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PWO LEUT James Dobson keeps an eye on the situation as the crew of HMAS Newcastle runs through multi-unit warfare simulations as part of Exercise Strongback Sim. Photo: LSIS Bradley Darvill

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AS LEGACY Week kicks off this year, spare a thought and some spare change for the families of the 100,000 men and women who have died in conflicts.

From August 28 to September 3, Australians will have the chance to show their support for these special families by buying a badge.

The pledge made by the original Anzacs to care for the wives and chil-dren of their fallen comrades who gave their lives for their country has been the driving force behind the organisa-tion for 93 years.

Legacy Australia chairman Tony Ralph said the organisation’s role in the community was as real now as it has ever been.

“Legacy does its best to meet the changing needs of our families in this modern era, and with the support of generous Australians Legacy can con-tinue its good work,” he said.

“As part of that evolving sup-port, 2016 saw Legacy embark on its single largest initiative in its history with 75 junior Legatees travelling to the Western Front to participate in the centenary commemorations of Pozieres.

“Having lost a close family mem-ber themselves, they know firsthand what it means for Legacy to ‘keep the promise’ – a promise made a century ago in the trenches of Pozieres.”

Mr Ralph said he encouraged all Australians to buy a badge and wear it with pride this Legacy Week.

“You will play an important role in supporting the families of Defence personnel,” he said.

“Whether on deployment, peace-keeping, peace enforcing or disaster relief, the bottom line is when a mili-tary member goes to work, there is always a real risk they may not return, and if they do, it may not be in the same state as when they left.”

Legacy is the only organisation of its type in the world and relies on an army of dedicated volunteers, affec-tionately named Legatees, many of whom are returned servicemen and women, to carry out its vital work.

To make a donation or volunteer your time visit: www.legacy.com.au or call 1800 534 229.

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Navy stands up seventh Anzac-class frigate crew

LEUT Jarrod Chesher

EXERCISE Paradise got underway in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with little fanfare but with much promise for the participating Royal Australian and Papua New Guinean navies.

The exercise, held from August 8-12, is the pri-mary bilateral maritime engagement for the two navies to enhance their ability to work together in maritime surveillance and security.

The Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong took part alongside the local Pacific-class patrol boats HMPNG Ships Seeadler and Moresby.

CO HMAS Wollongong LCDR Scott Wilson said our closest neighbour was an important partner in maintaining regional security.

“Any opportunity to conduct training and enhance interoperability will contribute to continued stability in our region,” he said.

“Both sides were taking the opportunity to learn from each other.

“The RAN is dedicated to working closely with regional and strategic neighbours in the interests of maritime security to ensure a safe, prosperous and peaceful region.”

The two navies practised tactical communica-tions, surveillance, force protection, seamanship, navigation, boarding operations and gunnery.

Wollongong’s crew visited Bomana Cemetery before the start of the exercise to pay their respects.

XO Wollongong LEUT Mark Doggett said those who attended were moved by the level of sacrifice and the care taken of the cemetery.

“It was immaculately maintained by the locals and it was both a moving and touching experience to

Aust and PNG forces combine

LEUT Mark Doggett on the bridge wing of HMAS Wollongong. Photo: ABIS Kayla Hayes

SBLT Stacey Butters

NAVY achieved a significant milestone this month with the formation of a seventh FFH crew – the first time since 2010.

The new personnel formed up to crew HMAS Toowoomba, which started undergoing an anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) upgrade at Henderson Shipyard, Western Australia, on August 1.

The frigate is expected to undock next month.CO Toowoomba CMDR Stuart Watters said

the event marked a significant achievement in force generation at a time of increased demand from the Fleet since the introduction of new capa-bilities such as the Canberra-class landing heli-copter docks.

Toowoomba is the seventh frigate to receive the ASMD upgrade, which involves the installa-tion of cutting-edge Australian-developed radar technology.

However, unlike the previous upgrades, Toowoomba will not undergo a crew swap – where a crew from a ship about to enter deep maintenance takes responsibility for a ship com-ing out of maintenance. Rather, the warship will start with a new crew.

pay our respects,” he said. Bomana Cemetery is the largest war cemetery in the Pacific and contains the graves of 3779 Australian and Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen who lost their lives during World War II.

It was the first time in Papua New Guinea for many members of Wollongong and SMNMT Matthew Sexton said the visit would remain with him for a lifetime.

“I grew up listening to stories of the bravery of Australians during World War II in Papua New Guinea and, in particular, on the Kokoda Track,” he said.

“The opportunity to visit the Bomana War Cemetery to pay my respects to the fallen will remain with me for a lifetime.”

HMAS Wollongong crew members visit Bomana War Cemetery with members of Sea Training Group, the Australian Federal Police and the Papua New Guinean Navy. Photo: LSCIS David Sivyer

Maritime security focus of exercise

HMAS Toowoomba undergoing an anti-ship missile defence upgrade at Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.

XO Toowoomba LCDR Hamish Frazer described the ship’s reactivation as a “signifi-cant challenge”, effectively returning her from an empty shell to an operational and seaworthy vessel.

He was confident Toowoomba would over-come the challenge and be ready to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 – a bilateral exer-cise between US and Australian defence forces.

CPOML-SC Daniel Byers said Toowoomba was handed over almost empty and his depart-ment was now ordering almost every piece of equipment for the ship, from crucial damage con-trol equipment through to pots and pans.

Toowoomba is expected to return to Fleet Base West by late November and commence her work-ups in early 2017.

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NEW DAWN

Exercise Strongback Sim marks the beginning of a new era of

simulated work-ups – Centre

PWO LEUT James Dobson keeps an eye on the situation as the crew of HMAS Newcastle runs through multi-unit warfare simulations as part of Exercise Strongback Sim. Photo: LSIS Bradley Darvill

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IF YOU enlisted in the ADF from an address in or around Wagga Wagga and have served in a theatre of conflict, Wagga RSL sub-branch wants to hear from you.

Spokesman Dave Gardiner said the sub-branch had started a project to update the city’s honour rolls, which were last updated 40 years ago.

“Serving members should apply to have their names recorded in honour of serving their country, even though they may well serve in future campaigns,” he said.

“Generations to come will be able to pay their respects to them, especially their children, in the

same way we currently do to those who went before us. It also forms a part of one’s family history.”

Mr Gardiner said he already had 13 confirmed names and was waiting on another eight to return their application forms.

“So far, many of these names have been obtained by word of mouth, and we have an advertise-ment on the wall of the current honour roll from which we have received some response,” he said.

“The names will be listed under the campaigns in which they served and some names may appear more than once.

“I believe there must be heaps more over 40 years.”

The Wagga RSL sub-branch will apply to the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for a grant for the

project following receipt of a firm quote from a sign writer.

Mr Gardiner said the sub-branch was looking at a closing date of December 31 for appli-cations, with the names to be unveiled before Anzac Day 2017.

“It’s most important to get the names in now as it may be a long time before a name is added to the roll after this project is completed,” Mr Gardiner said.

“We want to try to avoid mem-bers coming out of the woodwork after we have the new rolls up on the wall.

“The names will be placed on brass plaques so there is no real way to add to the existing plaque except by replacing the whole thing or placing another plaque out of order.”

WAGGA Wagga’s Victory Memorial Gardens are located on the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon in the city’s CBD.

In 1925 the Wagga Wagga Municipal Council planned a tribute to those who fought and died in WWI.

A memorial hall, to be added to the council chambers, was suggested but pub-lic preference was for gardens.

A public competition for the design was won by Thomas Kerr, the chief landscape gardener of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, and work on the gar-dens started in 1928.

During the war, there had been a proposal for a memorial arch to honour volunteer soldiers from 1916, and this

proposal gained momentum when the dig-gers returned home.

Although a cenotaph, which still stands in the gardens today, had been built earlier in 1922, the plan to construct a monu-mental archway entrance to a memorial gardens came about in 1925.

The Victory Memorial Gardens Arch was completed at a cost of $3400 and was officially unveiled amid great fanfare on Anzac Day 1927 by MAJGEN Charles Cox, a light horse veteran of the Boer War and WWI.

Individual memorials to Navy, Army, Air Force, the Sandakan Death March, Vietnam and national servicemen feature around the gardens.

HMAS Perth’s MH60R Seahawk has assisted in the rescue of two people at sea following a boat-ing accident off the coast of the Seychelles on August 14.

At the time of the incident Perth was alongside at Port Victoria in the Seychelles while deployed on Operation Manitou. The request for search-and-rescue support came from the director general – Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration.

Six people were on board the 16ft fibreglass vessel at the time of the accident when one person fell overboard. The boat capsized when those on board attempted to rescue the other passenger.

Perth recalled her aircrew and the helicopter, callsign Hellcat, was launched to assist. The Seahawk crew, utilising advanced onboard sensors, located two people in the water and directed a civilian yacht to their location, where they were pulled to safety.

A third person had managed to swim ashore. Tragically, three people died in the incident.

The Seychelles police, Marine Accident Investigation Board and the Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration have initiated an investigation into the incident.

Defence extends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of those who died.

Perth aircrew to the rescue

RSL calls for names to add to new honour rolls

Story behind the memorial

HMAS Perth’s MH60R leaves the flight deck (left)while the ship is in Port Victoria, Seychelles, to assist the Seychelles’ Coast Guard in a search-and-rescue mission after a boat capsized. Members of the aircrew (above) POA Chris Hodgkinson, LEUT John Flynn, LEUT Ben Thomson and LSA Liam Carruthers in front of the MH60R on Perth’s flight deck. Photos: LEUT Richard Morris and ABIS Richard Cordell

The memorial arch at the Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Gardens, which will be the site of the updated honour rolls.


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LSIS Jayson Tufrey

TWO Maritime Warfare Officers mixed it with the best of the Air Force during Exercise Pitch Black at RAAF Base Darwin from July 29- August 19.

LEUTs Nick Graney and Chad Mapp were two of four Navy Fighter Controllers embedded with No 3 Control and Reporting Unit at RAAF Base Williamtown.

The Northern Territory hosted about 2800 participants and 115 aircraft from around the world during the exercise.

Using radar and radio from the ground, LEUTs Graney and Mapp controlled the, at times, chaotic environment of the skies, keeping the airspace safe for military and civilian aircraft.

LEUT Graney said they primarily controlled aircraft as weapons directors in support of the blue missions.

“We were also doing some forced marshal-ling duties, which is a domestic component involved with getting everyone in and out of the air space,” he said.

“I love it up here as it is something different for us. At Williamtown we are involved with local squadrons, but to do it here with so many differ-ent nations is next level.

“It certainly creates a more complex and intense environment.”

LEUT Mapp said he enjoyed the challenge of working in a multinational environment.

“To be working with all these other nations is really broadening both our experience and the knowledge we’ll be taking back to the Navy for

WHEN most people think of the original canteen at HMAS Albatross, thoughts of a 1965 time machine are common. Not any more, though, with the opening on August 15 of a new Navy Canteens Albatross facility in the newly construct-ed base support precinct.

Navy Canteens chair CDRE Ian Murray, COMFAA CDRE Chris Smallhorn and CO HMAS Albatross CAPT Simon Bateman were on hand to conduct the official opening.

“Having tasted the new menu, it well and truly complements the new facilities at Albatross and is a great representation of the newest Navy Canteen,” CAPT Bateman said .

The new Canteen has an extensive dine-in menu as well as healthy choices, a salad bar, juice bar, sandwich bar, as well as old favourites.

Navy Canteens CEO Steve Gregory said the Canteen had some new features, including “Fleet Corner”, featuring art-work to commemorate the centenary of the First Fleet, which could be booked for meetings or large groups.

“With the new kitchen facilities Navy Canteens is also able to provide a wide range of catering services for meetings

or functions both on and off base,” he said.

Other new services included are access to Foxtel, mobile phone charge station, pool table, table tennis table, boomerang buzzer service for meals (transferred from Flight Deck Café) and a much enlarged Navy merchandise area stocking Navy Canteen’s own SALT range of products (including uniform items, Navy merchandise and gifts).

CDRE Murray said the Canteens made a large contribution to Navy.

“All Canteens owned and operated by Navy Canteens across the country on Navy bases exist for the benefit of Navy members, which means every purchase directly contributes to the work of Navy Canteens and supporting the Navy fam-ily,” he said.

“Navy Canteens is also known for its other services including Win with Navy Raffle, Navy Ticketing, Holiday Parks and the FAAM gift shop, and the supply of canteen goods trial on HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide.”

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CO HMAS Albatross CAPT Simon Bateman cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Navy Canteen assisted by COMFAA CDRE Chris Smallhorn (left) and Navy Canteens Chair CDRE Ian Murray. Photo: POIS Kelvin Hockey

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Minister thanks troopsDEFENCE Minister Senator Marise Payne travelled to the Middle East Region earlier this month to meet with ADF personnel deployed as part of operations Okra and Accordion.

During her visit to Iraq, Minister Payne met with members of Australia’s Special Operations Task Group, which is providing support to the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service as part of the Advise

and Assist mission, as well as personnel from Task Group Taji, which is training the Iraqi Security Forces as part of the Building Partner Capacity mission at the Taji Military Complex near Baghdad.

“The expertise, skill and dedication of our ADF personnel and their commit-ment to these important training missions have been invaluable in assisting the Iraqi Security Forces in their battle against violent extremism,” Minister Payne said.

future operations,” he said.“This is a totally different environment to be

working in and we certainly get a few shocked looks from the RAAFies when they see us.

“It can be a bit of a challenge understanding all the different accents on the radio at times, but I have nothing but respect for these guys; they’re great pilots and their English is way better than my Thai, or any of the other lan-guages getting around the net.”

LEUT Graney, who was posted to the patrol boat squadron before starting fighter controller training, said it was great to be back in Darwin.

“I’m enjoying the weather up here. It’s a bit better than winter in Williamtown at the moment,” he said.

“Working on air defence missions has been interesting. We just did a mission with the United States Air Force leading the Royal Thai Air Force up against Australians, Singaporeans and more Thais. It was interesting to see the way they all gelled and got on with the mis-sion.”

LEUT Mapp said working alongside the Dutch and German ground-based controllers had been fantastic.

“You get to see the similarities and the dif-ferences between the way we operate, so that has been eye-opening,” he said.

“It’s been really good working with the RAAFies. Being Navy we’re certainly the odd ones out up here, but the way things are going

An RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet from No. 1 Squadron RAAF Base Amberley on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin as part of Exercise Pitch Black 2016.

Maritime Warfare Officers LEUTs Nick Graney and Chad Mapp at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 2016. Photos: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

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SOUTH Sudan, which five years ago became the world’s newest nation, is on the brink of a new civil war.

Violence erupted during the Independence Day weekend in the capital Juba and across the country last month, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes as the one-year-old peace agreement that was supposed to conclude the last war appeared to end.

Since 2011, the ADF has provided a contingent to Operation Aslan of up to 25 personnel to support the United Nations (UN) Mission in South Sudan.

The majority are employed in Juba as staff offic-ers or in national support roles, with another small team working out of the remote UN outpost in the north of the country near the township of Bor.

On the afternoon of July 8, South Sudan’s politi-cal leadership gathered at the Presidential Palace to jointly address the nation to call for calm from all factions, as the country marked the anniversary of its independence from Sudan.

Instead Juba went into crisis. Government forc-es supported by small arms, T-54/55 tanks, mor-tars, artillery and MI-24 attack helicopters directed offensive operations against the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In-Opposition force.

Civilian camps, already accommodating more than 20,000 internally displaced people, were attacked and UN troops were caught in the cross-fire as civilians sought sanctuary within the UN bases.

Deputy Commander Australian Contingent

LTCOL Les Robinson said while the fighting was intense, sometimes only a couple of hundred metres from Australian personnel, all members remained calm and focused on their responsibilities.

“That old adage of ‘trust your training’ was proven time and again,” he said.

“Operation Aslan has well-rehearsed plans and procedures that were proven to work effectively when it counted.”

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance reported that an estimated 40,000 addi-tional civilians across Juba moved to the UN bases for safety and security.

Australian Contingent RSM WO1 Peter Kirkman said many people sought refuge in make-shift locations such as schools and churches.

“The battle along the perimeter of the UN com-pounds resulted in small arms, RPG and mortar fire inside the wire significantly damaging UN facilities and vehicles,” he said.

“The real costs, though, were the fatalities – the death of many civilians, three UN personnel and the wounding of others, proving there is no safe haven in this civil war.”

With the announcement of a ceasefire, Juba remains tense but has slowly returned to normal – or as typical as can be expected in this dangerous part of Africa.

Fighting between the two parties is concentrated in the regional areas and has yet to again reach the intensity that was seen in Juba.

The UN continues to negotiate a long-term peace agreement, but many sense this may be a long time coming – this chapter in South Sudan’s history is yet to be completed.

Internally displaced people register at a temporary camp at a United Nations base after Independence Day clashes in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: LTCOL Nick Faughey

Sudan People’s Liberation Army soldiers in a vehicle near Australia House after Independence Day clashes in Juba, South Sudan. Photo: MAJ Graham Hales

LEUT Andrew Ragless

AS the Australian public gathered to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, three serv-ing members from the Navy’s Fleet Headquarters reflected on their own contributions to the Vietnam War and those of their shipmates.

LEUT Ian Rushton and CPONPCs William Bowley and Mark Mobley served in Vietnam in HMA Ships Hobart and Sydney respectively.

The largest single commitment by Navy to the war was the provision of a destroyer on a rotational basis to the United States Navy’s Seventh Fleet for service on what became known as the “gunline”.

The former aircraft carrier Sydney – converted as a fast troop transport and affectionately known as the Vung Tau Ferry – transported 1RAR from Sydney to Vung Tau in southern Vietnam.

CPO Mobley embarked in Sydney as a writer in the pay office.

He said the camaraderie and profes-sionalism is what he valued the most.

“We slept on folding cots in the pay office which, from memory, was on 5 deck aft, below the waterline,” he said.

“One morning we woke to the sound of a scare charge detonating alongside the hull.

“That was one hell of an alarm clock.”

A third-generation sailor, CPO Bowley served as a radar plotter in Hobart’s second rotation to Vietnam.

He recalled that at the end of Hobart’s six-month deployment, 19,000 rounds of five-inch ammunition had been fired.

“Apart from some minor shrap-nel from the 12-inch shore batter-ies, we were lucky enough to escape unscathed,” he said.

“HMAS Perth had a couple of sailors wounded and 18 US sailors perished when USS Buchanan took a direct hit.

“My ‘commemoration’ is with silent reverence for those, both Australian and allies, that did not come back.”

CPO Mobley has been involved in the commemoration of the Battle of Long Tan for more than 30 years, first as volunteer instructor with the Naval Reserve Cadets who provided the cata-falque party for the first commemora-tive service at Springwood.

“At that service I met many of the Army veterans of the battle and spent many hours listening to first-hand accounts,” he said.

“Long Tan is to me about people, their courage and their professional-ism.”

Vietnam Veterans’ Day is commem-orated on August 18 every year.

The day was originally known as Long Tan Day, chosen to commemorate the men of D Company 6RAR who fought in the battle of Long Tan in 1966.

On that day, 108 Australian and New Zealand soldiers fought a pitched battle against more than 2000 North Vietnamese troops in a rubber planta-tion not far from the small village of Long Tan.

Eighteen Australians lost their lives and 24 were wounded, the largest num-ber of casualties in one operation since the Australian task force had arrived a few months earlier.

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Vietnam War veterans CPONPCs William Bowley and Mark Mobley at Fleet Headquarters, Fleet Base East. Photo: LSIS Peter Thompson

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LOGISTICS units have responded positively to the roll-out of Automated Data Capture – Units (ADC – U) Phase 1 (Maritime).

HMA Ships Ballarat and Warramunga are the first two ships in the Fleet to take delivery of the units, also known as Ship’s Logistics Inventory Management System (SLIMS) 2015 Mobile.

A full training suite for ADC – U has also been delivered to the Maritime Logistics School at HMAS Cerberus.

Initial feedback from the units has been excel-lent. Supply chain sailors report significant time savings in conducting business-as-usual activities such as receipting, issuing and stocktaking.

The ADC-U application consists of a handheld barcoding device which enables ships’ staff to scan Defence inventory received through the sup-ply chain into the on board SLIMS.

The new technology is a significant step for-ward for the management of on-board inventory items and brings Navy and the rest of Defence in line with commercial practices.

While Navy is the first service to gain the benefit of ADC – U barcoding technology, a land version designed to operate in the MILIS environ-ment, known as ADC – U Phase 2 (Land), will be delivered to all three services early in 2017.

It aims to deliver efficiencies to the workplace by reducing time required to conduct vitally important evolutions, such as stocktaking, with increased accuracy.

Another substantial benefit will be reduction in data entry errors caused by human factors.

An additional feature of the technology is it enables personnel to sign for issues electronically by scanning their ID cards. Combined with soft-ware upgrades, it will improve the management of delegated authorities while also reducing the amount of paperwork provided on issue.

ADC – U Phase 1 type technology is consid-ered a forerunner of the technologies that will be delivered to Defence under the Enterprise Resource Planning banner as part of Defence Project Insight.

Under the project, numerous logistics and associated applications will be replaced with an integrated SAP solution.

The project will be delivered in three stages: Tranche A for foundation and finance; B for logistics, procurement and estate; and C for engi-neering and maintenance, with project completion due by 2025.

The technologies are expected to improve data quality and business intelligence in order to develop future planning initiatives, and will in time be rolled out to maintainer and maritime logistics staff.

Navy has been able to take delivery of the ADC – U technology through the good work and collaborative efforts of CIOG, Navy Logistics Branch, Fleet Logistics Division, CASG, JLC, Anzac SPO, software provider McMahon, White & Associates Systems, as well as the individual units themselves.

The roll-out of ADC – U to the remainder of the Fleet is being delivered by Navy and Chief Information Officer Group.

Innovation a boon for units

A member of HMAS Ballarat’s logistics unit uses the new technology to sign for an issue electronically.

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ADF personnel were treated to Defence Science and Technology’s (DST) latest innovations at Russell Offices in Canberra on August 15.

Marking National Science Week, six DST sci-entists each delivered a one-minute presentation on technologies in development at the Defence Science Showcase.

Chief Defence Scientist Alex Zelinsky said the technologies were work that was on the cusp of com-mercialisation.

“The ADF has a very strong tradition of embrac-ing science and leveraging technology for Defence capability,” he said.

“It was only fitting that Defence personnel and scientists came together during that week to acknowledge the contribution of science to the secu-rity of our nation.

“The showcase was an opportunity for us to share the highlights of those technologies we have been developing recently in support of the ADF.”

The presenters were Ken Smit, David Watts, Tania Holmes, Beau Krieg, Mathew McKinna, Chris Madden and keynote speaker Mark Patterson.

The new technologies they covered were Pyrofilm, Situational Awareness Knowledge Infrastructure, Superfast 3D Tracking, structural integrity of ADF helicopters, advanced tactical booster technologies and the Systematic Event Evaluation Kit.

Dr Patterson spoke at length about how DST maintains fighting capability in the heat.

The study, which has been continuing for nearly

Scientists, ADF personnel share latest innovations

a decade, was prompted by the death of Tpr Angus Lawrence who died of heat stroke at Mt Bundy in 2004. His death prompted the ADF to review its poli-cy and guidance in relation to working in the heat.

Dr Patterson gave examples of how heat stroke could affect capability, with one notable incident occurring in the United States.

“One soldier went down with heat stroke and it took the rest of his section to get him to care,” he said. “In doing so, others ended up going down with heat stroke. The commander realised he had lost an entire section in a short amount of time and had to pause the activity.”

Dr Patterson said the ADF had worked with industry to come up with a hand-held device that measures temperature, humidity and light enabling commanders to see how each soldier was performing in real-time.

Keynote speaker Mark Patterson at the Defence Science Showcase.

Plotting seabed from the airSGT Dave Morley

A SMALL Cairns-based airborne hydrographic survey unit, which can cover in one sortie the area it would take a hydrographic surface unit a whole deployment to cover, has just had a system refresh.

The RAN Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) Flight is back in action after its latest refresh package to LADS HD in Adelaide.

CO LADS Flight LCDR Susanna Hung said the system could survey where no ship dared to go and contrib-uted significantly to the collection of maritime geospatial information for the Australian Hydrographic Service, which is now part of the Australian Geospatial Intelligence Organisation.

“The new LADS HD airborne sys-tem delivers a significantly enhanced capability,” she said.

“It’s specified to survey down to 70-80 metres of water in ideal condi-tions and is 60 per cent more efficient than the previous LADS Mk II system.

“The higher sounding density in relation to its laser spot is such it can now fully illuminate the seafloor, with updated user interfaces providing the operator greater situational awareness and control during data acquisition.”

LCDR Hung said the LADS HD ground system had also seen signifi-cant enhancements.

“It allows greater customisation in its filtering tools so that more refined adjustments can be made appropriate to the conditions of the area,” she said.

“This ensures a better quality end product with the powerful in-built processing tools reducing reliance on third party software.”

In conjunction with the commence-ment of operations with LADS HD, LADS Flight has shifted to a deploy-able model of operations, enabling multiple deployments to be conducted each year using state-of-the-art data transfer technology.

LADS operations can now be con-

ducted anywhere within Australia’s charting area of responsibility, while maintaining its main operating base in Cairns.

Since February 2015, the LADS Flight has collected 5423 square nauti-cal miles of bathymetric survey data, more than five hydrographic instruc-tions and four survey requests.

LCDR Hung said this was a sig-nificant achievement for a minimally-manned unit of only eight personnel.

“This included a deployment to Norfolk Island during August-October 2015, which has recently been verified and recommended for charting action,” she said.

“This will be greatly beneficial in facilitating safety of navigation in the area with significant improvements to the chart, especially considering previ-ous surveys were conducted more than 20 years ago.”

The LADS survey team of eight Navy hydrographic specialists com-prises two officers and six sailors.

The Flight operates a de Havilland Dash 8-200 aircraft, flown by civilian pilots, with a capability to remain in the air for up to seven hours.

For more information on the RANLADS Flight, go to: http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/aircraft/laser-airborne-depth-sounder

The contracted support crew and LADS team with the Dash 8-200 aircraft (above) and LCDR Mark Mathews at work on the console of the LADS HD Airborne System (right).

‘‘ – LCDR Susanna Hung, CO LADS Flight

The new LADS HD airborne system delivers a significantly enhanced capability.

WHILE it might not be considered a headline-grabbing topic, COMFAA CDRE Chris Smallhorn has given information management (IM) a higher priority within his force com-mand.

“Since April 2016 the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) has been in the process of moving towards a 21st-century IM environment, which will equal the best in Australia,” CDRE Smallhorn said.

He said while many would be familiar with the Objective docu-ment and record management system, fewer would be aware of Objective Workflows. These were developed as part of the Navy Information Management Strategy 2012-16 and provide a standardised approach to common business processes.

The adoption of eDocument cor-respondence and Task Tracker work-flows have provided the FAA with a standard way of dealing with corre-spondence, which has coincided with the acceptance of electronic signatures.

The result has been a significant time-saving giving the FAA Executive complete visibility of the status of all correspondence and tasks.

In an organisation where safety is

of prime concern this level of confi-dence that all safety-related material is addressed in a timely manner is invalu-able, CDRE Smallhorn said.

A secondary activity has been the development of a reporting capabil-ity. This monitors the volume of work-flows which inform management deci-sions as to the allocation of sometimes scarce resources.

The FAA has been shepherded on this journey by Navy Information Management project manager Joseph Stablum and his team.

CDRE Smallhorn thanked Mr Stablum for his efforts.

“Due to Joseph and his team’s efforts, the FAA is now at the point where we are in full compliance with IM policy and legislation and are at an Australian-best practice level and we will continue to lever improvements,” he said.

“Importantly we know what we have, who’s dealing with it, and when it must be dealt with. All are critical to the assurance of safety and airworthi-ness and ultimately contribute to the only game in town; the delivery of effective maritime aviation warfare to the Fleet and achievement of NWS18.”


Safety assurance a priorityEmphasis put on speed of information transfer

COMFAA CDRE Chris Smallhorn with Navy Information Management project manager Joseph Stablum (left) and (above) a MH60R from 725SQN conducts a DIPEX serial in the Jervis Bay area. Photos: POIS Kelvin Hockey and LSIS Sarah Williams

Training system closer to lift-offLCDR Jeffery Choat

LESS than two years after the Australian Government gave the go-ahead for the helicopter aircrew training system at HMAS Albatross, contractors have completed building the new facil-ity and have begun installation of state-of-the-art simulators.

Project director Stu Harwood said the system would be “world class” once completed.

Commissioning CO CMDR Bruce Willington said it would replace the long-serving Navy Squirrel and Army Kiowa helicopters.

“The simulators and synthetic train-ing reduce the number of replacement aircraft required,” CMDR Willington said.

“They provide very realistic but safe environments to conduct complex evo-lutions, such as emergency-handling exercises, and they remove the need to deploy for high-altitude mountain fly-ing.

“Our military instructors will work as a team with Boeing Defence Australia instructors and staff to ensure ADF rotary-wing aircrews are properly resourced and trained to perform the

difficult tasks they are often called on to complete.”

Boeing will provide the helicopter aircrew training system.

The facility will train Navy and Army personnel for transition to the fleet of combat helicopters, such as the MRH90 Taipan, MH60R Seahawk Romeo, Tiger armed reconnaissance and CH47F Chinook.

It will include three full-motion heli-copter simulators, virtual reality sys-tems for practising aircraft marshalling and air gunnery, and tactical part task trainers.

Fifteen Airbus EC135 training heli-copters will also be delivered, the first of which arrived in April.

Accommodation for 130 students a year is being built at Albatross, along with construction of a flying operations support building at nearby Jervis Bay airfield.

The fully furnished simulator spaces and remaining buildings will be formally handed over to Defence in December, ready to start instructor training in January 2017.

Aircrew students will get their hands on the new aircraft and simulators in 2018.

XO HMAS Albatross CMDR Sue Cunningham (third from left), CO Albatross CAPT Simon Bateman (fourth from left) and Commander Helicopter Aircrew Training System commissioning CO CMDR Bruce Willington tour the new facilities with some of the contractors.

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A damaged gear bearing from a helicopter gearbox.

THE Directorate General Technical Airworthiness – ADF and the Defence Science and Technology Group have combined forces to deliver a unique ser-vice to improve safety and reduce main-tenance costs to Defence aircraft.

The ADF Wear Debris Analysis (WDA) Laboratory has opened its doors to offer a free service to analyse wear particles from ADF air assets. This is not oil analysis, which looks at the longer-term trend of very small particles, but analysis of metallic par-ticles to assess aircraft serviceability.

Analysing wear particles from gas turbines or gearboxes significantly improves the availability and safety of aircraft without incurring the cost of removing the whole part.

Defence scientist Andrew Becker said when machinery started to fail it shed tiny particles into the lubricant.

“We use a method called ‘wear debris analysis’ to determine the size, quantity, features and composition of these particles,” he said.

“The composition of metallic debris can help us distinguish between

benign or significant fatigue par-ticles, which tells us if a part needs maintenance without having to remove the actual part.

“If the part doesn’t require mainte-nance then you’ve saved on time and costs, and if the part critically needs maintenance or replacement then you can avoid catastrophic failure of expensive or critical equipment.”

While alloy steels, aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys and stain-less steels may look the same to the naked eye, their presence means differ-ent things.

A recent example of this was an analysis of debris captured from an Air Force fast jet engine lubrication screen. In this case the debris was determined to be a benign aluminium alloy and after consulting with the engine field service representative the engine was allowed to remain in ser-vice, which resulted in significant sav-ings.

However, in another example, a helicopter main rotor gearbox gener-ated debris, which was captured on

Keeping aircraft in the skies

a chip detector immediately before embarkation to a ship.

The debris was analysed as bearing steel with features consistent with roll-ing contact fatigue – a common failure mode of gears and bearings. The gear-box was subsequently replaced having had a recent history of generating the same type of debris.

The ADF WDA Labora tory located at DST Group’s Fishermans Bend facility in Melbourne uses a unique staffing model that allows suitably trained DGTA-ADF staff and DST Group experts to come together as required to conduct debris analysis.

THE ADF WDA Laboratory service is free (excluding postage) for ADF avia-tion assets, however, people wanting to access the service should check the relevant contractual arrange-ments to prevent Defence providing a service for which it is already being charged.

There is no change to the process of testing oil samples.

The ADF WDA Laboratory was established specifically to help determine aircraft serviceability and

augments any extant oil analysis pro-grams. To access this service, web-form AE639 must be filled out. Three priorities are listed on the form with the highest priority requiring a brief justification. The physical samples are then sent via courier or express post to: ADF Wear Debris Analysis Lab,c/- DST Store, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Victoria, 3207.

For more information, email [email protected]

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THE crew of HMAS Adelaide proved you can have your cake and eat it too during a bake-off last month, raising money and awareness for the White Ribbon campaign.

Twenty-five amateur cooks from Australia’s newest warship competed while the remainder of the crew vol-unteered as judges.

LSML-C Alex Poultney’s cup-cakes impressed, but it was SMNET Adam Travers who won over the judges’ tastebuds with his skilfully assembled layer cake.

Seaman Travers’ entry had maxi-mum visual impact and spoke to the message of the day, according to event organiser POB Rebecca Fealy.

She said the ship’s company raised more than $550 and raised awareness of an important social issue.

“Something about the chocolatey goodness and the worthwhile cause spurred people into supporting the event. With such generosity and overwhelming participation levels, people were willing to bake and eat for a good cause,” PO Fealy said.

“Defence is an excellent exam-

ple of how we can stand united for a common cause. Understanding and respect, regardless of gender or position, are core components of our job.”

ABMT Raye Jay and LEUT Emily Hull were runners up with their pavlova and fig and pistachio balls covered in white chocolate, respectively.

Adelaide left Fleet Base East for Hobart recently to conduct first-of-class flight trials with the Army’s Chinook CH47.

She will sail to Darwin later in the month to complete the trials.

CMDR Fenn Kemp

NAVY’S continuing campaign against family and domestic violence received a major boost late last month with a number of ships’ companies and teams doing their bit to raise money for the cause.

Morning teas and gatherings were held across the country in support of White Ribbon Night In to raise aware-ness and funding for White Ribbon, a campaign to end men’s violence against women.

The support for White Ribbon is part of Navy’s wider efforts to address all family and domestic violence, which will be detailed in the upcoming Navy Family and Domestic Violence Strategy.

Family and domestic violence destroys lives and relationships, erodes unit cohesion and undermines Navy values.

In Sydney, AUSCDT One joined HMAS Gascoyne for a White Ribbon bake-off in HMAS Waterhen.

CO HMAS Gascoyne LCDR Alan Parton said it was the idea of one of his sailors.

“ L S C I S C a r i s s a A n d r e w s approached us in April this year and asked if she could become involved in White Ribbon,” LCDR Parton said.

“We decided to hold the bake-off to help raise money, with the entire crew backing the event.”

Ships’ companies from HMA Ships Waterhen, Huon, Yarra and Diamantina attended the bake-off sale.

Special mention was made of LSCD Gareth Foye’s legendary ‘Fat Foysies’ burgers, which raised an impressive $400 out of the total of $1349.

At least one woman is killed as a result of domestic violence each week in Australia. That’s a statistic that XO AUSCDT One LEUT Jason Dawson says can’t be ignored.

“Navy has such an impact on the general perception of the wider com-

Violence campaign cooking

Adelaide says no to aggro

munities across Australia,” LEUT Dawson said. “By being such strong advocates for White Ribbon, all ser-vice personnel in Navy are standing up, speaking out and physically acting to prevent violence against women.”

In Canberra, local White Ribbon ambassador LSCSO-U Nicholas Juner’s first major White Ribbon activity was held at Russell Offices.

W i t h s w e e t g o o d s s u p -pl ied by Navy people across NAVSTRATCOM, in particular CN’s chef LSML-C Matthew Witney, the event raised $1139 for White Ribbon.

However, Nicholas admitted to feeling more than a little apprehensive ahead of the big day.

“I was pretty stressed and nerv-ous about it not being a success,” he said. “But in the end I was extremely pleased with the outcome.”

For LS Juner it was personal. Like many Australians, he is from a family where domestic violence has been a huge issue.

“I hope that being an ambassador will help prevent this from happening to anyone else,” he said.

He said more Navy members of any gender should take a stand against domestic violence.

“Each of us needs to ensure we never excuse that kind of behaviour.”

Unit helps out homelessSGT Dave Morley

A SMALL HMAS Albatross-based unit has been providing strong sup-port to the local Nowra community.

Navy Tact ica l Elect ronic Wa r f a r e S u p p o r t S e c t i o n (RANTEWSS) members regularly support the Shoalhaven Homeless Hub with toiletries, clothing, bed-ding, food and much more.

Dep loyab le Ma in t enance Supervisor POET Shane Halliday is one of those involved.

He said the Hub provided the homeless of Nowra with the daily basics many take for granted.

“Basics such as access to a hot shower, a washing machine or a cup of tea,” POET Halliday said.

With more than 250 regular cli-ents, he said demand on their ser-vices was constant.

“The Hub has had as many as 400 people seeking support, espe-cially in the colder months.

“On this occasion our unit donated boxes of winter blankets and bedding, as well as raised funds of $250 to buy much-needed supplies.

“Although being a small unit, RANTEWSS gives back to the community as much as possible.”

PO Halliday said the money raised came from casual dress days, bake-offs and other activities con-ducted by the unit.

HMAS Gascoyne’s ABCSOMW Karly Beeksma and LSCSOMW Mitchel Pevy enjoy doughnuts alongside HMAS Waterhen during the White Ribbon fundraiser.

SMNET Adam Travers’ winning cake was a powerful symbol among the offerings at HMAS Adelaide’s fundraiser bake-off for White Ribbon day on the light vehicle deck. Photo: LSIS Sarah Williams

LSCTL Mi Tang, LSCTL Zoey MacQueen, Homeless Hub Coordinator Julie Bugden, POET Shane Halliday and LEWS(C) Joshua Burnton (RNZN) with some of the donated items at the Homeless Hub in Nowra.

“Homeless Hub coordinator Julie Bugden received our donation and was thankful for our efforts,” he said.

“Ms Bugden assured us our ongoing support was highly valued and much needed.

“RANTEWSS would like to raise awareness and encourage oth-ers to donate to those in need.”

In addition to the Homeless Hub, the unit also supported the Shoalhaven RSPCA on August 15 by donating $135 raised from sell-ing cupcakes.

For more information on these two worthwhile charities go to: www.shoal-havenhomelesshub.com and www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au

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PADS and pens may soon be a thing of the past for Sea Training Group as Navy’s primary collective training provider embraces technology and innovation to ensure ships are ready for operational deployment.

As part of Exercise Strongback Sim conducted this month at Fleet Base West, Sea Training Group trialled the use of specially developed software loaded onto electronic tablets to evaluate HMAS Arunta’s ship’s company, as part of the ship’s unit readiness work-up.

Commander Sea Training CMDR Aaron Nye said the software, developed by Navy Information Management Systems, offered a number of benefits to the group, including the ability to quickly convert input from various trainers into a report that could be used to improve a ship’s response to a particular scenario.

“What the electronic tablets allow us to do is to gather the lessons learnt during events such as damage control exercises, quickly collate that information, and provide feedback to command and the ship’s company in a far more efficient manner than in the past,” he said.

CMDR Nye said Sea Training Group had also evolved over the years in how it went about its busi-ness of working-up fleet units, and as such had adopt-ed a more innovative approach.

“The most important thing for us, as sea trainers, is that it’s a team effort,” he said.

“When we go onto a ship, our mutual desire is to ensure the ship does well, so we work with the ship’s company by providing coaching and mentoring to ensure the ship reaches its end state – which is unit-readiness over a five-week period.”

As well as forming part of Arunta’s unit readiness work-up, Exercise Strongback Sim also provided the opportunity for HMAS Newcastle to complete a num-ber of air warfare competencies while alongside Fleet Base West.

A NEW era in unit readiness work-ups was introduced this month when Exercise Strongback Sim was con-ducted at Fleet Base West and HMAS

Watson.During the exercise, which formed part of

HMAS Arunta’s unit readiness work-up and HMAS Newcastle’s air warfare competency assessment, a significant component of the training took place alongside in a simulated environment.

COMTRAIN CDRE Michael Rothwell said Exercise Strongback Sim used an increased level of simulation to progress both individual and collective training.

“Traditionally, our collective training has been conducted completely at sea but this first week of Arunta’s work-up, which runs over five weeks, is being conducted alongside in a com-pletely simulated environment,” he said.

During the exercise, Arunta and Newcastle were put through a number of simulated evolu-tions, including AW8 multi-unit warfare exercis-es, whole ship damage control and fire-fighting exercises, anti-submarine warfare exercises and boarding operations.

Arunta also carried out a number of intensive engineering casualty drills during the exercise.

CDRE Rothwell said conducting various evolutions in a simulated environment provided many benefits.

“Firstly, we’re getting efficiencies in train-ing because we’re free from geographical and resource constraints; secondly we’re in a secure environment where we can conduct sensitive training; and lastly, and very importantly for force commanders, we’re able to hand back platform sea days to allow them to employ those assets operationally.”

He said simulated training also allowed the ships’ companies to practise high-end mission scenarios against a more realistic and chal-lenging adversary than would be available in a non-simulated environment.

CDRE Rothwell said while there would always be an obvious need for a significant amount of training to be conducted at sea, he expected a growth in the simulated component of Navy’s fleet work-up program.

“Certainly the new destroyers will need a simulated environment to challenge both the combat system and the ship’s company, but we still require some of the work-up to be conduct-ed at sea as we need to experience the harshness of the maritime environment and to build skills that way,” he said.

During the course of the week, Arunta and Newcastle also took part in various synthet-ic war games with the command team from HMAS Parramatta which was located in the frigate simulator at HMAS Watson.

NEW TRAINING ERA DAWNSWith the introduction of new technology and innovation, the move to simulated work-ups will provide many benefits to Navy, LEUT Gary McHugh reports.

Specialised software put to test

Sea Training Group's WOML-SC Greg Hetzel gives advice to members of a fire-fighting damage control support party (left) on board HMAS Arunta during a door entry into a smoke-filled hangar from which they withdraw (above) after extinguishing a simulated fire during the exercise.

Sailors from HMAS Arunta conduct Brocco thermal lance training (left) during a damage control exercise on board the ship.

As part of Exercise Strongback Sim, the crew of HMAS Newcastle runs through multi-unit warfare simulations at the anti-ship missile defence upgrade operations room at the Navy Engineering Systems Centre, HMAS Stirling. Photos: LSIS Bradley Darvill

Sea Training Group's WOB Marcus Bent enters performance information into an electronic tablet during a damage control exercise on board HMAS Arunta as part of Exercise Strongback Sim.

Crew members from HMAS Arunta conduct boarding party training using the ship's rigid hull inflatable boat.

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LCDR Luke Edwards

THE role of the military in coor-dinating with the United Nations and civilian agencies was a core theme of the inaugural Humanitarian Operations Seminar held in Canberra last month.

A contingent of HMAS Adelaide’s command team attended the week-long seminar which covered opera-tions theory and challenges involved in providing a response when engaged in humanitarian and disaster relief (HADR) operations.

Agencies from more than 15 countries converged on the Australian Defence College in Weston Creek to learn and share experiences of disaster response.

Speakers from the International

By WOCSM Chris Boardman

WITH NUSHIP Hobart set to commence con-tractor sea trials next month before being deliv-ered to the RAN next year, many of the grow-ing number of the ship’s company have already undertaken AEGIS combat system training in the United States.

Some of them were able to hone these skills on board a USN AEGIS ship while alongside in Australia last month.

At the invitation of US Commander Destroyer SQN31 CAPT Charles Johnson, eight Hobart electronic technicians embarked USS Spruance during her recent visit to Darwin for a day of training.

Having previously conducted AEGIS training in the US, the Hobart crew members enjoyed a tour of the ship before Spruance personnel provid-ed combat systems training in the operations room.

Utilising tailored scenarios that displayed capa-bilities and functionality unique to the AEGIS Weapon System, the event enabled the Hobart sailors to consolidate their previous training in preparation for delivery of the first Air Warfare Destroyer next year, affording them the opportu-nity to glean deeper combat system knowledge from their USN counterparts.

DWEEO Hobart LCDR Peter Shirley rated the experience highly.

“The benefits of this training opportunity and the chance to talk with experienced AEGIS techni-cians was immeasurable,” he said.

“Our team was excited to learn from the US officers and sailors and have walked away with additional knowledge and skills that will immedi-ately support the introduction of Hobart.”

Opportunities for AEGIS experiential training with the USN are likely to become more frequent as the three Hobart-class DDGs are transitioned into service and beyond.

THE crew of HMAS Newcastle found the recent Sea Qualification Trials demanding, testing weapons and engineering systems after a lengthy maintenance period.

Added to this hive of activity was the embarkation of the Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit and the Navy Unmanned Aviation Systems Unit teams who joined Newcastle to conduct first-of-class flight trials – flight operations to assess the operability of the Scan Eagle system from an FFG.

The Scan Eagle system is a medium-range, endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAv vehi-cle, powered by a 1.9 horse power engine using either heavy fuel or petrol.

It is 1.5m in length, with a 3m wingspan, can fly as fast as 70 knots and has an endurance of more than 20 hours.

Scan Eagle can carry a wide variety of payloads including cam-eras, sensors, and measuring equip-ment to assist the controlling ship in building a recognised maritime picture.

It is capable of operating by day and night, and in a variety of mete-orological conditions.

In addition to the Scan Eagle

Military role focus of talks

Committee of the Red Cross, Red Cross Australia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Australian Medical Assistance Teams and Operation Fiji Assist HQ staff, among many others, contributed to

an in-depth discussion about disaster management.

A highlight of the seminar was the contribution of Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia, Naela Chohan, who shared her experiences

of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.Significant discussion about the

role of the military and coordination with UN and civilian agencies was at the core of the training and enabled attendees to greater appreciate the spe-

cific role of military and other stake-holders in HADR.

CO Adelaide CAPT Paul Mandziy gave a ringing endorsement of the event.

“Humanitarian operations will fea-ture prominently in the service life of the LHD and having the opportunity to interact with key civilian and govern-ment stakeholders in a forum such as this seminar will further enhance our understanding of each others’ capabili-ties and strengths,” he said.

Adelaide is the current ADF opera-tional response vessel tasked with responding within 48 hours to emer-gency and disaster scenarios.

The Peace Operations Training Centre was established in 1993 and is one of the ADF’s key operations training and international engagement demand providers.

Participants at the inaugural Humanitarian Operations Seminar held in Canberra last month.

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Busy time for Newcastle testing UAV capability

UAV, a universal Skyhook recovery system was embarked. Both are controlled from the ground con-trol station, where new antennas and interconnections have been installed for this purpose.

Testing was conducted over sev-eral days, which included electronic interference detection, deck opera-tions, as well as validation of the ship/UAV operating limits.

Flight operations consisted of launching the UAV and conducting multiple approaches to the ship at various relative winds in order to

validate a safe flight envelope for the aircraft. The extreme weather and associated high winds off the east coast assisted in testing the highest of these limits.

To top off the two successful weeks of FFG UA first-of-class tri-als, the crew took great pleasure in hoisting flag Foxtrot (international signal flag for flight operations under way on aircraft carriers) for the first time from a non-aircraft carrier vessel since WWII veteran HMAS Australia II did so to launch her seaplanes.

US and Australian sailors participate in a bilateral combat systems training exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance in Darwin.

Personnel from the Unmanned Aviation Systems Unit display the Scan Eagle UA vehicle on board HMAS Newcastle.

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DEFENCE reservists employed by the ACT Government will now find it easier to fulfil their service requirements under a new memo-randum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Defence.

The MOU was signed by ACT Deputy Chief Minister Simon Corbell and head of the Cadet, Reserve Employer Support Division (CRESD) MAJGEN Iain Spence (pictured), at this year’s presentation of awards to support-ive ACT employers.

MAJGEN Spence said the agreement “heralded a new era for ACT Government-ADF work-ing relationships and recognises a commitment from the ACT Government and Defence to work cooperatively to support reserv-

THE First Principles Review is arguably the most significant reform of Defence since the 1970s – certainly for the management and deliv-ery of capability, according to VCDF VADM Ray Griggs.

“Defence now has a One Defence busi-ness model with a strong strategic centre, clear accountabilities, and leaner structures, systems and processes,” VADM Griggs said.

The new Capability Life Cycle forms a cru-cial part of the One Defence business model. It establishes a single end-to-end capability development function to maximise the efficient, effective and professional delivery of military capability.

Implementation of the Capability Life Cycle began on April 1, with the Capability Life Cycle Detailed Design approved, Capability Development Group disbanded, and clear and

strengthened authorities and accountabilities put in place.

A single investment committee, consoli-dating several committees and now chaired by VADM Griggs, has been established. The invest-ment committee considers all capital investment across Defence, including military capability, information and communications technology, and estate and infrastructure investments.

“The main mechanism to achieve this is through the government’s Integrated Investment Plan, which outlines where the government intends to invest in Defence in the future,” VADM Griggs said.

“Projects and broader investments are now managed within a series of programs,” he said. “And our focus now is to make sure we only do the work that needs to be done for the invest-ment committee to make decisions, and for the

project to move forward to the next milestone.”Defence’s capability management processes

are being simplified, with an emphasis on think-ing about what decisions need to be made, rather than being driven by overly prescriptive tem-plates.

Tools and reporting systems used across the life cycle are being standardised.

“All these changes are brought together by a strong focus on behaviours to get Defence to become more effective, transparent and trusted across government,” VADM Griggs said.

“For the remainder of 2016 the capability workstream will focus on working through the Capability Life Cycle changes with government and central agencies.

“We will also integrate contestability into the life cycle, and broaden smart buyer practices to all delivery groups.”

HALF of Defence personnel will be asked to share their experiences of unacceptable workplace behaviour to help create a bigger picture of behaviour in Defence.

Invitations to participate in the 2016 Whole of Defence Unacceptable Behaviour Survey (WoD UB Survey) will be emailed to a 50 per cent sample of all eligible ADF and Defence APS personnel, including ADF members in Initial Employment Training, on September 16.

The survey seeks information about atti-tudes to, and experiences of, unacceptable behaviour during the past 12 months. To achieve a comprehensive understanding of what is occurring in Defence, invitees are encouraged to complete the survey, regard-less of whether or not they have experienced unacceptable behaviour. The survey is volun-tary and participants may opt out at any time.

People Capability Division head RADM Brett Wolski said responses to the sur-vey were anonymous, but the information received would give valuable insight.

“The Unacceptable Behaviour research program is a trusted source of information on unacceptable behaviour, including attitudinal information about how unacceptable behav-iour is treated, managed, and responded to across Defence,” he said.

“I encourage you, if invited, to take the time to participate. It is particularly impor-tant that chains of command and manage-ment facilitate and encourage the participa-tion of members who receive an invitation.”

Those who receive their invitation to par-ticipate can complete the survey at any time from September 16 to October 14 via the link sent to their DRN email address. The survey can also be completed outside of the DRN, on a computer, tablet or smartphone.

After responses have been collected and analysed, a series of reports and factsheets will be produced by DPG. This information will be provided to senior leaders and other areas in Defence that use WOD UB Survey data for policy and program development.

Other rankDefence Force Magistrate

1 x Obtaining a Financial Advantage – DFDA s 61(3) and Criminal Code (Cth) s 135.2(1)The member was accused of using a Defence Travel Card to pay for services and withdraw cash, totalling $1044.40 in value, which the member was not entitled to receive. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty of the charge.

The member forfeited seniority in rank and was fined $2000 (with $1000 suspended and the balance to be paid in instalments).

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30 x Obtaining a Financial Advantage – DFDA s 61(3) and Criminal Code (Cth) s 135.2(1)The member was accused of using a Defence Travel Card to withdraw cash,

totalling $3130 in value, which the member was not entitled to receive. The member pleaded guilty to the charges and was found guilty of the charges. The member was severely reprimanded and dismissed from the Defence Force.

All court martial and Defence Force Magistrate trial results are subject to command review and appeal. The results are of trials across the ADF.

JULY TRIAL RESULTS

ACT praised for commitment to ADF

Behaviour in the spotlight

ist employees in undertaking their ADF service”.

“The MOU outlines a num-

ber of initiatives which will build on the existing co-operative and positive working relationship between the ACT Government and CRESD,” MAJGEN Spence said.

“It ensures that the ACT Government, its ADF reservist employees and Defence keep open lines of communication to ensure the benefits of reserve service are maximised for all parties.”

MAJGEN Spence congratulated the ACT Government on its contin-ued commitment to its reservists.

“Every day, employers such as the ACT Government support ADF reservists through a range of flexible working arrangements and policies,” he said.

“The support provided is not only valued by the reservist but, more broadly, the entire ADF.”

Capability is key

HMAS Rankin conducts an anti-submarine exercise with a MH60R Romeo from 725SQN. Defence is making a huge investment in maritime and anti-submarine warfare over the next decade. Photo: LSIS Sarah Williams

Head of Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support MAJGEN Iain Spence and ACT Deputy Chief Minister Simon Corbell sign the MOU.Photo by LACW Katharine Pearson

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ALL Defence personnel are now required to use PMKeyS Self Service (PSS) for all pay, leave and personal data transactions available in that functionality.

Pay and Administration assis-tant secretary Brian Paule said PSS was a convenient process for mem-bers to submit their pay, leave and personal data changes.

“Maximising the use of PSS will ensure that processing time for leave applications and pay transac-tions are dramatically decreased,” he said.

Processing centres may return paper and SmartForms unpro-cessed to the member’s approving authority for processing through PSS.

“A monitoring process will also be implemented to ensure the returned forms, such as leave applications, have been input in PSS,” Mr Paule said.

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REGISTRATIONS close August 31 for the Defence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network (DATSIN) conference to be held in Canberra on October 5-6.

Nominations for the conference are open to indigenous ADF and APS employees.

“It is a fantastic opportunity for Indigenous employees to con-nect with each other and develop

professional relationships and net-works,” Indigenous Affairs director Michael Howell said.

Any members wishing to attend must obtain their supervisor’s endorsement and nominate using the registration form on the DATSIN webpage: http://drnet.defence.gov.au/People/Diversity/Indigenous-Affairs/Pages/Defence-Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Network-Conference.aspx

Commitment to mental healthTHE federal government will review sui-cide and self-harm prevention services available to veterans and Defence per-sonnel, following an announcement by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

National Mental Health Commission, clinical experts and current and former Defence personnel will analyse the effec-tiveness of existing services.

“We best honour the diggers of 1916 by caring for and supporting the veter-ans and their families of 2016. We best honour the sacrifice and service of gen-erations of Anzacs past by supporting the veterans of today and, of course, the ser-vicemen and women in the ADF today,” Mr Turnbull said.

One main challenge is about 80 per cent of veterans had no contact with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA).

“We will change that; it’s important that DVA is in touch with all veterans. They may have no need of DVA services in particular but it is important that we continue to support those veterans and be connected to those veterans throughout their lives,” Mr Turnbull said.

Mr Turnbull also announced the establishment of a Townsville suicide prevention trial site which will focus on ADF members and ex-service personnel.

The North Queensland Primary Health Network will run the service as one of 12 frontline trials in the fight against suicide, understanding the chal-

lenges and developing best-practice services. The government also plans to bring together company leaders and federal and state public services heads in November to increase employment opportunities for ex-service personnel.

“Depending on the range of work you’ve done in the ADF, you may not be able to complete your resume,” Mr Turnbull said.

“A lot of your work may be highly classified – you’re not in a position to

describe it. Sometimes civilian employ-ers fail to appreciate the extraordinary leadership experience that is gained by serving in the ADF.

“The best thing we can assure, we can deliver to ex-servicemen and women is a good, successful transition to civilian life which means good, suc-cessful, satisfying employment.”

The review will provide an interim report in December and a full report in February.

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The review will consider: The range of services available to

current and former serving mem-bers and their families.

Effectiveness of these services in supporting members and their families while they serve, as they transition from Defence to civilian life, and later in their civilian life.

Any duplication or gaps in current services and how these might be addressed.

Any barriers to current and former serving members accessing ser-vices, taking into account cultural relevance, availability of providers, employment, functional capacity and degree of ill health.

The extent to which former serv-ing members utilise services provided by other parts of govern-ment, ex-service organisations, the private sector or non-govern-ment organisations

If there is balance in the way the military experience is understood by and communicated to the Australian community, recognising the impacts that it can have on the mental health of those who have served, but also the positive ben-efits of the military experience.

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WHEN CAPT Mike Spruce stepped ashore in Kuantan for the Malaysian leg of Pacific Partnership 2016 ear-lier this month, the last person he

expected to see was his old friend RADM Azhari Bin Adbul Rashid, Commander Naval District One of the Malaysian Navy.

CAPT Spruce, the Deputy Mission Commander for Pacific Partnership, first met RADM Rashid at HMAS Creswell in 1978 when both men were attending basic junior officers’ navigation training.

During their course, the young midshipmen spent several weeks at Creswell learning astro-navigation before moving to HMAS Watson for coastal navigation training.

Once completed, the pair joined HMAS Jervis Bay for a navigation training cruise to New Zealand.

CAPT Spruce said you know it’s a small world when you run into an old friend from nearly 40 years ago.

“We both looked at each other and said ‘I know you’,” he said.

CAPT Spruce was a member of the 1976 Creswell course when he was first introduced to the concept of working alongside foreign naval officers through the FOSLEX (Foreign Officer Supplementary List Executive Course) scheme.

“There were eight PNG, two Philippine, two Malaysian and two Fijian officers on the course,” he said.

“Two that stood out particularly were Azhari Bin Adbul Rashid and a Fijian officer, Josaia ‘Frank’ Bainimarama, who later became the Fijian president [2006-2014].”

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Two friends found they had a lot to catch up on after 40 years, SQNLDR Trevor Grant reports.

After the official opening of Pacific Partnership, the two men were able to reminisce about days gone by and the friendship they still

share despite not seeing each other for nearly 40 years.

“One thing that I love about the Navy is that

when you make friends, they are friends for life,” CAPT Spruce said.

“Especially friendships you make under train-ing.”

CAPT Spruce said that at the time he didn’t realise the importance of working with members of foreign militaries.

“It’s later in life that you understand just how important training and forming those relation-ships can be,” he said.

“Meeting in Kuantan after so long was like we had seen each other only a few weeks ago.

“That is a lasting professional relationship and friendship.”

CAPT Spruce and RADM Rashid enjoyed many memories during the Pacific Partnership official lunch.

“I have a few good memories from that trip,” CAPT Spruce said. “Learning the finer arts of seamanship from WOQMG “Butch” Berry; watching the best game of rugby I have ever seen when the NZ Barbarians played a World XV rugby side at Eden Stadium in Auckland and, finally, Bluff oysters.”

Pacific Partnership is the largest multinational humanitarian assistance disaster relief prepared-ness mission in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, which was borne out of the response to the 2004 Tsunami that devastated many parts of South-East Asia.

Over the past 11 years, Pacific Partnership has grown from providing direct care to a more focused mission with in-depth planning, aimed at collective capacity building and knowledge exchange and to provide the best possible joint support and response to any region affected by natural disasters.

CAPT Mike Spruce and Rear RADM Azhari Rashid at Pacific Partnership 2016 in Kuantan earlier this month. Photo: MC2 William Cousins

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Things you auto know

BUYING a car is an excit-ing prospect, particularly if you’re buying your first car.

It can also be an expensive financial commitment. While price, specifically value for money, is a key consideration, other issues that can have a real financial impact are often over-looked.

With the average motor vehicle debt at $19,500 (accord-ing to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Australian Social Trends 2014), knowing the real cost of buying and running your car is important, as it’s likely you will own it for a long time.

To help car buyers make bet-ter decisions, ASIC (Australian Securities and Investment Commission) has developed a mobile phone application – MoneySmart Cars.

The app is a free tool that pro-vides practical advice to support the financial decisions you face when buying a car.

It provides tips on what you should do before you go to the car yard and what to expect when you’re there, so you don’t get overwhelmed and distracted by sales tactics. Being prepared

before you shop around will help you make better decisions. You should research your options, decide how much you want to spend, shop around for your loan and work out the extras you want so you don’t blow your budget.

The app points out the com-mon car-buying traps and pro-vides information on finding alternative ways to finance a car. It provides warnings on hidden costs, including insurance, and alerts you to the risks of add-on insurance products (such as consumer credit insurance, gap insurance, extended warranties and mechanical breakdown insurance, cover for tyres, rims, vinyl or paint, and other extras) which can be expen-sive and may offer little value.

The MoneySmart Cars app is available now on the App Store and Google Play, and ASIC has developed a series of videos for social media in which V8 SuperCar driver Craig Lowndes (right) introduces some of the key features.

For more advice and tips on car loans and insurance visit ASIC’s MoneySmart website at www.moneysmart.gov.au

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21HEALTHAugust 25, 2016 www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS

It is mandatory to report an ADF sport injury.

Here’s what you should do if you are injured while playing an approved ADF sport

How to prevent or react to injuries sustained through ADF sport:

• Prevent – warm up, stretch and get ready for sport

• Present – if injured, stop, apply first-aid and present for treatment

• Report – log your sporting injury via Sentinel (see the DRN desktop for icon)

• Claim – lodge a claim for your injury

BETTER SAFE THAN SORRYSPORT is a critical enabler for

ADF members, giving them both physical and social ben-efits.

ADF members need to do four things when they undertake an approved ADF sport, Jim Porteous, Director of Rehabilitation and Compensation with Joint Health Command, said. They are: prevent, present, report and claim.

“As with any physical activity, sport has its risks,” Mr Porteous said.

“We teach our people to prepare for sport with warming up, cooling down and stretching exercises, along with PTI advice and sports safety management plans. That’s prevention.”

In the event of an injury, the present, report and claim steps need to be taken.

“The first priority is to stop what you’re doing, mitigate the circumstances and treat the injury – apply self- or buddy-aid,” he said.

The next step is to present.“Early presentation to your local

health centre or clinic improves out-comes and establishes the trail of evi-dence supporting any potential claim for compensation,” Mr Porteous said.

“We can also assess your need for a structured rehabilitation program if the injury impacts on your ability to work or deploy.

“If you’re not near a Defence health facility then call 1800 IM SICK (467 725) for advice on where to go.”

Members then need to report and claim any injuries.

Mr Porteous said reporting the injury was not only a legal requirement but it helped to future-proof the member if the injury had a long-term impact.

“It is critical for the member to report their sporting injury via Sentinel. Not only because it’s mandated, but to protect the member if that injury later affects their career or capacity to

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“It is in a member’s interest to sub-mit any claim for compensation as soon as practicable once the injury has stabi-lised, as evidence required to support a claim will be most readily available at this time,” Mr Porteous said.

“So if you’re injured through ADF sport look out for your future by pre-senting, reporting, then claiming.”

For more information about the claiming process see the Department of Veterans’ Affairs website: http://www.dva.gov.au/ben-efits-and-payments/compensation

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CPL Bill Solomou

ADF men’s and women’s hock-ey players walked away with an impressive tally of achievements from the Australian Country Championships (ACC) held at the Marrara Hockey Complex in Darwin from July 24-31.

The achievements included the men’s silver medal, a top-four finish for the women, six players selected in the national team, and two ADF members being named as players of the tournament.

The ACC is Hockey Australia’s biggest annual country-based hock-ey event.

The ADF participated at the request of Hockey Australia and this year competed against teams from WA, SA, Vic, NSW, Qld and NT.

Both the men’s and women’s teams played off for medals.

Losing one game in the pool matches and drawing with Qld, the ADF men earned themselves a place in the play-off for gold.

This was the first time since 2007 the men had played in the gold medal game.

Unfortunately their opponent in the final was NSW, which has not lost a game in four years.

In a tight final, the ADF team

CPL Sebastian Beurich

GENERALLY, if a team drops into a competition at late notice, they don’t expect to do well, let alone take away the gold and silver medals.

The ADF men’s and women’s volleyball teams did exactly that at the Queensland Volleyball State Championships from July 30-31.

The men’s team remained unde-feated throughout the competition and won gold against the previous year’s champions, Redlands, winning two sets to one and scoring 17-25, 25-21 and 15-7.

The women, although undefeated up until the grand final, came home with silver after a narrow loss against Sandpit, one set to two and scoring 25-21, 23-25 and 11-15.

ADF Volleybal l Associat ion (ADFVA) treasurer and women’s team captain CAPT Jen O’Brien said the late entry to the competition proved to be in the team’s favour.

“It’s a strong tournament with the top teams from across Queensland participating, and we were largely unknown to the competition,” CAPT O’Brien said.

“We definitely weren’t expecting to perform as well as we did. Both of the teams were challenged throughout the tournament so it was a great experi-ence for all those involved.

“We had a number of rookies on both teams who performed really well throughout the competition.”

Both the men’s and women’s teams spent the week before the tourna-ment training at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane.

“The men’s and women’s team coaches developed an intense training program with the aim of bringing the teams together in a short amount of time,” CAPT O’Brien said.

“You cannot rely on one person in volleyball – it really is a team effort, so team integration is vital.

“We focused on game play and drills throughout the week, including a few practice games against a local club. There were also some team-building activities, including a volley-ball-specific strength, conditioning and mobility development session with the PTIs.”

ABBM Leah Winder, of HMAS Cerberus, said the training, while exhausting, improved the team’s skills.

“We trained so much in the lead-up to the competition that we all got used to each other and the positions every-one plays,” AB Winder said.

“I wasn’t sure how we would go, because I had no idea what the com-petition was like. We ended up doing really well.

“The highlights for me were learn-ing from the other players, as well as all of the support the teams gave each other.

“The competition was a great expe-rience, and anyone who can, should get involved.”

The ADFVA is holding its nation-al combined services tournament at Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, from November 25 to December 4, where the state combined services teams will compete. There will also be a beach competition and an adaptive, seated volleyball competition during the week.

The 2017 ADF national teams will be selected from the combined servic-es tournament, and the ADFVA aims to enter both teams in the 2017 New Zealand Club Championships.

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was out-played by NSW which went into the half-time break with a 3-1 lead.

LCPL Gareth Hoddinott, of 4 Regt RAA, said the ADF team had a slow start, giving the NSW team a chance to score three quick goals.

“We then started to play our game and really took it to them. It was a very close second half,” he said.

“As a collective we were very proud of the way the team worked together all week.”

Backing up from last year’s championships, FLGOFF Nicholas Hill, of No. 452SQN, was named men’s player of the tournament.

The women’s team was up against Victoria for the bronze medal.

It eventually went down 1-0 in a hard-fought game.

ACW Ashleigh Doble, of No. 22 SQN, said the game was played fast and rough, and at a high level.

“The play-off match was at 2pm and it was about 32 degrees. We gave it everything – we had our chances to score but just missed out on the bronze,” she said.

CPL Amy Smith, of HQ 1 DIV, was named women’s player of the tournament.

Men’s team manager WOATA William McConnell said the overall results were impressive considering ADF players were chosen from a smaller pool.

“The state teams comprise play-ers selected from hundreds of hope-fuls,” he said.

Promise on the pitchMembers of the ADF women’s hockey team compete against the NSW country women’s hockey team at Marrara Hockey Complex in Darwin during the Australian Country Championships.Photo: LSIS James Whittle

Bringing the heat

LSCTL Thai-Britney Latham sets up to spike the ball during the Queensland State Championships at the Boondall Sports Centre, Brisbane.Photo: SGT Christopher Dickson

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Cpl Sebastian Beurich

ENGLAND may have beaten Australia in the Ashes series last year, but the Aussies came away from the “other Ashes” series with convincing wins over the UK Armed Forces teams.

The men’s and women’s teams played a combined total of 17 matches against sub-county teams, the British single-Services and UK Armed Forces teams during their tour, which ran from July 8-29.

The tour ended with the men’s ADF team playing its British equivalent on the nurs-ery grounds at Lords, the spiritual home of cricket, and the women’s ADF team playing against its British equivalent at Burton Court, Royal Chelsea Hospital.

Both ADF teams walked away from their matches with convincing wins.

The ADF men’s team batted first during their match and chalked up a massive total of 342 runs, after a shaky start. ADF bowlers then kept up the pressure, with the British only managing 147 runs.

The unquestionable highlight of the men’s tour was the 138 runs scored by HMAS Newcastle’s ABCSO-A Corey Evans during

the final. He was well supported by HMAS Stirling’s ABMT Matt Lyons, who also scored 78 runs in a partnership which yielded 148 – one more than the entire UK Armed Forces score.

The ADF Women started slowly against the British team’s bowling, but built momen-tum throughout their innings to finish with 163 runs.

When the British stepped to the crease, they looked to be taking the lead through the first 15 overs, but the ADF turned the tide and bowled the British team out for 134 runs.

During a match against the British Army women’s side, HMAS Watson’s ABML-S Sarah Beard scored the women’s Combined Services team’s first ever century.

“We had a great bunch of women going over,” AB Beard said.

“I knew we would do well against the British Service sides, and I’m really pleased we beat their Armed Forces side as well.

“I was over the moon about my centu-ry. When we went into the game against the British Army side, I knew we needed a big score, so it was pretty amazing to come out with 100 runs.

“I couldn’t have done it without my team-mates cheering me on from the sideline; it

was a team effort to get the total of 260 scored in that game. The grand final was a very memorable moment for me,” she said.

“The British combined Services side was strong on paper, but once we got their top bat-ter out, the team collapsed.

“All of our bowlers were on point dur-ing that game; the UK Armed Forces had about 30 runs to score when we took the last wicket.”

CO of the combined Services tour LTCOL James Brownlie said the teams achieved all of their pre-tour objectives.

“I’m ecstatic with the successes we enjoyed on the tour,” LTCOL Brownlie said.

“The focus and dedication shown by all contingent members to one another really showed throughout the games.

“Being granted the privilege for our wom-en’s team to play their final on Burton Court at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, and the men’s team to compete on the holy grail of Lords was an honour entirely appreciated by us all.”

The Men’s team won six of eight games, with one loss to the British Army team and one washout. The Women’s team won five of nine games, including all against the British service teams and the British Combined Services team.

ADF teams reclaim the ‘other Ashes’

ABBM Carly Smith bowls at full tilt with wicketkeeper SGT Mel Campbell and first slip CPL Ingrid Svilans at the ready during their match against the UK Armed Forces team at Burton Court, Royal Chelsea Hospital. Photo: LTCOL James Brownlie

DEFENCE personnel are invited to participate in the Mount Keira Challenge, Cycle Climb and Fun Run, to support PTSD assistance charity Fearless Outreach.

It kicks off on September 25 in Wollongong and compromises two challenges to suit cyclists, runners, and walkers.

The Mt Keira cycle climb is a leg-burning test of a 6.5km uphill road cycle from base to summit, offering closed roads for a total climb of 440m.

For runners and walkers, the Mt Keira Fun Run offers 5km and 10km courses that finish at the summit.

The Fearless Outreach charity was established to support frontline service men, women and families in their efforts to restore control to victims of traumatic stress.

Entrants are encouraged to rally groups, friends and families to enter.

Further details can be found at www.keirachallenge.com.au

Mountain event seeking entrants

Injured and ill personnel in City2SurfFLGOFF Amanda Scott

WOUNDED, injured and ill personnel from the US and Canadian militaries joined ADF athletes to take part in Sydney’s annual City2Surf on August 14.

The more than 80,000 people, who ran, jogged and walked the 14km route from Sydney’s CBD to Bondi Beach, included members of the ADF Adaptive Sports Program and the ADF Running and Athletics Association.

A D F A d a p t i v e S p o r t s a t h l e t e WO2 Neil Markie didn’t specifically train for the event, but running has been an essential part of his rehabilitation program.

“Running has played a key role in my recovery. I have been running every day and am looking to par-ticipate in a marathon next year,” he said.

US marine Sgt Mariusz Klekotko said he partici-pated in a number of sports to help him prepare for the race.

“I had seen the event on TV before and was look-ing forward to being able to participate. It has given me something to work towards,” he said.

“I have been doing a heap of different things lead-ing up to our trip to help increase my fitness.

“Working towards events like this has played a key role in my rehabilitation and has helped to bring pur-pose back into my life, after having to slow down as a result of my injuries.

“I would love to come back for another race in the future.”

The US and Canad ian pe r sonne l took part in a wheelchair Aussie rules workshop followed by a match hosted by the ADF and Disability Sports Australia.

The match and workshop followed the recent announcement of wheelchair Aussie rules as an official sport, where the ADF played a key role in its develop-ment.

Canadian Armed Forces CAPT Mary Ann Barber said she enjoyed learning the new sport.

“It is something us Canadians should really start up, as it’s so much fun and I think everyone would love it.”

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trained to fight. DefenceCare helps them with these battles.

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