The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 57, No. 16, August 28, 2014

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NEWSNAVYJOB WELL DONE:

HMAS Darwin enters Fleet Base East

after a seven-month deployment.

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HMAS Darwin returns after successful deployment in the Middle East Region

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LEUT Peter Croce

TWO officers have played a key role in life-saving air drops to stranded civilians in northern Iraq.

In what should have been the week he completed his handover at Joint Task Force 633, maritime logistics officer LEUT Warren Bowring along with LCDR Russell Toohey found them-selves coordinating the most complex operational humanitarian air drop mis-sion in more than a decade.

The supplies were delivered on August 14 to a group of civilians, most from the Yazidi minority, displaced on Mount Sinjar by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants.

LEUT Bowring said he had been proud to participate as part of the wider JTF-633 to assist people in need.

“Our logistics cell was responsi-ble for the procurement, delivery and ongoing coordination to ensure we could supply the humanitarian aid stores for the people on the ground,” he said.

“In the end it doesn’t sound like much, but we dropped 10 bundles of aid, weighing close to nine tonnes, that contained food and water to sustain people and allow them time to escape what is going on.

“It was something I was proud to be a part of considering we also com-pleted these tasks while continuing to support our personnel in Afghanistan and the broader Middle East Region.”

An Air Force Hercules completed an eight-hour mission over the night of August 13 to deliver the critical sup-plies.

The cargo included 150 boxes of high-energy biscuits and 340 boxes of bottled water – enough to sustain 3700 people for 24 hours.

The operational air drop was the

LEUT Warren Bowring is the first to admit his deployment to Operation Slipper and later with Operation Accordion was not what he was expecting.

Deploying as a maritime logistics officer to a land-based headquarters, he anticipated his six-month deployment would be spent manag-ing the day-to-day requirements of stores, logis-tics and redeployment requirements of JTF-633 at Al Minhad Airbase.

How wrong he was. Since deploying in January, LEUT Bowring

served in Afghanistan for a month as the Senior Personnel Officer and participated in the humanitarian aid air drop.

“It’s been an extremely interesting deploy-ment and one which I certainly saw a lot more than I thought I would have,” he said.

“But that’s the nature of operations. You have to be prepared for anything and here at JTF-633 I’ve been asked to do a lot of different jobs that I wasn’t expecting, but will give me lifelong memories and experience.

“We had the operational redesign of the Middle East, significant events in Iraq to plan and all that while also supporting personnel and operations in Afghanistan, the broader Middle East Region as well as the Navy contingent on Operation Manitou at sea and in Bahrain.

“I’m going home excited, but also thankful that I had the opportunity to be here and test my skills in this environment.”

The married father of three from Perth has deployed multiple times and is a veteran of East Timor on HMAS Darwin (1999) and with the United Nations (2000), Operation Slipper on HMAS Darwin (2002-03), multiple border protection deployments on HMA Ships Darwin, Adelaide and Anzac, and South Sudan with the United Nations (2012).

Delivering aid to Iraq

HELP IS ON THE WAY: LCDR Russell Toohey, left, and LEUT Warren Bowring check the details of the humanitarian aid stores being delivered to Iraq. Photo: CPL Janine Fabre

first mass air delivery of humani-tarian cargo since the outbreak of violence in East Timor in 1999.

The RAAF Hercules was one of 16 aircraft, including USAF C-17s

and Hercules and a British C-130J, to respond to the humanitarian disaster.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and CDF AIRMSHL Mark

Binskin inspected the loaded air-craft and also the work of 176 AD SQN personnel hours before the mission during a whistle-stop tour of the base.

SBLT Katherine Mulheron

IF YOU could have one wish, what would it be?

Navy helped make a young boy’s dream come true on August 7 and 8 when the Starlight Children’s Foundation asked sailors to show 12-year-old Jake and his family around HMAS Cerberus and NUSHIP Canberra for an up-close look at what Navy does.

Jake knows more about bravery than most adults. Three-and-half years ago he was diagnosed with a liver condition called focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH), which causes abnormal liver function.

Two months ago it was discovered that Jake doesn’t have a portal vein leading into his liver and that his body has instead made a shunt to carry blood toward his heart and lungs.

This causes high pressure in his lungs and his heart to work harder and become enlarged, resulting in a condi-tion called pulmonary hypertension.

Time is critical as Jake’s condition affects other organs and needs to be sta-bilised before he can have a transplant.

His mum Sam said a procedure to force blood flow in another direction failed and a new method would be tried when Jake’s pulmonary hypertension could be stabilised.

“This hasn’t been done here before so the Royal Children’s Hospital is tak-ing advice from French doctors,” Sam said.

“We are literally waiting for ‘the call’.

“We’re not sure what to expect, but after years of waiting for answers, we can only be hopeful and positive that this may be the break our little man needs.”

Like any young boy, Jake still dreams of what he wants to do when he grows up. His two choices are join the Navy or become a firefighter.

The Navy aimed to give Jake and his family a taste of both.

CO HMAS Cerberus CAPT Stephen Bowater presented Jake with his own special ship’s ball cap and told him he could be the boss while he visited.

Jake took a spin around the inlet in a RHIB, put out compartment fires,

plugged a leaking ship, and went for a drive in a fire truck with lights and sirens to answer a simulated fire emer-gency where Jake directed firefighters to retrieve a casualty from a smoke-filled room.

“Jake is an amazing young man,” CAPT Bowater said.

“The challenges that he and his fam-ily face are a lesson to all of us on how to face adversity, to have courage, to value what we have.

“As a parent and grandfather I’m grateful for my family, as CO Cerberus I’m honoured our Navy could do some-thing special for Jake’s family.”

Jake’s parents admit it’s hard but Jake’s attitude helps them through. The visit, with the help of Starlight, has given Jake and his family a treasured experience to remember.

Starlight chief executive Louise Baxter said the wishes changed lives.

“We’re grateful for the support of the RAN in helping Jake’s wish come true, and giving him and his family something positive to look forward to between treatment.”

RAN makes wishes come trueFULFILLING DREAMS: LSMT Jeffrey Drew assists Jake to plug holes in the leak stop and repair unit at HMAS Cerberus during the family’s visit as part of Jake’s Starlight Foundation Wish. Photo: LSIS Dove Smithett

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WO2 Andrew Hetherington

AN ILL schoolmate prompted Navy blood ambassador SBLT Keiran Davis, of ADFA, to start donating blood at just 16 years of age. He has been a regular donor ever since.

“When I was in Year 11, a friend was seriously ill with leukaemia and required regular blood products,” SBLT Davis said.

“The Red Cross came to the school and asked for volunteers above the age of 16 to start donating so I thought I’d give it a try, to do my bit to help my mate and others like him.”

Speaking at the 2014 Defence Blood Challenge launch at ADFA on August 15, Commander JHC RADM Robyn Walker said the annual event would help thousands of people in need of blood.

“In the past five years the Defence Blood Challenge has grown in momentum and has become criti-cal in encouraging the Defence com-munity to donate,” RADM Walker said.

“The challenge is now in its sixth year and this year Defence aims to increase the level of overall dona-tions to over 4500 by attracting new donors during the three month chal-lenge.”

Australian Red Cross Blood Service CEO Jennifer Williams said the Red Cross was also commemo-rating its centenary year having been formed in August 1914, just days after the outbreak of WWI, and that the contributions made yearly by ADF personnel were enormously

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important. “Throughout the year ADF personnel are good donors, but during the period of the blood challenge we get a record number of donations from across the organisa-tion,” Ms Williams said.

“The challenge begins each year at a time when we are usually low on blood and blood-product stocks in late winter.

“Without donations of whole blood, platelets, plasma or bone mar-row from people and their families we cannot help others who need the products.”

SBLT Davis’ donations are some-what more in demand and valuable than others as he has the rare blood type O- which means he is a ‘univer-sal’ donor whose blood can be used across all blood groups.

Only 9 per cent of Australians have O- blood, which is used in emergencies when the blood type of the patient has not been determined but immediate treatment is neces-sary. He was an obvious choice to work on getting others involved.

“I’ve given 25 donations and I’m now listed on the bone marrow reg-istry after giving a sample and being assessed,” SBLT Davis said.

“My advice to people who are unsure on whether they should donate blood is to just try it.

“Donating blood will be a better experience than what you thought it would be.

“The people at the blood service are relaxed, experienced and profes-sional, and know how to support you through the process.”

As to his role as blood ambassa-dor, SBLT Davis said his aim was to get more people involved.

“I was honoured to be asked to become the Navy ambassador and I’m sure there are more people in Navy who donate more than me,” he said.

“I’m looking forward to the challenge of getting more people to donate.”

During the 2014 launch, awards were handed out to the winners and placegetters for achievements during the 2013 challenge.

A total of 4163 donations were received from Defence personnel. Army made 1650 donations and Air Force the highest number of dona-tions per capita with 1087.

This year’s challenge runs from September 1 to November 30.

Challenge on to save lives

TIME TO GIVE: Navy blood ambassador SBLT Keiran Davis at the launch of the blood challenge (above) and Commander JHC RADM Robyn Walker presents CEO Australian Red Cross Blood Service Jennifer Williams (right) with a memento in appreciation of her efforts with the 2013 Defence Blood Challenge. Photos: CPL Matthew Bickerton

Raveena Carroll-Kenney

UNDER a grey Sydney sky, 90 ADF cadets retraced the steps of those ser-vicemen who deployed from our shores for Australia’s first campaign of WWI.

Just like the Navy and Army person-nel who volunteered for the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force in 1914, the cadets marched proudly through Sydney’s streets on August 17, before boarding a ferry to Cockatoo Island.

It was from there the servicemen departed Australia 100 years ago on board HMAS Berrima. The troops were bound for Rabaul in German New Guinea where they conducted the first successful campaign for the British Empire by neutralising a German wire-less station.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott told the cadets that Centenary of Anzac com-memorations would give Australians an

opportunity to develop a better under-standing of their military history.

“On this anniversary, and throughout the Anzac centenary, we will honour all of those who have done what we have not and hope that we might find it in ourselves to rise to the challenges of our time, as they did to theirs, should we ever be put to the test,” Mr Abbott said.

CN VADM Tim Barrett, asked the cadets to imagine themselves at Cockatoo Island 100 years ago, when the RAN was in its infancy and war had just been declared.

“These soldiers and sailors did not hesitate to step forward and serve their nation and their memory inspires us today,” VADM Barrett said.

Participating in the commemoration activities were Australian Navy Cadets from the Reliance Flotilla, the Sydney Church of England Grammar School’s Army Cadet Unit and Australian Air Force Cadets from 307 City of Bankstown Squadron.

REMEMBERING: Cadets from the Reliance Flotilla march through Sydney to commemorate the centenary of the departure of the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to Rabaul. Photos: LSIS Paul McCallum

Cadets retrace steps from 100 years ago

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LCDR Lauren Rago

THE Navy’s biggest and most excit-ing warfare exercise for the year, Kakadu, is under way from August 24 to September 12 in and off the coast of Darwin.

Around 1200 people, eight warships and 26 Navy and Air Force aircraft from throughout the Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean regions are attending the premier naval exercise.

Personnel from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vanuatu have key roles in the exercise’s two task groups or the ‘observer-at-sea’ program.

Kakadu 2014 Exercise Director CAPT Heath Robertson said Navy had locked in a wide range of warfare seri-als designed to improve regional mari-time operations.

To start the exercise, ship companies and coalition participants came together for briefings on maritime warfare, exchange expertise, and collaborative tactical planning.

Then, the ships and aircraft were to head out to sea to conduct high-end warfare training including gunfire, communications, seamanship, board-ings and air defence with fast jets.

“The sea phases will culminate in a ‘free play’ scenario where partici-pants will be put through their paces and given the opportunity to show each other what they’ve got,” CAPT Robertson said.

“All of the activities are designed to familiarise Defence personnel with the operating procedures, cultures and capabilities of their regional neigh-bours.

“Providing such a wide range of navies with the opportunity to interact with each other only leads to better cooperation, trust and interoperability – all in the interests of regional security.”

Cultural highlights for the coalition participants will include a visit to the

Next stop, Kakadu

Darwin Military Museum and a local wildlife park, a huge inter-nation sports day, ship tours and special opening and closing ceremonies.

Showcasing the RAN will be HMA

Ships Sydney, Stuart, Newcastle and Arunta along with S-70-B2 Seahawk, Bell 429 and MRH90 Taipan helicop-ters.

Air Force will be represented by

four 127 Hawks, four F/A 18 Super Hornets, one E-7A Wedgetail and one AP-3C Orion aircraft.

Kakadu is a bienniel exercise now in its 23rd iteration.

IN BRIEF

READY FOR EXERCISE: HMAS Stuart will take part in Operation Kakadu off the coast of Darwin from August 24 to September 12. Photo: AB Richard Cordell

Labuan farewells BallinaMIDN Aaron Wischusen

HMAS Labuan exercised her right to freedom of entry one last time in the NSW town of Ballina on August 2.

The Balikpapan-class landing craft heavy (LCH), which has been linked to the township since the 1970s, will be decommissioned later this year, along with sister ships Tarakan and Brunei.

CO Labuan LEUT Christopher Cockerill said a final visit to Ballina was important to thank the commu-nity for their support over the past 40 years.

“Labuan has long been connect-ed with Ballina, which is why it was so important to include a port visit here as a part of our decommission-ing voyage.” LEUT Cockerill said.

Labuan was first granted free-dom of entry to Ballina in 1988 to recognise the role she played in the arrival of Las Balsas in 1973.

The landing craft assisted the two balsa wood rafts and the crews when they were blown off course while completing a voyage from South America to Australia.

During the five-day port visit, Labuan ship’s company hosted an open day for the local community and a number of regional cadet units.

“An open day is a good way to engage the local community and especially as we will decommission

soon, it is a great way to share the history of our ship.” LEUT Cockerill said.

“On Saturday afternoon alone we welcomed 80 cadets from a num-ber of Australian Navy Cadet units from northern NSW and south-east Queensland.

“The visit was an opportunity for the cadets to explore a Navy vessel and for ship’s company to impart their experiences of life at sea.”

Labuan’s decommissioning voy-age, conducted in company with Tarakan, will include port visits to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Noumea and Solomon Islands. Both vessels will also participate in Exercise Croix de Sud after their visit to Noumea.

The final three LCHs will be paid off together in a ceremony at HMAS Cairns later this year, ending 40 years of service in the Navy.

SAYING GOODBYE: CO HMAS Labuan LEUT James Carroll leads his ship’s company through Ballina for a Freedom of Entry march. Photo: Bob O’Heire

Logistics centre opensTHE Defence Logistics Transformation Program has achieved a key milestone with the official opening of the Joint Logistics Unit (East) facility at Moorebank in Sydney. The cer-emony also marked the closure of the Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre. The new warehouse at Moorebank, is the largest site in the Joint Logistics Command network and is the first step in establishing more resilient, flexible and responsive logistics systems and infra-structure to support operations, sustain capability and achieve long-term savings. The new site was officially opened by former Commander, Support Command LTGEN Des Mueller (retd), and named in his honour for the sig-nificant contribution he made to the concept of joint logistics.

RSL festivalAUSTRALIA’S current and former military personnel will benefit from funds raised by the RSL Bulimba Festival. The festival will be held in Oxford St and Bulimba Memorial Park in Brisbane on August 31. An initiative of the RSL Queensland Branch, the festival combines food, fashion and entertainment. Australian band The Church will be the headline act on the main stage, the RAN Band will perform and military hardware will be on display. Entry is by gold coin donation, which will go to RSL services. RSL (Qld Branch) CEO Chris McHugh said the money would help pay for services such as advice on entitlements, advocacy, financial assistance and low-cost emergency housing.

For more information, visit www.bulimbafestival.com.au

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Fighting spirit on showCPL Mark Doran

THREE Navy personnel will be competing alongside other members of the ADF and the RSL in the inau-gural Invictus Games in London from September 10-14.

The Invictus Games is an interna-tional adaptive multi-sport competi-tion for current and former serving military personnel who have been wounded, injured or become ill in service to their country.

The event is an initiative of Prince Harry and is supported by the UK Ministry of Defence and the Royal Foundation.

Participants will compete in athletics, archery, indoor rowing, power lifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming and wheelchair basketball and rugby.

The Australian contingent of 36 will join more than 400 athletes from 14 countries, including Afghanistan, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the US and the UK.

Team member LEUT Daniel Prowse, of CIOG, who is battling a major depressive disorder, said for him, participating in the Invictus Games meant a second chance.

“Since being unwell, motivation in many things has been low, making regular exercise an effort,” LEUT Prowse said.

“This opportunity will allow me to come out of my comfort zone and grow; meeting other servicemen and women battling adversity.

“I was initially in disbelief, then relieved and excited at the same time that I was given a place on the team.

“It has injected me with much needed motivation, giving me focus and allowing me to create and reach fitness goals.

“This obviously has a substantial impact on not only my physical well-being, but also my mental state.”

LEUT Prowse will compete in the 100m sprint, 50m backstroke, swim-ming relay, archery and wheelchair basketball events.

ABET Sam Maraldo, of HMAS Kuttabul, who received a serious knee injuries as a result of a training acci-dent, said he was excited and nervous because he was representing Australia and going to London for the first time.

“I am competing in the archery and seated volleyball,” AB Maraldo said.

“Since being selected, I’ve increased my workload during my rehabilitation with the exercise bike and pilates and have sought out train-ing with the Sydney Archery Centre to fine-tune my skills.

“For me the focus of the Invictus Games has really taken away what I can’t do and brought back what I can do. It had been so long since I had felt

I was able to participate in any activi-ties like that. This was the initiative I needed to break the cycle.”

LS Kirsty Lee Brown, of HMAS Cairns, will compete in the 50m breaststroke, javelin, wheelchair rugby and basketball.

LS Brown is being treated for chronic pain, PTSD, depression and anxiety arising from her involvement in an incident in 2009 where an illegal entry vessel exploded, killing five Afghan nationals and injuring more than 50 others.

“I helped rescue 56 people that we then cared for until we could dis-embark them. I was awarded a Group Bravery Citation and a gold commen-dation,” LS Brown said.

“In 2012 I was involved in a search and rescue in heavy seas off the coast of Indonesia.

“In teams of a couple of boats we

managed to pull about 100 people out of the water.

“The Invictus Games means an opportunity to connect with Defence members present and past from all over the globe with similar experi-ences/injuries and illnesses,” she said.

“It will also be a great opportunity to meet with family and friends of Defence members who support those who serve.

“This experience will push me out of my comfort zone and hopefully be a positive experience for my physical and mental health.”

There are 15 serving and 21 for-mer serving athletes representing Australia at the Invictus Games.

The joint ADF and RSL team includes three serving and two former serving Navy members; nine serving and 18 former serving Army mem-bers; three serving Air Force mem-

bers; and one former serving Royal Marine.

With the importance of family in ongoing rehabilitation, Defence is supporting one family member to accompany each athlete during the Invictus Games.

A key element of the Games is a recovery summit that will provide participating nations with the oppor-tunity to discuss the support and management of wounded, injured and ill servicemen and women, to help further enhance health and rehabilita-tion support services.

Commander Joint Health Comm-and RADM Robyn Walker will repre-sent the ADF at the summit.

The Invictus Games is an oppor-tunity for participants to focus on what they can achieve, celebrate their fighting spirit and encourage them to stay active.

‘‘– ABET Sam Maraldo,

Invictus Games participant

For me the focus of the Invictus Games has really taken away what I can’t do and brought back what I can do. It had been so long since I had felt I was able to participate in any activities like that. This was the initiative I needed to break the cycle.

KEEN EYE: ABET Sam Maraldo, of HMAS Kuttabul, will be competing in the archery and seated volleyball at the Invictus Games.

PACE SETTER: LEUT Daniel Prowse, of CIOG, trains for the Invictus Games where he will compete in swimming, track, archery and basketball events.

Invictus means ‘unconquered’. It embodies the

fighting spirit of the wounded, injured and ill serving and

non-serving military personnel and what these tenacious men

and women can achieve, post injury.

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CMDR Andrew Willis

A PAST legend and his wife were farewelled in a moving ceremony on board HMAS Parramatta off the NSW coast on August 6.

The ship’s company gathered to honour and fare-well Harold Moss and his wife Pearl as their ashes were scattered in the sea.

Mr Moss’ story is nothing short of remarkable. He was a young ordinary seaman who survived

the sinking of HMAS Parramatta (II) when she was torpedoed by the German U-Boat 559, off the coast of Libya on November 27, 1941, while supporting Allied forces in Tobruk. He and 23 other survived; sadly, 138 young Australians did not.

Mr Moss was a personal link to history. He and his fellow Parramatta (II) survivors, Frank Davidson, Bill Wood and Ted Fryer, were the special guests of honour at the commissioning of today’s Parramatta (IV) in Sydney on October 4, 2003.

Mr Moss, Mr Davidson, Mr Wood and Mr Fryer passed the first four caps bearing the tally band of HMAS Parramatta to four of Parramatta’s junior sailors to wear on board the warship.

In the 11 years since Parramatta’s commission-ing, the men and women of the ship have achieved extraordinary things in Australia and during four operational deployments to the Middle East. The courage and humble achievements of Mr Moss and his shipmates have inspired them.

The modern-day Parramatta has also patrolled the same waters Parramatta (II) did.

LS Jennifer Langley said as the last of Parramatta (II)’s survivors, Mr Moss held a special place in the memories and hearts of our Navy and the Parramatta family.

“It was a privilege to be part of the ceremony,” LS Langley said.

Parramatta’s ship’s company also saluted Pearl Moss, who stood by her husband over the decades.

LS Geoffrey Herman said, as with Mr Moss, we would not be able to do the things we do as a Navy without the love and support of those we leave at home.

“Ours is a unique way of life and we all know the demands that places on our loved ones,” he said.

Mr and Mrs Moss thought of the Navy as their ‘other family’ and will live on in Parramatta’s herit-age.

Mr Moss died on July 2, 2011, after a brief battle with leukaemia, aged 88. Mrs Moss died on June 19 this year at the age of 87.

Final farewell for veteran

SOLEMN CEREMONY: The guard fires three volleys on board HMAS Parramatta as the ashes of Harold and Pearl Moss are committed to the sea (above). Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

LEST WE FORGET: At the commissioning of Parramatta IV in 2003, HMAS Parramatta II survivors Bill Wood, Harold Moss and Ted Fryer (left) hold an old photo of themselves.

HMAS Parramatta hosted two US Navy midshipmen for three weeks over July and August as part of a foreign exchange program between Chief of Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations, USN.

MIDN Hayden Marsh and MIDN Ciara Roseberry joined Parramatta as she was returning from South West Pacific deploy-ment in support of Operation Solania, which aims to assist South Pacific Island states to protect their fisheries and natural resources.

Despite the many weeks at sea, the crew of Parramatta greeted the Americans with enthusiasm and an eagerness to share the culture of their country, as well as their naval traditions.

MIDN Marsh said the experi-ence was one he would never forget.

“The professional insights we received from everyone were price-less. I really think the exchange has helped us to become better naval officers with an international view-point,” he said.

MIDN Roseberry was equally positive.

“We have gained perspec-tive on how other countries view the United States while visiting some very beautiful and exciting places such as Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane and Sydney.”

The midshipmen belong to the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, which is a program that takes high school graduates and

Parramatta hosts US Navy

EXCHANGE: US MIDN Hayden Marsh

and MIDN Ciara Roseberry with the ship’s company of

HMAS Parramatta. Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

pays for them to attend university in return for several years of service as an officer.

While on board Parramatta, the midshipmen spent time with every department. They toured the engi-neering spaces, getting close looks at the gas turbine and diesel engines that power the ship.

The weapons engineering team exposed the midshipmen to the

complexities of the five-inch gun, vertical launching system, torpedo systems and the communication systems.

In addition to seeing the ship’s hardware, the midshipmen had an excellent opportunity to observe Australian bridge operations during technical, high-speed manoeuvres as a navigation course was held on board during their exchange.

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From the sea to the SinaiCPL Nick Wiseman

WHILE most Navy personnel might be happier on the ocean, one sailor is just as at home on land-based deployments.

POCIS Rob Hardwick is one of 25 ADF personnel deployed on Operation Mazurka as part of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, Egypt.

The MFO is a non-UN organisa-tion established in 1981 to oversee peace arrangements in the region and is made up of 12 nations.

POCIS Hardwick said he was relishing his time on the six-month deployment.

“I’m enjoying getting out to remote stations for site inspections,” he said.

“I also really enjoy the multi-cultural aspect of it and have made many friends here.”

POCIS Hardwick is deployed as the Information and Communic-ations Technology clerk.

While the role comprises mostly administrative duties, his extensive background has seen him expand into other roles including travelling to outlying stations to check on com-munications equipment.

ON LOCATION: POCIS Rob Hardwick on deployment in the Sinai, Egypt, as part of Operation Mazurka. Photo: CPL Nick Wiseman

AUSTRALIAN personnel from across the three services are providing invaluable experi-ence and skills in important areas with the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, Egypt.

Established in 1981, the MFO in a non-United Nations organisation established to oversee the 1979 Treaty of Peace between Israel and Egypt.

Personnel from 12 nations

contribute to the operation, with army, air and naval com-ponents as well as a civilian observer element.

Australians work closely with the other nations in the MFO, whose job it is to ob-serve, verify and report on the peace treaty.

Australia has a long asso-ciation with the MFO, and was one of the original contributing nations.

POCIS Hardwick said he felt at home because he had spent time on other non-ship-based deployments, including the Khor al-Amaya Oil Terminal in the North Arabian Gulf on Operations Catalyst and Slipper and in Solomon islands on Operation Render Safe.

Although the days were hot in Sinai, he had become used to it.

“The exposure to new technolo-gies I haven’t worked with before has also been great,” he said.

“We’re lucky to have a great team

here and we all get along very well.”When not completing his MFO-

related duties, POCIS Hardwick said the social and sport side of the deployment was a lot of fun.

“We have a volleyball competi-tion on at the moment, although we’re sitting around the middle of the ladder,” he said.

“Through other sporting events and social activities we have got to mix with people from other contin-gents here and have made some great friends.”

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SIX members of the RAN Band-Sydney, travelled to Arnhem Land in June to perform in some of the most remote indigenous communities in the country, alongside members from the Defence Indigenous Development Program (DIDP).

While in these far reaching com-munities, the group, known as the ‘Admirals Own Rock Band’, performed at Homeland Learning Centres in Laynhupuy and Wandawuy.

They gave demonstrations of each of the instruments used in the rock band, and, by all accounts, put on some great shows.

The band also supported a local fun-draising event in Nhulunbuy, performed at the Gove Boat Club, were a major attraction at the Gove Festival and did workshops with local musicians.

ABMUSN Leigh Robke said it was a memorable experience.

“We’ve had such an incredible experience over the last nine days in Nhulunbuy. We had an amazing tour and met some beautiful souls,” AB Robke said.

The group also did a spot on the local Yolnu Radio Station.

One member of the RAN Band, LSMUSN Haylen Newman, is posted to an outpost in Nhulunbuy, where he is working in conjunction with the Defence Indigenous Development Program and the Australian Children’s Music Foundation (ACMF).

The ACMF gives children in remote areas access to music education that is on par with that received by children in larger cities and metropolitan areas. This is a project that the RAN Band has been working very closely with ACMF on, for the past couple of years.

Band tunes in to remote places

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE: ABMUSN Leigh Robke with a child from one of the homeland learning centres.

Dallas McMaugh

SPORT is a major part of life for many personnel at HMAS Albatross.

The base offers a state-of-the-art gym with dedicated areas for weights, cardio and indoor cycling and an even more dedicated team of PTIs who organise three group fit-ness classes each day, weekly sport-ing challenges and personal training sessions.

There are outdoor fields for cricket, soccer, rugby, touch, Australian Rules football and hockey, a ‘ditching pool’, a wide variety of sporting clubs and, for those wanting more of a marathon, there’s the rather large airfield to run or cycle around.

But, even the keenest athlete can feel their enthusiasm wane when faced with the winter chill and wind factor.

Which is why the Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre (AJAAC) has implemented its own health and fitness challenge to overcome what XO AJAAC LEUT

Danica Thompson describes as “the traditional winter lethargy”.

More than 18 personnel from AJAAC have signed on for the challenge, which is being con-ducted with the support of POPTI Chris Vale.

“The program revolves around fortnightly ‘fit checks’, a body fat measurement, prone hold test and 2.4km walk test,” PO Vale said.

“Physical training staff are also delivering presentations on health, nutrition, physical training and rehabilitation.”

LEUT Thompson said the chal-lenge was designed to promote healthy lifestyles in a supportive, fun, and safe environment.

“There should be quite a few positive outcomes,” he said.

“While the benefits of taking time out for physical exercise and a healthy diet are immeasurable at home, it’s also proven to be a capa-bility multiplier in the workplace.”

After hitting week three of the program earlier this month, LEUT Thomson acknowledged there were testing times ahead.

“I think the main challenge will be keeping up the initial momen-tum, but results have started com-ing in and everyone is making such progress that I think momentum should take care of itself.”

PO Vale said his team of PTIs were prepared for a midway moti-vation lag.

“The point-based system for this challenge should drive continued results and attendance,” he said

“Consistency and visibility of results will be the keystone strate-gies for continuous improvement.

“While we do expect these results to plateau at around four to six weeks, we will use this to give more education about rehabilitation and increasing intensity and volume safely.”

The competition will last for 12 weeks, and will end just in time to add some extra spring into every-one’s steps in the warmer months.

Asked what his primary goal for his participants of the AJAAC Health and Fitness Challenge was, PO Vale simply replied, “a long and healthy life”.

Personnel take on health kick

FASTER: POPTI Chris Vale records official timings of Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre personnel as they cross the finish line as part of their health and fitness challenge.

ON HOLD: Australian Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre personnel perform the plank strength exercise as part of their health and fitness challenge, which aims to promote healthier lifestyles in a supportive, fun and safe environment. Photos: ABIS Bonny Gassner

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A CN Gold Commendation was awarded to LCDR Tony Nelson on July 4 for his meticulous planning of aviation activities during last year’s International Fleet Review.

CN VADM Tim Barrett vis-ited Fleet Headquarters to award the commendation and to praise the outstanding reservist for his tireless efforts as Staff Officer Aviation.

LCDR Nelson, a full-time commercial 747 pilot, said he was pleased with the recognition from Navy’s leader, using the opportunity to humbly praise his peers and superiors.

“I am honoured with the recognition, but I could not have achieved such results without the enthusiasm and assistance of oth-ers,” LCDR Nelson said.

“A big thank you has to go to CMDR Rick Allen from Headquarters Fleet Air Arm and the squadron executives, crews and maintainers who put all their effort into producing record lev-els of aircraft availability.”

LCDR Nelson admits the task wasn’t easy and said he met a number of unique challenges while planning what would become the largest air show held above Sydney Harbour.

“The biggest challenge was quickly winning the support of

the wider ADF and the commu-nity,” LCDR Nelson said.

“At one stage I was dealing with up to 45 separate stakehold-ers to ensure a smooth execution and the safety of all involved.

“We were attempting a num-ber of firsts for Sydney and get-ting various external stakeholders to understand the scope of our vision was sometimes difficult.

“For example, military con-trolled airspace had not been established over Sydney Harbour before, but with the help of the Joint Airspace Control Cell, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Air services Australia, a safe environment was created for all aviators.”

On October 5 alone, more than 100 sorties were conducted above Sydney Harbour, including 29 helicopters and 14 fixed-wing aircraft conducting a flypast in salute.

LCDR Nelson also liaised with the events company pro-ducing the International Fleet Review ‘spectacular’ to enable RAN helicopters and an RAAF AP-3C to be part of the light and pyrotechnics show, a first for Australia and a fitting finale to the International Fleet Review.

The International Fleet Review was held in October 2013 to celebrate the centenary of the RAN’s first entry of the fleet into Sydney Harbour.

High praise for high flyer

AIR CONTROL: RAAF Hawk 127 aircraft and F/A-18 Hornets conduct a flypast over Sydney Harbour in formation during the International Fleet Review in Sydney in October last year. Photo: CPL David Gibbs

JOB WELL DONE: LCDR Anthony Nelson with partner James Collins after he was awarded a CN Gold Commendation for his outstanding role before and during the International Fleet Review last year as Staff Officer Aviation. Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson

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WORKING on operations in a room without windows is no chal-lenge for submariner LEUT John Gray.

LEUT Gray is deployed to Operation Accordion at Camp Baird, UAE, to provide operational support to personnel across the Middle East Region.

He plays a key role in the Joint Operations Room that works as the lynchpin tying together the efforts of about 1000 Australian personnel.

“I am part of a team that coordinates the flow of informa-tion in and out of the Operations Cell in JTF-633 with personnel in Afghanistan for Operation Slipper, the RAN warship on operations in the region for Operation Manitou and other personnel in the broader

Middle East,” he said. “Being deployed here to active operations has been a long-term goal of mine and I am proud to have played my part over here.

“It’s a lot different to my role as a MWO on a submarine and I am still getting my head around being in a windowless space and not being able to touch the ceiling unlike on a submarine.

“Another big challenge is learn-ing how to ‘speak Army’ after com-ing from a Navy background and having never worked directly with Army or Air Force before.”

LEUT Gray has previously deployed to Operation Resolute on Armidale-class Patrol Boats Pirie and Ararat as well as Exercise Sea Lion in 2008 on HMAS Manoora. He has also taken part in Exercises Bersama Padu, Kakadu and Singaroo on HMAS Toowoomba.

After switching to subma-rines in 2011, he has deployed to Exercise Bersama Shield on HMA Ships Collins and Dechaineux and Exercise Triton Storm 2.

He joined the RAN 2008 as a MWO after spending a year at uni-versity following high school.

“I wanted a job where I could be mentally challenged, I could see the world and be paid well while doing it – the Navy ticked all those boxes.

“What followed was three years of theoretical and practical training on warships followed by a further 12 months within the Submarine Squadron to be awarded my ‘Dolphins’ (submarine qualifica-tion).

“I don’t regret a second of it and recommend submarines and the Navy in general to anybody – it has been a great experience.”

LEUT Peter Croce

CMDR Greg Swinden has returned from his third deployment to Operation Slipper and, with his return, one of the biggest jobs in the decade-long Afghan war’s history came to an end.

As the Maritime Logistics Officer deployed to JTF-633 at Camp Baird on December 4 he was the last Redeployment Fusion Cell Logistics Planner to complete the retrograde and disposal of Australian stores and equipment from Afghanistan in preparation for the Resolute Support Mission in 2015.

The Redeployment Fusion cell in HQJTF-633 coordinated all in-theatre redeployment activities, which involved deconstructing or gifting infrastructure, remediating land, clearing cargo to be returned to Australia and disposing of some items.

The married father of three said his role was the removal and disposal of equipment from Australia’s commitment at Kandahar Air Field (KAF).

“The job was very complex but the end result was very simple – find the most efficient way of bring-ing our important equipment home and find the most appropriate way of disposing of the rest,” he said.

“Our Afghan partners and the United Nations appreciated the opportunity to accept our gifting of a range of items and equipment.

“Selling or destroying further reduced the amount we had to move back to Australia, which saved a significant amount of money for transport and cleaning to current Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (quarantine) standards.

“By destroying it or selling it we saved a significant amount of money as we didn’t need to fly it out or drive it out by a difficult road route – and that’s before we got to the shipping cost.”

The deployment served as a good book-end for the Navy vet-eran who made his first trip to the Middle East Region in 2001-2002 on board HMAS Kanimbla for Operation Catalyst.

Following that he was the Director

THE Redeployment Fusion Cell coordinated all in-theatre redeployment activities includ-ing deconstruction or gifting infrastructure, remediating land, clearing cargo to be returned to Australia and disposal of items. The retrograde planning for the extraction of ADF personnel and materiel started in 2011 be-fore Australia took the lead for security operations in Uruzgan.SALES2000 ISO Containers, 75 vehi-cles, furniture, building material and obsolete computer equip-ment.DESTRUCTIONSignificant quantities of out-of-date and obsolete ammunition, equipment, and stores items were destroyed using ADF, US and UK facilities.GIFTINGTo Afghan Army• 1100 Drehtainer armoured

accommodation containers. • 60 x 20 foot ISO containers.• 7000 x items of furniture.

• 4000 tools, gym equipment and kitchen equipment.

To United NationsSeveral 20 foot ISO containers, relocatable buildings, gen-erators, furniture, white goods and other equipment worth $500,000.RETURNED TO AUSTRALIAPersonnel – 1700 personnel from Afghanistan reducing footprint down to about 450 personnel.• 214 x Drehtainer armoured

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of Logistics at JTF-633 in 2011 before returning for his current role.

He also deployed to Timor-Leste in 2000 and was part of the team that wound down Operation Tanager and assisted in removing equipment brought in for the International Force East Timor (Interfet).

“What made it easier coming into this job was that I had been here before and knew about JTF-633 and I’d done some retrograde work in Timor but not to this level.

“I’d also been a RAN Liaison Officer (RANLO) at Moorebank so I had a good understanding of land logistics.

“Overall you saw tangible results from your planning.

“The Force Support Unit at KAF and the movers at Al Minhad Air Base are all good operators and never had trouble getting stuff done because they knew why we were doing it and wanted to be part of the solution.”

It’s not the task that is the stand-out memory for CMDR Swinden, it’s the integration of the three sepa-rate services that has left a lasting legacy for future joint operations.

“When I first joined the Navy in 1985 the ADF did not exist as it does in its current form. It was just three services,” he said.

“Since the mid-1990s the three services have turned into the ADF and we now work much more close-ly together and that is for the better.

“We are at the stage now that having a RANLO operating in a landlocked country for a land opera-tion is not out of the ordinary.

“Likewise with the Australian Public Service (APS) personnel. A lot of people in the Redeployment Fusion Cell were APS and had a lot of skills the ADF didn’t have and they made completing this mission much easier than it might have been.”

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Travel burden alleviatedSGT Dave Morley

SAILORS considering a transfer to the NPC category will be pleased to know recent ADF travel reforms have removed a major administrative hurdle.

Naval Police Coxswain Category Manager WO Shannon Power said the volume and diverse nature of Defence travel had resulted in both policy and process confusion for travellers and pressure on service delivery areas.

“Defence recently completed an end-to-end review of its travel ser-vices, looking at four types of travel – business, both domestic and inter-national, ADF conditions of service, ADF course/trainee travel and short/long term overseas posting travel,” WO Power said.

“The review of course-related travel aimed to provide a better expe-rience for the traveller, streamline administrative requirements for Navy training establishments and offer Navy and the Navy Training Authority improved reporting capabilities.

“Coupled with the review, changes announced last year by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, have streamlined administra-tion of official passports resulting in a considerable burden on the Naval Police Coxswain category being removed.”

WO Power said delegates within Navy were now able to validate docu-ments associated with applications,

and applications could be submitted by mail rather than in person.

“The objective was to design a Defence travel services model that was effective, lean, cost effective, demon-strated high integrity and delivered a good user experience for everyone,” he said.

WO Power said another result of

the review was the new travel request SmartForm, which would bring together all current travel forms, with the exception of travel budget calcula-tors.

“This will include the Travel Requisition Form PY082, Student Booking Request Form AD428 and Remote Locality Leave Travel

Application Form AD617,” he said. “The SmartForm will display only sections relevant to the type of travel being requested, improved data valida-tion, and digital signatures to record approvals on the form.

“Electronic workflow will allow the form to move through approval steps and onto processing areas.”

WONPC Graeme Meadowcroft, of HMAS Cerberus, said the offi-cial passport changes had not only improved the timeliness of the pass-port application process, but also the amount of NPC resources needed to assist.

“All these changes have allowed us to spend more time doing domestic policing duties, but more importantly, it has enabled us to spend more time out and about interacting with ship’s company and trainees,” he said.

Defence is the biggest user of offi-cial passports within Australia holding more than 50,000.

Each year, about 11,000 offi-cial passports are initially issued or renewed to Defence personnel.

WONPC Trish Chaplin, of HMAS Stirling, said the changes were already proving a success.

“Streamlining of the application process and certification of documen-tation have created both an efficient and workable solution to what was a labour intensive process,” she said.

“Stirling is currently achieving a negligible return rate.

“Changes to business procedures that provide tangible outcomes are positive steps for the category and its capability.”

Sailors interested in becoming an NPC should contact their local NPC office to discuss future career oppor-tunities.

ON THE JOB: LSNPC Nicholas Kelleher, left, and PONPC Danielle Sandover stand with their new patrol vehicle at Fleet Base West. A review of Defence travel will alleviate the administrative burden of NPCs, which will allow them to spend more time on the beat. Photo: ABIS Julianne Cropley

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IN WWI you had about a 66 per cent chance of dying from your wounds. By WWII and Vietnam this had dropped to around 50 and 30 per cent, respectively.

With modern techniques the fatality rate is now down to about one in 10, according to Director Air Force Health Reserve Queensland, GPCAPT David Scott.

GPCAPT Scott shared his first-hand knowledge during the Definitive Surgical Trauma Course (DSTC) and Military Anaesthetic (MILAN) courses run concurrently for the first time at Holsworthy and Liverpool Hospital from July 22-24.

Course participants included three Navy anaesthetic nurses and a Navy medic.

“The MILAN course was set up in the early 1990s to familiarise anaesthetists in the ADF who had never deployed with the equipment they would deploy with,” GPCAPT Scott said.

“Over the years the concept has changed with the conflicts the ADF has been involved with.

“In the Middle East in particular the nature and injury patterns were far more severe than what we saw in Bougainville, Solomon Islands and East Timor.

“The stuff we are teaching now is management of severely injured battle trauma patients. That differs from what people would normally

see in their practice in anaesthesia and intensive care.”

To ADF Professor of Military Medicine and Surgery, LTCOL Michael Reade, running the DTSC and MILAN courses concurrently was a logical evolution.

“When I took on this position it struck me that we would be a whole lot better off with a combined train-ing course,” he said.

“Not only would we get to know each other as individuals, but we would understand each other’s per-spectives and how we operate, so that when we come together and do this for real we are not meeting each other for the first time.

“The course we have designed includes sessions where we are all together in the same room discuss-ing things on the same page then splitting into separate groups.”

The main difference between the environment surgeons and anaes-thetists work under in Australia and when deployed is the availability of resources.

“Defence has improved in the past five years with new equipment giving us the tools we would expect in a civilian hospital,” LTCOL Reade said.

“In all of our teaching we are emphasising the need to conserve resources.

“For example, with blood prod-ucts when we deploy we have a limit to the amount of blood we are able to transfuse.”

GPCAPT Scott said the most common cause of injury in the Middle East was penetrating trauma.

“We don’t normally see this in Australia, but over there we have to manage these patients and manage them well,” he said

“In two months in Tarin Kot I saw more gunshot wounds than I had seen in 20 years of private prac-tice in Australia.

“Lots of soldiers’ lives have been saved by applying the new tech-niques.”

With the unfortunate inevitabil-ity of battlefield trauma almost guaranteed in one form or another, ADF personnel can rest assured that Australian and coalition soldiers are in capable hands as a direct result of medical staff having completed the DSTC and MILAN courses.

ABMED Robert Harper, of Maritime Operational Health Unit, HMAS Penguin, has a background in perioperative nursing and said he enjoyed the challenge of the course.

“It takes us through traumatic surgery in an austere environment such as in the field, on a ship and in warlike situations,” he said.

“I feel privileged to be working with this group of professionals.

“It’s a bit like being a small fish in a big ocean, but these guys have really put me at ease.

“I’m surrounded by a lot of expe-rienced people and I’m just absorb-ing their knowledge like a sponge.”

Being prepared saves lives ESSENTIAL TRAINING: ABMED Rob Harper works on a simulated combat casualty during the Definitive Surgical Trauma Course at Liverpool Hospital, Sydney. Photo: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

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NEW ADDITION: AB Wayde Silcock meets his son Kai for the first time and reunites with partner Caitlyn. Photo: LSIS Nina Fogliana

FAMILIAR SITE: HMAS Darwin sails into her home port,

Fleet Base East, Sydney, on completion of a successful

seven-month deployment to the Middle East Region.

Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

MASSIVE HAUL: More than six tonnes of hashish seized during a boarding in June is displayed on the flight deck of HMAS Darwin. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

SIGN OF TIMES: LEUT Daniel McCall displays a proposal banner for his partner. Photo: LSIS Nina Fogliani

FAMILY TIME: PO Matthew Macdonald greets his daughter Charlotte and partner Shannon. Photo: LSIS Nina Fogliani

WE’RE BACK: AB Bonny Hood waves to her family waiting on the

wharf after completing a seven-month deployment aboard HMAS Darwin.

Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

MAS Darwin crew returned home flushed with pride after a seven-month deployment to the Middle East Region, where she made a record

1032kg seizure of heroin.About 500 family and friends cheered

Darwin’s triumphant return to Fleet Base East, where COMSURF CDRE Jonathan Mead praised the ship’s company for seiz-ing narcotics worth more than $2.1 billion.

CDRE Mead said Darwin’s efforts had enhanced security around the globe because the profits of drug smuggling were used to finance terrorism.

“It is clear to me that security in the region is significantly safer now because of Darwin’s efforts, which have denied fund-ing to terrorist organisations,” he said.

“It was a magnificent deployment, with

the ship’s company seizing and destroying more than 12 tonnes of narcotics, including the largest seizure of heroin in the history of the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).”

CO Darwin CMDR Terry Morrison said the primary purpose of the deployment was to fight terrorist organisations, achieved through the interception of the drugs.

“Darwin and her ship’s company are especially proud of what we have achieved,” CMDR Morrison said.

“It was a great achievement to deny funding to the terrorists who have committed atrocities such as September 11 and the Bali bombings.”

CMDR Morrison said Darwin benefitted from previous deployments by HMA Ships Newcastle and Melbourne.

“We learnt a lot from the experiences of Newcastle and Melbourne, and we have

passed these lessons to Toowoomba, which we hope will have even greater success against drug smugglers and terrorists,” he said.

“We have followed in the wake of a long succession of Australian and coalition warships and we now wish the crew of Toowoomba a very successful deployment.”

CMDR Morrison said he was proud of all the members of his crew and praised their dedication to duty during a highly challenging but rewarding deployment.

“This team of highly trained sailors has performed incredibly well in everything from search and rescue operations, to mak-ing significant drug interdictions,” he said.

During the deployment, Darwin helped rescue 13 fishermen, including two children found adrift off the coast of Pakistan after their vessel sunk five days earlier.

CMDR Morrison said Darwin also con-

ducted a delicate aeromedical evacuation of a French fisherman who had suffered a heart attack at sea.

Darwin deployment was the 57th rota-tion of an Australian warship to the Middle East since the first Gulf War in 1990.

During her deployment the upgraded frigate steamed more than 45,000 nautical miles and conducted 23 flag verification boardings, 13 replenishments at sea and vis-ited five ports along the east coast of Africa and the Middle East.

Darwin deployed on Operation Slipper in January and was reassigned to Operation Manitou, which began on July 1.

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NCODefence Force MagistrateOne charge of Prejudicial Conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of mak-ing an inappropriate comment to another member. The member pleaded not guilty and was found guilty. The member forfeited senior-ity and was severely reprimanded.

Defence Force MagistrateTwo charges of Prejudicial Conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of

pretending to be another member when making certain enquiries. The member pleaded guilty and was found guilty on both charges. The member was reprimanded on both charges.

OTHER RANKDefence Force MagistrateFifteen charges of misuse of Commonwealth Credit Card – DFDA s 61(3) and Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 s 60(1)One charge of Prejudicial Conduct – DFDA s 60(1)

The member was accused of using a Defence Travel Card to obtain cash totalling $16,700 that the member was not entitled to receive. The member was accused of taking the Defence Travel Card after it had been confiscated. The member pleaded guilty to all charges and was found guilty of all. The member was sentenced to dismissal from the Defence Force; 10 periods of civil imprisonment to be served concurrently, to be released after four months on a conditional good behaviour bond; and to pay reparations to the Commonwealth of $16,700.

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MORE than 450 Defence people joined Canberra Raiders rugby league players and members of the public on August 12 in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest three-legged race.

The event, held at Northbourne Oval in Canberra, was supported by Habitat Personnel Indigenous Employment and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

It was part of the National Rugby League’s ‘Close the Gap’ round, which promotes the need to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, life expectancy, education and employment opportunities.

The attempt fell short of the world record of 649 pairs but the total of 543 pairs of run-ners was enough to claim the largest recorded three-legged race in the Southern Hemisphere.

The biggest Defence contingent came from ADFA cadets and staff who paired up to take part. The cadets were rewarded for their efforts with crates of lime-flavoured, green milk – a fitting colour for both the Raiders and our cam-clad cadets.

MIDN Sarah Moriarty said it was great fun. “I really enjoyed hanging out with the kids,” she said. “It’s not every day we get to get out and do this.

“We have to get behind the Aboriginal community. Diversity is everything, especially in Defence. We need to embrace it.”

SBLT Coral Belcher said the event pro-vided a good laugh.

“It’s good for ADFA to get involved in the community and today was a really good day because it was in support of a great cause and there was a lot of community attractions going on,” she said.

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CHILDREN of Vietnam veterans can apply for funding assistance from the Long Tan Bursary Scheme to help with the cost of following their chosen career path.

The scheme is named after the Battle of Long Tan, fought by Australians dur-ing the Vietnam War.

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Awards are made at either day-time school assemblies or evening speech nights, with the majority of presentations occurring between September and December.

Last year 755 schools took part.

This year’s target is 800 schools.The awards provide an excellent

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In many schools the awards are presented by a uniformed member who is associated with the school. This association could be either as a previous student, having a family

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Members should only volunteer to attend schools within their work/home locality as funding for travel-ling allowance will not be made available, except in exceptional circumstances.

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TEAMWORK: OFFCDT Katherine King and MIDN Sarah Moriarty take part in the three-legged race.

RECORD NUMBER: Defence personnel join Canberra Raiders rugby league players and the public for the start of the record-breaking attempt at the largest three-legged race. Photos: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

THE 2014 Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (2014 WRA) remains a key part of the Defence Employment Offer that provides a wide range of employment benefits.

Director Military Remuneration COL Brendan Stevens and his team con-tinue to develop a WRA appropriate for the current environment.

“It has been great to see so much engagement in the process. I thank the many ADF members who contributed to the development of the 2014 WRA and made their views known. The ADF will continue to seek the views of members on remuneration matters,” COL Stevens said.

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PERSONNEL from HMAS Stirling carried out adven-ture training in Western Australia’s south west in sup-port of conservation of the marine environment.

A section of long-line rope and thick commercial fishing line had washed up on a rocky section of coastline at Wyadup before last summer.

The rope had twisted on itself and had become 50-70cm thick, about 500m long and extremely heavy. The nearest point for vehicles was half a kilometre away.

In coordination with the Western Australian Department of Fisheries, Department of Parks and Wildlife, and the Tangaroa Blue Foundation’s Australian Marine Debris Initiative, Navy personnel developed a means of removing the debris from the coastline.

Using a portable generator, angle grinders and cable cutters, the long line was cut into man-ageable lengths, bagged and then carried the half kilometre to where a Navy truck was waiting to take the debris to the local tip.

Matthew Dasey, a Marine Park Coordinator with the

Department of Parks and Wildlife, was happy with the outstanding result.

“The expertise of the Navy to do the job safely and effi-ciently was impressive,” Mr Dasey said.

Stirling personnel and mem-bers of the Department of Parks and Wildlife worked together for two days in July to remove the net and other debris from the beach.

LS Michael Butterworth, of Fleet Support Unit – West, said it was a job with a differ-ence and he was happy with the team’s effort.

“It was a rare opportunity to get out and do something like this,” LS Butterworth said.

“We worked pretty hard, but it was a good job done.”

The adventure training was a great opportunity for AB Paul Bousfield, of the Submarine Support Group, to give to some-thing he believes in.

“I am right into marine con-servation and volunteered once I heard about it,” AB Bousfield said. “It was awesome and we all got right into doing the hard yards. It was a great result.”

The Navy team carried 106 bags of debris off the inhospita-ble coastline, which weighed a total of 1.329 tonnes.

Adventure for a causeLONG HAUL: SMN Jack Schulze and SMN Joshua Gillon, of Fleet Support Unit – West carry bags of fishing net along Wyadup Beach during a combined effort to remove the washed up net.

BIG CATCH: HMAS Stirling personnel (left) stand beside the large pile of fishing net they worked to remove from Wyadup Beach in the Margaret River region. Photos: ABIS Julianne Cropley

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Duo rewarded for work LEUT Clint Moore

TWO members of Sea Training Group (STG) were honoured during a ceremony at Larrakeyah Barracks on July 25.

POBM Christian Duncan was awarded a DCN Silver Commendation for his work in establishing the training vessel MV Discovery III.

Discovery III is now used for all border protection training and is an integral part of the work-up package for ships proceeding to Operation Resolute.

For PO Duncan, it was a fitting finale to his time with the STG, hav-ing moved to a role as chief boat-swain’s mate on board Ardent Six.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working with the professional men and women of STG, and I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead,” PO Duncan said.

At the same ceremony, the Fleet Gunnery and Seamanship Assistant, Phil Durnan, was promoted to warrant officer, the culmination of almost 25 years service in the RAN.

WO Durnan will assume the role of Fleet Seamanship Assistant at STG for major fleet units.

“Producing mission-ready crews for assignment to Resolute has been very satisfying, and this is one of the most rewarding postings I have

had in my career,” WO Durnan said. “I am very grateful for the

opportunity to have worked with STG, and have learned a lot from the expertise sea trainers bring from their respective branches.”

Commander Norcom CDRE Brenton Smyth presented the awards and acknowledged the efforts of both members, and STG as a whole, for their contributions to border protection operations.

“Both sailors have been recog-nised for their high level of com-mitment, professionalism and initia-tive,” CDRE Smyth said.

“As with all members of the Minor War Vessel Sea Training group, I admire and appreciate their expertise, hard work and dedication in preparing crews to safely meet the challenging operations they experience on Resolute.

“It is an honour to recognise their valuable contribution today.”

Many past, present and future members of STG attended the pres-entations.

Commander Sea Training –Minor War Vessels CMDR Dave McDonald, as well as his prede-cessor and now CO Coonawarra, CMDR John Navin, took the oppor-tunity to express their appreciation for the efforts of both WO Durnan and PO Duncan.

KUDOS FOR TRAINERS: POBM Christian Duncan, left, and WO Phil Durnan display their commendation and promotion certificates during a ceremony at Larrakeyah Barracks in Darwin. Photo: SGT Phil Kafcaloudes

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THE RAN Staff Acquaint Course (RANSAC), Navy’s staff skills develop-ment program, has marked its largest entry with 18 students from the perma-nent and reserve Navy and Australian Public Service joining Course 33-2014.

The Australian Command and Staff College delivers RANSAC at Weston Creek in Canberra.

RANSAC is a course aimed at the lieutenant commander and commander rank that has developed a reputation for the high quality of its graduates and the rigour of its curriculum.

The course has been offered since 1982 and continues to go from strength to strength.

Director RANSAC CMDR Andrew St John-Brown, said the main issue now was coping with demand building from other parts of Defence and from interna-tional navies.

The beginning of RANSAC 33 coin-cided with the graduation of 12 course members from RANSAC 32.

The Aircrew Category Manager at HMAS Albatross, LCDR Kerry Rohrsheim, was awarded the Lonsdale Medallion as Dux of Course 32.

“RANSAC is a demanding course but its flexible delivery method of two short residential periods, and a distance education phase, is an ideal alternative to the one-year full-time ACSC joint course for officers wanting to develop high-level staff skills,” LCDR Kerry Rohrsheim said.

“I was even allowed to defer a phase because of commitments that otherwise would have required my abandoning the course.

“The RANSAC staff have been really fantastic to ensure that I got enough support and advice to succeed, and the quality of the course lecturers is outstanding.”

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Rohrsheim was an example of the out-standing staff officers that RANSAC had been developing for more then 30 years.

“Our aim is to produce officers who can deliver accurate, timely and suc-cinct written and oral advice to senior Defence commanders that can be relied upon for the quality of its analysis and recommendations,” CMDR St John-Brown said.

RANSAC participants are drawn from the RAN, RAN Reserve, other ADF Reserves, the Australian Public Service and selected overseas Naval Reserves.

The course aims to prepare officers for staff appointments in single-service, joint and integrated environments.

It incorporates elements of the com-munications skills, strategic environ-ment, strategy, Navy single-service and joint operations modules of the ACSC(J).

RANSAC is conducted in three phas-es that require about 32 days of residen-tial study and 10 days of distance educa-tion effort over a period of one year.

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Moving with the timesTRAINING Technology Support Unit (TTSU) has marked its one-year anniversary with the release of its 10th Training Force resource, Celestial Mechanics for the Hydrographic School.

TTSU is an amalgamation of the Navy Video Unit, and multimedia teams from HMA Ships Cerberus and Watson, and Fleet Headquarters.

Manager TTSU Julia Henry said the unit had experienced some great successes in its first year and, as the technology in the e-learn-ing industry continued to grow, the breadth of products it could deliver was increasing.

She said the focus of TTSU at the moment was safety.

“Our electrical safety video was a major highlight for us given the importance of the topic and the fact that it could save lives,” Ms Henry said.

“The video was produced in 10 days from tasking to delivery and knowing that everyone in the Navy has seen this video, as part of CN’s directive, is something the team is very proud of,” Ms Henry said.

“Since the changes in regulations regarding workplace health and safety, all existing safety products are in the process of being updated.

“We’ve completed Working at Heights and upcoming products include Toxic Hazard and Hazardous Substances.

“Another success is the Relative Velocity Problem Assistant. It has been integrated into the Junior Warfare Application Course. Both the students and instructors are finding it incredibly useful,” she said.

OIC Bridge Training Faculty LCDR Ben Wellfare said relative velocity was one of the most difficult concepts for junior maritime warfare officers to master.

Training Technology Support Unit (TTSU) is based at Garden Island, Sydney, and has had to move with the times on presenting training material for sailors. The team of nine civilians and three Navy members is responsible for the delivery of train-ing packages in an exciting, modern format. The e-learning packages are available on DVD and, in some cases, on Campus.

“This package is a fantastic self-help tool, using modern technology and understanding of learning methods to reinforce classroom and practical training,” LCDR Wellfare said.

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TOOLS OF TRADE: Training development officer LEUT Glenn Butters and lead multimedia developer Glenn Davidson, of Training Technology Support Unit, look at some of the DVDs produced by the unit. Photo: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

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Back to weight loss basicsThinking of shedding some kilos? Kate Flinders gives helpful tips to ensure you understand the key principles.

ITCH the diets. Going on a diet implies that at some point you are going to come off the diet.

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Follow these simple steps to improve your overall health and wellness:

Try to eat:

A wide variety of nutritious unprocessed foods in the right balance.

Lots of vegetables, fruit, leg-umes, wholegrain cereals, eggs, nuts and seeds.

Moderate amounts of low fat dairy foods, lean meats and veg-etarian alternatives.

Small amounts of foods high in saturated fat, added sugar and salt.

Control your overall food intake by choosing small to moderate portions.

Drink plenty of water each day.

Forget the scales: Do not become obsessed with weighing or measuring yourself.

Think outside the square to measure your success:

Clothing – you notice your clothing fits more loosely.

Energy – you have more energy throughout the day.

Mood – you feel good about yourself and what you are achieving.

Strength – you feel yourself getting physically stronger and having more endurance.

Sensible weight loss rateFad weight-loss diets promising rapid loss of large amounts of weight do not work

in the long-term. Also, rapid weight-loss sets the body up to fight against this loss (because the body ‘thinks’ it is facing starvation), leading to unwanted muscle loss. Fad dieters usually regain the lost weight quite quickly (or end up weighing more).

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No forbidden foodsDeprive yourself of something and you may end up wanting it even more. When you eventually succumb to temptation, you will probably eat more than you should. Guilt might stimulate further ‘comfort eat-ing’, reinforcing the vicious cycle.

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Michael Brooke

NAVY came within a whisker of beating Army to win the 2014 ADF Interservice Lawn Bowls (NSW) Championships at the St George’s Basin Country Club on July 17.

The competition attracted lawn bowlers from ACT and Southern NSW (Jervis Bay/Wagga Region) who converged on the South Coast of NSW to contest the annual carnival.

The competition was contest-ed by four teams, with two from Navy, and one each from Army and Air Force.

The Navy teams were again pipped at the post by archrivals Army, to place second and third.

PO Jason Smith said Navy 1 came close to winning the event, but Army rallied at the very end to win by one shot.

“It was heart-breaking to lead all the way, only to lose on the last shot,” he said.

Both Navy teams easily accounted for Air Force, to set up a grudge match for the runner-up position.

“After a titanic struggle Navy 1 emerged victorious by only three shots,” PO Smith said.

Rookie bowler of the tourna-ment was LCDR Peter Hudson, who played his first competitive game of lawn bowls.

“LCDR Hudson turned heads from other more experienced bowlers, purely in the way he picked up the game so quickly,” PO Smith said.

LCDR Hudson attributed his success to beginner’s luck and the advice he received from the experienced members of his team.

“That was the first time I had

played in a competition, although I had rolled a bowl a couple of times with family members in a social setting,” he said.

“The secret to my success, if you can call it that, was that I listened extensively to the wise words of the more senior mem-bers of the team, and learnt very quickly it was not as easy as some make it look.”

All players are now ready for the ADF Nationals to be held at Booval Bowling club in Ipswich during September 14-19.

Teams: Navy 1 – PO Jason Smith, PO Mark Lamont, LCDR Peter Hudson, CPO Gavin Rose. Navy 2 – AB Jamie Turner, PO Mathew Goward, LS Alan Murray, LS Chris Bobbin.

More information on the event and ADF lawn bowls is at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/vcdf/sites/LawnBowls/

On target for lawn bowls nationals

LCDR Ian Lumsden

WHEN LEUT Rowan Walker crossed the finish line in 11th place with a time of 2hr 21min 47sec after a gruelling 42.2km run in the Gold Coast Airport Marathon held on July 6, he was the first Australian in the field of more than 5000 runners to do so.

This result earned him the title of Australian Marathon National Champion for 2014.

At 44 he claims to be past his prime as a runner, but his achievements and training regime suggest otherwise.

“I run 10 times a week, at least once a day and twice on many days,” LEUT Walker said.

“Distances vary from 37km when I’m training for a marathon to 8km on an easy day.

“Navy has been very supportive of my running aspirations over the past 15 years as fitness is one of Navy’s core tenants.”

As for the race itself, LEUT Walker claims to get “a perverse sense of enjoyment” from it.

“When running I’m competing more with myself than the field.

“I have to remain focused on my pace, rhythm and breathing and it takes a considerable amount of con-centration.”

The 2014 Gold Coast Airport Marathon hosted the Australian Marathon Championships and includ-ed the best Australian marathoners who battled it out in pursuit of becom-ing the men’s and women’s national champions along with a state or terri-tory based team champions.

Michael Brooke

NAVY’S fleet-footed runners over-came a human tsunami of 81,000 to record impressive times in the world’s biggest fun run from the Sydney CBD to Bondi Beach.

More than a dozen sailors with the ADF Athletics Association and the Navy Running Association completed the City2Surf on August 10 with the Australian Defence Running Athletics Association (ADRAA) placing third in the athletics/sports clubs category.

The competing NRA members all performed well with some blis-tering times recorded, none better than NUSHIP Canberra’s LS Josh O’Hanlon who finished the gruelling 14km course in 59min 54sec.

“I ran well, but was very tired at the finish,” LS O’Hanlon said.

“It was a great day and I really enjoyed the atmosphere.”

LS O’Hanlon’s time was impres-sive, considering the winner, elite Commonwealth Games athlete Craig Mottram, clocked around 42min.

Also featuring in Navy’s assault were CPO Mark Baker, of HMAS Kuttabul (1:01), CAPT Andrew Whittaker, of Navy Strategic Command, (1:03.44), CMDR Mark Bailey, of HMAS Waterhen (1:07), CPO Anne Schofield, of HMAS Cairns, (1:16), ADFA’s AB Chris Campling (1:17), PO Gary Swanton, of HMAS Cerberus, (1:23) and AB Richard Van Huisstede of HMAS Albatross, (1:38).

CMDR Bailey completed his eighth City2Surf and said he would have done better but had to take breaks from training due to operation-al deployments and sea postings.

“My time this year was slow as work commitments and a one-year-old have hampered opportunities to train, but to get sub 70min means a group one (red bib) front of the pack start for the following year,” he said.

CPO Baker said he finished the race seven minutes faster than he expected to.

“I had a good run, felt strong the whole way, including up ‘heartbreak hill’, which I ran up the whole way,” he said.

“My finish time was well under what I expected as I have not been running too much lately.”

Other runners included CPO Anthony McPherson, of the Navy Communications and Information Warfare Branch, who clocked 1:14.38 while LEUT Megan Hoare, of HMAS Penguin, finished in 1:05.50.

LEUT Hoare said she ran in her

ON THE RUN: LS Josh O’Hanlon crosses the finish line of the City2Surf in Sydney in 59min 54sec (left) as CAPT Andrew Whittaker (above) makes his way to the finish. He finished in 1:03.44. Photos: Marathon Photos and Michael Brooke

Walker runs into form to take title

second City2Surf just to challenge herself, and to try to conquer heart-break hill in a quicker time than last year.

“That big hill always lives up to its reputation, it is really tough and always reduces most runners to a slow trot,” she said.

The Navy runners were among the 81,420 competitors to start the run with about 68,000 finishing.

The runners started to gather at Hyde Park from around 7am with the elite wave getting off around 7.30am.

After the start-gun was fired, the

masses commenced their journey down William Street through the tun-nel and made their way towards the infamous heartbreak hill which is at the 6-7km mark.

It’s at this point the serious run-ners are sorted out from those just making up the numbers. Once over the hill, the runners wind their way towards the finish line at Bondi.

PO Swanton said “there is no greater view than rounding the corner and heading down along Campbell Parade, where you have Bondi Beach to your left and the cheering crowds

lining the parade as you make the sharp left hander towards the finish line”.

“After a chronic calf injury all through winter, I was a little hesi-tant on how I would go on the day,” he said. “I had a conservative start and managed to get through the run unscathed.”

PO Swanton said entry was already open for next year’s event on August 9 and it would be great to see a larger contingent of NRA members participating.

Relishing in City2Surf

25SPORTAugust 28, 2014 www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS

Nordic champions lead team successLCDR Wendy Hughes won the ADF female champion trophy and AB Tom Hale won the male ADF champion biathlete title to help Navy score a stunning victory at the 2014 Defence Biathlon and Nordic Skiing Championships.

The Navy team managed to outshoot and outski the highly competitive RAAF and Army teams in both the open and novice biathlon events at Mt Hotham in Victoria from August 10-15.

The Navy was exceptional in the biathlon, which combines the two disciplines of target shooting and cross-country skiing in one event.

In only his second year of competition, AB Hale won the 2014 male ADF champion biath-lete trophy – through sheer fit-ness, talent and determination.

“The combined events of shooting and skiing make for an interesting event in a very tough contest where the competitive

spirit was very strong,” AB Hale said.

“The team shot very well, while our skiing was also strong.”

LCDR Hughes also played a major role in ensuring Navy’s triumph – pipping her Air Force and Army rivals to claim the ADF female champion trophy for the fourth year in a row.

“I am delighted with my suc-cess, but more chuffed that Navy won every female trophy,” she said.

“Winning is all about being fit and ready to compete, which is why I show up every year without expectations, but always surprise myself.”

Novice biathlete MIDN Chanelle Smith, competing in her first year, led the Navy women’s patrol team to victory.

“It was an amazing experience and I can’t wait to come back to help Navy win next year,” she said.

“I would highly encourage anyone who likes adventure to try this sport.”

SMN Erin Ashworth was sur-prised at how quickly she adapted to a completely new sport.

“Nobody knew how to ski, but by the end of the first week we were skiing and shooting,” she said.

“I felt completely supported and welcome. There was a great team spirit.”

The Navy male novice patrol team of CPO Chris Ware, CMDR Henri Nord-Thomson, SMN Quaye Clough and AB Brent McGregor competed strongly.

CPO Ware shot a perfect score of 100 per cent of targets.

“The military patrol race promotes teamwork which chal-lenges us in ways we never imag-ined,” CPO Ware said.

Team manager WO Ian Waller said he was proud of the achieve-ments of all team members.

“AB Hale, LEUT Sven Howorth and LCDR Garry Lewis skied exceptionally fast as did LCDR Hughes,” he said.

“These seasoned skiers encour-

aged a high level of determination among the other members.”

WO Waller said he was also proud of the efforts of newer members, AB Brent McGregor, LS Emma MacNab, MIDN Smith, SMN Clough, SBLT Krystl Elliot-Smith and CMDR Nord-Thomson.

“They all stepped up to com-pete in the tougher open events although they were all new to the sport,” he said.

“I am also pleased to see ongoing solid performances from PO Vickie Austin, CMDR Martin Linsley and PO Peter Sutton, who proved again to be valuable team members for 2014.”

Anyone who would like further infor-mation about Ex Coolshot should con-tact WOET Ian Waller on 0419500267 or visit the association website at www.skinavy.com.

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Michael Brooke

THE ADF Hockey Association performed strongly in the 2014 Australian Country Hockey Championships in Toowoomba from August 2-9, with seven players earning selection in the national team.

AB Dan Sekulich was among the seven selected. The ADF men’s team placed equal third after

securing a 2-2 draw with Victoria in the play-offs.The ADF opened their round-robin campaign

with a 3-0 loss to Queensland, but made amends in the next match by beating South Australia 6-2.

The ADF played a red-hot NSW in their next match, losing 4-1.

But it drew with Western Australia next up to pro-gress to the final rounds.

Team coach GPCAPT Leon Phillips praised his squad, saying the players had a never-say-die attitude.

“This tournament is a tough event for the ADF,” he said.

“With our modest population of just under 60,000 service personnel we compete against large country regions such as NSW and Queensland which have between 2-4 million people to draw from.”

The ADF women’s team played well, having the majority of possession, but lost its play-off for fifth place to South Australia 2-1.

The women lost first up to defending champion Queensland, 6-1, but then beat South Australia 2-1.

LS Kirsten Wilson opened the scoring against NSW with a slick goal in the third minute, but a late flurry of dubious goals resulted in a 3-1 loss, fol-lowed by a 1-0 loss to Western Australia.

Team coach PO Daniel Knapp said his players performed well in a very tough competition.

“The women’s team have improved from last year pushing all other state teams in hard fought contests unfairly not reflected in the scores,” he said.

“PO Talei Stoll put her body on the line on numerous occasions and battled on through injury to play all games in the tournament in key structure positions.”

BATTLED INJURY: PO Talei Stoll controls the ball against Western Australia. Photo: CPL Peter Borys

National call-up after top effort

DOMINANT: ADF male champion biathlete AB Tom Hale, who was competing for only the second year. Photos: Debbie Dromi

LEAD THE WAY: MIDN Chanelle Smith leaves the biathlon range.

STUNNING VICTORS: The Navy participants who made team manager WO Ian Waller proud at Mt Hotham.

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CPL Nick Wiseman

THE best of the ADF’s alpine athletes thrashed it out during August 10-14 at Perisher as part of the 2014 Australian Defence International and Interservice Snowsports Championships with Navy taking out second place.

Army took out the champion-ships but it was Navy’s consist-ent placing across the events that brought them into second placing.

PO Dan McLean, of 808 SQN, took out the snowboard slopestyle and placed second in the snow-boarder cross event and said the boarder cross was a very close race.

“We were leapfrogging the whole way, but in the end I eventu-ally lost out and took second,” he said.

“There is a lot of action in the boarder cross and anything can happen even if you’re the fastest competitor.”

PO McLean started snowboard-ing 14 years ago and has taken part in the competition six times. He said it was great to see the amount of progression among the competi-tors.

“There has been some great coaching and instruction from the Perisher staff,” he said.

“There is just no limit to what you can do in this sport, there is always something new to learn.”

LS Danni Humphries, of HMAS Harman, did well in the female snowboarding events taking out second place in both the snowboard cross and slopestyle. But she said the competition was tough going.

“This year’s championships I found were of a really high standard in comparison to previous years,” LS Humphries said.

“The Perisher staff did an

excellent job setting up practice courses and providing great instructors.

“It was really good to be able to practice on the exact courses that we were competing on.

“My favourite event is slopestyle as I find it more challenging and it is the style of riding I normally do when I am not participating in the two weeks of competitions.”

LS Humphries said the toughest part of the event each year was attracting women to the sport.

“The only downside is we strug-gle to attract, and kept, more female snowboarders.

“I am happy for any females, who are interested in getting involved, to get in contact with me on my work email so that I can keep them updated on all the infor-mation about snowsports.”

On the skiing side of the competition MIDN Kate Millward placed second in the women’s ski cross and CPO Kerry Dickie placed second in the alpine giant slalom.

In his fourth year in the competition, AB Julian Jais placed first in the alpine slalom and third in the ski cross and said slalom was a smooth race.

“It involves more technical ski-ing and I really enjoyed it,” he said.

“I was doing well in the ski cross until I crashed, but I’ll be back next year.”

The weather throughout the week-long event was perfect, which is rare for the whole duration of an event.

Chair of the competition COL Phillip Langworthy said the competition ran exactly to plan.

“The competition has been intense but always good spirited, all the competitors valiantly repre-sented their respective services.”

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTSSailors prove their skills on Overall ADF Champion Contingent➤ Army

Champion Men’s Alpine Squad➤ Air Force (439.15 points)

Champion Women’s Alpine Squad➤ Army (300.51 points)Champion Men’s Snowboard Squad➤ Army (853.50 points)

Champion Women’s Snowboard Squad➤ Army (415 points)

Men’s Individual Combined Ski Champion1. FLTLT Mark Kenworthy2. LAC James Young3. AB Julian Jais

Women’s Individual Combined Ski Champion1. OCDT Elizabeth Lambert2. CPO Kerry Dickie3. CPL Kris Rayner

Men’s Individual Combined Snowboard Champion1. CAPT Richard Keller2. PO Daniel McLean3. LTCOL James Kerr

Women’s Individual Combined Snowboard Champion1. SQNLDR Amanda Gosling2. CAPT Katie Chapman3. LS Danni Humphries

SKIINGMen’s Giant Slalom1. FLTLT Mark Kenworthy2. SPR Toby Kubara3. LAC James Young

Men’s Slalom1. AB Julian Jais2. FLTLT Mark Kenworthy3. CMDR Phil Ridgeway

Men’s Ski Cross1. FLTLT Mark Kenworthy

2. LAC James Young3. AB Julian Jais

Women’s Giant Slalom1. OCDT Elizabeth Lambert2. CPO Kerry Dickie3. CPL Kris Rayner

Women’s Slalom1. OCDT Elizabeth Lambert2. LCPL Zoey Pepper3. CPL Kris Rayner

Women’s Ski Cross1. OCDT Elizabeth Lambert2. MIDN Kate Millward3. CPL Kris Rayner

SNOWBOARDINGMen’s Parallel Giant Slalom1. CAPT Richard Keller2. FLTLT Rhys Brown3. LCPL Daniel Robinson

Men’s Snowboard Cross1. LTCOL James Kerr2. PO Daniel McLean3. SQNLDR Matt Daley

Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle1. PO Daniel McLean2. SPR Tim Vlastuin3. LS Benjamin Thompson

Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom1. SQNLDR Amanda Gosling2. CAPT Katie Chapman3. AB Louise Chittick

Women’s Snowboard Cross1. SQNLDR Amanda Gosling2. LS Danni Humphries3. LT Julie Lakotij

Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle1. SQNLDR Amanda Gosling2. LS Danni Humphries3. LT Julie Lakotij

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LEUT Kelli Lunt

DEMONSTRATING a bright future for Navy snow-sports racing, the ADFA team emerged triumphant in the team results in the Navy Alpine Snowsports Championships for 2014.

Coming in with a com-bined time of 16:46.84, the ADFA team comprised three skiers and six snowboard-ers. Four personnel had not attended the competition before and yet some mem-bers had top-five finishes.

First-time participant and a first-year student, MIDN Kate Millward came in at the impressive overall second female skier. She had some previous experience at high school, but found the championships challenging.

“I skied as a kid at Falls Creek and with school – I’m just a recreational skier and this was the first time I’d sla-lomed,” MIDN Millward said.

“The week here was also a great opportunity to network and talk to people I wouldn’t ordinarily get the opportunity to.”

Second-year student and skier MIDN Tobias Phelps said like several of his team members, he had not raced before so was surprised to hear the ADFA team had won.

“This was the first time I had raced. I’ve done a few school trips, but this was a pretty intense competition and a steep learning curve,” MIDN Phelps said.

“I found out about the championships through my sister, who attended a wom-ens’ development camp a few weeks ago. I wasn’t really expecting us to do very well, but it was great we were able to take it out.”

Snowboarder MIDN Ailie McCallum, a first-year student and future MWO, said the week at Perisher had been a great experience.

“It was an excellent week. I loved every minute of the atmosphere,” MIDN McCallum said.

“The competition really helped me get out of my comfort zone and push my boundaries. I will definitely be back next year!”

Navy turns on a stellar showLEUT Kelli Lunt

WITH the largest number of participants since the mid-1990s, more than 140 Navy personnel had bluebird days and solid snow conditions at the Navy Alpine Snowsports 2014 Championships at Perisher Resort.

Held from August 3-9, the competition was fierce between the young guns and those with years of experience across slalom, giant slalom and skiercross for the skiers, and slopestyle, parallel giant slalom and boarder cross for the snowboarders.

AB Julien Jais, of HMAS Success, nudged out CMDR Brad Vizard, of HMAS Harman, to take out the overall male skier for 2014. His strong performance in the giant slalom saw him clock the fastest time of 28.63sec.

It was back-to-back titles for CPO Kerrie Dickie, of HMAS Harman, who won the overall female skier in 2013 as well as 2014.

CPO Dickie came in first in both the giant slalom and skier-cross races, MIDN Kate Millward hot on her heels taking out the slalom top time and coming in second in skier in cross and giant slalom.

For the boarders, LS Danni

Humphries, of HMAS Harman, maintained her solid performance over competitor LEUT Harriet Cameron, of Kuttabul, to emerge as overall female snowboarder. LS Humphries won both slopestyle and boarder cross events, with LEUT Cameron winning the parallel giant slalom.

Six times return competitor PO Daniel McLean, of 808 SQN, won the overall male snowboarder with strong performances in the boardercross and slopestyle.

PO McLean said the competition was strong with a good number of participants.

“We had the most boarders I’ve seen so the talent pool was big,” PO McLean said.

“The conditions were great with good courses. Competing in the slopestyle event was probably my favourite as that embodies what snowboarding is about for me.”

This year’s championships saw the return of former NAS competitor PO Rob Freedman (retd) as well as life members CMDR Neill Bell (retd) and PO Rob Holbrook (retd) who carried out the roles of officials and provided both advice and race guides to first time competitors.

Next year will mark the 25th anniversary for Navy Alpine Snowsports..

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FANCY FOOTWORK: AB Julien Jais competes to become the fastest slalom competitor with a combined time over two runs of 1min 12.2sec during the ADF snowsports championships held at Perisher Valley. He also took out the overall male skier title at the Navy snowsports championships Photo: LSIS Justin Brown

THE AIR UP THERE: AB Alex Stares gets some air

during the boarders’ slopestyle event of the Navy snowsports championships at Leichhardt

Terrain Park, Perisher Resort. Photo: ABIS Chantell Bianchi

SHOW OF SKILL: LS Danni Humphries shows the style that enabled her to take out overall female snowboarder at the Navy championships and finish second in both styles in the ADF championships. Photo: LS Justin Brown

TAKING ON BEST: MIDN Kate Millward on the slopes during the ADF snowsports championships. She took out the slalom event and finished second in the skier cross and giant slalom in the Navy championships before again impressing in the ADF championships finishing second in the ski cross event. Photo: LS Justin Brown

IN FORM: CPO Kerrie Dickie competes in the women’s giant slalom at the ADF snowsports

championship. She finished second and also took out the

overall women’s title at the Navy championships for the second

year in a row. Photo: LSIS Justin Brown

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