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The crew of HMAS Darwin ‘cheer ship’ during the Indian International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam, India. Photo: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth

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A NEW campaign to increase awareness and involvement in deliv-ering Plan Pelorus calls upon all Navy people to contribute – profes-sionally and innovatively – in order to realise the Navy headmark in 2018 and beyond.

In a video message by CN VADM Tim Barrett, he thanked all Navy personnel for their contribu-tions to Plan Pelorus outcomes.

The plan outlines CN’s vision of what the Navy will look like and be capable of delivering by 2018.

“Achievement of Plan Pelorus requires your commitment, innova-

tion and professionalism,” CN said. “We sometimes lose sight of how things we do today affect the Navy of tomorrow.”

Since the launch of Plan Pelorus last year, a significant amount of work has been done to implement the plan at all levels. The objectives of Plan Pelorus have been further defined in the Navy Warfighting Strategy, Navy Training Force Plan and the Navy Capability Plan.

“Every time you are on exercise or operation, you are expanding the core warfighting capability of the Navy,” CN said.

“Each time you set sail is an opportunity for you to build on the

professional warfighting experi-ences for yourself and your team.”

He said the headmark could only be achieved through innova-tive thinking and the commitment of all Navy people. CN challenged everyone to understand their role, be innovative and to live by our signa-ture behaviours every day.

“There has never been a better time to be in the RAN,” CN said.

“Everything you do in 2016 contributes to the Navy headmark.”

CNs video message will be a focus of divisional meetings across the Fleet to develop understanding of each unit’s key milestones for 2016 and how to achieve them.

T H E A D F s h ow c a s e d i t s Combined Mi l i t a ry Bands , Australia’s Federation Guard, and for the first time, the Pipes and Drums of the ADF contingent during performances at the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Etihad Stadium between February 12-14.

VCDF VADM Ray Griggs said he was proud to see the ADF per-form alongside Commonwealth and international bands as part of the inspiring military spectacle.

“The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a unique celebration of military heritage and music,” VADM Griggs said.

“There is nothing quite like it. It brings together military bands, cer-emonial and cultural elements from many nations in an event that is a colourful display of music, dance and military precision.

“I am delighted the ADF can again be part of this world-class event, performing alongside armed forces from around the world.”

Over five performances, the Combined Military Bands per-formed music especially crafted for the Tattoo by LSMUS Martyn

CN’s vision for Pelorus

Military spectacleMembers of the Combined Military Bands of the ADF perform a full dress rehearsal at Etihad Stadium during the 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Melbourne earlier in the month. Photos: LSIS Nina Fogliani

Members of the Pipes and Drums, left, and Australia’s Federation Guard in action at the rehearsal.

Ministers sworn in

Hancock. They also played some of Australia’s most iconic melodies.

Director Combined Military Bands of the ADF LCDR Steven Stanke said the band enjoyed play-ing music that had a central place in Australian and ADF memory.

“These melodies have meant so much to our members serving in conflict and on peacekeeping duties during the past century of service,” LCDR Stanke said.

“It was an honour to per-form them for the internationally renowned Royal Edinburgh Tattoo.”

The Tattoo has previously toured Australia with performances in Sydney in 2005 and 2010.

VADM Griggs said this year the Tattoo provided a timely reminder of the magnitude of the effect of WWI on Australia and the contributions and sacrifices made by Australians as we commemorate the Centenary of Anzac.

“The massed bands, the military precision of the performances, and the haunting strains of the lone piper, provided a time for attendees to

reflect on a century of military ser-vice by Australians who have served in peace and in conflict, and who continue to do so today,” he said.

The Tattoo provides significant funding for benevolent organisations and charities.

Some of the proceeds from the Melbourne performances will direct-ly assist current and former serving Defence personnel and their fami-lies, with part of the funds raised from ticket sales being dispersed to nominated charities in Australia.

TWO new Defence port-folio ministers were sworn into office in Canberra on February 18.

Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is Minister for Defence Materiel and Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack is Assistant Minister for Defence.

Both ministers were elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.

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HMAS Melbourne has docked in Bahrain on the journey home after completing more than 50 board-ing operations and seizing almost a tonne of heroin during a Middle Eastern deployment.

The guided missile frigate handed over maritime security responsibili-ties to sister ship HMAS Darwin after five months of operations in support of the Combined Maritime Forces.

CO CMDR Bill Waters com-mended the ship’s company of 223 officers and sailors for their com-mitment and efforts that ensured a successful deployment.

“During the five months on operations we confiscated and destroyed 977kg of high grade heroin seized from five different vessels suspected of smuggling ille-gal narcotics,” he said.

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CPL Mark Doran

NINE members of HMAS Melbourne’s crew were awarded Commander JTF633 commenda-tions at the Naval Support Activity in Manama, Bahrain on February 3.

LCDR Julian Brett, CPO Darren Smith, PO Genevieve Richardson and PO Michael Watkins were awarded silver commendations.

Bronze commendations were awarded to LCDR Tristan Radford, LEUT Liam Catterson, PO Andrew Childs, LS Yu Su, and AB Jason Duvall.

The awards were presented by Deputy CO JTF633 CDRE Braddon Wheeler, who congratulated the recip-ients and said it was not just individu-als who made a team work.

“This has been a high-performing team and everyone should be proud of their efforts in their deployment,” CDRE Wheeler said.

“HMAS Melbourne has a great reputation within the Combined Maritime Forces and the work that has been done during Operation Manitou has been tremendous.

“The professionalism and skills shown are key to making Navy and the ADF better in the future.”

LEUT Catterson was awarded his commendation for diligent work and attention to detail as a consummate professional.

He said it was humbling to be recognised, and noted the hard work performed by everyone in the ship’s company during the past six months.

“It was a long deployment, but it was also enjoyable to be a part of a successful tour,” he said.

“We have been kept busy, but it feels like we have made a difference.”

LEUT Catterson has three main roles aboard Melbourne.

As Special Sea Dutyman Officer-of-the-Watch he is responsible for bringing the warship alongside and overseeing junior members of the bridge team.

Commendations for crew

Melbourne heads home

the haul was $390 million. “These searches are not easy as the drugs are concealed within difficult-to-access compartments in small dhows,” CMDR Waters said.

“The work we are doing with our international partners is making a positive and tangible difference to the security in the Middle East

region and is impacting the ability of international terrorist organisa-tions to fund their illegal activities.

“I’m incredibly proud of my ship’s company and their perfor-mance over the six months we have been deployed. They have never waivered in their dedication to mak-ing meaningful differences in the region.”

During the deployment, Melbourne patrolled more than 37,000 nautical miles, her embarked Seahawk flew 350 hours and the galley served more than 100,000 meals to keep the ship operating 24 hours a day.

Melbourne was awarded the 2015 Duke of Gloucester Cup for being the best unit across the RAN – further testimony to the level of professionalism and dedication the crew had shown throughout the year, CMDR Waters said.

Melbourne berthed in Bahrain.

LEUT Catterson also coordinates the training for damage control and fire-fighting exercises on board as the Assistant Damage Control Training Officer to help the ship survive com-bat damage at sea.

In his role as the Assistant Principle Warfare Officer, he sup-ports the Principle Warfare Officers in the operational environment.

LEUT Catterson said the high-lights of the deployment were the boardings and success of the drug interdictions.

“It was also a highlight to watch everyone grow as a team during the past 18 months and be awarded the Duke of Gloucester Cup,” he said.

“Our biggest challenge was main-taining focus for the long period away from home, especially during the Christmas season.”

AB Duvall was awarded his commendation for his outstanding devotion to duty, enthusiasm and reli-ability while conducting his core role as the ship’s registry clerk and his ancillary responsibilities, including

boarding parties and the ship’s emer-gency medical team.

He said his commendation was a reflection on his supervisor, PO Genevieve Richardson, who was a great mentor in the registry.

He said the rest of the ship’s company worked well together on the successful operation and it was fulfilling to be part of the boarding party because it gave him a chance to see how Operation Manitou made a difference.

“It is sometimes hard to change

the mindset from my normal role of customer service to the complete opposite during boarding party mis-sions, searching for illegal narcotics,” he said.

“It has been a long trip, but I have made some great friends and had a good time with the crew.”

CPO Mark Baldwin and AB Callum Wirth were also recipients of bronze commendations and will be presented their awards on arrival in Australia.

LEUT Liam Catterson is awarded a JTF633 bronze commendation by CDRE Braddon Wheeler at the Naval Support Activity in Manama, Bahrain on February 3 and, above, AB Jason Duvall proudly displays his bronze commendation.Photos: CPL Mark Doran

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LCDR Damon Craig couldn’t have imagined it would be drama which would help him manage his anxiety and “really low moods” after 18 years in the RAN, but that’s exactly what happened for the Canberra-based engineer and project manager.

LCDR Craig said his life had changed for the better after his boundaries were pushed in a four-week creative arts program he completed through the ADF.

He was one of 27 participants in the second Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork and Skills (ARRTS) program, which provides members with an uplifting experi-ence to build their self-confidence.

Held in November at the University of Canberra, participants were able to select and focus on

creative streams including drama, creative writing, visual arts or music as a way to complement and enhance their recovery.

They were mentored by profes-sional artists, actors and writers.

LCDR Craig said the course had helped him to not take himself too seriously.

“I had totally lost my sense of humour,” he said.

“In the military, you need a lot of skills and a little dash of humour. I had my skills there but I’d lost my humour. And my sense of self.”

Applications for the third round of the ARRTS program are now open.

Head of the creative arts pro-gram BRIG Wayne Goodman said the program also helped reduce the stigma associated with mental health conditions.

“Participants of the ARRTS pro-

gram have various injuries ranging from post traumatic stress disorder to physical wounds and they will benefit from improvements in health, increased self-esteem and motivation,” BRIG Goodman said.

He said the participants were able to showcase their artwork, musical and drama performances and creative writing work as part of a VIP performance night, where CN VADM Tim Barrett was among the guests.

The ARRTS program follows the success of the ADF Theatre Project/Sydney Theatre Company collaboration – The Long Way Home – which toured nationally in 2014.

To apply for the next ADF ARRTS Program to be held in May please email ADF.ARRTS@defence.gov.au, or phone Nina Craven (02) 6265 5923 to find out more.

Arts program salves anxiety

CFN Sean Murnane, SCDT Kelly Barnes and LCDR Damon Craig take part in the drama component of the ARRTS program at the University of Canberra. Photo: ABIS Jake Badior

LEUT Ben Willee

THREE technical sailors have arrived at the workshop of V8 Supercar Team Prodrive Racing Australia for the fifth rotation of the highly successful Navy Industry Outplacement Program.

The sailors will experience 12 months in the high pressure environ-ment of International V8 Supercar racing.

Prodrive Racing Australia, (for-merly Ford Performance Racing), places Navy technicians within the team for 12 months, with the objec-tive of recognising and developing technical skills.

The team was fortunate enough to win two championships last year.

The three sailors involved with this year’s program are LS Tiyce-Nelson, ABET Kyle Best and ABATA Aaron Armbruster.

Sailors revved up for V8 experienceThe three sailors looking forward to their V8 Supercars experience are AB Electronics Technician Kyle Best, AB Aviation Technician Aaron Armbruster, and LS Marine Technician Dale Tiyce-Nelson. Photo: LSIS Dove Smithett

LSMTs Kate Greenwood and Sarah Battenally and ABATA Sam Dever will return to the Fleet with some exciting stories and plenty of new skills.

LS Battenally said it was hard to explain the scope of her experi-ences over the past 12 months.

“I’ve had a fantastic time, made amazing friends, and taken away a huge amount of skills from a trade and technical point of view,” she said.

“I’m sad to leave, but really looking forward to getting back to the Fleet.”

LEUT John Cole

HAVING commanded at all commis-sioned rank levels and served around the globe, CAPT Brett Dowsing can look back on a career like few others.

Upon retirement in January after 47 years of service, CAPT Dowsing is one of only a handful of Defence personnel who had been tasked with sea, air and shore command.

With career highlights including five commands – the RAAF’s Search and Rescue Section Williamtown; patrol boats HMAS Buccaneer and Gladstone; command of 816SQN in Nowra, and base command at HMAS Stirling, CAPT Dowsing reflected on what he called a fortunate career.

Having been ra ised in coun-try Western Australia and Papua New Guinea, the opportunity to travel was the main reason he joined the Naval College in 1969. ‘Join the Navy and see the world’ was the slogan at the time, he said.

“I have been fortunate to have visited most of the major ports and capitals of the Pacific and Asia; done courses in UK and France; conducted representational duties in France, Italy, the UK and US including Hawaii; and had postings to the embassies in Washington DC – dur-ing the 9/11 attacks and consequent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq – and Seoul, dur-ing which I visited North Korea and was also accredited to Mongolia.”

He said other highlights included raising interim helicopter flights for the Navy’s guided missile frigates with Kiowas and Squirrels, commission-ing 816SQN, and building the Navy embarked Seahawk capability for two types of frigate.

He also flew Wessex helicopters in counter-terrorist roles, and Kiowas involved in survey support operations in HMAS Moresby.

“I am probably one of the last per-manent Navy persons who served during the Vietnam War, which now makes me realise my age,” he said.

“While it’s been a ball, I also reflect on those shipmates who have paid the ultimate sacrifice during their ser-vice, and was particularly saddened, as a member of the Sea King board of inquiry, following the crash of Shark 02 in Indonesia in 2005.

However, he said he had seen the Navy “take great strides in its evolution and professionalisation”.

He said he appreciated what a fortu-nate career he’d had.

“Every job has been a challenge but also an opportunity to develop person-ally, and with my colleagues and ship-mates,” CAPT Dowsing said.

“I’ve enjoyed every moment I’ve had as a naval officer and aviator and believe that I’ve faithfully exemplified Navy’s rich heritage.

“I look forward to retirement with my long-suffering wife and family.

“In summary, it’s been a ton of fun.”

Captain reflects on ‘a ton of fun’

CAPT Brett Dowsing in front of a Seahawk at 816SQN at HMAS Albatross. Photo: ABIS Alan Lancaster

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CPL Mark Doran

SAILORS deployed to the Middle East are still feeling the Christmas joy, thanks to the generosity of students at Mt St Thomas Primary School in NSW.

The CTF150 staff based at the naval support activity in Manama, Bahrain, received care packages from the Mt St Thomas Stage 2 students as they learnt about packaging during their school’s science unit.

While the class was researching how packages moved around the world, the students decided to send care packages to ADF personnel on deployment.

CTF150 is responsible for counter-terrorism and counter-smuggling opera-tions at sea and is one of several task forces under command of Combined Maritime Forces, which undertakes a range of maritime security operations in the Middle East region.

Mt St Thomas Stage 2 teacher Kelly

Judd said the children did not just learn about packaging during the project.

“They also learnt a life lesson about giving without receiving,” Mrs Judd said.

“We brainstormed ideas . . . handballs and bubble-gum were popular ideas from the 10-year-olds.

“The children were enthused they could contribute to something mean-ingful and also made cards with special messages as they packed their boxes.”

LEUT Gemma Casserly, who is on deployment to Bahrain, said person-nel were over the moon to learn Mt St Thomas students were thinking of them.

“The care packages lifted our spirits, as it’s a tough time to be away from fam-ily,” LEUT Casserly said.

“The kids put a lot of thought into their gifts and sent us newspaper comic strips and crosswords.

“We were also delighted to receive Australian products such as Vegemite, Twisties and Caramello Koalas, which aren’t available in Bahrain.”

LCDR Kelli Lunt

PERSONNEL at the home of the ADF’s operational coordination centre in Bungendore, NSW, will have their first Air Force CO after a transfer of authority ceremony on February 1.

The first CO of HQJOC, CMDR Nick Tate, handed the weight of command to WGCDR Lesley Carney who assumed responsibili-ties for personnel and facilities’ support on behalf of Chief of Joint Operations.

CMDR Tate , a Mar i t ime Logistics Officer, said he loved his time as the first CO because the role had a focus on people.

“In reality, I was responsible for a $42 million-a-year facility and

support to people. It is a job where I support people who directly impact operations,” CMDR Tate said.

“Last year we implemented the new base operations functions to support the General John Baker Complex and HQJOC specifically.

“As the pace of activity can surge during operations, this con-struct now better supports our peo-ple to more effectively do their jobs.”

F o r m e r l y t h e D i r e c t o r Coordination role, the CO HQJOC is one of three triservice shore-based command positions, includ-ing the ADFA and Australia’s Federation Guard.

WGCDR Carney, who has worked in triservice positions in the past, said she was looking forward

to the unique role and the challenge of continuing to improve the ser-vices the team provides in her first command posting.

“It will be a busy role focused on people,” WGCDR Carney said.

“In reality I have functional command of more than 600 person-nel from the three services, as well as base support functions at three HQJOC locations.”

CJOPS VADM David Johnston said the CO HQJOC was critical in managing complex relationships with multiple Defence and contrac-tor agencies on his behalf.

“The role has prime responsibil-ity for the operational facilities at the General John Baker Complex, a key capability in the support of worldwide operations and exercis-es,” VADM Johnston said.

New leader for operations

Outgoing CO HQJOC CMDR Nick Tate hands the weight of command to incoming CO WGCDR Lesley Carney, who took over on February 1. Photo: CPL Bill Solomou

LSIS Helen Frank

AS HMAS Canberra steamed down the Derwent River into Hobart recently, the ship’s Maritime Support Helicopter landed on the flight deck carrying an important guest.

The 28th Governor of Tasmania, Kate Warner, said landing on board was a high-light.

“I think it gave me a much better impres-sion of the ship rather than just coming aboard while it was in port,” Prof Warner said.

The Governor was shown the many capabilities of the ship and met some of the ship’s company.

“We saw the ship more than a year ago now, before it was commissioned, so its great to see it again with everything operat-ing.”

Canberra has been exercising off the NSW coast working towards her final opera-tional certification due in 2017.

The ship’s company took a few days rec-reation leave in Hobart.

“The Hobart locals will be delighted and amazed to see the ship back here,” Prof Warner said.

Governor gets VIP tour of Canberra

LEUT Gemma Casserly and ABCIS Kelsie Wright, of CTF150 Bahrain, receive care packages from students at Mt St Thomas Primary School.

Gift of Christmas that keeps giving

Governor of Tasmania Kate Warner talks to Commander Logistics CMDR Ben Macdonald on the bridge of HMAS Canberra in Hobart. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

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NAVY reserve chaplains have been provided with an unprecedented understanding of both the nuances and complexity of how Defence operates at their first ever conference held in

Canberra from February 1-5.Nineteen reserve and five permanent chaplains from

around the country convened for professional, personal and spiritual development during the week-long event.

The conference comprised presentations on subjects such as reserve service, the Defence Chaplaincy Manual, training, operations, senior leadership group, SEMPRO and the Fleet.

The delegation undertook tours of RMC Duntroon and the ADFA, including the Defence Force Chaplain’s College, Russell Offices, the Defence Community Organisation (DCO) and the Australian War Memorial (AWM), as well as attending services at various church-es in the Canberra region.

The AWM visit culminated in a Last Post Ceremony dedicated to CHAP Ronald Sutton Bevington who was killed in HMAS Perth I in 1942.

Principle Chaplain (PCHA) Stuart Hall said the idea of the conference was to show reservists, or those chap-lains about to go into reserve service, how they fit in.

“They get an appreciation for when a sailor comes to their office who may be upset; they have an idea about some of the things that are going on in the background and tools to use such as the DCO.

“It’s also an opportunity to thank them for their ser-vice – many of them get called upon out of the blue to do notifications, which are never nice.”

PCHA Hall said he believed all who attended the conference now had an appreciation of the complexity of Defence.

In a first for Navy, its reserve chaplains were provided with an opportunity to get an in-depth understanding of how Defence works, LSIS Jayson Tufrey reports.

First conference a meeting of spiritual minds

Reserve chaplains gather at the RAN Memorial in Canberra as part of a five-day conference. Photo: POIS Phil Cullinan

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CHAP Darren Hindle – NSW Reservist since 2011CHAP Hindle works at both HMAS Penguin and Waterhen and has been on a two-year continuous full-time service (CFTS) contract since January 2015.

“As we are a small branch we have a pretty high rotation of chaplains under the current tempo within broader Navy,” he said.

“My military journey has been a little different from the norm. I was PNF, then discharged, came back into active reserves and now I’m under a contract; so I’m really embracing the whole flexible career model which is part of where we’re going with Navy and flexible work arrangements.

“While it feels a bit weird to be here as a reserv-ist, I have still learnt a couple of things such as the finer aspects of DCO.”

CHAP Hindle said he couldn’t think of a better way to upskill someone who was new to Navy.

“The week has been fantastic as a lot of our reservists may be lucky to do 20 days a year, or they may have only done a total of 60 days in their careers, so there is lots of information that they have been picking up this week,” he said.

“We’ve had all sorts of presenters come and speak to us, not just on Navy but also triservice matters and the services that are parallel to chap-laincy.

“My highlight has been meeting a lot of chap-lains that I rarely see.”

CHAP Simon Cooper – Victoria six years’ reserve serviceCHAP Cooper attends HMAS Cerberus for his reserve days and in civilian life is a school chaplain at a Lutheran School at Croydon Hills with almost 1200 year 7 to year 12 students who keep him young.

“One of my year 12 students from last year is just starting his New Entry Officer Course at HMAS Creswell,” he said.

“He became interested in the Navy after I shared my story with him six years ago.

“This week’s conference has let me enjoy the camaraderie in the coming together of chaplains from different locations. We’ve heard each other’s stories, drawn encouragement and inspiration from each other – that’s invaluable in our role. “

CHAP Cooper said even as a part of a team, chaplaincy could, at times, still be a lonely role.

“The support we gained from each other has been a great benefit of this conference,” he said.

“Being in Canberra this week has been a real eye-opener. To see the buildings and locations that you only ever hear about – witness the busy part of Defence and the introductions to organi-sations and resources that will be helpful to our work as chaplains has been a great experience.

“My highlight for the week has been how progressively each day has grown in the things we have learned. The standout was a visit to the AWM.”

CHAP Paul Raj – WA 20 years’ reserve serviceCHAP Raj has a full-time parish minis-try at a high school and primary school and does his reserve service at HMAS Stirling. He said he had performed commissioning ceremonies for ships, boats and submarines.

“This week has been a great expe-rience, I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to get to know the other chaplains,” he said.

“I have a better understanding of how the reserve structure works within Navy and how we are supported by Defence, as well as how we can better integrate with the Navy.

“I feel like we are being kept in the loop; what I have seen has been impressive.

“I especially enjoyed touring the AWM and the Last Post ceremony.

“As a migrant from India I am grate-ful to have been given the opportuni-ties I have from Navy. I have been able to pursue my career as a priest for the last 33 years as well as help people and share the gospel values.”

CHAP David Underhill – Victoria four years’ reserve serviceCHAP Underhill does his reserve time at HMAS Cerberus and attends usually one day a week. He occasionally conducts weddings and memorials at weekends.

“In civilian life I work for the Baptist Union of Victoria in church health and capacity-build-ing or, as I refer to it, ‘I’m a strategic friend’.

“I help churches organise themselves and get active in the community,” he said.

“My week here has been great and it’s been fantastic to see all the other chaplains and what they’re doing around the country.

“We’ve received lots of information about how the reservist structure works across the whole of Navy – all of which has been really informative and helpful, especially visiting the chaplains’ college and seeing their training continuum.”

CHAP Underhill said it was interesting hearing about the future of reservists’ work and the important role they played within ADF.

“We’ve been briefed on how the ADF is becoming more flexible in the way they employ people,” he said.

“I didn’t know all that was taking place, so that was really important to hear. I also learned of some of the nuances around chaplaincy training, of which I wasn’t previously aware.

“My main highlight was mixing with all the other chaplains and hearing what they have been doing. It’s been a great networking opportunity for us.”

First conference a meeting of spiritual minds

THE chaplains’ AWM visit culminated in a Last Post Ceremony dedicated to one of their colleagues who was killed in action in 1942 while serving in HMAS Perth I.

CHAP Ronald Sutton Bevington was born in Bournemouth in Hampshire, England, on July 4, 1911, and was ordained as a priest in the Church of England in 1936.

In May 1940, after the outbreak of WWII, he was appointed as a chaplain in the RAN. After a month at HMAS Penguin, he joined the ship’s company of Perth in June.

The light cruiser spent much of the rest of 1940 engaged in patrols and escort duties in Australian waters.

In November, Perth sailed for the Middle East, and the next month the vessel moved to the Mediterranean.

Perth’s work during 1941 included transporting troops to Malta, Crete, and mainland Greece, and in March, the cruiser participated in the Battle of Cape Matapan. In late May, Perth assisted with the evacuation of Commonwealth soldiers from Crete. The cruiser rescued more than 1100 soldiers, but during the evacuation the convoy was attacked five times. A bomb exploded in one of the boiler rooms, killing four of the ship’s company and nine passengers. Perth was later badly shaken by several near-misses.

In late June, Perth was in action again, supporting the British Commonwealth forces against the

Vichy French in the Syrian campaign. In mid-July it was relieved by another Australian cruiser and began the voy-age home, arriving in Western Australia three weeks later.

In September, Perth’s captain observed that CHAP Bevington was working to gain the confidence of the ship’s company – being “in” the ship rather than “of” it. The chaplain was described as a “very earnest Christian” whose “heart and soul” was in his work.

In early 1942, Perth carried out various patrols and escort duties to New Zealand, New Caledonia, and New Guinea. In February it sailed for the Netherlands East Indies, and later par-ticipated in the disastrous naval battle of the Java Sea.

On February 28, Perth and the American cruiser USS Houston fought a fierce action in Sunda Strait, engaging a larger Japanese force. Perth expended nearly all of its ammunition in the action before being hit by four torpedoes; the cruiser sank at 12:25am on March 1. Houston sank soon afterwards.

More than half of Perth’s company – 353 officers, ratings and civilians – were killed or drowned in the action, including CHAP Bevington. He was 30 years old.

The Australian survivors, who were rescued by the Japanese, spent the next three-and-a-half years as prisoners of war. Another 106 men from Perth died in captivity.

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Notable farewellSBLT Katherine Mulheron

FAMILY, friends and past and present serving musicians came together on February 5 to mark the passing of a man who left an indelible legacy for all Navy musicians.

CMDR Ashley William Greedy (retd) died on January 26 and a ser-vice celebrating his life was held at St Marks Chapel, HMAS Cerberus, in Victoria.

Reaching the career pinnacle for Navy musicians, CMDR Greedy held the esteemed position as the seventh Director of Music for a decade.

As is the way of all Navy musi-cians, he started his career as a junior sailor before rising through the ranks to achieve his commission. Enlisted in 1965 as a recruit at Cerberus, CMDR Greedy had a distinguished career spanning 37 years before retiring in 2002.

CO HMAS Cerberus CAPT Stephen Bowater outlined CMDR Greedy’s service and the affinity he held for Cerberus having served about 19 years of his career there. The sig-nificance of his passing was reflected in being interred on the base in the Cerberus Cemetery – the first time in 25 years someone has been afforded the honour.

“From his posting history, it is clear that HMAS Cerberus meant something special to Ashley and his family and I am honoured to assist in his final return to Cerberus, where he will always be remembered by his

extended family, the RAN,” CAPT Bowater said.

During his time as Director of Music, CMDR Greedy led the branch through a period of significant change.

His leadership left a defining legacy embodying a quality of play-ing, professionalism and a breadth of life experiences that have become the foundation on which the RAN band

still operates. Sailors often ‘spin a war-rie’, sharing a tale that has the listener fondly reminiscing or wishing they’d been a part of the shenanigans.

Over 37 years’ service, CMDR

Greedy featured in many worthy anec-dotes.

He is remembered as a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a Navy musi-cian and officer held in high esteem.

The RAN Band leads the funeral procession of CMDR Ashley Greedy at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo: LSIS Dove Smithett

Left, family and friends attend the service. Photos: LSIS Nina Fogliani

CMDR Ashley Greedy’s coffin and medals.Photo: LSIS Dove Smithett

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LEUT Bek Williamson and SBLT Todd Fitzgerald

TWO Navy officers were recog-nised in the Australia Day honours list last month.

RADM Greg Sammut was appointed a Member (AM) and CMDR David Walter was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC).

RADM Sammut had a long-held ambition to join the RAN straight out of high school in 1984.

Thirty-two years on, and his ambition has been rewarded by the many and varied opportunities offered by Navy since those early days.

He has been CO of a number of RAN vessels, including the Collins-class submarine HMAS Farncomb and two Anzac class frigates – HMA Ships Ballarat and Toowoomba.

More recent operational roles have included CO CTF150, during which he commanded operations of the maritime counter-terrorism task-force of Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East region.

In September 2013, he assumed duties as Head Future Submarine Program (FSP) in the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group following his tenure as Director General Submarine Capability.

His contribution to Navy’s sub-marine capability and the FSP was recognised with his appointment.

“I am honoured by this appoint-

Awarded for contribution

RADM Greg Sammut and CMDR David Walter have been recognised in the Australia Day Honours.

ment, while acknowledging that it truly reflects the achievements of the dedicated people I’ve been privileged to work with over the years,” RADM Sammut said.

“Through the collective achieve-ments of a great team, we’ve seen a remarkable improvement in the

capability of the Collins fleet in recent years.

“At the same time, a committed group of individuals – uniformed, public service, and industry – have devoted their unbridled efforts to the success of the FSP.

“Having served many years at

sea during my career, I’m passion-ate about supporting those who have taken my place, and who continue to do our Navy proud.”

A smiling RADM Sammut said he also was looking forward to mar-rying his fiancée, Jodie, later this year.

CMDR Walter was awarded the CSC for outstanding achievement as the Commander Engineer in HMAS Canberra. He was modest about the achievement, but the award left no doubt as to his merit, describ-ing CMDR Walter’s “outstanding leadership, technical mastery and selfless determination” as critical to Canberra’s introduction into service.

“It is nice to be singled out but the team on board deserves acclaim as well,” CMDR Walter said.

“Larger navies would have strug-gled to do what we did in what was a relatively short period. Those involved should feel proud.”

Working in Canberra from its arrival in Williamstown in 2012 until the final sea trials last year, CMDR Walter was responsible for the mechanics, electrics and structure of the largest and most complex war-ship in the history of the Navy.

Regular visits by the Australian Prime Minister and service chiefs reminded him of the importance of his role.

“The size of the task was daunt-ing,” CMDR Walter said. “But I used the analogy: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time’.”

CMDR Walter said he could not have achieved what he did without the support of his wife, Peta, who was pregnant with their second child during the latter part of his posting.

CMDR Walter is currently posted to the Amphibious Afloat Support Group.

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Sydney officers rememberedSGT Dave Morley

A LARGELY forgotten tragedy, which claimed the lives of five young offic-ers, has been commemorated with a memorial at Airlie Beach, Queensland.

The monument, which was unveiled and dedicated on October 25, 2015, was the work of a group of mates, and for-mer ADF members, calling themselves the Operation Pilgrimage Group, led by former-commando Allan Miles.

Mr Miles said he felt compelled to honour the memory of the men with a memorial after speaking with an associ-ate and former sailor WO Bill Rose, who served in HMAS Sydney III from 1962-63, at Airlie Beach.

“Some members of the local RSL were sitting around having a beer and a talk, as we do, and Bill told me about the five young men who had been for-gotten,” he said.

“I thought this was a story that needed to be told and was worth telling to the people of Australia, so we looked at the possibility of putting the memo-rial up.”

Mr Miles said the officers who died were all about 19 years of age.

“They were young men who had not only completed their training as midshipmen but had made a conscious decision to join the Navy and make a career in the service of this country,” Mr Miles said.

“Because three were never found, and two bodies were recovered later, a board of inquiry was conducted, but it was inconclusive and fizzed and faded,

because very shortly after, in February 1964, we had the terrible tragedy with the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collided with HMAS Voyager.”

According to Mr Miles, his organi-sation was able to locate relatives of three of the young officers.

“I think there was a sense of grati-tude they were able, at last, to see some-thing erected in memory of their men, and of course for us individually, we had a sense of humility,” he said.

CAPT Rod Williams, who retired

from the Navy in 1989 after 30 years’ service, including a tour of Vietnam in the DDG HMAS Brisbane in 1969, attended the dedication.

He said another two of his class-mates from 1963 attended with him, but he was the only one of the three who was present in Sydney when the incident occurred 52 years ago.

“In October 1963, like the midship-men who were lost, I was under training in Sydney after graduating from the RAN College, Jervis Bay, earlier that

year,” Mr Williams said. “All the mid-shipmen under training shared the same gunroom mess in Sydney,” he said.

“The young officers who were lost have never been forgotten by their class-mates and there are a number of memo-rials in existence in their memory.”

CO HMAS Cairns CMDR Carl Capper delivered the memorial address and the catafalque party was provided by sailors from Cairns.

More than 100 people attended the unveiling of the memorial.

The scene at the unveiling of a new monument at Airlie Beach Memorial for officers from HMAS Sydney III.

RANR SBLT Norman Long-staff and MIDNs Brian Mayger, Graeme Pierce, Peter Mulvany and David Sanders were lost at sea during a sailing exercise near Hayman Island on October 17, 1963.

Over several days, groups of trainee officers had been ordered to take one of the ship’s whaleboats on a 12-hour voyage around Hook Island.

The fourth boat left at 5am on the morning of the tragedy and is believed to have capsized four or five hours later.

A search party was not sent until after the boat failed to return at 7pm.

CMDR Kingsley Perry (retd) was one of the new midshipmen in Sydney when four of his class-mates were lost.

CMDR Perry said his crew passed the ill-fated fourth whaler about halfway down the island.“The crew was in good spirits, but they were not wearing life jackets,” he said.

CMDR Perry said that when it wasn’t sighted by 7pm, motor cutters were dispatched to find them, without success, leading to a full-scale search.

The dismasted and swamped boat was found on October 21, more than 100km away.

Only the bodies of MIDNs Sanders and Pierce were found.

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LEUT Andrew Petrie

A LOGISTICS officer’s innovative thinking solved a catering problem in HMAS Perth late last year.

The galley was out of commis-sion while the ship was docked at the Henderson Common User Facility, with 180 personnel to feed 40kms away from Fleet Base West.

Maritime Logistics Officer CMDR Tony Ashley said initial enquiries looked at using HMAS Stirling’s galley or a local caterer.

CMDR Ashley said they realised that transporting pre-made meals from Stirling’s main galley would waste valu-able man-hours by removing the ML-C sailors from the rest of the ship’s com-pany, and also the food quality would suffer.

“The other option would have been to use a local catering firm, however, the costs were significant and the ship’s chefs would have been left with not much to do.”

The Deputy Maritime Logistics Officer, LCDR Peter Chapman, put for-ward the idea of hiring a mobile galley, cool room and store room, complete with the requisite gas, water, and sullage con-nections, meaning that the ML-C sailors could be employed and integrated with the rest of the ship’s company.

In the analysis he presented to the ship’s CO CAPT Ivan Ingham, LCDR Chapman showed that the usual Navy rations budget could be used to deliv-er continued employment to the ship’s chefs, high-quality meals could be pro-duced in the same location as the ship’s company, and it would be significantly cheaper than hiring a local caterer.

L C D R C h a p m a n ’s c o nv i n c -ing business case was forwarded to COMSURFOR and the Anzac SPO cit-ing CN’s Innovation Challenge to find new and creative solutions to problems.

As a result the necessary funding

Mobile galley idea food for thought

approvals and contract arrangements were made, and the mobile facilities were moved into the dockyard.

ABML-C Benjamin Lindsay said there was an added benefit: “We could be much more flexible with manag-ing the constantly changing numbers of meals required, which meant we kept our wastage and costs down even further.”

CAPT Ingham said the mobile gal-ley was an overwhelming success.“I thought it was a brilliant idea; better for Navy, better for Perth, better for the galley team while making a saving for Defence.

“This type of initiative is a good example of what can be achieved if you adopt a determined approach to identify and implement innovative solutions.”

LCDR Peter Chapman’s idea of using a mobile galley to solve a catering problem was praised by his CO.

Alexander ‘Lex’ Bell gives a demonstration of standard WWII diving equipment at a Navy open day in the 1990s and (inset) a younger Lex.

SGT Dave Morley and Mick Gallagher

DESPITE losing an eye to Japanese shrapnel during a beach landing in 1944, former Navy diver LS Alexander ‘Lex’ Bell lived another 71 years.

Divers from AUSMCDGRP at HMAS Waterhen remembered the for-mer WWII diver when they attended a memorial service for him at Mona Vale in Sydney in mid-October.

LS Bell joined the Navy in October 1934 and trained as a gunner.

He served in HMA Ships Voyager, Waterhen, Albatross, Hobart, Gympie, Katoomba and Lithgow, and was aboard Canberra when she was lost in action against the Japanese during the Battle of Savo Island in August 1942.

His B turret was the only turret not hit and later, along with other survivors, he was picked up by the destroyer USS Blue, which was lost a fortnight later in the same area.

LS Bell completed his ‘hard hat’ (full helmet) diver’s course in 1943 at the HMAS Rushcutter naval depot in Sydney.

Fellow divers pay tribute

After completing this course, he rejoined his former ship Katoomba and later the infantry landing ship Manoora.

On the night of April 21, 1944, LS Bell was coxswain of his ship’s land-ing craft, with troops for Manoora’s first amphibious landing, Operation Reckless, at Tanahmerah Bay,

Hollandia, in then Dutch New Guinea.During the landing he was wound-

ed by shrapnel from Japanese shore fire.

He lost his right eye and was evacuated to a US Navy hospital ship attached to the convoy.

His injuries led to him being dis-charged from the Navy in July 1944.

From left, Russ Crawford, LSCD Dean Martin, Jeff Bell (son of Lex), WOCD Dale O’Halloran, CPOCD Steve Mauger, Bill Fitzgerald (1st RAN CD course 1955) and ABCD Ian Bromham at Lex Bell’s funeral. Photo: Mick Gallagher

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EN ROUTE to the IFR, the ship’s company of HMAS Darwin paid tribute to the nine Air Force and Navy personnel who lost their lives during Operation Sumatra Assist Phase I and Phase II after the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami and March 2005 earthquake.

Sailing up the north-east coast of Sumatra near where Sumatra Assist took place, the entire company – under the command of CMDR Phillip Henry – paused to remember

those who were lost in the humanitarian effort.CHAP Richard Quadrio used the ship’s

main broadcast system to provide a back-ground on the operation and read out the names of those personnel who were lost.

The minute’s silence ended when, on cue, Darwin’s embarked Seahawk ‘Battlecat’ con-ducted a ceremonial pass down the starboard side of the ship.

The nine personnel died on April 2, 2005,

when Shark 02 crashed on the Island of Nias, south of Sumatra.

Flight Commander LCDR Kye Hayman said the tribute was a special occasion.

“The Shark 02 tragedy hit the Fleet Air Arm community very hard, and sailing in this region reminds me, and many others, of the events of 11 years ago,” LCDR Hayman said.

“I’m glad we could do something that remembers the sacrifices made that day.”

HMAS Darwin took its place on the world stage at the International Fleet Review (IFR) in India in early February, joining 90 vessels from 24 countries.

Darwin entered the Indian port of Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal sailing in company with Indonesian Navy Ship Kri Usman Harun and Malaysian Navy Ship KD Lekir.

The ship’s company ventured to the upper decks to be met by the spectacular sight of more than 42 warships in formation anchorage from countries including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the UK, France and Japan, with the Indian aircraft carriers Viraat and Vikramaditya at the peak.

“I’ve never seen so many warships anchored in the same place at once,” SMNET Clapton Fawke said.

“It takes your breath away when you see it for the first time.”

A few lucky Darwin personnel also participated in tours provided by the Indian defence forces with destinations such as New Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal) and Bodh Gaya.

Providing an opportunity for navies from around the world to build trust and confidence with their

maritime neighbours and partners, 25 foreign naval chiefs attended the IFR, which allowed host nation India the opportunity to display its maritime capa-bilities and the relationships it has built with other maritime nations.

Darwin’s passage to the IFR in company present-ed significant opportunities for manoeuvring and communication exercises, and the chance to better understand how each Navy does business.

Passage activities included conducting replenish-ment manoeuvres with Darwin acting as the guide, and cross-decking of personnel between Kri Usman Harun and Darwin.

Darwin’s navigator LEUT Scott Benstead said the occasion provided rare opportunities for coop-eration.

“It was a pleasure to be on the bridge today,” LEUT Benstead said.

“The professionalism of the Indonesian and Malaysian crews was on display and they didn’t disappoint.”

Joined by the Japanese destroyer Matsuyuki, Darwin also conducted helicopter exercises.

As both Darwin and Matsuyuki are equipped with Seahawks, there was a rare opportunity to prac-

FLEET ON SHOW

Darwin made the most of the International Fleet Review held in India earlier this month, writes LCDR Jason O’Gorman.

tise landing on the flight deck of the other ship. LEUT Jake Wadsworth piloted Darwin’s helicop-

ter ‘Battlecat’ for the exercise. “While there were some small differences in the

Japanese way of landing a helicopter on deck com-pared with the RAN, my training kicked in and the professionalism of the Japanese sailors ensured the landing was conducted safely,” LEUT Wadsworth said.

“It was my first time landing on a foreign ship and it was an awesome experience.”

Crews from each helicopter exchanged ships’ plaques and had some time to take a look around before returning to their home platforms.

The ship’s company in Darwin participated in a number of events, including the opening ceremony, a visit to the Maritime Museum and IFR village, and the massed Fleet Review.

Darwin also hosted CN VADM Tim Barrett for an afternoon during the event.

CO Darwin CMDR Phil Henry said CN spent

time with personnel to reinforce the importance of their deployment.

“The Chief relayed to each mess the significance of the tasks that we have already carried out during our South-East Asia deployment,” CMDR Henry said. This included our port visit to Jakarta as well as the support we provided to the Fleet Review.

“He also reminded everyone of the important work we are about to do to secure sea lanes in the Middle East.”

Ship’s company pauses to remember tragedy

ABOVE: Darwin’s indigenous dance group performs for CN VADM Tim Barrett and the rest of the crew at the IFR. RIGHT: Personnel from Darwin march down Beach Road in Visakhapatnam, India, as part of the review. BELOW: The view from the deck of Darwin during exercises at the review.

LSEW Brooke Gregory meets a US sailor during the review.Looking aft in Darwin during the ceremony. SMNML-SO Albert Pinphoo lines the side.

HMAS Darwin on exercises with international warships KD Lekir (Malaysia), left, and Kri Usman Harun (Indonesia) during the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam, India. Photos: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth

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acts with another member in the pres-ence of other members. The member pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty. The member was severely reprimanded.1 x using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence – DFDA s 61(3) and Criminal Code (Cth) s 474.17(1)2 x failure to comply with a gen-eral order – DFDA s 29(1)The member was accused of using a carriage service to harass another member. The member was also accused of using Defence communi-cation equipment in a manner con-trary to Defence policy. The member pleaded not guilty to the charges but was found guilty of the charges. The member forfeited seniority in rank, was fined $1000, and reprimanded.

OFFICERDefence Force Magistrate1 x prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of prejudic-ing discipline by engaging in intimate acts with another member in the pres-ence of other members. The member pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty and was severely reprimanded.1 x prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of prejudic-ing discipline by asking a civilian employee to falsely sign a document. The member pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty and forfeited seniority in rank.

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Mefloquine factsSGT Dave Morley

RISING levels of concern following inac-curate media reports on the ADF use of the anti-malarial drug mefloquine has resulted in Defence launching a new website to assist current and ex-serving members and their families wanting to learn more about malaria’s impact on the ADF and how we prevent the disease.

The online resource includes informa-tion on malaria, medications used to pre-vent malaria and research undertaken by the Army Malaria Institute (AMI).

Commander Joint Health AVM Tracy Smart said the resource was developed to reassure past and present ADF members and present the facts regarding the use of mefloquine.

“It took a lot of time to put this togeth-er, but we wanted to be as transparent as we could,” she said.

“It’s important to make sure the debate surrounding this issue is properly informed and doesn’t cause any unnecessary distress to our people.

“Despite recent claims made in the media, lasting side-effects of mefloquine are rare.

“Regardless, if any ADF member, past or present, is concerned about their own use of mefloquine, it is important they raise their concerns with a medical practitioner so they may receive a proper diagnosis and treatment.”

AVM Smart said it was unfortunate that what had been lost in the debate was the devastating effect malaria could have on military operations and personnel.

“This is what drives our ongoing research into the disease and why we main-

tain a number of options to protect deploy-ing personnel,” she said.

Malaria is a life-threatening disease and in 2015 there were an estimated 214 million malaria cases and some 438,000 malaria deaths world-wide.

In all of the ADF’s major conflicts since WWI, malaria has been a significant and, at times, the main cause of casualties.

The new web resource provides answers to frequently asked questions, copies of

media responses from Defence to journal-ists and a range of comprehensive infor-mation on the work done by the ADF to combat malaria.

It also provides contacts and links to other departments and agencies such as the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

The resource is called ‘Malaria, Mefloquine and the ADF’ and is available at www.defence.gov.au/Health/HealthPortal/Malaria/default.asp

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Focus on efficiency and top results

LCPL Blake Simington loads a belt-fed 50-calibre heavy machine gun on an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle on board HMAS Canberra’s flight deck during Exercise Sea Raider last year. Photo: CPL David Cotton

BY 2018 Navy will need a workforce skilled and capable of meeting not only existing commit-

ments, but also other requirements.In order to achieve this,

COMTRAIN CDRE Michael Rothwell said Navy had four areas of strategic focus.

“These include delivering qual-ity training, exploiting existing training technology and techniques and exploring new technology, while ensuring training is delivered efficiently and motivates the learner to master knowledge and skills,” he said.

“Our training pipelines need to be effective and efficient through holistic planning, good resource management and continuous improvement.

“We need to professionalise Training Force staff to assist in delivering modern training and improve the learning experience of trainees while maintaining training system efficiency.

“Training governance needs to be right and the system audited and assessed so there is a common understanding of the business and the standards to be maintained.”

According to CDRE Rothwell, six training authorities (TA) have set some challenging goals for 2016 in support of the Navy Training Force Plan. ›

COMTRAIN CDRE Michael Rothwell discusses Navy’s training plan for the year with SGT Dave Morley

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Domestically• Exercise Ocean Explorer – Conducted

in the East and West Australian Exercise Areas over February and March.

• Exercise Ocean Horizon 1-16 – a syn-thetic training activity with the US. This activity will see simulators at HMA Ships Watson, Stirling, Fleet Base East and RAAF Williamtown connected to US Forces via the Defence Training and Experimentation Network.

• Sea Series – North Eastern Australia. A series of joint amphibious activities designed for the certification of amphibi-ous operations. Navy units include the LHDs, a landing ship dock and frigates.

• Exercise Kakadu – the premier Navy international engagement activity for 2016, due to be conducted in September and based out of Darwin..

• Exercise Northern Shield – in and around the North West Cape during the latter half of the year.

• Exercise Ocean Horizon 2-16, an Australian-led synthetic training activity which will focus on Sea Control in a high warfighting environment.

• Exercise Ocean Master – will be held on the eastern seaboard and will see the Australian Fleet training as a Sea Control Surface Action Fleet while also conducting Mine Warfare Advance Force Operations. The exercise will include Exercise Dugong.

• Exercise Dugong – in eastern Australia in November. This is a multinational mine countermeasures exercise conducted with the UK, US, Canada and New Zealand.

Internationally• Exercise RIMPAC – in and around

Hawaii and San Diego in July involving more than 20 countries. .

• Exercise Cassowary – in and around Darwin in March, focusing on maritime surveillance, security and interdic-tion operations between Australia and Indonesia. Australia will be participating with two Armidale-class patrol boats.

• Exercise Komodo – in Padang, Indonesia in April, focusing on maritime security and HADR.

• Exercise Bersama Shield – in Singapore in April, focusing on exercising FPDA defence forces in combined and joint operations in a multi-threat environment.

• ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Maritime Security and Counter Terrorism exercise – in May between Brunei and Singapore. The exercise is designed to focus on maritime security

and interdiction operations at sea, with the latter part of the exercise focusing on counter-terrorism operations in the mari-time environment. Navy will deploy one frigate and one patrol boat.

• Exercise Tricrab – in Guam in May, focusing on all aspects of explosive ord-nance disposal. Navy generally deploys components of both clearance diving teams to participate.

• Exercise Paradise – in PNG in August. This exercise with the PNG Defence Force Maritime Element is similar in scope to Exercise Cassowary with the Navy support-ing the exercise with two ACPBs.

• Exercise Singaroo – with the Singapore Navy in September. The exercise is designed to enhance interoperability and provide an engagement opportunity. Navy will provide a frigate.

• Exercise Bersama Lima – in Singapore in October. This is a multilateral mid-intensity maritime warfare exercise focused on exercising the FPDA defence forces. Navy will be supporting this exer-cise with a frigate and MHC.

• Exercise Lumbas – in the Philippines in October. A bilateral command post and Fleet training exercise focusing on maritime surveillance, security and inter-diction operations. Navy support to this exercise includes two patrol boats and Maritime Trade Operations staff.

• Exercise Croix De Sud – in New Caledonia in November. A multilateral exercise hosted by the Armed Forces of New Caledonia focusing on regional cooperation in amphibious and HADR activities.

• Exercise Mahi Tangaroa – in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in November. This exercise is a mid-intensity warfare exer-cise hosted by the RNZN and designed to improve interoperability. The exer-cise is a precursor to the New Zealand International Fleet Review. Navy will par-ticipate with an Anzac-class frigate and a submarine.

• Exercise Pacific Partnership – This is a US-led series of exercises within the Pacific designed to provide opportunities for HADR and medical support training. The 2016 iteration will include a Navy contribution consisting of a Deployable Geospatial Survey Team to Vanuatu.

• International Mine Counter Measures Exercise – in Bahrain. This is a US-led MCM exercise designed to foster interoper-ability and the sharing of professional views and procedures between coalition partners, with 60 nations invited to participate.

2016 EXERCISESFocus on efficiency and top results

‹ “These TAs include aviation, engineering, initial training, leader-ship and management, maritime logistics and health, maritime war-fare, and submarines,” he said.

“In TA Aviation, the transition from S70B to MH60R will con-tinue, and preparations for Navy assuming responsibility for joint training of Army and Navy aircrew through the Joint Helicopter School needs to be completed for that school to open in 2017.

“TA Engineering will continue to introduce a wider range of simu-lation to achieve a marine systems technician qualification for MT sailors before leaving category school.

“TA Initial Training, Leadership and Management will introduce adventure training activities into the curriculum and break away from delivery by PowerPoint to get students out of their comfort zone through activities such as caving, high ropes and re-introduction to sailing.”

CDRE Rothwell said TA Maritime Logistics and Health would maintain a thrust on creating an innovative learning environ-ment for staff and students with the three pillars for improvement being to continue to build staffing, professionalise the courseware,

and upgrades to the physical work environment.

“TA Maritime Warfare will sup-port Fleet synthetic training, with events through HMAS Watson and HMAS Stirling connected to Japan, Hawaii and San Diego.

“These will allow warfare teams to practise advanced war fighting skills,” he said.

“The Bosun’s Faculty in HMAS Cerberus has achieved the first step in gaining approvals for the build-ing of a mission-specific boarding and tactical support element facil-ity, including an exclusive gym designed for military fitness, close quarters weapons simulation range and model ships for boarding party training.

“TA Submarines has had the benefit of a number of upgrades. It has a fully functioning CCSM 1400Kw generator at the Land Based Test Facility, as well as a fully functioning submerged signal ejector, which enables sailors to complete competency tasks ahead of joining a platform.”

Sea Training Group also has a challenging and exciting year ahead with an average of 117 days at sea for each STG member.

There is a host of workup pack-ages to deliver including HMAS Adelaide, and to support the

increased number of submarines at sea, and more than 25 mission readiness evaluations in support of government-directed operations.

In terms of operations and exer-cises at sea this year, DG Maritime Operations CDRE Mark Hammond said Navy would support more than a dozen significant commitments, ranging from constabulary enforce-ment to high-end war fighting exercises.

“This will be achieved through a combination of domestic single-service and joint exercises, as well as international deployments and training activities ranging from niche, single-service bilateral activ-ities to large multinational training events,” CDRE Hammond said.

“The Navy’s major training goals for 2016 centre around task group operations, as well as deliv-ering greater levels of competency in anti-submarine warfare and maritime strike and interdiction.

“These goals all sup-port achievement of the Navy Warfighting Strategy 2018.

“Although some exercises con-tain much greater participation in terms of personnel and assets, each of them forms a link in the chain to achieving the Navy warfight-ing strategy and as such, all are important.”

‘‘– CDRE Michael Rothwell,

COMTRAIN

The transition from S70B to MH60R will continue, and preparations for joint training of Army and Navy air-crew through the Joint Helicopter School needs to be completed for that school to open in 2017.

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Pack ice and wildlife formed just part of a unique trip for Navy sailors aboard a RN ice breaker, LSIS Jayson Tufrey reports.

TO DELIBERATELY run a vessel onto sea ice feels as wrong as you can get, but for a phase II Seaman

Officer who cross-decked onto HMS Protector as she steamed to Antarctica, it soon became part of his daily routine.

During December and January MIDN Thomas Ciantar along with POHSM Nathan Smith joined the Royal Navy (RN) ice-patrol ship as it travelled from Fleet Base West down to the Ross Sea, via Tasmania, to conduct fisheries inspections of vessels targeting the endangered Patagonian toothfish.

Travelling as far south as 77 degrees, the former commercial ice-breaking ship, and the only one with such capabilities in the RN, also conducted survey operations and a base inspection.

Recently promoted SBLT Ciantar said he was excited to be given the opportunity to travel to Antarctica.

“I was happy to take part on this trip, which comprises part of my sea-time for phase II training – this

is not something that is likely to present itself again in a hurry,” he said.

“RN and RAN operate in a simi-lar manner with only some notable differences being in the way we do damage control – being in a position to observe how another Navy oper-ates will definitely assist me in my future career.

“We integrated well with the ship’s company. They made us feel welcome, and of course, there was the standard banter surrounding cricket and rugby.”

SBLT Ciantar said he faced some unusual challenges in the Antarctic environment.

“Due to the latitude, the sun never set, so coming off a middle watch after staring into the sun did feel quite weird,” he said.

“Navigating through ice and, at times, having to break it took some getting used to – we normally tend to avoid hitting things at sea.”

The ship’s company were among the first people in the world to see in the New Year as Protector crossed the International Date Line at 2359.

SBLT Ciantar said he, along with PO Smith, had the opportu-nity to go ashore on Ross Island and visit the hut once used by the British Antarctic explorers Scott and Shackleton.

“That was truly an amazing experience – the hut is almost exactly how it was left more than 100 years ago,” he said.

“Other standout moments were spending time with the embarked Royal Marines and firing a minigun and GPMG light machine gun.

“We were fortunate enough to see a variety of Antarctic wildlife including albatross, seals, penguins and whales.”

This is the first time the RN has travelled to the Ross Sea since 1936 and the first time that an RN ship has visited Hobart since the 1990s.

Protector usually spends most of its time around the Antarctic Peninsula, south of the Falkland Islands and where the British Antarctic Survey base is located.

The ship and its 75 crew will spend more than 20 months away from the UK.

Voyage packed with adventure

MIDN Thomas Ciantar on the ice in Antarctica as penguins walk behind him, top, and the crew of HMS Protector inspect the environment, above.

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In the first of a two-part series, ADF Triathlon Club coach POCIS Michael Baruch talks about triathlons. He starts with the swimming phase.

LOOKING for a non-contact sport that will mentally and physically challenge you? A sport that will develop and maintain your body

in its peak physical condition? Then triathlon is for you.

Triathlon is one of the world’s fast-est growing sports and involves a swim, bike and run all in the one race.

I am an ex-triathlete and now the ADF Triathlon Club (ADFTC) coach.

One of the great aspects of triathlons is there is no set distance. Newcomers to the sport can start with an enticer triath-lon of a 300m swim,10km cycle, 3km run or other similar distances without excessive training or feeling intimidated around professionals.

Official race distances are sprint 750m/20km/5km, Olympic 1.5km/40km/10km, long course 3km/80km/20km, 70.3 half-ironman 1.9km/90km/21.1km and the ironman 3.8km/180km/42.2km.

Triathlon is suitable for all fitness levels, however, if it has been a long time since you have done regular exercise, consult your doctor before training.

It is always good to set a goal and train for that goal. You can design your training plan around your life, making sure you have a good balance of training for all disciplines without causing you too much stress.

To find triathlon groups near you, visit the Triathlon Australia website. Be sure the group has a Triathlon Australia certified coach and a structured training program.

Swimming in triathlonsA CONSISTENT swim can set you up for a more strategic race, rather than a race based on high-intensity catch-up. I recommend swimming makes up 10-20 per cent of your weekly program.

Squad training will allow you to be competitive, train with other people and work different areas of your cardio vas-cular system, which will improve fitness, VO2max, speed and endurance.

Swimming is the most technical of all

Why not try a tri

• 4 x 50m drill/swim – a drill for 25m and swim for 25m

• 4 x 50m breathing every third and fifth stroke

• 4 x 50m – 25m hard and fast and 25m easy

INTERVAL TRAININGEXAMPLES

three triathlon components. I encourage you to get one-on-one quality coaching.

If squad training is not for you, try interval training. By definition this is high intensity repeated efforts with a recovery period in between.

Cool down in relation to the length and intensity of your swim. If your aim was endurance, an easy 300m swim should work, however, if you worked at full intensity, your cool down should be a swim between 800-1000m to allow the lactic acid to be removed from your body and allow a speedy recovery.

Open water swim sessions are vital and should be incorporated into your training plan at least once a week in the final eight weeks of your training.

It is recommended that you do these within a club environment or in a patrolled environment for safety. These sessions allow you to appreciate the ele-ments you will be faced with on the day.

The ADFTC is the official multi-sport club for Defence. The club offers free membership to all ADF members. By joining you will have access to fund-ing assistance for sanctioned events.

For more information, email michael.baruch@defence.gov.au or visit: http://adftc.asn.au and www.triathlon.org.au

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Second title win in three years for duo

SGT Dave Morley

HMAS Cerberus’ rugby team may be going it alone in representing Navy against more than a dozen teams from across Army and Air Force, at the Kapooka K-Series Rugby 10s on March 19.

K-Series organiser WO2 Mark Fisher said five Air Force and eight Army teams had confirmed their attendance.

“An additional four teams, including one from HMAS Albatross, have indicated an intention to attend,” he said.

“A team of NSW Police have also expressed an interest.”

WO2 Fisher said visitors to Kapooka could look forward to an exceptional weekend.

“The K-10s are based on a great model that contin-ues to attract the ADF’s top talent while also revealing the next generation of service rugby players,” he said.

“Families and friends are welcome and we encour-age all participants and spectators to make a weekend of this opportunity in the lead-up to Easter.”

According to WO2 Fisher, organisers were also looking for nominations from ADF women’s teams to put in for their competition.

“We are looking at playing 10s but if units are hav-ing trouble getting numbers we can look at playing 7s,” he said.

“In the interests of women’s rugby, the K-10s will also facilitate nominations from individual players where a unit women’s team cannot be formed.

“These players will constitute a barbarian team to compete against ADF and local rivals.”

For more information, email mark.fisher2@defence.gov.au

Organiser of K-10s seeks more teams

CPL Bill Solomou

VETERAN Navy tennis players CAPT John Metzl and CMDR Marc Pavillard have won the Burrell Cup for the second time in the past three years.

CAPT Metzl said winning the final was a great achievement.

“We have been playing dou-bles for a while now, and we know each other’s game really well,” he said.

“Throughout the day we were able to draw upon our experience of playing together to get out of some tight situations. This was also the case in the final, where our opponents kept coming at us and made us lift our game another five to 10 per cent.”

Their opponents in the final were CPONPC Michael Pugh and ABML-C Lloyd Mckean, both of

LSPT Craig Wieckhorst, left, and LSPT Ben Cain in action during the 2016 Burrell Cup doubles tennis tournament. Photos: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

HMAS Watson. CMDR Pavillard said that while the final scoreline of 6-0 looked like a comfortable

victory, every game was tightly contested.

“Lloyd had a particularly pow-

erful and damaging serve, which certainly had us on our toes,” CMDR Pavillard said.

The final, which lasted 35 minutes, was played under hot conditions, with the court tem-perature reaching more than 30 degrees.

CAPT Metzl said they went into the final without a specific game plan, but played each point on its merits.

“We were fortunate to play consistent tennis throughout the day and everything continued to ‘click’ in the final,” he said.

This year’s tournament was held at Randwick Barracks, Sydney, on February 11.

The Burrell Cup doubles ten-nis tournament has been contested for the past 61 years. The cup was donated by VADM Sir Henry Mackay Burrell in 1955.

CPL Bill Solomou

BIG-HITTING tennis ace LSCD Rob Anstee, of HMAS Penguin, played to his game plan to win the 2016 Carr Cup.

The annual tournament was played at Randwick Barracks on February 3 with 18 competitors, both men and women, challenging for the title of Navy’s best singles player.

LS Anstee, Navy’s answer to Patrick Rafter, plays the game hard and fair.

“I like to serve hard and straight to the body,” he said.

“The dominant part of my game is serve-volley.”

He is a member of Keirle Park Tennis Centre in Manly, Sydney,

with 15 years’ experience under his belt.

He began playing as a teenager in Tasmania.

The final was played under adverse conditions, with the tem-perature reaching 30 degrees.

LS Anstee said he tried to take advantage of the heat by making his opponent work.

“I could see he was struggling,” he said.

“I just tried to return it so he would make the unforced errors.”

LS Anstee beat SMNET Mitchell Stenos 3-2 in the final.

On the back of his success, LS Anstee teamed up with ABCD Genji Pitt in the Burrel Cup, however, they bowed out in the early rounds.

LS takes advantage of heat to secure Carr Cup

LSPT Mitchell Morton, left, hands the Carr Cup to the winner, LSCD Rob Anstee, at the 2016 singles tournament.

One of HMAS Cerberus’ rugby union team makes a tackle during the Second Division B Grand Final match held at Box Hill, Victoria. Photo: LSIS Dove Smithett

CAPT John Metzl, left, and CMDR Marc Pavillard hold the cup aloft after winning the tournament at Randwick Barracks.

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First-time victory for over 35sThe Navy Football Federation’s (Navy FFA) ladies over 35s team won the Johnny Warren Memorial Cup in their first year in the seven-a-side competi-tion.

With outstanding performances from ABML-SC Amanda Carney and POMED Nikki Furlong, the Navy women dominated the grand final to claim the cup with a 3-0 demolition of the defending champions from Sydney.

The Navy women opened up the tournament with a dominant perfor-mance over a local Nowra side, winning the game with a spectacular goal from team captain POML-SC Sarah Hickling.

From then the competition kept com-ing, however, the Navy women were just too strong, winning their subsequent games 4-0 and 10-0, taking them into the grand final against the defending champions.

Navy also fielded a men’s over 35s team in the tournament, held at

Jamberoo on the South Coast on the weekend of February 6.

With more than 76 teams from all over the coast participating, competition was tough. The men’s over 35s team were undefeated on day one, but lost on day two, which took them out of the running for a grand final spot.

Navy FFA operations officer LEUT Kellie Brown said, “The girls played some outstanding football and this is just what Navy FFA needs to contin-ue to build the profile and reputation of Navy Football. It’s an exciting year ahead, that’s for sure.”

The tournament was the perfect foundation to kick-start what will hope-fully be a successful year for Navy Footballs.

Anyone interested in getting involved with Navy Football can contact the Navy FFA Secretary LEUT Stephen Cole on email: ste-phen.cole4@defence.gov.au

The Navy FFA’s victorious over 35s team proudly display the Johnny Warren Memorial Cup.

WINNING the final race of the Tri Nations Sailing Competition was the highlight for the RAN team at the Bay of Islands in New Zealand’s north in late January.

The RAN’s newest skipper, ABATV Frank Lenzo, under the tute-lage of primary skipper for the RAN contingent CPOMT Joshua Bignall, made the bold decision to fly the spin-naker of their boat Mako II across the start line in a very narrow and heavily congested anchorage at Kawau Island.

AB Lenzo led the field down the coast of the North Island and on into Waitemata Harbour on Auckland Day, proudly flying MAKO II’s spinnaker as he led the RN and RNZN teams across the line.

“The philosophy at Navy sailing is to get the junior guys and girls out of their comfort zone and into positions of responsibility requiring leadership and action,” CPO Bignell said.

“With the right team providing guidance and support we see people thrive, as AB Lenzo did today.

“For a crew of varying experience levels, many of whom have not sailed together before this regatta, it has been a pleasure watching them refine their teamwork and communication.”

The RN team, in their vessel PAEA II, won seven of the nine races that comprise the Tri Nations series.

The event was hotly contested by

the RN, RNZN and a RAN team of 11 personnel, selected from members of the Navy Sailing Association whose sailing experience has been largely built among a fleet of five Swarbrick 36’ sail training craft.

Crews from all three nations were sailing identical Chico 44 mono-hull yachts kindly provided by hosts, the RNZN.

Two Windward/Leeward courses were raced on each day of the three-day regatta, putting crews through their paces with rapid tacking duels battled out on the upwind legs where the RAN team demonstrated slick teamwork and fine helmsmanship.

Downwind legs were a battle between crews to show who was able to most readily take charge of flying the enormous asymmetrical spinnaker.

Each day a third and final “round-the-bay” race was held, providing a great opportunity to take in some of the impressive scenery the Bay of Islands has to offer.

SMNMT William Sherman said, “I’ve never been to New Zealand before and to come here to the Bay of Islands for such a large international regatta has been a fantastic opportu-nity.”

Personnel interested in learning to sail, or to become involved in racing, can find out more on the Navy Sailing Association Facebook page.

Spinnaker use at start bold move

Crews jostle for position in one of the races during the Tri Nations Competition in New Zealand.

Camaraderie shows through on tour of Tas LCPL Sebastian Beurich

MEMBERS of the ADF Basketball Association (ADFBA) national team started their year off with a tour of Tasmania.

Held from January 28 to February 8, the annual tour travelled across Tasmania from Hobart to Smithton, coaching, mentoring and playing against local teams.

On January 29, the male and female teams took part in a clinic run as part of a holiday camp by Basketball Tasmania. They were wel-comed by Member for Denison Elise Archer.

ADFBA executive member SBLT Kate Alston said, “On February 3 we ran two visits simultaneously at Smithton High School and Christian College.

“Both groups ran clinic activities for the kids to attend during their lunch time. Initially our intent was to talk to the kids about careers in the ADF, however, we ended up coaching and mentoring instead.”

Between February 5 and 7, both the men’s and women’s teams played in the Ulverstone Classic in Ulverstone.

The men’s competition comprised three pools of four teams, while the

women’s comp had two pools of five teams.

“The teams played well on finals day, with the men’s team coming in seventh and the women’s team coming in fifth,” she said.

During all of the training clinics, the members of the management team wore their uniforms to promote the ADF.

SBLT Alston said the clinics were

a great success for both the ADF and basketball.

“The support we gave each other during games and the team cohe-sion we presented were looked upon favourably by the other teams we played,” she said.

SBLT Alston said a member of one of the other teams made a point of commenting on the spirit of camarade-rie displayed by the ADF teams.

Volume 59, No. 2, February 25, 2016

SPORT

TENNIS ANYONE?

Burrell and Carr Cups decided

LSCD Rob Anstee serves during the Carr Cup singles

final tennis match and (inset) CPONPC Michael Pugh, right,

congratulates the winning team of the Burrell Cup doubles

tournament. Both tournaments were held at Randwick Barracks,

Sydney. Photos: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

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