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Navy man wins forces'

A~~r~s'~O:r~:;~ r~:~~ at III e S y d lie y CO ll se r vatorium o f Music and found lhcy had much incotl1moll.

They both played saxophone, gradu31mg from the COIlSefV3Ionum laq ye3 r with Performance Degrees

and b011l had 3n Interest IIllhe Navy.

Just OH~r a year ago Ihe couple sel off on Ihe adllenlu re of mar­riage a nd th u year, Alison. 22. and Chns 26. combined ior the Navyadvcnlure.

Part of General Entry 148 rlliale of recruits in Waller Division at I-IM AS CE RBER US, Alison and Chris ce lebr:lIed thei r firs t wedding anni ve rs:lrY al th e Recruil School.

Whilc Ihere are many married couples mlhe RAN it is rare that a couple joins up together.

The two said they were atlracted to the Navy because they wa nted to play in a full -time band. Bems paid to do ~omethlAg

they loved W3.SJust the icingontlle cake.

"Using different sur­names c reated a lillie confusion at first , but it only took a Illtle eA;­plaining before people understood o ur Situ a­lion and Slopped :I~klng questions," Chriss:l ld,

However, while they we re "coping" with

o Chris and Alison ., ma rried 10 the Navy? Picture: LSPH Ikan McCorkelle_

their weeks a t Recruit School. they hadn't realised how much clean­ingthere was to do!

Alil>Qn and Chris were among 112 recruits who graduated from the Initial TTlllmng Facility at CER­BERUS ea rl ier thi s

mom h after 10 rigorous weeks o f training.

The new sailors will be bill eted in categories ranging from avionics and aircraft technicians. combat systems operatOrS and cooks to !)oatswams' mate s. wr ite rs. stores-

bashers and maTtne and electronic ttthnicians.

The RAN's Di rector of Mu s ic. C MOR Ashley Greedy, said Alison and Chris ~·ould be posted to the RAN Band, Sydney.

" It is a lways good to get such highly-qualified

musicians and Alison and Chris. in focI. join anothe r husba nd a nd wife team who enlisled together from Brisbane three years ago." he said.

"I am sure they will be an asset to the band."

top job V~:rr~edm~~~1 ~I~~~ selecleda,s lhe neA; I Chlcf of the Defence Furce.

VADM Barrie will be promuted to Admiral and is expected tu alosume his dutiesunJuly4,withthe retirement of the present CD F, General Jo hn Baler, on the cA;plry of his th ree-year term 111 lhe top Job.

Admiral Bamc, at 52, Will become one of Au)\nliu's younge:iC Chiefs oftheDefW\.'CMJR.'C.

o VADM Ba rrie.

It is on ly three year.. Barrie was appointed sinf.:c the RAN last filled Vif.:e Chief of the Defence the post, 111 the per.wn of Fo r(:e and has bee n AD~L Alan Beaunlont, responsible for oversee-

VADM Ba rn e was 109 the Defence Reform born on May 29, 1945, Progrnnl. and educated at Nort h li e was made a Sydney Ilop' lIi g h Me mber of the Order o f S\:ho<)1. li e ho lds the Austnlia in 1994. degrees of Mas te r of Th e ne w Vice Chief Ilusi ness Adillini stration will be Air Vice Marshal and Bachelor of Arts. Doug Riding. who will be

lie joined Ihe Navy in promoted to Air MarshaL 196 1 at the Royal The new Chief o f Australian Naval College. A rm y w ill be Major-II MAS C RE S WELL, General Frank Hickling. saw Vietnam scrvi(:e and who will be promoted to J.e rved :n a patro l boat Lieutenant-General and CO. By 1984 he wa s Air Vice Marshal Erro l Commanding Officer of McCormack. the Deputy IIMAS STUA RT. Chief of Air Force wi ll

He wus the Defe nce become CAF and pro-Adviser at the Austnhan moted to Air Marshal. Hi gh Commi ssio n in The Defence Minister. loola in 1990-91. Mr Mc Lac hlan, said he

VADM BarTie was then was fortunale 10 be able direclOr of Ihe RAN to seleCI officers of such Tacllcal School and the qua lilY and he acknowl~ Surface Warfare School edged the distinguished and In 1992 bec ame service and notable con-Deputy Maritime tributi o ns of Gene ral Commander. Bak e r and the current

li e was p ro mot ed to Chi e f a fAr my, Rear Adminl in late 1994 Lieutenant General John and became Ot:puty Chief Sanderson. and Chief of ofNaval Slaffin 1995. Air Force, Air Marshal

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Sir Eric said it had been the most enjoyable visi t of any warship he had experienced ... quite impreSS i ve when one • Sir "Eric with .. CDR Sander and PO Prout on board HMAS DARWIN. considers Sir Eric has been catapulted off the Until recently Sir Eric Australian Naval Museum Mike Sander. the opportunity to share

his experiences and to com pare s hips and technology from differ­ent eras with a number of the ship 's company.

USS MIDWAY and wi t- owned and skippered a at Albatross. White at [he co ntrol panel Sir Eric caught up with POMT Ian ProU! and

ABMT Mohab Hanna and was particu larly im ­pressed by their level of knowledge and expenise.

nessed a broadside of num ber of sail ing and On board DARWIN. Sir 16" guns white on board momrised vessels. Eric was very much at USS NEW JERSEY. During 1981-1982 Sir home in the c ramped

Sir Eric has a keen Eric was a member of the engineroom discussing inlerest in th ings naval. re view team into Aust- gas turbines and conlrol- Story: .. CDR Steve

Dunnin g. Pict ur e: being brought up nexlto ralia's higher defence. He lable pitch propellers wilh the beach in Adelaide. was also governor to the [he ship's engineer. LCDR Sir Eric also enjoyed LSSC Alan OIariton.

Navy given drill on boring device A~:;~:eg:h/~; ~;:~ deck or a ship in seconds then injecl s a fire sup­pressant at the throw ofa lever. ha s been demon· strated to armed service fire officers. senior naval personne l and civi lian fire chiefs at the RAN's shipsafetyandsurviv­ability ce ntre al Jervis Bay.

Callc!d Ihe FireDri ll -2. the device was developed in the US.

Along Ihe tube are a number of holes.

• WO Tom Kinnear, a Navy firefighter from HMAS ALBATROSS, and SGT Tony Hastings, an Airforce firefighter from RAAF Richmond, move in with the

fireDrilil. Picture: LSPH Ste\'e Gumetl.

Driven by regu lated compressed air supplied from a cylinder or fixed system a motor rotates a tubular rod tipped with a hardened steel bit.

A 38 mm fire hose with an easy-to-operate "on/off' lever. is attached to the base of the device. 'At the Jerv is Bay

demonstration:w opera­[or was able 10 bore

through the sleel deck of one of the mock ships al the fire training facility in just 33 seconds. Once through th e metal. the operator opened the valve allowing high pres­sure water to cascad¢ from the holes in' the bore lube and ext inguish the fire burning below. Su ppression look sec­onds.

Lest We Forget L~~~ ~~F;;~~t n'::n~ ing for the executives of th e Vietnam Veterans' Federation.

The federation general­ly has a good record of those Australians who fought in theconnict. But knowing what happened 10 them after they re turned is somewhat moredifficull.

Peter Maher from the federat ion has asked Navy News to seek the su pport of "mates" and relatives of Viet ve ts in reporting to him when they pass away .

"The federation has ror many years maintained records of the deaths o f Vietnam veterans and the cause if koown," he said.

"Th is ha s pro ved invaluable regarding the hea lth standards of Vietnam veterans in rela­tion to the general public.

"We seek your assis­tance in reporting th e deaths of Vietnam \'eter­ans. to allow the federa­tion to expand and pre­serveils record base.

"We need the veteran's name. se rvice number. SVN unit . when in SVN, cause of death if known. date and location of death and ve r ifying person's name and address.

Peter asked any reader with informa'tion to send il to the federation's postal address. PO Box 110 Granville. 2142 . Peter is on Ihe phone al 02- 9622 3546.

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Of 42 peop le Inter­\iewed by CAPT Roben Long and his learn. 19 thought their panlcipallon in "dlsciplme lours" had been beneficial 10 their mililarycareers.

Mrs Bishop. in aSlatc­mell110 Nm·I' Neh's. said c harges co~tJ be laid under .he Defence Force Di ~cipJme ACT fo llow lOg the inquiry into "attitude adjustment training" 31 [h e Defence Fo r ce ColTt<.1lonal E:ilablishment 3tllolslIo·orthy.

The possib le charges relale 10 allegations o f physical assau lt and forcible confinement dur­Ing AAT. she said.

The jn~esllgallon Indi­cates Ihatthe practice of AAT seems to have evolved from tho:! concel>' of lawful "diSCipline tours" at the lIolsl'orthy establishment.

Mrs Bishop said. how­ever, s he had instruCled thaI a further formal investigation to identify where responsibility lies for the unauthorised tran­sition 10 "altitude adjUSt­me nt trainin g" be con­ducted .

The initial investigation by CAPT Long sought to contact 55 servi ng or for-

IOU members o f the ADF identified in the log book as havlOg been sent for discipline lOurs in th e penoo January I. 1993. to December 31 laS1 year. wtlh 42 of them contacted and Irlte::n'ie::wed.

The Minister saId the Irlvestlgation also re\'ealed that:

• there were no allega­tions of stri p sea rc he s being conducted on any of the 42 personJJeI inter· viewed:

• the poSSIble cases of phySICal assaul t had been alleged:

• seven personnel c laim ed they were forcibly confi ned during a discipline tour.

The incidents invo lving the alleged ph ysical assault and the allega­tions of personnel being forcIbly detained in a cell are now bei ng inlcstigat­ed in detail.

In addition the general IIlI'esligation will now go back beyond 1993 ase"i­dence !>hows the tours to have been in operation a~ early as 199L

A separate service police IIHestigalton into the attempted suicide of an ADF member who claimed the AAT was connected to the suic ide attempt also ha s been completed.

Following that in\'es ti­gation kgal advice is being consid ered to determine wllethercharges should be laid against any individual. Mrs Bisllop said.

Thi s matter was being tre ated a s urge nt. s he said

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Six hundred and sevemy six officers and sailors from the People's LIberation Army-Navy will sai l Into Sydney Harbour on Monday. M ay 4. escorte d by II MAS HOBART.

The goodwill viS It is the first by members of the PLA-N to Austmlia and follows last year's successful Visit by the Prime Mini~tcr. Mr Howard. to China.

Contacts Detween the RAN and the PLA-N began in September 1981. when the des troyer escort HMAS SWAN visi ted ShanghaI. Au~tr,lhan neet un its have visited C hina three further

ttmes - STALWART, STUA RT a nd YARRA in September. ]984. PARRAMATfA and DERWENT in August. 1986. and late last year PERTH. NEWCAS­TLE and SUCCESS visi ted the formerly dosed naval port of Qingdao m northern China.

Berth1l1g at Fleet Base East will be the guided missile destroyer QINGDAO. the training ship SHICHANG and the replenishment ship NANCANG.

During the:: four day Visit. PERTH . HOBART and BRISBANE and their companies have been appointed host shlp~tothe Chinese.

• AU G len ~ •. " I'm still su rprised J wasn ' t scartd."

A full program has been arranged for the visitors wi th events lI1duding visi ts to the host s hips. barbecues. toun; to the Blue Mountains, a native wildlife park and th e local beaches. Taronga Zoo. th e harbour and Sydney at night. Pictu re: ,\UPH Damian Pawlenko.

Charity high-II ier All three ships will De open to the public from 9am to

Illldday on Wednesday. May 6. The RAN and PLA-N bands will also perform at Darling Harbour on May 5 and the ManlyCorwon May 6 between I 1.30am and 2pm.

They are expected to sai l from Sydney on May 7.

A;t~;f~S ~~i::r ~~ Maritim e:: Headquarter... ABMT Glen Lee is eXp«'lcd 10 keep firmly allached to the ground .. at least during wort­inghours

One wouldn't expect a down·to·eanh fellow like Gko to tale a leap of faith off the roofofa 37-storey bU Ilding. but last month he did it In

the name of charit y. Glen abseiled down

the 320 feet - about 100 metres - of the Regent Hotel in Sydney as I,art of the ap tl y- nam ed Operatioll lIeanstopper to help raise fund s for tIleSydneyCity Mis~ion.

More than 400 intre­pid abse::ilers took part in the project. with up to $ 180.000 ra ised fo r the charit y.

Glcn'siodividualcit'on was 5490. or more than $1.50a fOOl descended.

" I put an E-mail note \0 my ship m ates at MIIQon the Monday :lOd the j ump was on the fo llowing Satu rday. so they were quick to be generous." Glen said.

"A t firs t I lOok it rather slow ly as the weight of th e rope made It d i fficult to des.:end. but by quarter of the way down my confidence had g rown and I was able to fall at myownpace.

"Now there's the funny thing."Glcn saId.

" I stuod on the edgc of the building and looked down . and it didn't worry me.

"The safety precau­tio ns were ve ry tho r­ough of course. but I'm still surpri sed I waslI't scared !"

It wa~ a great evcn!. Glen saId. organised by profes~ion al people for a good cause but would he do it again?

"No hesi tation."

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The head or the OertllCe Personnel Ex~utive. Major General Peter Dunn, s aid he urged all serving membl!n to read Thl Xey to ('nSUri! thty understood the changes.

It there are queries, starr OJW:Tating the FIND number will be availablt' 10 answt'r Imy ques­t ions.

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A feature of AD l's p roposal. subm itted to t hc Defence Department 13St month, is a substantially upgrnded fire ..:ontrol sy.~tem and its target indicating radar.

The twO vital elements of the combat system were deSigned by the ADI bid team specifically to meet the Navy's F'FG pcrfonnance requirements,

11le upgrade, cenlred on improving the FFG combat capabi li ty. is the biggest naval project since the

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ADI managing director Mr Ken Harris said the ADI solution would ensure the RAN's fFGs had unrivalled fighting capabilities for many ye3rS for ships of their size.

"T here is no doubt th3 t the gun a nd missile fire control system we have proposed for the FFG is superior to anything currently used by ships of similar size around the world," he said.

" Imponant ly, as earlier versions of the system are being used by 63 ships from SC\'en countries including the US , the RAN is assured of continuing inlcr­operability and 3 wide ba.~ to undt!rpin economical suppon for the remaining life of the F'FGs.

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Mr McLachl3n flew to New Zea land on March 24.

M r Bradford W3 S reported as saying that if his Navy bought a third ANZAC-class frigate from Aust ra lia it was " right at the edge o f what you can define a Navy to be".

"You can see the com­m o nse nse of 3 m uc h doser relatio ns hip wi th a t leasl the ANZAC force of joint Australian a nd New Ze3la nd com· ponents.

"While ou r sh ips are not as expensively killed out as theirs (the RAN),

Au~tralian lotr.ltegic view of the world any more than they can do it to us.

"I)ut there may well be ~ig nifica nt occasions when ..... e ought to. and it makes a lot of common­sense to work very. \'ery closely together like we did in Bougainville," Mr Bradford said.

A spokes man for M r McLachlan rei terated the need for separateness.

The edi to r i31 in The Allstralial/ was hard-hit­ting.

"Australia h3S argued tha t New Zeala nders should be mo re interest­ed in thei r own defence," the edi torial pointed out.

" We've comp la ined they won ' t buy our frigates or submarines.

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A partnership will be critical T~:~~:~:':n~~~pF~e!~nti;:; par1 0ership between defence. government and industry will be critical to the success of military operations in the north.

Commander Northe rn Command. BRI G C hris Robens, has to ld the NT Business Couocil he expected defence to be a significant contributor to developmg industry r;apability in the region I;)e(:ause of its need to sustai n operauons.

He emphasised lhat while combat opera· nons in the nonh ~mamed the leas! like ly scenarios to .... hich the ADF wa.~ likely to be committed the defence of Australia was Slillthe Government's first defence priority.

1berefore it was im portant to examine how combat force s would acquire the necessary logistic requireme nts to sustain operal1oos

A seminar last year sponsored Jointly by Northern Command and the Department o f Asian Re lations. Trade and InduSlry bid the groundwork for closer cooperation between government. mdustry and defence.

'~seminar, lnd Def97, proved to be a watershed in bringi ng about an enhanced understanding of our rcquire­.. 1ents for logistic support during military

operations," BRIG Roberts to ld the key industry body.

"Recognising .hal a patlnership between defence and Indus.rywill be necessary for the su5.lainmcnt of my operatiooal capabili. ty Ind Def97 made positive recommenda· tion s for the areas of information exchange. defence partnering, education and a second senUnaT, Ind Def98.

"II sent a clear message of communica­tion. which we In the ADF ha ve recei\'ed."

BRIG RobertS said the 100 Ocf coordi­nating comminee was being used to tar· get industry groups 10 tile key SoC{.1.ors of fuel and gases, distrlbullon and transport infras tucture, heavy e ngineer ing and health support

Northern Command logbtics ~taff .... e re working with Indus try advisory groups familiarl smg them with ADF require­ments and planning processes and deter­mining Industry capaCIty to pro\'lde sup· port and the Iud lime._ oeeded

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Instituted in 1991 is pre· se nted annually to the sa ilor with th e hi ghest o\'erall score inlhe Bask Comba t S ys t ems Opotral(Jr1'·course.

Joa nna ave rage d an 3ma.dng 99 .9 per ce nt throughout th e three­month course whi,' h IAclu<kd su,h subjecls as MM1a r. r.tdar and e lectron-Icwarfare.

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she go wrong to lose that elusi\·eO.1 per cenT?

Her parents and famIly ""ere among a large num­berofvislfon:andservlflg personnel who alle nded the presentation by the Commanding Officer of HMAS WATSON. CAPT Manyn Bell. Members o f the Anti Submarine Officers' Association also attended to congratulate loannaon her win.

l oanna. 25, joined the Navy in 1997 in Sydney and is servi ng in IiMAS MELBOURNE.

Accepting her award. Joa nna said il had been her goal to win and the time she had spent study­ing had paid off.

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Navy helps in 2 more bushfires F:~~:~e~e~: t~ ~::~!~~ir~~~t~r:~t~ :~~e~:~~t~~~ In l ecp Ihe squad 0 11 the move.

The fiN bru].;e out around Ipm on Maf(.:h 26 besrde the Jer\l\ Bay Road 10 the 'lluth-we\t of Huskisson.

The cau!>c of the nrc "":h \U\PICIOUS, according to In\JlCctor Richard WOlxh. the deputy lire oolltrol officer Tor the Shoalha\'en RUr.ll Fire Service

"Soun after the HU'~l "lln lire brole out another bla/e wa\ detected IfI the naval rc~cne ,II Jervi~ Bay." hc,auJ.

IU\JlC' tor Woo,j" said all Joc .. 1 firc rest)ur,cs "cre depluyed.

"We recei'cd help from the Na\'y with a heavy water "11l~er colllmg frum the airfie ld at lervls Bay," he said.

'nto! lire IfI the: Navy area "~~'OIlIrolled andeATlnqulshed. 1I \I~c\'e r Ihe lIu~k isson fire tlared dangerously the

neu day with t1ame~ rea(hlflg six mctres and forcing lirelightcrs back 10 roads.

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Fire controllers broughl in 50 firefi ghters, 1111'0 bull · r,k)Jer-, a large water bomb1l1g helicopter and 16 tankers lrum the Rural Fire Sen' ice. National Park s and WilcJllle Service and the Navy to battle the blue.

IIcavy s llloke from the fire reduced viSIbi lity in Nowra to fool' ki lometres.

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BRUNEI pays her dues T~~~I~=~eB~~~~1 is certainly paying her way.

S ince Christmas she has sailed thousands of kilometres on operations.

The ship. with LCDR Paul Smith and company of 15. took vital stores to Bougainville for the international peacekeep-

ing force on the island. In March she headed

south calling at Cairns before maintenance at HMAS WATERHEN.

She then cast off and he:lded north fora "meet the people" exercise.

The 1:llIdillgcraft par­tic ipated in the Pittwater Fair. a week 10llg pro ­gram ofvaryillg activities

spread across the north­em beaches of Sydney.

Securing at the old tor­pedo testing wharf. (an annex of HMAS PEN­GUIN), at Taylors Point. the ship lowered its ramp on to the beach.

The vessel was visited by hundreds of locals and visitors to the Pitt water Sh ire and the fair with

guest of honour the Defence Industry. Science and Personnel Minister. Mrs Bishop.

Earlier the people of BRUNE I presented a cheque for SIOOO 10 the Jon:lthan Wilson Fuller Foundation.

Money raised through raffles and donations made by the ship'scom-

pany. In 1996 the Ship's com­

pany chose a charity and a cheque for S5000 has already been presented.

Jonathan, otherwise known as the "Bubble Boy", is highly intellectu­ally gifted but at the same time suffers from wide ranging physical disabili­ties including a severe intolerance to minute 1ev­cis of ingested and inhaled chemicals. a level

two atmosphere-con­trolled rooms inlhe fami­ly home and despite liv­ing in constant pain with physical problems which render him immobile most of the time. has a wonderful optimism and love of life.

Jonathan loves the RAN and the s.eaand has many pictures and books given to him by Navy people.

At the end of each trip in BRUNEI. PONPC Trevor Glass gets togeth­erwith Jonathan 10 show him rccelll photographs and te ll him the slOriesof

the trip. A particular foc us of

the foundation is to raise mon ey for a specially designed and constructed air purification system and to cover the unit's projected annual mainte­nance and running costs of$IO.OOO.

Those who would like to make:l don:ltion C:ln for­ward a cheque or money order to: The Jon:lthan Wilson Fuller Found:ltion.

• Menlbers or HMAS SUCCESS' company try outthcir new ASMs aftcr the medal p resentation. From left. LS Rebecca Jlyam, ABs J ohn Hando. John Bokho\'c (rear), G raham van Leeuwen (rear ), Ke r ry Eaton, Pela Hyalll.

Nikki Hutchinson and Tammy Sprott. Pictu re: LSPH Stc\'e G urnell.

Peacekeeping has its own reward ~~1t'~J~~~~~Yh~~ joined tha t of HMAS TOBRUK in receiving the Australian Service Medal

ARUNTA party time T~~~~mt~~;f~~~k~~~~h~~aU:~ :It a fun(tion organised by the men of the HMAS ARUI'ITA I Association

The strong and proud association has taken great interesf in the progress of ARUNTA 11 and the men and women who

ARUNTA began her first sea trials last month and will officially join the fleet later this year.

Meanwhile ARUNTA entered a charity team in the Melbourne Corporate Team Challenge in Alexandria Garden.

The team of CMDR Yorke. LCDR Jon Mead. LEUT Lee Goddard and LSCD Michael Graves had to complete a four by 4km relay against more than 270 other

• Pa r ty-goers as the companies of the two AR UNTAs meet at the Royal Victorian Yacht Club.

Visitors see State • With Minister Bronwyn Hishop an! BR UNEI CO LC DR Paul Smith and PONPC Trel'or Glass and happy with Bougainvi lle Clasp.

result of the crisis which began in 1989 when the Papua New Guinea Government declared a State of Emergency in response \(l continuing civil disobedience by the Bougainv ille populat io ll pushing for independence.

PAN and BRUNEI brought much welcomed changes to the daily rou­tine with their resupplies of fresh produce and can­teen products.

T~~~g~~~~nSn:n~~~~i ~~~~~~;~fU3~~ days in the steel city. sightseers, left to right, Oavid Hinton, Joshua Lane, Todd La ne, Kris tian Leyland, Alix Leyland, Cobi Lane after the two ships served

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returned home first. the members of her company had to wait a lillie longer thall TOBRUK for their medals to be engraved.

TOBRUK completed a record 73 days at sea after departing Fleet Base East on January 2 10 relieve SUCCESS on station in support of the multi ­national Truce Moniloring Group in Bougainville.

Progress through the Coral Sea was hampered by Tropical Cyclone Katrina. which with almost every alteration of course made to avoid it. appeared to change direc­tion towards TOBRUK.

She passed through the Bougainville Strait at night and entered the Combined Forces Area of Operations after the days sailing and rendezvoused with SUC­CESS short ly after sunrise the following morning.

SUCCESS had beell on

The period since was marked by armed connict between Government forces and local factions. with both sides claiming the other had resorted 10

tonure and slaying inllo­cemcivilians.

A number of previous initiatives 10 secure lasting peace proved unsuccessful.

Under New Zealand sponsor~hip the currenl peace initiative began in lulylastyear.

Rival panies were invit­ed to participate in new negotiations to end hostili­ties. leading 10 the Burnham I talks he ld in New Zealand inluly.

These talks led toa dec­laration "toachieve a last­ing peace" which was siglled by the leade rs of the factions.

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On the deployment, the ship's company consumed 2330 loaves of white bread. 2600kg of potatoes and 61561itres of milk.

First pon of call for the 173 metre-long ship was Pon Kembla.

Next port of call was Sydney where VINCENNES spent a few hours refuelling.

The company also took 18.400 Doxycycline tablets to fight off malaria.

The ship. named a ft er t he city of Vincennes in Indiana. and commissioned in 1985 by Mrs Marilyn Quayle. wife of former US Vice President Dan. spent four

It was then off to Newcastle for another four-day layover.

The warship then sailed for her home pon of San Diego.

Special Sea Dutymen closed up 70 times forvar­ious evolutiolls. the ship anchored in Arawa Bay 31 times and conducted 289 SK50 helicopter landings

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HMS AC H ILLES_ He was only 20 years of age :u the lime. He was employed in Ihe cordite handling room. sending up cordite 10 the guns. He is alh'e today and hves in Noosa Heads. I sti li cor­respond wilh him. How do I know all Ihis? The answer is s imple. I was a Marine and was employed in the Ium:t at the time of the batt le.

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Delivery of the Kaman G series Super Se3sprites 10 the RA N will beg in in 200 1 and is expected 10 provide job opportunities in the Nowra area.

The four New Zea land ai rcraft wi ll operate on an interim basis until the year 2000 when they will be replaced by the more advanced SII 20 series.

The interim he los wil l replace the RNZN 's Wasps.

They will be used 10 train air and ground crews for the G series.

The four aircr.lft were obtained from the US where they had been in desert storage.

Upon arriva l in New Zealand each plane undergoes between eight and 10 weeks of "reactivallon".

All four aircraft should be in the air in August or Septcmber.

At the rollout of the first Kaman Ihe RNZN MarltmlC Commander. CDRE J. G. Preddie. said: ''ThIS I~ really an excit -109 day for the Navy. We see before us

an aircraft that lifts us OUt o f the 1960s to this day and beyond.

Naval flight commander. LCDR John Toon, sai d : "The ro llo ut heralds the 3rr1val of the Se3sprite to New Zealand and paves the way for Ihe G model in the year 2000. whic h truly will bring New Zealand into the forefront of naval aviation."

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NAVY NEWS, April 20, 1998 (107) 11

"You're out of uniform!" barked the

sergean t, pointing a sturd y fon:finger at

that part of Pte. Dillon's anatomy normall y

covered by his cap,

" I was wearing it when I left the

barracks, sir," countered Pte, Dillon, "And

ve ry sma rt it looked, too," he cou ld have

added, having spent most of the previous

eveni ng polishing every inch of leather and

brass 'til it glowed,

Indeed it was almost ce rtai nl y the

badge on his cap which, a few moments

before the NCO noticed its absence, had

caugh t the even beadier eye of a large

ma gpie perc hed in one of the trecs

bordering the parade g round ,

The bird circled JUSt once, thcll came

in low and fast from the east, almost

invisible against the bright morning sun,

The cap didn't stand a chance. A gentle

tug behind the left ear, a sudden feeling of

light-headedness. and it was off into the

eucalyptus, leaving Pte. Dillon coven.'d with

nothing but embarrassment.

Which brings liS to the poillt of the

story. In the Defence Force, mllch

than in civilian life, YOll tend to

aro und. And you r possessions tend to move

aro und wit h yOll. From poning to posting,

Of all the losses suffered by our Defence Force frotn low-level

air attack, Private Dillon's story is perhaps the least tragic.

have them caprured by the enemy. fear to tread. at JUSt in barracks and on

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llIany ordinary insurance companit.,s art.', bird told you.

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RAN BAND ASSOCIATION II rtunion tor lormer and $lIVIng AANand RANR muslClanswili t>e held on the 2nd. 3rd and 4th Oelober 1998 at The Navy Club. F,emantle, all(l,JI HMASSTIRLING GoIt,a l1"Ie,cl1lrseil1danof1icii1dinnerareontlleprOOr1m.~usa memo~ str'VlCe for lIIe crew 01 HMAS SYDNfY lost oft tile coast of W.A. is 10 be held 00 Sundly 4t11 8oo1o;inllsessenhal 10' IheoUic,aldinne, ContactSecrttllryJ,m HawIonson(02)66252689torturthe,detaJls.

43rd In/ak' of Junior Recruit HMAS LEEUWIN - REUNION

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Contact WO John Rana (02) 9978 8624 (Sydney) MION Jane Corby (08) 9553 2843 rNA) by March 27

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A reunion is being held on Wednesday 20th May 1998 at ANZAC HOUSE 28 5t Georges Tee, Perth WA at lOam for all recruits who

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Warrant Officers' and Senior Sailort' Mess HMAS CERBERUS 25th Anniversary

Celebration Mess DinnerSalurday, August 1, 1998 CoslS50. Cheques~eoutl0Ihe WarrarrtOtficers'II'IdStnrOf Saik>rs' Mess, HMAS CERSERUS,tothe Treasuler by June 30.

Information: CPOSTD Shakey Lake (03) 59507696

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t6 Elm Grove, Springvale 3171 Phone: (03) 95467957

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T~~ I ~~ ~~~a:: ~ nl h~:: e;~~ i ~~;~ek ~~~ gram of aid to remote communities in Papua New Guinea,

Much of the aid has been take n to Australia's no rthe rn neig hbour by the heavy landing craft of the RAN.

Among the items delivered in the $30 million opermion have bee n rice, flour and cooking oil.

The milestone of three million kilo­grams of aid was reached in March and came as the ADF p~pared for final aid shipments this month.

Dubbed "Operation Pies Orai" or "dry place", the humanitarian effort has been Australia 's largest.

Since November 1997, when the ADF joined fo rces with the PNG Defence Force and AUSAID to start the drought relief operation. . an effect of EI Nino and co mplica ted by bush fires . demand for e mergency aid has dropped in many provinces.

T he 120-s tron g ADF contin ge nt. togelher with local military, has been delivering emergency food relief by air to tile WOOl affected isolated areas in 10 provinces.

··We ha ve made a big difference. About 90.000 hungry villagers have ben­efited from this food delivery operation and that is the re al thing we need to

focus on," commander of the AlIstmlian forces in the o peration. LE UTCOL Nonn Cogner. said

The RA N committed the 3 16 to nne hea vy landing crafl HM A S hips LAB UAN (LEUT Roger Kn ight) and TARAKAN (LEUT Mick Edwards) to the operation in mid-November.

While one took four-wheel-drive vehi· c1es for lise by Allstralians in the opera­tion from Cai rns to POrt Moresby the (l(her began immediate food distribution.

This in vo lved co llecting food and cooking oi ' for villagers and aviation turbine fu e l for Australian helicopte rs from Pon Moresby and taking the stores to provincial pons.

The Navy was set a task of deli veri ng 600 tonnes of fo o d to fi ve selected p!'"ovinces per month.

It easily beat the target When deliveries began last Novembt-r,

60.000 people in remote locations were in desperate need ofemergeoc y relief.

Thi s month on ly 11.000 re mained heavily reliant on aid.

Food supplies are still needed as a stop-gap measure until gardens grow ooce more fo llowing the delivery by aid aircraft of fast growing seeds.

Rece ntl y Fran ce joined the re lief effort, donating 100 tonnes of food ,

Plaques will honour dead T~:me n~:::ne~e :: Sydney's Garden Island is placin g me morial plaques to sa il ors who have died, whether after wanime or peace service.

The plaques will be of common si7.e and fonn of inscription and their loca­tion in the chapel will be recorded in an index, which can include a per­sonal tribut e to the membt-r.

The brass plaqu es, l60mm by IOOmm. will record a person's name, rank , years of service, date of death and age

SCHA Eric Burton said the chapel commemorat­ed the service in the RAN which unit e d eac h membt-r.

" Regardl ess of ra nk each made a contribution to the efficient perfor­mance of the Navy 's duty in pe ace and war," he

said. ·'Theemphasis is. hat

the role of the seaman is as essential (0 the opera­tion of the ship as is the role of the captain."

Plaques wi ll cost $47, inc1udingengravingof up to 80 characlers.

For infonnation contact the Command Chaplaincy Ce ntre , Bui ldin g 921, Garde n Island, Sydney, NSW 2000, t e le ph one (02) 93593760.

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NAVY NEWS, April 20, 1998 (109) 13

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14 (110) NAVY NEWS, April 20, 1998

T:: ~~~:~~~~sha~~~~ learned up with friends from the Army to take out medals in all th ree eventsal this year's ADF parachuting champi­onships.

Shortly after they fol­lowed their success by raking OUI silver in the four-way cano py rota­tions event at the Australian national cham­pionships.

Th e ADF champi-

er Army mate, Darre ll Hilder, and went inlo the national compelition with less Ihan a week's train­iog.

And if thai sounds like an uphill battle, Darrell was on leave from his Army job in Townsville and spenl thelraining camp and competition wondering whethe r hi s house had been swept away in the cyclonic floods.

Greg Hays. a veteran of

nising the Navy/Army team's dedication and polenlial. the club donat­ed $500 to help defray the costs of training, trav­eland competilion.

Among first-time stu­denls at Skydive Nowra was LEUT Dee James, who took time out from her job as captain's secre­tary at HMAS CRES­WELL \0 experience the exh i laralion of freefall with other ADF and civil­ianlhrillseekers.

onships were held over ~r::J •• IIlIi!""1 two weeks at RAAF WaggaWagga, NSW. and

:e~~tet~eb~~~y~~~~: I ..... - ............. -li-dedicated competitors 1'!l!!!!!!!!!!I:~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!! this year the Army and L!!!! RAAF both fielded large contingents.

Greg Hays, a techni­cian at RANTEWSS and Graeme Branford from HMAS ALBATROSS teamed up with Army's Chris Nicoll and Mati Pipe r for two of the evenlS, while Army's Danny Daniels look over from Matt for rhe canopy rolationsevent.

Unfortunalely for Danny, work commit­ments precluded taking leave for rhe Australian nationalcompelition.

Nevertheless, Greg. Graeme and Chris secured a last-minute commitmenl from anoth-

several world champi. onships, also enlered the eight-way speed event and won gold with his team of long-time friends, all world class competi­tors.

When Greg Hays and Graeme Branford are nol Iraining or competing, both instructfirsHime and novice skydivers at Skydive Nowra, an ADF club at HMAS ALBA ­TROSS.

Skydive Nowra pro­vides a weekend training venue for any skydiver bUI its primary aim is to promole spon parachut­ing in the ADF. Recog-

Dee says she is keen 10 jump again. bUI may have to wait as she is concen­trating on her studies in the SUAC at HMAS CERBERUS.

In Ihe meanlime, Greg and Graeme are on Ihe lookoul for other talenled Navy skydivers in the hope of forming an all­Navy team for the next ADFchampionships.

Navy personnel inter­ested in Irying skydiving, on a one-off. recreat ional or competitive basis, can contact Greg Hays al RANTEWSS on (02) 4421 1288 - DNATS 8-671288.T

• Darell Hil der prep ar es 10 dock on Greg Hays during trai ni ng ror th e Australian championships over Lower Light in South Australia.

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'Pt~r~:~ ~~; t:a~~~~::~I~a~~: signing of a contract with the new company. Defence Maritime Services. to supply suppon craft and pon services to The Navy.

Sail training and recreational boat­ing have seen rapid changes since January. particularly in the Sydney

"" With the closure of the RAN Sailing Centre at Rushcuttcrs Bay in November it was a priority 10 sel up operations as quick ly as possible and implement a compre hensive pro­gram for 1998

Thi s led to the establishment of the DMS Sai ling Centre at lIMAS PENGUIN beside Balmoral Beach

The centre is the admini suati ve

centre for RAN sailing in Sydney. The centre holds Tasar dinghies and rescue craff for the conduct of AYF 11..1 courses

DMS has cont racted Eastsail ta support the yacht ing component. which includes providing learn ­building. sailing expeditions. AYF inshore and offshore s kippers' courses and regattas

Former RAN officer Ian Rushton, OMS' s National Sail and Recreation Boat C(K)rdinator. said ''The implementation of the sailing program is n()(hing but posith'e, as with Tasar dinghies we have the ability to link up with local sailing clubs and offer naval personnel compelit ive and recrea-tional sail­ing as required

"Eastsail offers a wider range of opportunit ies to personnel with a comprehensive range of modern sailing craft 10 cater for require­m<:nts"

Of particular n()(e. he said. was the Navy-A D1 -Tenix- DMS regatta on Sydney Harbour in Febroary,involv­ing 110 people sailing Cavalier 350, Beneteau 33,7 and Robertson 950 yachts

" In the past this event was sailed in Tasar dinghies, with a maximum number of 24 competi tors," Mr Rushton said

"We're now able to gel many more people involved and only a few of them need to be experienced sailors"

Golf challen e tees off Qantas wanlS all

~efen~e golfers to partiCipate In the world's largest corporate golf event which teed off this momh

In it s third year. t he Qantas Defence G lobal Golf Challenge gives Defence personnel the opportunity to play wi th Greg Norman

The eve nt is co­sponsored by the A DF Golf Association and will be played on a state quali fying basis with the winners trave lling to Canberra for the national final in November.

The winning team will play with w orld No. I Greg Norman at Sanct­uary Cove in late Nov­ember in the Qantas Global Classic, involving corporate guests from around the world

Entry fee is $35 pe r

• Looking forward to the series are KUITABUL golrers sporting their new sponsored unirorms rrom Bellinger Instruments and Daewoo Ele<:ironia, left to right. LEUT

Mark Crocker, PO Tony Yamold, PO Jim Glossop and l EUT Ste\'e Mahoney,

person and the event isa modified ambrose played in teams of four, learns can be of mixed players.

The year 's event teed

off in Canberra on April I Newcast le and Corowa and lhere are a further 22 Players shou ld obtain events he ld in major entry forms from Ihe ir centres around Austral ia loca l ADF golf co-inc ludin g Tow nsv ill e. ordinator.

At the volle M~:d~h~; ~~ ~1::r~~S ~~d~~;e::::! beach volleyball compelition at Bondi

But the title travelled nonh, with HMAS MANOORA improving through-<>ut the day to reach the final.

For the lirsltime in the competition's live years. a round robin formal replaced the previous knockoul. The successful change was to maximise panicipalion and was popular with players

As competition progressed. MANOORA s howed why she was early favourite, moving easily inlo the semis against Newcastle counterpartS HUON

Despite HUON's besl efforls. MAN­OORA won easi ly 30-18.

In the OIher semi-final HMAS MEL· BOURNE narrowly defealed KlTJTABUL Cooks in .an upset by 15-12

In the fin al MELBOU RNE's players threw everything they had al MANOORA,

'-____________ -"--"--...J butlhe Novocastrians' ski lls were evident • Bondi Beach saw 44 teams gather ror the volleyball . as they won in straighl selS 15-7, 15- 12

'(OUR HOLIDAY lOUR RESORT

The RAN Central Canteens Fund owns and operates,

three holiday resorts. These resorts offer excellent

standards of accommodation including cottages •. units.

caravan and camping sites (not Forster Gardens). as well

as excellent facilities at significantly less cost than other similar commercial holiday resorts,

BUNGALOW PARK Located at Burrill Lake, 4km south of Ulladulia on the mid South Coast of NSW. Bungalow Park fronts the shores of Burrill Lake and is only minutes from the beach.

Burrill Lake offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

A highlight at Bungalow Park is the spectacular daily bird feedings.

Contact the manager, Ken Veitch for bookings or (urlher information. Bungalow Park, Burrill Lake NSW 2539

TELEPHONE : (02) 44551621 FAX: (02) 4454 4197

AMBLIN CARAVAN AND CAMPING PARK

Situated 240km south west of Perth, Amblin Park is right on the shore of Geographe Bay.

The beach offers safe swimming for children and is ideal for fishing and all water sports.

Amblin Park also has a fully enclosed heated swimming pool

Contact the manager, Frank Frimston for bookings or turlher information. Amblin Cararan Park, PO Box 232 Bussefton WA 6280

TELEPHONE: (08) 97554079 FAX: (OB) 9755 4739

FORSTER GARDENS Occupying a prime location in Forsler on the mid-North Coast of NSW, 331km from Sydney.

Forster Gardens provides a pleasant village atmosphere with all Ihe delights and attractions of Forster only a few minutes walk away.

Contact the manager, Ian McLaughlin tor bOOkings and turther information. Forster Gardens, PO Box 20 Forster NSW 2428

TELEPHONE / FAX: (02) 6554 6027

Bookings accepted up to nine months ahead. Bookings for Christmas School Holidays will be accepted after the Easter School Holidays. Retired RAN personnel (20 years or more) are eligible for full Service discounts at all Holiday Centres.

Write to Staff Officer (Canteens), DSUP-N, CP3-t-B1 Campbell Park Offices, CAMPBELL PARK ACT 2600 to

obtain your discount card

Telephone: (02) 6266 4421 Fax: (02) 6266 2388

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Battle of the

way backeyentually to win 4-2.

This year's Navy learn looked much stronger than the 1997 side, but had limited time to prepare for the competi­tion with only one practise session.

In Ihe final between an;h nyals Amly and Nayy, Army wenl into the g;lIne raging hot favourites . Nayy set about bringing Anny back down to eanh with LSET Jud Harison scoring two quick goals.

In the first game a strong Army team completely outplayed and out-muscled a gallant RAAF 17-4.

The aYy played the RAAF in ilS firs! game and In the early stages RAAF took an early lead 2-0.

From that point the Navy went from strength to strength to swamp the oppo­sition 15-4

But as the game wore on a delennined Nayy, led by ABET Covey, clawed its

LSET Rob Covey wa.~ selected male mosl valuable player of the tournament and ABWTR Michelle Hamlin the besl female player.

LEEUWIN in touch T:~n~I~1~~C~~~~:a~ knockout competition has been revived. with a new ship winning the new series.

The event was lasl held in 1992 and all competi­tors were eager to play again.

Ten teams contested the event at the Fretwell spons payilion in Calms with four fleet unlls. four base teams and for Ihe

first time two Queensland police teams.

The second half of the competition was wrought with s pe ctacu lar tries from all sides thanks to the ample water on the field .

The final gamesinclud­ed the two police learns meeting. with Police I getting up over their co­workers.

The combined team of HMAS SHEPPARTON

HMAS WOR'r You criticise tire team and 'Iou don't erlen pla'l tire 'lame!

16 (128) NAVY NEWS, April 20, 1998

and BENALLA was pitted against the HMAS CAIRNS BASC for th e plate.

The power of the ~hlps proved too much and the plme was theirs three tries to nil.

The grand final was betwee n the new s hip LEEUWIN and th e CAIRNS Bosun's Store.

LEEUWJN crushed any hopes of a Bosun's Store viaOf)' with two tnes 10 nil.

ships for cup H~~~ ~:eD~;r~r~:: package of the 1998 Old Windsor Cup rugby sev­ens competition. defeat­IIlg better-favoured sides to lake the final.

And it was done In style. SYDNEY winning the cup against HMAS BRISBANE with an emphallc 17-0 on the scoreboard.

Twelve Icams compel­ed. the establishments represented by ALBA · TROSS. HARMAN . KUlTABUL. WATSON and WATERHEN and the fleet by HMA Ships SYDNEY. NEWCAS ­TLE. PERTH. BRIS ­BANE. MANOORA and new ship HUON in her first appearance.

Last year's victors. the Army School of Artillery. travelled from Melbourne to defend ilS lille.

WeI/-drilled

Artillery and ALBA­TROSS shared hOI favouritism for the cup. but the draw had them facing each olher in the first round with ALBA­TROSS proving far too strong.

In the first semi-final a gallant ALBATROSS was defeated by the well­drilled SYDNEY 21-10.

On the OIher side of the draw BRISBANE came up against che unexpect­edly competitive HAR ­MAN.

In a hard-fought match. BRISBANE gai ned the upper hand with a lale fry to win 16-9.

In the plate final. HMAS WATERHEN had far too much firepower for a detcnnined PERTH . bUI despite a 27-0 score­line the game was close for much of the play.

In the cup final SYD­NEY came out full of con fid ence and although BRISBANE was compet­itive. her seven were overwhelmed 17-0.

Knockout coordinator LSPT Brian Garrety said a high standard was shown throughout the day. with rugged defence and a lot of initiative in altack. wilh glimpses of brilliance.