/day

Rate 6,813 40.64

Open water ascent <90m - 184.89

Open water ascent >90m - 369.75

Maritime

$ pa $/day

Disability

Major Fleet Unit 12,205 33.44

Minor War Vessel 14,425 39.52

Submarine 18,309 50.16

Sustainability

Completed 3 but less than 6 yrs 11,096 30.40

Completed 6 but less than 11 yrs 17,753 48.64

Completed 11 or more years 19,973 54.72

Boarding Party - 67.01

Unpredictable Explosives

$ pa $/Occur

Low Risk Search 4,224 33.44

High Risk Search 9,743 81.19

Render Safe 15,830 133.22

Render Safe (non continuous) 8,813 -

Paratrooper

$ pa $/day

Free Fall Instructor 12,205 33.44

PJI at PTS 9,743 26.69

PJI – other unit 6,813 18.67

Jump master 5,895 16.15

Free Fall Paratrooper 5,104 13.98

FFI in non-para posting (<3 yrs after) 2,785 -

Paratrooper duties - 40.64

1 CDO, 2 CDO, 4 Sqn, PTS, SASR, SOER, SOLS, equiv o/s unit

4,224 11.57

Other para units 2,111 5.78

PJI in non-para posting (<3 yrs after) 2,111 -

HAPO Descent – jumper - 387.12

HAPO Descent – non-jumper - 193.56

Clearance Diver

$ pa $/day

CD Team 21,662 59.35

CD Other 15,830 43.37

CD Trainee 12,205 33.44

CD Support Member and AMWCDTG 6,813 18.67

Deep Dive $/Occur $/Add hr

Per dive 332.06 -

Hourly rate – max 5 hrs - 34.10

Experimental Dive $/On – Occur $/Add hr

Grade 1 221.83 22.19

Grade 2 358.31 40.64

Grade 3 600.87 64.70

Grade 4 1,201.65 203.37

Special Forces

$ pa $/day

Disability

Qual SF incl SFSS Regimental posted or similar foreign

Cdo, TAG CD 33,326 68.48

SAS 41,657 68.48

SFSS within SOCOMD or similar foreign

Support 1B 6,813 18.67

Support 1C 9,743 26.69

Support 2/3 24,996 68.48

Cbt Controller/Officer 24,996 68.48

SF incl SFSS posted to SF School

Cdo, SAS, TAG CD, Trainee, SF Instruct 24,996 68.48

SF Support 2/3 15,830 43.37

Designated Special Duty

Tier A - 250.74

Tier B - 161.56

Tier C - 96.92

Sustainability

Qual SF Posted to SF Instr

Cdo 4,535 -

SASR 9,743 -

Qual SF Posted Outside Special Force Regt

Cdo 15,830 -

SAS 19,973 -

Disablement Tech Outside SOCOMD 6,813 -

Flying Disability$/rate

Annual 8,813

Daily 24.15

Field

$/day

Tier 1 67.01

Tier 2 39.52

Separation

$ pa

MWD(U) 2,785

MWD (Continuous exposure) 740

Arduous Conditions Navy SSS

$ pa

Safety Officer/Conducting Staff 740

Diving

$/rate

Instructor (pa) 6,813

Qualified Diver (per day) 67.01

Trainee / RCC (per day) 50.02

Recruit Instructor

$ pa

Sustainability 6,813

Disability allowance 8,813

Adventurous Training Instructor

$/rate

Instructor (pa) 6,813

Leader (per day) 50.02

Language Proficiency

$ pa

Lower

Special Circumstances 1,132

Group 1 1,132

Group 2 1,701

Group 3 2,267

Intermediate

Group 1 2,267

Group 2 3,400

Group 3 4,535

Higher

Group 1 3,400

Group 2 5,668

Group 3 7,924

Advance

Group 1 4,535

Group 2 7,924

Group 3 11,323

ADF Allowance Rates – 2 November 2017

Other Ranks

Navy Army RAAF Incr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CPO WO2 FSGT 1 73,435 76,024 79,346 82,934 86,810 90,992 95,512 100,392 105,662 111,356

0 71,918 74,507 77,830 81,417 85,292 89,476 93,995 98,876 104,145 109,839

SSGT 0 69,506 72,095 75,416 79,004 82,878 87,063 91,580 96,460 101,732 107,426

PO SGT SGT 2 64,816 67,405 70,729 74,316 78,191 82,374 86,893 91,773 97,045 102,737

1 63,467 66,057 69,378 72,968 76,842 81,027 85,541 90,424 95,696 101,390

0 62,146 64,735 68,058 71,646 75,521 79,705 84,222 89,103 94,374 100,069

LS CPL CPL 2 56,025 58,614 61,934 65,523 69,400 73,581 78,099 82,980 88,250 93,945

1 54,852 57,442 60,764 64,352 68,226 72,409 76,929 81,809 87,078 92,771

0 53,702 56,292 59,614 63,201 67,074 71,260 75,779 80,660 85,930 91,626

LCPL 0 49,399 51,987 55,307 58,898 62,772 66,956 71,473 76,354 81,623 87,319

AB PTE(P) LAC 0 48,378 50,968 54,290 57,877 61,753 65,939 70,454 75,334 80,607 86,298

SMN PTE AC 0 47,377 49,970 53,289 56,877 60,753 64,936 69,457 74,335 79,606 85,302

Senior Officers

Navy Army RAAF Point 1 2 3

VADM LTGEN AIRMSHL salary 397,824 397,824 397,824

position - 38,243 73,739

Incr 1 2 3

RADM MAJGEN AVM 1 248,606 - -

0 235,595 - -

CDRE BRIG AIRCDRE 1 199,084 211,202 215,253

0 193,291 205,057 208,988

Service Warrant Officers

Rank $ pa

WO1 – Tier D 120,177

Trainees

No Item $ pa

1 Recruit – basic training 37,302

2 Initial employment trg

0 – 6 months 42,631

6 – 12 months 45,296

12 months + 47,960

3 Degree and Off trg or prep:

Matriculation or equivalent: 26,051

1st year of training 31,840

2nd year of training 37,629

3rd year of training 43,418

4th year of training 49,207

4 Undergrad entry scheme – completing a degree greater than three years:

with 6 years to grad 26,051

with 5 years to grad 26,051

with 4 years to grad 31,840

with 3 years to grad 37,629

with 2 years to grad 43,418

in final year 49,207

1st postgrad legal year 57,890

1st postgrad med year 73,285

Undergrad entry scheme – completing a three year degree:

with 3 years to graduation 31,840

with 2 years to grad 37,629

in final year 43,418

No Item $ pa

5 Officer Tertiary Rct Scheme:

5 or 6 years to grad 26,051

with 4 years to grad 31,840

with 3 years to grad 37,629

with 2 years to grad 43,418

in final year 49,207

6 Officer training, no degree course:

• Army or RAAF:

without a degree (0 – 6 months) 43,418

without a degree (6 + months) 49,207

with a degree 49,207

• Navy:

without a degree (1st year) 43,418

without a degree (2nd year) 49,207

with a degree 49,207

7 Graduate medical scheme:

1st year 61,652

2nd year 63,846

3rd year 66,137

4th year 68,465

1st postgrad year 73,285

ADF Permanent Pay Rates – 2 November 2017