The soldiers’ newspaperEdition 1471 August 6, 2020

2RAR soldiers go head-to-head in recon training

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FOCUS ON SURVEILLANCE

STEM PROGRAM‘Fly Army’ motivates

future pilots – PAGE 3

JUNGLE WARFARESoldiers refine their

survival skills – CENTRE

LEADING THE WAYCentre for Australian

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A sniper from 2RAR aims his Blaser Tactical 2 sniper rifle during training at the Cowley Beach Training Area, North Queensland, in 2019. Photo: Cpl Tristan Kennedy

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Leut Tanalee Smith

AUSTRALIA, Japan and the United States conducted a trilateral passage in the Philippine Sea en route to participate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac) in Hawaii.

The ADF Joint Task Group was joined in the Philippine Sea by the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, which included the guid-ed-missile cruiser USS Antietam and guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin, and Japan’s Akizuki-class destroyer JS Teruzuki.

The deployment demonstrated Australia’s commitment to enhanc-ing security, stability and prosper-ity in the Indo-Pacific and increas-ing the capability and interoperabil-ity of the ADF.

The three days of activities included replenishments at sea, avi-ation operations, maritime manoeu-vres and communications drills.

Commander Australian Joint Task Group Cdre Michael Harris said the opportunity to work along-side Japan and the United States was invaluable.

“The combined act ivi t ies between our navies demonstrated a high degree of interoperability and capability between Australia, Japan and the United States,” Cdre Harris said.

Officers and sailors on the upper decks of HMAS Canberra

admired the maritime and aerial display as the ships separated.

PTI PO Shane Murphy said he was proud to be part of it.

“We’re very lucky to be out here, working as a united task group,” PO Murphy said.

CO USS Antietam Capt Russ Caldwell said the passage dem-onstrated shared commitment to regional stability.

“The relat ionships we’ve developed enable us to meet at sea and immediately operate at an advanced level. This highlights the enduring nature of our alliances with Japan and Australia,” Capt Caldwell said.

Commander of Japan’s Escort Division 4 Capt Sakano Yusuke said strengthening cooperation with the US Navy and Royal Australian Navy was important for Japan and contributed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

“The experience in this exercise will give us tactical and operational advantages and make our friend-ships stronger, in addition to our regular joint exercises with both like-minded navies,” Capt Sakano said.

ADF personnel did not leave their aircraft and, in line with Australian Government advice relating to COVID-19, Defence implemented measures to ensure the health and safety of its personnel.

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A Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter on board HMAS Canberra in the Philippine Sea during the Regional Presence Deployment. Photo: PO Tom Gibson

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Sgt Sebastian Beurich

DEFENCE personnel are being asked to participate in the Workplace Reconciliation Barometer Survey, with Army’s window of opportunity open until August 15.

CA Lt-Gen Rick Burr said the survey would enable Defence to measure our progress of Reconciliation, under the Defence Reconciliation Action Plan 2019-22 (D-RAP).

“Defence will use the data as a benchmark against other

organisations, which helps us to shape the development and enhancement of our Indigenous programs and initiatives,” Lt-Gen Burr said.

“The greater the level of our participation, the more accurately we can measure our progress under the D-RAP.

“The survey is comprised of closed-ended questions and provides you with the ability to be able to save your answers as you complete it.

“All responses to the survey are strictly confidential and in accordance with Australian Privacy Principles.”

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Committed to Closing the Gap

Cpl Julia Whitwell

PICKING subjects is becoming more fun for students with Fly Army.

Students have the opportunity to experi-ence what it would be like to “Fly Army” through a 10-15 minute session in a helicop-ter simulator, complete with hydraulic tilt seat, joystick and virtual reality goggles.

Fly Army is a science, technology, engi-neering and maths (STEM) motivation pro-gram pitched at students from Years 7 to 10, promoting Army’s aviation roles across the whole capability.

SO2 Aviation Selections Maj David McEvoy said it was about keeping kids inter-ested in STEM subjects and providing them early education about what careers they may choose.

“They have time to think about the right subjects to select for Years 11 and

12 towards their preferred pathway,” Maj McEvoy said.

Aviation Officer Lt Chloe Barker-Smith said a similar initiative attracted her to a career in aviation.

“I always knew I wanted to join Army. The culture appealed to me from early on,” Lt Barker-Smith said.

“When there was a Women in Aviation information session at the DFR office in Year 12, I was provided the information I needed to help me join through that pathway.

“It’s nice that it has come full circle now and that I get to encourage others to consider this career path.”

Lt Barker-Smith said becoming an avia-tor was an easy choice.

“When someone asks if you want to fly a helicopter for work, it’s an amazing opportu-nity,” she said.

“How do you say no to that?”

Future pilots encouraged to ‘Fly Army’

Lt Chloe Barker-Smith mentors a guest in the ‘Fly Army’ virtual reality helicopter simulator in Blamey Square, Canberra. Photos: Cpl Julia Whitwell

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‘Our people deserve the best leadership. We

develop leaders who think critically, apply knowledge,

solve difficult problems, value culture as critical

capability, and communicate effectively. Our leaders are authentic and get the best

from their people.– CA Lt-Gen Rick Burr,

Commander’s Statement ‘An Army in Motion’

FROM inspi r ing people to perform extraordinary acts in the face of the enemy to cultivating professional teams in barracks, leadership is essential to the profession of arms, according to DG Army Leadership Brig Ana Duncan.

“No one is too small a cog in any machine and every team leader has important responsibilities,” Brig Duncan said.

CA stood up the Centre for Australian Leadership (CAAL) in 2019 with responsibility for developing Army’s leadership, character and ethics.

Led by Brig Duncan in her dual appointment as Commandant Royal Military College – Australia, the centre also informs, educates and advances Army’s professional discourse on leadership.

“We’re here to enable and enhance what commanders and leaders do every day across Army,” Brig Duncan said.

The centre has developed the Australian Army Leadership Program, a sys temat ic and incremental approach to leadership development.

T h e p r o g r a m u s e s a combina t ion of off - the- job and on-the-job training and professional development to achieve the army leadership levels, respective of rank.

Brig Duncan said her goal was for leaders at all levels to engage in their development through “living leadership”, where they discuss ideas for improving their regiments and battalions.

“I’d encourage junior leaders to read widely, invest in their

understanding of leadership and make it live in the regiment or battalion in which they reside,” she said.

“ T h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r leadership, character and ethics exce l lence should be wel l understood throughout the Army and they should be practised and reinforced at all levels of command, leadership and management.”

Brig Duncan encouraged members to submit leadership development ideas through the centre.

“When it comes to leadership, I don’t have all the answers, nor does the CAAL,” she said.

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Brig Ana Duncan, pictured in Iraq, wants officers to make leadership “live in the regiment or battalion in which they reside”. Photo: Cpl Tamara Cummings

A staff cadet tackles an indoor, over-water obstacle course during a leadership development activity as part of the Army Leadership Program at RMC-Duntroon.

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DAWN has yet to break over a frost-covered RMC-Duntroon as II Class staff cadets make their way through water, darkness, heights and confined spaces.

It is July 8 and they are at the mid-point of their level-one module in the Australian Army Leadership Program (AALP) – a team-based challenge that tests leadership and conflict behaviours during physically and mentally demanding tasks.

SO1 Army Leadership Lt-Col Sam Padman said the module was about “getting to know yourself and how to lead small teams”.

“We’ve taken their known strengths and put them under some pressure to see where the cracks form,” Lt-Col Padman said.

The course is the second in the program, a continuum ranging from “all” – a baseline module for junior soldiers and III Class staff cadets – to level five for senior leaders.

Delivered by the Centre for Australian Army Leadership on the All Corps Officer and Soldier Training Continuums, the program is a systematic and incremental approach to leadership development, aligned with the Australian Army Leadership Levels.

Each module provides the opportunity to learn, reflect on and practise trainees’ leadership styles.

“Leadership has always been taught on promotion courses and Army produces good, capable leaders,” Lt-Col Padman said.

“AALP and the leadership levels give us structure to strive for excellence in our leadership.”

AALP is one of the centre’s responsibilities, informed by benchmarking studies to compare Army’s leadership performance with allied militaries and civilian organisations.

The centre is also responsible for all things Army leadership, including doctrine and handbooks and facilitating seminars and workshops.

SCdt Shivaun Street said she was “a bit sceptical” at the start but found the course rewarding.

“It reaffirmed some of what I knew about myself, like that I can be competitive, but also identified other traits I had no idea I had,” she said.

“It was good to get an understanding of how to harness those to develop my leadership style.”

Pressure test to ‘see where cracks form’

A staff cadet prepares to descend from an abseiling tower.Photos: Cpl Julia Whitwell

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Cpl Julia Whitwell

THEIR final year of service has been a quiet one for 26 TPT Sqn’s mascots LCpl Vernon and Pte Penny.

The camels cleared their social calendar due to pandemic restric-tions, winding down 10-year careers.

Handler Pte Joshua Carlton said they usually take the mascots out to schools and on family days and give people rides.

“We haven’t been allowed to have big crowds, so they haven’t been getting out much,” Pte Carlton said.

Despite the camels standing tall at 210cm, handler Pte Aimee Gillam described the ungulates as being like “toddlers”.

“They have their good days and bad days, and they let you know,” Pte Gillam said.

“You can tell when they’re about to flip out, it’s quite funny. They kind of look like a bull in a rodeo, jumping around, but on longer legs.”

LCpl Vernon and Pte Penny live at RAAF Base Amberley and spend their days grazing, napping, rolling in dirt and taking supervised walks around base, which sometimes con-jures bewildered looks from their RAAF neighbours.

Often, Pte Penny will carry a small stick with her, chewing it like a toothpick to clean her teeth.

“They’re fun to have around and they’re a really nice link to our squadron’s history,” Pte Gillam said.

The ungulates are a reference to the Imperial Camel Corps from WWI, used for transport in Egypt.

SSM WO2 Brett Goodwin said camels were used to transport equipment, and supplies to the frontline.

“We had three battalions in the Middle East,” WO2 Goodwin said.

“They were perfect for carrying soldiers and stores.”

LCpl Vernon and Pte Penny are due to retire mid-2021 and two new recruits will take their place.

“These two have been generally well-behaved and have represented the unit well,” WO2 Goodwin said.

Slow time for mascot

26 TPT Sqn mascot, Pte Penny, gets a brush down from her handler Pte Aimee Gillam.

Capt Lily Charles

A MISSION rehearsal activ-ity at Lavarack Barracks put 1RAR soldiers through their paces in late July before deploying to Opera t ion Highroad as part of Force Protection Element (FPE) 14.

S c e n a r i o s s i m u l a t e d tasks and issues faced by the deploying force, including mounted moves, logistics runs and impromptu events.

O C F P E - 1 4 M a j Christopher Hall said the sce-narios were highly realistic.

“We’ve spent the past

few months training for Afghanistan and rehearsing procedures that are required,” Maj Hall said.

“The scenar ios were designed to match the type of situations we’ll find ourselves in.”

R i f l e m a n P t e To d d McLean said he was excited ahead of his first operational deployment.

“I’m happy with where we are at and the level of training we have done. I feel that not only myself, but my whole team is ready to deploy,” Pte McLean said.

Commander 3 Bde Brig Kahlil Fegan said he was proud of the results.

“What I’m most impressed with is the standard of training these soldiers have achieved in a challenging environ-ment,” Brig Fegan said.

“COVID-19 has placed some restrictions on us and we have had to reassess and adapt how we train for opera-tions.

“I am confident the sol-diers are going to do an out-standing job protecting those people on operations that need to be protected.”

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1RAR soldiers respond with counter-ambush drills during the road convoy attack scenario. Photos: Cpl Brodie Cross

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A blast from the pastPte Jacob Joseph

IT TOOK generations for a rare Braendlin-Albini rifle to get to a museum shelf, after being stored away in a suburban Adelaide home for a century and a half.

The .577 calibre rifle is one of the last remaining weapons, custom made for the South Australian Volunteer Militia by English firm Holland & Holland.

South Australia ordered 500 rifles in 1867 to defend against the threat of French imperialism, with only a handful remaining in public and private collections.

The rifle was donated to the Army Museum of South Australia by Cecil Ireland in 2006, before passing to the History Trust of South Australia this month in an official ceremony at Keswick Barracks.

History Trust of South Australia curator Corinne Ball said the rifle was rare.

“They were issued here in a pretty small window of time, then the militia was dis-banded, so they didn’t see much use,” Ms Ball said.

“This rifle had been in the same family for generations, so it has a direct chain of provenance, which makes it much more valuable.”

Mr Ireland said the rifle was discovered in his wife’s childhood home, where it had passed down through generations from her grandfather, W. E. Lucy.

“Not many of the family married, so the rifle was just bundled up in a box in the house and somehow it fell into my hands,” Mr Ireland said.

“I’m really glad it’s going to stay here in the state. I think it’s wonderful.”

The South Australia Volunteer Militia was the only Australian military to use the

Braendlin-Albini, a rifle design also adopt-ed by Belgian and Japanese forces.

Six types of rifles were shortlisted for purchase by the South Australian colonial government, including the British Army’s Snider-Enfield.

The Braendlin-Albini was found to be a better weapon; pundits cited ease of use, price and reliability as advantages.

The rifle features a forward-tilting breechblock, also containing the firing pin. A simple extractor system allowed the cas-ing to be pulled from the breech before reloading. It could be fired 10 times a minute.

By comparison, a muzzle-loaded rifle such as the 1861 Springfield, the most com-mon weapon used in the American Civil War, could be fired three times a minute.

The South Australia Volunteer Militia was disbanded by 1868 and according to Army Museum of South Australia curator SSgt Danee Davis, the rifles went largely untouched afterwards.

“Their only known military use was for drill in 1914 during WWI when there was a shortage of .303 rifles for the recruits at Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse,” SSgt Davis said.

“The rifle handed over is in ‘as new’ condition. There is no sign of having ever actually been fired – it’s museum grade.”

In 1970, the last 24 Braendlin-Albini rifles were sold by the state. The fate of the other rifles is a mys-tery, although SSgt Davis believed a l a rge number w e re bu r i ed i n landfill.

“Cecil was happy for it to go to the History Trust of South Australia, where it will be looked after and be part of the state’s heritage,” SSgt Davis said.

Maj Chris Roe, manager of the Army Museum South Australia, with Cecil Ireland and Corinne Ball, curator of the Migration Museum, History Trust of South Australia, at the ceremony to transfer ownership of the Braendlin-Albini weapon. Photo: Sgt Pete Gammie

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Capt Zoe Griffyn

A MILITARY support team is helping Defence understand the needs of state govern-ments and their communities during the changing pandem-ic environment in Australia.

Capt Craig Adlam, of the Civil-Military Coordination Tactical Support Team (CIMIC TST), deployed to Melbourne to provide liaison, framework planning and advisory sup-port.

“CIMIC helps provide a conduit between the military and civilians,” Capt Adlam said.

“We inform the com-mander and liaise with civilian agencies to make sure those relationships are as produc-tive as possible.”

A liaison architecture was

created to outline key civilian and government personnel involved in the operation.

“It allows the commander to better understand the civil agencies he works with and get the most out of key lead-ership engagements,” Capt Adlam said.

The team’s effect is not limited to internal information sharing and relationship man-agement.

“We also seek to under-stand how the military is viewed by the public,” Capt Adlam said.

“We assess things like community atmospherics by communicating with civilians to ask what they think about what is going on.”

Capt Adlam said the pan-demic made information gath-ering a challenge.

“With restrictions, we can’t go out to testing sites and talk to people,” Capt Adlam said.

“To mitigate this, we listen to what health profession-als are saying. We add our CIMIC lens to highlight any-thing from a civil perspective that could spark a question. Then we feed that insight back into the planning pro-cess.”

This approach was a benefit the team brought to operations.

“Instead of focusing on how the task is conducted, we look at the potential sec-ond- and third-order effects,” Capt Adlam said.

“We advise and provide an alternate perspective to high-light risks and opportunities for the force element.”

Providing a critical insight

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Sgt Sebastian Beurich

A CHANCE conversation at Victoria’s State Control Centre opened a new avenue for Defence to support the local government during Operation COVID-19 Assist.

An opportunity between Capt Tahali Thomas and David Cullen, adviser at the Department of Premier and Cabinet, led to the pair using their cyber knowledge to sup-port the development of the State’s Emergency Management Plan for Cyber Security.

“When he found out my prede-

cessor, Capt Anthea Smyth, and I were from 138 Sig Sqn, 7 Sig Regt – Army’s defensive cyber squad-ron – he requested our assistance to develop the state’s new cyber secu-rity emergency management plans,” Capt Thomas said.

“While they have the technical component down pat, the Cyber Incident Response Service (CIRS) recognised that Army had extensive experience in building team prepar-edness and a readiness culture.

“At the moment I’m working on a scenario to help the team explore various impacts and outcomes a

cyber attack could have on state public infrastructure and what that would look like for the community.

“It will also support the emer-gency management sector in deter-mining how it will structure a com-mand team when a cyber security emergency occurs.”

ASD’s Aus t r a l i an Cybe r Security Centre has previously provided support to the CIRS in responding to major cyber-attacks.

Capt Thomas said the CIRS team welcomed the opportunity to expand its relationships with other parts of Defence.

“We’re looking for opportunities to build partnerships with industry and other government agencies to raise the collective defensive pos-ture,” she said.

“It’s not always about technical capabilities. We know our partners are interested in core Army traits such as resilience, preparedness and mental toughness just as much as technical skills and knowledge.

“Activities like wargames, com-mand-post exercises and PT aren’t part of other organisations’ day-to-day business, so we’re always happy to exchange ideas.”

Cyber support steps up

‘We’re looking for opportunities to build

partnerships with industry and other

government agencies to raise the collective

defensive posture.– Capt Tahali Thomas

Capt Tahali Thomas used her cyber knowledge to support the development of Victoria’s Emergency Management Plan for Cyber Security.

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Capt Zoe Griffyn

ARMY reservists are manning the Police assistance line in Ballarat to support the Victorian Government dur-ing the COVID-19 pandemic.

With all reports to Victorian Police funnelled through the Ballarat call centre, there has been an increase of coronavirus-related calls because the second lockdown.

Reservists previously assisted ear-lier this year after the initial outbreak.

To assist the police, reservists are handling all COVID-related reports.

Pte James Keyte, of 8/7RVR, reviews cases on the phone assistance line.

“This is not something you usually get to do, so it’s a great experience,” Pte Keyte said.

Victorian Police officer Senior Sgt Paul Maslunka is managing the centre.

“With the volume of additional calls, and without the ADF picking up the extra workload, police could be missing other crime reports,” Senior Sgt Maslunka said.

“The work they’re doing has a direct knock-on effect for crime rates and community safety.”

Senior Sgt Maslunka was pleased with the ADF support.

“When ADF staff come in, they fit straight into the culture of the police team,” he said.

“They’re positive, love to learn, intuitive and understand the impor-tance of good information.

“The work we’re doing together is integral to the enforcement of the chief health officer’s directives.”

Back on the phones

Pte James Keyte, of 8/7RVR, responds to incoming reports at the Police assistance line in Ballarat, on Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo: LAC John Solomon

Lt-Col Ben McLennan

“Don’t forget me Cobber” was one of the most chilling cries an Australian soldier could ever have heard.

It was a cry repeated by wounded Australian soldiers lying in no-man’s-land, French Flanders, after “the bloodiest 24 hours in Australia’s military history” – the Battle of Fromelles, conducted from July 19 to 20, 1916, by British and Australian troops to draw potential German reinforcements away from the Battle of the Somme.

During that 24-hour period, Australian Army’s first significant engagement on the Western Front, the 5th Division had more than 5500 casualties – of whom almost 2000

were killed in action, some 400 were taken prisoner and 1355 were missing.

When Charles Bean walked the Fromelles’ battlefield two years later, he noted “we found the old no-man’s-land simply full of our dead … the skulls and bones and torn uniforms were lying about everywhere”.

Immortal ised by the s tatue of Sergeant Simon Fraser at the Aus t ra l ian Memor ia l Park a t Fromelles, the wounded were not forgotten. Indeed, following the battle, many Australian soldiers slipped into no-man’s-land by night to recover their mates.

Today, Army and the people of Fromelles remember the people who fought and died at the Battle of Fromelles.

The people of Fromelles display

Australian flags in their windows and maintain a museum commemorating the battle; schoolchildren from Ecole de Cobbers “adopt a headstone”, caring for it throughout the year on behalf of Australian descendants; they support the Army-funded project to recover, rebury, and in many cases, identify missing Australian soldiers discovered in a mass grave in 2008; and in cooperation with Army, they host a ceremony to commemorate the battle each year.

Despi te cons t ra in t s o f the pandemic on travel and social distancing, Army and the people of Fromelles hosted a modest commemora t ive ce remony to remember our people and ensure the courage, sacrifice and mateship was not forgotten.

Never forgotten

The ‘don’t forget me Cobber’ statue in the German front line at

Fromelles.

Defence Attaché Col Joel Dooley and Fromelles Mayor Jean-Gabriel Masson with the “Cobbers Quilt” made by the schoolchildren of Fromelles.

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THE Battle of Lone Pine, fought by the 1st Australian Division between August 6 and 10, 1915, is an iconic moment in

Australia’s military history.While Australians captured the

position, they suffered 2277 casualties, about half the strength of the attacking brigades.

But the loss of life would have been far greater if not for the forethought, bravery and dedication of the members of the Australian Army Medical Corps.

Planning for the August offensive was conducted in secrecy and medical services were not aware of the attacks until it was too late to plan for the high number of casualties expected.

When they were informed of the attacks, they were only told of the main efforts to capture Hill 971 and Chunuk Bair. The director of medical services was not told of the supporting diversionary attacks, such as Lone Pine, as the planners of the offensive did not see these as critical.

Fortunately, Col Neville Howse, the first Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Boer War and the senior medical officer for the 1st Australian Division at Gallipoli, became aware of the planned assault on Lone Pine.

He realised any attack on Lone Pine would lead to heavy casualties and developed a medical evacuation plan in the short time available.

When the attack took place, the regimental medical officer and a team of medical personnel from the 2nd Battalion joined the assault and established an aid post in the captured enemy trenches.

Medical teams from the 1st and 3rd Battalions established receiving points in the Australian front lines with various field ambulance units providing the stretcher bearers to carry the wounded down to beaches.

Throughout the night, stretcher bearers were exposed to heavy enemy fire as they carried about 700 casualties across no-man’s-land to the aid posts in the Australian front lines. By morning, engineers had dug a sap connecting these front lines to the captured enemy trenches, which allowed casualties to be evacuated with some level of protection.

On learning of the plans for the sap, Col Howse realised the difficulties of transporting casualties through restricted and convoluted trench lines and obtained 30 naval stretchers. These stretchers were designed to be used in the tight confines of a ship and were critical in the evacuation of the seriously wounded at Lone Pine.

The bravery and commitment of medical personnel in caring for and protecting the wounded at Lone Pine is acknowledged in the actions of Pte Robert Bates, who was attached to the 7th Battalion and received the Military Medal for his actions.

The citation for his medal cites repeated exposure to enemy fire to bring wounded from unprotected positions to the relative safety of the aid post in the captured trenches, which itself was incessantly bombed by the enemy.

Despite the challenges and dangers, medics supporting the attack at Lone Pine saved countless Australian lives at great risk and cost to themselves.

Casualties at Lone Pine could have been so much worse but for the bravery and initiative of the Medical Corps, Paul McAlonan writes.

How quick thinking by medics saved lives

No hesitation for doctor who was awarded Australia’s first VC

Miesje de Vogel

IT IS now 120 years since a brave doctor became the first Australian to be awarded a VC.

In late July 1900, then Lt Neville Howse, a doctor from Orange who was part of the NSW Army Medical Corps and serving with British Imperial forces near Vreedefort in South Africa, was tending the wounded in a kraal to which his mounted convoy had been forced after being ambushed by Dutch forces.

On seeing a young trumpeter fall from his horse, writhing in agony after he was shot in the stomach, Lt Howse mounted a horse and set out to rescue the man. Accounts vary but all note Lt Howse’s horse was shot dead.

On reaching his casualty, the doctor calmly dressed the wounds, hoisted the man onto his shoulder and carried him back behind the lines in a series of short spurts “through bullets flying as thick as hail in a sum-mer thunderstorm”.

Lt Howse operated on the young soldier in the kraal, sav-ing his and many other lives. For this, he was awarded Australia’s first Victoria Cross.

This action was not out of character for Lt Howse, who was mentioned in despatches for actions at Doornkop in May. He

tended the wounded in adverse circumstances, improvising as conditions allowed, even letting himself be taken prisoner by the Boer forces rather than aban-doning his post.

Evacuated to England in 1901, he returned to the South African front in 1902 to com-mand the Commonwealth Army Medical Corps’ Bearer Company.

After the war, he returned to his medical practice in Orange and became mayor.

When war was declared in 1914, he immediately enlisted at the age of 50 and was sent with the Australian Naval Military Expeditionary Force to take con-trol of German New Guinea.

He transferred to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) as a colonel, sailing with the AIF’s convoy to Gallipoli. Actions coordinating the evacuation of wounded on the first day earned him a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He was wounded tending others at Lone Pine and again mentioned in despatches in November, before evacuating with the Anzac forces to Egypt in 1916.

Horrified by the British approach to dealing with casual-ties, he spent months restructur-ing and improving the Australian Army Medical Corps as the first surgeon-general before it was moved to the Western Front, and

served through the rest of the conflict and the postwar repatria-tion of troops.

By then a major-general, he went on to a career in politics, serving as the minister for port-folios including Defence, Health and Home and Territories, and earning more awards.

Maj-Gen Sir Neville Howse died in London in 1930 and remains the only Australian med-ical officer awarded with a VC.

Then Col Neville Howse in Gallipoli, where he played a key role in the Battle of Lone Pine.

Troops from 6th Brigade after arriving in Gallipoli and just before the Battle of Lone Pine.Photos: Australian War Memorial

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THE 12-day siege at Elands River in early August of 1900 became one of the best-known actions

involving Australians during the Boer War.

Boer Gen Jan Smuts wrote that “never in the course of this war did a besieged force endure worse sufferings, but they stood their ground with magnificent courage”.

From August 4, 300 Australian bushmen found themselves defending a supply dump on a rocky outcrop in a natural amphitheatre, about a kilometre from the Elands River in South Africa.

Boer forces surrounded them, intent on cutting the post off from water and bombarding them into submission. Joined by 200 Rhodesians and a handful of other colonial troops, and under command of British Lt-Col Charles Hore, the garrison held the Boer forces at bay for two weeks.

Little attempt was made to fortify the camp since it had been considered unlikely to come under attack. In late July, Boer leaders began commandeering men and cattle from the district. They set fire to grazing land around the depot to starve the garrison’s animals and a concentrated force of up to 3000 troops moved to surround the camp on the high ground.

The colonial forces belatedly

began improvising a defensive perimeter using ox wagons, reinforced the ambulance wagons with supply crates of jam, bully beef and rum to protect them and sent out two detachments to the river to secure access to water.

The enemy began shelling the camp at daybreak on August 4, using 12-pounder field guns and quick-firing automatic 2-pounder pom-pom guns. More than 2500 shells hit the camp in the first two days, killing most of the 1500 horses, mules and oxen and destroying stores. Several inside the camp were wounded or killed. The colonial forces began returning fire but had only one Maxim and an old 7-pounder screw gun with unreliable ammunition that kept jamming.

For two days, defenders used bayonets to dig trenches, roofing them with wood from the wagons. Stone Sangers were thrown up from the slate they unearthed, creating miniature forts that were soon connected by a tunnel.

Although a relief force was spotted to the west on the second day, hopes of a rescue were soon dashed. Inexperienced scouts led the column into an ambush, resulting in minor casualties, and a disorganised retreat followed.

A second attempt was made the following day by Col Robert Baden-Powell with 2000 men, but they

turned back under the belief the men at Elands River had surrendered, as the gunfire eased.

The Boer forces had eased up on their artillery barrages because the stores they were after were being destroyed. Colonial troops were still pinned down by fire from all directions, enduring heat with little water and the overpowering stench of animal carcasses around them.

Small parties were sent to carry water from the river to the lines and night-time forays are said to have been made on sniper outposts. At the end of the fourth day, the Boers offered safe passage to the nearest British position in exchange for surrender, but the defenders refused.

About a week later, a Boer runner was picked up by the British, who learnt the colonials continued to hold out. Two days later, Gen Horatio Kitchener started out with 10,000 men to lift the siege. However, most of the Boers had withdrawn to deal with Kgatla attacks on nearby farms and only 200 men remained. They melted away before the British arrived.

Twelve members of the garrison died during the siege. Half of them were Australian bushmen and four were indigenous African defenders. A further 51 were wounded and two more Australians died of their wounds. Others were taken prisoner.

Miesje de Vogel describes the resilience of holed-up bushmen who held out against Boers 120 years ago.

Stamina under siege

Headstones mark the graves of Australians killed in the Elands River siege.Left, two pith-helmeted soldiers look over the site of the battle a year later. The besieged soldiers had hastily piled up blocks and slabs of slate into rough walls of defence.Photos: Australian War Memorial

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Gnr Jarrod Collis receives orders during a training scenario.

MORE than 100 gunners from 4 Regt, RAA, received a taste of jungle warfare, spending two weeks in rain and mud at

Jungle Training Wing. Conducted in Tully, the training was

an opportunity for soldiers to refine their jungle survival skills, with Bdr Luke Somerville saying it was a completely different environment to what they usually experienced at the Townsville Field Training Area.

“I don’t think 4 Regt has operated in the jungle for five to six years,” Bdr Somerville said.

“For most of us who had not experienced the environment, it was a good opportunity to revise section- and platoon-level operations in the jungle.

“Everyone gets nervous about training in Tully, however, looking back at the end of it, the experience was really good.”

The training challenged 4 Regt soldiers, drawn from each of the unit’s batteries, to adapt to continuously

changing operating requirements and conditions.

BC 107 Bty Maj Jackson Stanhope said it was a rare opportunity for team bonding to occur across sub-units.

“This training gave them the chance to work in close proximity and for our junior commanders to enhance core skills they normally would not have the opportunity to put into practice,” Maj Stanhope said.

“Despite the rain and harsh conditions of the jungle, the soldiers showed a lot of heart throughout the experience, which really came to the fore during ‘True Grit’ [a culminating resilience activity].

“It was a nice way to finish off the exercise and bring everyone together before heading home.”

Gnr Jarrod Colliss said everyone worked hard and were all tired by the end.

“I can’t wait to get home and have a hot shower,” Gnr Colliss said.

Soldiers put their jungle survival skills to the test, Sgt Sebastian Beurich reports.

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Bdr Luke Somerville, left, and Sgt Matthew Lane pause to listen to their surroundings during a patrol.

Lt Saarthak Shetty prepares orders during a training scenario.

LBdr Patrick Bartlett, of 4 Regt, RAA, scans the area for enemy during a patrol at Combat Training Centre – Jungle Training Wing, Tully, Queensland. Photos: Gnr Matthew Godfrey

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A beach landing scenario helps 2RAR focus and hone its reconnaissance and surveillance skills, Pte Jacob Joseph reports.

PRIVATE Bryce Thomason-Wylie sat on a muddy hill and looked down on a stretch of beach, watching a black shape

bob towards land.The soft patter of idle engines

echoed from small inflatable boats as they waited to collect an enemy patrol hidden somewhere around the Cowley Beach Training Area.

It was part of 2RAR B Coy’s free-play training scenario and the first time reconnaissance patrols went head-to-head since the battalion restructured to PLF-Alpha and PLF-Bravo in 2019.

From July 20 to 24, patrols from 22 Pl attempted to mark a beach landing site secretly for notional ground forces, while 21 Pl observed them.

“We’d been sitting in an observation post for four days,” Pte Thomason-Wylie said.

“There was no activity before we saw the boats. It had been raining non-stop and maintaining focus was a challenge.

“Usually we train in a scenario where the enemy is out in the open. It’s good to train against another reconnaissance patrol that is trying to stay hidden as much as you are.”

Patrol Commander Cpl Jonathan Williams said the activity was only possible because planned exercises were cancelled because of the global pandemic.

“We were going to go on exercise Croix du Sud in New Caledonia this year,” Cpl Williams said.

“We’ve used the training time as an opportunity to focus on our core skills, and activities like this give soldiers a realistic feel for the job.

“If there are other reconnaissance patrols out there using specialist equipment, such as spotting scopes and thermal imaging, there’s a real risk of compromise.”

As well as a realistic experience,

Focus on surveillance

Pte Thomason-Wylie said pride was on the line.

“No one in the company wants to get a reputation as the patrol that was compromised and failed the mission,” he said.

“Everyone was on the ball as we didn’t know where the enemy was or if they were actively seeking us out.”

OC B Coy Maj Jack Bolton

said the activity exposed soldiers to the complexities of a non-scripted battlespace.

“In Defence we talk a lot about being prepared to fight against a ‘near-peer’ enemy, but we want to be ready to fight a peer enemy,” he said.

“With peer-on-peer free-play activities, we can provide soldiers and junior commanders with a sense

of what they’re going to face in the contemporary battlespace.”

With the expansion of the battalion to two pre-landing force elements, peer-on-peer training helped develop the reputation of reconnaissance units, according to Maj Bolton.

“We’ve got to adapt to raising three extra reconnaissance platoons and increase the basic level of

skills and knowledge of all of our reconnaissance-qualified soldiers so we have that subject matter expertise across all four platoons in the unit,” he said.

“These exercises help us to quickly focus on reconnaissance and surveillance skills as a primary training objective to try and speed up that learning loop.”

Pte Zachary Swander, left, of 2RAR, scans the beach front during a night assault swim insertion at the Cowley Beach Training Area, North Queensland, in 2019.

2RAR reconnaissance soldiers conduct an early beach insertion in Zodiac rigid inflatable boats at the Cowley Beach Training Area, North Queensland, in 2019. Photos: Cpl Tristan Kennedy

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FROM Darwin to Bandiana, celebrations rippled across Army as Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) marked its 118th birthday last month.

The corp’s diversity meant members – and birthday cakes – were spread through most units.

Deputy head of corps Lt-Col Timothy Stone said the corp’s elements were “the quiet achievers”.

“We’re everywhere in Army, providing support,” Lt-Col Stone said.

“It’s difficult to summarise our main role because the support we provide is so broad across trades and functions.”

Since WWII, Ordnance Corps members have provided support on active service in Korea, Malaya, Borneo, South Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

RAAOC was raised as the Australian Army Ordnance Department in 1902, was formed for the custody and maintenance of warlike stores, ammunition and artillery, replacing systems

that existed in the six states of the Commonwealth. Now, roles range from providing, managing and issuing equipment to salvaging battle-damaged equipment, repacking parachutes and disposing of explosives.

The diversity of trades will narrow slightly next year, as ECNs for “yardies” (who receive and dispatch stock) and “Q-ies” (who issue equipment) merge.

“It’s recognition of the similarity between the two trades,” Lt-Col Stone said.

“About 2000 members will go into the new trade so that’s a large portion of the workforce.”

Positions for the new trade will remain the same in units so there will still be RAAOC cake to go around next year.

COVID-19 restrictions reduced this year’s celebrations, but Corps RSM WO1 Darryl Holzhauser said the grand plans would be carried forward to next year.

“We had a multi-event, trade-against-trade activity planned for the day, which we’ve postponed until next birthday,” he said.

Corps has its cakes and grand plans too

Spr Cassandra Selfe and Lt-Col Paul Pembroke, of 3CER, celebrate RAAOC’s 118th birthday with cake and a barbecue.

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WISHES that mundane tasks were “someone else’s job” could soon be granted as Army seeks to introduce Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

AHQ is seeking nominations for members to learn how to automate processes in their workplace.

SO2 Artificial Intelligence Capt Kemal Pinjo said: “We’re not talking about robots, we’re talking about automating repetitive, predictable processes.”

Members will receive two weeks’ RPA software training and a further 12 weeks of immersion and mentorship.

Capt Pinjo was looking for process-driven candidates who were motivated to work with new technology and improve their work environment.

“It’s about returning value to the organisation by releasing workers who would otherwise be performing those tasks to do more high-value work in cognitive, decision-making areas,” he said.

Members should identify processes suitable for automation, which will be assessed for complexity and return on value before being mapped in detail.

“When we understand the requirements for that manual process – what time of day that needs to occur, what volume of transactions, how many people it takes to perform that function and what security measures are required for the applications it uses – we design a solution with an efficient code design based on industry best practice,” Capt Pinjo said.

Members can express interest in the RPA course by visiting drnet/Army/AHQ/AHQ-Branches/Pages/Join-the-program.aspx

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LAUNCHED on August 3, the Future Ready Workforce (FRW) project, led by DCA, aims to provide changes

across Army’s people systems to create an agile and scalable workforce equipped to face future threats.

Director General Army People Capability Brig Wade Stothart described how Army, by looking to the past, could identify what is most important to its future.

“Teamwork, shared values, leadership philosophy based on personal example, shared hardship and the ability to overcome difficulty – these are aspects of our culture and traditions that are positive, enduring and will be absolutely essential to the future of Army,” Brig Stothart said.

“Our external and internal strategic environment is changing quickly. There are demographic, generational and technological changes occurring that Army must respond to.

“We’re trying new things. We have an appetite for change. We are adjusting and continuing to look at our recruiting standards and retention initiatives to determine how we can make it easier for people to join Army and encourage them to remain in Army for longer.”

Incoming Director General Army People Capability Brig Sue Kerr said the FRW project would create an integrated and flexible workforce by embracing what the whole of Army’s workforce had to offer, and providing the ability to be agile as someone’s circumstances change.

This includes engaging Army’s part-time workforce through Forcenet and greater use of the options offered by the Total Workforce System.

“We’re developing our part-time and full-time workforces to recognise people with civilian qualifications and experiences that have been obtained outside of Army,” Brig Kerr said.

“The aim is to recognise these people’s skills for immediate employment within Army.”

Brig Kerr said some changes could be seen already.

“At unit level, we’re looking at various trials to enable commanders to have more agility in their establishments,” she said.

“This will allow people looking to transition from full-time service to stay affiliated and maintain connection with their old unit.

“It also provides more opportunities for commanders to manage and employ their workforce within their unit.”

To improve training for Army personnel, both at an entry level and for those already serving, Army’s future training system will be simplified through agile and engaging training delivery, greater experimentation and innovation.

Brig Stothart said Army would rely less on traditional classrooms and more on “blended” learning environments that included online learning and simulation.

“We need to embrace the full suite of technology that allows us to use simulations and gain better assurances of people’s individual learning experience,” Brig Stothart said.

“This will reduce time away from home. It will increase learning outcomes and the amount of time people retain those skills – their proficiency will be more resilient.”

For those looking to join Army, Brig Stothart said diverse roles, positions and employment types were available.

“Whether you want a full-time, part-time or casual commitment, we can find a role for you,” he said.

“Come and feel the strength of belonging to one of Australia’s premier teams – the Army.”

For more information on the Future Ready Workforce project, search ‘Future Ready Workforce’ on the Army intranet (located on the APCB page) or email FutureReadyWorkforce@dpe. protected.mil.au

Army looks to the future with the launch of its latest project, which aims to create an integrated and flexible workforce, Madeline Power reports.

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The Future Ready Workforce project aims to create an agile workforce equipped to face future threats. Photo: Sgt Ray Vance

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EDUCATION, housing quality and location, and partner employment, top the list of important considerations for Army members in the 2019 ADF Families Survey.

Defence Community Organisation area manager Maj Rodney Powell said the survey, a joint initiative of Defence and Defence Families of Australia, aimed to provide insight into the impact of ADF conditions of service on families.

“The results are already being put to good use, with reviews and new work commencing in areas of key concern for families,” Maj Powell said.

“Overall, 1601 members of Army families responded to the survey. While the overall total of respondents was less than participation in 2017, it was enough to provide Defence with important feedback.”

The survey found that about 72 per cent of civilian partners of ADF members who participated

reported they were employed – a slight increase on 2017 results. Just over three-quarters of those are in their preferred field of work. However, 58 per cent of responding partners reported difficulty re-establishing their employment after relocating.

About 78 per cent of respondents relocated at least once between 2015 and 2019, with feedback indicating most families found re-establishing transport, medical and dental services relatively easy. However,

many families indicated that deployment and extended absences made managing work and family commitments particularly difficult.

The most common reasons listed by respondents for their families’ decision to use Members with Dependants (Unaccompanied), or

MWD(U), arrangements included stability of education for their children and the chance for the children to retain friends and activities.

The lifestyle aspects where MWD(U) impacted most negatively related to managing the relationship with the ADF member and their children.

“Defence understands the conditions of service can have an impact on the Army member as well as their family,” Maj Powell said.

“We are committed to using feedback from the survey to increase awareness of the challenges families face and to

improve available support,” Maj Powell said.

The survey results are available now on the Defence Community Organisation website at www.defence.gov.au/dco

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The 2019 ADF Families Survey has identified key areas for future consideration to help soldiers like Pte Aaron Coppin and his family. Photo: PO Peter Thompson

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Maj Carrie Robards

THE latest Regimental Officer Basic Course at the School of Infantry includes a new level of urban training focused on using cutting-edge, non-lethal ammunition.

Lt Ethan Strunks said non-lethal ammunition (NLTA) provided realist ic training with many advantages.

“It gives us the opportunity to fight force-on-force rather than just against targets,” Lt Strunks said.

“What blanks can’t simulate, such as taking a casualty in the battlefield, NLTA can.”

The Blue Bolt, or 5.56mm EF88 FX Gunlock, is a non-lethal training system allowing opposed or non-opposed t ra ining by converting the EF88 Steyr to be used with man-marking munition NLTA.

Capt David Nut t , of the Directorate of Dismounted Combat

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INSTRUCTORS at Combat Survival Training School (CSTS) compare their training for aircrew survival and rescue to an insurance policy.

Instructor Sgt Brian Christensen said the skills gave aircrew the best chance of getting home “if they end up in a situation we’re training them for”.

He enjoys seeing the confidence change in someone who’s never camped before as they go through survival, evade, resist, escape (SERE) training.

“I like trying to help students get the positive out of an environment or situation that isn’t necessarily great fun to be in,” Sgt Christensen said.

“Mentoring them through what, for some, can be the hardest course they’ll ever do is really rewarding.”

CSTS instructors are highly trained in the most recent combat survival techniques, undertaking courses and training with peers overseas. In about six months, they develop lecture skills, supervision and handcraft to gain qualifications for providing SERE C training.

Aircrewman PO Chris Hodgkinson first did SERE training in 2007 but, because of updates, did the course again in 2018 before his initial instructor training and certification. Along with getting outdoors and learning something new, he wanted to gain instructional skills.

“I’m not really an outdoorsy sort of person so it’s been good to post here and learn. Now I know I could confidently survive anywhere,” PO Hodgkinson said.

“Everyone at CSTS wants to be here. It’s a professional, close-knit team and they’re prepared to pass on their knowledge and experience.”

Sgt Christensen completed SERE in 2005 as an Army aircrewman and asked for years to return to the school.

His dream came true in 2018 when he became the second member to fill the permanent Army instructor position CSTS established five years ago.

He enjoys the permissive phase of SERE training, which includes jungle and coastal survival.

“In a survival situation you’ve got to be innovative. You’re using the bare minimum to make things like fire or shelter, improvising and thinking on your feet to fix problems,” Sgt Christensen said.

Most mornings start with something like a hill run or self-defence, followed by lessons such as knot tying, building signal fires or using survival radios.

Later in the course, students go into the field to acquire safe drinking water, evade enemy and use techniques for recovery. The school also runs courses for operational force preparation, aircrew initial survival at East Sale, unit combat survival officer and instructor qualifications.

“We also have someone deployed to assist with ops overseas for advising on coalition SERE and joint personnel recovery requirements and, on top of that, we get asked to assist on exercises as well,” Sgt Christensen said.

He believed anyone interested in survival and being in the bush would enjoy the role.

Cushioning the blows

THE Individual – FX and Airsoft Personal Protection Ensemble System (I-FAPPES) has been procured to combine with the Soldier Combat Ensemble to protect soldiers from the potential welts, bruising and broken skin of non-lethal training ammunition strikes. I-FAPPES doesn’t limit a soldier’s movement and is designed to protect the head, neck and groin.

Program at AHQ, said the system should come into service as a part of the EF88-3C subsystem procurement, along with the EF88 Airsoft, EF88 suppressor subsystem and standalone GLA stock.

“This activity at the School of Infantry was an operational test and evaluation of the EF88 FX Gunlock,” Capt Nutt said.

“It provided an opportunity to confirm and improve system training requirements.”

Commandant Combined Arms Training Centre (CATC) Col David McCammon said the way to prepare future leaders was through realistic and challenging training.

“CATC is focused on delivering training that strengthens a soldier’s combat mindset,” Col McCammon said.

“While the training is tough, it mirrors the demands of leading soldiers on a battlefield.

“This training ensures our soldiers are ready to fight and win the land battle, now and under the demands of future warfare.”

Further test and evaluation trials are scheduled for September and, based on their success, should be rolled out across Army.

Equipped to make it home

Soldiers take aim on a window for possible enemy during a Blue Bolt non-lethal training ammunition serial on the Infantry Regimental Officer Basic Course at the Singleton Military Area. Photo: Sgt Ray Vance

Sgt Brian Christensen with a survival shelter he built during a US Air Force Cold Weather Survival Course in Alaska.

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Review by Sgt Sebastian Beurich

THERE’s a certain nostalgia to a drive-in theatre, recalling memories of old movies and experiences from (so-called) better days.

With c inemas c losed and indoor activities limited, outdoor theatres are making a comeback across Australia, perfect for a fam-ily outing or special night with your partner.

In the cold winter weather, it’s

the ideal opportunity to gather some pillows and blankets, fill the back-seat of your car – or tray of your ute – and spend a few hours out of the house.

You’ll likely be able to find a drive-in or outdoor theatre (or two) in most capital cities, with a var-ied schedule, as companies adapt to restrictions.

I’d recommend checking what audio delivery method is used – especially if you’re planning on set-ting up a bed in your ute – as some

transmit via FM radio and others may use a speaker.

It’s also worthwhile checking whether your local drive-in has your favourite snacks for sale, or if you’ll need to bring your own.

For your next date night, take advantage of the cooler weather and get out to a drive-in, your partner will love it, trust me.

Disclaimer: Army News was provided tickets to view JoJo Rabbit at the Mov’In Car Drive-in Cinema in Canberra.

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Above: Cpl Phillip Burke, of 2/14LHR (Queensland Mounted Infantry), loads ammunition during the live-fire phase of the Mk2 Remote Weapon System course at Wide Bay Training Area, Queensland. Photo: Tpr Jonathan Goedhart

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LCpl Steele Lloyd, of 5/6RVR, is working with Victorian Police at the Little River vehicle checkpoint in Victoria in support of Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo: LAC John Solomon

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Pte Lee Walton checks a driver’s permit in Albury while assisting the NSW Police Force during Operation COVID-19 Assist. Photo: PO Jake Badior

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Sgt Max Bree

HER first snow foray as part of the Milo Kids ski program turned into a profession-al obsession for Capt Elizabeth Lambert.

“I liked the feeling of freedom and going fast down a hill; then you get back up and do it again,” Capt Lambert said.

A less-than-impressive result came from her first ski competition in Year 5, but things changed when she returned the next year.

“I think my body had to grow to a point, but eventually a number of things clicked,” Capt Lambert said.

“At about 12, natural talent started to

Capt Elizabeth Lambert competes in the Ski Giant Slalom event at the National and International Interservices Alpine

Snowsports Championships at Perisher ski resort, NSW, in 2015.

Photo: LS Jayson Tufrey

develop, despite only skiing for two weeks a year.”

Capt Lambert is now a profes-sional skier and spent last year train-ing in Austria.

“When comparing myself to the Europeans and North Americans, I had no base level like them and had to work hard to be competitive,” she said.

Not as drawn to traditional alpine-style competitions, Capt Lambert became professional in the more freestyle Ski Cross event – racing against other skiers over big jumps and high-bank turns.

“For a timed run, I do okay in qualifying, but I do much better when racing is based on instinct,” Capt Lambert said.

“I love the nature of head-to-head.

“There is definitely an element

of who’s racing around you. It’s not just left-right-left-right through gates.

“I love the diversity in Ski Cross courses, with 30 to 40-foot jumps to race over, it’s a lot of fun.”

Capt Lambert first appeared on the ADF sports scene in 2014, becoming female individual ski champion that year, and holding the title for the next four years.

While Capt Lambert still loved the adrenaline of racing, her stand-out moment came in 2017 when the Army female ski team upset a talented Navy side to win overall.

“That wasn’t expected. That moment of excitement was far more gratifying to me than winning events,” she said.

“Individually winning is not what I’m doing the Defence events for.”

One individual win did take on special meaning though, when Capt Lambert caused an international upset, becoming UK interservice overall female alpine champion in 2019.

Despite having no experience in European-style alpine competition, she went on to win multiple individ-ual events including the Super-Giant Slalom, a type of race she’d never skied before.

During winter in Austria, Capt Lambert trained on the snow four to five days a week, combined with strength and conditioning sessions.

While the pandemic cut down her time on the snow for a while, she managed to return to Perisher in the NSW ski fields in late July to keep training for her goal of making the world cup.

Capt snows her skills

Cpl Julia Whitwell

AS HE stepped through scrub, mean-dering along Molonglo River in Canberra, the quiet of nature made way for the loudness of Maj Mathew Penney’s thoughts along his 42.2km run.

“Everything goes through your mind – what you did at work, what you’ll do next week, how many calo-rie credits you have earned for beer and pizza that night – you daydream about heaps of things,” Maj Penney said.

“It’s amazing how many problems you solve and how many kilometres go past without you thinking about what you’re doing.”

This run was his entry in the ADF Running and Athletics Association virtual marathon, the third virtu-al event on a calendar re-jigged to accommodate pandemic restrictions.

“Their initiative to set up these virtual events has motivated us all to keep active,” Maj Penney said.

“Virtual events give you a good excuse to make sure you complete some serious training events when all the others are cancelled.”

Maj Penney chose trail instead of road running in the lead-up to an ultramarathon scheduled for October.

“Getting on the trails is good. It’s always slower and depending on how many hills there are, you just run to

your body and how you feel. At my age the trick is finding a pace you can stick with rather than sprinting out from the gates,” he said.

“It’s more a mindset than it is about physical fitness; that comes with repetition. It is a mental chal-lenge, particularly doing ultras, it’s a great place to re-focus on what is important.”

Though significantly shorter than a 100km ultra, the virtual marathon offered its own unique challenges.

With other competitors out of sight, motivation to stay the course was harder to muster.

“With a large group of people in a formed run, you get the atmosphere and some additional motivation,” Maj Penney said.

“In the virtuals, you don’t have other people competing on the same course and the results are influenced by the conditions on the day.”

Overall, Maj Penney found it was a way to disconnect from technology and reconnect with his thoughts.

“There’s something about being out on the trail all day. It forces you to commit to something and not get wrapped up in social media or TV,” he said.

“It’s the ability to disconnect com-pletely, which is difficult to do in our jobs.”

Maj Mathew Penney runs a trail in Canberra, competing in the Australian Defence Force Running and Athletics Association virtual marathon event. Photo: Cpl Julia Whitwell

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Going the distance

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SNOW LIMITS

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Skiing champion trains for world cup goal

Capt Elizabeth Lambert competes

in the Ski Slalom event at the National

and International Interservices

Alpine Snowsports Championships at

Blue Cow ski resort, NSW, in 2015.

Photo: LS Jayson Tufrey