The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 56, No. 02, February 14, 2013

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE

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WE’RE HOME

ALL HANDS: (L-R) LS Alison Nolan, AB Brook Williams and AB Ashley

Sullivan, of HMAS Anzac, participate in a replenishment at sea.

Photo: SGT William Guthrie

HMAS Anzac has returned home after a six-month Operation Slipper deployment

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New squadron heads overseas to train on MH-60R Romeos

Helping handHMAS Tobruk visits Papua New Guinea to begin a busy year PAGE 3

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02 NEWSFebruary 14, 2013

Michael Brooke

THERE could not be a more jubilant wel-come for a Navy warship returning from deployment than the Australia Day home-coming HMAS Anzac received from cheer-ing family and friends in Sydney Harbour.

Anzac glided into the harbour amid Australia Day celebrations on January 26 after completing a six-month deployment to Operation Slipper.

More than 100 ships competing in the Australia Day Regatta were in the harbour to welcome Anzac, while almost 1000 fam-ily and friends cheered wildly when she berthed at Fleet Base East.

Some of Anzac’s crew members had planned their homecoming and reunion with family and loved ones.

As Anzac berthed, ABATA Luke Molloy unveiled a giant banner for his girl-friend that read: “My sweet Kirsty will you marry me?”

An excited Kirsty Furner squealed in

surprise and nodded in acknowledgement.ABATA Molloy said he started planning

the marriage proposal at the half-way mark of the deployment.

“We met as Air Force cadets more than 10-years ago and I figured it was time to tie the knot,” he said.

LS Will Turpin was at the wharf to meet his wife ABMED Jodie Turpin who returned with Anzac.

Owing to Navy’s high operational tempo, they have not celebrated a wedding anniversary together since they married in 2010.

“One of us has always been away on a course or a deployment,” LS Turpin said.

“We have done consecutive deploy-ments to Op Slipper but we hope we will be together for our anniversary this year.”

Another reunion had well-wishers seeing double when LCPL Gavin Floyd hugged his twin brother WO Leslie Floyd who returned with Anzac.

“Perhaps absence does make the heart grow fonder but in any case we’ll be seeing

more of each other this year because I have been posted to NUSHIP Canberra’s SAD,” LCPL Floyd said.

Anzac’s deployment earned not only praise from the top brass but six 2012 Fleet awards including the prestigious Gloucester Cup.

CO Anzac CMDR John Stavridis said the secret of Anzac’s success was the pro-fessionalism and dedication to duty of her ship’s company.

“None of Anzac’s achievements would have been possible without this crew,” he said.

“Everyone on board Anzac has been a part of a tight-knit team during this deploy-ment, working in arduous and tough condi-tions to secure the maritime environment for legitimate trade.”

After the arrival, CMDR Stavridis hand-ed over command to the incoming CO, CMDR Jason Hunter.

See the centrespread for more highlights from Anzac’s MEAO deployment.

Michael Brooke

NAVY helicopters and Air Force fighter jets took to the sky over Sydney Harbour to celebrate Australia Day in grand style.

The ce lebra t ions on the Harbour were focused around the warship HMAS Sydney, which served as the flagship for the 177th Australia Day Regatta.

The regatta involved 100 sail-ing ships and celebrated the arrival of the First Fleet.

Sydney was supported by a 816SQN Seahawk that flew around the harbour with a large Australian flag draped beneath its wheel car-

riage, the Navy Band, Hawk fight-ers and a 21-gun salute fired by a battery from Army’s 8 Bde.

In his welcome address to 100 VIPs, CO Sydney CMDR Karl Brinckmann noted the significance of Sydney’s splendid history, bat-tle honours and pride as testified through her motto of ‘thorough and ready’.

He said the frigate’s suc-cess hosting so many people on Australia Day was a tribute to the hard work of her ship’s company.

“Sydney’s ship’s company has worked tirelessly for two weeks to get her ship shape for the Australia Day celebrations and her 30th

anniversary celebration on January 29,” he said.

Sydney’s cooks and steward’s provided more than 100 guests with a buffet luncheon.

They provided Aussie cuisine and hospitality that featured roast lamb, king prawns, oysters and several spicy curries.

ABCK Cherie Bernard said the cooks succeeded in showcasing their skills.

“The cooks have an important role in maintaining the crew’s morale so we want people in the wider community to see how well sailors eat,” she said.

The Navy Band, led by

ABMUSN Chris Thompson, gave a performance that featured many Australian classics that had guests dancing on the flight-deck.

Elsewhere in NSW, HMA Ships Huon and Yarra joined the Hunter community at Throsby Wharf as part of the Newcastle Maritime Festival on Australia Day.

CO Yarra LCDR Brendan O’Hara said a number of his crew had family ties to the Hunter and the open day marked a great opportunity to showcase life in the Navy to families, friends and the broader community.

“It is an exciting time to be in the Navy,” he said.

Sydney takes pride of place on Harbour

Fleet awards cap off a top year

Let us rejoice in AnzacALL CUDDLES: LSATA Brent McKenzie with his sons, (L-R) Remm, Wade and Beau, on the wharf at Garden Island after his return on HMAS Anzac. Photo: ABIS Jesse Rhynard

TOP SPOT: HMAS Sydney was the flagship of the Australia Day

Regatta in Sydney Harbour. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

LONG AWAITED: ABATA Luke Molloy proposes to his fiancé Kirsty on arrival at FBE. Inset, Hayley and Chelsea await the arrival of their dad LS Brad Sharman. Photos: ABIS Jesse Rhynard and ABIS Dove Smithett

AWARDS CAP OFF YEARHMAS Anzac was awarded the Gloucester Cup and five other major Fleet awards for her achievements last year.

Anzac received the cup as the unit/crew/squadron fore-most in all aspects of opera-tions, safety, reliability and unit level training. COMAUSFLT RADM Tim Barrett said Anzac’s performance during 2012 was exceptional.

“Faced with the significant challenge of bringing a ship out of extended readiness, the ship’s company successfully completed unit readiness and mission readiness evalua-tions at first attempt and finally delivered a strong operational effect in the MEAO,” he said.

“These significant achieve-ments can be directly traced

to the professionalism of this ship’s company and as such they are deserved winners.”

Other awards Anzac received:

u the Spada Shield as the surface combatant fore-most in operations, safety, reliability, warfare and unit level training.

u the Commodore Wardle Cup for the highest stand-ard in Fleet communica-tions,

u the Wormald Shield for the highest standard in combat survivability,

u the Supply Excellence Award and

u the Electronic Warfare Proficiency Shield.

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03NEWS February 14, 2013

THE Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance has taken delivery of the first blocks for the second AWD, Brisbane.

The two blocks, manufactured by BAE Systems, arrived in Adelaide by tug and barge from Williamstown in Victoria late last month.

Former Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare said the blocks would be located in the front third of the ship and once consolidated would house the 48 cell Mk41 verti-cal launch system (VLS).

“The VLS can store and then fire SM-2 or evolved sea sparrow missiles in quick succession and is an important element of the combat system that will be installed into the Hobart-class destroyers,” Mr Clare said.

The three guided-missile destroy-ers are being constructed using a modular method where blocks are manufactured across four ship-

Blocks for second destroyer arrive

yards and consolidated at the South Australian Government’s Common User Facility at Techport Australia.

The first destroyer, Hobart, is expected to be delivered to Navy in early 2016.

Consolidation of second ship, Brisbane, is due to start early next year, while fabrication has begun on the blocks for the third destroyer, Sydney.

“BAE has significantly improved the quality of their manufacturing

performance and delivered blocks that are virtually defect free,” Mr Clare said.

The AWD is based on a proven Navantia design used by the Spanish Navy and when complete will be one of the most capable warships of its size in the world.

The ships will be equipped with the Aegis Weapon System, making them capable of assuming a leading command and control role within the ADF as well as coalition forces.

BUILDING STONES: The first blocks for the second destroyer, Brisbane, on the barge ready to be unloaded in Adelaide.

LEUT Sarah West

FIFTEEN Western Australia-based Navy members received Operational Service Medals (OSM) from CN VADM Ray Griggs on January 29 to recognise their service to Australian border protection operations.

Personnel and family members filled the cinema at HMAS Stirling to watch the presentation ceremony, the first opportunity for the new OSMs to be pre-sented in Western Australia.

While presenting the awards, VADM Griggs told the audience of his desire to see personnel recognised for the work they do to protect Australia’s maritime borders.

“For a number of Navy personnel, this has been the only operation they have served in. Many have spent their whole careers on border protection oper-ations making a vital contribution to the security of Australia,” CN said.

“It is appropriate that this dedication and sacrifice is recognised.

“These are not standard every day operations. This is challenging work, from the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean to the fishery and anti-people smuggling in the north. Our people do this job in an exceptional way.”

PONPC Lisa Fitzsimmons spent five years on Operation Resolute as part of the Armidale-class patrol boat crew Attack Four.

She said it was an honour to receive

the award directly from CN. “When serving in patrol boats, border protection is our life,” PONPC Fitzsimmons said.

“Every time we sail, it is to conduct real-time operations with real-time risks.

“It is all work and no play, so this recognition is a tribute to the sacrifices sailors make every day on border protec-tion operations.”

During the presentation ceremony, VADM Griggs also awarded a posthu-mous OSM to the family of LSSTD Geoff Cahill, whose wife and daughter accepted the award.

“One of the things I have been very keen to do is to ensure we acknowledge those who’ve qualified for this award, but who have sadly passed away in the intervening period,” VADM Griggs said.

“LSSTD Cahill was the CO’s steward when I was CO of HMAS Arunta.

“He was a terrific sailor, utterly pro-fessional, a gentlemen and a true team player.

“He personified all that was inspiring about our people. It means a lot to me to be here today to be able to present this medal personally to the Cahill family.”

VADM Griggs said full production of the OSM was now under way and asked eligible members to be patient while they were produced and distributed.

“It’s great to see so many people around the country being recognised for the important work they have done to preserve the security of Australia,” he said.

Recognised for a vital contribution

HONOURED: CN VADM Ray Griggs and CO HMAS Stirling CAPT Angela Bond with Ella Cahill and her daughter who received a posthumous OSM on behalf of LSSTD Geoff Cahill. Photo: ABIS Alan Lancaster

LEUT Karina Cvejic

IT HAS been a busy start to the year for the crew of HMAS Tobruk, as she sailed on January 21 from Fleet Base East (FBE) to retrieve mili-tary vehicles and equipment used to re-establish a detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Following a 1000 nautical mile journey north, Tobruk anchored in the harbour of Townsville to embark the 25-person Army amphibious beach team, two LCM8 landing craft and two LARC amphibious vehicles.

Tobruk then sailed 1270 nautical miles north again for Manus Island. Once anchored at Manus, there was a huge effort from both ship’s com-pany and the embarked beach team to complete the tasking. The crews worked into the night to successful-ly load all vehicles and equipment, only staying at Manus Island for a total of 32 hours.

CO Tobruk CMDR Tim Watson said the effort displayed by every-one on board to complete the mis-sion was outstanding.

“The men and women of Tobruk are focused and dedicated to their ship and this tasking just proved that,” CMDR Watson said.

“The Army were well practiced and skilled in their ability to coordi-nate and get the job done and seeing the Navy and Army working so well together to achieve this mission has been really satisfying.

“There was a lot of gear to load on board and the fact we got it done in such a short amount of time just shows how professional and focused the sailors and soldiers are.”

There was little time for fun but some of the ship’s crew took the chance to participate in some friendly sport ashore with the PNG Defence Force at the Tarangau Naval Base.

The PNG volleyball side proved too strong, but the Navy salvaged some pride and managed a one-try victory in touch football.

“While it was a very busy and short visit to Manus Island, find-ing some time for sport with the locals is always good fun and a

First stop: Manus Island

GOING UP: A LCM8 vessel is lifted onto HMAS Tobruk in Townsville on her mission to retrieve equipment from Manus Island.

HEAVY LOAD: An Army ABT loads a LARC vehicle (right) with equipment at Manus Island.Photos by: LEUT Karina Cvejic

great opportunity to strengthen ties with our closest neighbour” CMDR Watson said.

Tobruk disembarked the amphib-ious beach team and its vehicles in Townsville before heading to Brisbane to unload the equipment from Manus Island which included a number of trucks, a field ambu-lance, trailers and earth-moving vehicles.

When she returns to FBE, Tobruk will enter a week of human-itarian and disaster relief training with Australian Defence Vessel Ocean Shield in the East Australian Exercise Area, along with providing other support to the Fleet.

CMDR Watson said he was look-

ing forward to another challenging and successful year for the crew.

“We have a very long and excit-ing year ahead of us.

“The capability of this ship remains unique and the fact we go out there and do these things proves that Tobruk is still a valued and effective asset for the ADF.

“This crew is well trained and ready for all the challenges 2013 will bring and we are very much looking forward to continuing all our great efforts that have carried on from last year”.

Tobruk will enter an extended maintenance period next month and is programmed to take part in Pacific Partnership later in 2013.

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04 NEWSFebruary 14, 2013

PERSONNEL are getting ready to don their leathers and hit the road to raise money for prostate cancer research.

In early May, several hundred ADF and Public Service person-nel will to ride from Defence bases across Australia and arrive in Cairns on May 11.

The Long Ride 2013 will stop in country towns along the way to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.

VCDF AIRMSHL Mark Binskin is planning to join the ride for a cou-ple of days and, at a recent Show ‘n Shine fundraising event in Canberra, said the ride was an important event for personnel to support.

“I am a strong supporter of health promotion and awareness ini-tiatives. The Long Ride 2013 is an important one in supporting men’s health,” he said.

Funds raised will support Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia, which runs community awareness cam-paigns and funds research into caus-es, detection, diagnosis and improved treatment of prostate cancer. About 3300 Australian men die each year from prostate cancer.

“I encourage motorcyclists from across Defence to consider participat-ing in this important health support initiative,” AIRMSHL Binskin said.

“If you cannot join the Long Ride or you’re not into motorcy-

READY TO RUMBLE: Motorbikies show off their wheels at the Show ‘n Shine in Canberra last December. Photo: David McClenaghan

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cling, I urge you to consider sup-porting a Defence member who is participating.

“This is an opportunity for peo-ple to increase their understanding of prostate cancer specifically and men’s health more broadly.”

Riders are responsible for their own costs.

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DEFENCE Minister Stephen Smith ended a chapter in one of the Navy’s more difficult periods when he sent a letter of apology to the former CO of HMAS Melbourne II, CAPT John Stevenson, late last year.

Mr Smith wrote that he believed CAPT Stevenson had been treated unfairly by the government of the day and Navy after the US destroy-er Frank E. Evans collided with Melbourne during a South-East Asian Treaty Organisation exercise in the South China Sea.

During the Middle Watch on June 3, 1969, the carrier had five escorts (three US destroyers and a frigate each from the RN and RNZN) disposed in an anti-subma-rine warfare screen while conduct-ing an anti-submarine zig-zag plan.

In preparation for flying opera-tions, Frank E. Evans was ordered to take up plane guard station from a sector ahead of Melbourne, a manoeuvre the two ships had carried out three times previously that night.

Frank E. Evans turned towards Melbourne, rather than away from the carrier which was the norm, thus putting the ships at risk of collision.

Despite warnings and final manoeuvring by Melbourne, Frank E. Evans lacked sufficient situation-al awareness and she made further alterations of course, the final one taking her under Melbourne’s bows.

Tragically, 74 US sailors lost

their lives in the collision, mostly from the forward section of the destroyer, which sank quickly after-wards, with most of the remain-der of the crew being rescued by Melbourne, her boats and aircraft.

The conduct of the USN-RAN Board of Inquiry is perceived to have lacked balance and objectiv-ity, unfairly suggesting CAPT Stevenson bore some respon-sibility for the collision, however a 1975 USN film (available on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cK0kolfwUw) setting out the ‘lessons learnt’ was quite explicit in assigning responsibility to Frank E. Evans’ CO, officer of the watch and assistant.

Subsequently in Australia, CAPT Stevenson was court martialled, which was the traditional, formal means of determining whether he bore any responsibility.

Although the court martial quickly found he had ‘no case to answer’ CAPT Stevenson resigned from the Navy, ending a distin-guished career in which he served the nation with honour in peace and in war.

Looking at the episode through a contemporary lens, Mr Smith was of the view the government of the day and the Navy treated CAPT Stevenson unfairly and that if an equivalent event occurred today, the administrative and disciplinary pro-cesses would be very different to those of the 1960s and 70s.

Michael Brooke

HMAS Parramatta departed Fleet Base East on January 15 on a four-month deployment to South-East Asia that will include a stint on Operation Resolute.

‘Strike Deep’ was farewelled by about 100 family and friends when she began her busy program for 2013, which will feature a number of port visits and a multinational exercise designed to enhance high-end war-fighting.

CO Parramatta CMDR Simon Cannell said the deployment would support Australia’s diplomatic efforts in the region as a partner in peace and prosperity.

“Parramatta starts her deployment supporting border protection opera-tions as part of Resolute before visiting ports in South-East Asia and northern Australia,” he said.

Parramatta is scheduled to conduct a port visit to Darwin before visiting Langkawi, Penang and Singapore as

part of her South-East Asian deploy-ment, before rejoining Resolute.

Later in the year, Parramatta is scheduled to join Exercise Talisman Sabre 13, a US-led Australian sup-ported exercise designed to improve combat training, readiness and interop-erability.

After this high-end war-fighting exercise Parramatta plans to participate in Exercise Triton Centenary and the International Fleet Review in October.

Apology helps right a wrong

TRAGIC EVENTS: HMAS Melbourne II circa 1969.

Striking farewellSETTING SAIL: HMAS Parramatta sails out of Sydney Harbour for a four-month deployment from Fleet Base East. Inset, SMNCSO Alicia Pryce is seen off by her boyfriend’s mother Elena on the wharf. Photos: ABIS Cassie McBride and ABIS Chantell Bianchi

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05NEWS February 14, 2013

UP AND RUNNING: Project Director Air 9000 Phase 8 MH-60R CAPT Scott Lockey with CO NUSQN725 CMDR David Frost. Photo: POIS Ollie Garside

NUSQN heads to FloridaCPL Max Bree

THE New Fleet Air Arm helicopter training squadron to operate the MH-60R Romeo helicopters has been announced as 725SQN.

In line with naming tradition, the squad-ron will be known as NUSQN725 until its anticipated commissioning in early 2015.

What makes this project even more excit-ing for the squadron’s aircrew and maintain-ers is they will start forming in America in coming weeks and work alongside the US Navy training on the new choppers.

The squadron will undergo a year of classroom training and on-the-job experi-ence working with different USN units, followed by a year of flying RAN aircraft in the US.

CO NUSQN725 CMDR David Frost said the first group would complete its train-ing just before the first two Navy aircraft are accepted in December this year.

At this point the squadron will start fly-ing from Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Florida.

“Flying our own aircraft out of Jacksonville gives us the ideal opportunity to build up our expertise and experience under the watchful eyes of experienced USN Romeo operators,” CMDR Frost said.

Aircrew start training with the USN this month with the maintainers set to begin in March.

Another 56 aircrew and maintainers will start the same training cycle mid-year, bringing the squadron numbers up to 112.

“The US Navy is training all of our air-crew and maintainers on these new aircraft,” CMDR Frost said. “And we have slotted straight into its huge training system.”

For one while the adventure is exciting, it is a tad untimely, again.

Despite his wife expecting a baby girl next month, LS Ben Elliott is heading to Jacksonville on March 8 with the first group of maintainers.

“My two-year-old was born when I was in the Middle East,” he said. “So my wife and kids will probably join me in the States in May.

“She’s excited, but she’s used to the Navy way.

“As soon as she has the flights she’ll be over the moon.”

About half the maintainers head-ing to the US are qualified on the Classic Seahawks with a large number also coming from the retired Sea Kings, according to LS Elliott.

“Those of us lucky enough to be selected are ecstatic. Really, everyone can’t wait to get there that’s for sure.

“We’re all excited but it’s a little bit of an unknown working with the Americans, they do maintenance a little bit differently to how we do maintenance.”

NUSQN725 will return to Australia with its new choppers in early 2015 when they will be commissioned and finally known as 725SQN.

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06 NEWSFebruary 14, 2013

PUBLIC consultation on the proposed removal of the Hammerhead Crane at Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Sydney, is open until February 18.

The proposal to remove the crane is being assessed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

While not heritage listed, the crane is known to have Commonwealth Heritage values and is located outside the Commonwealth Heritage Listed Garden Island precinct.

The crane has not been used since 1996 and presents a range of ongoing costs, risks to workplace health and safe-ty for Defence personnel and contractors, and limitations on ship berthing options.

Workplace health and safety hazards associated with the deterioration of the crane have required the permanent placement of scaffolding to capture any objects that fall from it.

Maintenance of the Hammerhead Crane costs Defence about $770,000 a year.

The 2009 Defence White Paper established the importance of enhanced amphibious capabilities, delivered by acquiring two new Landing Helicopter

Dock (LHD) ships, the first in late 2013. The presence of the crane on the

wharf where the LHDs will be berthed will restrict the Navy’s berthing capacity and flexibility at Fleet Base East.

The proposal to remove the crane can be downloaded from www.gml.com.au/hammerhead-crane-public-consultation or viewed at the following locations:

u Customs House Library, 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, NSW

u The State Library of NSW, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW

u The library of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities at John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes, ACT.

Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd has been engaged by Defence to conduct the public consultation process and written comments can be submitted at www.gml.com.au/hammerhead-crane-public-consultation or by email to hammerheadcrane@gml.com.au or post Hammerhead Crane Removal Project, c/- Godden Mackay Logan, 78 George Street, Redfern, NSW, 2016.

Consultation on hammerhead crane

TIGHT FIT: A computer-generated image of an LHD berthed at Garden Island near the Hammerhead Crane

ASSAIL Two’s crew embarked in HMAS Maitland continued its hard work over the reduced activ-ity period keeping a close eye on oil and gas platforms during patrols in the North West Shelf Venture.

One of the Navy’s 14 Armidale-class patrol boats, Maitland was in the far north west waters of Australia on Christmas Eve to conduct an aug-mented security patrol of various offshore oil and gas platforms in the area.

Under the command of LCDR Gemma Mountney, Assail Two was assigned to Joint Task Force 639, the military component of Australia’s whole-of-government maritime border security opera-tion, Operation Resolute.

Maitland and Assail Two were tasked with keeping a 24-hour vigil while the rest of the country celebrated the festive season.

LCDR Mountney said despite the busy schedule there was still plenty of time for Christmas cheer aboard.

“It was a good feeling to be in the area in the lead up to Christmas with plenty of infor-mation sharing and some friendly banter between the crew and the oil and gas platforms” she said.

“We celebrated the fol-

lowing day with a traditional Christmas lunch, a Secret Santa and we even had an unexpected visit from Santa Claus, though strangely I couldn’t find my lead-ing coxswain at the time,” she added.

Patrols of the North West Shelf area play a key role in Navy’s effort to augment the security of the oil and gas plat-forms which is of vital strategic and economic importance to Australia as a maritime nation.

“The patrol has been success-ful in terms of testing communi-cations, procedures and protocols between Defence and Customs and Border Protection assets, as well as the privately operated oil and gas installations,” LCDR Mountney said.

Navy conducts patrols as part of Operation Resolute, in addi-tion to responding to a range of maritime security threats includ-ing prohibited imports and exports, illegal fishing, pollution, piracy, maritime terrorism, quar-antine risks and irregular mari-time arrivals.

The operation covers an area roughly 10 per cent of the world’s surface and includes Australia’s exclusive economic zone which extends up to 200nm around the mainland and offshore territories.

No rest for border patrols

ON THE ALERT: HMAS Maitland with Assail Two embarked patrols the Australian North West Shelf.

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07NEWS February 14, 2013

Michael Brooke

ONE hundred old salts enjoyed a sentimental journey down memo-ry lane when they attended a sun-set reception on HMAS Sydney to mark the ship’s 30th anniversary.

The reception at Fleet Base East on January 29 gave Sydney’s commissioning crew the oppor-tunity to reminisce about life in the Navy and to catch up with old friends.

They swapped memories about the two years they lived in the US while Sydney was being built, learning the ship’s hi-tech systems that were a leap in capa-bility for Navy.

CO Sydney CMDR Karl Brinckmann said many of his young officers and sailors gained an insight into the challenges of mastering new defence technolo-gies from talking with the veter-ans.

“The reception was a won-derful opportunity for young and old sailors to swap stories and to learn from each other,” CMDR Brinckmann said.

Sydney’s commissioning CO,

CDRE Pau l Kab le (retd), said he was extremely proud of the commissioning crew for its achievements working up Sydney and resolving technical issues that he said had contributed to her long service.

“This ship design was not supposed to last for 30 years, so all I can say is that my crew did a wonderful job,” he said.

“I am as proud of my commissioning crew as much as I am in awe of the cur-rent ship’s company, who operate much more sophisticated technol-ogies following the FFG upgrade program.”

CDRE Kable said the crew of the next Sydney would face great-er challenges learning the com-plexities of new game-changing technologies.

“Each new Sydney marks a significant technological advance-ment over the previous one and when the Aegis-equipped Sydney V enters service, she will spearhead

ALL SMILES: HMAS Sydney’s youngest female member SMNCSO Kaytlyn Fay, CO CMDR Karl Brinckmann and Sydney’s youngest male crewman ABBM Nathan Adsett cut Sydney’s 30th birthday cake. Inset, commissioning CO CDRE Paul Kable (retd) and CMDR Brinckmann at the reception. Photos: Michael Brooke

Long service celebrated

a leap in the Navy’s air warfare capability,” he said.

CDRE Kable said like many of the commissioning crew he had Sydney in his blood.

“Sydney is a family ship for me because I also served in Sydney III in the Vietnam War, as did my father way back in the Korean War,” he said.

“It was a great honour to skip-per Sydney because of her famous name and the new capabilities she brought to the Navy back in the early 1980s.”

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Sale of Sea KingsNAVY’S remaining Sea Kings will be sold to Aerospace Logistics (ASL). Former Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has advised that ASL would use the Sea King inventory to sustain and support capability of international military and search and rescue fleets. “Aerospace Logistics have more than 30 years experience as an international specialist in the supply, refurbishment, exchange, maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft parts,” Mr Clare said. The Sea Kings were withdrawn from service in December 2011 and are being replaced by MRH-90 helicopters under Project Air 9000 Phase 6. The contract is subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations approval.

ADF vehicles up for grabsUP TO 12,000 non-combat ADF vehicles and trail-ers will be sold from March in the biggest disposal of military equipment since World War II. The vehicles include Land Rovers, Mack trucks, Unimogs, motorbikes, all-terrain vehicles and trailers, which are being replaced under Project Land 121. The vehicles will be sold by contrac-tor Australian National Disposals in Australian and overseas markets. Individuals and organi-sations can register their interest with the Defence Disposals Agency at www.defence.gov.au/dda or email disposals@defence.gov.au

ReunionA 25-YEAR reunion of TS Walrus personnel will be held on April 13 at the Royal Hotel, George Street, Beenleigh with a sausage sizzle scheduled for April 14 at Ramu Street from 10am. Tickets are $40 subject to numbers. For more information contact Tracey Hagan at jthagan@tpg.com.au or Carmel Hiscock at tick4d5@bigpond.net.au

CorrectionON THE front page of the Navy News of January 31, decommissioned ships HMAS Betano, Balikpapan and Wewak were described as “long-serving patrol boats”. They should have been described as “long-serving LCHs”.

Michael Brooke

THE 50-year relationship between North Sydney and Navy’s lead mine warfare and clearance diving base, HMAS Waterhen, was celebrated when more than 200 members of the ship’s company exercised their right to march through the city.

The Freedom of Entry march through the North Sydney CBD was conducted on December 6 to mark Waterhen’s 50th anniversary.

CO Waterhen CMDR David Jones led the march which was reviewed by CN VADM Ray Griggs.

In accordance with tradition, CPO William Robinson presented the scroll to Police Commissioner Superintendent Allan Sicard for the ship’s company of Waterhen to exercise its right of entry through North Sydney.

CMDR Jones said the long-standing

relationship between North Sydney and Waterhen was a recurring theme of the day with the crew enjoying a community barbecue after the parade, where sailors mingled with local schoolchildren and residents.

ABCIS Megan Diver said she enjoyed participating in such an impor-tant community activity.

“The freedom of entry was fun and was the first for me since the big one by Fleet in the Sydney CBD in 2009,” she said.

SMCCIS Ashley Young said the event was a proud moment for her and her shipmates because “it allowed the local community to see who we are”.

Waterhen was first commissioned in 1962 as the parent establishment for Australia’s Mine Countermeasures Force, Clearance Diving Team 1 and a variety of support craft.

IN BRIEF

THE National Archives of Australia has imposed a dis-posal freeze on records relating to claims of abuse and related material in Defence.

CN VADM Ray Griggs said sailors must familiarise themselves with the scope of the freeze to prevent the accidental destruction of material and records that may be needed to support Phase Two of the Review of alle-gations of sexual and other abuse in Defence.

Records covered by the freeze must be protected and available for future reference and accountability purposes, and to protect the rights and entitlements of individuals, including claimants, alleged perpetrators or others involved in handling matters.

The disposal freeze will remain in place indefinitely until lifted by the National Archives of Australia.

VADM Griggs has directed all Navy personnel, including those at sea and in bases ashore, to observe the disposal freeze on records relating to claims of abuse in Defence.

He said all Navy personnel must exercise extreme caution in concluding that a record is not relevant to the disposal freeze and can therefore be lawfully destroyed.

Failure to comply with the terms of the freeze can result in a person being found guilty of an offence under the Archives Act 1983.

The disposal freeze covers all records relating to allegations, reporting, investigation and handling of sexual and other abuse in Defence, including bullying.

This includes records that fall within the broad categories of ‘personnel’ (including unit medical and personnel records and administrative documents relat-ing to relocations, leave and career management) and ‘corporate’ (including Defence policy, guidance and instructions on the management of staff).

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HONOUR: The ship’s company of HMAS Waterhen salutes CDRE Jonathan Mead during the Freedom of Entry through North Sydney. Photo: LSIS Sarah Ebsworth

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10 NEWSFebruary 14, 2013

One noisy achiever

RECOGNISED: Doug Cato, of DSTO, proudly displays his 2012 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science. Photo: David McClenaghan

CPL Nick Wiseman

MORE than 45 years of listening to the deep and helping submariners identify what is out there has result-ed in the 2012 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science.

Doug Cato, of Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), was presented with his award by Defence Science and Personnel Minister Warren Snowdon for his extensive research achievements in underwa-ter acoustics and communication by marine mammals.

“Dr Cato’s achievements span the oceans,” Mr Snowdon said.

“They contribute to the efficient operation of our Navy and safeguard the well-being of marine animals.”

Research conducted by Dr Cato has contributed to sonar and submarine studies, allowing submariners to bet-ter identify what they hear when sub-merged.

His main focus on marine acous-tics has been the ambient noise of the ocean from both physical and biologi-cal sources.

Complementing this is more than 30 years of experience in marine bio-acoustics, animal communication and

the impact of human-produced noise on marine animals.

Mr Snowdon said Navy’s acoustic disturbance strategies were recognised as among the world’s best.

“They are based on Dr Cato’s thor-ough research and have been accepted by NATO naval forces,” he said.

“His characterisation of ambient sea noise in the Australian Indo-Pacific region known as ‘Cato Curves’ has been used to determine sonar perfor-mance for more than 30 years and informed the acquisition of the sonar suite for the AWD program.”

Dr Cato said it was great to work on something that is currently used by Defence.

“Some people do science for the curiosity but for me the fact that some-one will use what I do is great because they [Navy] do a fantastic job and a very important one,” he said.

Not expecting the award, Dr Cato said it was a surprise and an honour to be recognised.

“You get recognition from the fact Navy uses what I do and from the international scientific community for published works,” he said.

“But it was nice to get something like this on top of that.”

HOW TO BORROW A SUBMARINEIN the 1960s when Australia did not have submarines and Doug Cato needed access to one to continue some research, he discovered the Royal Navy was vis-iting town.

Realising there were some submarines around, this young, perhaps naive, scientist contacted the subma-rine squadron com-mander and asked him outright if he could bor-row one.

His little knowledge of the processes at the time possibly saved him hours of administrative work with approval given to him for half a day’s access to two subma-rines after an exercise in the Coral Sea.

“Being quite young and new to the system maybe I didn’t know what I was asking,” he said.

“Ten years later I would never have had the hide to do that.”

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11NEWS February 14, 2013

OVER the past 12 months, there have been 125 occupational health and safe-ty incidents involving contractors.

While Navy personnel abide by standard operating procedures and are trained in every aspect of safety, con-tractors do not have the same insight.

Therefore, a contractor, without the same background and level of expe-rience, working in unfamiliar and unforgiving surroundings brings an increased potential for danger.

LSMW Chr i s Newbury, o f Directorate of Navy Safety Systems, said it was imperative sailors made every effort to ensure their safety and the safety of others while they were working.

“While contractors have their own systems of work and procedures, they do not inherently know to follow ours,” LSMW Newbury said.

Under the Work Health and Safety Act, Navy has a responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who con-tributes in any way to the operation of the organisation.

“This includes workers, contrac-tors, sub-contractors, out-workers, cadets, trainees and volunteers,” LSMW Newbury said.

The induction process is a vital component in ensuring the safety of contractors and uniformed members alike, designed to provide everyone with the necessary information to safe-ly conduct their business.

“Induction training addresses health and safety matters and may cover a range of topics including secu-rity, administration and local support arrangements,” LSMW Newbury said.

“It must be specific to the work-place, identify hazards and risks asso-ciated with the immediate work envi-ronment and detail applicable safe work procedures and controls.

“These briefs are particularly important during maintenance peri-ods, where the risk of personal injury or damage to plant and equipment is often increased.”

While the causes are varied, inci-dents often represent a breakdown in communication, poorly defined or con-fused responsibilities, complacency and a disregard for safe work proce-dures.

“We must appreciate the shipborne environment is often foreign to con-tractors and ensure that they really understand and adhere to Navy’s poli-cies, procedures and safe systems of work, LSMW Newbury said.

“We may know where a pipe or cable-run goes, what is on the other side of a bulkhead, or why RADHAZ and man-aloft procedures are in place, but a contractor may not.

“Remember, safety is everyone’s responsibility, so make sure you know your responsibilities when it comes to working with contractors.

“If you see something that doesn’t look right, raise it respectfully with the contractor, your supervisor or officer of the day.

“If you are asked a question that you do not have the knowledge, expe-rience or authority to answer, don’t try and bluff your way through. Take the time to find the right answer and get the job done safely.”

THE Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project has been granted deductible gift recipient status by the Australian Tax Office, which means donations towards the construction of the memorial will be tax deductible.

More than 66,000 Australians have served as peacekeepers in more than 50 UN peace opera-tions and this year marks 65 years since Australia’s contribution to the first UN peacekeeping mis-sion to the Netherlands East Indies, now Indonesia, in 1947.

For more information go to www.peacekeeping memorial.org.au

Memorial the winner

SBLT Katherine Mulheron

HMAS Cerberus has challenged its ship’s company and trainees to be active in a Year of Participation.

Around 1800 staff and trainees gathered as XO Cerberus CMDR Mike Oborn encouraged everyone regardless of age, rank or capability to join a sports club or special interest group.

With more than 20 clubs on offer, club representatives were given just 45 seconds to convince the crowd their club was the one to join.

Competition was fierce and the referees ruthless when sticking to time limits, not hesitating to give a sharp whistle blow to cut speakers mid argument.

Choices varied from the traditional Australian rules, rugby and hockey, through to open water swimming, the Navy Steam Club, motorcycling and flying.

CMDR Oborn said there were no excuses.

“If you can’t find something to suit you, then you’re just not trying,” he said.

“This isn’t about having an after-noon ‘sporty’, that’s not what’s important at Cerberus.

“It’s about the positive interaction that makes better sailors.

“For the trainees that means getting involved, being part of something, and for the staff, it’s about leadership.

“It’s not about you the individual, but all of us as a team.”

In spectacular fashion, a Mustang fighter aircraft from the Peninsula Aero Club conducted a flypast to start the sign-ups for the new Cerberus Flying Club.

Clubs vied for favour with poten-tial members.

WO Robert Bohm pressed his case for ‘old man’s marbles’, aka lawn bowls, listing national competitions, comfortable uniforms and camara-derie as some of the reasons to get involved.

Key points in all activities offered

included being competitive, social, challenging, serious or fun. Not sur-prisingly, many of these are the same reasons sailors join the Navy.

POMUSN Simon Potter was pleased to sign up 28 people to the tennis club.

“It’s great to see everyone getting involved,” POMUSN Potter said.

“It gets you out of the workplace to meet others on the base.”

SWO Simon Habens signed up for lawn bowls and volunteered to help other clubs short on numbers in sup-port positions.

“Everyone should participate,” he said.

“You don’t get this sort of oppor-tunity in the Fleet, so you should grab it while you can.”

Cerberus, known as the ‘Cradle of the Navy’, is one of Defence’s largest training establishments. With 1500-3000 people passing through each year, it’s a challenge to engage with everyone.

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GET INVOLVED: ABCK Iain Marino checks out the lawn bowls stand at HMAS Cerberus. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

CENTRESPREAD12 13February 14, 2013

WORK AT SEAHMAS Anzac had a busy and productive six-month deployment to the MEAO on

Operation Slipper.

LEUT Andrew Thorpe

ONE of HMAS Anzac’s primary missions on Op Slipper was the conduct of boardings to assist in maritime security as well as counter illegal smuggling operations and pre-vent piracy.

This also allowed Anzac to extend goodwill to local mariners operating in the area.

Anzac’s boarding teams conducted two different types of activities, flag verification boardings and assist visits.

During flag verification boardings, if a vessel was flying no flag or more than one flag, the boarding team would embark to determine its flag state.

Assist visits allowed the team to come alongside a vessel and greet its crew and engage with them by asking

if they were having any problems or troubles and helping if possible.

Both these activities allowed Anzac to engage with local fisherman in order to gain important patterns-of-life information, which ensures the sea lanes remain safe for these vessels to operate in.

CO Anzac CMDR John Stravridis said the teams approached each task with dedication and commitment.

“Throughout all of these tasks Anzac’s boarding teams have conduct-ed themselves professionally and have represented Navy in the highest order,” he said.

“This level of professionalism is a testament to the high calibre of per-sonnel and the emphasis that Navy places on individual and collective training.”

D URING the second half of last year, HMAS Anzac conducted maritime security operations across the Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) area of operations.

Anzac was flexibly cross-tasked between US-led CMF Combined Task Forces 150 (counter-terrorism), 151 (counter-piracy) and 152 (gulf maritime security).

CMF conducts operations across

more than 2.5 million square miles of international waters to defeat terrorism, prevent piracy, reduce the illegal traf-ficking of people and drugs and promote a safe maritime environment for mari-ners with legitimate business.

Anzac’s mission involved mari-time interdictions and counter-piracy operations, including activities under the command of the counter terrorism taskforce.

Team’s vital role acknowledged

High-flying successLEUT Sally Malone

HMAS Anzac’s deployment marked a significant milestone for her Flight 1 crew.At the end of November, Anzac’s

Seahawk known as Sentinel flew her 5000th flying hour.

Flight Commander Flight 1 LCDR Stuart Withers said the achievement was unique.

“Sentinel is only the third of the Seahawk fleet to achieve 5000 flying hours and the first to do so while deployed on operations,” he said.

“I am particularly impressed with the dedication shown day in day out by my maintenance team.”

Before Anzac made her way home, Sentinel had flown more than 223 hours over 81 sorties.

Sentinel was named by her senior maintainer, CPOATA Nigel Porter, and means ‘guardian of borders’.

The Flight consisted of 16 personnel including 10 maintainers and six aircrew.

Primary tasking for Sentinel included surface search for suspect vessels, logistics support, personnel transfers to internation-al ships and providing surveillance and protection for boarding operations.

WELL OILED: AB Harry Rushton (left) does corrective maintenance on the lube oil purifier while AB Christie Deane and AB William Taylor (above) conduct running machinery rounds. The hard work and dedication of the marine engineering department was integral to Anzac’s success. Members worked tirelessly to keep the engineering plant operational.

ALL HANDS: LCDR Anthony Burrows (inset top right) inspects the fuel quality received from Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Wave Ruler while members of HMAS Anzac’s crew watch a replenishment at sea. While in the MEAO Anzac conducted replenishments every 5-7 days to resupply fuel, stores and provisions.

WELCOME ARRIVALS: Above and right, bags of HMAS Anzac’s mail are hoisted aboard the quarter deck by LS Ted Shortt during a mail pick-up on a port visit to Djibouti from November 26-28. A total of 1.2 tonnes of mail was transferred out to the ship on arrival. It was the first mail received since mid-October.

ON THE JOB: HMAS Anzac’s boarding

team approaches a dhow during boarding

operations in international waters in the MEAO.

Photos: SGT William Guthrie

EAGLE EYE: LS Brad Sharman conducts drills on Sentinel’s machine gun over international waters. Top right inset, LSA Kevin Boer and LS Sharman celebrate Sentinel’s 5000th flying hour.

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14 HISTORYFebruary 14, 2013

TH E W W I I a n d Ko r e a n War explo i t s of HMAS Warramunga I have been well documented over the years but little is known of her service in China.

In 1949, Warramunga was ordered to proceed up the Yangtze River to Nanking with orders to stand by to res-cue Commonwealth nationals should the Chinese civil war become more serious.

While crossing the China Seas from Sasebo in Japan, she received an SOS signal from passenger ship Taiping at 1.45am on January 28, 1949.

Taiping, carrying around 1500 pas-sengers who were escaping the com-munist advances in China, had col-lided with collier Kien Yuan in thick fog near the Chou Shan Islands.

Warramunga arrived in the area three hours later finding only an oil slick with her 20-inch searchlight.

Kien Yuan, with 2700 tons of coal on board, was hit amid ships and sank in five minutes with 72 of her 74 crew going down with her.

At 6.30am small objects, which were later found to be rafts and wreck-age, were sighted two miles ahead.

Les Gibson, now 82, was a quarter-

master in Warramunga at the time and said the ship followed the oil slick and flotsam until they found the rafts.

“One of our sailors in a boat saw a raft with eight or nine kids on it, all frozen to death,” Mr Gibson said.

“We just had to leave them because it was more important to help those still alive.”

By 7.15am, 35 survivors were on board. They were the only survivors of almost 1600 passengers and crew from the two ships.

Mr Gibson said one of the female survivors died not long after being brought on board.

“She got a naval funeral,” he said.“We sewed her into a weighted bag

and she went over the side.”The 31 males and four females

were distressed, covered in oil and suf-fering from exposure after six hours adrift.

One survivor, Chiao Chung Chow, said a large Chinese passenger ship that sailed periodically between Keelung and Shanghai had slowed down before Warramunga arrived but then sailed off without stopping.

Mr Chow later tracked down three of Warramunga’s crew and came to Australia in 1996 to thank them per-sonally.

HMAS Warramunga I played a brief yet unique role in the Chinese civil war, SGT Dave Morley reports.

Warramunga’s doctor attended to the survivors while crew members fed them hot porridge.

For their actions, the crew were thanked in a letter from Chinese authorities that read “... all the peo-ple of China are greatly influenced by your righteous deed”.

After landing the survivors in Woosung, Warramunga steamed on to Shanghai and secured to a buoy, a dangerous exercise in the fast-flowing Yangtze River.

Local leave was granted while the CO liaised with Royal Navy and Nationalist Chinese Navy officers

before the ship sailed to Nanking.Arriving on January 31, official

buses took ratings on sightseeing tours of Nanking so the locals could see men in ‘British’ uniform.

That night a sentry saw three peo-ple tampering with Warramunga’s head ropes and fired over their heads, causing them to run off.

After that, searchlights were trained on the mooring lines at night.

One of Mr Gibson’s most vivid memories of Warramunga’s period at Nanking was a bus trip to have lunch at the Canadian Embassy.

“We were near the railway station

and I saw a dead communist sympa-thiser, with his head resting about 10 feet away,” he said.

“Then we saw another bloke hang-ing from a gibbet outside the pictures – apparently he’d tried to rob the place.

“I remember counting the bodies floating down the river from the fight-ing between the Nationalists and the Communists.”

HMS Hart relieved Warramunga on February 15.

Warramunga returned to her duties with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan before returning to Sydney in April 1949.

Wreckage and rescuesAT SEA: HMAS Warramunga I, a Tribal-class destroyer which saw significant service in both WWII and the Korean War, was also involved in rescues in the China Seas after the war. Photo: Sea Power Centre

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SERVICE WITH A SMILE: ABSTD Ashley Baker, of HMAS Watson, displays the hors d’oeuvres provided for the 25th Anniversary Cocktail Party for STS Young Endeavour in Darling Harbour, Sydney. The cocktail party was held for 200 guests on January 25. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

ON THE JOB: ABBM Liam Cooney, of HMAS Choules, conducts drills in a work boat alongside Fleet Base East at Garden Island. Photo: ABIS Chantell Bianchi

FOOD FOR A CAUSE: LSMT Benn Bramich, LSMT Daniel Green, SBLT Mathew Grainey and ABET Ci-Anna Smith on board HMAS Sydney for the Tasmanian bushfire appeal sausage sizzle at Fleet Base East, Sydney. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

PROUD DUTY: SMN Amelia Greene, of HMAS Cerberus, prepares to raise the Australian flag at a ceremony outside the Melbourne Town Hall before the Australia Day parade.Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

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16 PERSONNELFebruary 14, 2013

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DEFENCE’s own social network, the Defence Alumni Network, has played a critical role in help-ing a submariner return to the job of his dreams.

CPOAWA SM Mike Bell had been out of the Navy for five years and was working as an IT contractor to Defence when he registered for the DAN in 2011 and began reconnecting with old mates and colleagues.

The DAN’s advanced search function meant CPOAWA SM Bell had instant access to many of the people he had served with across his 22-year Navy career.

According to CPOAWA SM Bell, it was these connections and word-of-mouth on the network that led to him finding a suitable position on full-time service in the Navy.

“The DAN is a real success story for Defence,” CPOAWA SM Bell said.

“It’s fantastic for networking. I registered and just started con-necting with friends big time. I started saying gidday to people I’d served with.

“It’s like a Facebook for Navy.”

He said the comprehensive re-entry documentation he found in the jobs section of the DAN also helped him return to the Navy.

CPOAWA SM Bell is work-

ing at Submarine Headquarters in WA in Sub Force Element. His daily duties involve helping the ADF take a proactive approach to submarine safety.

“I knew since I was a kid that I wanted to join the Defence Force and work in submarines and when I left, I missed it every single day,” CPOAWA SM Bell said.

“It was the mateship, the pro-fessionalism and the camaraderie of the ADF that I missed and that was a big hook for me coming back in.

“The Navy has changed since I left five years ago – there are new faces and new ideas – and it’s been an interesting journey but one I’m definitely enjoying.”

CPOAWA SM Bell said he couldn’t stress enough how important it was for current and past ADF personnel to register for the DAN, especially if they were looking for a role back in uniform in either a full-time or reserve capacity.

“Reconnecting with people you’ve served with is really spe-cial. There’s no faster or easier way to do that than by getting onto the DAN,” he said.

The DAN is open to current and former members of the ADF. All you need are your basic service details for verification and you’re in. Visit www.dan.gov.au

Reuniting with mates

I’M BACK: CPOAWA SM Mike Bell rejoined the Navy after a five-year sabbatical after reconnecting with mates on the DAN. Photo: LSIS Nina Fogliani

NEW research into ADF mem-bers’ work-related experiences and opinions has been launched by Defence.

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ADF member contributions for housing will increase from March 14 due to annual adjust-ments to the Group Rent Scheme.

Service Condi t ions and Housing Policy assistant director Bruce Jackson said it was a long-standing policy that Defence sub-sidised 50 per cent of the overall national cost of housing for ADF members and their families.

“During the past year there has been varying rates of increase in the national rental market, with the greatest increases being 5.54 per cent in Rent Band 1. The lowest increase was 1 per cent in Rent Band 4,” Mr Jackson said.

In recognition of the lower standards provided, contributions

for members occupying Group 1A and Group A residences will remain the lowest and will be adjusted by the underlying mar-ket rent increase at the Rent Band 1 rate of 5.54 per cent.

There is only a small number of residences in these groups and they are being upgraded to meet the improved standards intro-duced in 2007, or they will be transitioned out of service.

This upgrading or disposal will be completed by the end of 2017.

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RENT RISE: Increases in member contributions for service housing will bring all ranks into line with Defence’s policy of 50 per cent rent subsidy.

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2 B2 LEUT, WO, CPO $558.17 $583.97

3 C CMDR, LCDR $611.85 $629.01

4 D CDRE, CAPT $795.74 $803.70

5 E RADM and above $1203.66 $1264.19

THE PMKeyS Technical Refresh Project (PTRP) Phase 2 implementa-tion will expand PMKeyS Self Service (PSS) functionality for reservists and their managers. This functionality is expected to be available by March 1.

As a replacement for the process of filling out attendance diary forms, having them approved and then being keyed into the system by payroll oper-ators, personnel will now be able to submit their own attendance and some allowance claims for approval directly into the PSS Attendance Management module. A member’s manager will then be notified by email to approve the claim on PSS.

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19FEATURES February 14, 2013

ABCIS Richard Mousaco couldn’t help but smile when he embraced family mem-bers and surveyed his father’s childhood family home in Dili, Timor-Leste.

One of the last Australians to leave Timor-Leste, ABCIS Mousaco said it was surreal to be deployed on the mul-tinational mission to a country where he has an active family history and where the majority of his family still lives.

“I never thought I would be deployed to a place where I have so much family history and where my grandmother’s house was literally just around the corner from where I was based,” ABCIS Mousaco said.

“Australia is my home, I am proud to serve in the Navy, but you can’t for-get your heritage and I think you can’t see where you are going if you don’t know where you came from.

“So when the opportunity to deploy to Timor arose, I jumped at it because there are not too many people who get the chance to serve on operations in their family’s own country.”

In a one-hour break from opera-tions, ABCIS Mousaco cut a beam-ing smile as he embraced his great aunt, two uncles and a number of other

direct relatives who live in the fam-ily home bordering the hillside of the dusty and humid Timor-Leste capital.

He could not help but laugh as an endless stream of young cous-ins jostled for the best position for a photo with the uncle dressed in the Australian camouflage uniform that is held in high regard in the fledgling nation.

“It was surreal checking out where my father grew up. I had only been there once when I was about seven in 1992 and from what I can remember it’s changed a lot,” he said.

“My mum and dad’s family were Timorese business owners; they were blacklisted and ended up in Portugal following the Indonesian take over in the 1970s.

“Mum’s fami ly were heav-ily involved in sandalwood and Dad’s family were coffee growers. They had been assisting the resistance so were forced out.”

Seeing his family in their home country and looking to the future was important to him.

“It’s good to see that like the rest of Timor my family is continuing to rebuild this house and are positive about what the future will bring,” ABCIS Mousaco said.

An able seaman had a special family reunion while on Operation Astute, LEUT Peter Croce reports.

Smiles and hugs all round

The sailor said he thoroughly enjoyed the experience of his first operational tour where he served as the Australian commander’s driver before

returning to Australia in late January. “It has been fantastic and something I will truly never forget,” he said. “It’s a great feeling to deploy and get a medal

from Timor Leste for doing a job that is helping out another country. In my case, this is a lot more personal and gives me great satisfaction.”

ALL TOGETHER: (L-R) Vino Mousaco, Marley Mousaco, ABCIS Richard Mousaco and Jose Mousaco at the family’s home in Dili, Timor-Leste. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

20 FEATURESFebruary 14, 2013

While researching his family’s wartime service, Bob Windsor discovered it was not as rare as first thought, Sharon Palmer reports.

One family’s commitment

WHILE stories about sib-lings serving in defence forces often appear in media, rarely these days is it more than two or three brothers or sisters. However, large families of 10, 12, and even 15 children were not uncommon in the early 1900s.

In researching his family history, Bob Windsor, of the UK, discovered a Guinness World Record on the wall of one of his uncle’s houses, which showed that not only had Bob’s father, Albert, served in WWII but also eight of his brothers. Amazingly, all nine survived.

George and Martha Windsor had 13 sons and three daughters. George, Charles and Albert fought in WWI where Charles was killed in action.

George and 10th child Alfred could not enlist for WWII as they were involved in vital munitions production.

Bob said he soon discovered

the record wasn’t as rare as he first thought.

While he was researching, he happened upon the story of Ron Drummond and his eight brothers who also all fought in WWII and sur-vived, which appeared in Navy News in November 2005.

“After I found the record at my uncle Wally’s house and learnt the extent of my father and his brother’s involvement, we got a fair bit of pub-licity,” he said.

“I knew my father and uncle served in the war, but I had no idea of the others.”

He discovered how Albert – 41 when he enlisted – signed up at the same time as Jim, 37, Harry, 35, Bill, 33, Arthur, 31, Tom, 30, Dick, 27, Sid, 23 and Wally, 18.

Albert and three brothers served in the Army, four served in the RAF and Dick served in the Royal Navy.

“A spokesman from the Guinness

Book of Records was interviewed on television shortly after and said there were in fact a further two families that shared this record,” Bob said.

“He said a family named Lewtas from Liverpool and a family named Drummond from London were the other record holders.”

Bob discovered the youngest Drummond, Ron, had served in both the Royal Navy and the RAN after he immigrated to Australia after the war.

“Your article told a similar story to that of my family and I thought it would be great if I were able to some-how get in touch with Ron or someone from his family,” he said.

Ron Drummond’s story can be found at www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4821

Bob lives with his wife Meg in the village of Six Mile Bottom in Cambridgeshire and can be contacted at bobwindsorfishin@aol.com

PROUD HISTORY: Bob Windsor holds the Guinness World Record certificate his family shares for the most siblings to serve in WWII. Top L-R: Albert, Jim, Harry, Bill, Arthur, Tom, Dick, Sid and Wally Windsor. Right, the Navy News article from 2005.

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21FINANCE February 14, 2013

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Greg Medcraft weighs up the benefits of insurance for mobile devices.

If you have a suggested topic for this column, email ASIC at ADFcolumn@asic.gov.au

WHEN buying a smartphone or tablet device, don’t forget to think about whether you need insurance.

It’s easy to get caught up in the hype and rush out to buy the lat-est device – but remember these items are easy to damage or lose.

There are two ways you can insure your portable electronic devices: you can add to your contents insurance or get separate portable cover.

If you already have contents insurance for your home it can be cost-effective to add your phone, tablet or laptop to your existing insurance. It will cost extra but if you need to claim it usually won’t affect your no-claim discount.

Cover provided through con-tents insurance policies is also more likely to cover accidental loss of your device.

You can also buy insurance specifically for portable devices.

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