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The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 55, No. 19, October 11, 2012

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EN ROUTE TO JAPANHMAS Sydney sets sail for International Fleet Review– Page 3

LAND AHOY: CO HMAS Sydney CAPT Luke Charles-Jones, takes a close look at the town of Rabaul, PNG, during Sydney’s passage north to Japan.Photo: LSIS Paul Berry

Making friendsSailors from HMAS Warramunga visit Tennant Creek

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Ready to set sailSuccess for Success as she passes unit readiness evaluation

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02 NEWSOctober 11, 2012

Michael Brooke

SOLDIERS from 2RAR joined HMAS Tobruk during Ex Sea Lion at Cowley Beach in Queensland from October 1-5.

Sea Lion was a small but impor-tant milestone for the ADF’s evolving expeditionary warfare capability when Tobruk and 2RAR participated togeth-er for the first time since the latter was designated as the amphibious battalion under Plan Beersheba.

COMAUSATG N35 LCDR Scott Dixon said Tobruk made important contributions to Sea Lion, which was part of a series of activities to develop and reinvigorate ADF amphibious war-fare.

“Sea Lion honed amphibious pro-cedures for the ADF’s transition to a true expeditionary capability in 2014,

when new technologies including the 22,000-tonne Canberra-class LHDs come into service,” he said.

Sea Lion was spearheaded by Tobruk, which also embarked a detach-ment from NUSQN808 for MRH-90 flight trials and training.

LCDR Dixon said Sea Lion also involved Army’s 35 Water Transport Squadron, which transported soldiers and vehicles to and from Tobruk.

Unlike the traditional Sea Lion exercises there was no tactical scenario driving the activity.

“This particular Sea Lion was for the conduct of foundation level, pro-cedural amphibious training, focus-sing on the amphibious movement of 2RAR vehicles to provide training and familiarisation to their drivers,” LCDR Dixon said.

CO Tobruk CMDR Tim Watson said Sea Lion marked another step in

2RAR’s maturity for more complex amphibious operations next year.

“Tobruk’s Ship’s Army Detachment (SAD) is ready for the milestone chal-lenge of embarking and disembarking 2RAR soldiers and vehicles,” he said.

A major feature of the force inte-gration training was the transfer of soldiers, vehicles and equipment to landing craft for an assault.

SAD OC MAJ Barry Hampson said Sea Lion improved the SAD and the embarked forces’ understanding of the tasks necessary for the ADF to marshal a landing force and project it into shore as an adequate response to any emergency.

“The focus was on driver training to bring 2RAR drivers up to speed on the requirements for loading vehicles on to LCM8s and then Tobruk and then off loading,” he said.

HMAS Tobruk has come to the aid of a boat that was taking on water off Townsville.

Tobruk received a call from Townsville Water Police just before 7am on October 2 that the vessel required assistance.

Tobruk launched her sea boat with damage control equipment and a member of the ship’s medical team to the location, about 12 nautical miles north east of Cape Cleveland.

Arriving at the vessel, Southern Spirit, Tobruk’s sea boat reported that the five passengers on board were in good health, before escort-ing the foundering vessel back into Townsville Harbour.

CO Tobruk CMDR Tim Watson said he was pleased to have been in a position to assist.

“Tobruk was a t anchor in

Cleveland Bay participating in Exercise Sea Lion when we received the search and rescue request and we reacted immediately,” he said.

“Fortunately, only minimal assis-tance was required, however, our sea boat escorted Southern Spirit back into Townsville Harbour to ensure they arrived safely.

“Safety of life at sea is paramount and I am proud we have been able to provide assistance to fellow mari-ners.”

Townsville Water Police thanked sailors from Tobruk for their fast response.

“Tobruk provided assistance in a timely manner and made sure the sit-uation did not deteriorate,” Officer in Charge Townsville Water Police SGT Matthew Dixon said.

“The support provided by Navy is greatly appreciated.”

Joint effort at Sea Lion

LION EFFORT: Members of HMAS Tobruk’s stern door party stand by to receive an Army LCM8 watercraft from Townsville-based 35 Water Transport Squadron, as it approaches to carry out a stern door marriage during Ex Sea Lion off the coast of Townsville, Queensland. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

Tobruk provides search and rescue

LIFE AT SEA: HMAS Tobruk’s sea boat is recovered as membersreturn from rendering aid to mariners from the yacht Southern Spirit, offthe coast of Townsville, Queensland. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

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Navy Webmaster Ray Mac Neill said the launch was driven by several technical factors but also a desire to see how quickly the change was identified by users.

In the first 12 hours the site received more than 3000 individual visits with more than 80 per cent pos-itive feedback.

The new website contains infor-mation on past, current and future capabilities, operations and exer-cises and increased integration with Navy’s social media pages.

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03NEWS October 11, 2012

Setting sail for rising sun

LSIS Paul Berry

WHEN HMAS Sydney depart-ed Fleet Base East, every bunk was occupied as part of the Sea Training Bunk Management (STBM) initiative introduced this year.

Thanks to the Fleet Training Liaison Agency (FTLA), Sydney sailed with an additional 28 train-ees on board, making a total of 42 personnel embarked for compe-tency training.

Under the Fleet Commander and COMTRAIN STBM direc-tive, ships can now maximise the opportunity for officers and sail-ors to get to sea early and pro-gress through their competency logs while experiencing sea life.

While bunk distribution plans are structured to reflect Navy’s highest training priorities, bunks are also made available for all branches to maximise and accel-erate a trained work force.

Sydney’s SWO John Brady said the initiative benefited Sydney and Navy’s acceleration of a trained workforce.

“As soon as we know someone

will not be on board, we call the FTLA to have their bunk filled with a trainee,” SWO Brady said.

“If you talk to any of the train-ees on board, they will tell you they would rather be at sea.”

ABET William Maddocks and ABET Terrence Samuels were offered a bunk less than 24 hours before Sydney set sail.

Both sailors jumped at the opportunity.

“At sea we have all the sys-tems up and running to get my competencies signed off,” ABET Maddocks said.

“I put my hand up straight away because I love sea life and it will almost halve the time it would otherwise take to get my comp log completed.”

SWO Brady said i t was rewarding to sail with a ship’s complement full of motivated sailors.

“Some of the guys have turned up to work on Tuesday and into a ship that’s sailing to Japan on Wednesday,” SWO Brady said.

“They are motivated sailors who are keen to learn and, let’s face it, everybody joins the Navy to go to sea.”

Sailors jump at the chance to fill bunks

ALL ABOARD: ABET William Maddocks and ABET Terrence Samuels are working through their competency log books on HMAS Sydney. Photo: LSIS Paul Berry

LSIS Paul Berry andMichael Brooke

HMAS Sydney will continue Navy’s rich and longstanding relation-ship with Japan when it represents Australia at the Japanese International Fleet Review (JIFR) on October 14.

Sydney departed Fleet Base East on September 26 amid great fanfare from family and friends and excitement among the crew about the 10-week deployment.

Sydney will join RSS Persistence and USS Shiloh as the only three foreign ships taking part in the triennial invitation-only event.

They will sail alongside 37 Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships and submarines, with 33 aircraft taking to the skies in what will be a spectacular display in Sagami Bay, 40km southwest of Tokyo.

CO Sydney CAPT Luke Charles-Jones said Navy’s relationship with the JMSDF had gone from strength to strength.

“After completing workups and dodging typhoons on the passage north, Sydney is thoroughly looking forward to working with the JMSDF,” CAPT Charles-Jones said.

“It is indeed a great honour to be invited to participate in the JIFR and everyone in Sydney is looking forward to meeting and working together with our Japanese counterparts.

“Already this year HMAS Ballarat has visited Japan and we have conducted exercises with the JMSDF at RIMPAC and Exercise Kakadu.

LEUT Phillip Russell is on his first overseas trip since jumping ship from Army in 2009.

“Sydney’s workup was the first I have completed and has prepared me for any challenge that may arise during my first deployment,” he said.

CAPT Charles-Jones said Sydney, which has embarked a 723SQN

Squirrel, would strive to live up to her motto of ‘thorough and ready’.

“Everyone has worked very hard to prepare the ship for deployment. There is a positive air of excitement and anticipation,” he said.

The fleet review first began in Japan in 1868, however in 1956 the Self Defence Forces Day was

enacted and it was decided a fleet review would be held as part of the commemorative events of the day.

Sydney’s visit falls during the 50th anniversary of Australia’s modern bilateral defence relationship with Japan, which began in 1962 when four JMSDF ships visited Australia.

During the review, Sydney will

conduct a ceremonial gun salute, symbolising the friendship of the two nations.

Australia and Japan’s defence relationship is based on shared values, strategic interests and a shared alliance with the US.

Both countries are committed to strengthening defence and security

cooperation and working together to promote regional peace and stability.

Following the JIFR, Sydney will conduct port visits to Manila in the Philippines, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Brunei before returning to Fleet Base East in November via Cairns.

➤ Sydney’s relationship with the Japanese Navy dates back to WWI, when the Japanese battle cruiser Ibuki was an escort ship for the first Anzac convoy in 1914.

➤ Japanese ships operated with HMAS Sydney I in New Guinea after the seizure of Rabaul from the Germans and destruction of the nearby German radio station on September 26, 1914.

➤ Ninety-eight years later (almost to the day), on September 30 this year, Sydney sailed past Rabaul en route to the JIFR.

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READY TO SAIL: ABEW Tanya Lohman and SMN Kate Van Overdyk, of HMAS Sydney, are all smiles before setting sail on their North and South East Asian deployment. Photo: LSIS Paul Berry

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FLEET Base West was awash with families and friends of HMAS Perth’s crew on September 20 when the ship returned to her home-port after a successful five-month deployment.

While away, the Anzac-class frigate participated in a number of exercises, including RIMPAC and Exercise Kakadu.

CO Perth CAPT Malcolm Wise said both the ship and her crew per-formed admirably in the many exer-cises.

“I am extremely proud of the ship’s company and the profession-alism they displayed during our deployment,” he said.

“In particular, our successful live firings demonstrated Perth’s abil-ity to deploy cutting-edge weapons systems technology in a multi-threat warfare environment.”

As part of the live firings, Perth completed a successful advanced air warfare weapons firing, involving surface-to-air evolved Sea Sparrow missiles. The ship also conducted the first firings of the Harpoon Block II missile.

“The firing of the Harpoon Block II missile demonstrated our ability to strike land targets on the

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coast, and to also engage targets close to shore in the littoral zone,” CAPT Wise said.

Perth also demonstrated the Australian-designed Active Phased Array Radar to a number of over-

seas navies, including the US, New Zealand and Canada.

During the deployment, the ship’s company enjoyed a number of port visits, including stops in Wellington, Hawaii, San Francisco and Darwin.

PATRIOTIC WELCOME: AB Emma Burr and her children, nieces and nephews wait on the wharf to greet her husband, PO David Burr.

HAPPY TIMES: CPONPC Karen Dennis waves to her family as HMAS Perth berths at Fleet Base West. Inset, HMAS Perth approaches the base. Photos: LSIS Nina Fogliani

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THE ship’s company of HMAS Success has successfully achieved unit readi-ness (UR) in the countdown to Ex Triton Warrior in November.

Success achieved UR on September 28 after a series of highly challenging sce-narios conducted by Sea Training Group off the East Australian Exercise Area.

This achievement followed 22 months of IMO double hull conversion in Singapore, refit and defect rectification work and completing an auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) reconstitution plan.

The crew worked hard throughout the many challenges to maintain skill sets for the core function of replenishment at sea (RAS) and support to the Fleet.

CO Succes s CMDR Ains l ey Morthorpe praised his crew for achieving UR as well as all other key milestones in her work-up, on time and to the required standards, beginning with getting back to sea on June 27 to begin mariner skills evaluations (MSE).

“The achievement of UR and other important milestones during the past few months speaks volumes of the crew’s resilience during what has been a very tough and challenging two years,” he said.

Success’ other reconstitution highlights included completion of MSE and sea qualifications trials, where she completed her first dual-ship simultaneous RAS with HMA Ships Sydney and Newcastle.

The highly challenging URE tested the ship’s ability to work effectively in both defence and cruising watches across the entire operational capability range, managing threats and emergencies at sea including fire-fighting, boardings and damage control serials, while being able to perform in her core role as an AOR.

“It is a credit to the crew that we remained on track to pass the URE right from the beginning,” CMDR Morthorpe said.

The ship’s culture of leadership and mentoring at all rank levels enabled young sailors to get through their first URE.

“We worked hard to get Success through URE so that she would be a real ship again,” LSCSO Ronnie Tullipan said.

“It was a lot of hard work but the UR signalled our return to the Fleet oper-ationally, which was a very important milestone for us.”

CMDR Morthorpe said as the Navy’s “total logistics solution”, Success was proud to be enhancing her own capabili-ties as well as those of the Triton Warrior task group that was designed to hone collective training and high-end war-fighting skills.

“Triton Warrior will enable Success to help the Fleet strengthen its skills to be replenished at sea, because HMAS Sirius couldn’t be everywhere at once over the last two years,” he said.

One of Success’ most significant challenges in recent months was recon-stituting the engineering department.

Qualifying engineers to be AOR endorsed involved bringing back senior sailors from within the Fleet to provide mentoring.

“The experience base within the ship was low, as we had lost capability and many skill sets had faded during the past 18 months in maintenance,” CMDR Morthorpe said.

“What I find amazing about this ship’s company is how it continued to adapt to meet the challenge of being ready to take the ship back to sea after a number of false starts and so many chal-lenges along the way.”

“Damage control was the most important aspect of the UR as well as our RAS rig certification, because that is what makes us unique in the Fleet.” – ABBM Leeroy Franklin

“I have access to good mentors on Success which helped me to deal with the tempo of the URE and the serials, including fire-fighting and damage control.” – ABWTR Simmi Lockhart

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successsuccessWE’RE READY: Above, Success’ boarding parties return after conducting a serial during Success’ URE. Right, ABCIS Bhupinder Hothi, left, and SMNCIS Afton Mitchell, right, in action on the Flag Deck. Photos: CMDR Ainsley Morthorpe

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TWENTY-FOUR members of the Defence Indigenous Development Program (DIDP) visited HMAS Cerberus in late August for a “boot camp” program designed to expose participants to Navy training.

The residential program runs over seven months, providing young indigenous people from remote and regional communities with educa-tion, training, life skills and confi-dence to gain skills for employment.

During the week-long boot camp participants challenged themselves much like new recruits. Activities included physical training, drill, low and high ropes courses, leadership and team-building exercises, sailing and boat work, the Navy swim test, and survival-at-sea activities.

AFL players Jason Mifsud, Chris Johnson and Xavier Clarke participated in team-building and leadership exercises with the train-ees, sharing their experiences and insights into the similarities between the AFL’s team ethos and Navy’s philosophy.

A graduation parade and march past was held at the end of the week, reviewed by CO Cerberus CAPT Katherine Richards.

“It was a terrific honour to be their CO while they were here,” CAPT Richards said.

“Navy and Cerberus are rich-

er for having the DIDP here, and would be even richer if [the par-ticipants] chose to stay on. Navy is a family that welcomes these young men and women and encourages them to carry on our Navy values whichever path they take in their futures.”

Combining Naval tradition and their indigenous history, train-ees performed two dances during their graduation ceremony. The first was designed by the program members and performed in honour of personnel who have lost their lives or been wounded while serv-ing in Afghanistan. The second was a traditional Torres Strait Island dance and was performed to thank Cerberus personnel for their hospi-tality.

While undertaking the DIDP, trainees are enlisted as Army Reserve members of the 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, for the duration and can choose to remain as reservists or apply to transfer to full-time ser-vice with Army, Navy or Air Force if they meet requirements.

The DIDP is in its third year and aims to change perceptions of indig-enous cultural issues, create spe-cialised recruitment pathways, and establish strong support networks and systems to retain existing indig-enous ADF and Australian Public Service members.

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DANCE OF HONOUR: During a week-long “boot camp” at HMAS Cerberus, DIDP participants perform a dance to honour servicemen killed and wounded in Afghanistan. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

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THIS month many people around the world will pause to remember the hundreds of people who were killed 10 years ago in the Bali bombings.

Late on October 12, 2002, the holi-day island was shaken by two bombs exploded by terrorists outside a night-club and in a bar in Kuta, killing 202 locals and tourists and injuring many more.

Eighty-eight Australians died that night and more than 60 were injured.

The Sari Club was levelled when a massive bomb loaded into a van parked outside was detonated just after 11pm. In Paddy’s Bar, a suicide bomber deto-nated a backpack loaded with explo-sives just 20 seconds earlier.

Support to the Bali explosion victims from the ADF was immedi-ate, with medical staff despatched by Hercules on Operation Bali Assist within hours.

During the next few days, five

Hercules and associated aeromedi-cal evacuation (AME) teams were deployed to Bali to treat and retrieve Australians injured in the blasts.

These aircraft transported urgently needed medical stores to Darwin and flew six sorties from Denpasar in Bali during the operation, airlifting 66 casu-alties.

All known serious casualties were evacuated from Bali by October 15 and the majority were moved to southern states.

The ADF provided five medical teams, totalling 41 medical personnel, to assist in patient treatment and care, prioritisation and coordinating transfer of casualties to Darwin.

Despite the efforts of the AME team, one evacuee died on board the aircraft from abdominal wounds suf-fered in the blast.

Other ADF support included flying two ambulances to Bali, where they were used to ferry casualties from hos-

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LASTING HORROR: The devastation caused by the October 12, 2002, blasts in Kuta. Photo: Courtesy of AFP

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their experiences of assisting after the 2002 bombings

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Six storage refrigerators, plus sup-port equipment and two ADF opera-tors, were also flown into Bali to pre-serve the bodies of victims.

Two chaplains, one Air Force and one Army, were initially deployed to Bali to provide pastoral care for the victims of the bombing. Two more arrived on October 16.

Three ADF Indonesian linguists were also deployed to Bali on October 16 to provide liaison and interpreter support to DFAT, AFP and local authorities.

Defence staff from the Consular Mission, working around the clock, assisted DFAT and other agencies on the ground.

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A memorial service will be held in Bali at the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park at 6am on October 12. A service will also be held in Canberra at the Great Hall in Parliament House at 9.30am on October 12. Further details at www.dfat.gov.au/bali-anniversary

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It’s trying to get an assessment of everything.

Q: Will extra time for maintenance be addressed by the seaworthi-ness program? – PO Jarrod Murfett, HMAS Toowoomba

A: One of the things seaworthiness management is supposed to do is allow us to make decisions on what we are seeing. As long as we get visibility of an issue then we can make decisions on that issue.

If one of the requirements is we have longer time to do maintenance, then that’s what we should be consid-ering.

Whether that will occur or not is a decision that will be made within. Of course, a number of other decisions sit around it. But that’s what we are

expecting, if longer is needed to do maintenance then we take longer.

Q: Will Seaworthiness provide money to fix the problems identified in the program? – AB James Matters, HMAS Toowoomba

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Whether it be for the maintenance of the materiel, the training of people, additional supplies or information that is missing; it’s about attempting to get all of that information together and then determining where the highest priority is for money.

There is obviously money available in the system; it’s about making sure it is spent in the right areas.

Q: If ships don’t meet the safety requirements on board, what pro-cedures are put in place to ensure ships remain operational and capa-ble? – ABSN Jae McKindlay, HMAS Perth

A: The seaworthiness management system is supposed to provide us with the information we need to be able to make the decisions to control risk.

Seaworthiness Q & AHead of Navy Engineering RADM Mick Uzzell answers questions from sailors about seaworthiness.

It’s not about saying there is no risk because there is never no risk.

It’s about making sure we are informed of the risk – every element of risk that exists – and making the right decisions to control the risks we have to control in that circumstance.

Q: If a certificate is not held to a high standard, who is accountable for this? – LS Lee Hunter, HMAS Perth

A: The seaworthiness management system will have components to it.

One of those components will be

the technical seaworthiness manage-ment system. That will be requiring ships to hold certificates for materiel.

Those certificates say the materiel has been maintained in accordance with its design intent, that its material condition is relevant for its age and that no changes have been made to this piece of equipment – that is the basis of a certificate.

If a certificate isn’t held, then it means one of those conditions is not valid. Either the maintenance hasn’t been done, its material condition is

not what it should be, or a change has occurred.

In any of those cases what that means is there is a level of risk asso-ciated with using that equipment of which we may not be fully aware.

So if the certificate is not achieved what it means is someone has to make a decision about the use of that equip-ment.

It’s not as if a certificate not being issued means you can’t do something – it means you have to ask questions about what you can do.

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WHEN POPT Brian Fish completed the epic 4200km Tour of Duty Ride across the US in September he only suffered a little saddle-soreness, but said it was the stories and people he met along the road he would remem-ber long after the soreness had gone.

POPT Fish, of HMAS Kuttabul, joined 23 others in the cycling event conducted as a tribute to the September 11 victims and the emer-gency service workers who responded to the terrorist attacks.

“The ride demonstrated how strong the bond is between the US and Australia, as the American people were amazed that we were sharing this experience with them,” he said.

The PTI met hundreds of people during the 20-stage event that start-ed at USS Midway in San Diego on August 12 and finished at USS Intrepid in New York on September 10.

The cyclists pedalled 210km a day as they passed through the US States

of California, Nevada, Colorado, Kansas , Oklahoma, Arkansas , Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania and finally New York State.

The cyclists paused along the route to meet families of US military person-nel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as emergency services personnel.

“One of my greatest memories was the stories of courage and sacrifice told by the families we met who had lost loved ones, either in the military, fire brigade or police,” he said.

“These stories made me realise how lucky we are here in Australia because we have been sheltered from the kind of terrorist attacks that have rocked the US.”

He said the highlight of the trip was the memorial service in New York on September 11 to mark the 11th anni-versary of the attacks.

“This was a very special ceremony that we shared with people who lost a lot of friends, family and colleagues,” he said.

THE Australian Defence Cycling Club is sponsoring a team of riders in the 2012 Hartley Ability Cycle Challenge.

Riders will pedal 450km from Canberra to Charlotte Pass and back over three days from November 23-26.

The aim of the event is to raise money for Hartley Lifecare, which provides ser-vices such as respite care, in-home support, transportation and recreation programs to

people living with a complex and physical disability in the ACT region.

Defence team organiser LTCOL Chris Gates said 12 Defence members were involved this year. “If our team can raise more than $30,000 this year, we will be very happy,” he said.

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SPECIAL MEMORIES: POPT Brian Fish, SGT Sean Seery, SGT Dan Ferguson and MAJ Ty Domin stop at a rest area at the Grand Canyon during their Tour of Duty ride through 13 US states last month.

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POWER UP: The rebranded Team Navy offshore superboat struts its stuff in Round 5 of the Australian Offshore Superboat Championships in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane. Photo: Andrew Gricks Photography

TEAM Navy brand received a major boost with the announcement of a new partnership with Australia’s most suc-cessful high-speed offshore racing teams.

The alliance with Mackay’s Friers Offshore Racing Team will see the 1000HP supercat rebranded as the Team Navy offshore superboat for the 2013 Australian Offshore Superboat Championship season.

Chris and Brendan Frier showcased

their new Team Navy boat earlier this month in round five of the Australian Offshore Superboat Championships in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane.

Friers racing team pilot Chris Frier said his team was delighted with Navy’s support.

“We are starting to see some good results in the series,” Mr Frier said.

“Having the Navy come on board really emphasises this.”

Chris and Brendan are sitting in third position on the leader board, but

the points difference between the top three is very close and the Frier broth-ers are still in contention to retain their Australian title.

Navy launched its Team Navy brand in 2011 with the announce-ment of a partnership with Ford Performance Racing Team in the V8 supercars.

The V8s are so popular their alli-ance with Navy has led to two marine technicians being selected to work with the Ford team.

The vision for Team Navy is to align Navy with champions from a variety of popular sports.

It is gaining momentum and with two high-performance teams now racing under the Navy banner, more announcements are expected over the coming months.

For a pilot’s view of what it’s like in the cockpit of a high speed racing boat, go to Navy’s Facebook site.

A need for speed

Michael Brooke

SAILORS will do almost anything for a worthy cause and community engagement – even wear a penguin costume for 18 hours.

HMAS Penguin raised over $3100 during the Cancer Council’s Relay for Life charity fundraiser in Manly, with LEUT Jessica Burgess spear-heading the 18-hour relay event by dressing as a penguin.

The ‘Happy Feet’ look-alike waddled around the course in Manly from 2pm on September 15 to 8am on September 16.

LEUT Burgess’ efforts were well rewarded as she won the prize for best costume while raising the profile of Penguin in the local com-munity. Penguin’s tally was more than double the sum they hoped to achieve, with WO John O’Brien raising an impressive $1150.

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A GOOD CAUSE: Members of HMAS Penguin with LEUT Jessica Burgess, in costume, at the relay. Photo: Michael Brooke

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AN APPRENTICE plumber who downed tools to join the Navy in search of a new challenge has been awarded the RSL Sword for dux of the Junior Warfare Application Course (JWAC).

ASLT Mitchell Vines was pre-sented with the RSL Sword and two other academic prizes during the graduation ceremony for JWAC 54 at HMAS Watson on September 14.

“I was working as an apprentice plumber when I saw the commer-cials on TV that showed me what I could achieve in the Navy in seven days,” he said.

“The Navy looked really excit-ing compared to being a plumber so I decided to lodge my applica-tion.”

The RSL Sword recognises his total commitment to his career and professional studies.

“Being awarded the sword makes this a very memorable career mile-stone,” he said.

ASLT Vines, who has posted to HMAS Newcastle, was also award-ed the Otto Albert Prize, which is

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presented to the Fleetboard dux and the award for JWAC 54 dux.

“Nothing good ever comes easy and the three awards recognise a huge amount of study,” he said.

Thirty-five junior officers were awarded their navigation watch-keeping certificates at the gradua-tion ceremony that was attended by NSW Governor Marie Bashir and COMAUSFLT RADM Tim Barrett.

RADM Barrett told graduates they had exciting challenges and great responsibilities ahead of them.

‘‘‘‘– JWAC 54 graduate

ASLT Mitchell Vines

The Navy looked really exciting compared to being a plumber so I decided to lodge my application.

“The navigation watchkeeping certificates you have received today put you on the path to obtaining your bridge warfare certificate, which is the qualification you need to command a warship in the Navy,” he said.

COMAUSFLT said in years to come the graduates could com-mand one of the new AWDs or LHDs being acquired by Navy in its transition from the Fleet-in-Being to Force 2030.

Other award recipients includ-ed ASLT Jez Kokshoon, who was presented with the Ian McDonald Memorial Prize for the most improved JWAC trainee from phase one to phase four shore and LEUT Craig Barnett who was awarded the Department of Defence Prize for the best performance overall in phase four bridge simulator.

ASLT Calvin Timms was awarded the Warfare Community Medallion for displaying the high-est Navy values and ASLT Phillip Wager was presented with the CO’s pen prize, as the trainee who per-formed to the highest standard dur-ing phase four warfare modules.

PROUD ACHIEVEMENT: RSL National Secretary Derek Robson presents ASLT Mitchell Vines with a certificate and sword for achieving the highest academic standard throughout all phases of training during the JWAC 54 course. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

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LHD on wayTHE hull of the first of Navy’s new amphibious ships is on its final leg to Australia. Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said the LHD hull had rounded the Cape of Good Hope and was expected to arrive in Melbourne in the next few weeks. The hull left Spain in August and is being transported by heavy lift ship Blue Marlin. Mr Clare said the LHD would arrive in Melbourne and would then travel to the Williamstown dockyard for consolidation of the superstructure and installation of the combat and communications and navigation systems.

Family funTHE Central Coast Defence family fun day will be held on October 28 at Central Coast Grammar School, Erina, NSW. The event aims to assist ADF members, veterans and families find out about local organisations, services, pension and medical

support. The day also helps family members cope with the absence of deployed members. For more information, contact LCDR Steven Reynolds at [email protected] or on 0418 680 963.

Moorebank relocationDEFENCE Parliamentary Secretary David Feeney has welcomed the Government’s approval of an $870m Defence relocation project from Moorebank to Holsworthy, NSW. The relocation is needed because the buildings are on the site of a future intermodal terminal and will result in the relocation of 13 Army units and four Defence facilities. Senator Feeney said the works would include working, instructional, support and living-in accommodation to ensure all units were fully supported in the transition. The project will establish a new main barracks entry and security arrangements, a new signalised entry point and address traffic congestion.

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AFTER showing politicians the finer points of an Anzac frig-ate, a Navy officer sailed through Parliament House as part of the ADF Parliamentary Program exchange from September 17-20.

LEUT Scott Macpherson partnered with Queensland MP Scott Buchholz for an insider’s look through the corridors of power and a front row seat at question time in the House of Representatives.

MPs were happy to keep LEUT Macpherson abreast of parliamentary business as they voted on new legisla-tion before the House.

“On Tuesday they were passing the bill on a new reporting system for charities that didn’t finish until about 11.30pm,” he said.

“I was sitting in the advisers’ box … and the members liked to come up and say gidday and make sure you knew what’s going on.”

In August, LEUT Macpherson, of Maritime Operations JOC, escorted

four parliamentarians on a trip to the Middle East aboard HMAS Anzac.

The MPs, including Mr Buchholz, worked with marine technicians, cooks, boarding parties and fired weapons to experience life as a deployed sailor.

“After the trip on Anzac I had a greater interest in the life of a poli-tician and wanted to develop a bet-ter understanding of the processes of Parliament,” LEUT Macpherson said.

LEUT Macpherson and 14 other ADF members, including WO-N Martin Holzberger, visiting Parliament as part of the exchange program also met with Defence Minister Stephen Smith, Defence Parliamentary Secretary David Feeney and other parliamentarians.

“It’s a fantastic experience for mili-tary personnel to see how decisions are made in Parliament that affect Defence and Australia as a whole,” LEUT Macpherson said.

“It’s something that I would recom-mend for all Navy people, including junior sailors, who are interested in developing a greater understanding of politics.”

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GAINING UNDERSTANDING: LEUT Scott Macpherson with his Parliamentary host Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz at Parliament House, Canberra (above) and (inset) Defence Minister Stephen Smith meets with ADF representatives on the Parliamentary Program. Photos: David McClenaghan

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IT’S been a long, hard and painful road for one reservist and his wife as they continue to endure more than most.

CPOET Tim Kennedy has been donating blood and plasma since 1973, when he became an apprentice at HMAS Nirimba.

Although he had reached more than 125 donations, it was his wife Gayle’s first bout of cancer that really drove home the significance of the gift of blood.

Mrs Kennedy was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2005 and required several units of blood during surgery to save her life.

In 2009, she was told the cancer had returned and again needed more blood for an extensive operation.

Last year they were told the cancer had spread throughout most of Mrs Kennedy’s abdomen and into one side of her lungs.

She had a long and difficult pelvic operation requiring 18 units of whole blood and 16 units of plasma along with other blood products.

Mrs Kennedy still needs blood transfusions regularly due to chemo-therapy affecting her bone marrow, and will for many years to come.

“Gayle is a frequent flyer now when it comes to blood,” CPOET Kennedy said.

He still donates whole blood at least every three months and tries to donate plasma every two weeks, although it is often difficult, given his caring duties.

In what was a leap of faith for a 53-year-old from a weapons techni-

cian background, CPOET Kennedy trained for two-and-a-half years as a nurse to better support Mrs Kennedy.

“I assist with Gayle’s daily care – wound and stomal care, administer her medications, coordinate her pathology, medical appointments and hospital admissions – things that any partner would do in the same situation. But I do now have a very healthy respect for what women do around the home, all the things Gayle used to do for me that I often took for granted,” he said.

“If there’s anything that will get her better it’ll be my cooking. She won’t be able to keep herself out of the kitchen!”

Each time Mrs Kennedy, a 60-year-old nurse and mother, received a diag-nosis of cancer, the couple decided to walk across England, fulfilling one of her dreams – a milestone they achieved three times over.

“It’s a 300km walk,” CPOET Kennedy said.

“We did it over 16 days and you walk during the day and then sleep in a bed and breakfast at night and go to a local pub for a meal. We’d pass through the Lakes District, Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It was really very beautiful.”

It’s tough for these grandparents as they wait for Mrs Kennedy to recov-er enough for doctors to stabilise her right kidney and then remove the left

kidney, which has suffered from all her treatment.

But CPOET Kennedy, who has also taught international students DDG 5-inch weapons in the US, led the Naval Ordnance Technical Authority in the public service and worked for a local funeral home in Taree, said the difficult journey had revealed the important things in life and helped him “keep forging on”.

They both encourage anyone who can to sign up for the bone marrow and organ donor registries as well as donate blood regularly.

“I’d take teams down for donations when I was working in the fulltime Reserves in 2004,” CPOET Kennedy said.

“I’d remind them how much the person who would receive their blood would appreciate it, and that one day

it could be them or their loved ones whose life it saves.

“If you’re fit and otherwise able to donate, just get on with it and give regularly. It’s an opportunity to con-tribute to the community in a real tan-gible way.

“The blood bank is always in need of blood and as healthy, active peo-ple, your contribution will be well received.”

GENEROUS DONATION: CPOET Tim Kennedy knows the difference the gift of blood can make.

DEFENCE ORGANISATION BLOOD CHALLENGE ‘‘‘‘ – CPOET Tim Kennedy

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STRONG MEMORIES: LCDR Dave Lassam at HMAS Cerberus Health Centre. Inset, LCDR

Lassam provides paramedics with patient details after their arrival in Darwin in 2002.

Main photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

CENTRESPREAD16 17October 11, 2012

LCDR Dave Lassam always seems to be in the right place at the right time to help people. He has performed CPR or called for

help more than 25 times. But by far the biggest disaster he has had to deal with was the 2002 Bali bombings.

He was posted to HQ NORCOM in Darwin as a health operations officer when he heard the shocking news there had been two bombs detonated in the tourist area on the night of Saturday October 12.

“I was at a barbecue at a friend’s house and we were hearing more and more about the horrific incidents,” LCDR Lassam said.

He wanted to help, so he headed back to base.

“All hell had broken loose. I was sent to bases and hospitals to collect as many stretchers as I could find and col-lect some blood from Darwin Hospital before taking them to Darwin airport,” LCDR Lassam said.

“When the aircraft arrived carrying the injured and stopped on the tarmac the air conditioning would turn off.

“We had to quickly get the injured patients out and onto the runways. We’d put them in the shade of the wings, but the Darwin heat was intense.”

LCDR Lassam’s job was to check every patient off on a list and then help ferry them to the great line of ambu-lances, passing on their medical infor-mation to paramedics.

“I was also one of the first to see those people who had died. There was a lot of nasty stuff,” he said.

“I stayed at that command post for five days and only got about five hours’ sleep in that time, just running on adrenalin.

“After all the aircraft had come in I was told to go shower and have a kip but of course I couldn’t sleep. Then it was back out to move patients on to Brisbane and Adelaide and other capi-tals to get them into those hospitals.”

Soon after Op Bali Assist, LCDR Lassam was posted to Victoria and real-ised he was feeling strange.

“I started to think I might be getting post traumatic stress disorder. I thought ‘I can handle this, I need to handle this’. So I looked over my paperwork from Op Bali Assist and decided to try to contact some of those injured that were from Victoria,” he said.

“I looked up their names in the phone book.”

LCDR Lassam has kept in touch and found the relationships helpful in his recovery.

Attending a football match in north Melbourne where one of the Bali bombing victims was playing in aid of survivors, he met many people he had helped during those frantic days in Darwin.

“There were all these survivors at the match and they remembered me, it was amazing,” he said.

“I was the only Navy medical mem-ber on the tarmac during that time so I stood out in white they said.”

For LCDR Lassam, the trauma of Op Bali Assist was just the beginning of a very tough journey. He lost col-

leagues on HMAS Kanimbla when a Sea King crashed and also when a Black Hawk went down.

Just as he was starting to feel more in control, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March this year. He has since had six operations and is still undergoing treatment.

The stress of cancer has put his PTSD treatment back a few steps, but he said October each year can also be a catalyst for a relapse.

“When I see pictures of what hap-pened in Bali it all comes rushing back to me. But you have to live through it,” LCDR Lassam said.

“We moved 64 patients in 24 hours, people that had been blown up and ter-ribly burnt.

“While I also continue to pay the price, I am proud and glad to have been a part of what was the biggest medical evacuation since Vietnam.

“It changed so many lives and I have made some really good friends. Defence and the civilians involved did an awesome job in such dire circum-stances.”

While all this might be too much for many, he said he just tried to remember how much others had suffered and were still suffering.

“I don’t usually go to the memo-rial services I just have a quiet think. It used to overwhelm me but now I try not to let it,” he said.

“After everything I’ve been through, not just being involved with Op Bali Assist, I’m lucky to be alive and I no longer sweat the small stuff.”‘All the patients were seriously injured’

‘We moved 64 patients in 24 hours’

OP BALI ASSIST TIMELINE

October 131.20am – Bomb blast occurs in Bali3.30am – ADF alerted and immediately begins developing options for assistance 4am – Defence Minister’s office informed4.50am – ADF formally directed to place two C-130 aircraft and AME teams on immediate notice to move and be prepared to support AMEs in Bali. The aircraft were also directed to be configured for AME at this time9am – DFAT tasks an Inter-Departmen-tal Emergency Task Force to develop a whole-of-government response to the incident9am – Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister an-nounces Air Force will send aircraft to assist in the evacuations 10.15am – First C-130 departs RAAF Base Richmond for Darwin2.30pm – Second C-130 departs RAAF Base Richmond3.50pm – First C-130 arrives in Darwin4.30pm – First C-130 departs Darwin for Bali6.30pm – AP-3C Orion departs Canberra 7pm – Third C-130 departs RAAF Base Richmond7.40pm – First C-130 arrives in Bali11.10pm – First C-130 departs Bali

October 1412am – Second C-130 arrives in Bali12am – Fourth C-130 departs RAAF Base Richmond12.35am – Third C-130 arrives in Darwin2.30am – First C-130 arrives in Darwin carrying 15 evacuees – three in intensive care; five on stretchers; seven walk-on (less seriously injured) patients.2.30am – AP-3C Orion arrives in Bali carry-ing AFP and additional consular DFAT staff7.10am – Second C-130 arrives in Dar-win carrying a total 22 evacuees – two in intensive care; 19 on stretchers; one walk-on patient12.35pm – Third C-130 arrives in Darwin carrying 15 casualties 1.05pm – Fourth C-130 arrives in Darwin carrying 12 evacuees – nine on stretchers; three walk-on patients5.30pm – C-130 arrives in Darwin carrying two stretcher evacuees

October 15 12.30am – First patient transport C-130 departs Darwin carrying 12 patients along with two next of kin en route to Perth 2.30am – Second patient transport C-130 departs Darwin carrying eight patients en route to Adelaide then Melbourne5.30am –– Third patient transport C-130 departs Darwin carrying seven patients en route to Brisbane6am – First patient transport C-130 arrives in Perth6.30am – Five ADF storage refrigerator and support equipment arrive in Bali7.50am – Second patient transport C-130 arrives in Adelaide, offloads one patient9.40am – Fourth patient transport C-130 departs Darwin carrying 10 patients en route to Sydney10.40am – Second patient transport C-130 arrives in Melbourne, offloads seven patients2.20pm – AFP Disaster Victim Identification Team (DVI) departs Darwin en route to Bali10.50am – Third patient transport C-130 arrives in Brisbane5.05pm – Fourth patient transport C-130 arrives in Sydney at the Qantas Jet Base

October 162.30pm – RNZDF C-130 departs Darwin en route to Bali to support a casualty evacuation request for one Indonesian national back to Darwin for specialist care 10.55pm – RNZDF C-130 arrives into Dar-win from Bali

October 17 1.45pm – RAAF C-130 departs Darwin to deliver material handling forklift 9.30pm – RAAF C-130 departs Darwin to deliver additional refrigeration equip-ment [Times in AEST]

WHEN Navy anaesthetist CMDR Paul Luckin arrived at Denpasar airport as part of a specialist resuscitation and retrieval team,

about 30 seriously injured patients were lined up on stretchers in the fire hangar.

Medical teams had been put together at short notice, and given 60 minutes to get to an airport, after the ADF was tasked to respond to the detonation of two bombs in Bali on October 12, 2002.

“The first AME team reached Bali at 1940 EST, followed by three more over the next few hours,” CMDR Luckin said.

“Our aim was to triage, resuscitate and sta-bilise patients as rapidly as possible, and pre-pare them for evacuation to Australia. We had extensive medical kits, including intravenous fluids and drugs, but the few units of blood available were quickly exhausted.

“All the patients were seriously injured. Most had extensive burns, including burns inside the upper airway, and blast injury of the lungs. Many had penetrating wounds caused by metal, stone and other debris, fractures, and most had ruptured eardrums, making commu-

nication difficult, especially so once airborne in a Hercules.”

The ADF team on the ground at this stage included six reserve anaesthetists, plus nurses and medics.

“The teams were fantastic,” CMDR Luckin said.

“Thrown together at no notice they worked seamlessly together, providing a very high standard of emergency treatment. Everyone, aircrew included, helped with the injured.

“Morphine was the mainstay of our pain relief regime, and allowed most of the patients to have their first rest since being injured. Their relief at being under the care of the ADF was very moving.”

Keeping the patients warm was also impor-tant, as burns patients cool quickly. As soon as they were stable they were wrapped in blankets and loaded onto the next Hercules, to be flown to Darwin for further treatment.

Although CMDR Luckin has served in Afghanistan, Bougainville, East Timor, Solomon Islands and was part of the first western medi-cal team into Banda Aceh after the 2004 tsu-nami, he recalls Bali in a different light.

“It stands out in my memory as one of the

most awful attacks on civilians outside a war zone,” he said.

“It is important to acknowledge that ADF members can suffer psychological damage in such situations, and we need to make sure they recognise the signs and accept the help and treatment available if needed.”

CMDR Luckin said the events in Bali contributed to improvements in ADF Health Services.

“We are now far more highly organised. In Navy Health Services we have a professional liaison officer (PLO) for each group, such as surgeons, nurses, medics – I’m the PLO for anaesthetists, intensivists and emergency medicine specialists,” he said.

“The extensive database gives NHS Command instant access to detailed infor-mation such as who is available, what skill sets they have, and who is deployable; this is essential where medical teams have to be mobilised at no or short notice.

“The Bali patients changed the way we manage fluid resuscitation in burns. We did not follow the usual protocols, but gave just enough fluid to keep patients well-perfused, with adequate urine output. Our concern was

that more fluid would make swelling of the upper airway more likely, necessitating inser-tion of a breathing tube into the lungs. This would have been difficult or impossible during evacuation in a Hercules.”

CMDR Luckin is the Medical Director, Medical Services St John Ambulance Queensland, and was awarded the Australian National Search and Rescue Award in 2006.

In 2010 he received the Surgeon General John White Medal for services to pre-hospital emergency care.

He said he quietly notes October 12 each year, and although he doesn’t attend memorial services, he found the first anniversary very emotional.

“I was on HMAS Manoora on deployment to Solomon Islands,” he said.

“We flew in Army pipers from Guadalcanal and held a memorial service on the flight deck. The ceremony was held at sunset, under black storm clouds, with thunder and lightning in the background. Eighty-eight sailors held cyalume sticks in memory of the Australians killed, and I was privileged to read an oration. The service brought everyone on deck to tears.”

Ten years ago hundreds of lives were shattered as a result of the Bali bombings. Here, CMDR Paul Luckin and LCDR Dave Lassam talk about their experiences during Op Bali Assist in 2002 with Aurora Daniels.

PROUD WORK: CMDR Paul Luckin says

the bombings brought out the

best teamwork in personnel.

SHOCKING MEMORY: Buildings and cars on fire after the 2002

bomb blast in Kuta, Bali. Photo: AFP

TEAM EFFORT: Personnel load a patient onto a C-130 in Bali headed for Darwin.

THEN AND NOW: CMDR Luckin (then LCDR) tends to a patient on a C-130 headed for Darwin in 2002.

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LITTLE VISIT: Right, LS Benjamin Krikstolaitis, of HMAS Albatross, shows staff and students from Jervis Bay Pre-School the MRH-90 during their visit to 808SQN at Albatross to learn about transport.Photo: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

IN SPIRIT: (Back L-R) POCIS Peter Powell, LEUT Adam Green, POCSS Steven Schonrock, LSBM Jon Jelicic, ABBM Edward Smith, CPOET Jody Martin (Middle L-R) LEUT Greer Hase, LSCSO Stephen Mann, POET Mark Jones, LSCTL Warner Barrie, ABMED Jodie Turpin, SMNSTD David Croft and (Front) ABBM Kerod Andrensek gather on HMAS Anzac, in the MEAO, to celebrate the AFL and NRL grand finals. Photo: CHAP Paul Stuart

ON THE JOB: LS Jenn Batho is serving with

Force Support Unit at Al Minhad Air Base in the

United Arab Emirates as part of Operation Slipper.

Photo: SGT Mick Davis

STANDING PROUD: SMN Mathew Tunbridge, of Australia’s Federation

Guard, takes part in a catafalque party at the

Australian Peacekeeping Memorial in Canberra.

Photo: LACW Casey Gaul

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TENNANT Creek has a popula-tion of just 3000 and is more than 500km from the nearest coastline and 1000km from

Darwin. It’s hardly surprising, therefore, that sailors are rarely seen en masse in the local area. But, on September 21, the landlocked community experienced an influx when 65 members of HMAS Warramunga’s crew arrived for a two-day visit.

The ship’s company was in town to visit the Warumungu people. The Anzac-class frigate is named after the Aboriginal people whose land surrounds Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

In fact, it’s only due to a spelling error made more than 70 years ago, that the Australian warship was not commissioned ‘HMAS Warumungu’.

The relationship between Navy and the indigenous communi ty started on November 23, 1942, when Warramunga I was commissioned.

Out of respect for Navy’s history, the Warumungu people agreed that the misspelt name should live on when Warramunga II entered service in 2001.

The distance between the ship’s home port in Western Australia and the community’s base at Tennant Creek has made it difficult to sustain face-to-face contact. But strengthening the bond was what CO Warramunga CMDR Michael Turner set out to achieve.

“Serving in an Australian warship named after the Warumungu people is a matter of deep-seated pride for the crew,” CMDR Turner said.

“We wear their name on our patches, and we consequently represent these proud Aboriginal people in every port we visit.

“This is a privilege we don’t take lightly, and to do them justice, we need an understanding of their culture.”

The Warumungu people warmly received the Navy crew who arrived on a series of flights from Darwin.

One of the elders, Diane, performed an emotional and heartfelt welcome to country at a sacred site known as ‘the pebbles’ as she asked her deceased ancestors and their country to take care of the ship’s company.

“Well, this visit, it makes me feel

stronger. It makes the community feel stronger too,” Warumungu elder Lenny Frank said.

“Because you get Warramunga coming here, i t gets the whole community speaking about it.

“It makes people here feel like we’ve got a warship behind us. It feels good.”

SBLT Karleah Lang said it was a great opportunity.

“I think we all now have a much greater understanding of each other, and our crew feels a deeper sense of pride, having met the people our ship is named after,” she said.

After being welcomed and helping with some civil works around the town, the ship’s company bonded with the local community over their shared love of Australian rules football.

They played with children from the local Clontarf Academy and Stronger Sisters Association, who use the sport to encourage children to stay in school.

Sailors were then taken out bush. The men and women split up to

partake in “men’s business”, which included hunting and gathering, and “women’s business”, which included scouting for bush tucker and learning about bush medicine remedies.

The men devoured delicacies such as witchetty-grub, while the women got a crash course in bush mechanics when they had to dig their bogged bus out of the red sand.

Dinner that night consisted of kangaroo tails with damper cooked the traditional Warumungu way, on an open fire.

Some of the ship’s galley staff were taught the fundamentals of cooking bush tucker with a view to incorporating some elements into Warramunga’s on-board menus and functions.

During the visit, CMDR Turner purchased local art using funds raised by the ship’s company and bolstered by Navy Health.

The art will be auctioned during functions on board the ship and proceeds will go towards education programs for Warumungu youth and help pay for ongoing contact between the ship’s company and the Warumungu people.

A tiny inland town in central Australia swelled in size when the crew of HMAS Warramunga visited, SBLT Sarah West reports.

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22 FEATURESOctober 11, 2012

HUNTING is not a sport usu-ally associated with modern day Australian Navy person-nel. But for one Aussie officer,

it’s become a bit of a passion.LCDR Mitchell Livingstone was

among the 31 riders and hounds that gathered at the 177-year-old Hunt Club on a crisp morning in a forest in Ooty, India, to cheer the Hunt Master as he officially declared the 2012 hunt sea-son open on July 21.

LCDR Livingstone is posted to the Indian Defence Services Staff College in Wellington in the region of Nilgiris and was the only foreign officer repre-sented at the hunt with the field con-sisting of Indian Army and Navy offic-ers and local enthusiasts.

Ooty is 1100 miles south of Delhi and 7500ft above sea level, and before his posting, LCDR Livingstone said he had done very little horse riding.

“Other than bush hacking on the farm as a child, I have never had formal riding lessons,” he said.

“This is one of the benefits of com-ing here and having riding facilities at your disposal six days a week.”

The ADF sends one officer to the col-lege each year where they study six days a week to complete a Masters of Science.

“The main benefit is the experience of life and work in a foreign country as well as the contacts and networks made while over here,” LCDR Livingstone said.

At 5.30am each day students head to the staff college stables in a nearby val-ley of the college grounds where horses are already saddled and ready to ride.

“For the next hour or so we canter and jump the horses in a nearby paddock.

“If the track is too wet we ride around the village which is a stunning reminder you are not in Australia any more.

“The sights, sounds and smells of

Although hunting is illegal, the pomp and ceremony remain as LCDR Mitchell Livingstone discovered in India, Sharon Palmer reports.

Officer on scent of hunt

the village as it wakes up are fascinat-ing – there’s mums collecting firewood, the milkman balancing 10 stainless steel milk buckets on a pushbike, tem-ples readying for morning prayers, or just the eager faces of children peering out from tiny doorways laughing and waving at the white bloke on a horse.

“We even had to give way to some wild bison recently, slightly different to dodging kangaroos – it really is an invigorating way to start the day.”

LCDR Livingstone said while the hunting of live animals was banned in 1977, the pomp and ceremony sur-rounding the start of the season thrives.

“Before heading off, a brief on hunt etiquette is provided to the field,” he said.

“This is followed by a final check of the mounts and the customary swig of brandy.

“The riders and hounds then thun-der off through the eucalypt forests and tea plantations.”

The Ooty Hunt Club is the only remaining club of its kind east of the Suez Canal.

The hunt was formed by the 74th Highland Regiment in 1835 to chase sambar deer, bison, wild boar and the odd tiger. It has hunted every year since, with only a brief pause for the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

“While no wild jackals were uncov-ered this year, several wild buffalo and bison did provide some excitement to the hunt with the hounds reluctantly drawn away to continue the chase,” LCDR Livingstone said.

“After two and a half hours the rid-ers and hounds re-emerge from the for-est and gallop past the waiting families and spectators.

“The distinctive sound of the pipes and drums of the Madras Regiment band welcome the field before we are presented to the Commandant of the Defence College.”

Before the end of his posting in April next year, LCDR Livingstone said he would continue his riding and had recently been selected for the College Equitation Team.

“Later in the year when we tour around India visiting the various bases and establishments, we compete with the local forces in tennis, golf, badmin-ton and equitation,” he said.

“I’m not entirely sure what that entails but it will be another great expe-rience.

“The goal is to be able to play some basic polo by the end of the course as a majority of the senior officers here make up a pretty mean polo team.”

TALLY HO: LCDR Mitchell Livingstone readies for the start of hunt season in Ooty, India, (above) as the field congregates (above left).

LCDR Ian Lumsden

SAILORS from Fleet Support Unit’s (FSU) propulsion section have completed five W5 top-end overhauls on the 396 series engine (generator prime mover) in Anzac-class frigates, reducing the direct cost of that work by an estimated $500,000.

The W5s in HMA Ships To o w o o m b a , B a l l a ra t a n d Parramatta were all conducted this year as part of the new business model for FSU-AUST, approved by CN on July 1.

The new way of doing business for FSU-AUST will see techni-cal sailors increase their skills by doing more hands-on maintenance.

As a contributing business unit, FSU-AUST will initially focus on building skills in key areas such as diesel engine maintenance, anten-na related work, gauge calibration, corrosion control and tank clean-ing with a view to broadening the skills into areas where it can add real value.

Head Maritime Systems Division DMO RADM Peter Marshall said FSU’s support was vital.

“I’m certainly keen to encour-age my system program officers to actively engage the FSU to help us do the work that we need to do,” he said.

“Every ship we have runs die-sel engines and my perspective is, and has been for a long time, that

New skills cost less

Navy should be absolute experts in diesel engine repair and main-tenance. It’s a critical skill for us.”

A maintainer for HMAS Toowoomba, POMT Shane Smith, said it was great to build skills and do something meaningful.

“It’s what we joined up to do really,” POMT Smith said. “In the end, when it runs you know that you’ve achieved something.”

By being involved in these types of activities, FSU-AUST is making a significant contribution to improving the materiel state of the fleet.

Head Navy Engineer ing RADM Mick Uzzell said it was important to note that FSU was a national organisation.

“It will not be independent units in different locations, so if

the work that we do on behalf of a SPO requires that we move people for a period of time from one loca-tion to another location, then that’s what we’ll do,” he said.

“If it means that we have to move test equipment and tools, we will do that as well.

“We will create the teams we need from the members of FSU-AUST in every location.”

AT WORK: LSMT Nathan Martin, of the propulsion section at FSU, works as part of the team performing a W5 maintenance activity on the 396 series engine.

DURING routine testing earlier this year, it became apparent previous maintenance prac-tices for load testing of the replenishment at sea stump masts incurred unnecessary risk, expense and inaccurate loading due to the reliance of using tugs, winding ship, and the elements.

A directive was issued to cease the testing of masts until an acceptable alternative testing method was developed.

The Anzac SPO subsequently tasked two of its senior staff to design an onshore test-ing frame capable of applying load tests to the stump masts and associated cables in a con-trolled and safe environment.

Rather than contract out the work, CMDR Cassandra Ryan, of Anzac SPO, engaged the new FSU-AUST’s Western Australian workshop to build the onshore testing frame.

OIC FSU-AUST LCDR Guy Lewis said FSU sailors worked together to achieve the build and successful testing of HMAS Anzac’s stump mast and associated cables before her deployment in July.

“This joint initiative has not only saved money, it has fostered a very positive working relationship between the two organisations,” LCDR Lewis said

“The observable boost in morale among the personnel in the workshop was also highly evi-dent.”

The average cost to undertake a tug-applied load test on a single stump mast including stay cables is estimated at around $34,000. Noting the 60-month testing interval and with eight Anzac-class ships in service for a further 15 years, it is anticipated the testing could save $816,000 in total.

The total cost to manufacture the testing frame and beam was about $45,000.

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A NEW study into the effects of deployment on ADF members’ fam-ilies reveals the importance of social networks such as extended family and co-workers.

More than 4000 people, includ-ing serving and former members along with current and ex part-ners, participated in the study to determine if there were any physi-cal, mental or social heath effects on families because of a member’s deployment to East Timor.

The survey looked at risk factors and ways to protect families to guide the government in giving support.

Dr Annabel McGuire, the study’s chief investigator, said the study was needed to formally understand how families of deployed soldiers were affected.

“We knew what Joe down the pub thought,” Dr McGuire said. “But we didn’t know what a lot of people thought.”

When families of members who deployed to East Timor were com-pared with families of those who hadn’t, the study found no significant difference between the two groups.

Instead, the report revealed gen-eral information about the wellbeing of deployed members’ families.

“We discovered the health of one member affects the health of the other members of the family,” Dr McGuire said.

“When the ADF member was

Chance for families to have a sayADF members and their families have until October 21 to submit the ADF Families Survey and have their say on family support programs and policies.

The ADF families’ survey covers topics such as how separation, workload and mobility impact on families and the retention of ADF members, as well as what Defence support services families access, what they think about them and how they can be better communicated.

Since the last ADF families survey in 2009, the Defence Community Organisation has introduced a variety of initiatives to improve support to families, including:

➤ The Defence Family Helpline introduced earlier this year to provide a 24/7 support service to families and staffed by quali-fied human services professionals.

➤ The FamilySMART programs imple-mented to help Defence families man-age the challenges of military life, including deployment, parental absence from home, moving house, or a partner returning after a long time away.

➤ Support for partners’ education and employment has increased.

➤ The Deployment Support Booklet was released late last year.

The feedback provided through the ADF Families Survey helps ensure that Defence focuses on the right issues to improve quality of life for ADF families. The survey should take about 20-30 minutes to complete.

Access the survey online at www.defence.gov.au/dco/ or www.dfa.org.au/. The paper survey can be mailed by contacting (02) 6127 2153 or [email protected]

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doing well the family was doing well.”

The study revealed that partners with stronger support networks, such as extended family or cowork-ers, reported better mental health, lower stress and fewer behavioural issues with their children.

The study found no evidence that a deployment to East Timor increased the risk of birth complications in partners or any difference in health and perceived “work-family conflict” with East Timor partners and others.

Less than 5 per cent of partners in the study showed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, more than 60 per cent of families reported moderate to very high levels of fam-ily satisfaction and 91 per cent said their families had a healthy range of cohesion and flexibility.

However, the study found spous-es felt a negative impact on their relationship and on their children as the number of deployments increased. And if the ADF member had poor mental health, their partner

was more likely to also report having poor mental health.

This in turn had a negative impact on their children.

Dr McGuire said many spouses wanted to say how proud they were to have their partner serve overseas.

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ADF members incorrectly accredited with additional leave on Operation Resolute will not have to repay Defence for leave already paid out, nor will their leave balances be adjusted.

On September 17, CDF GEN David Hurley and Acting Defence Secretary Brendan Sargeant agreed to the use of a section 58B Defence Determination to authorise the leave incorrectly accrued by ADF members between July 17, 2006, and March 29 this year.

In July 2006, when setting up Op Resolute, the operation was recorded on PMKeyS as a non-warlike deploy-ment instead of a peacetime operation.

The anomaly caused members assigned to the operation to accrue additional leave associated with non-warlike service.

The resulting overstated leave balance averaged out at three days a person, with impacted ADF members accruing additional leave at a rate of 10 days a year for time spent assigned to

Op Resolute during the period before the anomaly was rectified.

Director Service Conditions and Housing Policy Peter Redston said ADF members had taken the incorrect-ly accrued leave in good faith before Defence made them aware of the error.

“This was a significant factor in the decision not to adjust leave balances down, or to require that ADF members pay back money if the leave had been paid out,” he said.

Defence corrected PMKeyS on

March 29, recording Op Resolute as peacetime service.

“I acknowledge members had come to expect this leave, but there is no eligibility to additional recreation leave for Op Resolute other than that associ-ated with peacetime seagoing service already being credited,” Mr Redston said.

“Defence Determination 2012/42, authorising the leave in question, is now in place to prevent any retrospective financial impact on Defence personnel.”

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A WAIVER has been granted allowing personnel with a Defence restricted clearance to have ongo-ing access to the Defence Restricted Network (DRN) after its reclassifi-cation as a protected network.

Head Security Policy and Plans at the Defence Security Authority,

Pat Burke, said the waiver meant members who held a restricted clearance could access protected information and systems in accord-ance with need-to-know principles.

“The waiver covers all Defence employees, including APS, ADF permanent and reservist members, external service providers and the commercial sector,” he said.

“The waiver will be used to address the transition period until all restricted clearances are phased out. In the meantime, users are reminded that classified information should always be controlled on a need-to-know basis.”

For more information visit http://intranet.defence.gov.au/dsa/dsm.

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ADF personnel will have the opportunity to register for a public ballot next year to deter-mine the 10,000 pilgrims who will attend the centenary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli in 2015.

Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Warren Snowdon said the ballot would be con-ducted because the Anzac Commemorative Site at Anzac Cove had a maximum capacity of about 10,000 people.

“We recognise that many Australians will want to attend Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli in 2015, however, we face some significant realities that mean not everyone will be able to do so,” he said.

“Due to geographical and safety constraints, a limit of 10,000 public places exist for the dawn service, with Australia to be allocated about 80 per cent of the total.”

Mr Snowdon said the public ballot system for the allocation of attendance passes would ensure an equitable allocation of Australian places to the cen-tenary commemorations.

An online survey comprising 40 questions asks what connec-tions people and their families have to the ADF and if they are a direct descendent of an Australian veteran who served in the Gallipoli campaign.

The survey is available at www.gal-lipoli2015.dva.gov.au

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VITAL WORK: Sailors incorrectly credited leave while serving on Op Resolute between July 2006 and March this year will not have to repay leave already paid out. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

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27SAFETY October 11, 2012

LIFE at sea provides a unique and challeng-ing work environment, with everyday activ-ities such as manual handling and transit-ing between decks offering additional and

increased hazards. When examining manual handling injuries, focus

is often placed on the weight of the object being moved and whether it is a repetitive task.

However, some injuries are caused by a lack of common sense, communication and awareness of immediate surroundings.

In a recent incident, a sailor suffered a serious crush injury to their index finger while folding up a portable table for stowage.

The member did not identify the potential for injury and placed their finger in the table’s leg stor-age cavity. The finger was subsequently crushed between the table legs and top during closure.

The sailor was transferred via boat to hospital for treatment.

In another manual handling incident, a sailor badly bruised a finger while transferring a cylinder between decks.

The sailor passed the cylinder to a member above who placed the cylinder down on the sailor’s fingers, which were resting on top of the hatch combing.

Poor communication between the members was considered a contributing factor.

These incidents serve as reminders that hazards are present during manual handling tasks and the potential for crush injuries needs to be assessed, con-trolled and communicated.

If personnel experience pain during the conduct of manual handling tasks they are advised to stop what they are doing, make the load safe and report to their supervisor immediately.

Sailors who fail to report injuries and continue with tasks despite pain, risk long-term injury.

While engaging in manual handling tasks, person-nel are reminded to assess the load, avoid unneces-sary bending twisting or reaching, get a firm grip, maintain good posture, lift with the knees and use mechanical lifting aids or team lifts wherever pos-sible.

Slips, trips and fallsTo reduce the chances of a slip, trip or fall, main-

tain three points of contact while using stairwells and ladder ways.

Regular footwear checks are encouraged to ensure they are in good condition and provide sufficient grip.

Higher sea states also significantly increase the chances of an incident or injury and make transiting between decks a far more difficult proposition.

In a recent incident, a member fractured a leg while transiting the ship in rough seas.

The member was lifted upwards and landed with severe force after the vessel hit a large wave.

They received first aid at the scene and were later transported to hospital.

While moving between decks another member lost their footing and fell down 13 steps, resulting in a partial loss of consciousness and a trip to hospital.

The member was distracted as they began mak-ing their way down and the loss of focus along with moisture on the handrail were viewed as possible contributing factors.

The Directorate of Navy Safety Systems provides this page in the interests of promoting safety in Navy and keeping Navy safe.

AVOID RISK: When lifting

heavy or bulky objects,

always assess the load, avoid

twisting or reaching, get

a firm grip, lift from the

knees and use mechanical lifts or team

lifts where possible.

Hazards to watch out for at seaContinuing with Navy Safety’s most unwanted series, this edition focuses on manual handling incidents and slips, trips and falls.

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28 FINANCEOctober 11, 2012

Keep a track of your spending, says Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft.

➤ Email ASIC at [email protected] with topics that interest you.

IN THE ADF you’re used to track-ing your movements and you under-stand the value of good intelligence reporting. Knowing what situation

you’re in is an important part of mak-ing informed decisions. But how many of you apply the same discipline to your spending?

According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, the average Australian household spends more than $1200 a week on goods and services. Yet how many of us really know where our money is going?

Our research shows many people fall into the habit of living pay to pay. That’s why ASIC has developed a new suite of tools to help us take control of our money.

Once you know exactly where your money is going, you can redirect it to where it matters most. We suspect many households end up leaking thousands of dollars each year because they’re not keeping track of their money.

Here are our top three tips for tak-ing control of your spending:

1 TRACK your day-to-day spend-ing by recording what you spend over a week or a fortnight using the TrackMySpend app from ASIC’s

ralian Securities and Investments

➤ Email ASIC at [email protected] with topics that interest you.

MoneySmart website. This new app is free and easy to use.

2 COMPARE money in and money out over a month. Put your income and expenses into the online budget planner at www.ADFconsumer.gov.au, or use the tear out plan-ner in our new booklet Managing your Money, available from ASIC’s MoneySmart website.

3 PRIORITISE where you want your money to go. Identify your needs and wants, see where you can save by reducing or cutting out the things you can live without, and set some savings goals.

Once you’ve taken these simple steps, you can act to make your money work for you. Mark upcoming big bills in your calendar. Put your savings into an account that is not accessible by ATM. Check your budget once a year and adjust it if things change, for example if a family mem-ber’s income drops or you are deployed over-seas and receive extra deployment allowance.

Keep in mind that tracking your spending is not all about making cuts – reward yourself

About the appYOU can use the new TrackMySpend app to record your expenses on the go. It helps you set a realistic spending limit and stick to it. Your expenses are entered by category and you can view your spending history so you can easily see where you can save.

New publicationASIC’s new free booklet called Managing Your Money has a step-by-step guide to budgeting and a tear out budget planner for those who prefer to use pen and paper. This booklet and other publications can be ordered for free on ASIC’s MoneySmart website.

Stay in controlwith occasional treats so living on a budget doesn’t feel like a chore.

Go to ASIC’s MoneySmart website at www.moneysmart.gov.au for more information.

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29HEALTH October 11, 2012

IT IS estimated that one in five ADF members will have experienced a mental health disorder in the past 12 months. In recognising the importance

of this, the ADF will hold its inaugural ADF Mental Health Day on October 10.

Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, it aims to promote open discus-sion of mental health issues and educate members to better recognise and under-stand the symptoms.

Director General Mental Health Psychology and Rehabilitation David Morton said the ADF wanted to highlight to its members that mental health was an important issue and one worth discussing.

“It’s an excellent opportunity for the ADF to promote mental fitness, health and wellbeing,” he said.

“We’re trying to reduce the stigma and barriers that reside around mental health.”

Research conducted in 2010 by the ADF indicated that 54.1 per cent of ADF members experience mental health issues at some stage in their lifetime.

The research also found no significant relationship between operational service and the rising number of post-traumatic stress disorder cases.

Mr Morton said there was good evi-dence that mental health conditions could often be treated successfully, even more so if people acted early.

“To minimise the impact on careers, families, social lives and general wellbe-ing, ADF members must improve their awareness of mental health issues,” he said.

In support of World Mental Health Day, CPL Nick Wiseman talks to the Director General Mental Health Psychology and Rehabilitation about how the ADF supports members with mental health issues.

Be aware,take care, seek help

‘‘‘‘– Director General Mental

Health Psychology and Rehabilitation David Morton

We’re trying to reduce the stigma and barriers that reside around mental health.

“They must understand ways to main-tain good mental health, be willing to seek advice, and actively support those who are seeking help with mental health issues.”

Regional areas are scheduled to con-duct activities to tie in with ADF Mental Health Day and the new ADF Mental Health Plan will be released on the day.

Mr Morton said mental health issues could affect anyone.

“It is important that we are aware of the signs so that we are able to recognise them in ourselves and in our mates, and to know what action to take,” he said.

“The earlier you do something about it the better your chances of recovering.”

For more information on mental health visit http://intranet.defence.gov.au/vcdf/sites/DMH.

TAKING CARE➤ Be aware of threats

➤ Build in protections

➤ Watch out for signs of trouble

➤ Consider the impact on your family

➤ Get help when you need it

➤ Remember – no one does it alone

FEELING BLUE?: More than 50

per cent of ADF members will

experience mental health issues in

their lifetime. Photo: CPL Mark Doran

John Martin

IF THE Navy cricket team needs any more inspiration leading into the third International Defence Cricket Challenge (IDCC12) in Canberra in November, it does not need to look far.

Team coach PO Mark Ham said the team had forged strong links with the NSW cricket team.

On July 20, the entire Blues squad and coaches – including Australian representatives Doug Bollinger and teenage fast bowling sensation Pat Cummins – vis-ited HMAS Choules at Fleet Base East.

The visit was arranged by New Generation Navy and among the people there to greet the cricketers was the president of Navy Cricket, WO Gary Fuss, an all-rounder who played for Western Australia in the early 90s and is still playing for Navy. He hopes he’ll be out in the middle again at IDCC12.

Likewise, PO Mark Ham is still playing as well as coaching.

PO Ham missed the last IDCC in 2009 because he was at sea, so he is keen to front up this time.

This year, the Navy will be up against defending champion Royal Malaysian Air Force, RAAF, Australia Army, Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand Army, Pakistan Defence team and a Barbarians team which will com-prise players from Australian Army and New Zealand Army.

The Malaysians were the surprise packet last time, beating Army by 65 runs in the final of the 50-over competition.

“Navy Cricket has a strong and proud tradition in national carnivals,” PO Ham said. “Last IDCC this tradition continued with strong performances that were only set back due to bad weather.

“Navy Cricket is going through a rebuilding stage and fortunately we have been able to uncover some real talent over the last couple of years. We feel confi-dent these recruits and others in the fleet will be able to boost our results in this year’s IDCC.”

IDCC12 will start in Canberra on November 12 with a series of Twenty20 games and 50-over one-day games, culminating in the IDCC grand final at Manuka Oval on November 23.

A World Defence XI will then be selected to play a match against former Test and first-class cricketers from the Australian Cricketer’s Association Masters at Manuka on November 24 in a Twenty20 game to be known as the International Challenge Shield to coin-cide with the launch of the Stand Tall (for post trau-matic stress disorder) awareness campaign.

PTSD Limited is headed by Vietnam veteran Tony Dell, who was the ADF’s last serviceman to play Test cricket (he was a seam bowler who played two Tests in the early 70s).

Navy Cricket will hold an IDCC selection trial at Randwick from November 5-11 which will include games against NSW under-17s and grade representa-tive sides as well as internal trials.

For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected]

2012 ADFF Nationals Soccer Carnival2-10 November 2012

Cromer Park, Cromer, NSWMens Open, Ladies Open and Mens Over 35 Teams

A Player Development Camp will be held for all teamscommencing 25Oct-1Nov in Sydney. The mens open will also participate in the world Fire-Fighter Games (20-24 Oct 12) also being held in Sydney.

Further details are available from the Admin Instruction located underthe ADFF Nationals tab at www.navyff a.com

ADFF Carnival Coordinator for Navy is LEUT Kellie Brown

Email: [email protected]

30 SPORTOctober 11, 2012

IT’S been a busy time in rugby circles as players prepared for the start of the Commonwealth Navies Rugby Union Championships in Sydney.

At a training camp at Harman in Canberra on September 27 the team was given an inspi-rational address by ACT Brumbies forwards coach Laurie Fisher who encouraged the play-ers to stay focused and give 100 per cent com-mitment each time they played.

From there the team attended the official launch of the competition on the flight deck of HMAS Choules on October 2 which coincid-ed with the launch of a book capturing the 100 years of Navy rugby. From Whites to Muddies was written by James Keehoe.

RAN then faced a tough New Zealand team on October 3 in the opening game of the championships going down 36-13.

Despite the loss, human dreadnought and team captain PO Jason Harrington continues to spearhead the RAN Breakers’ quest for glory in the championships which concludes on October 13.

The tough tackling second-row forward, who stands at 195cm and weighs 115kg, said the Breakers had the players with the right skills and attitude and the coaching staff with the right experience and tactics to be competi-tive in the CNRU.

“The Breakers have been building momen-tum for the past two years and we can see no better way of celebrating 100 years of RAN rugby than being a major player in the prestig-ious CNRU,” he said.

PO Harrington said the players were well prepared after a challenging training camp and warm-up matches.

Free entry to Qbn CupADF members and their families will be of-fered free entry to the Defence Force Cup at the Queanbeyan Racing Club on October 28. The day will include seven races, including the Air Force Handicap, the Army Handicap and HMAS Harman Handicap. People with a current Defence or Defence contractor’s pass will be admitted free, along with their families.

Ten-pin bowlers in actionPO Francis Standen will represent Navy in the six-man ADF team that will contest one of the showcase events at the national tenpin titles that began in Sydney on October 6. The team, which also includes one Army player and four from RAAF, will play New Zealand and state teams on October 23-25 in the Walter Rachuig Trophy interstate teams tournament. The women’s team also has a Navy member: LCDR Tracey Petrass.

SPORTS SHORTS

Navy cup beckons

Going into bat for IDCC

He identified the Breakers most talented players as prop AB James Smith, hooker AB Tait O’Sullivan and flashy fullback AB Darryl Seden, who was voted most valuable player in the Mons Cup recently.

PO Harrington said the Breakers were a perfect balance of youth and experience.

While AB Seden is young, fit, fast and wise beyond his years, PO Harrington can call upon 15 years experience, having made his debut with the Breakers as an 18-year-old in 1997.

The rugby warhorse said although the Breakers were confident they were not under-estimating their opponents.

“I have played both teams many times in the past and know their styles of rugby but what we don’t know yet is what new talent they have unearthed recently that could tip the balance in their favour,” he said.

Games still to be played at time of print: October 11, New Zealand Navy v NSW Navy at 12.45pm, RAN v Royal Navy at 2.30pm; October 13, CNRS 7s comp at midday and CNRS Barbarians v Sydney Uni at 2.30pm.

Full coverage of the CNRU will appear in the next edition of Navy

READY TO ROLL: ACT Brumbies rugby union forwards coach Laurie Fisher, centre, forms a scrum with AB James Smith and AB Alex Wilson. Photo: LAC Bill Solomou

PLAYING FOR KEEPS: New Zealand Navy rugby union team captain, Leading Diver Trevor Strickland, left, RAN team captain, PO Jason Harrington and Royal Navy team captain PO Dave Pascor with the championship trophy and the cover of the book celebrating 100 years of RAN rugby (right). Photos: LSIS Jo Dilerenzo

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31SPORT October 11, 2012

THE Navy women’s soccer team has issued an urgent call for players in the countdown to the 2012 Australian Defence Force Football Federation national carnival in Sydney from November 2-10. Team spokesman LEUT Kelli Brown, of HMAS Waterhen, said the team needed more players because several who helped Navy win last year were deployed overseas. “We welcome players of all skill levels, even rookies who have never played before,” she said. Players interested in honing their skills and fitness can do so during a training camp at Timor Barracks, Dundas, from October 25 to November 2.

For further information contact LEUT Brown on (02) 9926 2639 or [email protected]

SIX Navy representatives have returned triumphant from Auckland after helping the ADF beat the New Zealand Defence Force in a nailbit-ing netball game for the Anzac Cup.

Players LS Carlee Joynes, of FSU-AUST, LS Zanda Furnell-Hall, of HMAS Watson, LS Mikaela Murphy, of HMAS Cerberus, AB Alison Barrett, of HMAS Stirling, AB Perri Trew, of Watson, and team manager LS Kristy Shakespeare, of HMAS Cairns, joined their Army and Air Force colleagues on the tour.

First the team contested the NZ interservice championship against teams from NZ Army, Navy and Air Force at HMNZS Philomel.

Then on August 30 ADFA beat NZDF 45-43 after a goal-for-goal last quarter.

The Kiwis clawed their way in

front midway through the quarter but ADF steadied in the last five minutes.

The trans-Tasman rivalry in civilian netball is well known and the military rivalry is not much dif-ferent.

NZDF visited Australia last year and played a three-test series with games in Sydney, Albury and Adelaide.

Australia won 2-1, but before that series New Zealand had won six times in a row.

It was a new-look team that came together before this year’s tour for training sessions in Sydney.

There were only two players from the 2011 team.

LS Zanda Furnell-Hall was draft-ed into the team as assistant manag-er for the tour but coach CPL Mike Kiker made her a reserve player – and activated her from game two in

the NZ interservice championship against teams from NZ Army, Navy and Air Force.

LS Furnell-Hall was selected as a player for the ADF All Stars in 2009 but the team didn’t end up touring.

Last year she was busy on HMAS Toowoomba, which curtailed her net-ball activities. But this year she was posted to Watson.

“I heard that an assistant coach position was open for the NZ trip and put my name in the hat,” LS Furnell-Hall said.

She ended up playing mainly as goal attack and goal shooter.

“The trip was great. I have never been to NZ before and I would cer-tainly go back,” she said.

CPL Kiker was stoked with the win. “The improvement of the group from our first time together to the final NZDF game was outstand-ing,” he said.

Triumph across the Tasman

TEAM WORK: LS Carlee Joynes grabs a rebound (above) while AB Alison Barret (above right) and AB Perri Trew (right) look to pass.

Photos: Dyanne Armstrong, NZ Defence Force

Michael Brooke

A COMBINED Navy/Army team beat Air Force to win the NSW interservice women’s basketball championships at Sydney’s Randwick Barracks on September 1.

The four-day tournament saw Navy/Army and Air Force score a win each in two round-robin matches before heading into the final.

The Navy/Army team raced away to a 20-7 lead at quarter-time which they eas-ily converted into a 13-point win.

The combined team had too much firepower for the Air Force team, which failed to match the tempo and stamina of their rivals, going down 47-34.

The best players were PTE Amanda Mitchell, of 176 Air Dispatch Unit, who was voted most valuable player, CPO Kate Alston and PO Malia Belleville, both of HMAS Parramatta.

CPO Alston said they gave Air Force little chance after they started strongly and piled on 20 points in the opening quarter.

“Air Force played well but they strug-gled to get into the match in the first-quarter, which we totally dominated,” she said.

The combined team snuffed out a

fight-back in the second and third quar-ters (26-17 and 35-25) to claim a con-vincing victory.

The triumph by the women helped compensate for the disappointment suf-fered by the Navy men’s team who lost 46-41 in the final against RAAF Base Richmond.

The Navy men were title favourites after winning all four of their round-robin matches, but luck didn’t go their way in the final.

Navy won the second and third quar-ters 23-19 and 36-28 but couldn’t find the basket in the final quarter for more than seven minutes, while Air Force got lucky with some three-pointers.

Navy captain LS Greg Lord, of 808SQN at HMAS Albatross, said the turning point in the match was Air Force’s gritty defence in the fourth quarter and a couple of lucky three-point baskets.

“We just couldn’t match their level of intensity in the last stanza,” he said.

LS Lord said the championships helped unearth new talent while serving as a selection trial for the Defence nation-al basketball titles in Laverton, Victoria, from November 30 to December 2.

The NSW team will be named in early November after tryouts.

Tough shooting makes up for loss

TOUGH FIGHT: AB

Candice O’Keefe and

SGT Heather Marsh

contest for the ball in the women’s final.

Inset, Navy and RAAF

compete in the men’s final.

Photos: ABIS Dove Smithett

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CPO Phil Black fulfilled a childhood dream when he delivered the winning draw shot for ACT in the state-versus-state competition at the Australian Services Bowls Association (ASBA) national championships.

“I equate it to a kid growing up dreaming of kicking a goal after the siren to win a footy grand final,” CPO Black, of HMAS Harman, said.

Teammates and players from the opposing Victorian team lined the green to watch skip CPO Black take the final shot, so the pressure was intense.

ACT was leading 74-72 but it was lying four shots down and CPO Black needed to draw at least second shot to clinch victory.

“I let it go and drew second shot – ACT win, history made. I was abso-lutely stoked,” he said.

It was the first time ACT had won the state competition in the tourna-ment’s 28-year history, and capped off a stellar tournament for Navy lawn bowlers at Booval, Queensland, from September 17-21.

The nationals consists of two events: state-versus-state and service-versus-service. Navy easily won the service champions trophy for the third time in four years.

CPO Black was named player of the series, and eight Navy players were named in the 16-man ASBA national team and two more named as reserves.

Three of the four rinks will be skip-pered by Navy.

On top of that, further representa-tive honours await PO Jason Smith who has qualified through a civilian tournament for the Australian open singles, the southern hemisphere’s most important bowls event, to be played in Melbourne in February.

PO Smith, of HMAS Albatross, was also one of the skips in the ACT side and has been a teammate of CPO Black since 1999.

“We have a great rapport. We all know how passionate Blackie is about bowls and trying to do well which is what I like,” he said.

“Whenever we bowl together we always wear our Navy gear which is a highlight for me.”

PO Smith said he had used his omission from last year’s ASBA

national squad as motivation to improve his bowls.

“I was gutted and had a good look at myself and my attitude and it really cemented in my mind I could bowl at this level,” he said.

“I’m more relaxed and tend to enjoy playing bowls more for myself these days than always trying to impress other people.”

Navy’s 3-0 demolition to win the interservice title was of no surprise to the Navy camp.

“When you are the short priced favourite there is pressure to deliver. We are very happy with our perfor-mance and determined to retain our dominance,” Navy skip CPO Murray Piggott said.

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DREAM DREAM ENDEND

CPO Phil Black’s CPO Phil Black’s final bowl decides final bowl decides championship in championship in historic winhistoric win Photo: POIS Rex Hunt

NAVY LINEUP➤ Navy’s representatives: LS

Andrew Batterham, of HMAS Kuttabul; CPO Phil Black, of HMAS Harman; LS Stephen Patterson, of HMAS Stir-ling; AB Andrew Peasley, of HMAS Cerberus; CPO Murray Piggott, of Stirling; LS Luke Piper, of Cerberus; CPO Wade Vidulich, of Kut-tabul; SMN Jason Wilson, of HMAS Tobruk.

➤ Reserves: CPO Brad Bes-sell, of Cerberus; PO Jason Smith of HMAS Albatross.

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