The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 56, No. 22, November 21, 2013

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SAFE FOR ALLOperation Render Safe under way in Solomon Islands

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Stage is set ADF Theatre Project helps personnel share their stories PAGE 4

HELPING HAND: A search and rescue helicopter hovers above HMAS Diamantina during winching training off the coast of Solomon Islands during Operation Render Safe.Photo: SGT Hamish Paterson

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Ready for trip of a lifetimeLauren Norton

For the first time in 10 years, Navy’s purpose-built Antarctic Survey Vessel (ASV) Wyatt Earp will deploy to Antarctica with five members from the Deployable Geospatial Support Team (DGST).

oIC DGST LEUT Peter Waring, PoHSM Graham Campton, PoMT Michael Cameron, LSHSo Cameron rea and ABHSo roek Dyer, based at HMAS Waterhen, are in Hobart for pre-deployment training before embarking in the Australian icebreaker rSV Aurora Australis on December 9 for four weeks.

During the deployment, the team will conduct survey operations in Wyatt Earp, which will improve the qual-ity of charting in Australia’s Antarctic Territory.

“The data collected by Navy sur-veyors has direct relevance to a number of scientific programs undertaken by the Australian Antarctic Division and improvements to charting will enable safer navigation in the vicinity of the Australian stations,” LEUT Waring said.

“There has been a proliferation of cruise ship activity in the region, a great deal of which occurs within Australia’s area of search and rescue responsibility. Improved charting therefore has a very obvious effect on the safety of these vessels.”

Many cruise ships are navigating unsurveyed or inadequately charted waters to avoid ice obstructions. Po Campton said the team would conduct surveys around the sheltered bays to the north and south of Casey Station.

“These will allow alternative anchor-ages for vessels in less than favourable weather and offer some scientific data to the oceanographic community,” he said.

LEUT Waring said it would be Navy’s first Antarctic hydrographic sur-vey using Wyatt Earp since the 2003-04 season.

“Wyatt Earp has recently under-gone a significant upgrade including the installation of a modern multibeam echo sounder that will enable a far greater coverage of the sea floor,” LEUT Waring said.

Po Cameron said it had been a large project to get the ASV up and running.

“DGST spent months ensuring the ASV was ready for its tasking in Antarctica, as it had spent quite a few years laid up and not in use,” he said.

Wyatt Earp came out of extensive refurbishment in April and the deploy-ment will continue its operational testing in Antarctic conditions.

“Newcomb Bay and o’Briens Bay are either unsurveyed or not surveyed by

modern surveying techniques, making them ideal areas to prove the ASV for its operational evaluation,” Po Campton said.

“With the refurbishment of Wyatt Earp, there now lies a great opportunity to maintain this commitment as it used to be an annual deployment, and a massive reward to some of the hard-working sail-ors in our branch who now have a mas-sive carrot as an incentive to work toward in their naval career.”

While it is the first visit to Antarctica for most of the team, Po Campton is looking forward to returning.

“I was fortunate enough to be select-ed for the 2011-2012 season to survey Commonwealth Bay on the centenary of Sir Douglas Mawson’s landing there,” he said.

“This trip will give me the oppor-tunity to display my skills as a mariner and surveyor in one of the most unique environments on earth.”

Po Campton will be in control of the sonar controller and survey acquisition suite.

“once the data has been collected I will be assisting the officer-in-charge to process the data and write the report of survey for charting action by the Australian Hydrographic office,” he said.

“I will also be used in a secondary role as a coxswain for the boat to help reduce fatigue and give the other team members some time on the system.”

He is also hoping to see something special.

“The penguins, they’re unbeliev-able,” he said.

“Last time we were down there in the Aurora Australis we ran into ice early and the decision was made to stay put for a few days. Within a couple of hours of stopping, little dots appeared on the horizon and within half a day we were surrounded by a colony of Adelie pen-guins who started playing, fishing and wallowing around the boat giving the expeditioners no end of entertainment.”

Although it will be LEUT Waring’s first trip to the region, he is trying not to get too excited.

“It has been a challenging process to get the ASV ready to deploy and so I have tried to avoid daydreaming about specific highlights,” he said.

“Sailing from Hobart with the ASV securely in place and all members of DGST on board is the moment I am most looking forward to – anything more will be a bonus.”

Po Cameron is also excited about his first trip.

“I’m looking forward to being in Antarctica and seeing and experienc-ing everything I can about one of the world’s most beautiful and unique places,” he said.

Po Cameron’s job as DGST’s techni-cal sailor is to start up and monitor the operation of the ASV’s engines and gener-ator. He said working in Antarctica posed some unique challenges to the team.

“The biggest challenge will be ensur-ing the machinery is running correctly in the extreme cold conditions,” he said.

Po Campton agreed the weather would be the biggest problem.

“After all the meticulous planning has been conducted, Antarctica has the knack of throwing you a curve ball by icing in a bay that was previously open or becoming the windiest place on earth in a matter of hours,” he said.

“The environment is very unforgiv-ing down there so we have had specific training to enable us to conduct opera-tions as safely and efficiently as pos-sible.”

‘‘– POHSM Graham Campton

This trip will give me the opportunity to display my skills as a mariner and surveyor in one of the most unique environments on earth.

Eliza Bavin

ABHSO Roek Der and LSH-SO Cameron Rea are looking forward to their first Antarctic adventure.

LS Rea will be the supervi-sor and driver of Wyatt Earp while AB Dyer will help drive and collect terrestrial data as they sail around Antarctica gathering valuable survey data to use in developing nau-tical navigational charts and in Australian scientific research.

“It’s been something I have wanted to do since I was a little kid,” LS Rea said.

“Everything I have done in the Navy has been to get to this position, so I could not be happier.

“I have been very lucky in my postings and deployments to get to this moment and I am happy that I was able to reach it so quickly.”

AB Dyer said it was great work to be a part of.

“I’m really looking forward to completing the work,” AB Dyer said.

“It’s a really great crew and a really great ship. The job is important, as it will give mari-ners the confidence to travel in the region.”

He said it had been excit-ing waiting to deploy.

“We have been preparing for this trip for a long time; getting the ship ready, and making sure everything is in order. So it’s really exciting the time has finally come to set out,” he said.

The natural beauty of the environment is something LS Rea is looking forward to experiencing.

“We theoretically have the opportunity to see the aurora australis. It’s the right time of year but it is very weather dependent; so hopefully we are lucky enough to catch it, otherwise I really want to take a photo of a penguin,” he said.

Dreams come true

WHITE CHRISTMAS: The DGST in Hobart and ready to deploy to Antarctica next month. (L-R) POHSM Graham Campton, ABHSO Roek Dyer, POMT Michael Cameron, OIC LEUT Peter Waring and LSHSO Cameron Rea (kneeling). Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

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LEUT Tony White

AS THE only domestic violence refuge in Solomon Islands, the Christian Care Centre near Honiara plays an important role in the local community.

This role will now be a little easier thanks to the Navy-led Operation Render Safe.

The centre was established by the Sisters of the Anglican Church of Melanesia 10 years ago as a response to the increase in violence against women.

Since 2004, the centre has been run by the diminutive but formidable Sister Doreen. While she has a reputation for bending the ear of the rich and powerful in support of victims, there is one task that is beyond her – the clearing of unex-ploded ordnance around the centre.

The centre overlooks Red Beach, immortalised in US Marine history and the scene of intense fighting during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII.

Sister Doreen said it was not unusual for women living at the centre to find unexploded bombs while working in the garden or even for children to bring her a decaying but potentially dangerous gre-nade.

Members of the taskforce are also working to refurbish parts of the centre as part of their support to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade activities and

as part of their commitments to White Ribbon Day.

Sister Doreen explained that living with the presence of unexploded ordnance was made more risky by some of the necessities of the Melanesian lifestyle.

The fertile soils and tropical climate mean that a part of daily village life is taken up with the hand clearing of resilient under-growth around houses and food gardens.

This has traditionally been assisted by the use of fire and as Sister Doreen puts it, “It is perfectly normal for a six or seven year old to light fires as part of the Melanesian way of life.”

CO Operation Render Safe CMDR Doug Griffiths said the use of fire pre-sented an additional risk to local commu-nity members.

“This was brought home to us the day before we first visited Sister Doreen, when an old US shell exploded during a burn off not far from Sister Doreen’s cen-tre,” CMDR Griffiths said.

“We were able to go in and clear a sig-nificant number of other shells from that area to reduce risk in future burn offs.

“We are working on many sites across the country clearing unexploded ord-nance, but the opportunity to combine our normal work with the good work of Sister Doreen, supporting the victims of domes-tic violence, is one that we hope will cre-ate a lasting legacy of our presence here.”

LEUT Tony White

PERSONNEL from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the US and Solomon Islands are taking part in Operation Render Safe, which start-ed on November 8 and will end on December 7.

Render Safe is an ongoing Australian-led operation to safely dispose of large amounts of explo-sive remnants of war.

T h e A u s t r a l i a n H i g h Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Matt Anderson, welcomed the task force to Solomon Islands on November 1.

Combined Joint Task Force 663, (CJTF 663) is working with some of the most skilled explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians in the region.

Commander CJTF 663 CMDR Doug Griffiths said the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) was known as the “gold standard” of EOD across the south-west Pacific region.

“We will be working with people who have grown up living with the

threat of explosive remnants of war, but we will also be giving them an important boost in their capacity to make a dent in the huge amount of unexploded ordnance around the national capital and in some of the outlying islands,” CMDR Griffiths said.

Mr Anderson told members of the task force that their contribution was important to the local economy and community.

“You are going to make a real difference working with some extraordinary people,” he said.

“You are returning to the Solomon Islanders land that they can use to grow produce, create businesses, educate their kids and change their lives.”

Less than 24 hours after the establishment of the operation headquarters in Honiara, the team located and made safe 21 pieces of unexploded WWII ordnance near Honiara International Airport.

CMDR Griffiths was pleased with the seamless cooperation of the combined teams.

“The ability to partner with ele-ments of the RSIPF allowed us to

share best practices and learn from each other,” he said.

“This year, the RSIPF EOD ele-ment has disposed of nearly 11,000 individual pieces of explosive ord-nance.”

CMDR Griffiths said HMA Ships Diamantina, Labuan and Tarakan, would play roles in the month-long operations, including providing opportunities for training with emergency services.

At sea, Labuan worked with local communities on Tulagi Island to identify unexploded ordnance.

The ordnance is a legacy of Tulagi’s WWII role as a Japanese naval refuelling, communications and seaplane reconnaissance base.

The combination of clear water and large number of artefacts makes for good diving in the area but the scale of bombardment during the war means locals have been living with many dangerous unexploded bombs ever since.

Specialists operating from Labuan worked with high technol-ogy remote sensing devices to map the items on the sea floor over the course of the week.

Explosive task in Solomons

Task force comes to aid of care centre

HMAS Tobruk has been diverted from her current goodwill tasking in Solomon Islands to Townsville to be available to support relief and recovery efforts if requested by the Philippines Government.

Tobruk is ideally suited to assist given her amphibious heavy lift capability, onboard accommodation and ability to support helicopter and landing craft operations.

The Australian Government will provide a further $20 million and deploy additional ADF logistic

support to help the Philippines to respond to Typhoon Haiyan, bring-ing total Australian assistance to more than $30 million.

The additional funds will be used to address serious nutrition, child health and protection needs, purchase emergency foods and pro-vide logistic support and non-food items.

Two A i r Fo r c e a i r c r a f t , a C-17A Globemaster and a C-130J Hercules, deployed to the Philippines on November 13 to assist the relief effort. Both trans-

ported Australian doctors, nurses, paramedics, other medical special-ists and ADF logistic support staff.

The C-130J transferred the med-ical personnel and equipment from Cebu to Tacloban.

Defence has assigned an addi-tional C-130J Hercules and stands ready to deploy a second C-17A Globemaster if required.

Providing safe drinking water and power is now critical. The ADF has moved to provide water purifica-tion systems and power generators to Tacloban.

Tobruk ready for relief work if needed

HELPING HAND: ABCSO Michael Burgess digs a trench for a water pipeline at the Christian Care Centre in Honiara.

SHIPS AHOY: HMAS Diamantina leads HMA Ships Tarakan and Labuan as they prepare to berth alongside Honiara for Operation Render Safe. Photos: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

ON THE JOB: Special sea dutymen heave on aft lines of HMAS Diamantina as she berths alongside Honiara (above left) and some of the explosive ordnance found is ready for disposal (above right).

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LEUT Andrew Ragless

Personnel engaged in a bloody battle at Joint Task Force HQ norCoM in Darwin to see who could achieve the largest donation in the Defence Blood Challenge.

In mid-october, five members representing each service ‘took up arms’ and went head-to-head in fill-ing the first 470ml bag of life-saving blood.

lsCIs Michelle lakin was the first to complete the donation and said the process was easy.

“I first donated blood a few years ago,” she said.

“In total I have donated about six times. The first donation is always a bit daunting, but to know that you will be saving three lives – it’s worth it.”

she encourages anyone who is able to donate to roll up their sleeves.

“It’s important to donate as there is always a need for blood dona-tions,” ls lakin said.

“It’s healthy for you to donate blood and it’s good for your body to reproduce blood cells. However, it is not always easy as a lot of Defence personnel have been in zones which won’t let you donate, for example Bali and Peru.”

Then CoMnorCoM AIrCDre Ken Watson also donat-ed and said dedication, commitment and compassion were displayed dur-

ing the challenge. “And courage,” he said.

“I don’t think any of us enjoy getting a needle in the arm and bleeding out, but the need is great, and we can all be certain that when we give blood we are really making a difference to somebody else’s life, perhaps even saving one.”

Darwin’s red Cross Blood service spokesperson, ernie rondot, said it was encouraging to witness the enthusiasm and generosity by Top end Defence personnel.

“one in three Australians will need blood in their lifetime and yet

only one in 30 Australians donate blood,” Mr rondot said.

“With that in mind, people can donate every 12 weeks, or for plas-ma as often as every two weeks.

“That’s all we ask for – just four hours a year.

“I think most of us would make that time for a cocktail on a Friday or a round of golf on the weekend. so why not put that time into saving somebody’s life?”

The Defence Blood Challenge runs until November 30. To make your donation count, visit www.donateblood.com.au/defence and call 13 14 95 to make an appointment.

Rising to the challenge

LIFE SAVERS: (L-R) LCPL Kylie Pezdirc, WOFF Andrew McCabe, LSCIS Michelle Lakin, Sam of the Red Cross Blood Service, and AIRCDRE Ken Watson participate in the Defence Blood Challenge.

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A neW Australian play called The Long Way Home will explore what it’s like to serve in the ADF and how the lives of servicemen and women change forever as a result of being wounded, injured or becoming ill in service.

The ADF is presenting The Long Way Home in partnership with sydney Theatre Company, providing an oppor-tunity for Australians to consider the past decade of ADF operations and pay tribute to the sacrifices made by so many in service to our country.

During August and september, 15 servicemen and women, together with ADF support staff, spent five weeks working with sydney Theatre Company.

As part of a unique rehabilita-tion and recovery program, the ADF personnel shared their experiences on operations and the events that changed their lives

Award-winning playwright Daniel Keene has translated their stories into a compelling Australian production.

The participants in the program are a mixture of ranks and have served in Afghanistan, Iraq and east Timor.

Their military service ranges from two to 30 years and they each carry some scars from their experiences, including various physical and psycho-logical wounds.

CDF Gen David Hurley said The long Way Home presented an exciting opportunity to tell the story of ADF members’ experiences on deployment and on returning home.

“Their stories will resonate with all service personnel and provide families and the Australian community with a unique insight into our war experi-ences,” Gen Hurley said.

“The production will also support the rehabilitation and recovery of ADF members who have been wounded, injured or become ill in service.

“I strongly encourage all ADF members to support their comrades

Theatre project hits home

who are bravely sharing their personal experiences.”

According to Director General ADF Theatre Project BrIG Alison Creagh, all servicemen and women and their families will be able relate in some way to the experiences and chal-lenges depicted in the play.

“everyone returns from operations as a different version of themselves – some are faced with significant chang-es and challenges as a result of being

wounded or injured,” BrIG Creagh said.

As the ADF draws down troops in Afghanistan, the casualties of this war may not be as obvious as they were in the past.

“Many of our wounded, injured and ill ADF personnel have invisible injuries, both physical and psychologi-cal,” BrIG Creagh said.

“A passer-by on the street may notice someone with a scar or a limp,

but they’re unlikely to think that person may have been wounded in Afghanistan – even less likely when the injury is invisible.”

BrIG Creagh hopes the play will raise awareness within Defence about the importance of ADF personnel talk-ing about their injuries and illnesses and seeking medical attention.

“I hope their bravery and honesty will encourage others who are injured or ill to seek medical assistance,” she

said. “I urge all ADF members to buy a ticket to the play and pay tribute to the sacrifice made by so many.”

Project patron and Victoria Cross recipient CPl Ben roberts-smith said by sharing their powerful and moving accounts of war “these courageous ser-vicemen and women will help create and perform a compelling theatre pro-duction telling the story of more than a decade of Defence operations”.

STORY TO TELL: CDF GEN David Hurley talks with ADF Theatre Project participants PTE Patrick Hayes and CPL Tim Loch at the Sydney Theatre Company while they are getting ready for a workshop. Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

TOUR DATESTHE first performance of The Long Way Home will be in Sydney on February 7, with opening night on February 8.

The Sydney season will be followed by a national tour to Darwin, Brisbane, Wollongong, Townsville, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

For more information, visit www.sydneytheatre.com.au/longwayhometour

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Navy personnel around the country and on deployment paused on November 11 to remember those lost in WWI and all conflicts since.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, students and instructors from the Surface Combatant Navigation Course took a short break on the flight deck of HMaS Parramatta as they contemplated the tragedy of war and the need to keep the peace.

SBLT Matthew White led the service and a member from each of the ship’s departments gave a short reading.

CO Parramatta CMDR Simon Cannell and SWO Sharon Campbell laid a wreath in Parramatta’s wake that was quickly swallowed by the sea.

In Melbourne, aDF personnel joined Prime Minister Tony abbott, TPR Mark Donaldson vC, veterans and schoolchil-dren at the Shrine of Remembrance.

In Wa, personnel from HMaS Stirling attended a ceremony at the Rockingham War Memorial where CMDR Matthew Blenkin gave an address, while CO

Stirling CaPT angela Bond laid a wreath at a service at King’s Park in Perth.

a service to remember submariners was also held alongside ex-HMaS Ovens at the Western australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle where CMDR Gavin Reeves addressed the gathering.

In Darwin, Navy personnel showed their support for Legacy by selling poppy merchandise at the Smith Street mall.

HMaS Albatross marked the day with a ceremony at the Fleet air arm Museum in Nowra where CHaP andrew Watters conducted the cer-emony.

Personnel from HMaS Kuttabul and the Sydney area supported Remembrance Day throughout the Sydney CBD, with a special wreath lay-ing ceremony at Martin Place.

In Canberra, CDF GEN David Hurley and the three Service Chiefs attended the Remembrance Day cer-emony at the australian War Memorial where former prime minister Paul

Keating delivered the commemorative address.

Before the ceremony, two names were unveiled on the afghanistan Roll of Honour. CPLs Scott Smith and Cameron Baird were both killed in afghanistan in the past 13 months.

On Operation Render Safe in Solomon Islands, LEUT Ronald Daniels gave a reading as CMDR Doug Griffiths laid a wreath at the Solomon Scouts and Coastwatcher Memorial in Honiara during a com-memoration service.

In the MEaO, Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 CDRE Phillip Spedding laid a wreath during a ceremo-ny at al Minhad air Base as personnel took time out to remember the fallen.

We pause to rememberSOLOMON ISLANDS: CMDR Doug Griffiths lays a wreath in Honiara. Photo: ABIS Nicolas Gonzalez

ROCKINGHAM: ABMUSN Emelia Blake sounds the Last Post. Photo: ABIS Chris Beerens

NOWRA: CO HMAS Albatross CAPT Gordon Andrew reads the address during a service at the Fleet Air Museum. Photo: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

SYDNEY: (L-R) ABET Matthew Hayman, ABET Trent Micallef, CPO Graeme Cruickshank, LSCIS Glen Gante and ABET Nathan Bakes sell poppies in Pitt Street Mall. Photo: ABIS Bonny Gassner

PERTH: ABCSO Brent Harris presents arms during the Last Post at King’s Park. Photo: LSIS Brad Darvill

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AT SEA: CO Parramatta CMDR Simon Cannell and SWO Sharon Campbell lay a wreath in Parramatta’s wake. Photo: POEW Martin Anderson

FREMANTLE: Officers and sailors from HMAS Stirling in front of ex-HMAS Ovens at the Western Australian Maritime Museum. Photo: CPOIS David Connolly

MELBOURNE: The Guard of Honour from HMAS Cerberus on the forecourt of the Shrine of Remembrance. Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

MIDDLE EAST: LSCIS Kaitlin Clohesy salutes as the Last Post is played at Al Minhad Air Base. Photo: POIS Phil Cullinan

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LEUT Emily Kennedy

NUSHIP Canberra passed Australia’s first LHD harbour acceptance trial on October 9.

The ship moved from its location at BAE Williamstown in Victoria across the bay to Webb Dock to undertake a vehicle load trial of several Army vehicles that will be used on the LHDs including a tank, armoured personnel carrier and light vehicles.

After the “cold move” – where the ship was moved with tugs and not under her own propulsion – the vehicles were driven onto the ship and manoeuvred within the vehicle decks.

They gained access to Canberra via the side ramps, drove around the inter-nal heavy cargo deck, down the “beach” and through the well dock of the ship.

Vehicles that required access to the light vehicle deck used the internal ramp and elevator to move up decks to conduct trials there.

The trials were conducted on schedule.

DMO project trial director LTCOL Christopher West said extensive prepa-ration was the key to success.

“Planning for and execution on this trial event was meticulous and the suc-cessful outcome was a product of the exceptional coordination between ship staff, DMO, Army, BAE Systems and the platform designer Navantia,” he said.

“The coming months will see the conduct of critical harbour and sea trials in preparation for the delivery of the ship to Defence.”

LHD trial first of its kind

Canberra’s engineering officer, CMDR David Walter, said the activity was a good learning opportunity.

“A range of Canberra per-sonnel including personnel from the Amphibious, Executive and Engineering Departments observed both the cold move and the vehicle load trial, which was excellent training value in terms of becoming familiar

with the platform in a real-time activ-ity,” CMDR Walter said.

“There was significant training value in Canberra personnel being involved in terms of gaining confi-dence and seeing how parts of the ship work including the operation of the ships auxiliary and electrical systems, operation of side ramp doors, move-ment of lines to get the ship off and

alongside the wharf, and the move-ment of vehicles inside the ship.”

The ship will to be taken to sea later this year as scheduled for sea acceptance tests.

CO Canberra CAPT Jonathan Sadleir said tempo was increasing as the project moved closer to the time when Canberra would be brought into service.

“More than 300 ship’s com-

pany have now joined the ship and are undertaking a variety of train-ing and preparedness activities ready to embark and operate the ship next year,” CAPT Sadleir said.

“As these milestones are achieved, it certainly becomes more exciting for our personnel as we step closer to bringing this new capability into the Fleet.”

GETTING READY: Personnel load an Army Mack Heavy Recovery Vehicle through the

forward side ramp door of NUSHIP Canberra.Photo: Mary-Anne Lane, BAE Systems

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LEUT Joseph McKay

HMAS Success successfully com-pleted her first replenishment at sea as part of sea qualification trials just days after returning to sea.

In flat seas and heavy rain, Suc-cess held a steady course in prepa-ration for HMAS Darwin to approach and hook up for the liquid replenish-ment in the East Australian Exercise Area (EAXA) on October 28.

As Darwin appeared in the damp weather, Success was well prepared to provide her with a quick drink and prove her replenishment rigs.

CO Success CAPT Allison Norris said the first replenishment evolution was a fundamental step in re-estab-lishing Success’ core capability.

“It’s exciting for us to be back at sea progressing so rapidly towards full operational capability,” she said.

“The energy around the ship is palpable, and there’s no doubt in my mind that we’re ready for the chal-lenges of unit readiness work-ups and our 2014 program.”

It is not only command that is energised by the return to sea.

“It’s great to be back at sea,” ABML-SC Anthony Say said.

“We all put in a lot of effort to en-sure we were ready to sail and now that we are out here we’re really keen to get the job done.”

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COMNORCOM AIRCDRE Ken Watson handed over command to CDRE Brenton Smyth in an official ceremony at Larrakeyah Barracks in Darwin on November 5.

The event included a flag ceremo-ny and an AP-3C Orion flypast.

It was a fitting farewell for AIRCDRE Watson, who has served 30 years in the Air Force, many as a navigator on board the AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft.

CDRE Smyth acknowledged AIRCDRE Watson’s achievements over the past three years, highlight-ing the former COMNORCOM for his exemplary command efforts.

“I t i s an enormous pr iv i -lege and honour to be chosen as COMNORCOM and it is with great pride and humility that I accept the roles and responsibilities from Ken,” CDRE Smyth said.

“I know he will be sorely missed by Defence members and the Darwin community alike.

“At NORCOM we will continue to face many challenges that we must overcome, but reflecting on what has been achieved over the years and the

exceptional things that continue to be achieved on a daily basis by this headquarters and all Defence assets in the NORCOM area of responsibil-ity, I know that together we will suc-cessfully meet these challenges.”

AIRCDRE Watson will soon be promoted to take up a position within the US Central Command in Tampa, Florida. He will be accompanied on his posting by wife WGCDR Desiree Watson and their four children.

“We are off on a new adventure soon, but Darwin will loom large

and happily in our life experience,” AIRCDRE Watson said.

“For my family, the time in the Territory has been a unique experi-ence. We have enjoyed all Darwin has to offer and are very appreciative of the warmness of the locals and the commitment of the ADF members who have served with us.

“The pe r fo rmance o f t he Headquarters, patrol boat and air sur-veillance crews throughout my three-year tenure has been magnificent.”

CDRE takes the reins up north

NEW FACE: (L-R) Newly-appointed COMNORCOM CDRE Brenton

Smyth, AIRCDRE Ken Watson and NT Administrator Sally Thomas after

the handover.Photos: LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

On track for Success

Fleet Base East on October 25 after an extended refit and achieved mariner skills evaluation the next day in the EAXA.

Success has since started her work-ups in preparation for a busy operational program next year.

ON TRIAL: HMAS Success conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Darwin. It was Success’ first replenishment at sea since returning to sea in October (below). Main photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

PROUD MOMENT: CDRE Brenton Smyth and AIRCDRE Ken Watson observe the transfer of flags ceremony during the handover parade at Headquarters Northern Command in Darwin.

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FROM able seaman to captain, women have shared their stories of life in the Navy in a new book celebrating a jour-ney spanning more than three decades.

G ove r n o r - G e n e r a l Q u e n t i n Bryce launched the book Winning at Sea at Bradley’s Head during the International Fleet Review. She said the event was an ideal time to mark the service of women in the Navy.

“As we mark the centenary of the RAN’s fleet arrival in Sydney Harbour, we should register with pride, and if not a little excitement, the advance-ment of women in this significant aspect of our national life,” she said.

CN VADM Ray Griggs com-missioned the book. He believes the steady integration of women into the Navy over the past three decades has brought with it significant challeng-es, however, some of these have left a skewed public perception of what life is actually like for a woman in the Navy.

In the book, Navy women describe their experiences of life at sea in their own words.

“I think in their accounts there is a more balanced and comprehensive pic-ture of women’s careers in the Navy,” VADM Griggs said.

“While Navy must always have the integrity to acknowledge and learn from mistakes, we must not shy away from describing the Navy’s now long-standing and positive approach to women.”

Stories from ship to shore

The book details the history of women in the service since 1985 when changes to the law removed discrimi-nation against women that prevented them from serving at sea.

“The book also highlights the range of operational roles our women have contributed to over the last 23 or so years. Women in combat roles is not

a new issue for Navy,” VADM Griggs said.

He said there had been quite a few men and women who had inspired him through his career. Some older and more senior, some peers and many younger and junior to him.

“The best PWO I have ever worked with at sea was a woman, totally capa-

ble and professional, who had my total trust in a very challenging operational deployment,” he said.

The book will be circulated wide-ly within Navy and will be sent to recruiting offices and schools.

VADM Griggs said by having some of Navy’s women tell their own sto-ries, he hoped everyone in the Navy

would be able to have a sense of pride in that achievement.

“I also hope it will provide an objective, unvarnished view of life in the Navy for young women who are considering joining – I believe we have a good story to tell and that our people are the best ones to tell it,” he said.

IN CELEBRATION: Governor-General Quentin Bryce flicks through the pages of the book Winning at Sea with Navy women after the launch at Bradley’s Head during the International Fleet Review. Photo: LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

Visit with friends comes to an endEliza Bavin

NEW Zealand CN RADM Jack Steer thanked RAN personnel for their contri-bution to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) in various operations while on board HMNZS Wellington in the past year.

R A D M S t e e r s p o ke t o t h e Australians before they left for Exercise Southern Katipo in Wellington in late October.

PO Khan Kershaw, LEUT Adrian Cooper, PO Nathan Harris and LS Matthew Tymrackiewicz have been serving in Wellington for the past two months and will return home in December.

A fifth sailor, LS Bradley Cochrane, who recently returned to Australia, has spent the most amount of time working with the RNZN – a total of eight months over two separate deployments.

He said all RAN personnel held real, core billet positions on board the ship.

“We are taking the lead in many areas in our respective departments,” LS Cochrane said.

“We worked very closely with our New Zealand counterparts on numerous RNZN operations including Operations Zodiac, Kauwae, Multus and Southern Katipo.”

The first activity the group did was with Australia, the US and New Zealand, working with dive teams conducting explosive ordnance disposal in Solomon Islands.

“After that, we conducted a number of fishery patrols,” LS Cochrane said.

“It was an interesting and reward-ing experience; we were really happy to assist our RNZN friends and to have the opportunity to learn from each other.

“Everyone got along really well. We were fully embedded in the ship’s com-pany and it was a really great experi-ence.”

Wellington is one of the RNZN’s two offshore patrol vessels and is designed to undertake surveillance, supply and support capability over long distances around NZ, the Southern Ocean and into the Pacific.

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WORKING CLOSELY: PO Khan Kershaw, LEUT Adrian Cooper, RNZN CN RADM Jack Steer, PO Nathan Harris and LS Matthew Tymrackiewicz on board HMNZS Wellington.

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ABCTL Ruth Scouller might be about to leave the Navy, but she has a mes-sage for all ADF personnel struggling with gender issues.

You are not alone.AB Scouller said the introduc-

tion of an anonymous online support network for transgender, intersex and gender-questioning members was a huge step towards ensuring people knew there was support available.

“Being aware of others in the same situation, and connected to those peo-ple, helps the transgender community in Defence immeasurably,” she said.

“It’s always important to reiter-ate that transgender members are not alone, that there are others, and that currently we have a growing and very compassionate support network across all ranks, ages and services.”

AB Scouller joined the Navy in 2007 and is a cryptologic linguist based in Canberra. She started to tran-sition outside of work in mid-2010 and started hormone replacement therapy three years ago.

“I have completed my transition, had my surgery and am moving on with the rest of my life,” she said.

“Being transgender is more a part of my history now than anything else.

“I kind of find the topic a bit boring now, but I still contribute to the sup-port network as I think it is important and plan to continue with this post-Defence.”

She said her experience was positive.“I went full-time in mid-2012

Network to help ease pain

including name change and presenting at work as female,” she said.

“I was in control of my transition the entire way through, there were no leaks about my situation and I could trust the people who knew.

“The last couple of years of my life have by far been the happiest.

“My entire world has opened up. I know I made the right choice, I no longer have to wear a mask and I am comfortable in my own skin.”

She did not experience any dis-crimination or hear any derogatory

remarks from her colleagues who she said she had always been open with.

“In the entire time I have been pre-senting as female in Defence, I have not once experienced any rudeness to my face, which I think is quite com-mendable,” she said.

Having support from family and friends also helped AB Scouller deal with her transition. She said coming out as transgender was the hardest part of the process.

“The first ‘coming out’ conversa-tion is always the hardest and that

was with my mum,” she said. “I ran my first marathon a fortnight before coming out to her. The marathon was very difficult, but it was nothing in comparison to the angst of revealing myself for the first time to a family member.

“She has been my greatest support-er and an angel in my life since the day I told her.”

She said being in the right place at the right time also helped.

“Old policies on transgender per-sonnel in Defence were being removed

at the time of my transition so I feel incredibly lucky,” she said.

“If I started transitioning a year or two earlier, it would have been a dif-ferent story.”

She said growing up as a young boy was difficult because she real-ised something was not quite right but puberty was the most traumatic time.

“By the time I entered my teens the burden of keeping such a massive part of my identity in the closet was becoming traumatic.

“My self-esteem was crushed by the time I was 17. It is a terrible secret to have to carry around.

“It slowly eats away at any pride or respect you have for yourself.”

While she said it was an internal battle through her teens in learning to accept her gender identity, she had no qualms in regards to her sexuality.

“Sexuality is about choosing who you want to go to bed with, gender identity is more about choosing who you want to go to bed as.”

Her parting message to people hav-ing gender identity issues is to talk to someone who understands.

“Transitioning in Defence has worked, so don’t keep it in the clos-et and bring more harm to yourself. Defence is ready to accept you.

“I will continue my involvement with the transgender group, and am happy to help where I can even after my service.”

For more details on the network contact the moderator, Catherine Humphries, at catherine.humphries@defence.gov.au or at cate@ckcs.com.au

– ABCTL Ruth Scouller

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It may be the race that stops a nation but not even the melbourne Cup could stop HmaS Melbourne from achieving its operational objectives.

While Fiorente galloped to the finish line to win the 2013 melbourne Cup on November 5, Melbourne’s ship’s company were once again called to duty.

Cup Day celebrations were tempo-rarily postponed for those on duty in order to carry out vital maritime secu-rity operations in the Gulf of aden.

CO Melbourne CmDR Brian Schlegel said personnel were keen to celebrate the occasion but opera-tions with the yemeni, French and Canadian navies took priority.

“the sh ip ’s company o f Melbourne is proud to bear the city’s namesake and the melbourne Cup is especially significant for the crew,” CmDR Schlegel said.

“But the men and women who serve in Melbourne are dedicated and professional and they are proud to carry out their duty to the nation in the middle East.”

meanwhile, Navy officers and sailors celebrated Cup Day in grand style at bases around the country and in ships at sea around the globe.

at sea, the ship’s companies of Hma Ships Diamantina, Tarakan and Labuan and aUSCDt-4 watched the race in Honiara before resuming the explosive ordnance disposal operation Render Safe.

All in the name of fun

On land, the ‘Kuttabul Kup’ at HmaS Kuttabul, which was co-hosted by NUSHIP Canberra, was one of many fun-filled Cup events conducted at naval bases around the country.

the revelry featured mock races, sausage sizzles, raffles and enter-tainment provided by the “fashions on the field” competitions for the best dressed male and female.

Sailors cheered themselves “horse” during the fiercely contested races, in which “jockeys” mounted

wooden horses and moved around a track according to the roll of the dice.

the fun and games only ceased at 2.55pm when everyone’s attention turned to the big screen to watch the race.

the ships companies of Hma Ships Albatross, Cairns, Cerberus, Coonawarra, Creswell, Harman, Penguin, Stirling, Waterhen and Watson also celebrated Cup Day in similar fashion.

GETTING READY: ABCSO Sam Ryan puts up a poster advertising the Melbourne Cup on board HMAS Melbourne in the MEAO. Photo: ABIS Jayson Tufrey

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NOVEmBER 25 marks the 11th anniver-sary of White Ribbon Day in australia.

WO Gary Wight, of Navy People Career management, is volunteering to raise funds and awareness on White Ribbon Day and believes it is a cause every man should support.

“the women in our lives – our moth-ers, sisters, wives and daughters – deserve to live a life free of violence,” he said.

“It is incredibly important to me for the men in our society to demonstrate our commitment to never excuse or remain silent about violence against women.

“I have sworn to do everything that I can to raise the awareness of this issue and hope that in a small way I can help contribute to a society that is free of vio-lence against women. Isn’t this what all men should want and strive to achieve?”

White Ribbon Day began in Canada after the killing of 14 women at a montreal university in December 1989, by a male classmate.

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assembly declared November 25 as the international day for the elimination of violence against women.

the day is held in more than 50 coun-tries each year to bring an awareness to stop violence against women by men.

to start Navy’s campaign, aDF per-sonnel participated in a Golf Day in Canberra on November 1, which raised $18,000 toward the cause.

Navy has more than 80 White Ribbon ambassadors who promote White Ribbon throughout the year.

Navy Ships and Establishments also conduct fundraisers throughout the year as well as selling White Ribbon pins.

this year, there will be a number of events held to raise funds and awareness on the campaign throughout Navy.

Navy members will also par-ticipate in the White Ribbon Bridge to Bridge Run/Walk in Canberra on November 29.

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AVIATION trainees at RAAF Base Wagga honoured HMA Ships Perth with a Colours Ceremony on October 18.

In 2009, the RAAF Wagga Senior ADF Officer (SADFO) along with the Navy Wagga staff and trainees became custodians of the Jack Staff from the guided missile destroyer Perth II.

An agreement between CN and CAF gave permission to Navy members post-ed to RAAF Base Wagga to raise the White Ensign on three occasions each year.

WOML-SC Greg Hetzel, Navy administration warrant officer at RAAF School of Technical Training, said each of those occasions marked a signifi-cant date in the history of Navy’s three Perths.

“The first, in March each year, coin-cides with the loss of the first Perth and 459 of her crew during a battle with the Japanese fleet in the Sunda Strait in 1942,” he said.

WOML-SC Hetzel said the second event, mid-year, acknowledged the com-missioning of Perth III, the eighth and final Anzac-class frigate.

“A ship which some of the aviation sailors here today will serve in with future ship’s flights,” he said.

“The third event, remembers the war service of Perth II, particularly October 18, 1967, off Chau Khe in North Vietnam when she was struck by Viet Cong rockets while serving on the gun line during the Vietnam War.”

The Jack Staff was dedicated by a survivor of Perth I, John Wood, 91, who was the guest of honour for the Colours Ceremony.

Navy personnel have been serving at RAAF Base Wagga since 1992, when a handful of officers and senior sailors posted in to establish the Fleet Air Arm within the RAAF School of Technical training.

Twenty-one years later, more than 3000 technical sailors have graduated and joined the fleet.

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IN A long-standing tradition, the ship’s company of HMAS Albatross paraded for inspection during Ceremonial Divisions on November 1.

Personnel were reviewed by reviewing officer RADM Anthony Dalton and CO Albatross CAPT Gordon Andrew. Lady Nannette Smith, widow of the man consid-ered the founding father of the Fleet Air Arm, ADM Sir Victor Smith, was a special guest.

When the then CAPT Smith assumed command of Albatross in 1957 he insisted on the regu-lar parading of Divisions. With its emphasis on immaculate dress, bearing and discipline, CAPT Smith considered the parading of Divisions an excellent way of build-ing morale.

Lady Smith said a lot had changed since her husband’s ten-ure, but she remembered him for his insistence on keeping everything “ship-shape and in Bristol fashion” and said he would be pleased to see the way Albatross had developed over the years.

Addressing the 700 personnel

and guests, CAPT Andrew said the process of improving and building the capability of Albatross remained a priority.

“The opening of the 170 new accommodation units last month, the upcoming commencement of the new Romeo helicopter facility, the work of the Albatross redevelopment and the helicopter training system projects, and the future development of the Fleet Air Arm Museum in conjunc-tion with the Historic Air Restoration Society are all testament to the ongo-ing place of Albatross as one of the most important Defence establish-ments of the Commonwealth,” CAPT Andrew said.

He said another vital develop-ment over the years had been the strengthening of Albatross’ role in the local community.

“Through the efforts of many people, our links across the broad spectrum of life in the Shoalhaven – political, cultural, sporting and economic – have been forged and strengthened,” he said.

“These bonds show in many dif-ferent ways, but given the events of the past few weeks I would particular-ly like to emphasise the very impor-tant relationship between the regional emergency services and Albatross.

“There is nothing more important than the preservation of lives and property, and supporting the agen-cies, such as the Rural Fire Service, that are charged with that responsi-bility is a vital role that underscores our place in the community.”

Ceremonial Divisions is also a valuable opportunity for recognising the service of those on parade.

RADM Dalton commended the assembled personnel for their role in supporting the Fleet Air Arm to provide capability to the ADF and also made a number of individual presentations.

These included the Shark 02 awards, which he presented to LSA Cory Wright for best performance in operational flying training, SBLT Brody Marris for best performance in the pilot rotary course, LEUT Mark Packer for best performance in the aviation warfare officer rotary course and LSA Richard Clark for best performance in the aircrewman rotary course.

WO Andrew Parker received a commendation for 40 years’ service and LCDR Roger Brook was award-ed the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service on Operation Enduring Freedom.

In finest tradition

Highlighting a lasting legacy

ON PARADE: Personnel from RAAF Base Wagga march in formation during a Colours Ceremony. Photo: SGT Dave Morley

TOGETHER: RAN Band members stand at attention in front of an MRH-90 and other personnel during HMAS Albatross’ Ceremonial Divisions. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

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After almost six months at sea, HMAS Choules returned to her home port of Garden Island in Sydney on November 10.

COMAUSfLt rADM tim Barrett and COMSUrfOr CDre Jonathan Mead were on the wharf with family and friends to welcome the ship.

rADM Barrett congratulated the ship’s company on their commitment to Operation Landscape, during which Choules deployed to Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

“the crew, under the leadership of CMDr Ashley Papp, have done an out-standing job supporting other government departments as part of the operation,” rADM Barrett said.

“Choules has demonstrated her relia-bility as a platform and remains a modern, powerful and effective asset for the ADf.”

Choules ended her three-month deploy-ment to Operation Landscape in style on October 21, hosting an official reception and traditional ceremonial sunset.

Papua New Guinea High Commissioner Deborah Stokes and CMDr Papp hosted about 80 Australian and PNG Government officials in the ship’s temporary air shelter.

CMDr Papp said the reception rec-ognised the strength of relationships built during the deployment.

“During our time in Papua New

Guinea, Choules forged relationships with local officials and other Australian Government agencies,” CMDr Papp said.

“the reception recognised the impor-tance of these relationships and was a chance for the crew to return some of the hospitality afforded to the ship’s crew while on operation.

“No one on board Choules will forget the experiences we have had while on Op Landscape. It has been a great adventure.”

Choules was anchored off Manus Island and provided maritime support to Department of Immigration and Border Protection efforts to increase the capacity of the facilities on Manus Island.

CN VADM ray Griggs said the ship had provided a home for about 230 Australian Government personnel and service providers.

“Additionally, Choules’ crew conduct-ed a number of community engagement activities to assist with maintenance of community buildings,” he said.

these community engagements included training of PNG personnel in visual morse code before they travelled to the International fleet review in Sydney, training of staff at the medical centre in tarangau, parading at Manus Provincial Government Day and PNG Independence Day, maintenance work around the island including repainting and repairs to the HMPNGS Tarangau chapel, running a faith under fire three-day course for PNG

Defence force personnel and hosting a sports day with PNG Defence force.

VADM Griggs visited the ship during the deployment and said Choules’ support to the operation proved the value of the platform’s capabilities.

“Navy has demonstrated that it has a responsive and deployable amphibious capability that will be further enhanced with the introduction of the LHDs next year,” he said.

“the crew of Choules has done an outstanding job in supporting other gov-ernment departments involved in this operation.”

On her way home from Landscape, Choules stopped in townsville on November 5 and used the newly com-missioned Berth 10 to clear customs and quarantine before leaving for Sydney later the same day.

this was the first operational use of the new berth and enabled the ship to pick up stores and offload the townsville-based cargo, watercraft and vehicles that were essential to the success of Op Landscape .

During her brief stopover, Choules attracted a lot of media with CMDr Papp conducting radio, press and television interviews while berthed in townsville.

the ship’s company will now go on leave while Choules enters a short period of scheduled assisted maintenance.

HMAS Choules has returned home after providing support during Operation Landscape.

MISSION COMPLETE

LEUT Sarah Mills

Before leaving Manus Island, personnel from HMAS Choules conducted a memorial service to remember Australians who died there during WWII.

The service was held on october 24 at the cemetery, which was the former site of a military head-quarters and is now part of Manus Secondary School grounds.

Before the ceremony, Choules’ company and the staff of Manus Secondary School conducted main-tenance of the area and tidied grave sites under the watchful eye of CHAP Sarah Gibson.

ABBM Callum Cherry said he was happy to take part in the activity.

“It was good to be able to help out and take care of the graves of those who gave their lives during WWII,” AB Cherry said.

CHAP Gibson and PNG Defence force CHAP David Ndramen con-ducted the ceremony as sailors and soldiers laid floral arrangements on the graves and paid tribute to the fallen.

“It was important for us, as serving ADf personnel, to pay our respects to those who served on Manus Island in the past and to think of their families so far away from where their loved ones are buried,” CHAP Gibson said.

Crew pays tribute

FLEET FEET: LS Morgan Kovo, of PNG Defence force, and SBLT Samuel fraser, of HMAS Choules, during a game of soccer at Tarangau Naval Base. Photo: LAC Oliver Carter

NEW TRICKS: AB Matthew Brooke gives kicking tips to a boy during a morning of sports with locals. Photo: LAC Oliver Carter

AT WORK: Above, ABCIS Sarah Akil delivers a lesson on international visual morse code to members of the PNG Defence force at Tarangau Naval Base, Manus Island. Above right, LS Jane Clough sits with a child while (right) senior nursing officer LCDr Victoria Caton helps a mother and her newborn baby at the HMPNGS Tarangau Medical Centre. Photos: LAC Oliver Carter

WITH THANKS: Co HMAS Choules CMDr Ashley Papp presents Co Tarangau Naval Base CMDr Peter Tupma with a photograph collage of Choules’ time in Manus. Photo: LSCSO Matthew Limb

FRIENDLY WAVE: Sue Hart and Maddie and elanor Harley welcome home LeUT Stephanie foulkes. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

HI DAD: Po rhod Hunter is reunited with his wife Jess and two daughters on board HMAS Choules. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

WARM WELCOME: ABML-C Toby Miell is welcomed home by his mum, Shelly, on board HMAS Choules. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

COME ABOARD: friends and families board HMAS Choules to greet their loved ones inside. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

WELCOME HOME: HMAS Choules comes alongside at Garden Island, as friends and family wait patiently on the wharf.Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind

IN MEMORY: LeUT Stephanie foulkes and PoB Mark Woodhouse tidy grave sites at the Manus Island cemetery ahead of a memorial service for fallen WWI personnel. Photo: LEUT Sarah Mills

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FUN TIME: LS Glen Renshaw shows Mickey Mouse his Team Navy Renshaw Racing Holden VE SSV ute at the HMAS Stirling Family Fun Day. Photo: CPOIS David Connolly

ON PATROL: ABCIS Stephanie Shipman, of HMAS Wollongong, listens out on the tactical voice circuit during Operation Corpat. Photo: ABIS Kathy Tuddenham

KEEP SMILING: ABML-C Marshal Williamson and PTE Gavin Floyd, of NUSHIP Canberra, play a game of Battleship with children at the Canberra Hospital. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

STAR TURN: Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist with personnel from HMAS Creswell at the RAN School of Survivability and Ship Safety after an exercise in the leak stoppage training unit. Gilchrist visited the base to film a day-in-the-life of the Navy for a program for Fox Sports. (Back row, L-R) LS Simone Van Dam, LS Ian Weeden, PO Andrew Armstrong and AB Krystopher Haynes. (Front, L-R) AB Craig Smith, Adam Gilchrist, AB Daniel Stubbs and PO Nickolas Skow. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

MAKING FRIENDS: ABCIS Stephanie Shipman, of HMAS Wollongong, meets a Girl Guide from Kupang in Indonesia after Wollongong arrived for Operation Corpat. Photo: LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

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AN AUXILIARY minesweep-er achieved several ‘firsts’ in 1940, but for all the wrong reasons.

HMAS Goorangai, a former 223-tonne Castle-type steam trawler, was Navy’s first ship lost in WWII, Navy’s first surface ship lost in wartime and Navy’s first surface ship lost with all hands.

She was struck forward of the fun-nel on the port side and cut in two after a collision with HMA Troopship Duntroon in Port Phillip Bay on the night of November 20, 1940.

She sank in less than a minute tak-ing all crew down with her.

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Goorangai was crossing the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Queenscliff at 8.45pm when the two ships collided.

Her crew were members of the RANR, some of them including the master, Commissioned WO David McGregor, were former crewmen from her days as a trawler.

The remainder of the RANR crew were mainly from Williamstown.

Despite rescue attempts by the unharmed crew of Duntroon and later by Army and Air Force personnel, none could be saved and the bodies of

only six of the 24 sailors killed were recovered during salvage operations in the two months after the sinking.

Five of the bodies were identified as that of Ordinary Seaman Austin Carter, 31, Chief Engine Room Artificer Charles Green, 37, AB Norman Farquharson, 21, Stoker 2nd Class Leslie Mainsbridge, 20, and Leading Stoker John Moxey, 38.

Stoker 2nd Class Mainsbridge had only been in the Navy five months to the day he was killed.

Leading Stoker Moxey’s brother AB Alfred Moxey was later killed in HMAS Yarra.

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lights aboard Goorangai was identified as the main cause of the accident.

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Michael Brooke

TWO sailors shared the top prize at the 2013 Chief of Navy Awards for Safety Excellence.

LSBM Peter Ramage, of Assail Three, and ABET Samuel Paton, of HMAS Choules, each won $1000 and shared the CMDR Dave Allen Award for developing solutions to reduce the risk of hazards in the workplace.

CN VADM Ray Griggs present-ed the awards at the RAN Heritage Centre in Sydney on October 31.

The annual awards recognise units, ships, establishments and individuals that have made a positive contribution to Navy safety.

“The Navy Safety Awards, as has been the case over many years, are an opportunity to showcase the exemplary commitment and efforts across Navy to eliminate and manage hazards and risks,” VADM Griggs said.

“Safety is a collective responsibil-ity that is important to us as individu-als, for our families and as an essential input to capability. We need to have a strong, robust safety culture to be able to fight and win at sea.”

LS Ramage developed a pro forma for his shipmates to use after he identi-fied a gap in chemical hazard account-ing in the Workplace Health and Safety Act 2011.

“I’m delighted I was able to assist the Patrol Boat Group through my prior training and experience as the command safety adviser at HMA Ships Penguin and Coonawarra,” he said.

VADM Griggs said the award rec-

ognised LS Ramage’s superior profes-sionalism and unwavering enthusiasm in maintaining safety standards, which included mentoring hazard chemical management skills to crews within the Patrol Boat Group during off-watch periods to help identify deficiencies.

“Your mentoring also resulted in improvements across the patrol boat community and contributed to stand-ardisation with current policy and guidance,” he said.

Choules’ SWO Brian Collins accepted the award on behalf of joint winner AB Paton, who could not attend the ceremony because he was deployed in Choules.

VADM Griggs said the award rec-ognised AB Paton’s proactive contri-bution towards adapting and imple-menting the Navy’s working at heights policies and procedures into a work-able solution on Choules.

“Showing initiative and profes-sionalism you adopted a centralised approach and devised a single ship register,” he said.

AB Paton created a data bank of identified risk assessments available to all departments.

His streamlined approach led to a reduction in the preparation time of working at height permits and risk assessments.

Other category winners included HMA Ships Stuart and Cerberus.

The Engineering Faculty Electrical Training facility at Cerberus received the CN award for the best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue.

Safety always a winner

“A significant safety issue was dis-covered and then rectified by LSMT Benjamin Wright and LSMT Joel Heit, who are the instructors of the Ship’s Electrical Maintainer Course,” VADM Griggs said.

“The identified fault had the poten-tial to cause significant injury had anybody been exposed to an electric

shock, as the protection in the system was not adequate to preserve life.”

Stuart’s command team was pre-sented with the CN Leadership Award for injury or disease prevention and management in recognition of the team’s commitment to the continu-ous improvement of work health and safety over the past 18 months.

“This has been achieved through the fostering of leadership at all lev-els within the unit and an associated development of best practice in terms of education, reporting and manage-ment,” VADM Griggs said.

Entries from this year’s awards will be nominated for next year’s Defence Safety Awards.

WINNING ENTRANTS: Navy Safety Award winners with CN VADM Ray Griggs. (L-R) CMDR Ashley Shanks, LSBM Peter Ramage, LSMT Benjamin Wright, CN, LSMT Joel Heit, Choules’ SWO Brian Collins and CO Stuart CMDR Jason Hunter. Photo: ABIS Jesse Rhynard

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20 PERSONNEL www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS November 21, 2013

More in your pocketThe Workplace Remuneration Arrangement (WRA) has deliv-ered a 2.5 per cent pay increase to ADF members effective from November 7.

This increase is the final instal-ment under the current WRA and will appear in members’ bank accounts and pay slips from pay day November 21.

The rise applies to all regular and reserve salary rates for mem-bers up to captain (equivalent).

The increase will also apply to salary-related allowances such as service, flying, seagoing and field allowances.

Director Military Remuneration COL Warwick Austin said Defence remained committed to delivering a com-petitive employment offer for ADF members “so we continue to attract and retain the right peo-ple”.

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Refurbishment nears endMichael Brooke

THE refurbishment of HMAS Penguin is nearing completion with the refur-bished accommodation blocks and messes reflecting Navy’s ability to max-imise resources to breathe new life into an old base.

CO Penguin CMDR Paul Doble said many of the projects had been complet-ed or were nearing completion.

“The $63.5 million facelift announced on Penguin’s 70th anniversary last year has significantly spruced up the Sydney naval base,” he said.

The refurbishment project modern-ised Penguin in time for her to accom-modate guests at Princess Marina House during the International Fleet Review.

CMDR Doble said Penguin now boasted the refurbished Sir David Martin Mess, Penguin’s new gangway with enhanced security, refurbished accom-modation quarters, and modern training

facilities for the Diving School and the Submarine and Underwater Medical Unit.

The project also included refurbish-ment of the entry and gatehouse, as well as Penguin’s famous 137-year-old Lady figurehead, which sailed the Southern Hemisphere seas from 1876-1922 as the figurehead for the Osprey-class sloop HMS Penguin.

The project also includes refurbish-ment of the recompression chamber facility, waterfront civil works and upgrade of base infrastructure including high-voltage electricity, voice commu-nications, fire and security alarms, fire hydrant and sprinkler water supply, and the natural gas network.

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Work started in December 2011 and is due to be completed next month.

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LEUT Sarah Mills

SAILORS and soldiers of HMAS Choules undertook height safety training during Operation Landscape.

David Thomas, of Fire & Safety Australia, joined the ship on October 8 for four days to instruct in two working at heights courses as well as a two-day tower rescue training course.

The courses gave personnel the knowledge and skills to work safely at heights and to rescue a fallen worker using one-on-one techniques.

Not letting the height deter them, personnel bravely took the leap from

the aft end of Choules’ superstructure to practise their rescues.

POMT Brett Duncan said his initial apprehension quickly disappeared.

“It was great to get out of the office and break up the day,” he said.

“And even better to be able to rappel from the back of the ship.”

SGT Geoff Coady, of the Ship’s Army Detachment, also benefited from the training. “The training was great, it was a really enjoyable course and I loved the practical side of it,” he said.

He said he was confident he could rescue fellow shipmates and would trust others on the course to rescue him if the situation arose.

End of an era

IN PRACTICE: LSCIS Jackson Wolfe and LSBM Peter Bates practise a rescue on HMAS Choules during safety and heights training. Photo: LEUT Sarah Mills

Eliza Bavin

OVER the past 18 months, New Generation Navy’s Embed Signature Behaviours (ESB) Team has delivered courses across Australia to help people communicate more effectively.

The Crucial Performance Conversations Course (CPCC) is aimed at line supervisors of leading seaman, petty officer and lieutenant ranks. So far, more than 60 per cent of all leading sea-men and lieutenants, and more than 75 per cent of petty officers have completed the course.

More than 200 local leaders of mixed ranks have also undertaken CPCC facili-tator training.

The courses are now travelling to Navy personnel around the world and five CPCC facilitators have been posted to the US Naval Air Station in

Jacksonville, Florida, where 725SQN is located.

WO Darren Murray, of 725SQN, said such opportunities were hard to come by.

“We obviously can’t go to Fleet Headquarters to take part in the courses, so it is important to have some trained trainers here to pass on the information,” he said.

WO Gary Fuss, of ESB, said the team was always on the lookout for potential leaders.

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LSIS Helen Frank

THE last seven photographers to study at the School of Air Warfare Photographic Training Flight (PTF) at RAAF Base East Sale graduated on October 25.

A parade was held for the six Navy and one Army graduate of the 1/2013 Basic Photographic Course, marking both the end of their training and the closure of the training flight.

Formal photographic training started during WWII when the Air Force created a photographic flight in Canberra. It moved to East Sale in 1946 and the School of Photography was formed in April 1952.

In 1999 the school was disband-ed and became the Photographic Training Flight.

Since then, more than 450 Navy, Army and Air Force photographers have received their training at the school. AB Julianne Cropley said she was proud to be one of the last.

“It’s a sad moment but I’m excit-ed about the life ahead of me,” she said.

“I feel honoured to have met the instructors and to have worked with them.”

The reviewing officer for the parade and OC Air Training Wing, GPCAPT Glen Coy, said training had come a long way over the years from teaching and using wooden cameras to using the latest digital technology.

“The Photographic Training

Flight closes its doors but retains its proud history,” he said.

“The graduates of 1/2013 basic photographic course will be its final legacy.”

The way ahead for imagery spe-cialists is being reviewed as part of the wider intelligence branch review under Project Metis.

Category sponsor WOIS Shane Cameron said a decision about the training of future imagery specialists would not be made until the review was complete.

“Along with Project Metis, the closure of the school has created a perfect time for Navy to re-evaluate the capability that is required and to develop the training to achieve that capability,” WO Cameron said.

There are exciting times ahead for imagery specialists as new classes of ship come online.

The two imagery specialists join-ing NUSHIP Canberra in January will fill the first full-time sea posi-tions for photographers since the decommissioning of HMA Ships Cook and Morseby in the early 1990s.

“It’s exactly where Navy imagery specialists should be,” WO Cameron said.

“In the future I see us having deployable teams at sea providing a diverse and professional output to enhance Navy’s capability.

“Imagery specialists will be expected to shoot and produce both stills and video imagery as well as write articles and stories.”

LAST CLASS: Graduates of the final Basic Photographic course at PTF. (L-R) AB Thomas Gibson, AB Kayla Hayes, AB Christopher Beerens, AB Julianne Cropley, LCPL Kyle Genner, LS Bonny Gassner and AB Jake Badior. Photo: Celestee Roylance

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THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN

AN ABLE seaman acting as a guide in Sydney during the International Fleet Review was harassed by mem-bers of the public who made disparaging comments about the member and the Navy uniform. Coins were also thrown at the sailor. At all times the AB displayed maturity, self-discipline and professionalism in dealing with the antagonistic behaviour and many positive comments from Navy personnel and the community were given to the mem-ber’s chain of command. The member was person-ally thanked by the Command Warrant Officer – Fleet Command.

A LEADING seaman electronics technician was found to have used synthetic drugs after returning a positive test result for synthetic cannabis. The member’s service was terminated.

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The member was accused of indecently touching another member without that member’s consent. The member pleaded not guilty to both charges and was found guilty of committing an act of indecency. The member was fined $2200 with $800 to be paid immediately and the remainder in fortnightly instalments.

Other Rank Restricted Court MartialFour charges of act of indecency without consent – DFDA s 61(3) and Crimes Act 1900(ACT) s 60(1)

The member was accused of indecently touching individuals without their consent. The member pleaded guilty to all charges and was found guilty. The member was severely reprimanded and fined $3753.40, of which $2953.40 was suspended and the remainder to be paid in fortnightly instalments.

NCO Restricted Court MartialOne charge of theft – DFDA s 47C One charge of failing to comply with a general order – DFDA s 29(1) Once charge of prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)

The member was accused of taking a DVD belonging to the Commonwealth and storing its contents on a personal computer. The member pleaded not guilty to all charges and was found guilty of theft and prejudicial conduct. The member was reprimanded and fined $4530.02, of which $2265.01 was suspended.

NCODefence Force MagistrateOne charge of dishonestly obtaining a gain – DFDA s 61(3) and Criminal Code Act 1995 s 135(1)

The member was accused of making a dishonest travel statement and retaining associated funds that the member was not entitled to. The member pleaded guilty and was found guilty. The member was reduced in rank, required to pay reparation to the Commonwealth totalling $1070.50 and sentenced to 45 days’ detention.

If the reviewing authority quashes a conviction and does not order a new trial, then the person is acquitted of the offence.

Where a punishment is quashed, the reviewing authority can substitute another punishment, as long as the new punishment is not more severe than the one originally imposed.

In the case of a court martial or ADF

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Shop aroundGet a few quotes and go through

the policies and all their inclusions and exclusions with a fine-tooth comb.

If you have an existing policy you are happy with, see if other insurers can offer the same protection for less.

But do not just think about the cost.Make sure you have the right level

of insurance first. Think about the cost second.

If you do need to make a claim, it will be what your policy covers that matters most.

Check your existing policyTake time to re-evaluate whether

your existing policy is still the right fit.Consider getting a home valuation

or revaluation.Consider and value your contents

carefully and do not forget any expen-sive items.

Make sure you are covered for

enough. Many people find out too late that something was not covered.

A cheap policy that does not cover what you need is a waste of time and money.

Take preventative actionIf you are contemplating taking a

holiday this summer, think about how you will help keep your home secure.

A home security system might help to lower the cost of your home insurance or at least help protect your home.

But be careful that your policy still covers you.

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that occur if your home is unoccupied for more than 60 days. Check your policy.

Also start thinking about the wild weather summer may bring.

If you live in an area prone to natural disasters home and contents insurance is essential. My advice is to check your policy carefully.

The level of cover varies for natural disasters and you might not even be covered.

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Check the State Emergency Service website in your area for tips on pre-venting flooding and your local fire

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insure such as cars, motorcycles or boats, consider bundling the policies with one insurer.

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Other discounts might be available and may apply to your particular cir-cumstances. It doesn’t hurt to ask.

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Quitting for a better lifeA chief petty officer tells LSIS Helen Frank how he quit smoking for his family, fitness and bank balance.

T HERE is nothing like a hit to the hip pocket to make a sailor think twice about his actions.

Four years ago it was this and the birth of his son which made CPOML-SC Chris Harmer, of HMAS Stirling, give up his 15-year, half-a-pack-a-day smok-ing habit.

“I decided to quit smoking when my son was born as I felt guilty holding him with smoker’s breath,” CPO Harmer said.

“I also felt I was getting behind in my fitness and needed to kick the habit to help improve my over-all health.

“It was also becoming a ridicu-lously expensive habit. The money saved from not smoking could be better used for other things.”

CPO Harmer spoke to his doc-tor about how best to go about quitting and discussed things like the use of gum and patches.

“In the end I just read a book on quitting smoking by Allen Carr and went cold turkey,” he said.

CPO Harmer said his health got a little worse before it got better, mainly due to weight gain.

“My appetite was good before I quit but afterwards I became an eating machine, putting on around

10kg in five months, even though I was exercising regularly,” he said.

“Through the exercise it became noticeable my lungs were clearing up and feeling better and my endurance with running and other sports was on the increase.”

His smelly, yellow stained fingers and the terrible taste in his mouth after a night out also started to disappear.

After a few weeks he really started to notice the smell of ciga-rettes on others.

“Still to this day it really stands out but this also is a great deterrent to not take it up again as I never realised how bad I must have smelt until I quit,” CPO Harmer said.

He said after a month or so he seemed to be breathing easier and not wheezy at all.

“My smoker’s cough was start-ing to die off after about six to eight weeks, which was great.”

With the money he saved from not buying cigarettes CPO Harmer was able to buy a new home enter-tainment system.

“Now it just makes paying the bills easier,” he said.

To gain assistance to quit smoking, visit a doctor or call the Quit help line, 137 848 or visit www.quitnow.gov.au

BREAKING THE HABIT: CPO Chris Harmer is a lot happier after quitting his 15-year smoking habit. Photo: LSIS Bradley Darvill

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NAVY volleyballers were runners-up at the Australian Defence Volleyball Association (ADVA) annual national tournament in Townsville from October 25 to November 3.

A visiting team from the RAF contested the state-based combined services indoor competition and beat ACT 3-1 in the men’s final.

North Queensland beat a combined NSW/ACT/South Australia 3-0 in the women’s combined service competition.

PO Brad Imberger was named best passer for the tournament.

The ADVA committee is now planning for the 2014 competition with early indications the Royal Navy might participate.

For more information on Defence volleyball, go to www.adva.net.au

LSIS Helen Frank

CPL Cameron Baird died how he lived – at the front, giving his all without any indeci-sion – so the workout designed in his honour for this year’s Australian Hero Games started with a 600m sprint.

The Hero Games is a CrossFit competi-tion which has been hosted each year by 2 Cdo Regt, Holsworthy, since 2011. Each year the workout is dedicated to a fallen soldier and raises money for the Commando Welfare Trust.

CPL Baird was killed in action in Afghanistan in June.

His fellow commandos remember him as an outstanding Special Forces soldier, exem-plifying what it meant to be a commando, living by the attributes of uncompromising spirit and honour.

CPL Baird was a dedicated and disci-plined soldier, always striving for excellence in everything he did.

More than 140 people worked out in mem-ory of CPL Baird on November 6 and more than $11,000 was raised on the day.

Navy, Army and Air Force were represent-

ed along with AFP and civilians from local CrossFit gyms.

LSPT Luke Martin, of FBE Gym, took out second place behind Khan Porter, of CrossFit Play.

He said he discovered CrossFit while on his PT course and has loved it ever since.

“This was my second competition but the first one that I have done well in,” he said.

“Competing for CPL Baird was inspiring, especially at the beginning when we had a minute’s silence and heard about who he was and what he did.”

The Commando Welfare Trust supports initial emergency funding and the long-term financial requirements of families of fallen soldiers in times of hardship where existing funding or grants or entitlements no longer provide support.

Hero Games coordinator MAJ F said he hoped to raise more funds than in previous years.

“We raised a total of $50,000 last year and we are hoping to double it this year,” he said.

In addition to the competition day held at Holsworthy, the Hero Games is run internation-ally through CrossFit boxes around the world.

HAVING A BALL: AB Jasmin Butler competes in the beach volleyball.

RESULTSMale open winner: Khan Porter, of CrossFit Play, 206 reps

Second place: LSPT Luke Martin, of FBE Gym, 184 reps

Female open winner:Alethea Boon, of CrossFit Active, 172 reps

Second place: Sara Gavin, of PH CrossFit, 143 reps

The workout:Baird ‘leading from the front’600m run (men 2min time cap, women 3min time cap)3 Rounds – as many reps as possible 1min pull-ups1min deadlifts (men 90kg, women 70kg)1min lateral burpees1min rest

Workout for a hero

CANBERRA’S Females in Training (FIT) invites novices and experienced female triathletes to participate in the Women’s and Girls Canberra Centenary Triathlon on December 1 at Black Mountain Peninsula in Canberra.

The WAG-Tri is about fun, challenge and partic-ipation and features a lake swim, bike ride and run, with challenges to suit both novice and experienced triathletes.

Personnel who don’t want to do the whole event, are encouraged to get together with friends and enter as a team of two or three and share the swim-ming, cycling and running legs.

Race 1 is a short 200m swim, 7.5km cycle and 2km run or walk, while Race 2 will be a 400m swim, 15km cycle and 4km run or walk.

There’ll also be barrel draw prizes including a new bike.

More information and entry details are at www.fitact.org.au

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UPLIFTING RESULT: LSPT Luke Martin does pull-ups at the Australian Hero Games held at Holsworthy Army Barracks in Sydney. Photo: ABIS Kayla Hayes

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SMN Mitchell Waters, of HMAS Stirling, was named coach’s player after the ADF hockey tour of Britain.

He was one of 12 Navy per-sonnel in the Defence Hockey Association squad of 46 ADF men and women that travelled to the UK.

The men lost to British Combined Services 2-1 in a three-test series after wins against four single-service teams in mid-October.

The understrength women’s team lost all three tests against British Combined Services after winning two of its three single-service lead-up games.

Between the lead-up games and the tests, the squad also embarked on a three-day battlefield tour of the Western Front in France and Belgium.

Team manager CPO William McConnell said that was inspiring.

“It is something the men’s ADF hockey team did on its tour there in 2005,” he said.

“Three of us from that tour were also on this tour, and felt that with the breadth of experience and age of the group that visiting the place where our predecessors fell would help bond the squad.

“This it did, with other members

being affected by their individual experiences.”

ADF hockey’s next major com-mitment is the combined service championships in Sydney from May 17-23.

If you are interested in playing for your service, contact the follow-ing state representatives.

SGT Rick Crowe (Queensland), SQNLDR Zalie Duffy (NSW), FLTLT James Norman (ACT), LT Lyn Adamson (Vic/Tas), WOFF Lara McAuliffe (South Australia), LCDR Brian Froome (Western Australia) or PO Troy Juillerat (Northern Territory).

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A TEAM of keen rookies helped Navy to an impressive performance in the 2013 ADF Football Association Championships in Sydney.

Navy came within a whisker of win-ning the men’s open title but lost their last match against Air Force 3-0.

Owing to the high operational tempo of the Fleet at present, several key play-ers were unable to be released.

The Navy men’s open team played well beyond their experience level in beat-ing Army 4-0, Defence APS 3-1 and the New Zealand Defence Force 2-0.

Vice President Navy Football Association LEUT Jim Ford said Navy did a great job with the players that were available.

“Navy fielded a team minus six key players, including two national team rep-resentatives,” he said.

Navy’s best player was team captain AB Jason Kingdon, of HMAS Stirling, who was voted most valuable player.

AB Kingdon, 29, played at centre-back where he was superb in attack and defence, despite playing with a torn groin tendon.

“This is only my third year playing for Navy, but the second time I have won this award,” he said.

“Hopefully we can do better next year, but I’m delighted that so many of us gained selection in the ADFF team.”

ABATA Gary Niemeier, of 723SQN, was voted coach’s player and LS Adam Paloff, of RAAF Base Amberley, was voted players’ player for the second year in a row.

SMNATA Kaine Good, of HMAS Albatross, received the rising star award for his creative play throughout the tournament.

Navy had five players selected for the ADF national team. They are: ABCIS Jason Kingdon, ABCIS Ryan Jewitt, SMNATA Kaine Good, LEUT Rodney Weeks and ABML-C Matthew Jacques.

Navy also came close to winning the men’s over-35s tournament after post-ing three wins and a draw from four matches.

Navy played extremely well through-out the tournament by beating Air Force 3-1, Defence APS 4-3 and the New Zealand Defence Force 2-0.

Unfortunately, a 1-1 draw with Army meant their archrivals carried off the tro-phy on goal differential.

Navy’s best players were CPO Steven Smith, who was selected as coach’s play-er, and PO Martin Ball, who was voted most valuable player by his peers.

Navy had six players selected for the ADF men’s over-35s team. They are CPO Cotgrove, ABCD Robbie Panetta, POCSSMW Jason Lockard, LSMT Brian Compagnoni, CPO Andrew Sims and LCDR Anthony Green.

The Navy women also fielded a team of rookies but were good enough to crush Defence APS 5-0 and pip Air Force 3-2.

However, the rookies were out-gunned, 3-0 by Army and 1-0 by the New Zealand Defence Force.

Two sailors from Albatross picked up the top awards with ABCSO(A) Rebecca Stanley receiving the coach’s award and ABATA Anna Cernaz the players’ player award.

Navy FFA Secretary LEUT Kellie Brown said it was a memorable week, especially for the women who celebrated 20 years of women in ADF Football.

Navy’s representatives in the ADF national team are POPT Tricia Muller, LSML-SC Danielle Williams and LSML-SC Sarah Hickling.

Rookies fill gap at nationals

Brits take out hockey tests

FOOTWORK: LS Sarah Hickling, left, attempts to manoeuvre past CPL Michelle Drennon in the women’s ADF football match against the RAAF at Cromer Park in Manly. Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson

ON TARGET: SMN Mitchell Waters puts one away in the ADF’s tour of the UK.

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TOUGH TUSSLE: AB Jason Kingdon, left, and LAC

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Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson