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Serving Australia with pride

NEWSNAVYVolume 62, No. 20, October 31, 2019

FLYING THE FLAG IN U.S.

Brisbane invited to

Fleet Week festivitiesPages 6–7

HMAS Brisbane sails into San Francisco Bay after passing under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Hunting mines off S. Korea

Pages 2-3

EAST-ASIA DEPLOYMENT

Enforcing sanctions

Pages 4-5

ADF contributes to Tattoo

spectacular

Centre

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JOINING units from the South Korea Navy and the United States Navy, HMA Ships Diamantina and Gascoyne have been participating in the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) in the waters off South Korea.

The minehunters are also tak-ing part in the Multinational Mine Countermeasure Symposium dur-ing the four-month north-east Asian deployment.

It is only the second time RAN minehunters have contributed to MIWEX and the first time a task group command element has joined the ships for a deployment.

The exercise is challenging units with searching for, identifying and clearing maritime mines in challenging conditions, while they share knowledge, skills and equipment to achieve their objectives.

The RAN ships are also using remote mine disposal vehicles in a demonstration of the high-quality equipment available to them.

CO HMAS Diamantina LCDR Darren McDevitt said both ships and crews had prepared for the sea phase of the exercise and were prepared to meet any challenge.

“Diamantina has maintained a high operational tempo this year and we can bring that experience to the exercise and show the international partners our excellence in mine warfare,” LCDR McDevitt said.

Task Group Commander CMDR

Brett Dawe said he was excited about the sea phase.

“Now that the shore phase and desk-top exercises have been successfully completed, this is the time that we can hone our hands-on skills in partner-ship with our hosts and the US Navy,” CMDR Dawe said.

The RAN units are operating closely with US and Korean vessels and mak-ing the most of opportunities to gain mutual benefit and enhance lessons learnt.

“It is not often we have the oppor-tunity to work closely with so many units conducting mine warfare. Now is the time to share and learn key skills,” LCDR McDevitt said.

LCDR McDevitt also hosted a wel-coming event for CAPT Soon Lee, Commander of the Republic of Korea Navy Minesweeper Flotilla 5, and his staff in Busan.

Joined by CMDR Dawe and CO Gascoyne LCDR Sean Aitken, LCDR McDevitt escorted the Korean contin-gent on a tour of the ship, during which both groups talked about the similarities of tasks and equipment supporting mine warfare operations.

The mine-disposal remotely oper-ated vehicle and the diving recompres-sion equipment generated much discus-sion about capability and endurance.

CAPT Lee was pleased to visit Diamantina and see the ships he and his team were exercising with.

“It is a great achievement for the Australian Navy to send these mine-hunters such a long way to join us here for the exercise,” CAPT Lee said.

Rich vein of skills in mine hunting

CMDR Brett Dawe and Republic of Korea’s CAPT Soon Lee, centre, with LCDR Darren McDevitt, second from left, LCDR Sean Aitken and other South Korean personnel after a cultural gift exchange.

LCDR Daniel Lister, FLGOFF Wook-Jin Jo and WO Alan Hart on board ROKS Nampo.

LCDR Darren McDevitt, second from right, leads the South Korean visitors on a tour of HMAS Diamantina.

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ONE of the many milestones achieved during the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) off the coast of South Korea has been the integration of Australian Navy Task Group Command Staff on board a South Korean warship.

A core team of personnel from the RAN’s Minehunter Task Group has been embarked in the ROK Ship Nampo.

LCDR Daniel Lister, who contributed to the ‘white cell’ group that controls the exercise on board the Nampo, said it was an exciting opportunity.

“This is a unique operating environment and presents challenges for combined staff and tactical units alike,” LCDR Lister said.

“Along with my staff of task group planners, our focus is on injecting relevant information at key points throughout the exercise.”

LCDR Lister was joined on board Nampo by WO Combat Systems Manager Mine Warfare Alan Hart, who assisted with the planning and execution for the combined staff

group for the exercise. WO Hart engaged with his multinational partners, sharing ideas and discussing tactics to enhance interoperability in the exercise scenarios.

“It is not just sharing information but the mutual benefits we can achieve by learning from each other,” WO Hart said.

The pair led an information-sharing session during the exercise, demonstrating RAN minewarfare planning processes and supporting systems.

Rounding out the team and performing the invaluable role of interpreter was RAAF FLGOFF Wook-Jin Jo.

Born in South Korea, FLGOFF Jo’s language skills were a crucial enabler to the task group, facilitating detailed military discussions and contributing greatly to the success of the exercise.

“This is a fantastic experience and I am fortunate to be able to support the Navy during the exercise,” FLGOFF Jo said.

– LEUT Anthony Martin

LEUT Anthony Martin

HMA Ships Diamantina and Gascoyne have been successful in the important tasks of locating, verifying and removal of underwa-ter training mines while taking part in the Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MIWEX) off the coast of South Korea

The recovery of the training equipment uses the same diving, locating and securing skills used in dealing with real mines, with clear-ance divers deployed underwater to secure a marker and recovery line to the mines.

The process then turns into a whole-ship seamanship evolution to recover the devices onto the ship.

It is a slow and steady task to bring the securing weight and training mine, with a combined weight of nearly 400kg, to the surface.

Once on the surface, the weight and mine are hoisted on to the quarterdeck of the recovering ship.

CO Diamantina LCDR Darren McDevitt said the training device recovery was a great opportunity.

“To have the clearance divers and mine warfare sailors work together to safely recover the train-ing device is an invaluable training opportunity that will be of ben-efit to future operations,” LCDR McDevitt said.

“To have successfully recovered the training devices is evidence of our achievements during the exercise.”

In conjunction with the crew conducting the recovery, the bridge team ensures the ship remains in the best position to aid in the deck work required to bring the equip-ment on board safely.

Diamantina Navigating Officer LEUT Tim Carlin was responsible for keeping his ship on the right track during this critical phase.

“The main engine is not used during these operations,” LEUT Carlin said.

“The ship relies on the auxiliary propulsion units to maintain posi-tion while we conduct mine war-fare operations, making the whole procedure more challenging.”

The crew gathered for a ‘job well done’ on the quarterdeck fol-lowing the evolution, where they could see the proof of their efforts over the week of mine warfare operations.

requires a slow and steady approach

Much to give and even more to gain in multinational cell

Clearance divers from HMAS Diamantina bring a recovery line to the sweep deck, ready to recover a training mine, inset. Left, the mine is lifted out of the water using the ship’s Hiab davit.

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Helicopter Pilot LEUT Stewart Parr exits HMAS Stuart’s MH-60R after completing a serial.

HMA Ships Stuart, Parramatta and Hobart conduct boarding operation serials.

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HMAS Parramatta has deployed in support of the international effort to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions imposed against North Korea.

Parramatta detached from a maritime task group com-prising HMA Ships Hobart and Stuart, which is a compo-nent of a broader east-Asian deployment.

Parramatta is the third RAN vessel to deploy to the

region as part of Australia’s commitment to regional security and stability on the Korean Peninsula.

She will work alongside international partners to monitor and deter ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods to maintain pressure on North Korea to take concrete, verifi-able and irreversible steps towards denuclearisation.

The deployment fol-lows that of a RAAF P-8A

Poseidon aircraft to Japan in May and September to under-take maritime surveillance.

Australia has contributed to international efforts to deter and disrupt illicit trade and sanction-evasion activities by North Korea and its associ-ated networks since 2018.

Stuart and Hobart are continuing with international engagements and commemo-rative activities throughout the region.

Enforcing sanctions

ABCSO Wainise Morel helps carry a casualty during a toxic hazard exercise on board HMAS Stuart.

CPOMT Terry Lucas down in the engine spaces during mechanical breakdown serials on board HMAS Stuart.

ABMT Irene Charalampakis conducts her daily rounds in the engine spaces on board HMAS Stuart.

HMA Ships Hobart, Stuart and Parramatta conduct replenishment at sea manoeuvres during transit. Photos: LSIS Tara Byrne

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WHILE deployed for her combat system qualification trials in the United States, HMAS Brisbane and her crew were fortu-nate enough to take part in San Francisco Fleet Week.

Fleet Week is a United States Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships and person-nel recently deployed in overseas opera-tions dock in a variety of major cities for one week

Fleet Week events occur across the US to honour the contributions of men and women of the armed forces, while advanc-ing cooperation and knowledge among civilian and military based humanitarian assistance personnel.

Brisbane was joined in San Francisco by five US Navy vessels, including one of its newest destroyers USS Zumwalt and two US Coast Guard cutters.

More than 2000 American service men and women participated in the festivities.

Brisbane engaged in many of the com-munity activities, including ships’ open day, blessing of the fleet, paramedic ride-along, art exhibition, the annual Italian heritage parade and hosting local digni-taries and business leaders for trade and investment dialogues.

Officer of the Watch LEUT Michael Van Den Berg said he thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

“The atmosphere at San Francisco’s Fleet Week was incredible, the dedication to service from the United States Armed Services was truly inspiring,” LEUT Van Den Berg said.

Brisbane’s ship’s company was made to feel welcome at the event and experi-enced positive interactions with officers and sailors of the US armed services.

Brisbane supported the event by hosting an official reception that con-cluded with a Ceremonial Sunset, bringing together local dignitaries, business leaders and senior US Navy personnel.

Officer of the Watch SBLT Tori Costello was the Ceremonial Sunset Guard Commander.

Brisbane basks in glow of Golden Gate city

HMAS Brisbane passes under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Members of HMAS Brisbane’s ship’s company line her flight deck as she passes under the Golden Gate Bridge.

– SBLT Tori Costello, Officer of the Watch

It was a great opportunity to engage with our US guests while also showcasing Australia’s newest ship.

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“It was a great opportunity to engage with our US guests while also showcasing Australia’s newest ship,” SBLT Costello said.

“I was so excited to be Guard Commander for a Ceremonial Sunset in the United States during Fleet Week.”

The evening was a resounding suc-cess and built upon the strong relationship between Australian and American cultures in an official and social capacity.

The ship’s company of Brisbane was invited to attend the ‘Fleet Week Hero’s Concert’ at which more than 12,000 peo-ple gathered to honour military personnel and first responders.

ABBM Alex Trevatt was delighted to take part in the event.

“San Francisco’s residents exhibited so much pride in their service men and women and it pays tribute to the ongo-ing service of active military personnel deployed both at home and abroad,” she said.

The visit concluded with an open day at which more than 2500 locals from San Francisco toured Brisbane.

After completing her combat system trials, Brisbane will return to Australia in December.

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Brisbane basks in glow of Golden Gate city

The ship’s company of HMAS Brisbane takes part in the Italian Heritage parade through the streets of San Francisco during Fleet Week.

SBLT Tori Costello, Ceremonial Sunset Guard Commander, leads the ceremony.

Members of the Ceremonial Sunset Guard after the ceremony.

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SERVING and former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander personnel are invited to take part in research to increase attraction, recruitment and retention of Indigenous personnel in Defence. The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting the research sponsored by the CDF and the Deputy Secretary Defence People. The 10-minute survey can be completed online or by contacting the Commission to request a hard copy. Members can also register to participate in a focus group or inter-view (1 hour). Personal information will be confidential. Visit human-rights.gov.au/indigenous-defence-project Contact [email protected] or 02 9284 9600.

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Mental wellnessTHE Department of Veterans’ Affairs is holding Veterans’ Health Week un-til November 3. It features ex-service and community organisations delivering events around Australia to promote mental wellness. DVA developed key words representing actions to build mental health: Share life with family and friends through social connection; Engage in com-munity activities like volunteering and team sports; and Build yourself through exercise, good sleep, quality diet and an active mind. Visit dva.gov.au/vhw

PTSD treatment trialAn Australian-first research program to improve the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is recruiting Defence members. The Rapid Exposure Supporting Trauma Recovery (RESTORE) trial will work with serving and ex-serving Defence personnel to help develop an effective treatment. The trial is investigating the effectiveness of a condensed version of Prolonged Exposure therapy. The trial is re-cruiting volunteers until July 2020 in eight locations around the country. To access the trial, members need a referral from their Medical Officer. For more information, call 1800 856 824, or visit www.phoenixaustralia.org/RESTORE.

The Army White Water Association (AWWA) will conduct two adventure training/resilience activities in Tas-mania from January 6-17, 2020. Both activities are open to all ADF per-sonnel who are members of AWWA or prepared to become members. Expressions of interest can to be submitted to MAJ Pete Amaricaia at [email protected] for sea kayaking and WO2 Bob Godfrey at [email protected] for white water kayaking.

Adventure training

Signing up for Arafura sea boats

LEUT Ryan Zerbe

HMAS Choules returned to her home-port at Fleet Base East on October 17 after more than two months deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

The Bay-class landing ship deployed in early August and visit-ed regional partner nations across the region, including Noumea, Fiji, Samoa and East Timor, as well as multiple domestic ports.

C O C h o u l e s C M D R S c o t t Houlihan said he was proud of the ship’s company for the high tempo they sustained while deployed.

“This is the second overseas deployment we’ve completed this year and both deployments have given the ship’s company some fantastic oppor-tunities to work with our military counterparts across the Indo-Pacific region,” CMDR Houlihan said.

“We’ve also been able to engage local communities, be that through helping plant several thousand trees at the Vailima Botanical Garden in Samoa, or using our embarked heli-copter to visit a local school with a gift of sporting equipment.

“One of the most rewarding vis-its of our deployment was to Timor-Leste, where we were able to mark the 20th anniversary of Timor-Leste’s

independence and the deployment of INTERFET.

“It’s been a fantastic deployment and we’re looking forward to some respite back home in Sydney.”

In addition to completing navy-to-navy activities across the region, Choules also hosted first-time searid-ers from New Entry Officer Course 61, the Reserve Entry Officer Course, the Navy Gap Year program and

Australian Navy Cadets.“The first time at sea can be daunt-

ing but our seariders have proactively embraced the experience to the full-est and contributed meaningfully to the ship each and every day,” CMDR Houlihan said.

“I’m sure they will long remember their first time at sea aboard Choules as an important part of their early Navy careers.”

High-tempo deployment

HMAS Choules prepares to come alongside at Fleet Base East after her two-month deployment. Photo: ABIS Ryan McKenzie

If a veteran or veteran’s family mem-ber is struggling with mental health, call the team at Open Arms – Veter-ans & Families Counselling on 1800 011 046 or visit openarms.gov.au

AUSTRALIA has awarded the con-tract to supply the sea boats for the Navy’s 12 Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to Finland-based Boomeranger Boats.

Boomeranger will deliver two davit-launched fast rescue boats and one ramp-launched special operations boat for each OPV.

Both vessels are rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) with inboard engines.

The fast rescue boats are 8.5m long and the special operations boat is 10.5m.

A total of 41 RHIBs, including

five training boats and some spares, will be supplied over 10 years.

The first delivery of sea boats will be ready for the first OPV in 2021.

The OPV design will support specialist mission packages, such as a maritime tactical unmanned aerial system, and, in future, rapid environmental assessment and deployable mine countermeasure capabilities.

The lead vessel, HMAS Arafura, is scheduled to enter ser-vice in 2021.

It is being built in Australia by

German shipbuilder Lürssen’s sub-sidiary Lürssen Australia in part-nership with Australian shipbuilder Civmec.

They are part of the joint venture Australian Maritime Shipbuilding and Export Group.

The 12 Australian vessels are based on the PV80 design, with the first two vessels built at ASC’s Osborne shipyard in South Australia and the rest at Civmec’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia.

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SBLT Reuben Sugars

FIFTEEN personnel from HMAS Cerberus Technical Training Faculty braved a course of mud and obstacles in stormy weather to raise funds for Beyond Blue on October 20.

SBLT Harry Joseland, a weapons electrical engineer, who recently placed first among ADF participants in the Melbourne half-marathon, said participating in the obsta-cle course “Tough Mudder” was a rewarding experience.

“I’m proud to have been able to share my passion for running with my Navy friends, while promoting mental health and wellbeing in the wider community,” SBLT Joseland said.

“The course was challenging and teamwork was vital to our success. Many of the obstacles could only be com-pleted with the help of others.”

CHAP Stephen Varney, who provides chaplaincy services for Cerberus’s ship’s company, said bringing people together through a physical challenge was a good way to support mental wellbeing.

“It’s good to see Navy promote events like this, which support mental wellbeing. I aim to continue this trend throughout my time at Cerberus.”

Tough Mudder, like the ADF, is all about teamwork and looking out for your mates, which is what Beyond Blue encourages people to do when it comes to mental health.

Team Navy united to face 16km of muddy trenches and 25 military-style obstacles designed to test team-work, mental and physical grit and raised $760 for the cause.

Team Navy was well prepared for the course thanks to the regular fitness sessions which are provided for all members of the ADF.

Participants used the large gymnasium at Cerberus to prepare for the course in their own time.

CPL Sebastian Beurich

FROM makerspaces to making promo-tion boards easier with artificial intel-ligence, junior officers and sailors made the most of the Defence Entrepreneurs Forum (DEFAUS), held in Canberra from September 31 to October 1.

While using computers to make processes more user-friendly featured prominently in this year’s forum, there were many practical solutions proposed as well.

These included ergonomic modifi-cations to the F89 Minimi, using solar power as a silent and renewable power source in the field, and a lightweight, deployable water purifier.

Army’s Head Land Capability and DEFAUS patron, BRIG Ian Langford, said the forum was designed to comple-ment existing initiatives.

“DEFAUS is about the power our junior leaders bring to connect military capabilities with ideas and provide an overmatch for us going forward,” BRIG Langford said.

“It’s about connecting the people with ideas to those who have the means and capacities to realise what they’re thinking.

“For me, this exists to inspire our junior leaders. It’s here to say that it’s okay to innovate and encourage the kind of adaption that reflects the dis-ruptive technology that has increasingly become a part of our civilian lives.”

With the rise of cyber threats, SBLT Theo Squires proposed adopting a familiar training and capability devel-opment model for the cyber warfare workforce.

“Cyber warfare effects have been seen primarily at the strategic level, however, moving forward it is almost certain that we will see more operation-al and tactical effects delivered,” SBLT Squires said.

Forum making ideas a reality

“My proposal is that we should bring all of the ADF’s cyber operation-al capabilities under one unified com-mand, similar to the special forces.

“ADF Cyber Command, as a compo-nent of Information Warfare Division, would provide a bespoke capability to the entirety of Defence.

“We can’t afford to wait five years for each service to work out what it wants to do, then another five years for them to learn how to work together in the joint space.”

Although a variety of ideas were pitched, only one could be a winner, with CAPT Calum Stewart and MAJ James Roberts’ idea of introducing a 3d-printing capability to Army units coming out on top.

Following them was SIG Jacob Greenberg with an idea for a box to test cyber techniques, then CPL Kristian Smith’s idea for using solar power as a silent field energy source.

More information on this year’s forum can be found on the Grounded Curiosity website: http://groundedcuriosity.com/category/defaus/ or you can watch the entire recap by searching #DEFAUS19 on YouTube.

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gives his presentation at

the forum.

Mudder accomplished

After three hours of mud, storms and obstacles SBLT Jack Petersen, SMNET Sean McCartney, SBLT Joe Mikhail and SBLT Daniel Altschwager celebrate a mission well done. Photo: SBLT Harry Joseland

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All members of the Defence maritime community are invited to attend the inaugural Defence Seaworthiness Symposium in Canberra 21-22 November 2019.

Hosted by the Office of the Defence Seaworthiness Regulator, the event will feature speakers including VADM Michael Noonan, RADM Wendy Malcolm, RADM Colin Lawrence, BRIG Todd Ashurst and Mr Peter Chesworth.

The theme of the symposium is ‘Reforming to Transform – Seaworthiness as a Defence-wide priority’.

View the full Symposium program via the link below.

Where: Adams Auditorium, ADFA CanberraWho: All members of the Defence maritime community including Defence Industry are invited to attend.

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LEUT Ryan Zerbe

NAVY supported the Sir David Martin Foundation’s 10th annual Abseil for Youth event in the heart of Sydney on October 17.

More than 40 officers and sailors from units across Fleet Base East shared their time to help man support lines as brave volunteers stepped over the edge from the 33rd floor of the 1 Market Street building – a 135m drop.

The annual event raises funds for the Sir David Martin Foundation to help young people facing addictions, mental health issues and homelessness to make practical and sustained changes in their lives.

The foundation, in turn, provides funding to Triple Care Farm, a youth drug and alcohol residential rehabilita-tion facility, which helps 16- to 24-year-olds overcome addiction and develop skills to achieve independence in their communities.

LEUT Ian Rushton, who coordinated Navy’s support, said the number of per-sonnel who volunteered to support the event was uplifting.

“The Sir David Martin Foundation has set a target of $300,000 this year and the Navy volunteers have stepped forward with a lot of enthusiasm to help facilitate a lot of nervous people abseil safely,” LEUT Rushton said.

“A couple of them even took the hair-raising plunge and zip lined from 33 floors up, which was great to see.

“I’ve supported Navy’s involve-ment with Abseil for Youth before and it’s important to remember that there are kids facing serious challenges like homelessness and addiction who aren’t much younger than some of our own newer officers and sailors.”

Sir David Martin – a former NSW Governor and RADM – established his namesake foundation in 1990 to provide safety and avenues for young people in need.

MIDN Campbell McLaughlin holds onto a safety line.

On a high for cause

LEUT Ian Rushton with SMN Gap Year Georgie Nikora, MIDN Benjamin Lucas and SMN Gap Year Lucy Bohan.

LEUT Jessica Kuk zip lines down a building during the Abseil for Youth event. Photos: ABIS Ryan McKenzie

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WITH a father and three sons all having played in military bands, there was every chance that some members of the Cottier family would cross paths at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney.

So it was no surprise that CMDR Paul Cottier, former Navy Director of Music and currently ADF Logistics Manager for the Tattoo, ran into his brother, AB Peter Cottier, drummer with the combined bands of the ADF.

“Growing up [in rural Victoria] Dad was a mad “brass bandie” so we’d all sit together and watch the Edinburgh Tattoo on the ABC on New Year’s Day every year, so to play in one is re-ally something,” AB Cottier said.

While his brother played drums in the combined bands of the ADF, CMDR Cottier worked behind the scenes, initially helping to organise the massive RAAF airlift flying 286 perform-ers and support staff from seven south-west Pacific nations to the event.

“It was a great thrill greeting them at RAAF Base Richmond and seeing their joyful faces as they got off the RAAF aircraft,” CMDR Cottier said.

“Their faces glowed with excitement.”

As musicians with the Navy, the brothers have travelled throughout the Pacific for more than 20 years and have seen the music and marching standards there improve to a point where the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solo-mon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu were valued participants in this year’s Tattoo.

“A lot of their officers – the Tongans, for example – undergo training at our Defence Force School of Music now,” he said.

“Other countries, such as

the United Kingdom and Japan, have also been training them. For example, in Papua New Guinea.

“This, together with their cultural dancers, gave these countries an opportunity to show off their traditions and customs. They performed really well and the crowds loved them.”

ADF involvement in the Tat-too was named Operation Tartan Oceania.

“While the Tattoo was put together by private companies, the ADF was a major partner in the event,” CMDR Cottier said.

“As well as providing musi-cians from the combined bands of the ADF and the Pipes and Drums of the ADF, together with Australia’s Federation Guard, ADF personnel worked as liaison officers with visiting nations, they provided air and ground transport for performers and organised VIP movements.”

CMDR Cottier said the Tat-too was an effective way for the ADF to present itself as a highly professional organisation among visiting nations.

“It was also a way for the ADF to show the wonderful mu-sic talent we have,” he said

“Our bands in Australia and our level of musicianship are as good as anyone else in the world.”

ABMUSN Leigh Robke, a vocalist with the Combined Mili-tary Bands of the ADF, posted to the Royal Australian Navy Band, Sydney, said it was a great experi-ence performing with participants from the Pacific.

“It’s really cool to see per-formers from Fiji and the other Pacific nations,” AB Robke said.

“They bring another element of cool to the show.”

More photos are available at: images.defence.gov.au/assets/archives/5009-Royal-Edinburgh-Military-Tattoo/

THE ADF took centre stage in four shows of the largest ever Royal Edinburgh Military Tat-

too at Olympic Stadium in Syd-ney from October 17-19.

About 277 performers from the combined military bands of the ADF, the Pipes and Drums of the ADF and Australia’s Fed-eration Guard joined a cast com-prising more than 1520 people from 13 nations, many taking part in the Tattoo for the first time.

In a choreographed three-hour show, audiences enjoyed old favourites and new acts set against a backdrop of a huge purpose-built replica of Edin-burgh Castle.

Seven South-West Pacific nations joined other cultural performance groups, musical groups, pipes and drums and military bands from around the world in a huge and colour-ful line-up of traditional Scot-tish music, military ceremony, theatre and dance from a range cultures.

In a significant airlift, five RAAF aircraft flew 286 per-

formers and support staff from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solo-mon Islands, Tonga and Vanu-atu – together with their instru-ments, cultural items and regalia – in three C-130J and two C-17A planes.

As well as providing air transport, the ADF provided in-valuable behind-the-scenes sup-port in Operation Tartan Oce-ania, stepping up with ground transport, co-ordination for par-ticipating nations and logistical support during rehearsals and performances.

The Tattoo demonstrated the close connection shared by par-ticipating nations, according to BRIG David Allfrey, the produc-er and chief executive officer of the Tattoo parent organisation.

“This show is particularly special in that it celebrates Aus-tralia and its relationships with neighbours in all directions,” BRIG Allfrey said.

“That includes friendships well established in the past, growing in the present and to be developed in the future.”

When BRIG Phil Winter,

Director General of the Tattoo, welcomed all south-west Pa-cific participants to Australia at RAAF Base Richmond on Oc-tober 12, his thoughts turned to the impact the Tattoo experience would have on their lives.

“It’s been particularly poign-ant for us to see our Pacific friends so happily embrace the Tattoo,” BRIG Winter said.

“For example, the Solomon Islands group – most of whom rarely leave their village in the northern region of Malaita Prov-ince – were transported to the airfield on the back of a flat-bed truck, then loaded onto a mili-tary aircraft and flown five-and-half hours away to Australia.

“Four days later, after just a few rehearsals, they performed their cultural dances and music live before tens of thousands of people and were filmed for a worldwide television audience estimated to be 100 million.”

The Tattoo showed that mu-sic, like sport, is a natural fit for the ADF and its regional part-ners, BRIG Winter said.

“Every ADF cast member and all support staff have been

privileged to be involved in this Tattoo,” he said.

“Everyone could see the en-thusiasm and top quality of the ADF’s musical and ceremonial talent. We have much to offer our Pacific partners.

“Hopefully we can all continue to build on this experience.”

Taking part in the Tattoo has allowed Australia to promote the important and enduring relation-ships it holds with each of the participant nations.

Vanuatu Minister for Foreign Affairs Ralph Regenvanu said showcasing Vanuatu’s culture on the world stage was a huge part of his country’s identity and de-velopment path.

“We feel we are an important country to Australia and it’s im-portant that we participate as a member of the Pacific commu-nity in the Tattoo,” Mr Regen-vanu said.

“The Tattoo is a great op-portunity for Vanuatu to present its unique culture in an arena where it will be seen by so many people.”

TATTOO MAKES ITS MARK

The biggest Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo wasn’t just a precisely choreographed show but a demonstration of the close connection between the participating nations, writes FLTLT Tritia Evans

Opportunity to display culture and traditions

CMDR Paul Cottier and ABMUSN Peter Cottier on stage at the Royal Edin-burgh Military Tattoo at Olympic Stadium. Photo: LSIS Ernesto Sanchez

ABMUSN Leigh Robke performs with LACW Samantha Morely and PTE Tanya Christensen. Photo: ABIS Benjamin Ricketts

CMDR Shannon Martin performs with participants during the opening performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on the opening night. Photo: ABIS Benjamin Ricketts

Participants from the United Kingdom and the ADF Pipes and Drums band perform at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Olympic Stadium, Sydney. Photo: LS Nadav Harel

Videos from the Tattoo

can be found at video.navy.gov.au/play/16400

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The prototype came about after AIRCDRE Darren Goldie challenged Jericho to find a way of using a detec-tor on an aircraft to enhance search and rescue (SAR).

Plan Jericho’s Ai lead WGCDR Michael Gan said Jericho saw the opportunity to use Ai to augment and enhance SAR.

“The idea was to train a machine-learning algorithm and Ai sensors to complement existing visual search techniques. Our vision was to give any aircraft and other Defence platforms, including unmanned aerial systems, a low-cost improvised SAR capability,” WGCDR Gan said.

Jericho enlisted the help of LEUT Harry Hubbert, of Warfare Innovation Navy Branch, to find an orange hull in a large body of water, using Ai, in a month.

LEUT Hubbert developed the algorithms in his own time within two weeks.

“We needed to test the algorithm and gather data to further train the Ai,” WGCDR Gan said.

“35SQN gave fantastic support and flew the Ai-Search team and sensors in a C-27J sortie over the Tamar River in

Tasmania capturing a range of life rafts, life boats and safety equipment.

“The first test flight worked brilliantly. It will be the first in a series to develop and evaluate the proof of concept.”

LEUT Hubbert said it felt amazing to be up in the C-27J gathering data to train the algorithms that he had devel-oped.

“There is a lot of discussion about Ai in Defence but the sheer processing power of machine-learning applied to SAR has the potential to save lives and transform SAR,” LEUT Hubbert said.

Director Plan Jericho GPCAPT Jerome Reid said this was how Jericho needed to approach advanced capability for Defence.

“Empower our bright sparks, con-nect them with mentors and resources, get out of their way and let the magic happen,” GPCAPT Reid said.

“Jericho is running EDGY Air Force, a new Jericho acceleration program, to bring out the talents of our people.”

Ai-Search is a Plan Jericho collabo-ration with the Warfare Innovation Navy Branch, Air Mobility Group’s 35SQN and the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College.

More partners, including DST, have been engaged to contribute to future project phases.

Innovation is driving improvements to search-and-rescue techniques, writes Samara Kitchener.

LEUT Harry Hubbert, of Warfare Innovation Navy Branch, works with the Plan Jericho artificial intelligence prototype set to transform search and rescue. Photo: WGCDR Michael GanUsing Ai

to search and save

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A NAVY-themed edition of the New Testament was launched aboard HMAS Canberra at Fleet Base East in Sydney,

making it easy for officers and sailors of faith to take the Bible to sea.

The Navy edition of the New Testament is provided by the Bible Society Australia at no cost, continu-ing a relationship between the society and the ADF since WWI.

CN VADM Mike Noonan and Navy’s senior leadership team joined chaplains from Navy, Army and Air Force for the October 11 launch.

The cover, which shares the DPNU pattern of Navy’s new working dress, is designed to fit comfortably in a DPNU pocket and is printed on water-resistant stock.

VADM Noonan said faith was key to personal strength for many people across Navy when facing the chal-lenges unique to military service.

“Spiritual resilience is a key ingre-dient to building a resilient workforce and this edition of an ancient text is a wonderful asset,” VADM Noonan said.

“Throughout our rich history the Bible Society has been there, offer-

ing support to the women and men of the RAN. We are very thankful to the Bible Society for this production and this gift to the sailors and officers of our Navy.”

Senior CHAP Murray Lund, of Fleet Headquarters, said the Navy edi-tion would give personnel an easy-to-access option when they needed to rely on their faith away from home.

“To the young officer or sailor deployed on a ship thousands of miles from home, possibly facing homesick-ness or other personal challenges that come on deployment, a spiritual guide in their pocket might make all the dif-ference in how they get through the day,” CHAP Lund said.

“The Navy edition of the New Testament gives our people a way to call on that spiritual pillar of their lives when they might need it most.”

Copies are available to Navy members at Recruit School, the Royal Australian Naval College and Australian Defence Force Academy.

Copies will also be available at chaplaincy centres ashore and from chaplains posted to sea.

Spiritual guide free to allWhen facing challenges associated with service, Christian personnel now have an easy-access reference, writes LEUT Ryan Zerbe.

Bible Society Australia Chief Executive Officer Grant Thomson, CN VADM Mike Noonan, Bible Society Australia Chief Operating Officer Melissa Lipsett and Director General Chaplaincy – Navy, Principal Chaplain Collin Acton at the launch of the new DPNU- covered Bible. Photo: LCPL Brodie Cross

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AN icon of naval avia-tion now features at the Australian National Maritime Museum after

the new S-70B-2 (Bravo) Seahawk ‘Tiger 75’ exhibit officially opened at the 2019 Sea Power Conference.

The 19m-long aircraft, with a tail painted in the tiger-striped livery of 816SQN, is suspended 10m in the air from the museum’s ceiling.

With 29 years of service history in the Navy, Tiger 75 deployed to the Middle East multiple times and was one of two Bravos embarked in HMAS Newcastle involved in res-cue operations during the ill-fated 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

The Bravo was decommissioned from service in December 2017 and was replaced with the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ as Navy’s submarine hunter and anti-surface warfare helicopter.

CAPT Anthony Savage started his career as an air warfare officer on Seahawk Bravos in 1996 and was on the last-ever RAN Bravo flight in 2017.

“I think people forget what a great servant the Bravo was to the Australian people,” CAPT Savage said.

“We used to call it the role-adaptable weapons system in terms of what it delivered to search and

Salute to the Tiger

The unveiling of a new exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum will ensure the Seahawk Tiger’s stripes never fade. LEUT Ryan Zerbe reports

– CO 816SQN CMDR Todd Glynn

The computers were the same as those in the space shuttles at the time.

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rescue, floods, famine, but also in terms of high-end warfare in the Persian Gulf.

“You name it, it dealt with it.“The other thing people forget

is that we received 16 Bravos on delivery and retired exactly the same number years later, which is a testament to the incredible capabil-ity of the machine and the people who maintained them.”

CAPT Savage said his col-leagues at 816SQN who worked with Bravos would be proud to see Tiger 75 on display in a museum.

“We always used to say at 816SQN that ‘the tiger stripes never fade’,” CAPT Savage said.

CO 816SQN CMDR Todd Glynn, who was also at the opening of the Tiger 75 exhibit, said seeing the very aircraft he flew on deploy-ment brought back many memories.

“I started Bravos in 2008 and

took Tiger 75 to the Middle East in 2011, where we did a number of boardings,” CMDR Glynn said.

“We managed to help release some hostages on a pirate vessel and the aircraft was critical to find-ing that vessel and making sure our boarding parties were well protect-ed as they disarmed the pirates.

“Bravos were the first aircraft to have software during the mis-sion systems and the computers were the same as those in the space shuttles at the time – it was like an Apple Macintosh computer from the 1980s.”

CMDR Glynn said flying the Bravo could be an invigorating experience at times.

“It’s got a thousand parts try-ing to get out of synchronisation, so everything is vibrating and it excites every sense in your body. You have to concentrate because the environment is so unforgiving and one moment of relaxation might mean you and your aircraft are in a position you don’t want to be in,” he said.

“We have special relationships with the ships we sail on, the air-craft we fly in and the submarines we dive in, and I think it’s wonder-ful that we can share the relation-ship we have with this aircraft in the Australian National Maritime Museum.”

S-70B-2 (Bravo) Seahawk ‘Tiger 75’, with its distinctive tail livery, hangs from the ceiling at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. Photo: PTE Rodrigo Villablanca

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Award-winning couple

Surprise honours for deserving sailorLCDR Helen Ward

IT IS NOT every day your hard work is recognised with an award, so imag-ine WO Communications Manager Bill Welman’s surprise when he received three.

WO Welman thought he was attending morning tea in honour of the Commander Defence Strategic Communications BRIG Murray Thompson’s annual visit to the Defence Communications Station Perth at HMAS Stirling.

“The first people I saw when I walked in were my wife Jen with my son Liam and I knew something was up,” WO Welman said.

WO Welman is the Operations Officer and Divisional Officer within the high tempo Defence Communications Station Perth.

He is responsible for the opera-tional management of the station and the provision of communications sup-port across all ADF operations and exercises.

BRIG Thompson presented WO Welman with the Commendation Defence Support Services Silver Level while Army WO John Wilson read the citation.

“I am grateful to Bill and the whole team, your work is exemplary and mission critical to sustain the fleet and

deployed operations 24 hours a day, every day of the year,” BRIG Thompson said.

The next presentation was by Officer in Charge Defence Communications Station Perth, LCDR Arthur Jagiello, who pre-sented WO Welman with an iPad from the Director Navy Recruiting Retention and transition, as recog-nition for his support as a growth and retention champion.

XO Stirling CMDR Larry Menon made the final presentation to WO Welman with his Command Warrant Officer Tier Bravo Badge, for his next posting as the CWO in HMAS Supply.

After a quick hug for his wife and son, WO Welman said, “This is all quite embarrassing, it was a team effort from all the staff, you gave me all the ideas, I just sent them through.”

CPL Veronica O’Hara

A NAVY couple received their medals togeth-er from the Governor-General in Canberra earlier this year after being awarded them a year apart.

LCDR Jasmine Lauer-Smith received her Conspicuous Service Medal in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours for devotion to duty in submarine operations intelligence.

A year later CAPT Dugald Clelland (then commander) was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours for duties in command of HMAS Warramunga supporting Operation Manitou from November 2017 to June 2018.

LCDR Lauer-Smith was in her role for 18 months when she took maternity leave for the birth of their daughter, Florence.

At the time, CAPT Clelland was CO Warramunga and the ship was preparing for a nine-month deployment to the Middle East.

He was home for the birth of Florence, then rejoined the ship after 10 days to deploy.

“Shortly after the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list was released we moved to the United States for 12 months as Dugald was posted as a student at the US Naval War College, Rhode Island; as a result, I asked to delay the presentation of my award until we returned to Australia,” LCDR Lauer-Smith said.

“Both Dugald and I are very humbled and honoured to be awarded a decoration, and could not have achieved it without help from each other, our family, and the Navy teams that separately supported us.

“We thought it would be special to receive our awards together, in the presence of our family, and especially our young daughter.

“I think it’s unusual for a serving husband and wife to receive these kinds of awards within a year of each other.

“We were both very fortunate to be in these roles. Although demanding and very busy, we were grateful to be able to make meaningful contributions to the service.”

CAPT Dugald Wallace Clelland and LCDR Jasmine Lauer-Smith with their daughter, Florence, after receiving Conspicuous Service Cross and Conspicuous Service Medal at Government House, Canberra.Photo: Irene Dowdy

WO William James Welman with wife Jen cut a cake during his promotion ceremony at HMAS Stirling. Photo: LSIS Ernesto Sanchez

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TWO triservice, all-female crews representing the ADF Sailing Association (ADFSA) claimed top spot at the first Ladies of the Sea 2019 Coaching Regatta in Sydney on October 5-6.

Run by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS), the regatta aims to encourage women to sail.

The 10 Defence members formed three crews, with a mix of novices and expe-rienced sailors competing against established crews.

ADFSA won the One Design Female Crew and took first and third in the One Design Female Helm division. For newcomer LS Kellie Nash, winning was just one of the rewarding moments.

“Sailing at this regatta was an inspirational experience,” LS Nash said.

“It gave me the opportunity to connect with females across the different services as well as civilians and developing my teamwork and communication skills, all while having fun.

“To have the team receive an amazing result, with many of the girls being completely new to the sport, was wonder-ful.”

For more information, email: [email protected].

Smooth sailing to win

FLGOFF Joy Clarke, FLGOFF Malia Naupoto, CPL Nadine Ilic and LEUT Emma Cook at the Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta, Sydney Harbour. Photo: Marg Fraser-Martin

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CPL Veronica O’Hara

FOR the first time, the ADF Rugby League (ADFRL) and NRL teams have travelled together on a tour of Fiji.

The tour, from October 8-12, concluded with ADFRL women’s and men’s teams playing matches against the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) at ANZ Stadium in Suva.

The games were curtain rais-ers ahead of the main matches between the Australian and Fijian PM’s XIII teams.

ADFRL women drew 10-all with the RFMF.

Despite the heat, LS Gabi Bryan was stoked to score the first try as the Fijians were a strong team.

“Their tackling stood out for me – they were always three-up and very fit. They kept doing it all day,” LS Bryan said.

“Earlier this year my boss sug-gested I play league for Navy and I loved it. I don’t think I’ll go back to any other sport now.

“I’ve always played union and AFL, but had only followed league on TV.

“I like to make the tackle and run back, and that you get more time to think with the ball when you get it.”

The men’s result was a good turn-around after losing the world

CPL Veronica O’Hara

A CHORUS of singing greeted ADF rugby league players at Ba Provincial High School during their tour of Fiji.

It was a scene not expected by BDR Tim Muhamad.

“When we were welcomed by the girls and boys singing togeth-er, it gave me goose bumps all over,” BDR Muhamad said.

The team arrived with former Canberra Raiders captain Alan Tongue to talk about respect for oneself and each other.

Mr Tongue demonstrated

respect with a student and a rugby ball – “pass the ball how you want to receive it”.

The Defence captains also spoke about what respect meant to them before heading out to throw the footy around.

BDR Muhamad said he enjoyed school visits as much as playing footy.

“They have confidence with the ball in their hands, whether they’re catching it with one hand, two hands – they definitely love throwing it around,” he said.

“It’s how they’ve grown up, throwing it around on the street

or on the beach, which reflects that island style on the footy field.”

They took the kids through football drills, but LS Gabi Bryan said they were already skilled with the ball.

“I was passing with one of the girls and she was already spinning the ball like we would; there’s already talent there,” LS Bryan said.

“It was great fun doing han-dling skills with the kids. They’re going to be good when they’re older.”

More than a sport

The ADF Rugby League hold the trophy after winning 22-20 against the Republic of Fiji Military Forces at ANZ Stadium in Suva.

ADF rugby league player AB Michelle Vocea gifts a football shirt to a high school student in Fiji.

Diplomacy league

LS Gabi Bryan scores the first try against the Republic of Fiji Military Forces during a game at ANZ Stadium in Suva. Photos: CPL Veronica O’Hara

ADFRL vs RFMF Army BearsWomen 10-all Men 22-20 PM’s XIII – Australia vs FijiWomen 22-14 Men 52-10 ADFRL vs His Majesty’s Armed Forces, TongaWomen 36-0 Men 32-10 ADFRL vs Samoan Combined ServicesWomen 18-16 Men 16-4

TOUR RESULTS

games to Fiji in 2017. ADFRL men’s coach FSGT Geoff Britton said they only had time for one training session in country before the game due to a busy schedule.

“Our line defence was good. I think about 10 minutes before half time, Fiji were on our line for four sets and we held them right up to half time,” FSGT Britton said.

“We knew they’d come back hard

when the ball was sticking in their hands and they’d start to play their Fiji footy by throwing it around. That’s when they really started making in-roads.”

ADFRL president AIRCDRE Ken Quinn hoped this would become an annual event and alternate between Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the South West Pacific each year.

“The PM’s XIII has been played in

PNG for the past 13 years and we hope to make it back here every second year now,” AIRCDRE Quinn said.

“For women’s rugby in Fiji it’s a huge step, being the first time the RFMF has fielded a team.

“It’s been a great opportunity for our young men and women to meet and play with their peers in the Pacific. As well as playing footy, we conducted community engagement events, coach-

ing and refereeing clinics.” The ADFRL continued the tour to Tonga and Samoa until October 21.

ADFRL’s annual inter-service com-petition is scheduled for March 7-16, 2020 in Bellingen (northern NSW) and Brisbane, where representative squads will be selected for next year’s Pacific tour and the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

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INDIGENOUS women from the ADF used their football skills as a cultural bridge with remote Tiwi Island communi-ties when players and support staff par-ticipated in the fourth ADF Aussie Rules Guyala Seahawks mentoring program.

The program, from October 9-13, cul-minated in the Around the Campfire Cup at Alberton Oval, Adelaide.

The annual competition allows women to learn or reconnect with indigenous cul-ture, foster friendships and networks, and be promoted as role models within their communities.

The combined ADF and Tiwi Islands team played in a round-robin competition against two teams from Adelaide.

The Guyala Seahawks finished the day as runners-up for the second year running.

Seahawks team coordinator SGT Rhiannon Busch said the program ena-bled Indigenous ADF women to provide mentorship to selected young Indigenous women from remote Tiwi Island commu-nities through football.

“The mentoring program focuses on exposure to Defence Force career oppor-tunities, mental wellbeing workshops and football development,” she said.

One of the mentors, LACW Kertisha Thompson, of 23SQN, said it was an hon-our to be selected to represent the ADF for a second year and to be a mentor to the girls from the Tiwi Islands.

“Sport is a great equaliser in the

Australian community, so we use Aussie rules as a platform to bring us together to play football against women from diverse backgrounds,” LACW Thompson said.

“I enjoy being able to mentor the girls from the Tiwi Islands and share my experience serving in the RAAF and the unique opportunities that are available to those women who decide to pursue a career in the Defence Force.”

ADF Aussie Rules committee member LEUT Dave Devlin said the annual com-petition was an example of the benefits sport can provide.

“This mentoring program demon-strates how sport, and in particular Aussie rules, provides a medium for interac-tion between the ADF and the wider Australian community,” LEUT Devlin said.

“It enables the development of lead-ership, teamwork, mental and physical health, and supports many of the ADF’s other strategic activities, such as recruit-ing and retention.”

ADF Aussie Rules chairman BRIG David Smith said the Seahawks also ben-efited from mentoring the Tiwi Youth Leaders Development Squad.

“ADF personnel are natural leaders and value the opportunity to pass on both their Defence and Australian rules foot-ball experience with the talented play-ers from Darwin, Melville and Bathurst Islands,” BRIG Smith said.

THE ADF men took on some of the sunshine state’s best players when they competed in the Queensland state softball titles in Brisbane from October 18-20.

Defence finished eighth out of 10 teams, including Ipswich, Noosa and Toowoomba.

The team scored a win against Maryborough, 8-7.

Outfielder AB Damian Harwood said the win was clinched with a big, last-minute hit by Cpl Paul Nealson.

“He was our last batter and man-

aged to hit a home run and come around the diamond. That was the best game we played,” AB Harwood said.

AB Harwood came from a pitch-ing background but mostly played in the outfield due to his recent entry into the team.

“I was surprised to be called from Western Australia to come and help out,” he said.

“We wanted to show everyone we could get the job done and have fun at the same time.”

“I’ve never played against peo-

ple at that level. A lot of those teams have been together for a number of years but we were able to play convincingly against them.”

Despite wishing the team had time to train before the competition, AB Harwood was happy to take the field.

“It was really exciting seeing the amount of talent that was out there and it’s a good way for ADF to realise we can play at that level,” he said.

“If the opportunity came up again I would be taking it.”

Slightly battered, but better for it

The ADF men’s softballers tested themselves against strong Queensland sides.

Passing on football’s life lessons

A member of the ADF/Tiwi Islands team gets the ball away during the Around the Campfire Cup in Adelaide.

The combined ADF and Tiwi Islands women’s team that competed in the Around the Campfire Cup.

An ADF/Tiwi Islands player kicks for goal during the Around the Campfire Cup.Photos: CPL Brenton Kwaterski

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IN THEIR first event at the Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) Season launch, the RAN Sailing Team was pre-sented with the Sydney Regatta division two trophy, which Navy won early this year.

The event was in preparation for the 2019 Sydney-Hobart yacht race.

Team captain and manager LCDR Nathan Lockhart said their first training went well.

“Half the crew sailed togeth-er previously and the other half hadn’t met, so it was good for everyone to meet in a social set-ting,” LCDR Lockhart said.

Two Navy crews were selected in July to take part in the 630nm race on commer-cially leased yacht Navy Yacht Franklin.

MHYC offered Team Navy positions on their boats for short course blue water races and mentoring in ocean sailing.

“MHYC are assisting in any way they can and have made the club available to our team,” LCDR Lockhart said.

“The Franklin will be based in Rushcutters Bay at the Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association (RANSA), which has offered us the club as a headquarters for training and briefings.

“The MHYC and RANSA each host two sailing events during the week and this gives both teams multiple opportuni-ties to train.”

Team Navy will join MHYC in the upcoming short course ocean and twilight racing series.

CDRE Peter Lewis, centre right, presents the Sydney Regatta, division two trophy to team captain LCDR Nathan Lockhart and the team at the Middle Harbour Yacht Club. Photo: ABIS Benjamin Ricketts

Sailing south

RACE CREWSCrew for Sydney to Hobart:

CMDR Anthony Burrows (skipper)CMDR David Prentice (tactician)LCDR Nathan Lockhart (team captain)LEUT Darren Watkins (navigator)LEUT Emma Cook SBLT Tracey Maygar (medic)CPO Robert Cresswell PO Nick Greenhill LS Michael Leahy AB William Sherman

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CMDR Paul Garai (skipper)LCDR Kirstin NorrisSBLT Max Alexander MIDN Bryson Carew WO Brendan Blank CPO Kieran Davis LS Stuart Dawe LS Kellie Nash (medic)AB Joshua Towle SMN Jilanna Clarkin

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PO Kerryn Seaborn is tackled by Republic of Fiji Military Forces players during a game at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on October 11. The game was a 10-all draw.Photo: CPL Veronica O’Hara

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