Au Navy 5421

The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy Volume 54, No.
21, November 10, 2011

SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE
olume 54, No. 21, November 10, 2011
SERVING AUSTRALIA WITH PRIDE
Navy
ALL CLEAR
Navy shines
on Operation
Render Safe
CENTRESPREAD
SAFE HANDS: SMNCD
Matthew Brooke con-
ducts a boat transfer
from HMAS Diamantina
to the wharf at Rabaul
Harbour, Papua New
Guinea, during Operation
Render Safe and, inset,
one of the explosions.
Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams
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Navy mourns
fellow sailor
HMAS Toowoombas crew fare-
welled ABBM Ewan McDonald
on October 28 as his body left the
ship for repatriation to his family in
Australia.
ABBM McDonal d di ed from
a gunshot on board Toowoomba on
October 23 during a port visit to
Mumbai, India. The circumstances of
his death are being investigated by the
ADF Investigative Service.
Toowoombas Commandi ng
Offi cer, CMDR Andrew Qui nn,
addressed members of the ships com-
pany during the emotional service.
Ewan was a well respected mem-
ber of our team and a highly regarded
boatswains mate, CMDR Quinn said.
He will be deeply missed by all of
the crew as we now face the prospect
of heading home to Australia with-
out him, after a long and very positive
deployment to the Middle East.
We send our deepest sympathies
to Ewans family and his close friends
as they prepare to receive him with the
dignity and ceremony he deserves for
his dedicated service to the nation dur-
ing his Navy career.
The crew reflected upon ABBM
McDonalds mateship and his service
during the reading of a specially pre-
pared poem by LS Jodie Collins.
After a brief but poignant service,
the ships chaplain led an escort party
along the wharf while the ships com-
pany gathered on the port side to pay
their respects to their shipmate as he
began the journey to his family in
Victoria. An Air Force C-17 was used
to fly ABBM McDonald from Mumbai
to Australia.
In a statement released by the
sailors family on October 25, ABBM
McDonald was described as a selfless
family man.
Ewans love for his close-knit
family was very apparent, particularly
for his nieces and nephews whom he
adored, the statement said.
He treasured his partner whom
he created a life with in Perth and was
looking forward to sharing his future
with her. The welfare of his family and
friends was paramount to Ewan and he
constantly put others before himself.
We know that the pain and grief
we feel is shared by Ewans many
friends, his colleagues at HMAS
Stirling and of course his shipmates on
board Toowoomba.
Toowoomba is now making pas-
sage to Fleet Base West after six
months deployed on Operation Slipper.
Tragedy in Afghanistan
HARD GOODBYE: Soldiers
pay their final respects to fallen
comrades CAPT Bryce Duffy,
CPL Ashley Birt and LCPL Luke
Gavin in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan.
Main photo and below:
ABIS Jo Dilorenzo
CAPT Bryce Duffy CPL Ashley Birt LCPL Luke Gavin
WELL RESPECTED: ABBM Ewan McDonald tragically died from a gun-
shot aboard HMAS Toowoomba on October 23. The circumstances of
his death are being investigated.
By Graham McBean
AN EMOTIONAL farewell from
Tarin Kot marked the beginning of
the journey home for three Australian
soldiers killed in Afghanistan on
October 29.
Australian, coalition and Afghan
personnel lined the route to a wait-
ing Air Force C-130 for CAPT Bryce
Duffy, CPL Ashley Birt and LCPL
Luke Gavin on November 1.
The soldiers were killed by a
rogue Afghan National Army (ANA)
member at Forward Operating Base
Pacemaker following a routine weekly
parade.
Seven other Australian soldiers
were wounded in the incident when a
member of the ANA opened fire with
an automatic weapon.
An Afghan interpreter was killed
and an ANA soldier and several other
contracted interpreters were struck by
gunfire before Australian soldiers were
able to respond and shoot the gunman.
Commander of the ADF person-
nel deployed to the Middle East,
MAJGEN Angus Campbell, said the
Army had lost three courageous and
brave soldiers who had served with
distinction.
THE WOUNDED
SEVEN soldiers wounded in
the shooting were transferred
to Landstuhl Regional Medical
Centre in Germany on November
1. The soldier with the most sig-
nificant wounds was reassessed
as having improved from life-
threatening wounds to serious
condition after care from special-
ists at the Bagram Medical Facility.
A psychologist went to Germany
to assist the wounded as they con-
tinue medical treatment. Additional
psychologists have been deployed
to Afghanistan to assist in critical
incident counselling and support.
CAPT Duffy, CPL Birt and LCPL
Gavin were held in high regard by
their mates and their commanders,
MAJGEN Campbell said.
Their loss has deeply affected all
Australian and coalition personnel
serving in Afghanistan and the Middle
East.
In true Anzac spirit they gave their
all because they believed they were
making a difference for the people
of Afghanistan their sacrifice will
inspire us as we go about our crucial
mission here in Afghanistan.
Members of Combined Team
Uruzgan (CTU), Mentoring Task
Force 3 (MTF 3) and their Afghan
and coalition partners paid their final
respects at the emotional ceremony
at Multinational Base Tarin Kot.
Personnel of CTU and MTF 3
reflected on the three soldiers, their
careers, achievements and the per-
sonal qualities for which they will
be remembered by their fellow sol-
diers, families and mates.
At the conclusion of the cer-
emony, Australian, Afghan and
International Security Assistance
Force personnel lined the road from
the memorial service to the C-130.
They saluted as the procession of
three Australian flag-draped caskets
moved through their ranks, paying
their final respects to the fallen.
Deputy Commander CTU COL
Dave Smith said the men had lost
their lives in the service of their
nation and they would never be for-
gotten.
The best way we can honour
their sacrifice is to re-double our
efforts, because that is what they
deserve, COL Smith said.
NAVY NEWS
03 NEWS
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HMAS Broome prevented an envi-
ronmental and maritime catastro-
phe off Papua New Guinea on
October 24 by providing assis-
tance to commercial container ship
MV Vega Fynen, which had lost
power and was drifting towards
Ragelapra Reef, 100 nautical
miles south-east of Port Moresby.
Broomes Commanding Officer,
CMDR John Navin, said his ships
company was in final preparations
to berth at the PNG town of Alotau
when the new orders were received
following the Australian Maritime
Safety Authoritys request for sup-
port.
The crew took the change of
task in their stride as our patrol
boat turned away from port and
increased speed, CMDR Navin
said.
The rendering of assistance for
the safety of life at sea is at the fore-
front of every mariners ethos.
On receiving the call, Broome
sailed 146 nautical miles at best
speed to rendezvous with the
13,000-tonne Vega Fynen and made
contact with its captain to offer
assistance to his crew should they
be required to evacuate their ship.
While on station, Broomes
command team confirmed Vega
Fynens drift rate and direction, and
worked to develop options to pre-
vent the almost certain grounding
on the reef.
Broome prevents disaster
CMDR Navin said his team
planned a stern-to-stern tow option
in the hope they could at least arrest
the drift of Vega Fynen until com-
mercial salvage vessels and tugs
arrived.
The tow line was passed to
Vega Fynen only 700 metres before
the ship entered uncharted waters as
the sun was setting, he said.
Despite Vega Fynens large size
and tonnage, Broome was able to
arrest the northerly drift of the con-
tainer vessel and slowly pull it south
and away from immediate danger.
The Armidale-class patrol boat,
dwarfed by the commercial carri-
er, kept the ship under tow for six
hours until passing the tow line to
a commercial tug, better suited for
the role.
After successfully handing over
the job, Broomes crew sailed back
to Alotau to continue with planned
activities.
I n a congr at ul at or y mes-
sage from Port Moresbys Rescue
Coordination Centre, Broomes
crew was praised for averting a
major environmental disaster.
JOB WELL DONE: The crew of HMAS Broome prevented an envi-
ronmental and maritime disaster off Papua New Guinea recently by
providing assistance to a commercial container ship with no power.
More money
in your pocket
Rank
Pay
group
Salary rates $
Total increase
$
Base Rise 1 Rise 2 Rise 3
SMN 3 45,054 46,856 48,027 49,228 4174
AB 3 45,899 47,734 48,927 50,150 4251
LS 3 50,401 52,417 53,727 55,070 4669
PO 3 57,540 59,842 61,338 62,871 5331
CPO 5 72,110 74,994 76,869 78,791 6681
SBLT 2 52,124 54,209 55,564 56,953 4829
LEUT 2 61,959 64,437 66,047 67,689 5739
LCDR 2 78,098 81,222 83,253 85,334 7236
CMDR 2 109,753 114,143 116,997 119,922 10,169
Allowance
Allowance rates $
Total increase
$
Current Rise 1 Rise 2 Rise 3
Service 11,662 12,128 12,431 12,742 1080
Field (Tier 1) 51.59 53.65 54.99 56.36 4.77
Seagoing
(3-<6 years)
17,522 18,223 18,679 19,146 1624
Flying 7451 7749 7943 8142 691
SFDA
(SAS(Q))
35,218 36,627 37,543 38,482 3264
TIMELY PAY RISE: ADF
personnel will receive a 4
per cent pay increase on
November 24.
Photo: LAC Bill Solomou
SAMPLE OF NEW SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES
By SGT Dave Morley
NAVY members can look forward to
having more money in their pockets
for Christmas as a result of a pay
increase announced on October 28.
A 4 per cent increase, in pay packets
on November 24, will be followed by a
2.5 per cent increase in November 2012
and a further 2.5 per cent in November
2013.
Seventeen salary-related allowances
will also increase in line with the pay
rises.
While there was
some opposition to
the new Workplace
R e m u n e r a t i o n
Arrangement (WRA),
CDF GEN Davi d
Hurley said there was
a risk in not proceed-
ing with the pay case.
My concern was
that if we delayed an
application or if an
ADF application for
deferral was approved by the DFRT,
members would not have received their
first pay increase in November, he said.
With deferral there was a high
risk that when a new WRA was even-
tually struck, back pay to November
10, 2011, would have been opposed by
the Commonwealth Advocate on the
basis it is not allowable under current
Commonwealth policy.
GEN Hurley said the current insta-
bility in the global economy was also an
influential factor.
The advice I received indicated
that it was unlikely any deferral would
have resulted in a different WRA given
Defence budget constraints, he said.
CMDR Stephen Cornish, Director
Navy Employment Conditions, said he
thought this was a good outcome.
The DFRT had only two options
either to accept or reject the proposal
before it, he said.
This was a difficult call for the
DFRT as it was navigating in uncharted
waters weve never faced this indus-
trial position before in
the DFRTs lifetime.
In t he ci rcum-
stances I think the
DFRT made the right
decision.
CMDR Cor ni sh
said the big differ-
ence bet ween Fai r
Work Australia and the
DFRT was that we
can return to the DFRT
to ask it to change a
decision while in Fair
Work Australia you cant.
In that respect we have a much
more flexible system than our civilian
colleagues, he said.
It is also important to remem-
ber neither the DFRT nor Fair Work
Australia will backdate pay decisions,
so whats lost by a delay will not be
recovered.
An insert with the new pay rates will
be included in the November 24 edition
of Navy News.
For more information go to http://
intranet.defence.gov.au
My concern was
that if we delayed an
application or if an ADF
application for deferral
was approved by the
DFRT, members would
not have received their
first pay increase in
November.
CDF GEN David Hurley
SEX Discrimination Commissioner
Elizabeth Brodericks Report of
the Review into the Treatment of
Women at ADFA makes 31 recom-
mendations to build on reform that
began in the late 1990s.
The review, which was released
on November 3, acknowledged that
the experiences of male and female
midshipmen and officer cadets at
the Academy were for the most part
positive but also identified areas
of ADFA culture that could be
improved.
The report states that female
cadets overwhelmingly felt that
ADFA was a place where they were
treated well.
However, the review also found
that further structural and cultur-
al reform is necessary if ADFA is
to become the excellent tri-service
training and academic institution it
aspires to be.
Ms Broderick has led the review
to examine the treatment of women
at ADFA and the wider ADF since
April 1 at the request of Defence
Minister Stephen Smith.
Phase 1 of the review has dealt
specifically with the treatment of
women at ADFA in the wake of the
so-called Skype Incident.
Ms Broderick said the review did
not investigate the incident but rather
undertook a wide-ranging cultural
review with a specific focus on the
impact of that culture on women.
It examined the adequacy and
appropriateness of measures to pro-
mote gender equality and to ensure
womens safety, Ms Broderick said.
Mr Smith said Phase 1 found that
there had been positive improve-
ments in the culture at the Academy
since the mid-1990s.
However, the review also found
widespread, low-level sexual har-
assment, inadequate levels of super-
vision, a cumbersome complaints
processes and an equity and diver-
sity environment marked by sanction
rather than positive engagement, Mr
Smith said.
He said the report also recom-
mended improvements to areas
including providing quality staffing
at ADFA, the management of com-
plaints, accommodation for students
and mechanisms to better manage
the risk of injury to female cadets.
I have asked the Secretary
of Defence and the Chief of the
Defence Force to determine the best
way forward in formally adopting
and implementing the review recom-
mendations, he said.
Implementing Phase 1 would also
be considered alongside the imple-
mentation of the five reviews into
the aspects of Defence culture com-
missioned at the same time as Ms
Brodericks review. These cover:
use of alcohol in the ADF;
social media in Defence;
personal conduct of ADF person-
nel;
management of incidents and
complaints; and
Defence Australian Public Service
womens leadership pathways.
Mr Smith said the issues can-
vassed in the reviews were complex
and a comprehensive response was
required.
He said an independent audit
would be conducted after 12 months
from the release of the report in line
with the terms of reference.
The audit will report on the
implementation of the recommenda-
tions and make any further recom-
mendations necessary to advance the
treatment of women at ADFA.
Mr Smith said the Broderick
Review would assist Defence to fur-
ther develop the strategic direction
for the Academy.
Importantly, it also enables
Defence to build on its commitment
to zero tolerance for unacceptable
behaviour and providing a safe and
equitable workplace within ADFA
and across Defence.
The Broderick Review is available at www.
humanrights.gov.au/defencereview/
ADFA_report/ADFA_2011.pdf
NAVY NEWS
04 NEWS
SUBMISSIONS are being called for
Phase 2 of the Review into Treatment
of Women in the ADF chaired by
Sex Discrimination Commissioner
Elizabeth Broderick.
Phase 2 will look at the treatment of
women beyond ADFA to the broader
ADF and examine the effectiveness of
ADF cultural change strategies and ini-
tiatives to improve leadership pathways
and career development for women.
The first phase, the Report of the
Review into the Treatment of Women
at ADFA, was released on November 3
and is available for download from the
Australian Human Rights Commission
website.
Ms Broderick said it was important to
note that the review would not be inves-
tigating or formulating conclusions in
relation to specific allegations or com-
plaints.
This is not our role under the
terms of reference for our review, Ms
Broderick said.
She said the review appreciated and
supported the ADFs endeavours to
recruit and retain the finest candidates
for a first-class defence force.
We also appreciate the ongoing con-
structive efforts by the ADF to improve
gender equality initiatives for womens
career development in the ADF, imple-
ment strategies to ensure womens safety
and to prevent sexual harassment, sexual
abuse and sex discrimination within the
ADF.
In fact, Phase 2 presents an excel-
lent opportunity for us to identify the
strengths of the organisation and high-
light positive practices which could be
broadened.
Where challenges remain, we hope
to suggest strategies that will assist the
ADF in this regard.
Ms Broderick said the review was
keen to hear from personnel of different
ranks and roles in all three Services, and
there were several ways to do this.
The review will visit various bases
across the country in the coming months
to talk to ADF personnel and consult
widely.
Well speak to people individually,
host focus groups and conduct an anony-
mous short survey that will allow the
review team to collect information about
attitudes, as well as demographic data.
Well also conduct qualitative and
quantitative research that will compare
the ADF experience to those of similar
defence forces overseas.
Written submissions are also invit-
ed and can be made via the Australian
Human Rights Commission website
from November 5 to December 4.
Personnel can also speak confiden-
tially with a review team member on a
toll free 1800 656 945.
More detail is also included in an
advertisement on page 31 in this issue of
Navy News.
Ms Broderick said the review team
encouraged everyone to make a submis-
sion, contact the review team or partici-
pate in a focus group.
Your experience, views and insights
will help inform the direction of the
review and, importantly, the recommen-
dations that will be developed. We look
forward to working with you.
Phase 2 call for
submissions
PROGRESS: The Report of the Review into the Treatment of Women at
ADFA was released on November 3.
Photo: Lauren Black
ADFA report released
AFGHAN National Security Forces
supported by Australias Special
Operations Task Group have seized
and destroyed about 4000kg of poppy
seed during an operation in the
Kajaki region of Helmand province,
Afghanistan.
The seed is believed to have been
cached in preparation for next years
growing season.
The operation in late October also
uncovered 30kg of processed opium.
Chief of Joint Operations LTGEN
Ash Power said destroying the poppy
seed would significantly affect the insur-
gent-aligned syndicates ability to har-
vest a crop in the 2012 growing season.
This high-grade seed is crucial to
sustaining production and is highly val-
ued and protected, LTGEN Power said.
Afghan and Australian forces came
under fire as they entered the targeted
area and elements remained in contact
for the duration of the mission.
The ferocity of the insurgent
response to the mission is a clear indica-
tor of just how important this cache was
to their plans, LTGEN Power said.
No members of the Special
Operations Task Group or the Afghan
National Interdiction Unit were killed or
wounded during the mission.
Australian Special Forces are sup-
porting the National Interdiction Unit in
a concerted effort to disrupt insurgent
command, control and finance networks
in southern Afghanistan.
Troops destroy insurgent drug plans
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THE RAN has played a significant role
in fundraising for an annual alcohol
awareness challenge, finishing as the
team raising the highest amount of funds.
During October Team Navy, led by
Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs, raised
$13,755 in the Ocsober campaign, more
than doubling its 2010 result.
While the emphasis of Ocsober is on
health and fitness, Navy has used the ini-
tiative to raise awareness of alcohol use
in members daily lives and to encourage
them to make positive and conscious deci-
sions about how much, and when, they
choose to drink.
Alcohol misuse does not just affect
those few who choose to consume it in a
hazardous way it can lead to capability
losses and safety concerns and negatively
impact on Navy families and Navys repu-
tation.
More than 46 personnel participated
and among those was AB Ben Catterall.
As a medic I promote safe drinking
levels during all medicals, so I thought a
month of total sobriety would be a good
example for my patients. I wanted to lead
by example, AB Catterall said.
Director Navy Alcohol and Other Drug
Services, LCDR Dee Williams, said Navy
chose to be a part of Ocsober because the
initiative promoted a message that struck
at the heart of common community atti-
tudes about drinking in Australia.
The funds go to Life Education
Australia, which also plays an important
role in educating young people.
Navy doubles Ocsober effort
By MAJ Michael Brooke
FOUR RAN warships and elements of
Australian Clearance Diving Team One recent-
ly joined air, ground and naval forces from
Singapore, Malaysia, the United Kingdom
and New Zealand for Exercise Bersama Lima
2011, held from October 17 until November 4.
HMA Ships Warramunga, Sirius, Yarra and
Huon joined 65 military aircraft, 17 warships,
one submarine and 2500 personnel in the Five
Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) joint and
combined exercise held out of Malaysia and
Singapore.
Warramungas CO, CMDR Mike Turner, said
it was great to be involved in this years exercise.
Bersama Lima is a challenging exercise that
provides an opportunity to hone our warfighting
skills in a complex multi-threat environment in
the demanding operating area of the South China
Sea, CMDR Turner said.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a
successful FPDA, illustrating the long-term com-
mitment of the founding members to defence
cooperation and regional stability.
The FPDA provides the ADF with the oppor-
tunity to develop relationships with important
security partners while reinforcing Australias
long-term commitment to regional peace and
prosperity.
The Commander of the ADF forces, BRIG
Chris Hamilton, said Bersama Lima aimed to
enhance the interoperability of the combined air,
ground and naval forces of the FPDA countries to
conduct combined and joint warfare activities.
Editors note: For full coverage of Exercise Bersama
Lima 2011, be sure to check out the November 24 edi-
tion of Navy News.
Interoperability key
in Bersama Lima
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Life Educations Executive Officer Bernie Foley (in red) promote Ocsober at HMAS Stirling
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NAVY NEWS
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By LEUT Todd Austin
THIS month we take a look at the
final Navy Signature Behaviour
and the final behaviour in the
Professionalism group: Make
Navy proud, make Australia
proud. This behaviour asks us
to lead by example, value Navys
identity and reputation and live
Navys values.
Chief of Navy
VADM Ray Griggs
(pictured) believes
Navy is making pro-
gress in embedding the
Signature Behaviours.
I am proud of the
fact that we have been
able to achieve some
really positive cultural
changes under the New
Generation Navy
(NGN) transformation
program from both new recruits
and junior officers and those of us
who have seen change programs
come and go with various results,
VADM Griggs said.
He firmly believes if we use all
of the 10 Signature Behaviours to
direct our actions and activities, our
intended positive cultural change
will be achieved.
I know the overwhelming
majority of you are just as disap-
pointed as I am when news breaks
of unacceptable behaviour, but this
underlines how vital the NGN pro-
gram is to our future, he said.
As Chief of Navy, I will con-
tinue to focus on getting results,
but let me be clear as to what that
means. This is about getting people
to do their job as best they can,
being the best they can be because
if we all do that, we will deliver on
our contract with Government, we
will get the results we need and,
most importantly, we
will enhance our perfor-
mance and satisfaction in
Navy.
NGN is fundamental
to Navys future and
its ability to operate an
increasingly sophisti-
cated fleet with a sophis-
ticated workforce in a
sustainable way.
Taking pride in what
we do is vitally important, as is
making others proud of what we do.
I am very proud of you and this
Navy, VADM Griggs said.
I only have to look at the recent
bravery award and group bravery
commendation to 15 sailors for their
actions in SIEV 36 to see our peo-
ple making Navy proud, and mak-
ing Australia proud.
Further information on New Generation
Navys Signature Behaviours is available
on the Navy Intranet site.
SIGNATURE BEHAVIOUR
OF THE MONTH:
MAKE NAVY PROUD, MAKE AUSTRALIA PROUD
Proud to serve
ENCOURAGING RESULTS: CMDR Nigel Carlton, the New Generation
Navy Operations Manager, says the results of the recent RANavyPulse
are positive. Photo: LAC Bill Solomou
By Annabelle Haywood
THE Navy Pulse survey indicates
that through the efforts of its people,
Navy is on the road to changing its
culture.
At the end of the day, the Pulse
results so far indicate that Navy people
aspire to be innovative and serve their
country with pride, New Generation
Navy Operations Manager CMDR
Nigel Carlton said.
The Pulse survey involved partici-
pants representing all groups across
the Navy, reviewing their colleagues
behaviour against the Signature
Behaviours and vice versa, giving a
shapshot of how the behaviours are
affecting Navy workplaces.
The data is collected by external
company PulsePrograms, and present-
ed to the Chief of Navy as general data
with no specific information about
individual responses.
CMDR Carlton said four behav-
iours were resonating with Navy peo-
ple:
Make Navy proud, make Australia
proud;
Strengthen relationships across
and beyond Navy;
Be cost conscious; and
Be the best I can.
These results indicate that we
have a common point of pride in our
service to Australia, and we value
effective relationships and doing busi-
ness efficiently, CMDR Carlton said.
We know we are not perfect but
we take pride in our work, our team
and ourselves, striving to uphold the
highest possible standards.
The individual feedback from the
RANavyPulse provides us with the
specifics of where we can do better,
and an opportunity for each of us to
take charge of our response to this
challenge.
The third and final Pulse for 2011
will open on November 21, with each
participant emailed a link to a site
where they can access the survey.
For further information on the
RANavyPulse, visit the website on the
NGN intranet page, or email navyngn@
defence.gov.au
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NAVY NEWS
09 NEWS
By LSIS Paul Berry
CLEARANCE divers CPO Luke
Graham and LS Tim Almond are
thinking outside the box.
The sailors are working side by
side in one of Combined Team
Uruzgans Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD) teams, dealing
with Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) on an almost daily basis.
EOD Team Leader, CPOCD
Graham, said the biggest challenge
was dealing with insurgents end-
lessly chang-
ing IED tac-
tics.
In t rai n-
ing they told
me t o t hi nk
out s i de t he
box, CPOCD
Graham said.
Now t hat
Im here, I can
see there is no
box. It doesnt
matter what you
think or what
your handover
tells you, its always different and
thats where the challenge is.
The pair have spent most of the
past four months travelling up and
down the Baluchi and Chorah val-
leys in southern Afghanistan making
safe, or blowing up, the deadly IEDs.
For job satisfaction, this is the
ultimate test, CPOCD Graham said.
Watching the search engineers
out in front find something and then
call you forward to take control. You
jump out of the Bushmaster and
the adrenalin goes up 150 per cent,
because everyones looking at you,
asking where do you want us?
Then something happens and
you get in a contact its mad
because we are so used to being in
exercises and firing blanks, but when
that first round comes at you or an
IED goes off in front of the convoy,
its for real.
E x p l o s i v e O r d n a n c e
Reconnai ssance t eam member
LSCD Almond said the job was
about as far removed from Navy life
as you could get.
LSCDs Almonds role is to pre-
pare equipment for the EOD techni-
cians.
When we pull up on a job I have
to predict whats going to happen
next and have equipment ready for
the technician to grab and do his
job, he said.
I also take care of any conven-
tional ordnance up to 160mm, gre-
nades, landmines, rockets, mortars
all that sort of stuff is within my
scope.
Both men agree that the specialist
equipment they use is state of the art.
Every patrol is a positive for me,
working with guys you have never
worked with before, like the infantry
and cavalry, CPOCD Graham said.
CPOCD Graham said he was
proud of the way Navy personnel
were working in Afghanistan.
Ive never heard of Navy not
succeeding here, he said.
Across the board, Navy guys
have an ability to fit into any envi-
ronment. I dont know if its sea-
time or being away a lot, but when
we get challenged we break through
the barriers.
LSCD Almond said he felt like
he had accomplished something with
his deployment.
I have l earnt a l ot about
Afghanistan and its culture and Ive
achieved a land warfare deployment,
which is something Ive strived for
my whole career, he said.
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being a sailor and a clearance diver.
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OUTSIDE THE BOX: CPOCD Luke Graham and LSCD Tim Almond are part
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Main photo: LSIS Paul Berry
Maritime warfare
centre opens
By Michael Brooke
THE opening of the Australian Maritime
Warfare Centre (AMWC) at Fleet Base
East recently marked a milestone in the
regeneration of the RANs high-end
warfighting skills.
An amalgamation of the Tactical
Development Group, Weapons Test
Group, Warfare Division, the Fleet
Operational Knowledge Exploitation Cell
and the former RANRAU, the AMWC
has been established to optimise the
warfighting effectiveness of the Fleet.
COMAUSFLT RADM Steve Gilmore
said the AMWC was a centre for excel-
lence that would represent the institu-
tionalisation of Program Pelorus the
Navys high-end warfighting remediation
strategy.
RADM Gilmore said the AMWC was
the nucleus of Navys return to the mas-
tery of the maritime environment, which
would provide the analysis, tactics, tech-
niques and procedures to fight and win
at sea.
The AMWC is a key enabler to
ensure better proficiency in joint and
combined maritime operations skills
that have degraded in the recent past due
to the RANs commitments to boarding
and counter-piracy operations, he said.
RADM Gilmore said the opening of
the AMWC created a unified centre draw-
ing on a combined set of skills, know-
ledge and experience in a focused envi-
ronment under the leadership of the inau-
gural commander, CAPT Peter Scott.
The AMWC provides a professional
foundation stone that will lead us to a
better informed and a better performing
Fleet, CAPT Scott said.
The AMWC allows us to coordi-
nate our activities and maximise com-
bined interoperability and ensure that we
become more aware, focused and aligned
with our allies.
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10 NEWS
UNDERPRIVILEGED children
from Ho Chi Minh City were
the recipients of eight trunks of
toys, hand delivered recently by
members of HMA Ships Huon
and Yarra.
The ships launched Operation
Toys two months before sailing on
their South East Asia deployment,
asking family and friends to donate
unwanted toys to needy children.
Both crews got behind the pro-
ject, with Huons dive officer LEUT
Scott Reynolds saying they were
amazed by peoples generosity.
The concept of the collection
was to recycle all the unwanted and
unused toys that most Australian
families have stashed away and to
then find a new home with less for-
tunate children, LEUT Reynolds
said.
ABCK Trent Allman and LSCD
Jeff Simes were inspired and pro-
moted the collection among their
respective communities in the
Southern Highlands and Manly.
In the end we arrived at the Binh
Loi Social Centre with eight large
trunks of toys, weighing in at about
300kg.
It was terrific to see the kids
excitement as they discovered the
toys were for them to keep.
Following the visit, the ships
crews collected their unspent local
currency to raise a donation of 3.1
million dong (about $150) for the
childrens centre.
Toy story in Vietnam
WILDEST DREAMS:
Underprivileged children
from Ho Chi Minh City
inspect the toys delivered
by the ships companies
of HMA Ships Huon and
Yarra.
Inset: HMAS Huon on the
Brisbane River earlier in
the year during Operation
Queensland Flood Assist.
Inset photo: CPL Janine Fabre
Challenges ahead
By LEUT Peter Croce
CDRE Aaron Ingram is looking for-
ward to a busy six months ahead as
he steps in as the Deputy Commander
of Joint Task Force (JTF) 633 in the
Middle East Area of Operations.
Navys former Director General of
Maritime Development said he was
excited about the opportunity and
knew the task on Operation Slipper
would be as rewarding as it was chal-
lenging.
CDRE Ingram, a PWO-N by trade,
is no stranger to the MEAO and previ-
ously deployed on Operations Slipper
and Falconer as the Commanding
Officer of HMAS Darwin in 2002-
2003.
I am very excited about the
opportunity and look forward to lead-
ing our committed sailors, soldiers
and airmen, and working with our
coalition partners and other Australian
Government agencies, CDRE Ingram
said.
My challenge will be to help
ensure our land and maritime forces
in the MEAO remain effectively sup-
ported and enabled as the strategic
and operational situations continue to
evolve towards a transition to Afghan-
led security.
CDRE Ingham has repl aced
AIRCDRE John Oddie, who is return-
ing to Australia as Director General
Aerospace Development.
STRAIGHT ON THE JOB: DCJTF 633 CDRE Aaron Ingram farewells
LCDR Carl Oberg who recently finished his tour on Operation Slipper.
NAVY NEWS
11 NEWS
S
IX thousand people crossed
HMAS Cerberus gangway on
October 23 to get a taste of life
in the RAN.
During the open day visitors wit-
nessed helicopter winching displays,
aerial performances, firefighting displays,
skydivers, precision drill displays, the
RAN Band, vintage and military vehicles,
training school exhibitions, and more.
Cerberus Commanding Officer,
CAPT Mark Hill, said everyone was
fascinated by the military demonstrations
on offer.
It was thrilling to see so many in the
community interested in the Navy and
showing their support to all in Cerberus
by attending, CAPT Hill said.
This years open day was about
engaging with the community and
strengthening our relationship with the
people of greater Melbourne.
It was a great opportunity to show-
case the highly effective training con-
ducted in Cerberus, and to promote the
diverse range of challenging yet excep-
tionally satisfying careers in the ADF.
Cerberus opens gangway to 6000
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NAVY NEWS
12 NEWS
By CMDR Fenn Kemp
THE search is on for the author
of a mystery message found in an
old bottle on a remote beach in
Western Australia.
Sheryl Waideman was camping
on a beach west of Eucla when she
came across the bottle lying in the
sand.
The discovery caught her by sur-
prise.
We were out walking. The bot-
tle was up, embedded in the sand
dunes sideways. I could see it had
some sought of rolled up paper in
it, showed my daughter and took it
back to the guys to open, she said.
The mystery deepened when the
group opened the bottle. The paper
inside was faded and brittle but
some words were visible.
She said the authors name had
been eroded by time but the ships
name was still legible HMAS
Stalwart.
The date also intrigued Ms
Waideman and her family:
b..... Mr..... HMAS Stalwart
GPO SYDNEY
NSW
14/11/78
Stalwart was a destroyer ten-
der. Crewed by 25 officers and 392
sailors, she was one of the larger
ships in the RAN and served as the
flagship for a period following the
decommissioning of the aircraft car-
rier HMAS Melbourne.
She acted as a support ship to
the rest of the fleet and was well
equipped as a floating workshop.
The ship was also home to a detach-
ment of the then-Fleet Maintenance
Unit.
Stalwart decommissioned in
March 1990. In 1979, records show
she passed by the southern tip of
WA on her way to HMAS Stirling
in company with HMA Ships Perth
II and Vendetta II to take part in
WAs 150-year celebrations.
Senior historian at the Sea Power
Centre Australia, John Perryman,
said the bottle was a remarkable
find.
This is a true naval mystery
and a most unusual discovery, Mr
Perryman said.
There isnt much information,
but its amazing to hear that a small
piece of the Navys past has sur-
vived for so long in such a remote
and inhospitable location.
Ms Waideman contacted the
Navy through the RANs Facebook
site. Its not the first time she has
Mystery message in a bottle
found a bottle on the Eucla sand,
but she agreed this one was a unique
discovery.
My family think it is a great
joke as they know I love walk-
ing the beaches finding driftwood.
Finding this message was pretty
exciting.
Were you serving in HMAS Stalwart?
Can you help solve the mystery? Email
[email protected]
with any information.
IN BRIEF
UNIQUE DISCOVERY:
Sheryl Waideman (below)
recently discovered a
message in a bottle
(below right) while camp-
ing on a remote beach in
Western Australia. The
message appears to have
been thrown overboard
by a member of HMAS
Stalwarts (pictured) ships
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NAVY NEWS
13 NEWS
AWD simulator
one step closer
By CMDR (retd) Jim Hillock
A STATE-of-the-art Command Team
Trainer (CTT) for the Air Warfare
Destroyer (AWD) is now a step closer
to reality with the successful comple-
tion of the trainers preliminary design
review.
The AWD Alliance, comprising ship-
builder ASC, combat systems engineer
Raytheon Australia and the Defence
Materiel Organisation, is well-placed to
deliver a simulation of the AWD opera-
tions room following the procurement of
the CTT Aegis command, and the deci-
sion and emulation sub-systems from the
US Navy.
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace
have been awarded the contract to deliv-
er the synthetic environment component
of the trainers design.
With ship-fit Aegis and Australian
Tactical Interface software, the trainer
will incorporate simulations of all major
AWD weapon and sensor systems,
including SM-2, Harpoon Block II, ship-
borne electro-optical systems, sonar,
SPY1-D(V) and SPQ9-B.
The Kongsberg Def ence and
Aerospace component of the trainer will
provide the synthetic environment or
simulation engine-room behind the
Aegis operations room.
Key capabilities will include:
above- and below-water simulated
environments;
3D simulations of air, surface and
sub-surface platforms, complete with
the most up-to-date weapon and sen-
sor suites;
a comprehensive communications
emulation capability, including all
AWD voice and data-link communica-
tions as well as instructor communica-
tions; and
the means to connect to other RAN
and US Navy CTTs via the worldwide
collaborative training network already
in place at HMAS Watson.
With at least 22 operator positions
and an Aegis CTG capability to sup-
port force warfare training, the CTT will
also provide significant instructor, role-
playing and debrief amenities to ensure
maximum benefit.
Due for installation at Watson with
delivery in mid-2015, the AWD CTT
will be the most capable operations room
simulator ever provided to the RAN.
STATE-OF-THE-ART: The AWD Command Team Trainers preliminary
design review has been completed. Once delivered, it will be the most capa-
ble operations room simulator ever provided to the RAN.
Photo: Defence Materiel Organisation
By CPL Zenith King
AS THE motorcade carrying
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
approached the Australian War
Memorial (AWM), members of
Australias Federation Guard wait-
ed nervously at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
Duri ng t hei r fi nal day i n
Canberra on October 25, the Queen
and Duke of Edinburgh laid a
wreath at the AWM.
For dr umme r AB Luke
Cunningham, being a part of the
catafalque party was an honour.
Its not every day you get to do
a catafalque party for the Queen,
AB Cunningham said.
Being able to salute during the
Last Post and knowing the Queen
was there was a pretty special occa-
sion.
Catafalque party commander
CPL Ben Barnard said although
they had three days to prepare he
felt nervous leading up to the event.
We arrived half an hour before
the ceremony and made our way
past security to the tomb, CPL
Barnard said.
We waited in the wings of the
tomb for a while where we could
see straight down Anzac Parade and
the procession of flashing lights
approaching us. That was when I
realised it was really happening.
Despite the size of the crowd,
CPL Barnard said it was the media
interest that surprised him the most.
Initially there were about 20
media crews inside the tomb with us
but as the Queen approached more
flooded in, bringing it to about 50,
he said.
It was a small space and you
didnt know if a camera was point-
ing at you or not.
A group of 10 Navy members
were waiting for Her Majesty inside
the AWM. The Queen shook hands
and spoke to each in turn.
The personnel were chosen from
Drummers royal beat
across ranks and categories, repre-
senting all operations which cur-
rently involve RAN personnel.
During the Queens visit to the
AWM, former Chief of the Defence
Force, GEN (retd) Peter Cosgrove,
accompani ed t he royal part y
as they walked along the Wall of
Remembrance.
Fol l owi ng t he r oyal cou-
ples visit to Canberra where Her
Majesty also presented Armys
Royal Military College Duntroon
with new Queens and Regimental
Colours, they flew to Perth for
t he Commonweal t h Heads of
Government Meeting.
The royal couple left Australia
on October 29.
HONOUR: AFG
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Adrian Bada,
CPL Ben Barnard
and AB Luke
Cunningham at
the Australian War
Memorial during
the royal visit to
Canberra and,
right, former CDF
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Cosgrove shows
Her Majesty
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NAVY NEWS
14 NEWS
Greenlight for Albatross
By Dallas McMaugh
HUNDREDS of HMAS Albatross personnel
attended the Greenlight Program launch on October
21 to find out how they could improve resource
efficiency in the workplace.
The Greenlight Program is an Albatross-wide ini-
tiative, sponsored by the Defence Support Group, aim-
ing to reduce energy consumption through awareness
and education.
It has a three-year plan with ambitious but achiev-
able targets, including reducing electricity use by 20 per
cent, potable water use by 30 per cent, landfill waste by
40 per cent, and automotive fuel consumption by 10 per
cent.
Albatross Commanding Officer, CAPT Stefan King,
encouraged all personnel to support the program by
becoming actively involved with ideas and contributions
to reduce consumption, create less waste and deliver
energy savings.
This is a great opportunity for all of us and all it
needs is basic changes and big ideas, CAPT King said.
This will help make our corner of the beauti-
ful Shoalhaven that bit greener and contribute towards
Strategic Reform Program savings targets.
The launch also featured a local sustainable energy trade
show, tips for household energy savings and a sustainable ini-
tiative competition.
Taking in the exhibits was LSSN Vanessa Osborne who
was there to learn how she could do more for the environment.
Im already very energy conscious at home, LSSN
Osborne said.
I wanted to look at everything on display here today, to
hear about what Defence is doing about energy consumption
and to find out how I can do my bit to improve energy savings
on board.
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THUMBS UP: HMAS
Albatross sailors visit the
Defence Environment
Team display at the
Greenlight Program
launch while, inset, LSSN
Vanessa Osborne gives
environmental responsi-
bility the thumbs up.
Photos: ABIS Hayley Clarke
By Graham McBean
NAVY needs to step it up in the 2011
ADO Blood Challenge if it is to avoid
complete annihilation.
Army led with 243 blood donations
at the midway point followed by Air
Force with 167, Defence civilians with
139, and Navy with 105.
The Air Force has won the blood
challenge in the first two years it has
been conducted.
Blood challenge spokesperson Gary
Schulz said the healthy competition
translated into 1962 life-saving blood
transfusions but at this stage donations
were down on 2010 results.
I had hoped for better results at this
stage and I am in fear of us not reach-
ing the target we reached in 2010, Mr
Schulz said.
Mr Schulz said Canberra-based per-
sonnel could take a pat on the back as
they were among the most significant
donors across Australia.
He said the blood challenge contin-
ued until November 30 and there was
still plenty of time to make donations
count.
People who give blood are special
people and the idea is to give blood right
up until November 30 so there are good
blood supplies before Christmas.
No bloody
good, Navy
STEP IT UP: SMNMED Danielle
Dickinson takes a blood pres-
sure reading from a patient.
Navy is coming last in the 2011
ADO Blood Challenge.
Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams
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CENTRESPREAD 16 17
SAFER
FOR
ALL
A
TWO-day visit to the Kokoda Track
from Australian Defence Force explo-
sive ordnance disposal experts has
made the trek safer for adventurers
who walk the historic journey.
Task Force Commander CMDR Scott Craig
said that, while working on Operation Render Safe
2011, the technicians took time out at the request
of the Kokoda Track Authority to deal with danger-
ous munitions at two different locations.
Our mission in Papua New Guinea was to
clear World War II unexploded ordnance from
nearby villages, regularly traversed areas and
underwater near Rabaul, East New Britain,
CMDR Craig said.
But in the planning stage for the operation, we
were contacted by the Kokoda Track Authority to
THE operations room in HMAS Gascoyne
is crowded with extra personnel, but an eerie
silence pervades.
Attention is focused on the screen showing a
video feed from a Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV)
as it slowly manoeuvres close to the harbour floor
at around 55 metres depth.
There she is, announces MDV operator CPO
Brad Paull in a measured voice.
The underwater remotely operated craft had
achieved visual on a contact first investigated by
Gascoyne the previous day.
Sonar vision shows a wreck quite obviously
a submarine on the bottom of Rabaul Harbour.
As the MDV tracks along the length of the
hull, the conning tower with hatch and masts
looms large on the screen.
The hull appears intact, with minimal damage
visible; stabilisers near the single propeller have
either broken or deteriorated over the years; about
35 metres of wreck is showing before the bow
section disappears into the silt on the ocean floor.
LCDR Ben Fennell watches as CPO Paull
gathers imagery to be passed onto experts who
will later identify the wreck as a likely World War
II Japanese submarine.
The imagery was supplemented by photo-
graphs and dimensions supplied by Navy clear-
ance divers who dived the wreck several times
over two days.
Of course, we all would like to be the ones
who discovered AE1, but it was not to be this
time, LCDR Fennell said.
But if this wreck is finally identified as a
vessel which sank with hands on board, then
everyone in Gascoyne will have played a part in
providing closure for relatives of those who per-
ished.
Working the waters off Rabaul in East New
Britain, Papua New Guinea, Minehunter Coastals
Gascoyne and HMAS Diamantina were in loca-
tion for Operation Render Safe.
HMNZS Resolution, a New Zealand Navy
Hydrographic Survey vessel deployed in support
of the operation, initially detected an unknown
object via sonar during early survey work.
The contact of interest was passed on to
Gascoyne, which was providing support to the
operation by using her high frequency sonar to
search for, detect and then classify mine-like
objects.
Gascoynes operations officer, LEUT Georgina
Rae, said since the Render Safe tasking was
focused on identifying unexploded ordnance, the
contact of interest passed on by Resolution was
low on the list of priorities to investigate.
It was passed on as a large rectangular
object, LEUT Rae said.
In a harbour littered with remnants of war,
we thought it unlikely such a shape would be
unexploded ordnance. But when we deployed the
MDV and saw the conning tower, we all knew it
could be something of high importance.
In Gascoyne, excitement gradually built as
research confirmed the wreck was uncharted and
in the general vicinity of the last known location
of the missing World War I Australian submarine
AE1.
We came here to help make the area safer
for locals and we have done that, LCDR Fennell
said.
To have played a major part in the discovery
of this unknown wreck is a great bonus and some-
thing everyone involved can count as a highlight
of the operation.
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PILED UP HIGH: Papua New Guinea
Defence Forces PO Daniel Koim
works with the RANs LCDR Matt
Carroll, POCD Darren Smith and
ABCD Jesse McMichael to clear
projectiles from a cave used for
ordnance storage by the Japanese
during World War II.
Photos: ABIS Sarah Williams
FILL THEM UP: SMNCD Brent McGregor
and POMED Simon Eden fill sand bags to
be stacked over unexploded ordnance in
preparation for detonation.
Submarine wreck
discovered off Rabaul
HANDLE WITH CARE: SMNCD Daniel Crichton and ABCD Andrew Simpson remove a Type
100 50kg incendiary Japanese bomb at Kabakaul Village in East New Britain Province, as
LEUT Joel Hissink watches on.
THERE SHE IS: A sonar image of a section of the wreck found off Papua New Guinea.
Navy personnel have helped to clear the Kokoda Track and PNG
villages from explosive dangers. LEUT Darren Mallett reports.
ask if our task group could dispose of some dan-
gerous items on and near the track.
That resulted in a side trip for some of the team
who flew back to Port Moresby and conducted the
tasks at Myola and Owers Corner.
Led by CPOCD Drew Mitchell, the technicians
were flown by helicopter to the track near Myola,
a side diversion near the top of the Owen Stanley
Range at an altitude of 1900 metres.
The task was to make safe a couple of bombs
from an American B-25 Mitchell bomber that were
located very close to a village, CPOCD Mitchell
said.
The best way to deal with these very heavy
bombs lying near populated areas is to explosively
open a narrow slit, ignite the fill inside and allow it
to steadily burn out.
This low order method of rendering safe turns
the bomb pretty much into a piece of metal while
keeping it in fairly good condition so the people
coming down the track can still enjoy viewing
these relics of war.
Inspecting stacks of mortars and other ord-
nance collected from the bush, the team also
recovered grenade fuses which were disposed of in
a controlled detonation.
Air Force explosive ordnance disposal techni-
cian, SGT Sean ORourke, said after spending the
night as guests of the villagers at Myola, the team
were relocated to Owers Corner at the very begin-
ning of the Kokoda Track where they disposed of
more hand grenades.
The task on the Kokoda Track was a highlight
of our deployment it was great to make those
parts of the Kokoda Track safer for both the locals
and visiting trekkers SGT ORourke said.
No one who conducted this task has ever
walked the entire Kokoda Track and it has ignited
a desire in many of us to revisit and cover the entire
distance.
At the end of this phase of the ADFs enduring
peace-time mission to find, identify and render safe
WWII munitions in the South Pacific, Parliamentary
Secretary for Defence Senator David Feeney said
more than 2000 individual items with a net explo-
sive quantity in excess of five tonnes had been
removed and disposed of from areas near the local
East New Britain populations.
The efforts of HMA Ships Gascoyne and
Diamantina, as well as HMNZ Ships Resolution and
Wellington, were crucial to the success of Operation
Render Safe, Senator Feeney said.
The successful outcome of this operation has
resulted in a much safer environment for all the
communities who have been living with unexploded
ordnance.
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By CPL Melanie Schinkel
ALTHOUGH CMDR (retd) Ron
Stevens 30-year career in the Navy
and Air Force ended in 1974, the
85-year-old poet continues to draw
inspiration from the Services and
has penned a plethora of acclaimed
poetry.
CMDR Stevens has won count-
less awards for his work, including the
Henry Lawson Society Award seven
times, the Banjo Paterson Award five
times and the Jessie Litchfield Literary
Award.
A former stores officer in the
Navy, CMDR Stevens said he didnt
discover his passion for poetry until
after his naval career while studying a
Bachelor of Arts in history and English
at Macquarie University.
I became very interested in writ-
ing poetry and addicted to entering
literary competitions. Poetry is disci-
plined and I like the challenge of try-
ing to express big topics and ideas in
just a few lines, CMDR Stevens said.
I prefer to write traditional verse
rather than free verse because its more
structured. Writing free verse is like
playing tennis with the net down.
Each year CMDR Stevens writes
an Anzac tribute poem and recites it
at the Dubbo RSLs Anzac Day cer-
emony. This year he delivered a piece
called Second Thoughts and it was
dedicated to serving ADF personnel
and those who have lost their lives in
Afghanistan.
In 1995, t he Fel l owshi p of
Australian Writers and Manly Council
launched a poetry competition to com-
memorate the 50th anniversary of the
end of World War II. CMDR Stevens
won the competition with his poem
On Watch.
I was really pleased with that
piece and it is still one of my favour-
ites. It is about all the RAN ships that
sank and the circumstances that sur-
rounded their sinking during WWII,
he said.
The poem is set as if I were on
Manly Beach telling these ships sto-
ries to my grandchildren, who are free
and alive because of the naval person-
nel who lost their lives.
CMDR Stevens military career
began in the Air Force as an air-
crew trainee in 1944. In 1945 the Air
Force suspended its pilot courses and
he transferred to the Navy. During
his naval career from 1946 to 1974,
he served in HMA ships Australia,
Arunta, Bataan, Vengeance and
Melbourne. He also served at a num-
ber of naval establishments during the
Korean and Vietnam wars.
He served in Australia and Bataan
during the occupation of Japan in the
1950s and in Melbourne during the
Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s.
He was aboard Melbourne when USS
Frank E. Evans crossed her bows in
the early hours of June 3, 1969.
The forward section of Frank E.
Evans sank and 74 American lives
were lost. Melbourne sustained exten-
sive damage to her bow.
I was asleep below the flight deck
in my cabin when it happened. The
alarms went off but I didnt feel the
initial thud. I rushed to my action sta-
Poet finds inspiration in Services
tion and took charge of the galley and
made sure the store rooms were pre-
pared to issue blankets and medical
supplies, CMDR Stevens said.
A lot of Australians did amazing
things to rescue the Americans in the
water. I just focused on my task and
made sure everything was ready and
functioning in the supply section.
CMDR Stevens greatest supporter
throughout his Defence and writing
career has been his dedicated wife of
60 years, Clo.
Clo has supported my writing
and is my harshest critic. She had to
uproot the family and travel all around
Australia during my naval career, he
said.
My granddaughter, Renee, also
encourages me and urged me to put
together a CD of my Anzac tribute
poems, which I did recently.
An excerpt from the poem,
On Watch
My forenoon ends as it began:
eternity of sky and waves
that stretch conception, swells that
span
from past to present, rise from
graves
of ships and crews in hallowed sleep
where sacrifice and blazing hell
lie blanketed, unfathomed, deep.
What epic tales these waves might
tell.
The foam now swirling on the sand
perhaps was formed when Sydney
met
with Kormoran whose captain
planned
a waiting course disguise to let
our cruiser close to near point-blank
before the raiders rain of shell.
In mortal pain, the Sydney sank.
Precisely where, the waves might
tell.
An empty Carley-float remained;
far less than Perth in Sunda Strait.
Survivors of her crew, detained
in Nippons prisons, nursed their
hate
with stoic pride in shipmates
strength.
While Canberras rescued personnel
watched Savos waters swamp her
length,
their thoughts ran deep, as waves
might tell.
Ron Stevens
POETRY
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NAVY NEWS
22 NEWS
2011-12 Navy surf rowers league
starts in Queensland
THE 2011-12 Navy Australian Surf Rowers League
(ASRL) Series was officially launched on November
6 at Surfers Paradise with more than 60 crews from
surf life saving clubs across Queensland pounding
the waves. By nurturing the sport, Navy provides the
ASRL with the necessary resources to help them
recruit life savers. The Navy ASRL series comprises
23 events held on some of the premier beaches
around Australia from November 2011 to February
2012. The racing culminates in the Navy Australian
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IN BRIEF
CHIEF of Navy VADM Ray Griggs says
reports on the state of morale among
Navys patrol boat crews on border protec-
tion operations are incorrect.
He also believes a report in The Australian
newspaper on November 2 Morale crisis on
navy asylum patrol boats shows a misunder-
standing of how Navy maintains and operates
its Armidale-class patrol boats and crews.
These officers and sailors demonstrate
great commitment in a relentless mission,
VADM Griggs said.
They are doing an extremely important
job exceptionally well every day of the year.
My first priority is the safety and welfare of
Navy people and I would not allow them to
operate in an environment that they are ill pre-
pared for or that is unsafe.
As with any machinery operating in the
harsh marine environment, each patrol boat
will require regular maintenance. However, it
needs to be emphasised that a patrol boat will
not be sent to sea or remain under way if it
would in any way compromise safety.
The Australians article makes statements
about critical skills waivers. This system of
waivers has been in place since 2003 and coin-
cided with the introduction of the formal tech-
nical regulatory system in the Navy. A waiver
will only be granted by the Chief Staff Officer
Engineering within Fleet Headquarters.
CN also praised all Navy people assigned
to the border protection mission.
The Commander of the Patrol Boat Force,
CAPT Nick Stoker, who is responsible for
operating and maintaining the Armidale fleet,
also acknowledged the challenges of this mis-
sion.
The ability to continue to provide the
required levels of availability is testament to
the commitment of our people and all those
who support the delivery of the capability,
CAPT Stoker said.
We are achieving this through careful
management of the operating cycles of each of
the 14 patrol boats and the 21 crews.
Planned major maintenance activity peri-
ods are, and remain, a routine element of these
cycles. At any one time there may be up to five
patrol boats undergoing scheduled mainte-
nance. This allows us to operate the number of
boats required for the mission.
Chief of Navy corrects the record on patrol boat capability
817 SQN
bows out
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FORMER and current sailors from 817
Squadron will have a chance to share stories
at a reunion weekend from November 11-13 at
HMAS Albatross.
The reunion is being held in the countdown to
the squadrons decommissioning after almost half a
century of continuous service.
The squadron has flown Westland Wessex and
Sea King helicopters since commissioning in 1963.
The Senior Sailors and Engineers Reunion will
kick off the activities at the Bomaderry RSL Club
on November 11.
A dinner event will be held on the following
night for current and former officers, senior sailors
and their partners at the Albatross Wardroom.
The Sea Kings will take their final flight on
December 15.
Launching from Nowra, the Sea Kings will fly
to Canberra and then return to their home base of
35 years.
The squadrons personnel will also pause for a
memorial on December 15 to remember those who
died while serving.
Chief of Navy VADM Ray Griggs will over-
see the 817 SQN Decommissioning Parade on
December 16.
The parade, starting at 10am at Albatross, will
be open to the public.
Navy News will publish a special liftout to mark
the squadrons decommissioning in the December 8
edition of the newspaper.
Simon Gladman
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or issues that had been addressed with
contractors.
Further information can be provided by
DHA or Toll Transitions, or contact your
local DRHM (see below).
RELOCATING is never fun but
some simple tips can make the
process a lot less difficult particu-
larly with pre-vacation inspections
(PVI) and completion of the Tenant
Acknowledgement form (TAF)
when vacating your Service resi-
dence.
Relocations and Housing Assistant
Director Operations Denice Woods
said ADF members should under-
stand their rights and responsibilities
by thoroughly reading the Tenant
Handbook.
Mrs Woods said it was highly
recommended that members attend
the pre-vacation inspection, normally
conducted with a Defence Housing
Australia (DHA) property manager six
to eight weeks before vacation.
The members property will be
inspected and a TAF completed for the
carpet cleaning charge and any items
identified as non-fair wear and tear
damage, Mrs Woods said.
If non-fair wear and tear dam-
age is identified at the PVI it will be
either a tenant charge or a potential
charge. Tenant charges are charges
that a member accepts and agrees to
allow DHA to repair, with the agreed
cost being invoiced to the member.
Members may elect to have tenant
charges deducted directly from their
salary or by invoice from Defence.
A potential charge is damage that
the member agrees to repair or rectify
before departure. Repairs must be to
trade standard or they will be charged
as a tenant charge.
Mrs Woods said non-fair wear and
tear was now broken down into four
categories and this would be fully
explained by DHA property managers
at pre-vacation inspections.
She said members should read the
TAF carefully and understand their
obligations for vacating a service resi-
dence before signing the TAF.
Members have the right to dispute
any of the charges and seek resolution
before their uplift, Mrs Woods said.
If members are disputing any
charges they should ensure reasons
are recorded on the TAF Details of
Dispute Form, which can be obtained
from DHA property managers.
Members are responsible for the
cost of steam-cleaning the carpets,
but the actual cleaning is managed by
DHA on the members behalf. Carpet
cleaning costs are deducted from the
members pay upon completion of the
work.
Mrs Woods said the cost differed
between region, house size and the
extent to which the residence was
carpeted.
Members will be informed of the
actual cost at the PVI, she said.
The carpet cleaning charge is non-
negotiable and cannot be disputed.
Easing posting cycle stress
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Location Name Phone
Adelaide Bill Griggs (08) 7389 3225
Bandiana Lea Gayfer (02) 6055 2187
Brisbane Brian Grear (07) 3332 6975
Cairns / Townsville Merv Dicton (07) 4411 7922
Canberra Treena Stone (02) 6127 2898
Darwin Louize Jowitt (08) 8935 4346
Hobart Tracey Pannell (03) 6237 7277
Hunter Roger Lamothe (02) 4034 6964
Liverpool Carey Byrne (02) 8782 4100
Nowra Steve Daley (02) 4421 3855
Perth Allan Purdue (08) 9311 2376
Richmond Sara Sullivan (02) 4587 2314
Southern Victoria John Gaffney (03) 9282 3667
Sydney Greg Richardson (02) 9393 2146
Tindal Kylie Henderson (08) 8973 6594
Toowoomba / Ipswich Chris Gordon (07) 4631 4414
Wagga Wagga Debbie Simms (02) 6937 4220
Be aware of your obligations
Members have the
right to dispute any of
the charges and seek
resolution before their
uplift.
Denice Woods,
Relocations and Housing
Assistant Director Operations
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Federation Guard, on parade during
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South Korea. The Guard was there
to commemorate the sacrifice of
Australians during the Korean War.
Photo: CPL Christopher Dickson
SHIP PRIDE: AB Kirsten Light aboard HMAS Sirius during Exercise
Bersama Lima 2011.
Photo: MAJ Michael Brooke
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME: LSMT Mathew Guy is the technical sailor aboard the
Royal Barge, which took Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II across Lake Burley
Griffin in Canberra on October 20.
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H
AVE you ever been too
busy to keep track of all
your financial paperwork?
If so, you might have
money from old bank accounts, insur-
ance policies or shares waiting to be
collected. You may even find a small
fortune from a deceased relative wait-
ing for you to claim.
There is a simple way to claim
your stake in the unclaimed money
held by the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission or other
agencies.
Go to www.moneysmart.gov.au
and search your name. Its quick, easy
and free.
There are amounts of between $1
and just under $1 million dollars owed
to individuals and businesses.
The highest amount unclaimed
is $990,000 from a Commonwealth
Bank account in Western Australia.
Do your friends and family a
favour and search using their names,
too.
When searching try your maiden
name or any other names you have
used in the past, as well as different
spellings of your name, in case the
bank or company has incorrectly spelt
your name on their system.
Sometimes companies hold money
for their customers, but if they cant
get in contact with them after a
period of time, the money becomes
unclaimed.
Money in bank accounts and life
policies becomes unclaimed when
there is no activity on the account or
Claim your slice of the
unclaimed millions,
writes ASIC chairman
Greg Medcraft.
policy for a given time.
Australians currently have $636
million in unclaimed money from
banks, credit unions, building socie-
ties, life insurance companies, friendly
societies, company dividends or pro-
ceeds of company takeovers.
In the past two months ASIC has
added $6.8 million worth of new
records, and paid out $14.4 million to
people and companies who have found
their lost money.
There is almost $94,000 in
unclaimed money from the Defence
Force Credit Union, and $84,000 from
the Australian Defence Credit Union.
If you search for unclaimed money
and find you have some money with
either of these credit unions, contact
the credit union.
They will assess if you are the right-
ful owner of the money and notify ASIC.
ASIC will then release the money so the
credit union can pay you.
Contact the Australian Defence
Credit Union Limited on 1300 13 23
28 and Defence Force Credit Union
Limited on (03) 8624 5888.
To check if you have any lost
superannuation, use the Australian
Taxation Offices SuperSeeker web-
site at www.ato.gov.au/superseeker.
There is $13 million in super waiting
to be claimed. State governments also
hold unclaimed money from deceased
estates, share dividends, salaries and
wages, to name a few.
Remember, you can use ASICs
online search for free as opposed to
some companies which might write to
you saying they have found some lost
money and asking you to pay them to
reunite you with it.
There is some information that
ASIC cant publish online for privacy
reasons, so if you dont have any luck
online, ring ASICs infoline on 1300
300 630 and they will do a more com-
prehensive search for you.
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CROSS Australia the warmer
weather is encouraging us all
back into sport and exercise.
However, its important to be
aware that sport and exercise may not be
healthy if time is not taken to prepare.
An ADF Health Status Report (2000)
found that sport was the cause of 32 per cent
of injuries within the forces.
In total, sports and physical training (PT)
collectively accounted for half of the total
Defence casualties for known activities.
While these figures may be dated, the
trends of injury and mechanisms of preven-
tion remain.
Factoring in human error
One of the major causes of sporting and
PT injuries is human error.
Often players simply jump in to make
up the numbers or they join a social team in
which all players, regardless of skill level,
are welcome.
Quick games, usually of touch football
after PT sessions, are especially risky affairs.
What makes this scenario even more
concerning is the impact of the fatigue from
the PT session on technical skills, while neu-
romuscular and metabolic fatigue will reduce
technical skills even further.
This further increases the risk of injury to
not only the fatigued player but to others.
Likewise, a member may feel like going
out for a run and start at a pace and distance
based on previous training history. However,
this may be far beyond their capacity follow-
ing a period of de-training during winter.
The same scenario applies for other aero-
bic training and in weight training.
It is important, therefore, to ensure that
you are fit enough to play sport; avoid being
caught up in emotion or obligation and play
when you are unprepared; warm up before
games; return to all gym and fitness activities
gradually; and, where possible, consult with
a PTI prior to restarting your training.
Managing injuries
Its important to treat all sporting and
PT injuries immediately, regardless of how
tough you are and how small you think the
injury is.
While pain is a symptom of an injury, an
absence of pain does not mean the injured
tissues have recovered.
Even if the pain may be gone the next
morning, the tissue is still damaged and sus-
ceptible to greater damage.
Injuries should be allowed to heal
before you begin playing or training again.
Inadequate recovery from an injury is a lead-
ing cause of re-injury.
The right terrain
The surfaces of most sports fields are far
from MCG quality they may have many
potential trip hazards such as drains, sprin-
klers, uneven footing, potholes and stones.
As most team sports involve players slid-
ing, falling or jumping, such surface hazards
have the potential to not only cause sprains
and strains but also tear and graze skin.
Before playing, it pays to check your
playing area.
An effective way to do this is by having
team members spread out and search for and
remove hidden obstacles.
More tips and advice provided by Sports
Medicine Australia can be found at www.
sma.org.au/2011/09/spring-into-exercise-
safely-3
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Reward beckons rally team
IN A SPIN: The Navy Rally Team slips off the road after entering a corner too quickly during the first stage of
the Carringtons Safari Rally and, inset, LSMTSM Justin White and Kristin White. Main image: LSMTSM Rodney Size
By Simon Gladman
THE Navy Rally Team of hus-
band-and-wife pairing Justin and
Kristin White is planning to play
it cool on the roads in an effort
to climb the rankings at the final
event of the Western Australia Rally
Championship season.
The team will be one of three in
contention for second place in the
Sportsman Series when it takes to
the rugged roads of Jarrahdale for the
Darling 200 over 161km on November
12.
Driver LSMTSM Justin White
and his navigator Kristin will take
plenty of confidence into the event
having jumped into second place in
the Sportman Series with their fourth-
place result at the Carringtons Safari
Rally on October 15.
They blitzed the final stage of the
Safari Rally and luck was on their side
as one of their main rivals crashed.
The heat will be on for the final
round, but we intend to play it cool
and just drive within our own limits
as that is what allowed us to over-
take Anthony Chudleigh and Andy Van
Cann in the last round, LSMTSM
White said.
We hope our fellow competitors
will crumble under the pressure and
we will emerge from the dust on the
podium.
The roads in Jarrahdale for the
Darling 200 will be rough, just like
the Safari Rally, but the event will be a
blind rally, which means it is not pace
noted. You just drive it as you see it
scary stuff.
LSMTSM White said securing sec-
ond place would be a big achievement
for the team in its first year.
The teams strong performance at
the Safari Rally also propelled it into
11th place in the Clubman Series.
We have achieved so much this
year considering our lack of experi-
ence and financial restrictions, so to
finish our first season on the podium
would be amazing, he said.
Its just so exciting to be in the
mix with some on the best drivers in
WA.
The team has been busy working
on the Toyota Corolla, rebuilding the
front suspension and also replacing all
the rubber mounts with high-density
polyurethane to strengthen the car in
the right places.
The car sustained suspension dam-
age after hitting a rock soon after start-
ing the final stage of the Safari Rally.
After every rally the car is practi-
cally stripped down and rebuilt in my
garage. The car is in bits in my drive-
way at the moment, LSMTSM White
said in late October.
Reliability is the key to do well
in rally, so everything has to be in the
best condition before attacking the
stages.
The team had a narrow miss at a
major spectator point during the first
stage of the event, losing control in
the braking zone and just managing to
avoid a tree.
We came in way too fast because
in the back of my mind I wanted
to show off at the spectator point,
LSMTSM White said.
I couldnt find reverse for a couple
of seconds. It was a little embarrass-
ing. At least we put on a show for the
crowd.
HAVING experienced the highs of
the last few months, with losing
weight and increasing my fitness
level, it was inevitable that the
tempo was going to change.
I will not bore you with the detail.
However, it was interesting to see how
my mental thought and motivation
changed and how common it is to cor-
relate weight gain or loss with people
affected by bereavement, stress, per-
sonal and mental health issues.
Over a stressful period you either
lose heaps of weight or, for some in
my situation, you neglect training.
Understandably my mind set was
not on the task, and training had to
take second place.
However, talking to people and
spreading the burden had eased some
of my concerns.
After a tough week, I was partially
back on track. My spirit has lifted and
I am now looking forward in partici-
pating in another fun run.
If you find yourself in situations
where you are under stress or not cop-
ing with mental health issues, please
speak to someone.
Help is only a phone call away.
ADF members can access mental
health care by talking to command-
ing officers or supervisors, presenting
to the health facility on their base or
contacting their Mental Health and
Psychology Section.
Twenty-four-hour assistance is
available on the All Hours Support
Line on 1800 628 036, which offers
24/7 access to crisis counselling and
referral for treatment and support.
As we come into the last few weeks
of the Join Bill Campaign, I encour-
age those members undertaking weight
loss campaigns to send in your emails
and tell us how you are going.
I still have a long way to go the
journey continues.
Email Bill at vasilis.solomou@defence
news.gov.au
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By SPR Nick Wiseman
AN INJURY to star player AB
Daniel Robertson damaged the
Australian Services Rugby Union
(ASRU) teams chances of chal-
lenging the British Army (BA) in
the International Defence Rugby
Competition (IDRC) final in New
Zealand on October 22.
AB Robertson was one of the three
top ASRU players who suffered game-
ending injuries in the first half of the
match.
It was all down hill from there for
the Warriors as the BA ran away with a
62-17 victory.
So important was AB Robertson to
the team that he later won one of the
top honours at an awards night held
after the IDRC.
The HMAS Kuttabul sailor was
named ASRUs best forward.
The other key players who suffered
injuries in the game were PTE Ben
Radmall and CAPT Ben Grumley.
Warriors coach CAPT Damien
Cahill said it was a disappointing way
to go out.
The boys achieved a tremendous
feat in reaching the final, including
victories over both the third [Samoa]
and fourth-placed teams [Tonga], both
of which had numerous internation-
als in their respective squads, CAPT
Cahill said.
Unfortunately, in the final we
started slowly, were decimated by inju-
ry and ran into a red-hot BA side.
Despite having not previously
played at its best throughout the tour-
nament, the BA switched on and hit its
peak against the Warriors.
Heineken Cup player LCPL Chris
Budgen was tremendous up front for
the BA.
Also among the BAs best play-
ers were all-international back row-
ers GNR Iremaia Boladau, LCPL Joe
Kava and CAPT Mark Lee.
CAPT Cahill said he could not
fault the efforts of his team during the
competition.
Simply reaching the final was a tre-
mendous achievement in his eyes.
It wasnt their day, but to be
proved to be the second best defence
force rugby union side in the world is
something to be justifiably proud of,
especially, as rugby union is so highly
regarded by the defence forces glob-
ally, CAPT Cahill said.
More than a thousand specta-
tors watched the final at Auckland
University in New Zealand.
ASRU qualified for the play-off
after beating Samoa Police 23-10 in
the semi-final earlier in the week and
comfortably accounting for the Royal
Air Force 56-5 in the quarter-finals on
October 13.
AB Tait OSullivan, one of six
Navy representatives in the team, said
he enjoyed the experience of playing
against the worlds best defence force
players.
I especi al l y enj oyed pl ay-
ing against the Royal Air Force and
thought it was our best game, AB
OSullivan said.
We really came together well as a
team in that match.
Both the best player award as
named by the players and the teams
best and fairest award were won by
PTE Ben Radmall.
Five ASRU players also featured
in the World 22 side, a notional team
which selected the best players of the
competition.
Named in the starting 15 were
ASRU trio SPR Shaun Richardson,
SCDT Tony Luxford and LCPL Joven
Clarke.
Navy representative and ASRU
captain PO Jason Harrington was
named as a reserve, along with CPL
Tom Boole.
The success of the IDRC was
largely due to the vision and support
of the Chief of Defence Force GEN
David Hurley and ASRUs manage-
ment team.
The IDRC will be played every
four years, with the next to be held in
England in 2015.
SGT Ben Jones suggested the next
IDRC should be used as a curtain rais-
er to the official World Cup.
Injuries sink ASRU dream
ASRUs CAMPAIGN
Pool round, October 1:
ASRU 21 d Tonga Defence
Service 17.
Pool round, October
9: ASRU 66 d Peoples
Liberation Army of China 5.
Quarter-final, October 13:
ASRU 56 d Royal Air Force 5.
Semi-final, October 18:
ASRU 23 d Samoa Police 10.
Final, October 22: British
Army 62 d ASRU 17.
SOME DIRECTION: ASRU coach
CAPT Damien Cahill addresses
his players during half time.
LIKE A WORKHORSE: AB James Smith takes on a British Army tackler during ASRUs loss in the final of the International Defence Rugby
Competition at Auckland University. Photos: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack
LAST-MINUTE PREP: The ASRU Warriors huddle in the changerooms
before taking to the field against the British Army.
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By POET Mark Maddison
and Simon Gladman
RUNNING across the finish line was
probably not what ABSTDSM Chris
Fleming had in mind when he set out
in the Dwellingup 100 mountain bike
race in Western Australia.
ABSTDSM Fleming was deter-
mined not to let his snapped bike chain
stop him from finishing the event,
turning down the offer of a lift and
instead carrying his bike over the final
three kilometres of the cross country
race.
ABSTDSM Fleming joined LCDR
Ken Marr, LSCKSM Jimmy Brook
and SMNCTS James Tainton in
Navys elite riding team from HMAS
Collins, Team Collins, which techni-
cally failed to finish because of several
incidents, including one team member
getting lost.
Two other Navy teams of four from
HMAS Stirling enjoyed more success
in the Forces Challenge Category,
designed to raise money for various
charities and promote friendly compe-
tition between police, fire, ambulance
and Defence personnel.
Navy Team Two featuring PO
Mark Maddison, PO Brent Hunter, AB
Adam Woodward and LEUT Heath
Crawford placed third.
Team One comprising LCDR
Dave Jane, LS Cam Brien, LS Duke
Newcombe and SMN Luke Mitchell
rounded out the top five.
Navys overall top individual per-
former was marathon runner LSCKSM
Brook, who successfully made a tran-
sition to the bike to place 30th in the
individual standings of the 40km event
with a time of 2 hours and 23 minutes.
Team Twos PO Maddison said the
teams representing Navy competed
well in the gruelling September 17
event, which was one of the biggest in
Biking it in the bush
Western Australia with more than 700
riders.
He was first home in Team Two,
recording a time of 2 hours and 34
minutes despite suffering some
mechanical problems.
We achieved the main aim which
was to introduce new riders to the
sport and have some great rides out in
the bush. I expect after this experience,
our new riders will keep coming back
for more, he said.
The event was a great success
not just for the interest generated in
the sport but the team and individual
results.
Five new riders borrowed bikes
from the base and at least two of them
have rushed out and bought their own
bikes, so we have high hopes of a larg-
er Navy entry next year.
PO Maddison said the RAN teams
featured a wide range of ability level
from beginners through to seasoned
racers and a broad cross section of
ages and ranks.
LCDR Dave Jane was the oldest
team member at 49, and finished well
before the cut off.
Training sessions were conduct-
ed in the local areas prior to the race
ensuring everyone had the required
ability and stamina to take on the chal-
lenge, PO Maddison said.
The day was great fun for all
involved and plans are under way
to enter a Navy team into the Dusk
til Dawn 12 endurance race in
November.
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE: Navys team, made up of personnel from HMA Ships Collins and Stirling.
Tenpin bowler strikes a top honour
A SAILOR from HMAS Albatross has taken sec-
ond place against some of the countrys top tenpin
bowlers in a national tournament in Sydney from
October 18-20. Representing the Australian Defence
Organisation (ADO) at the Walter Rachuig Trophy
event, LS Aaron Kellett was awarded the individual
honour in the A-grade section for his average scores
across singles, doubles and teams events. I worked
for it, no doubt about it, he said. The ADO mens
team finished 9th out of 10.
IN BRIEF
Harman
keeps
running
strong
MORE than 90 competitors
slipped into their running
shoes for the 48th Bonshaw
Cup at HMAS Harman on
October 28. The fun run is the
second oldest running event
in Canberra. It originally
began as a Navy-only event,
but now attracts runners
from across the ADF and
civilian community.
Photos: LAC Bill Solomou
NAVY NEWS
31 SPORT
By CFN Max Bree
THE return of five guns will boost
Navys chances of winning the National
Defence Force Cricket Carnival for the
first time since 2006, according to Navy
Cricket secretary and senior selector
LEUT Marty Karow.
Marking their return to the field for
the November 17-22 inter-service car-
nival will be WO Gary Fuss, PO Luke
Grimmond, LS Joe Rule, LEUT Matt
Ryan and PO Glenn Cleary.
But LEUT Karow said the quality of
this years training squad was deep, with
many young players also impressing in
their push for selection.
Weve got 26 nominations at the
moment and by the end of the week Im
expecting to have 30 or more, he said.
Last year we had a trial and only 18
people turned up, meaning we only had
to cull three.
In that situation you take what you
can get.
This years carnival in Canberra will
feature a twenty20 competition for the
first time, alongside the regular one-day
matches.
Teams from the three Services will
fight it out for the new ACM Angus
Houston, AC, AFC T20 Cup in the twen-
ty20 and the SQNLDR Stan Sismey Cup
for the best one-day team.
LEUT Karow warned competitors not
to be fooled into thinking they would be
playing a Navy team of similar ability to
previous years.
Since last years poor performance at
the carnival, the Navy Cricket committee
has been working to overhaul the admin-
istration and trial processes to rebuild
Navy Cricket.
Its going to be a new-look side with
a new trial and training program to get
this team back to number one spot, he
said.
Were in the best position weve been
in a long time to win the carnival.
We didnt have it together last year,
but the Army and Air Force cant think
that of the Navy side this year.
For all the positive signs, LEUT
Karow was reluctant to over-hype Navys
chances.
We will definitely have a better side
than last year, but how that compares to
the opposition you cant say, he said.
In the past weve had some talented
cricketers, but they havent gelled as a
team.
Cricket is a funny game, you cant
always call the winner. If it was that easy
we wouldnt be playing it.
During the carnival the best players
from across the Services will be selected
to form an Australian Services Cricket
Association (ASCA) team to take on the
NSW Police and the ACT under-19 repre-
sentative side.
ASCA vice-president LTCOL James
Brownlie encouraged all ADF cricketers
to get involved in the national carnival
and put their best foot forward.
If youre interested, put your hand up
and come, he said.
Weve had people who put it off for
years and years and years.
Often when they do come, they can
be an absolute superstar and we did not
know they were out there.
New edge in
confidence
Returning guns boost Navy
THATS OUTTA HERE:
WO Gary Fuss, pic-
tured in action during
the 2009 carnival, will
add plenty of firepower
to the team.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is conducting a
Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force. Specically
the Review is examining the effectiveness of cultural change strategies and
initiatives required to improve leadership pathways for women in the Australian
Defence Force.
The Review is being led by Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick,
who chairs the expert Review Panel.
The Review Panel is now calling for written submissions. In particular, written
submissions are being sought on the following aspects of the Terms of Reference:
The effectiveness of the cultural change strategies recommended by
the CDF Womens Reference Group in the Womens Action Plan including the
implementation of these strategies across the Australian Defence Force;
Measures and initiatives required to improve the pathways for increased
representation of women into the senior ranks and leadership of the Australian
Defence Force; and
Any other matters incidental to the terms of reference such as sexual
harassment and abuse and sex discrimination.
The Review will not be investigating or making ndings in relation to individual
allegations or complaints. The Review can only report and make recommendations
in relation to the systemic issues arising from the Terms of Reference.
Submissions will be accepted over a four week period from
Saturday 5 November to Sunday 4 December 2011.
To view the full terms of reference and to lodge a submission please refer to
the Submissions page of the Commission website at www.humanrights.gov.au/
defencereview.
For any inquiries in relation to the Review submission process please see our
website or contact the ADF Review Secretariat by email at defence.review@
humanrights.gov.au or call 1800 656 945.
Please note that submissions received will ordinarily be made available on the
Commission website. People wishing to make a condential submission should
make this clear at the time of lodgement and the Review will not publish those
submissions on the website. However, people should also be aware that whilst
every endeavour will be made to ensure condentiality, the Commission is obliged
to determine any request for access to documents made under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 in accordance with that Act.
Call for Submissions into the
Treatment of Women in the
Australian Defence Force
A REMEMBRANCE Day
golfing competition will tee
off in 2012 thanks to the joint
efforts made by the ADF Golf
Association, Legacy Australia
and Golf Australia.
Modelled on the US Patriots
Golf Day, a Labor Day event
which raises money for fami-
lies of servicemen and women,
the Remembrance Golf Day is
planned to be held at clubs across
Australia on the weekend before
Remembrance Day.
ADF Golf Association
President MAJGEN Craig
Orme said links were being built
between the ADF Golf Association,
the Australian golfing community
and Legacy Australia, which sup-
ports the families of service people
killed in action.
As part of the collabora-
tion, Defence will support the
Presidents Cup to be played in
Melbourne in November with
some extra military-style pag-
eantry at the opening ceremony,
MAJGEN Orme said.
To help promote the Australian
Remembrance Golf Day, a replica
of the Presidents Cup was flown
to Canberra for the CDF Cup in
September.
LCPL Mark Doran
Special golf day planned
UP FOR GRABS: AVM Mark Skidmore, MAJGEN Craig Orme and
CDRE Bob Richards get a glimpse of the Presidents Cup replica.
Navy no
match
for APS
NAVY was unable to stop APS
from making a clean sweep
of the ACT Interservice Golf
Tournament from October
12-20 at the Mollymook Hilltop
course in NSW.
After beating Army and going
down to Air Force, Navy narrowly
lost to the APS team in the final
round.
In glorious golfing conditions,
Navy opened the event in fine style
by proving too strong for an Army
outfit to record a 6 to 4.5 win in the
opening round.
But the Air Force dashed
Navys hopes of having a chance
to contend for the title, handing the
RAN golfers a 7.5 to 3 loss in the
second round.
APS was a deserving victor,
having easily accounted for Army
and Air Force in its opening two
rounds.
Representing Navy were: CAPT
Christopher Frost, LCDR Terry
Bird, LCDR Darryl Whitehead,
LEUT Neil Davenport, MIDN Tim
Wright, WO Desmond Byrne, WO
Richard Lewis, WO Rod McLaurin,
WO Murray Widdeson, CPO Mark
Christofersen, CPO Paul Davis, PO
Rohan Halliday and LS Andrew
Rose.
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Stirlings Team One,
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the Dwellingup 100
mountain bike race
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Photo: SMN Kieran
Dempsey
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