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The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy Volume 59, No. 3, February 26, 2015

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HMAS Anzac leads HMA Ships Melbourne and Perth in a formation departure from Sydney’s Fleet Base East. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

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LSIS Jayson Tufrey

WO-N Martin Holzberger joined his two service warrant officer counter-parts for a visit to the Middle East Region (MER) from February 2-6.

WO-N joined WOFF-AF Mark Pentreath and RSM-A WO David Ashley, along with WO-JOPS David Devlin, on the first joint visit to meet ADF personnel in Afghanistan.

WO-N Holzberger said HQJOC initiated the visit to enable servicemen and women to have frank discussions with the service warrant officers.

“This in turn gave the service war-rant officers a better appreciation of what ADF men and women are doing in the operational areas of the MER,” WO-N said.

The tour provided the service war-rant officers with a snapshot of the mood of deployed ADF personnel and an opportunity to remind the person-nel that the service chiefs listen to what they say.

The service warrant officers flew into Afghanistan from Camp Baird, Australia’s main logistics base in the MER, to meet Navy, Army and Air Force personnel at Camp Grant, near Kabul Afghanistan International Airfield – North (KAIA-N) military facility.

They also went to Camp Qargha, which is situated within the Afghan National Army Officer Academy, and to Camp Baker, near Kandahar Air Field, where they met ADF personnel and senior US military officers for wide ranging discussions.

They travelled by helicopter, Bushmaster and C-130 to a variety of military bases, where they inspected all the facilities, work places and liv-ing quarters of ADF members.

WO-N also visited HMAS Success in the Arabian Gulf, where he had dis-cussions with the ship’s company of 235 sailors and officers.

WO-N Holzberger said he was surprised to meet so many sailors and naval officers in land-based positions.

“It was amazing to bump into Navy personnel in places I never thought I would, from people working

From left, WOFF-AF WO Mark Pentreath, WO-N Martin Holzberger, RSM-A WO Dave Ashley and WO-JOC WO David Devlin. Photo: SGT Shane Gidall

Fact-finding trip praised

LEUT Kirsti Burtenshaw

THE Navy charity Keeping Watch is seeking to secure essential sponsorship to support its initiatives for 2015 and beyond.

Keeping Watch has worked towards providing care and support for Navy people since its inception in 2012.

At the end of 2014, Keeping Watch had accumulated enough money to start providing grants to Navy families in need.

The charity achieves its aims pre-dominantly through the provision of financial assistance to individuals and their families when times are tough or unexpected crises arise.

Keeping Watch improved the qual-ity of life for four recipients of grants late last year.

Chairman of the grants committee, CDRE Peter Laver, said these benefits provided opportunities to individuals and families in need.

“We were able to assist four fami-lies just before Christmas with a total of more than $15,000 worth of grants,” he said.

The successful applicants had dif-ferent reasons for applying, however the common theme was that they were suffering some form of hardship that Keeping Watch was able to assist with.”

Through ongoing sponsorship,

Keeping Watch will consider another round of routine grant applications in March.

Keeping Watch grants committee member CAPT Lisa Batchler said the charity was gaining momentum.

“But support from sponsors and the securing of new sponsorship will be integral to the future of Keeping Watch,” CAPT Batchler said.

Keeping Watch is a sub committee of the Navy’s Relief Trust Fund and is a recognised charity.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible. To make either a one off or an ongoing donation, complete the forms at www.keepingwatch.org.au

Keeping Watch charity seeks help

in our office in Kabul and KAIA-N and back in Camp Baird,” he said.

“There are sailors scattered throughout this area of operation and doing things that, I suppose, as sailors they never expected to do in places they never expected to be.

“They are doing Navy proud.”WO Holzberger said one of the

best parts of his job was getting around and seeing what our men and women did.

“I am humbled seeing our excep-tional sailors and officers because it reinforces how adaptive, resilient and professional we are,” he said.

WO Holzberger said he was impressed by the professionalism and dedication of all ADF personnel.

“Everyone I met was highly pro-fessional in the way they went about their business, whether that was administration or operations inside and outside the camps,” he said.

“Our time at the Afghan Army’s Camp Hero, which is responsible for security in the south of the country, and the things that took place to get us there was truly eye-opening.

“The visit to the hospital and the things the Afghan people are going through was something I will never forget.”

WO-N Holzberger said the service warrant officers gained an in depth appreciation of what our people faced on operations, which they reported to the senior leadership group.

WO-N Martin Holzberger chats with the driver of a Bushmaster in Kabul. Photo: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

Navy’s Keeping Watch charity needs sponsors to maintain its support for Navy families in time of need. Photo: SGT William Guthrie

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LCDR Robert Roscoe

THE future of the RAN took shape in Sydney Harbour as the first of the Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters embarked in HMAS Perth alongside Garden Island, Sydney.

The event marked the first time a Romeo has landed on a RAN warship and marked the start of the helicopter’s First of Class Flight Trials (FOCFT).

The FOCFT period is crucial in the intro-duction into service of the new helicopter with all aspects of the ship, aircraft and equipment interfaces assessed to develop recommendations for embarked operating envelopes.

The Romeo will progressively replace the Seahawk Classic helicopters, which currently provide Navy’s combat helicopter capability.

The Western Australian-based HMAS Perth recently arrived in Sydney after leaving Fleet Base West at the end of January.

The ship will be operating on the east coast for the next few weeks, conducting the sea trials for the Romeo.

These trials are expected to see ship and helicopter moving between Tasmania and North Queensland, to test the ship and helicopter in a range of weather and climate conditions.

Perth recently emerged from an extended maintenance period where a number of enhancements were made to the ship in sup-port of the new aircraft.

CO Perth CAPT Ivan Ingham said the trials marked an important milestone for the

Glimpse at future

A Seahawk Romeo lands on HMAS Perth while alongside Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney. It was the first time a Romeo has landed on a RAN ship. Photos: ABIS Chantell Bianchi (top) and ABIS Tom Gibson (above)

RAN as it embraced a key part of the Navy’s future aviation capability.

“It has taken a lot of hard work from many agencies in the ADF to get to this stage and Perth is excited at the prospect of being the first to operate, at sea, with this remarkable new capability,” CAPT Ingham said.

The ship will sail from Sydney with

embarked personnel from 725SQN and the Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit.

The trials should be completed towards the end of March when Perth will return to Fleet Base West to start her unit readiness workup and then depart for deployment and exercises within the region.

LCDR Andrew Patmore meets Assistant Defence Minister Stuart Robert. Photo: CPL Mark Doran

SGT Dave Morley

PLANS to reintroduce the ADF Gap Year program into the Navy are well under way, according to Assistant Defence Minister Stuart Robert.

Mr Robert made the announcement to 40 Gap Year recruits at the Army Recruit Training Centre in Wagga Wagga, NSW, on February 17.

He said there would be vacancies for up to 75 Navy trainees starting in January 2016.

“The program is a great opportunity for young Australians who have finished Year 12 and who maybe aren’t sure what they want to do with their life,” he said.

“What the government is saying to them is, ‘spend 12 months in the military, do the normal training of a recruit and see if that’s something you’d like to do’.

“The program is about creating great Australians and it’s about providing alternate paths for young Australians to explore what they want to do with their lives.”

Mr Robert said there would be up to 455 vacancies across Defence for 2016.

“Applications open on March 2 and close on March 15,” he said.

“This year’s program had almost 4000 young Australians apply for 260 vacancies – that tells me there is a desperate need for this sort of work in Australia.”

Senior Naval Officer at RAAF Base Wagga, LCDR Andrew Patmore, said the program would be good for the Navy.

“The gap year trainees will do similar training as any other general entry sailor down at HMAS Cerberus,” he said.

“Then they’ll go on to general duties placements at various ships and establishments, with sea opportunities.

“At the end of the 12-month gap year period, train-ees will have the opportunity to apply for Navy full-time and reserve positions.”

Plans to reinstate gap year program

LEUT James Brandreth

FRENCH Navy Ship La Glorieuse departed Fleet Base East on February 17 after a five-day port visit to Sydney.

The 55m, 480 tonne French patrol boat was welcomed to Sydney by COMSURFOR CDRE Lee Goddard and CO HMAS Stuart CMDR Aaron Nye, who hosted the Noumea-based boat during the visit.

CDRE Lee Goddard said the crew was excited to be alongside.

“The CO LEUT Deleplanque conveyed to me that the crew was looking forward to a much-needed break while enjoying the hospital-ity of Australia,” he said.

The most recent previous visit to Sydney by a French Navy ship was Vendemiaire in October 2013 for the Navy International Fleet Review.

For many of the crew it was their first visit to Australia and they spent a few days sightsee-ing in and around Sydney between official calls.

The L’Audacieuse-class patrol boat arrived on February 12.

Sydney says au revoir to La GlorieuseFNS La Glorieuse berths

at Fleet Base East on a visit to strengthen

international relations.Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

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Annual awards reward successHMAS Success was awarded the

Gloucester Cup and the Spada Shield by COMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer in the 2014 Fleet Commander

Awards.Success earned the awards in a busy year ear-

marked by her workup and mission-readiness exercise for Operation Manitou, where the battle-tanker is supporting CTF-153 maritime coalition security operations in the Middle East Region.

Success was awarded the Gloucester Cup as the unit, crew, squadron, clearance diving team or establishment that excelled in all aspects of opera-tions, safety, reliability and unit level training.

CO Success CAPT Justin Jones said the award came just as Success began her six-month deploy-ment for Op Manitou.

He said the ship’s company was well deserv-ing of this award and that it could not have come at a better time.

“I think the award of the Gloucester Cup to Success is recognition not only of hard work, but exceptional performance by her ship’s company,” he said.

“Success had an extremely busy year and excelled in all aspects of the award category – pride of the Fleet, fully deserving the recognition and prestige the award brings.”

The holder of this award gets to attach a gold five-point star on each side of the bridge structure, a privilege Success will most certainly welcome.

CAPT Jones said the crew would strive to maintain the level of performance that earned them the Cup.

Success was also awarded the Spada Shield as the surface unit which excelled in all aspects of operations, safety, reliability, warfare and unit-level training.

This was demonstrated in Success’ participa-tion in Operations Resolute and Southern Indian Ocean as well as Exercise RIMPAC.

On RIMPAC, Success showed off her strengths, flexibility and collegiability. Success participated in international training, including maritime exercises and sporting competitions.

The ship’s company of Success returned from exercise, ready to prepare for Manitou.

ABCSO Charles Perry said his shipmates were elated about winning the Gloucester Cup.

“Last year was very busy and challenging so to win the Gloucester Cup gives a sense of achieve-ment because it is good to know our efforts are appreciated,” he said.

HMAS Success’ ship’s company. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

HMAS Arunta’s hard work last year was recognised with the awarding of the AIO Shield for the highest standard in analyst-intelligence operations and the Otranta Shield for the highest standards of gunnery.

CO Arunta CMDR David Landon praised members of his ship’s company for their success.

“For the ship’s company, and in par-ticular the operations room and weapons electrical department gun crew, these awards justify the self-belief and worth for the recipients and provide a sense of pride,” he said.

“These awards also act as a source of inspiration and motivation for other departments to achieve the high stand-ards set in 2014.”

CMDR Landon said Arunta had a great year.

“Our remarkable year began with

the completion of the anti-ship missile defence system upgrade and return to sea after almost three years of extended readiness and upgrade,” he said.

“The work the ship’s company did to get the ship to sea during that period cannot be understated. The ship then completed workups during Exercise Kakadu in Darwin and also down in the East Australian Exercise Area off Sydney.”

CMDR Landon said Arunta was also involved in in-company work and support for the workups of HMA Ships Success and Sirius.

“The ship then participated in the Albany Centenary of Anzac commemo-rations before returning to Stirling after three months away,” he said.

A change of command and assump-tion of operational response vessel – west duties ended what was a milestone year for Arunta.

Arunta on targetfor gunnery award

HMAS Arunta’s weapons electrical department.

Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson

Sheean runner up for Gloucester CupHMAS Sheean was rewarded for a great year by being named runner-up for the Gloucester Cup and winning the Combat System Proficiency Shield, The Platypus Cup, the Voyager Trophy and the Silver Platter Submarine.

Sheean won the Combat System Proficiency Shield for achieving the highest standard in combat systems and weapons engineering efficiency and serviceability, as well as the Voyager Trophy for achieving the highest level in the Fleet of anti-submarine warfare.

The Platypus Cup was awarded to Sheean as the submarine or crew that excelled in all aspects of sub-marine operations, safety, reliabil-ity and unit level training.

Acting CO Sheean LCDR Barry Carmichael said receiving recogni-tion as the Gloucester Cup runner-up proved a major boon for the crew and the submarine squadron.

“The Combat System Proficiency Shield award was a timely reward for the efforts of the crew and all the personnel that pro-vided the high level of support nec-essary to keep the submarine com-bat system and embedded weapons capability functioning,” he said.

“The Platypus Cup highlighted the focus we placed on training our perspective submariner trainees, as Sheean managed to qualify 18 submariners with many other addi-tional qualifications also achieved.”

Although he said coming run-

CO HMAS Sheean CMDR Richard Smallwood, left, is presented with the HMAS Voyager trophy and the Platypus Cup by COMSUBFOR CAPT Matt Buckley. Photo: ABIS Julianne Cropley

ner-up in the Gloucester Cup was bittersweet.

“The Sheean team performed really well and deserved to be a contender,” LCDR Carmichael said.

Last year was busy and chal-lenging for the crew.

“Sheean conducted multiple international exercises, notably Bersama Shield, RIMPAC and the USN submarine command course, all of which culminated in the festivities and celebrations in the build up to 100 years of Australian submarines,” LCDR Carmichael said.

“All the crew and the boat

performed admirably throughout the entire calendar year, spend-ing about 200 days at sea steam-ing 22,000 nautical miles with 2700 hours of that submerged.

LCDR Carmichael said Sheean won the Silver Platter Submarine which is awarded to the submarine displaying the highest standard in providing food services

“The standard of our catering department has been absolutely outstanding throughout the last two years and the team should be extremely proud of their achieve-ment, we definitely are the best fed submarine in the Fleet.”

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CO ASSAIL Five CMDR Michael Moore praised members of his crew for their exemplary performances and achieve-ments in 2014.

Assail Five was awarded the Kelly Shield as the crew that excelled in all aspects of patrol boat operations and the Pakistan Shield Minor for sporting excellence.

“I am proud to be in command of a ship’s company that achieved these awards,” he said.

“For the ship’s company, very few are left from those serving in Assail Five throughout 2014 and they see the Kelly Shield as recognition of the hard work during a busy year.”

CMDR Moore said Assail Five spent the majority of last year at sea as either the Christmas Island or Ashmore Island response vessel in support of Op Resolute.

“The crew also sailed HMAS Childers to Cairns for a maintenance period in August,” he said.

“Then in November in HMAS Broome, Assail Five participated in Exercise Paradise with the PNGDF before being sailed at short notice for Operation Savil and finishing 2014 on patrol in the vicinity of Ashmore Island.”

Last year, Assail Five served in HMA Ships Bundaberg, Childers and Broome.

Assail Five is currently in HMAS Glenelg conducting mission-readiness evaluation in preparation for a new chal-lenge and Fleet tasking.

SBLT Matthew Graney

BEING awarded the Australia Cup for 2014 capped off a successful year for the engineering department aboard HMAS Tobruk.

The cup is awarded to the Fleet unit that has achieved the highest standard of maritime engineering efficiency and serviceability.

Fleet units are assessed on a number of criteria, material state management and individual training.

How well the ship has performed in areas including safety, defect management, operations and main-tenance periods is also taken into account.

Tobruk spent the majority of 2014 conducting civil maritime security operations as part of Operation Resolute, training the ship’s boarding team and embark-ing a transit security element.

HMAS Tobruk departs Garden Island Sydney.

Photo: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth

Australia Cup caps off Tobruk’s year

Assail Five claim Kelly Shield

Natalie Staples

NSW Governor GEN David Hurley (retd) presented the Governor’s Cup to HMAS Kuttabul at Ceremonial Divisions in Sydney on February 18.

The Governor’s Cup recognises Kuttabul as the best performing Navy shore establishment in all aspects of operations, safety, train-ing and support to the Fleet for the year.

Personnel proudly stood to attention as GEN Hurley, hosted by COMAUSTFLT RADM Stuart Mayer, inspected the ship’s compa-ny before presenting the cup to CO Kuttabul CMDR Rebecca Jeffcoat.

CMDR Jeffcoat assumed com-

mand of Sydney’s premier estab-lishment in January and said the award was testament to the leader-ship of her predecessor and the hard work of the ship’s company.

“2014 was an incredibly busy year for Kuttabul,” she said.

“We played a vital role support-ing the commissioning of HMAS Canberra.

“The base also underwent significant changes with building works, the removal of the hammer head crane and wharf repairs.

“All while continuing to provide logistics and operational support to the Fleet.”

CMDR Jeffcoat said it was her privilege to accept the Governor’s Cup on behalf of the ship’s com-pany.

“I particularly want to recog-nise CMDR Todd Willson who led Kuttabul over the period for which we’ve been recognised,” she said.

In his address RADM Mayer recognised the complexity of the base and all her small command team had achieved during 2014.

“Fifty-five resident units across seven Sydney locations with about 3500 uniformed and civilian per-sonnel – all of them rely on the ship’s company of Kuttabul and the command team of just 25,” he said.

“I would like to pass on my thanks to everyone who contributed to Kuttabul’s success and achieve-ments in 2014.

“The award of this year’s Governor’s Cup is very well deserved.”

Governor’s Cup for KuttabulNSW Governor GEN David Hurley (retd), centre, presents the Governor’s Cup to HMAS Kuttabul. Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

CO Tobruk CMDR Leif Maxfield said Tobruk had achieved outstand-ing results.

“The achievements of Tobruk have been enabled by the outstand-ing performance, dedication and professionalism of her engineering department,” CMDR Maxfield said.

“The engineering department has achieved significant results in managing and implementing defect rectification and planned mainte-nance throughout the year.

“The engineering department’s outstanding focus on professional knowledge, engineering training and development and planned mainte-nance has been key to the seawor-thiness of Tobruk and essential in supporting the ongoing growth of qualified marine technical personnel.

“With the outstanding support of the special projects officer, surface force and her engineering depart-ment, Tobruk has responded to short notice requirements, met all tasking requirements and embodied the principles of seaworthiness.”

Our top achievers were recognised in the 2014 Fleet Commander Awards, Michael Brooke reports.

THE WINNERSCOMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer an-nounced the awards in December, which identified the Fleet’s top performers.

HMAS Success: The Gloucester Cup and Spada Shield.

HMAS Sheean: The Combat System Proficiency Shield, the Voyager Trophy and Gloucester Cup runner-up.

Assail Five: The Kelly Shield and the Pakistan Shield Minor.

HMAS Arunta: The Otranto Shield for naval gunnery and the AIO Shield.

HMAS Toowoomba: The CDRE Wardle Cup and the Maritime Logistics Excellence Award.

HMAS Gascoyne: The Sarawak Shield and the Rushcutters Shield.

HMAS Stuart: The Silver Platter Major and the Pakistan Shield Major.

HMAS Tobruk: The Australia Cup and Otranto Shield runner-up.

HMAS Darwin: The Fleet Environmen-tal Award.

HMAS Sirius: The Wormald Shield.

HMAS Kuttabul: The Governor’s Cup.

HS Blue: The Endeavour Shield.

S-70B-2 Flight Embarked Darwin and 808SQN: The McNichol Trophy.

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Regatta starts with bang

LEUT Daryl Peebles

THE Regatta Day long weekend in southern Tasmania was the ideal time to celebrate Navy Week in the island state, and this year all the stars aligned to make the celebration a memorable one.

Perfect weather allowed for an estimated 200,000 people to flock to Hobart’s waterfront over four days.

On February 8 many people made their way to an open day aboard HMAS Sydney, which was supported

by dockside activities including perfor-mances by the Tasmanian detachment of the RAN Band and Defence Force Recruiting stands.

The band also played a twilight con-cert on the lawns of Parliament House that attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd.

Navy also supported the Royal Hobart Regatta with Sydney in location, static helicopter displays, wet-winching demonstrations and Squirrel helicopter flight manoeuvres.

Another feature of the regatta was

the annual Trans-Derwent swimming race which featured competitors from the three services.

CO NHQ-Tas CMDR Stacey Porter won the competition in fine style.

“Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and fitness is really important while serving in the Navy,” she said.

“This event gave me an excuse to increase my training and unleash my competitive side.

“I have been a keen swimmer all my life and choose to do the swim in the physical fitness test every year.”

LSIS Yuri Ramsey

THE 176th Royal Hobart Regatta lit-erally started with a bang when VIPs and locals watched a ceremonial sunset on the flight-deck of HMAS Sydney on February 6.

Tasmanian Governor Kate Warner, senior military command-ers and other guests saw the time-honoured tradition performed by the RAN Band’s Tasmanian detachment and Sydney’s ceremonial guard of sailors and officers.

After a rousing rendition of Beat to Quarters by the Navy band, members of the guard marched onto the flight-deck in their ceremonial uniforms.

As the sun sank on the horizon, the guard fired volleys with blank cartridges before the Australian White Ensign was lowered and cer-emonially folded to signify the end of the day.

LEUT James Hodgkinson said he was proud to lead the guard for the ceremonial sunset.

“I think it was a great success because we received praise from our guests, who said how impressed they were,” he said.

“I look forward to doing it again in the future.”

CO Sydney CMDR Karl Brinckmann said the Governor and other guests enjoyed the ceremonial sunset.

“The Governor told me how impressed she was by the profes-sional drill of the sailors in the cer-emonial guard,” he said.

ORIGINALLY applying for the Navy as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1975, Ken Salter was told to come back when he was older and more mature.

He did exactly as he was told and returned 36 years later at age 51.

This month he sailed in HMAS Sydney to his home state for Navy Week.

“I took the plunge after my family was settled and the kids had grown up,” AB Salter said.

“Some people buy a Harley, I joined the Navy.”

AB Salter spent the intervening years as a steam plant operator in Launceston and then started his own business.

Since joining Sydney in March last year, AB Salter has found Navy life a perfect fit.

“The lifestyle and the camaraderie on board makes it a very enjoyable place to live and work.”

AB Salter’s job includes maintaining Sydney’s rigid hull inflatable boats and the diesel generators.

LSET Harry Verrios returned to his hometown when HMAS Sydney pulled into Hobart for Navy Week and the Hobart Regatta.

Hailing from Mount Stuart, LS Verrios joined the Navy in February 2006 as an electronic technician because of his long-term interest in the Defence force.

“I was always interested in a career with Defence, and the Navy was the one that gave me the biggest opportunity to travel and see the world,” LS Verrios said.

He has found life on board Sydney challenging but fulfilling since he took on his first role after being promoted to LS.

“Maintaining the weapon systems on board is an important job which I take pride in,” he said.

“Firing the 76mm gun is always exciting.”

LS Verrios said a career in the Navy or the wider ADF was a good choice for

Sydney on show in HobartLSIS Yuri Ramsey

HMAS Sydney was the centre of attention during the 176th running of the Royal Hobart Regatta when she visited Hobart for Navy Week from February 5-10.

As part of the festivities, Sydney and her ship’s company welcomed more than 2000 locals on board during the open day.

It was the last chance for Tasmanians to tour the ship on its final visit before its new role as a training ship.

Liaison officer LEUT Deanna Garbutt said the day was a huge success.

“We had a large number of people through and it was great to see plenty of smiles,” she said.

“There was a lot of interest in the ship, especially in its history and future role as a training ship.”

Guests were shown the fore-castle, where they could see the missile launcher systems up close.

On the bridge, they got a rare chance to sit in the captain’s chair for a photo opportunity.

The public also chatted with weapons electrical sailors who explained the 76mm gun and close-in weapons system, which visitors said looked like the robot R2D2 from Star Wars.

The final stop was the flight-deck, where guests inspected the ship’s firefighting equipment and

an arsenal of weapons, as well as booths run by Defence Force Recruiting and Legacy.

Sydney crew member and Hobart local POBM Corey Nicoll said it was good to see so many people visit the warship.

“It was satisfying to give other Tassie locals an impression of what we do every day,” PO Nicoll said.

CO Sydney CMDR Karl Brinckmann said the port visit further strengthened the close bond the people of Hobart had with the Navy.

“The ship’s company take so much pride in representing the Navy and showing off their ship to an impressed public,” he said.

“It was a fitting way for Sydney to visit Hobart for the last time.”

The open ship was part of the wider activities of the Royal Hobart Regatta, which included displays by the Air Force’s Roulettes aerobatic team, two Squirrel helicopters, a Seahawk helicopter and Navy Reserve Dive Team 10.

Sydney also hosted debutantes from the Regatta Ambassador Quest and more than 100 cadets from all over Tasmania.

Sydney is scheduled to return to Fleet Base East on February 27, before she transitions to her next role as a harbour training ship.

Sydney’s ceremonial guard prepares to fire volleys during a ceremonial sunset. Photo: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth

A Seahawk helicopter and clearance divers demonstrate a wet-winching aerial display at the Royal Hobart Regatta.

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DEFENCE will align its recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8 with UN Women Australia and the HeForShe movement.

This movement aims to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights.

A number of activities will be held across Defence.

For those Defence members located in Canberra there will be a flagship event on March 5.

VCDF VADM Ray Griggs and Defence Secretary Dennis Richardson will introduce the event at the Blamey Theatre, Australian Defence College, Weston.

A question and answer style panel discussion on how Defence is working to ensure it is ready to meet tomorrow’s challenges by ensuring we can attract and retain the best talent will follow.

Director NGN Program CAPT Mark Hill will be part of a four-member panel with CDF Gender Adviser Julie McKay moderating the proceedings.

The event will focus on empowering men to take a stand and challenge the rest of Defence to take the pledge to bring down the barriers stopping women from achieving their dreams.

ADF and APS members are encouraged to attend.

The Defence community will host a number of events across the regions.

For more information, contact Holly Brambley at holly.brambley@defence.gov.au or phone (02) 6266 1147.

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HMAS Success was living up to its name in the Middle East Region, according to CJOPS VADM David Johnston at a media briefing in Canberra on February 12.

“In support of maritime secu-rity operations conducted through Combined Maritime Forces and the US 7th Fleet, HMAS Success has provided logistic support to coalition maritime forces vessels,” he said.

“The ship has taken part in manoeuvres with the UK and US Navy and Coastguard, and boarding operations as part of counter-narcot-ics missions involving US criminal investigations agencies.

“The ship is performing a range of missions very well.”

Meanwhile, further north the Air Force has been taking the war to Daesh with 45 laser-guided and GPS-guided munitions being deployed in January, while the tempo

in December was even higher with 61 500-pound munitions deployed.

VADM Johnston said since air operations began in September, F/A-18F Super Hornets had flown 2288 hours, the E-7A Wedgetail 815 hours and the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport 1105 hours.

“The Wedgetail’s crew made his-tory recently with a record 16 hour, 18 minute command and control mis-sion over Iraq, requiring two mid-air refuelling tasks to maintain on-sta-

tion duties,” VADM Johnston said.“When other aircraft became una-

vailable the RAAF Wedgetail was tasked to extend its mission.”

VADM Johnston said the KC-30A had now dispensed more than 5000 tonnes of fuel to coalition aircraft.

On the ground, troops of the Special Operations Task Group have been working with the Iraqi Special Operations, namely the Counter-Terrorism Service.

Success in motion

CO HMAS Success CAPT Justin Jones, left, XO LCDR Chris Straughan and Principal Warfare Officer LCDR Jared Webb watch from the bridge wing during a replenishment at sea with Italian ship Andrea Doria in the Middle East Region. Photo: ABIS Jake Badior

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“THIS is not something I would have seen myself doing 20 years ago, but the other service warrant officers and I decided this was a great way to support our men and women.”

This is how WO-N Martin Holzberger described Defence senior leadership joining ADF personnel for the first time as they march in Sydney’s most colourful event, the 2015 Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

ADF personnel have been marching in the parade since 2008 and marched in uniform for the first time in 2013.

On March 7, a contingent of more than 150 Defence personnel will march, joined by family and friends.

This year the WO-N, WOFF-AF and the RSM-A have volunteered to lead the Defence contingent, alongside parade commander AIRCDRE Tracy Smart.

WO-N said he would be marching in uniform during the parade to show his support for the men and women of the ADF and Navy regardless of their sexual orientation, religious background or ethnicity.

“The ADF is a reflection of the community and as Australians we are a very diverse commu-nity,” WO-N Holzberger said.

“The biggest benefit of our diversity is our Defence capability and we need to make sure we continue to build on our capability into the future.

“If we are going to continue to be a growing and diverse society the ADF needs to grow as well.”

WO-N Holzberger said he had seen some amazing cultural changes during his career in the Navy.

“This will be an important demonstration of how far we have come in a short period of time,” he said.

“Defence is going through a cultural change; this is just my way of showing support.”

Those marching will be joined by ADFA mid-shipmen and cadets as they demonstrate pride for their service and Defence’s respect for, and inclu-sion of, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.

MIDN Caitlin Fuller, of ADFA, is a member of the LGBTI community and will join a con-tingent of ADFA undergraduates and staff in the parade.

She marched in uniform for the first time last year and said it was an incredible experience.

“I have never seen anything like it – by the end of it my face hurt from smiling so much,” MIDN Fuller said.

“The supporters were fantastic in the way they gave us encouragement and I met some very interesting people.”

MIDN Fuller said diversity within the ADF was important because it brought new perspec-tives to the work environment and the areas troops were deployed around the world.

“Being a member of the LGBTI community has never affected my career within Defence and I have always had the support of my peers, the staff at ADFA and Navy,” she said.

“To have WO-N Holzberger marching with us will give others confidence in themselves and confidence to step forward.

“It will also mean so much to march along-side someone who has earned so much respect through his service.”

WO-N shows his supportWO-N Martin

Holzberger has volunteered to lead the mardi gras parade in

which MIDN Caitlin Fuller, left,

will march. Photo: Lauren Larking

LSIS Helen Frank

NUSHIP Adelaide personnel have started to learn more about the Landing Helicopter Dock by sea riding in HMAS Canberra.

Adelaide’s Deputy Weapons Electrical Engineering Office, LEUT Dayong Bao, said sea riding in Canberra was a great learning oppor-tunity while their ship was being fitted with the communications and combat system at BAE Systems dockyard in Williamstown.

“It’s a chance to learn the systems and, more importantly, talk to the ship’s company on board Canberra so we can learn from their experiences,” LEUT Bao said.

“By witnessing the processes and systems in action, we can take more knowledge and experience into Adelaide with us.”

LEUT Bao said he had learnt a great deal only four days into his four-week sea ride.

“I have been working my way through all the weapons electrical sec-tions and talking to everyone from the

head of department down to able sea-man to transfer knowledge that will benefit Adelaide and improve our tran-sition into service,” LEUT Bao said.

“We have representatives from across a variety of departments who I’m sure are also soaking up the knowledge to take back to Adelaide.”

Canberra’s Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer LCDR Glen Cross said it made great sense to help each other.

“Every first of class ship has chal-lenges, and the aim for us is to share what we have learnt with the ship’s company of Adelaide which will make their introduction into service more effective,” he said.

“Members of our department are happy to help by imparting their knowl-edge, but we are also happy to have extra hands to help us during this busy period.”

LEUT Bao said his experience on board Canberra was extremely positive.

“By providing sea riders, not only can our personnel learn, but we hope we can help Canberra by providing a bit more people power,” he said.

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LSET Scott Williams, left, and ABET Coen Powell, of HMAS Canberra, with LEUT Dayong Bao, of NUSHIP Adelaide, on board Canberra. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

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LEUT Todd Austin

SEVERAL sailors from HMAS Stirling and soldiers from the Army’s 13 Brigade assisted resi-dents and helped with firefighting efforts after bushfires threatened areas in south-west Western Australia.

In the first two weeks of February, the sailors and a detachment from 13 Bde, based at Karrakatta Barracks in Perth, were deployed to assist the Department of Fire and Emergency Services to provide accommodation and support for interstate volunteer firefighters and potential evacuees.

A convoy of 10 trucks carrying about 60 ADF members and camp stores travelled to Manjimup to estab-lish a temporary camp.

The personnel erected 20 tents and provided camp stretchers, tables, chairs and lighting to support up to 200 people as part of Operation Northcliffe Assist.

AB Daniel Hancock, a chef in the junior sailors’ main galley at Stirling, was deployed with the soldiers to provide meals for them while they supported the firefighting efforts.

“I got the call up at the start of Operation Northcliffe Assist to help 13 Bde,” AB Hancock said.

“It’s very unusual for a Navy

Chef in mix for fire support

ABML-C Daniel Hancock kept sailors and soldiers well fed while they were assisting firefighters combat the bushfires in the Northcliffe and Pemberton areas in Western Australia. Photos: LSIS Bradley Darvill

chef to do the cooking with an Army detachment. I’ve never done an out-door field camp kitchen before as it’s very rare to get tasked outside of our ship environment.

“I found it exciting.”AB Hancock not only found the

environment different, but also the equipment he had at his disposal to feed the soldiers.

“Pretty much all I had to work with was an industrial barbecue so I was doing a lot of stir-fries, cook-ing grilled fish and chicken, and for breakfast things like omelettes and pancakes,” he said.

“Cooking with just a barbecue gets you thinking outside the box.”

AB Hanock’s cooking must have hit the mark as there were no complaints.

“The soldiers loved the food. They told me it was the best food they’ve had in quite a while, so it made me feel proud to be involved with the operation and helping them out,” AB Hancock said.

“They do a great job supporting the firefighters so I tried to spoil them. I even cooked dessert for them.”

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A NEW trainee is turning heads at HMAS Cerberus in Victoria.

Hot on the heels of other recruits, Ellis is barking up a dif-ferent tree as the six-month-old Labrador undertakes his own train-ing at the Navy Recruit School.

Under the firm paw of CHAP Andrew Thorburn, Ellis is four months into his initial training to become a seeing-eye dog through Vision Australia.

CHAP Thorburn volunteered to take on Ellis six months ago, saying it was something his family had wanted to do for a long time.

He said being posted to Cerberus enabled them to take up the opportunity.

“Having a dog in training on a training base fits in well,” CHAP Thorburn said.

“Interacting with Ellis is a morale booster for a lot of our peo-ple as many have left much-loved pets behind to come and do their training.”

CHAP Thorburn said his first trainee was taking shape.

“Ellis has taken to his recruit training like a chaplain takes to prayer, however, not without some challenges,” he said.

Like any recruit, a major chal-lenge is keeping Ellis focused despite the distractions.

“Ellis is very cute and people naturally want to say ‘hello’,” CHAP Thorburn said.

“When he has his blue jacket on he’s in working dog mode, so he’s off limits to smooching and pats.

“Though it often takes great restraint, he essentially needs to be ignored.

“But when the jacket is off he’s fair game for a bit of love and attention.”

Ellis came from a litter specifi-cally bred to undergo training with Vision Australia.

All his brothers and sisters were given names starting with the letter ‘E’.

Around 12 months of age Ellis will need to be assessed and declared fit for further training by senior trainers with Vision Australia.

From there he’ll start another 12-15 months of rigorous training, which has a 44 per cent failure rate.

CHAP Thorburn has faith that little Ellis has what it takes to make it all the way and he’s pleased he could help along the way.

“We think of this phase as his recruit training before he moves onto his category training.

“He’s very smart, willing to learn and has a lot of loyalty to give.”

Blind faith in this sea dog

SBLT Katherine Mulheron

THIS year marks the Centenary of Anzac, the year of the landing at Anzac Cove that began the Gallipoli campaign.

It’s a year that Australians reflect on with a mix of pride, sorrow and respect.

For Dorothy Tomlinson (nee Burgess) it’s also a year to celebrate her centenary as she was born two months before the landing of Gallipoli on February 5, 1915.

CO HMAS Cerberus CAPT Stephen Bowater was asked to present the official birthday letter from Queen Elizabeth to Mrs Tomlinson, who has lived through two world wars, the Great Depression and the rise and fall of gov-ernments.

In 1940, Dorothy married George

Tomlinson in a simple wartime wedding while he served with the Air Force.

She’s experienced a life many of us can only know through the stories of others.

“This is Cerberus’ year of Family and Community, and Dorothy is a part of our community,” CAPT Bowater said.

“More than that, Mrs Tomlinson is part of the Defence family as her late husband George Tomlinson served in WWII. Being here is an honour,” CAPT Bowater said.

“Like many Defence people, Mrs Tomlinson’s life aim has been to help others, first with her nursing, then through her involvement in community groups.”

Centenarian shares moment with Centenary of Anzac

Mrs Dorothy Tomlinson and her great granddaughter Lexi look through the photo book of Dorothy’s 100 years presented to her on her birthday. Photo: ABIS James McDougall

CHAP Andrew Thorburn with Ellis who is in training to become a seeing eye dog. Photo: ABIS Cassie McBride

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Huon triumphs on ResoluteLEUT Jessica O’Brien

HMAS Huon returned to HMAS Waterhen on February 18 after completing a successful four-month deployment on Operation Resolute.

Huon set a new benchmark for Mine Hunter Coastal (MHC) vessels, conducting illegal fisheries patrols and boardings of foreign fishing vessels suspected of illegal activities.

Huon’s deployment included envi-ronmental protection, multiagency and triservice patrolling, training and com-munity engagement.

CO CMDR Richard Caton said Huon was primarily assigned to fisheries surveillance, often with an Australian Fisheries Management Agency (AFMA) officer embarked.

“Resolute is such a dynamic operation that frequently Huon found herself involved in much more includ-ing environmental taskings and con-ducting boardings of suspected illegal foreign fishing vessels,” CMDR Caton said.

Huon’s safety equipment main-tainer ABCSOMW Madeline Jackson said the boarding operations were the highlight of the deployment for her.

“I found boardings both challeng-ing and exciting; it was hard work but I enjoyed being part of a great team,” she said.

CMDR Caton said the ship’s com-pany performed exceptionally well.

“As CO, I couldn’t ask for a better crew, a crew which has taken all the challenges posed by a long deploy-ment and the requirement to adapt MHC equipment and manning to sup-port border protection, and exceeded

LS Brooke Callaghan, left, and fellow HMAS Huon sailors with confiscated illegal long line fishing cables and floats retrieved from the sea near Ashmore Island by Navy and Australian Fisheries Management Agency personnel. Photo: ABCIS Philippa Smith

these challenges every step of the way,” he said.

“Any deployment that takes a crew away from home for four months on a small ship is challenging.

“The reward is the opportunity the crew has to work with our colleagues on patrol boats, from the Army and Air Force and from civilian agencies such as Customs, AFMA or AQIS.”

CMDR Caton said Huon per-formed well on patrols, although that was not what MHCs were designed for.

“While not the normal role of the mine hunter, preparations for Resolute provide MHC teams with valuable training and a cross-section of skills that benefit all mariners, regardless of our core specialisation,” he said.

CMDR Caton said one of the high-lights was environmental protection, which involved removing five aban-doned long lines about two to three nautical miles inside the Australian Fishing Zone.

“The long lines retrieved were believed to be from foreign fishing boats suspected of fishing north of Australian waters and had drifted into

the Australian Fishing Zone. Each line was about 400m in length with up to 25 hooks,” he said.

COMCEN supervisor LSCIS Timothy Shephard said his favourite part of the deployment was the envi-ronmental tasking and seeing parts of Australia not many get to see.

“It was a great deployment that will be capped off with my wedding in March,” he said.

Huon also conducted a port call to Dili to develop interoperability and maritime capabilities.

The four-day port visit was focused on cultural exchange and the conduct of bilateral training with the naval component for the Falintil-Forca Defesa Timor Leste (F-FDTL), includ-ing the demonstration of damage con-trol, fire fighting, toxic hazard, diving and boat drills.

LEUT Timothy Hales said he enjoyed conducting damage control training with the F-FDTL members.

“It was really rewarding, they really got into it and had a great attitude,” he said.

Individual and collective training was also on Huon’s agenda, with pilot-age training conducted for embarked phase three junior officers.

An unexpected highlight for the ship was the announcement that Huon’s galley team, led by LSML-C Kate Svanfelds, was the runner-up in the 2014 Fleet Commander’s Silver Platter Award in the minor warfare vessel category.

“We have a great team in the gal-ley, so I was really proud of our efforts and how we were recognised in the awards,” LSML-C Svanfelds said.

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RESIDENTS living on the south coast of NSW witnessed their own Fleet Review as crews of HMA Ships Anzac and Melbourne turned it on

in order to complete workups before Anzac’s deployment to Northern Trident 2015.

Added to the mix, the ships have been joined by other major fleet units, including HMAS Perth, to increase the war-fighting capabilities.

As she prepares to deploy on Northern Trident 2015 next month, Anzac is being put through a range of development and assessment activities that will allow her to operate thousands of miles from home alone, and in company, with warships from other nations.

A fundamental part of this development is the refinement of seamanship skills, including replenishment at sea serials with light and heavy jackstay lines, along with boat operations and towing exercises.

In order to prove herself ready for deployment, members of Sea Training Group, known as the ‘Green Team’, have been assessing Anzac’s readiness across these and other skills during an intense five-week period off the NSW coast.

Fleet CPOB-MCD CPO Brett Cotgrove is a part of the team of experienced officers and senior sailors who are simultaneously assessing both Anzac and the guided missile frigate Melbourne as they prepare for their respective taskings.

“For many years the transfer of provi-sions and even people at sea was done by the use of jackstay lines set up between two ships, but this is a skill that for the most part has been replaced by the use of a ship’s sea boats and embarked helicopters,” CPO Cotgrove said.

Crews put to the test as HMA Ships Anzac and Melbourne prepare to deploy, LEUT Des Paroz reports.

SHOW OF SKILL

“As a result, the use of jackstay lines is a skill rarely used.

“Navy is reintroducing the development and assessment of these ‘whole ship skills’ so that vital replenishment activities can be conducted when operational or machinery circumstances preclude the use of helicop-ters and sea boats.”

With more than a third of the ship’s com-pany directly involved in the more complex replenishment evolutions, these activities involve sailors and officers from all parts of the ship – maritime logistics, marine engi-neering, weapons engineering and the chap-lain – working together with the boatswains

to pass and recover lines between two ships.Overseeing the briefing and conduct

of these operations in Anzac is POB Chris Opperman.

“We have a broad team involved and many have done next to no line handling previously, so we have to make sure that these evolutions are carried out efficiently and safely,” PO Opperman said.

“There are many moving parts to han-dling lines between two ships, not the least of which is having the bridge teams work to keep the two ships correctly spaced so we can do our job safely.”

PO Opperman said for many of the sail-

ors and officers who joined in these evolu-tions, even the terminology was new at first.

“For example, the instruction to ‘check away on the floating messenger handsome-ly’ is very specific for seamanship sailors, but results in some blank expressions from others the first time they hear it,” he said.

“When it comes right down to it, howev-er, we need to get the whole evolution party on the same page so that we can get a good result safely.”

During her coming deployment, Anzac will work closely with ships from Australia, New Zealand and foreign navies, practising and hon-ing time-honoured basic seamanship skills.

‘‘– POBM Chris Opperman, HMAS Anzac

We need to get the whole evolution party on the same page so that we can get a good result safely.

HMA Ships Anzac, Melbourne and Perth

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off the coast of NSW.

AB Cameron Eccleston prepares signal flags aboard HMAS Anzac.

Members of Sea Training Group check tow rigging during training for HMAS Anzac’s unit readiness evaluation.

LEUT Michael Azoury prepares to land on the flight deck of HMAS Anzac.

HMAS Anzac personnel man the jackstay line during a light jackstay transfer with HMAS Melbourne.

HMAS Anzac prepares to be

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Ode to forgotten cruiserHMS Psyche helped prevent Germany from sowing the seeds of revolution in WWI, Petar Djokovic reports.

HMS Psyche (pronounced sigh-kee) was laid down for the Royal Navy at the Devonport Dockyards on

November 15, 1887, and was com-pleted three years later.

She served on the Australia Station from December 1903 and was one of just three RN cruisers still serving on the Station when the Australian Fleet unit arrived in Sydney on October 4, 1913.

The Prime Minister’s Department requested on May 13, 1915, that the Admiralty loan Psyche to the RAN for patrol duties in Asia.

Although the Middle and Far East were remote from the European thea-tres of war, Germany had been seek-ing to incite civil unrest in India and Burma as early as 1911.

Intelligence revealed Germany planned to smuggle arms and conduct propaganda to trigger an uprising.

Psyche and the unarmed survey-ing ship HMAS Fantome were hastily prepared to form part of a patrol in the Bay of Bengal.

Both ships were manned by sailors still under training, augmented by experienced petty officers.

Psyche departed Sydney on August 16, 1915, for Asian waters, where she conducted patrols for the next two years.

Patrols were typically 10-12 days long before the ship had to return to Rangoon for two to four days for coal.

Training classes, drills, evolutions and gunnery exercises continued dur-ing the patrols, and variations in the weather, ranging from extreme heat in the north to heavy storms in the south, made conditions difficult for the crew.

By January 1916 it was apparent that any German plots in India and Burma had collapsed and that the cen-tres of intrigue had shifted to the neu-

tral territories of the Malay Peninsula.Psyche departed Penang at the end

of the month for Port Blair, where she was placed at short notice for service in the area as well as conducting regu-lar patrols off the east and west coasts of Sumatra.

Patrols in the Bay of Bengal and off the coast of Sumatra continued until late March 1917, when Psyche was

detached for escort duties for military transports between Burma and India.

This continued through April and May, before she returned to patrol duties in June.

Psyche returned to Singapore on July 16, 1917, where she awaited the arrival of her relief, the cruiser HMS Suffolk.

Psyche’s service in Asia came to an

end more than two years after she had departed Sydney.

Though the ship had not fired a shot in anger, the crew had performed an arduous task, preventative in nature and typical of naval patrol work.

On the surface, the lack of enemy encounters led some to question the value of the patrol work conducted by Psyche in Asia.

The crew also questioned their con-tribution to the war effort.

However, considering the evidence of German support for revolution which emerged after the war, that lack of enemy action is proof of the success of Allied operations in the area.

The presence of Psyche and other Allied ships in the Bay of Bengal played a central role in preventing a general uprising.

This would have resulted in the redeployment of Allied forces away from the decisive struggle in Europe.

Psyche decommissioned on October 16, but recommissioned again on November 20 for patrol duties off the Queensland coast in response to the presence of German raiders in and around Australian waters.

After a brief and largely unevent-ful commission of just five months, Psyche decommissioned for the last time on March 26, 1918.

Psyche was moored in Sydney Harbour until 1922 when she was sold as a timber lighter. She later sank in Salamander Bay, Port Stephens.

Psyche was a Pelorus- class protected cruiser named after the Greek mythological depiction of the soul.

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SMNCSO Tomas Sherman, left, helps AB Joshua Lyons put the berthing lines away on HMAS Sydney’s departure from Sydney Harbour. Photo: ABIS Kayla Hayes

SMNBM Philip Mark, centre, celebrates with the ship’s company of Anzac after being promoted. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

LEUT James King with Ksenis Munian and her daughter Sasha aboard a rigid hull inflatable boat at the Multicultural Festival in Canberra. Photo: FSGT Kev Berriman

THE idea of raising a Reserve submarine squad-ron using part-time staff to augment personnel

at HMAS Platypus dominated Navy News in February 1983.Ex-submariners or those about to leave the service were encouraged to join the Navy Reserve and keep their skills fresh.

More destroyers and submarines were promised but no aircraft carriers were planned if the Labor Party won the 1983 elec-tion. New destroyers were “essen-tial” but acquiring an aircraft

carrier was “irresponsible” in the financial climate at the time and Labor was not convinced one was necessary.

Navy would get 1000 short-service recruits if the coalition won the election and they would defer a decision on new aircraft carriers Short-service recruits would serve 12 months in the Navy before decid-ing to serve a normal enlistment period or discharging.

Seven overseas submarine build-ers submitted proposals for replacements to the Oberon-class submarines.

The government announced plans to supply surplus Attack-class patrol boats HMA Ships Acute and Bombard to Indonesia. The announcement came as the eighth Fremantle-class patrol boat was planned for launch in April.

Sailors from HMAS Cerberus and Lonsdale were called out to fight devastating bushfires at Powelltown, Victoria.

WOCD Phillip Narramore was given a special farewell at HMAS Penguin to mark the end of his 20-year career.

February 1983

Back in...HMAS Otway in Sydney Harbour. In 1983 proposals were being submitted for replacement of the Oberon-class submarines.

In our new monthly column, CPL Max Bree takes a look at what was making headlines in years past.

XO HMAS Success, LCDR Chris Straughan, centre, with ABBM Shane Cording, left, and LSBM Troy

Bennett during the Australia Day ‘Roo Races’ aboard Success while deployed in the Middle East Region.

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DECEMBER TRIAL RESULTSAll Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate trial results are subject to command

review and appeal. The results are of trials across the ADF.

OFFICERDefence Force MagistrateOne charge of act of indecency – DFDA s 61(3) and Crimes Act (ACT) s 60(1)The member was accused of committing an indecent act on another member. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty. The member was fined $3500 (paid in instalments) and severely reprimanded.

NCORestricted Court MartialTwo charges of prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)One charge of act of indecency – DFDA s 61(3) and Crimes Act (ACT) s 60(1)The member was accused of making sexual remarks to subordinate members while they were attending to their duties. The member was also accused of committing an indecent act on another member. The member pleaded guilty to the charges and was found guilty. The member was fined $400 (paid in instalments) and forfeited seniority in rank.

Defence Force MagistrateOne charge of assault of subordinate – DFDA s 34(1)One charge of damage of service property – DFDA s 43(2)The member was accused of assaulting a subordinate member by grabbing and pushing the member. The member was also accused of damaging the uniform of the subordinate member. The member pleaded guilty to the charges and was found guilty. The member was fined $2000 (paid in instalments), forfeited seniority in rank and severely reprimanded.

Defence Force MagistrateOne charge of assault of subordinate – DFDA s 34(1)The member was accused of assaulting a subordinate member by punching and kicking

the member. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty. The member was fined $2000 (paid in instalments) and forfeited seniority in rank.

Defence Force MagistrateOne charge of failure to comply with general order – DFDA s 29(1)The member was accused of conducting weapons training testing in a manner contrary to orders and requirements. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty. The member was convicted without punishment.

OR Defence Force MagistrateTwo charges of prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)Two charges of act of indecency – DFDA s 61(3) and Crimes Act (ACT) s 60(1)One charge of attempted act of indecency – DFDA s 61(3) and Crimes Act (ACT) s 60(1) and Criminal Code (ACT) s 44The member was accused of entering another member’s bed after being asked not to enter the accommodation. The member was also accused of re-entering the other member’s bed after being asked to leave and to not return to the accommodation. The member was also accused of committing indecent acts on the member. The member was also accused of attempting to commit an indecent act on the member. The member pleaded not guilty to the charges but was found guilty. The member was sentenced to 150 days’ detention.

Defence Force MagistrateOne charge of prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of filming another member performing an act of an offensive nature on a sleeping member. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty. The member was fined $2500.

Are you up to the challenge?THE call is out for members to get involved in this year’s Defence Blood Challenge.

Planning for the event is under way and Defence Blood Challenge Manager MAJ Gary Schulz would like to hear from interested people.

“We are looking for people who are interested in being a blood ambassador,” MAJ Schulz said.

“This can be someone who is passionate about donating blood or has been involved with receiving blood products.

“We are also looking for people in almost every military base to act as coordinators for the Blood Challenge and to connect with the local Blood Service Centres to assist in promoting the challenge.”

Donations will begin on September 1 and end on December 8, a week longer than previous chal-lenges. The target for 2015 is 6000 donations.

MAJ Schulz said members could contact their local Blood Service Centre or representative to find out the best way to arrange to donate blood.

“We will be asking members to include their ship, unit or base on Club Red so we can see which area is the most committed to saving lives,” he said.

Last year, Army took top spot in the challenge with 2519 donations. This was followed by Air Force with 1300 donations, Navy 821 and the Australian Public Service 767.

Air Force achieved the highest proportional donations of any service with 9.5 per cent of mem-bers donating, followed closely by Army with 8.8 per cent.

A total of 5407 donations were made during the 2014 challenge, which had the potential to save the lives of up to 16,220 Australians.

“Despite an initial target being set at 4500 dona-

tions, the Defence community achieved overwhelm-ing results,” MAJ Schulz said.

“Thank you to all those who donated. A special thanks goes to the service ambassadors and base and unit coordinators who helped promote the challenge.

“But don’t forget, blood is not just needed during the Defence Blood Challenge; please continue to give blood all throughout the year.”

Anyone interested in getting involved or for more informa-tion, contact MAJ Schulz at gary.schulz1@defence.gov.au

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Recovery stageApplications for the

Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Teamwork

and Skills Program close on March 6.

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Military superannua-tion membership is set to become portable and more flexible from mid-next year.

the new arrangements seek to establish aDF Super and aDF Cover on July 1, 2016.

From that date, it is pro-posed the current Military Superannuation Benefits Scheme (MSBS) will be closed to new members.

New superannuation arrangements will apply to:

anyone joining the perma-nent aDF for the first time; and

serving and returning MSBS members, as well as reserv-ists on continuous full-time service, who choose to move to the new scheme.

Under these arrangements, existing members will be able to choose which superannua-tion fund they belong to.

the default fund for all new permanent members, aDF Super, will be a fully funded accumulation plan with an employer contribution rate of 15.4 per cent, increasing to 18 per cent during periods of warlike service.

Head People, Policy and Culture richard Oliver said the new arrangements would be the most contemporary mil-itary superannuation arrange-ments available.

“it’s important to note that no current serving members will be required to move to the new arrangements,” he said.

“However, if they wish, serving and returning members of MSBS may choose to move to the new arrangements at any time from July 1, 2016.”

Members will have the ability to transfer their accu-mulated benefits to a new fund if they leave the aDF and will no longer be required to make personal contributions, unless they elect to.

individual circumstances will determine whether changing to the new military superannuation arrangements will provide better value for the individual, according to Head People Capability aVM anthony Needham.

“if you are a current MSBS member wishing to consider changing to the new military superannuation, i strongly encourage you to seek independent financial advice,” aVM Needham said.

“these new superannuation arrangements will contribute to the flexible career options Project Suakin is delivering.”

the new arrangements will be underpinned by a death and invalidity scheme that will continue to recognise the unique nature of military service.

the new scheme, to be known as aDF Cover, will be consistent with what is avail-able now under MSBS.

any members considering options will have ample oppor-tunity to consider the finer details as they are finalised and before the new military superannuation is introduced in July next year.

to find an independent financial adviser, visit www.adfconsumer.gov.au

For more information, visit http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/pac/ADF-Super/ or email DMR.Policy@defence.gov.au

COMMaNDErS have the oppor-tunity to reward outstanding performances of a reserve junior non-commissioned officer within their unit.

the tasman Scheme is an activ-ity between the aDF and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF).

the scheme rewards reserve jun-

ior sailors for their performance, ded-ication and commitment to service.

Under the tasman Scheme, aDF reserve sailors are seconded to a NZDF unit with travel costs between New Zealand and australia and reserve Service Day salaries funded by Defence.

the NZDF will provide service accommodation, meals and internal

domestic travel during the 14-day secondment. in a similar manner, sailors of the NZDF reserves are sec-onded to an aDF unit.

applications close on March 31.

For more information, read DEFGRAM 633/2014 or Military Personnel Manual Chapter 2, Part 8 – Tasman Scheme, or visit www.defencereservessupport.gov.au

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PrEParatiONS are well under way for the arts for recovery, resilience, teamwork and Skills (arrtS) Program starting in Canberra in May.

arrtS Program head BriG Wayne Goodman said the 2014 aDF theatre Project, The Long Way Home, proved to have signifi-cant rehabilitation benefits for the aDF cast members, and the format of the 2015 program would allow for even more participants with a variety of options available.

“the program will offer four streams – creative writing, music, drama and visual arts. No previous experience or training is required,” he said.

“importantly, the program will be flexible to respond to abilities of participants, allow-ing them to work both as part of a team and individually.”

Enhanced communication is just one posi-tive result reported by previous participants.

CPl tim loch, who participated in the aDF theatre Project, said “it gave a lot of us the opportunity to step into a sort of imagi-nary character, and have him tell the story”.

One family member said her partner’s involvement in The Long Way Home had a huge impact on their lives.

“i watched him grow in confidence and believe in himself – it has been a long time since i have seen that,” she said.

SGt Sarah Webster said her family ben-efited also, as it showed them the struggles of personnel returning home and particularly the recovery struggles of wounded personnel.

PtE Will Bailey, who was wounded in action when he was part of Mentoring task Force 3, said the project helped by showing him he could still do a lot of things in life.

“Before, i was ‘i can’t do this, can’t do that’, just constantly always looking at the negative, but this has brought out the posi-tives,” he said.

“yes you can still do a lot of things in life and get more out of it.”

all participants have a simple message for anyone considering the new arrtS Program – “Give it a go as you’ve got nothing to lose”.

Director General Navy People CDrE

Michele Miller said she saw The Long Way Home on opening night.

“While there weren’t any Navy people in it, the beneficial journey of those who par-ticipated was really evident,” she said.

“i’m hopeful this time around we have some Navy people volunteering to challenge

themselves with some really different expe-riences.”

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Innovative sailor’s success

LSMT Nimrod Arevalo attaches a machined screw cap to the diesel governor on board Success. Without the part, the whole governor would need to be replaced. Photo: ABIS Jake Badior

A MARINE technician on board HMAS Success has been praised for initiating a series of innovative projects

to improve his ship’s capability and the safety of those on board.

LSMT Nimrod Arevalo has taken the NGN Signature Behaviour ‘Challenge and Innovate’ seriously.

LS Arevalo has undertaken about eight separate projects involving innova-tive thinking to rectify long-term mate-rial issues since joining the ship.

The projects have addressed issues with equipment across several depart-ments but he says an approved modifica-tion to a replenishment and supply winch is a personal standout.

“We came up with an extension to an anti-reversing ratchet handle for the hand winch,” he says.

“I had to re-engineer the original and in the end we came up with a safer and more effective design.”

LS Arevalo ran each project past his supervisor, CMDR Arran Melville, who was eager to approve his ideas.

CMDR Melville says he was impressed by his maritime technician’s innovation and drive.

“Our business should be to chal-lenge and innovate to drive continuous improvement,” CMDR Melville says.

“Just because we have always fol-lowed a certain process doesn’t mean it’s always the most appropriate way of get-ting something done.”

LS Arevalo says the feedback from

his shipmates has also been overwhelm-ingly positive.

“Whenever you have an idea to pre-sent, make sure it is attainable, that you have the right skills to do the job, and that all the resources are available and will continue to be available through the life of the equipment,” LS Arevalo says.

“By doing this you will earn the trust of your supervisor and respect from fel-low colleagues.”

CMDR Melville agrees any sailor who presents a solution to fix problems should be commended, dismissing sug-gestions that innovative solutions can carry too much risk.

“Each idea must be considered on merit,” CMDR Melville says.

“Engineers operate within a frame-work of policy and procedures that are intended to bring rigour to the work they do.

“Don’t get bogged down in bureau-cracy, remain output focused, and look at ways to complete the mission within that framework.

“As long as an innovative repair undergoes the requisite level of engineer-ing rigour, which includes identifying hazards and necessary refinement of design, the residual risk can be made as low as reasonably practicable.”

For his part, LS Arevalo remains on the lookout for more technical innova-tions and challenges.

“Every time I perform a job or make any project I ask myself, ‘Why do it? How can I do it?’ And then I put my heart into it.”

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I N A male-dominated domain, two female sailors have joined Prodrive Racing Australia after winning placements in the team.

LSMTs Sarah Battenally and Kate Greenwood have started their 12-month embed with Prodrive Racing Australia, learning new skills and assist-ing the team in its quest to win the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship.

LS Battenally said the selection process to get a spot on the team was competitive.

“I was deployed in the Middle East in HMAS Darwin for seven months and half way through the deployment a sig-nal came through to the ship calling for expressions of interest,” LS Battenally said.

“I was first to put in an application out of my department of 44 marine technicians.”

“I knew about the relationship between Prodrive and Team Navy as I read the blogs from previous sailors who had gone through the program.”

LS Greenwood said she was also at sea when she heard about the job.

“I applied while I was at sea near Papua New Guinea and later attended an interview at the team’s headquarters in Melbourne,” LS Greenwood said.

“I thought I had a good chance, because I always work hard and am proud to be in the Navy.

“I found out I got the job the day after my interview and I was completely speechless.

“I was just so stoked and it was an absolute dream come true.”

LS Battenally recalled the moment she was told she’d gotten one of the three jobs with Prodrive Racing Australia.

“WO-N Martin Holzberger called me a day after my interview,” she said.

“He was quite clever about it; he spoke to me about my career choices for the future and I thought I had missed out.

“He then surprised me by saying ‘you can do all that after 12 months with Prodrive Racing’.”

“I was stunned and didn’t know what to say.”

During the 2015 launch of the Prodrive team on HMAS Canberra at

Members of HMAS Canberra’s ship’s company move one of Prodrive Racing Australia’s V8 cars for the launch of their 2015 season. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

Women drive into V8 teams

CN VADM Tim Barrett with ABATA Samuel Dever, left, LSMT Sarah Battenally and LSMT Kate Greenwood who are embedded into the Prodrive Racing Australia Team. Photo: ABCSO Steven Thomson

Two female sailors fast track skills as they join Prodrive Racing Australia team, WO2 Andrew Hetherington reports.

Fleet Base East, LS Battenally received another surprise. She was promoted to leading seaman.

“I was promoted by the COMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer on the flight deck of Canberra,” LS Battenally said.

“It was a promotion unlike any other I’d seen.

“A lot of media were there to cover the launch and it was a special moment.”

Both women want to use the experi-ence to improve their skills.

“I hope to gain technical knowledge to enhance my trade and learn as much as I can about performance and devel-opment engineering,” LSMT Battenally said.

“When I return to the Fleet, I plan to share everything I have learnt with my peers and friends.”

LS Greenwood said she had experi-enced a lot in just a few weeks with the Prodrive team.

“I’ve already learnt new engineer-ing-based skills I can bring back to my role and use every day,” LS Greenwood said.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to work outside of Navy for a year. I can then return refreshed and ready to con-tinue a long-term career.

“I’m happy to have the opportunity to expand my mechanical and engineer-

ing knowledge well past diesel engines and to explore different kinds of mainte-nance and testing.”

Since the middle of January, both sailors have been working hard in their team roles to prepare components and vehicles for the first round of the V8 championship, the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide on March 1.

LS Battenally, when not at a race, works in the Prodrive engine shop.

“I assist with the servicing, main-tenance and rebuilding of the V8 race engines” LS Battenally said.

“At the track I don’t exactly know what my role will be yet, but at a recent test in Sydney, I worked on the 111 car of Super Black racing in a position where I had the opportunity to work my way up to being the number three mechanic.”

LS Greenwood works as a sub-assembly component technician at the headquarters.

“I maintain, test and reassemble components for the cars, includ-ing wheel hubs, gearboxes, steering racks, clutches and starter motors,” LS Greenwood said.

“At a race I work as a firefighter and as member of the pit crew.”

Both sailors will work with the Prodrive team during the 15-round 2015 V8 Supercar season, which will travel throughout Australia and New Zealand.

RADM Stuart Mayer promotes ABMT Sarah Battenally to leading seaman aboard HMAS Canberra. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

LSMT Kate Greenwood

LSMT Sarah Battenally

“I JOINED the Navy because I wanted to be a mechanic, to travel and to serve.

“Growing up I loved cars and motorbikes, then as I got out of school I began to have a fascina-tion with engines and that gave me a real interest in mechanical and technical studies.

“After looking for a while as to how I was going to be a mechanic; I found the Navy offered the perfect position.

“I could work on ships and be in the Defence Force, gain a trade and work on a wide range of propulsion and auxiliary machinery and also see the world while at the same time keeping fit.”

“WHEN I was younger living in Canberra I wanted to be a mechanic.

“I didn’t think it was any-thing different for a woman to do this type of job. I did elec-tronics, metal work and wood-work all through school.

“I was the only girl at school who was really inter-ested in it.

“I came out of Year 10, top-ping the class in electronics and metalwork.

“I started doing work expe-rience at the local garage. And come Year 10 holidays that’s all I wanted to do. Cars are a big culture in Canberra.”

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Tall tales take centre stageTWO young sailors who

became lifelong mates at Flinders Naval Depot in the last days of WWII are now

the subject of a play scheduled to open in Melbourne on March 5.

The play Young & Jackson is set in the famous Melbourne pub of the same name, and features three young sailors on leave, and Lorna Jackson, the girl they meet there.

The play’s co-producer Fiona Press said the production is “a tender, funny and mischievous portrait of Australian men, and one young woman, dealing with the tensions of their times”.

“It’s cheeky and rambunctious on the surface, but it has a serious intent; it goes below the surface to explore historical attitudes to PTSD,” she said.

“It sounds the depths of the reality of active service.

“The play was inspired by the rem-iniscences of former sailors Tommy Marshall and George Franki, who met during training which is now HMAS Cerberus.”

The sailors met the author of the play, Don Reid, in Sydney in the 1950s, and they remained friends until his death at 82 in 2013.

Ms Press said Mr Reid so loved the stories of his mates’ Navy days that he wrote a play, Codgers, to which Young and Jackson is the prequel.

“Tommy and George sometimes struggled a little with Don’s broad dra-matic licence and it is accurate to say

New play set in Melbourne during WWII spotlights the depths of military service, SGT Dave Morley reports.

they are definitely not the characters in the play,” she said.

“But the stories of their experiences in the Navy stimulated Don’s crea-tive imagination, so we call them ‘the inspirationals’.

“Their formative experiences in Cerberus all those years ago have

given rise to this life-affirming piece of new Australian theatre, which we’d like to share with the Navy community.”

Mr Franki, 87, and Mr Marshall, 86, joined the Navy in mid-1945, doing their initial training at Flinders Naval Depot.

Mr Franki said he and his mates

were taunted with, ‘you’ll be sorry’, by sailors who claimed to be combat veterans during their first few days in the Navy.

“But we later found out that our tormenters had only been in the Navy about a month,” he said.

Mr Marshall said it took a while

to get used to Navy food, which was “very different from what our mums’ cooked at home.”

Mr Franki said they were not par-ticularly street-smart at this stage of their young lives.

“We were out for adventure and ready for anything. It would only need a period of adjustment,” he said.

Mr Franki discharged in May 1947 and Mr Marshall in January 1948.

Both men are looking forward to seeing the play and visiting Cerberus for the first time since they marched out in 1945.

Ms Press said she received out-standing assistance from WO Marty Grogan and Toni Munday, of the Cerberus Museum, who loaned her historic uniforms for a photo shoot.

“We photographed the three young actors from our cast, Charlie Cousins, who plays Charlie Davis in the ABC’s The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Sam Duncan and Jacob Machin in the uni-forms at Young and Jackson’s pub,” she said.

The play will run from March 5-22 at Fortyfivedownstairs theatre at 45 Flinders Lane in the CBD.

In honour of the play’s Navy con-nections, and the Centenary of Anzac, special ticket prices are being offered to the Navy community.

For more information call (03) 9662 9966 and use the code word ‘NAVY’ when booking.

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24 TRAINING www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS February 26, 2015

Crash challenge for medicsLSIS Helen Frank

IN A crucial step toward becom-ing fully operational, HMAS Canberra embarked a team of medical professionals to set up and test the Primary Casualty Reception Facility (PCRF) on board the newly commissioned ship.

Canberra is conducting first-of-class trials off the east coast of Australia and in Jervis Bay.

The embarked medical team was from the Maritime Operational Health Unit (MOHU), which pro-vides highly trained health care teams at 48 hours preparedness in support of maritime operations.

The unit also forms part of the ADF’s amphibious ready element.

The team of 24 is made up of med-ical professionals from the Navy and Army permanent and reserve forces.

They have a variety of speciali-sations and include doctors, nurses, medics and allied health professionals.

OC MOHU CMDR Alison Money said setting up the PCRF on board Canberra was critical to the ADF meeting its requirement to pro-vide damage control surgery in the maritime environment.

“Once certified, this will be the best maritime acute care facility ever operated by the Navy,” CMDR Money said.

The MOHU also participated in

a challenging crash-on-deck exercise during which they treated a number of ‘casualties’.

Canberra’s chief medic, CPO Paul Bodensteiner, said he was looking forward to having the full medical capability online, but he was also conscious of the enormous task ahead.

“We currently have a lot of responsibility with the sick bay and the added capability of the full PCRF is a little daunting, but at the same time it’s great to get the ship one step closer to deployment tasking in the future,” CPO Bodensteiner said.

“These are exciting times for the medical department, because we get exposure to visiting medical specialists.

“A lot of hard work has gone into getting to where we are at now, but this is the first step and there is a lot more to come.”

CMDR Money said she and her team were impressed with everything they had seen on board Canberra.

“The MOHU is privileged to have been on board Canberra contribut-ing to what will be a great leap for-ward in health support to the ADF’s amphibious capability,” CMDR Money said.

The MOHU will be embarked for the four weeks of first-of-class trials, but will return to support the ship in various exercises throughout the year.

LCDR Paul Wirth, of the medical operational health unit, treats a ‘patient’ in the primary casualty reception facility on board HMAS Canberra during a crash-on-deck exercise. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank.

CAPT Dom Sander

PUSHED to their physical limits, officer cadets and mid-shipmen from the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) got a first taste of what it means to move out field wearing their combat gear with webbing and rifle.

The activity proved a challenging introduction to weight-loaded marching, where the cadets learned how to walk, sling their weapons and grab their water bottles while on the move.

MIDN Kiara Penman said the activity set a benchmark for her of what was required when she was out bush.

“Today’s activity showed me how far I could push myself,” she said.

MIDN Penman said her biggest challenge was pushing herself to the limit and still being able to do all the exer-cises.

“There were a lot of people around me that were a lot fitter, so having my mates encouraging me to go the extra mile was a good experience.”

ADFA PTI CPL Arthur Desmet said he was pleased with the outcome of the training activity.

“We showed them how to walk, wear and adjust their webbing and kit, as well as how to handle their rifles and drink from water bottles while on the move,” CPL Desmet said.

“I think everyone adjusted quickly and understood what was required of them.”

CPL Desmet said this training provided crucial basic skills on how to move effectively on the battlefield without causing injury and retaining enough energy to continue to fight.

Physical endurance and fitness plays an important part in training cadets and midshipman to become officers and prepares them for the various challenges they may face as future leaders of the ADF.

Rookies embrace tools of the trade

MIDN Kiara Penman holds up full water bottles before conducting a weight loaded walk activity. Photos: CPL Bill Solomou

Midshipmen and officer cadets conduct a weight loaded walk (above) and leopard crawl (below) as part of their training.

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25FINANCEFebruary 26, 2015 www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS

SOME banks now let you withdraw money at an ATM without a card. And in further evidence technology is chang-

ing at a rapid pace, you can also now pay for goods and services with your phone.

This can be easy and conveni-ent but it pays to know how it works before enjoying the potential freedom this technology gives.

Getting cash from an ATM without a card

To withdraw money this way you usually need to log in to your banking app on your smartphone and select the option to receive a cash code.

You will receive a unique code by text message, and may also receive a PIN by text message.

Then, you simply find an appropri-ate ATM and use the code(s) to collect your cash.

You only have a short period of time to get to an ATM before the code expires.

The code will also expire as soon as you withdraw your money.

Protect your temporary codes with the same diligence you would use for your standard PIN.

If you don’t have a banking app you might be able to use this system by calling your bank.

You can also use it to give cash to someone else such as a family member or close friend, by giving them the code(s).

Tap your phone to pay This method of payment uses simi-

lar technology to that used in contact-less cards, allowing you to tap your phone instead of your card.

It works for smartphones that have an embedded computer chip, called a Near Fields Communication (NFC) chip, allowing them to work in the same way as contactless cards.

If you don’t have a phone with an NFC chip, your bank may be able to provide you with a tag to stick on your phone that performs the same function.

They may charge a small fee.

Pay to a mobile number Some banks let you pay someone

using only their mobile phone number. When you send a payment to some-one they receive a text message that includes a code and instructions on how to retrieve the money.

The recipient needs to follow the instructions, enter their account details and the funds will then be deposited into their bank account.

It is also possible to send payment to an email address or Facebook con-tact in the same way.

When making payments this way, always check the recipient’s details carefully and ask your bank if you’re unsure how to make a transaction.

Before you embrace this new tech-nology, make sure you understand how it works and how to keep your money safe.

Ask your bank to explain anything that is not clear.

For more information, see ASIC’s MoneySmart site at moneysmart.gov.au

Now you can use a code or a phone to move money, says Australian Securities and Investment Commission chairman Greg Medcraft.

High-tech trip to the ATM

Photo: SGT Dave MorleyPhoto: SGT Dave Morley

It’s yearly inspection time and over the next few months we will be inspecting properties across Australia.

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If you can’t attend the inspection, or you need someone else to attend instead, please contact us or fill out an appointment of agent form on our website and return to us before your inspection date.

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26 HEALTH www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS February 26, 2015

INJURY CARE Ensure you get proper treatment

and rest when injured. Relieve pain and swelling

and promote healing and flexibility with RICE – rest, ice, compression and elevation.

Never ignore a nagging injury. When training through an

injury, use slow concentrated repetitions.

Put training on hold and visit a doctor when in serious pain.

Find out what type of exercise is best and the type of rehabilitation needed.

Do not overstep the limitations of an injury as this will make it worse.

Always get doctor’s advice before returning to the gym.

“It is acceptable to train through pain, but never train through a serious knee or ankle injury.”

this is a firm rule applied by a Pti with more than 30 years of military experience, WO2 stuart Laughton, of 1 Close Health Battalion.

Ankle and knee injuries can hap-pen during everyday activity.

Playing touch football, running in boots on uneven ground or even step-ping off a gutter can be the cause of a twisted ankle or busted knee.

Lateral movement can be haz-ardous especially for participants in sports such as soccer, rugby and basketball.

WO2 Laughton said although these were common complaints, Defence personnel were also vulner-able because they pushed their bodies to the limits.

“Unfortunately, many soldiers, sailors and airmen are often prepared to tough it out and continue training, instead of taking the time to let the injury heal before it gets worse,” he said.

“What they end up with are mus-cle strains or wear-and-tear injuries that can progressively build up over months or years.

“if they had visited a doctor or

physiotherapist immediately after the injury and followed their recommen-dation before returning to the gym or combat training, they could have pro-tected the injured tendon, ligament or muscle from further damage.”

Poor nutrition, failure to warm up, bad lifting techniques and bad luck can contribute to these injuries and recovery becomes harder as people get older.

Knee and ankle injuries can be especially frustrating for personnel trying to lose weight as exercises such as squatting, lunging and jumping put pressure on the joints.

WO2 Laughton recommends using lighter weights and higher repetitions when in recovery.

“Exercising in a pool is one of the best ways to recover from an injury because there is no weight affecting the body,” he said.

“Rapid atrophy and degenera-tion of muscle tissue can occur when there is a significant time away from exercise.

“But the healing process can be accelerated by performing frequent, low-intensity exercises to activate the injured area and then taking time to stretch post-workout.”

He said wearing knee or ankle supports could be helpful when car-

rying an old injury because they retained warmth, however, they wouldn’t help if an activity was over-done.

“Running or jogging with injured knees can feel good immediately afterwards thanks to the post-workout endorphins triggering a positive feel-ing in the body, but eventually the injury will become worse,” WO2 Laughton said.

Running or route-marching in combat boots is a part of normal life for most Defence personnel.

WO2 Laughton said injuries from wearing combat boots during military activities were common, especially among new recruits, because wearing boots was a new experience.

“Regardless of our methods for negating these injuries, such as lead-up training, combat boots change the dynamics of a person’s gait and can even affect a seasoned soldier,” he said.

“i have found the best way to train for an activity such as a forced march is to have a second pair of ADF-approved lightweight boots.

“if we take precautions, prepare responsibly and learn about possible injuries, we can be better equipped to face the physical rigours of military training.”

Seek advice, don’t ignore Knee and ankle injuries can strike at any time so it is wise to be prepared, CPL Mark Doran reports.

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27SPORTFebruary 26, 2015 www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS

Tennis ace wins Carr Cup title

THE Australian Services Rugby Union Women’s (ASRU-W) team will field two Navy players when they chase victory at the National Sevens Championships at the Sydney Academy of Sport from March 6-8.

Navy’s representatives are LSPT Kerryn Seaborn, of HMAS Waterhen, and ABCIS Vika Pinomi, of HMAS Kuttabul.

Navy coach LCDR Rosemarie Apikotoa said both LS Seaborn and AB Pinomi were selected in the team as a reward for their strong perfor-mances in the Byron Bay Sevens and the Gold Coast Sevens last year.

“They played incredibly well in their debut match for the ASRU-W, which speaks volumes of their poten-tial,” she said.

LCDR Apikotoa said LS Seaborn was a try-scoring machine.

“LS Seaborn has matured as a sev-ens player very quickly because of her speed and defence,” LCDR Apikotoa said.

LS Seaborn said the Byron Bay Sevens was her first exposure to ASRU.

“I absolutely loved it,” she said.“I’m really excited about represent-

ing ASRU again at the national cham-pionships in Sydney.

“I played in the backs last time so

LS Kerryn Seaborn playing in the Mons Cup. Photo: ABIS Chantell Bianchi

Warrior war path

CPL Nick Wiseman

CMDR Marc Pavillard, of 816SQN, won the 2015 Carr Cup singles competi-tion after a near loss on his way to the final at Randwick Barracks on February 4.

CMDR Pavillard beat ABET Nick Desilas, of HMAS Kuttabul, to the tune of 6-3.

The triumph marked a turn in fortunes for CMDR Pavillard who was almost beaten in the semifinal when he trailed 3-1.

CMDR Pavillard said his comeback was the standout moment of the competition as he won the next five games to take the set and match 6-3.

“I didn’t think I was going to get through,” he said.

“I just had to concentrate and keep the ball in play.”

CMDR Pavillard started playing tennis as a child and has kept playing throughout his service career whenever possible.

“Tennis is the type of game

you pick up quickly, even after a lengthy break,” he said.

“I’m normally a social player but occasionally have played in local competitions.

“I saw this competition advertised and thought I’d give it a go.

“Singles are good because it’s all in your own racket.”

Runner-up ABET Desilas has played tennis for the past 10 years.

He said the final match was highly competitive.

“We were both tired from the previous matches, but CMDR Pavillard was the better player on the day and deserved the win,” he said.

“I won the doubles a few years ago, but thought I’d give the singles a go this year.

“I prefer singles because you can’t blame anyone else for your mistakes – it’s all up to you.”

The Carr Cup was con-tested by 17 players from the Fleet, Sydney-based shore establishments and Navy per-sonnel from HMAS Albatross.

A CALL to arms has been issued for players to join the Australian Defence Force Rules (ADFAR) Indigenous Challenge.

The ADFAR team will play an exhi-bition match against a Victorian indig-enous side at Moorabin on March 26.

The ADFAR will be held as part of the Australian Rules National Carnival in Melbourne from March 21-29.

ADF Australian Rules Executive Manager MAJ James Weaver said players were required from all three Services.

“We have a dozen players so far, but we want as many as 30 to cover all the positions, in the event of injuries,” he said.

MAJ Weaver said the ADF players would participate in coaching and train-ing clinics.

The ADFAR ambassador is former Essendon player Nathan Lovett-Murray. All travel and accommodation costs will be met by the ADFAR.

For further information contact WO Brendan Woodsell on 0414 301 038.

Indigenous players wanted

I’m hoping to slot back in there some-where at either fly half or centre.

LS Seaborn said it was her goal to play for her country.

“Playing strongly in the Sevens and gaining selection in the national team is what I am aiming for,” she said.

LCDR Apikotoa said AB Pinomi was an upcoming talent, who played for ASRU-W as well as the national Tongan team in 2014.

“AB Pinomi is an outstanding young talent who hopes to play at the international level,” she said

LEUT David Hastie, of HMAS Waterhen, serves during the Carr Cup tennis tournament.

Photos: ABIS Richard Cordell

CMDR Marc Pavillard with the Carr Cup..

Volume 59, No. 3, February 26, 2015

Tennis players smash it out for Carr Cup

INSIDE

Warriors chase glory

Call to arms for indigenous Aussie

Rules players

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FINAL SERVE

ABET Nick Desilas, of HMAS Kuttabul, gives it everything he’s got in the final of the 2015 Carr Cup singles tennis tournament. Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

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