The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 56, No. 17, September 12, 2013

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Dallas McMaugh

ONE thousand officers and sailors from HMA Ships Albatross and Creswell celebrated the 65th anni-versary of Albatross’s commission-ing with a Freedom of Entry parade through the City of Shoalhaven on August 31.

Reviewing officer COMFAA CDRE Vince Di Pietro said the parade marked a significant event for the RAN and Shoalhaven.

“In August 1948, it was reported that ‘In glorious sunshine, at 9.30am promptly, HMAS Albatross, the first Royal Australian Naval Air Station, was commissioned’,” he said.

“It was an historic moment for Australia, coming into line with the other great powers of the world, pro-viding the nucleus of its own Naval Air Arm.

“In the 65 years since commis-sioning, Albatross has fulfilled all the promise and optimism of that glori-ous sunny day and will continue to be

the hub and heart of naval aviation in Australia.”

The parade was an occasion to reflect on the past as well as anticipate the future of Navy in Shoalhaven.

“There are exciting times ahead for the RAN, exciting times for Albatross and especially exciting times for its people – officers, sailors and civilian, both public service and contractor – who will be crucial to the recapitalisation of the Fleet Air Arm, which is well under way with new capabilities being acquired for Navy and the ADF,” CDRE Di Pietro said.

“All of this very valuable and much-appreciated investment in our people has an enormously good effect on personnel and their well-being and will continue to bring a big positive for Shoalhaven.”

CO Albatross CAPT Gordon Andrew said the tradition of Freedom of Entry provided a rare opportunity to mark and to celebrate the long-held links with the local community.

“The busy nature of both Creswell and Albatross means that we don’t get

to parade together in such large num-bers very often and I’m sure many of the onlookers were surprised by the sheer size of the Navy presence in the region,” he said.

He said the crowd’s response to the parade was particularly gratifying.

“It was very enjoyable to see and hear the large crowd that turned out to cheer us on and support us,” CAPT Andrew said.

CAPT Andrew said the Freedom of Entry also marked the 100th anni-versary of the Royal Australian Naval College, which is now located at Creswell. He said the parade was a curtain raiser to the International Fleet Review.

“The Fleet Air Arm will play an exciting role in the review and we were able to provide Shoalhaven res-idents with a preview of this when helicopters from 816, 723 and 808 Squadrons flew in formation over the parade,” he said.

“The flypast was also a spectacular reminder of the role of Albatross in supporting naval aviation capability.”

Parade signals bright future

STAND TALL: (L-R) LSAVN Michael Wenzel, PO Aaron Little and LSAVN Colin Corbett form the Australian White Ensign party for the Freedom of Entry march. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

TRADITION: Shoalhaven Police local area commander Paul Condon challenges CO HMAS Albatross CAPT Gordon Andrew during the Freedom of Entry parade (above). While helicopters from 723, 808 and 816 Squadrons conduct a flypast (below). Photos: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

UNITED FORCE: Sailors from HMA Ships Albatross and Creswell march through the main street of Nowra. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

TOGETHER: Left, SMN Zanthe Pauley, of HMAS Albatross, proudly marches through the main street of Nowra. CDRE Vince Di Pietro and Shoalhaven Mayor Joanna Gash watch as members march during their Freedom of Entry parade. Photos: ABIS Sarah Williams

Sydney Heritage Fleet invites you to apply to join the crew of the 1874 barque James Craig for a “Sail of the Century” voyage! Be amongst the fl otilla of Tall Ships from around the world as they sail into Sydney Harbour on Thursday 3rd October, marking the start of International Fleet Review celebrations.

Sailing from Sydney on September 26th, James Craig will rendezvous with Warships and Tall Ships along the New South Wales south coast, spending a planned 8 days at sea.

As voyage crew, you will participate in the ships’s routine under the careful guidance of Fleet volunteers who have many years square-rig sailing ship experience. To join us you will need an adventurous spirit, physical fi tness, be at least 18 years of age and have an ability and willingness to live & work like a 19th century sailor. No previous sailing experience will be needed. $2,400 will fund meals, training and the ocean adventure of a lifetime!

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LSIS Helen Frank

THE crew of a Sea King were recog-nised for their brave actions in res-cuing a man from the Queensland floods in 2011 when they were awarded a Group Bravery Citation at the Australian Bravery Awards on September 1.

CMDR Scott Palmer, LEUT Simon Driessen, CPOA Kerwyn Ballico and POA Nicholas Anderson crewed Shark 21 during Operation Queensland Flood Assist.

They worked closely together dur-ing their time at 817SQN and have considerable experience in helicopter operations.

The aircraft captain, CMDR Palmer, was XO of the squadron and CPO Ballico was involved in the res-cue of sailors in the 1997/98 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

On the evening of January 11, 2011, Shark 21 was conducting evac-uation operations in response to the flash flooding at Laidley when CMDR Palmer saw a man being swept along Laidley Creek.

“It was towards the end of a very long busy day,” PO Anderson said

“We started at 3am that day and the rescue took place around 6.30 that evening.”

There were numerous aviation hazards in the vicinity such as wires, poles, trees and structures. These haz-ards delayed the rescue.

“We were forced to hold off and match the aircraft speed with the speed of the water,” PO Anderson said.

As soon as it was safe, the crew attempted a winch rescue as the man continued to be swept along the swol-len creek.

PO Anderson was lowered in a dou-ble-lift harness to the stranded man but was unable to grab hold of him.

“The conditions were horrendous and very dynamic, changing every moment,” he said.

The man in the water then collided with a partially submerged tree.

Brave actions honoured

“I was winched into the tree and was able to recover the survivor,” PO Anderson said.

“There was an awful lot of noise, from the raging river and from the Sea King hovering just metres above us, so talking to the man was difficult.

“I got quite close to him and sig-nalled to him to let me put the rescue strop over him and to let go of the tree.

“This took a bit of convincing and eventually I got him in the strop.

“I looked up to CPO Ballico in the aircraft and I signalled to him to lift us clear of the tree and the raging river.”

PO Anderson said the rescued man was very grateful and thanked the crew many times during the short flight to Laidley Hospital.

“While in the aircraft he was trying to take off the life jacket he was wear-ing,” PO Anderson said.

“I said ‘You keep it on mate, it pretty much saved your life’.”

PO Anderson said the award rec-ognised and was a reflection of the dedication, professionalism and skill that 817SQN personnel had provided over many years.

“I am proud and honoured to have been part of the 817SQN Sea King fraternity,” PO Anderson said.

“I’ll always remember January 11, 2011, Shark 21 and her crew for their extraordinary skill, competence, tenac-ity and clarity of mind and the abil-

ity to get the job done while under extreme pressure.”

CMDR Palmer said he was proud of his crew’s actions on that day but the award reminded him of the tragedy of the floods.

“While we were able to rescue one man, there were many that lost their lives in those floodwaters and receiv-ing this award will always be tempered by that,” CMDR Palmer said.

STRONG MEMORIES: A Sea King hovers above flood waters during Operation Queensland Flood Assist in 2011. Inset, CPOA Kerwyn Ballico and POA Nick Anderson in front of a Sea King at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra. Photos: CPOIS Damien Pawlenko and ABIS Sarah Williams

MORE than 100 Defence members from around Australia attended the annual Defence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Network (DATSIN) conference at HMAS Harman from August 19-21.

Indigenous ADF and APS mem-bers, and indigenous liaison and recruiting staff met to discuss cur-rent issues and challenges facing Defence.

The conference was also a celebration and recognition of the valuable contribution Aboriginal and Islander people make within the Defence environment.

Navy was represented for the first time at the conference by regional indigenous liaison officers.

They have recently completed cultural competency training and are working for the commands in their posting region.

These members are both indig-enous and non-indigenous personnel and have a number of tasks includ-ing providing advice to their com-mands on indigenous cultural issues, coordinating indigenous community engagement and being a point of contact for all indigenous serving members in their region.

Each region will be hosting recruiting and training activities for indigenous recruit candidates.

Volunteers from across the Navy are helping with these programs that vary from day visits to the five-month residential courses run at

HMAS Cairns. CMDR Chris Curtis told the conference Navy had turned a corner with its indigenous engage-ment.

“The appointment of CPO Ray Rosendale as Navy Strategic Adviser to the CN has been fol-lowed up with the appointment of regional advisers,” he said.

“In 2014, Navy will be sup-porting two Defence Indigenous Development Program (DIDP) courses and also four of the six-week Indigenous Pre-Recruitment Courses.

“The Navy indigenous network is growing strongly and many indig-enous serving members are stepping forward to lend a hand and involve themselves with some of the excit-ing activities that are being run.”

He said the International Fleet

Review would have an indigenous-crewed tall ship with current Navy graduates of DIDP sailing the Queensland Sail Training Ship South Passage from Brisbane to Sydney.

“These DIDP graduates will be joined by other indigenous serving members to conduct several sails on Sydney Harbour during the week-long celebration,” CMDR Curtis said.

“They will also be joined by indigenous sporting and entertain-ment stars, community leaders and indigenous Navy veterans.”

Serving indigenous members who want to join in for a sail on the harbour, help with community engagement, recruiting programs or connect with the indig-enous network should contact CPO Ray Rosendale at ray.rosendale@defence.gov.au

Conference marks change

ATTENDEES: (L-R) AB Lateika Smith, PO Sam Shepard, LS Daniel Cunningham, LS Erol Williams, CPO Ray Rosendale, PO Glen Hall, CPO Jerry Savage and CMDR Chris Curtis at the DATSIN conference at HMAS Harman. Photo: LCDR Ian Lumsden

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ABML-C Lloyd McKean will pre-pare and serve up to four meals a day for 230 people, which amounts to more than 7840 meals weekly.

“I am looking forward to the chal-lenge of this deployment. I am also responsible for ‘midnighters’ for the watch-keepers, which are served at the change of watch about 11.30pm to keep the ship going 24 hours a day,” he said.

Maintainer ABET Kains feels prepared for the challenge of

Operation Slipper.

“I am ready for anything after the work-up we have just completed. It is a very exciting time for me right

now as I face a new challenge,” he said.

This deployment marks ABMT Chris Fairley’s first full trip to the MEAO.

“This will be a long but rewarding operational deployment. I joined the Navy in January 2011 to serve my country and to learn a trade, and haven’t looked back,” he said.

Marine engineering officer-in-training LEUT Christina Rogerson is looking forward to consolidating

her qualifications.

“My work is at times dirty, greasy and hot, but I thoroughly enjoy

the challenge. I eagerly anticipate doing the job for real in the waters

of the Middle East,” she said.

WAVE GOODBYE: Officers fallen in at procedure alpha on zero-one deck, (left) as family and friends, gather on the wharf (above) to farewell HMAS

Melbourne as she departs Fleet Base East for the MEAO.

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Michael Brooke

Family and friends gathered at Fleet Base East on august 25 to farewell HmaS Melbourne and her crew as they left for a seven-month deployment to Operation Slipper.

Emotions ran high as Melbourne’s 234 officers and sailors kissed goodbye to their loved ones.

aB Frank Ojeda and his family said their time apart would be especially poignant during the festive season and days of national celebration.

But aB Ojeda said he would atone for his absence by marrying his fiancée, lauren Briggs, when he returned next march and could once again hold his son, Nicholas.

“i will definitely make up for it when i come home next year,” he said.

lSBm Jerome Donald said it was a shame he would not be spending Father’s Day with his wife Rebecca and children Dylan, alisyia and Jayden but that was life in the Navy. “it’s duty before pleas-ure but fortunately the family under-stands,” lS Donald said.

Other wharf-side farewells saw lCDR mathew adams hug his wife Bronwen and their children lachlan and Benjamin, while lSmT andrew Davis told his wife Sarah and daughter ariel he would be thinking about them a lot dur-ing the deployment.

The crew will not only miss Father’s Day but also many other special family occasions to come over the next seven months including Christmas and New year.

CO Melbourne CmDR Br ian Schlegel said his ship’s company was well prepared for the task ahead.

“While it will be tough over the Christmas and New year period, my crew are excited to be doing our part to protect sea lanes for trade while deterring illegal traffic and piracy,” he said.

“my ship’s company is a well-oiled machine, having put in many hours of rigorous training to ensure we are pre-pared for all the tasks that we may be asked to complete while assigned.”

COmaUSlFT RaDm Tim Barrett thanked the ship’s company and family and friends for their sacrifices.

“it is never easy to be apart from loved ones, but rest assured Melbourne is well prepared for this important mis-sion,” RaDm Barrett said.

“While deployed a long way from our shores, you can be assured that every member of Melbourne is playing an important part in protecting our national interest.”

Melbourne is the 56th rotation of an australian warship to the mEaO since 1990, and is due to return home in march 2014 when she will hand over duties to HmaS Darwin.

Melbourne heads for the MEAO

READY TO DEPART: ABET Tegan Brooks with boyfriend LSMT Ian Devonish (above) and LSBM Jerome Donald with wife Rebecca and children Dylan, Alisyia and Jayden (right) say goodbye on the wharf. Photo: ABIS Jayson Tufrey

LAST HUGS: LSCSO Alee Scarfone with her daughter Keira (left) and LCDR Mathew Adams with wife Bronwen and children Lachlan and Benjamin (above). Photos: ABIS Jesse Rhynard and ABIS Jayson Tufrey

ALMOST READY: Above, HMAS Melbourne’s crew walk onto the gangway before departure. Right, AB Frank Ojeda with fiancée Lauren Briggs and son Nicholas.Photos: ABIS Jesse Rhynard and ABIS Jayson Tufrey

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Jak Goudman

NAVY Canteens has been engaged by the International Fleet Review (IFR) team to manage the creation and dis-tribution of a range of official products and giveaways through its online mer-chandise shop SALT.

SALT will also be present at IFR events, thanks to its supplier Brandnet, which has been a driving force in developing the IFR product range and logistics for merchandise outlets.

CEO Navy Canteens Stephen Gregory said the fleet review was a great opportunity to get Navy’s mes-sage out to the community.

“This event will put Navy front and centre and we want to make sure the significance of the event is reflected in every product we provide,” he said.

To mark the 100th anniversary of Navy’s first fleet review, well-known Australian marine artist Don Braben has painted an artwork depicting the then fledgling RAN en route to Sydney Harbour on the morning of October 4, 1913 (pictured).

This painting has been the inspira-tion for a range of IFR merchandise on sale through SALT.

The artwork, especially commis-sioned for the anniversary, captures the fleet of seven ships steaming slowly in formation.

Mr Braben said the elevated per-spective – an aerial view of the fleet – afforded a unique viewpoint.

“I wanted to marry today’s perspec-tives with this moment in our history,” he said.

Artwork tells story

“There are several very fine art-works in existence of the fleet entering the harbour in line astern but few show the entire fleet.

“For the 100th anniversary I felt we needed to show more of the fleet and most importantly, to show the

fleet moving forward under steam. It seemed obvious that an aerial view at sea was the most effective and poign-ant.”

The painting shows the ships of the new fleet in the early morning light as they make way to Sydney.

“The flagship, HMAS Australia, flying the flag of RADM Patey, leads the column, followed in line by the cruisers HMA Ships Melbourne, Sydney and Encounter, with the destroyer Yarra at the end of the line,” he said.

“The destroyers Parramatta and Warrego flank Australia.”

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Lauren Norton

AFTER Defence members made a record-breaking 3295 donations in last year’s Defence Blood Challenge, VCDF AIRMSHL Mark Binskin has set a new target of 4000.

In its fifth year, the challenge runs from September 1 to November 30 and is an opportunity for personnel, friends and family members to give the life-sav-ing gift of blood and plasma.

The Defence Blood Challenge is Australia’s largest blood donation event and has produced more than 8000 dona-tions – potentially saving more than 18,000 lives.

“We already make a significant con-tribution and it is pleasing to see our people extend the spirit of our service to support the Australian Red Cross Blood Service,” AIRMSHL Binskin said.

“I encourage all Defence personnel and families to donate during the chal-lenge.”

Last year, Navy recorded 533 dona-tions, while Army took out the challenge with 1191 donations.

Navy ambassador POB Cartrena Skinner said it was important for Navy to donate to lead by example.

“As Defence personnel, we give back every day we serve and I see Defence personnel as role models within the community. By giving back through the blood challenge we have the opportunity to encourage the wider community to follow our example,” she said.

“These donations are essentially sav-ing someone’s life. The way I see it, it could be someone I know and love.

“Wouldn’t you try that little harder for someone you love?”

She said it was also a chance for Navy to try to beat the other services.

“As a proud member of the senior service, I strongly encourage other Navy personnel to assist me in showing our sister services what Navy personnel are capable of,” she said.

VCDF ups the ante for blood donations

NAVY and the Defence Materiel Organisation recently completed the final operational acceptance trial for the Australian-designed phased array radar and combat management sys-tem upgrades to the Anzac-class frig-ate anti-ship missile defence (ASMD) system.

The trial included a number of successful evolved sea sparrow mis-sile (ESSM) firings from HMAS Perth at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.

During the trials, the ASMD sys-tem was challenged by a number of demanding firing scenarios. These included successful missile engage-ments against multiple sea-skimming targets including, for the first time in the Navy, an engagement by an ESSM against one of the world’s most advanced supersonic targets.

CO Perth CAPT Lee Goddard said the firing clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of the upgraded ASMD system.

“The targets were detected by the Australian designed and built CEA phased array radar and the missiles were successfully launched and con-trolled in flight by the ship’s ASMD systems, resulting in the destruction of the targets,” CAPT Goddard said.

“This proves the accuracy and precision of the upgraded systems to guide the weapon in a complex warfighting scenario.”

Perth is the first of eight Anzac-class frigates to enter the ASMD upgrade to improve her weapons sys-tems and sensor arrays.

CN VADM Ray Griggs said the upgrade provided the Anzac-class with a significantly enhanced level of self and local area defence against modern anti-ship missiles.”

“The complexity of the firing sce-narios is unsurpassed in Navy’s histo-ry, particularly the successful firings against supersonic targets,” CN said.

“The results from this activity are a ringing endorsement of the capabili-ty flowing from the ASMD program.”

Trial on target for take off

FIRED UP: An Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) is fired from HMAS Perth at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii (above) and the missile in flight (right).

CHALLENGE IS ON: SBLT Bernard Hollis, of HS Blue, with Blood Drop Bill, donates plasma at the Cairns Blood Donor Clinic. Photo: CPO Daniel Carter

Participants can donate through their local Red Cross donor collection centre or at the mobile blood banks that will be visiting Defence bases and sites through-out the Blood Challenge.

Whole blood donors can give blood every 12 weeks, while plasma and plate-let donors can donate as often as every 2-3 weeks. This means participants could record up to four donations for their nominated service during the challenge.

Most people can give blood if they are fit, healthy and not suffering from a cold, flu or other illness at the time of donation or in the previous week.

On the day, be sure to stay hydrated and have at least three good-sized glasses of water or juice and something to eat in the three hours before donating.

To make sure your donation counts, register for Navy online at www.donateblood.com.au/defence

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NAVY NAMESHMAS Warrnambool September 13, 1947 Stoker Ronald John Garrett

ORDSMN John Herbert Hyland

Signaller Norman Lloyd Lott

AB Donald Bain Sigg

HMAS Murchison January 10, 1954 Telegraphist William John

Davis

HMAS Sydney March 6, 1954 CPO Alan Spencer Hawken

Leading Electrical Mechanic Kenneth William Nelson

HMAS Kanimbla April 2, 2005 LS Scott Andrew Charles

Bennet

LEUT Matthew Peter Davey

LEUT Matthew Phillip Goodall

LEUT Paul John Kimlin

LEUT Jonathan Curlewis King

PO Stephen Craig Slattery

SGT Dave Morley

A RIGOROUS effort over many years by Avril Clark, Sarah McCarthy and their supporters, including a petition containing 40,000 signatures, led the Australian War Memorial (AWM) to add three new bronze panels to the Roll of Honour.

Mrs Clark’s son, PTE Jamie Clark, died on operational service in Solomon Islands in 2005 and Miss McCarthy’s father, CAPT Peter McCarthy, was killed by a landmine in Lebanon in 1988.

The panels list the names of 48 Australian servicemen and women who have died in non-warlike opera-tions, including six crew members of HMAS Kanimbla killed in the Sea King crash in 2005.

They were unveiled by AWM Director Brendan Nelson on August 30.

Dr Nelson said the day was a mile-stone for the families of those whose names were being added to the Roll of Honour, for the AWM and for Australia.

“An ongoing challenge for the memorial is to recognise the changing nature of war and conflict,” he said.

“Remaining true to the vision of Charles Bean, the memorial’s found-er, the inclusion of these names on the Roll of Honour fittingly remem-bers the sacrifice made by these ser-vicemen and women on behalf of all Australians.”

Des Hyland, 79, from Wynyard in Tasmania, and his wife Marie, attend-ed the unveiling to pay tribute to his brother ORDSMN John Hyland.

ORDSMN Hyland was one of four sailors killed when HMAS Warrnambool was sunk by a mine off North Queensland in 1947.

Mr Hyland said finally seeing his brother’s name on the Roll of Honour was something he’d been looking for-ward to for more than 60 years.

“I was only 13 when he was killed and he was 18 – it was a great loss to our family,” he said.

Unveiling marks milestone

“We were all so proud of him when he went off to join the Navy.

“There’s only my sister and I left and she’s in a nursing home.”

Mr Hyland said his parents were disappointed with how the Navy han-dled his brother’s death at the time.

“The Navy sent a telegram to the postmaster at Wynyard in Tasmania and he brought it around,” he said.

“It said ‘your son has been killed, the Warrnambool has been sunk and

the funeral will be in Cairns’. Unlike what would happen today, there was no ‘would you like to come to the funeral’ or ‘would you like the body sent home’.”

Mr Hyland and his wife were the only family members representing the sailors lost in Warrnambool.

For more on the loss of HMAS Warrnambool, see page 16.

IN MEMORY: Ray and Marie Hyland pay their respects at the new Roll of Honour panels at the Australian War Memorial. The panels commemorate the 48 Australian servicemen and women who have died in non-warlike operations, including six crew members from HMAS Kanimbla who were killed in the Sea King crash in 2005, right. Photos: POIS Paul Berry

CPL Nick Wiseman

CHARACTERISTICS of ADF personnel can now be used to better measure the likeliness of complet-ing their initial first term after a year-long study by CDF Fellowship recipient LTCOL Phillip Hoglin.

The CDF fellowship was awarded to LTCOL Hoglin in late 2010 and he completed the study at the University of NSW at ADFA in 2011 in conjunction with a master’s degree in philosophy.

LTCOL Hoglin said the findings of the study backed up much of the ADF’s existing intuition.

“We didn’t have anything else to stake a claim before,” he said. “But we now have this study.”

His study found that out of more than 4900 recruits into the ADF about 31 per cent left the ADF before completing their obligated period of service.

The study concluded that there was a significant waste of recruiting and training resources and could lead to a larger recruiting target to meet the requirements of the ADF.

The study found gender made no difference to the first-term separa-tion rates.

Lower-than-average general abil-ity scale score recruits were at least 24 per cent less likely to complete their first term and those who were born overseas were 30 per cent more likely to complete their first

term compared to Australian-born recruits.

LTCOL Hoglin said the ADF still needed to do more studies in this area.

“We make a lot of policy based on military professional knowledge and judgement but what we don’t do well is use our research resources to back up these decisions,” he said.

“That is my personal view of one of the major benefits of this type of study.”

Part of a small number of Army workforce analysts, LTCOL Hoglin attended the Manpower Systems analysis course at the US Naval Post-Graduate School in California

and completed a two-year master’s program to understand workplace analysis and modelling.

He said he was fortunate to get the opportunity to complete this study.

“In this case I was lucky to be part of the fellowship,” he said. “If it didn’t come up, the study might not have been done at all.”

This year’s recipient of the CDF’s research fellowship is MAJ Warren Coaker who will put biases in Defence procurement under the microscope as he investigates deci-sion making and cognitive biases in the ADF’s procurement processes, with research starting early next year.

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ships and personnel from Navy and the indonesian Eastern Fleet completed Exercise Cassowary in the Darwin area on August 31.

The biennial maritime security training exercise is one of a series, which aims to strengthen relation-ships and enhance mutual coopera-tion and understanding between the indonesian Navy and the RAN.

This year’s exercise focused on boarding operations to counter the threat of illegal fishing.

indonesian vessels KRi Hiu and KRi Kakap joined Armidale-class

patrol boat hMAs Wollongong and mine hunter coastal hMAs Huon for a two-day harbour phase, fol-lowed by a three-day sea phase in the North Australian Exercise Area.

Delivering the address at the exercise opening, Director Maritime Operations CApT steve Bowater said the exercise was an opportunity to welcome friends and neighbours and share ideas.

“i encourage you to get to know each other well, because genuine learning will come from the rela-tionships you develop this week,” CApT Bowater said.

“This exercise is an excit-ing opportunity to learn from each other, gain personal satisfaction and make a real impact on improving regional maritime security through the experiences you share.”

personnel from both navies par-ticipated in professional forums, workshops, demonstrations and exercise briefings throughout the harbour phase.

The sea phase included commu-nications drills, passage exercises, light transfers at sea, boarding prep-arations and ship’s safety drills.

Sharing ideas on Cassowary

AT SEA: KRI Kakap sails with HMAS Huon and KRI Hiu during Exercise Cassowary. Inset, Gunner of the watch AB Justin Parrish and PO John Geldof maintain visual watch of a man overboard exercise on board HMAS Huon. Photos: ABIS Kathy Tuddenham and LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

NEW FRIENDS: SBLT Emily

Hull exchanges patches with

1st LEUT Mega Yudha, of the

Indonesian Navy. Photo: LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

GOOD LOOK: HMAS Wollongong, KRI Kakap, HMAS Huon and KRI Hiu sail in formation.

LSIS Helen Frank

CADET pO Jason Moir recently experienced 12 days sailing the coast of Western Australia on board the Dutch Tall ship Bark Europa.

The Year 12 student entered a raffle to win the voyage when visit-ing the ship with his cadet unit Ts Marmion.

On August 11, with pO Moir on board, the Europa sailed from Fremantle and headed north to the Abrolhos islands on a trip to com-memorate the 50th anniversary of the salvaging of the Batavia – Australia’s second oldest known shipwreck – which was wrecked in 1629.

“We got to snorkel at the site of the Batavia wreckage and looked at the cannons and anchors from the ship,” pO Moir said.

“i really enjoyed snorkelling on the coral reefs, too.

“it’s something you can’t expe-rience in the city, it’s untouched and pristine.”

During the trip, pO Moir tried his hand at pulling on lines, climb-ing the mast and setting the sails.

“On the Europa you can really get involved,” he said.

“i enjoy sailing so i took the opportunity to help the crew as much as i could.”

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Europa is one of three Dutch tall ships visiting Fremantle as part of their world voyage following old trade routes.

The ships will visit sydney in October to take part in the international Fleet Review.

pO Moir will also travel to sydney for the iFR where he will be at Fort Denison to cheer ships as the Fleet Review passes.

pO Moir said he planned to join the Navy as a marine technician in January.

WINNING TICKET: PO Jason Moir, inset, won the 12-day sail on board Bark Europa after entering a raffle.

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ABBM Joshua Tibbles is believed to be the first member of the RAN to be awarded a Royal Marines’ Green Beret.

As part of the revised Exercise Long Look program with the UK, AB Tibbles completed the demanding Royal Marines All Arms Commando Course (AACC) and graduated with distinction the Commandant’s award on August 1.

AB Tibbles travelled to the UK in April to undergo preparatory training before starting one of the most difficult military courses in the world.

He completed a number of condi-tioning courses in the lead up to the eight-week AACC and said they were hard work and “there was a lot of yell-ing involved”.

“I really think it got my personal skills up to such a great level for the rest of the course,” he said.

“When we met up with the rest of the blokes on the AACC I really felt like one of the stronger ones.”

The AACC focuses on commando skills such as survival in all condi-tions, amphibious assault, cliff assault, helicopter, escape and evasion, urban assaults, drills and small-unit tactics.

Participants must pass a number of arduous field tests before progressing to the final test week. To complete the course, four tests conducted over four consecutive days must be passed.

“My standout moment of the course was definitely completing the 48km speed march in a squad,” AB Tibbles said. “We were wearing

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webbing, rifle and a day sack which weighed about 40kg and were present-ed with our green berets on comple-tion.”

AB Tibbles said the whole 48km was “horrendous” and one of the hard-est things he had ever done. The ter-rain ranged from boggy marshlands to mountains, rivers and endless plains.

“When we finally got to the last kilometre we knew it was almost over and that we had made it through the course and had joined the elite brother-

hood,” he said. “As we came round a corner and over a little village bridge, we were met by 30 or so commandos who clapped us into the finish line.

“That really was an emotional moment seeing all these other blokes who had all gone through the same hell, and to make it more special, there were some older veterans there who were so proud and pleased to meet us and tell us that they had done the same test so many years before.”

One hundred military members,

made up of UK armed forces and over-seas personnel such as AB Tibbles and personnel from the famous Ghurkha Regiment, started the AACC course.

Course CO LTCOL Mike Geldard, RM, said standards remained as high as they had ever been and he was pleased with the calibre of the course members and the high pass rate of 89.

While achieving the Royal Marines Green Beret is a remarkable achieve-ment in itself, AB Tibbles was award-ed the Commandant’s Award, given to

the student who displayed enthusiasm and commitment to an outstanding standard, irrespective of rank.

“It was a massive honour to be selected for the award,” AB Tibbles said. “I was awarded this during our presentation ceremony, which took me by complete surprise but nevertheless it was very humbling.”

AB Tibbles is now back to Australia on some well-deserved leave before joining HMAS Choules where he is eager to utilise and share what he has learnt from his time in the UK.

“I’ve been lucky with this whole adventure and I’ve learned so much from some of the most professional guys in the business and I hope I can pass on what I have learned and the experiences I have had,” he said.

HARD WORK: ABBM Joshua Tibbles is presented with his Green Beret by LTCOL Mike Geldard (left) and waits to undertake ‘the Sheep’s dip’, an underwater tunnel on the endurance course (below).

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LCDR Paul Flynn has received his fourth rosette for 35 years of service in the RAN.

LCDR Flynn began his naval career with the Royal Navy in 1966.

Joining as a junior radio operator, he rose to the rank of acting petty officer radio supervisor.

LCDR Flynn fell in love with Australia’s big blue sky, hot summers, friendly people and great lifestyle after visiting Fremantle with the RN in 1968.

On December 17, 1977, he was sworn into the RAN on the dockside in Southampton and boarded the SS Australis for the trip to his new home and new navy.

LCDR Flynn arrived in Sydney after a month at sea and began his new job as a recruit constable in the old Naval Police Branch.

In 1983, he received his commission and has since served in a variety of postings.

“Assistant Defence Attache (ADA) Manila would, without a doubt, be my favourite posting,” he said.

“Having the opportunity to represent my coun-try at the highest level and to have had a beneficial effect on our relationship with the Philippines was the experience of a lifetime.”

LCDR Flynn’s career has taken the path less travelled and he has been a part of many firsts.

“I was the first Navy member with a Bachelor of Asian Studies followed by a Graduate Diploma in Islamic Studies,” he said.

“Both degrees came in handy as ADA Manila. Also, my term as XO HMAS Waterhen during the rebuilding of the base was incredibly interesting and rewarding.

“I was the Divisional Officer for the first women

in the Naval Police Branch, who were absolutely outstanding and a very tough bunch of ladies.

“I also helped establish the Navy Firefighter Branch in 1986-87 and set up the Naval Investigative Service in 1991.”

One of the most memorable events for LCDR Flynn took place early in his career with the RN on board his first ship, HMS Diamond.

“As a young communications sailor I was responsible for the maintenance of our radio aerials and when the ship was approaching Cape Town, I had to go up the mast and clean and grease the HF/DF loops at the very top,” LCDR Flynn said.

“The CO wanted to make a good impression when we entered port so we had swung well to the south, intending to approach land when the ship was looking its best.

“I saw the dawn come up over Table Mountain, which no one else could see at deck level, a sight that has remained with me ever since.

“I was also able to tell the CO, as I was climbing back down, that the port was indeed dead ahead. I felt that I should tell him because he was loudly berating our hopeless navigator for losing Africa.

“Shortly after my petty officer explained to me that it was not my place to interfere in command decisions – but not quite in those words. In fact I learnt two new words that day.”

LCDR Flynn, who received his fourth rosette in June, is enjoying his work at the Defence Alumni Network where he has served two-years’ reserve time building and developing the triservice network.

“This period in my service has given me the opportunity to learn a whole new set of skills,” he said.

When asked how much longer he would serve, LCDR Flynn said “Until I win Lotto or the Navy stops paying me”.

VARIED CAREER: CAPT Harry Lok, left, presents LCDR Paul Flynn with his fourth rosette for 35 years’ service with the RAN.

Thirty-five and counting

THE HMAS Stirling galley turned into a fierce battleground on August 7 for the annual Dental Chef Challenge.

In its second year, the challenge started with three finalists cooking three selected meals promoting healthy dental eating within Navy.

These meals were submitted by mem-bers of the Stirling galley team and the three healthiest dental meals were chosen.

The contestants were ABML-C Matthew Brown (carrot team) who cooked a warm chicken and pumpkin salad, ABML-C Ashleigh Beaman (capsicum team) who cooked a seaweed risotto and ABML-C Matthew Lonie (tomato team) who cooked a herb-encrusted Spanish mackerel.

Each chef had the assistance of three dental department staff, and 30 minutes to cook their meal.

ABML-C Richard Perri said the com-petition was fierce.

“The galley was abuzz as the timer started,” he said.

“At first it was a frantic rush with everyone running around trying to secure stove tops, bench space and equipment.

The dental assistants seemed lost but had guidance from their mentoring chef.”

Five minutes into the challenge, the pace settled down with the majority of the preparation complete and the cooking phase starting.

“This was an interesting time for the dental department learning a few tricks of the trade when cooking,” AB Perri said.

As the three-minute warning was given, all three teams stepped up a notch to get the final components of the meal ready for plating up.

In the final 10-second countdown the teams were plating up and applying the final garnishing to their meals, and in true Master Chef style finished right on the buzzer.

AB Perri said the team’s meals were judged by the audience, who were sali-vating as the meals were put up.

“As voting started everyone had a car-rot, tomato or capsicum sign to put up, and after being recounted a second time, it was the tomato team that won by one vote,” he said.

The team was awarded their prize of foil flowers and a silver platter.

Sinking teeth into healthy cooking

CHEF TALK: ABML-C Ashley Edmonds helps LEUT Lucas Wolff, of HMAS Stirling, prepare a cumin chicken dish during a dental/chef cook off for Dental Health Week in the Stirling Galley. Photo: LSIS James Whittle

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HMA Ships Sirius, Warramunga and Sydney have finished their patrol of northern Australian waters, conducted last month as

part of Exercise Blue Raptor.The aim of Blue Raptor was to con-

tinue the ADF presence on the North West Shelf and to patrol the areas in which Australia’s oil and gas installa-tions are present.

Sirius, Warramunga and Sydney com-pleted a Surface Combatant Navigation Course off the Whitsundays before they headed to the Blue Raptor exercise area.

While sailing north, Warramunga’s personnel worked to achieve training milestones.

Maritime warfare officers achieved their Bridge Warfare Certificates by reacting to simulated engineering break-downs.

They also conducted officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres with Sydney, which provided real-time situations to manoeuvre the ship in close formations

and increase and decrease speeds where necessary to practise safe seamanship.

Marine technicians gained skills in the machinery control room to react to incidents to further their knowledge of the trade, while maritime logistics sup-ply chain sailors conducted a 100 per cent muster on all stores.

Communications and information system sailors trained with maritime warfare officers using signalling flags and boatswain mate sailors did a 9mm shoot on the flight deck.

Junior officers also had the opportu-nity to transfer by boat to Sydney for the day on August 22 to experience a differ-ent training environment.

Some careful planning by Warramunga enabled the task group to meet up with Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong en route to the North West Shelf for a personnel trans-fer evolution and officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres.

“I suspect this is the first occasion that a set of manoeuvres has been com-

pleted by four different classes of RAN vessels this year,” CO Warramunga CMDR David Tietzel said.

He was referring to the fact that Sydney is a guided-missile frigate, Warramunga is a fast-frigate helicop-ter, Sirius is an auxiliary oiler and Wollongong is a patrol boat.

It was a rare opportunity for Wollongong to conduct an unscheduled exercise with units of different classes, not normally possible because of the high operational tempo of the patrol boat fleet.

Embarked in Wollongong, CO Ardent Three LCDR Mick Miller said the Phase Three trainees learned a lot and had a fantastic time.

“The communicators loved it, as did the remaining 27 people on board, most of who probably hadn’t seen a Major Fleet Unit at such close range before, let alone three,” LCDR Miller said.

On completion of the personnel transfer and officer-of-the-watch evolu-tions, Wollongong set sail for Darwin,

while Sirius, Warramunga and Sydney continued to patrol the North West Shelf.

Exercise Blue Raptor was a maritime security exercise that tested communica-tions, procedures and protocols between Navy ships and other ADF units with the oil and gas installations in the area.

The exercise, part of routine Navy patrols in the region, was supported by an Air Force AP-3C Orion.

CN VADM Ray Griggs said the patrols were part of Australia’s robust maritime security framework to safe-guard against unlawful interference with off-shore facilities.

“The Navy routinely conducts patrols and exercises in the North West Shelf area in addition to operations conduct-ed by Border Protection Command,” VADM Griggs said.

“This exercise demonstrates the importance of security in the region due to its vital strategic and economic importance to Australia as a maritime nation.”

WORKING TOGETHER: Assistant maritime logistics officer SBLT Ben Cleary assists ABML-SC Simone Henare, of HMAS Warramunga, with a muster of all stores items.

SIDE BY SIDE: HMAS Warramunga circles behind while HMAS Sydney completes her refuelling during a replenishment at sea with HMAS Sirius.

TOP VIEW: With her flags spelling out Blue Raptor, HMAS Sydney does a twilight patrol around the natural gas production facility Prod Bayu-Undan in the Timor Sea.

STEADY AIM: LSBM Graham Pereira, centre front, supervises rules of engagement and small-arms training on HMAS Warramunga’s flight deck.

KEEN EYE: SBLT Andrew Leupen, of HMAS Warramunga, takes a bearing from the pelorus.

EARLY VISIT: The sea boat from HMAS Sirius conducts a pre-dawn personnel transfer in the Arafura Sea.

ON THE JOB: ABET Brook Van Kemenade, of HMAS Warramunga, conducts daily maintenance schedules inside the 5-inch gun mount.

REFUELLING: HMAS Sydney refuels at sea with HMAS Sirius as both ships transit across the Gulf of Carpentaria en route to the North West Shelf.

TOP SHOT: ABBM Krystal Carter, nearest to camera, conducts rules of engagement and small-arms training of the 9mm pistol on the flight deck of HMAS Warramunga.

TOGETHER: HMA Ships Sydney, Wollongong and Warramunga undertake officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres in the Timor Sea.

SHIP SHAPE: POMT Nick Howes inspects a set of rockers on one of HMAS Warramunga’s diesel engines.

TAKE THE LEAD: SBLT Jessica Kelly gives the ceremonial salute to HMAS Sydney as HMAS Warramunga takes over as the lead ship during the voyage up the Queensland coast.

CLEAR AND BRIGHT: ABMT Ross Kennedy, of HMAS Warramunga, tests a fuel sample.

NATURAL BEAUTY: The view from HMAS Warramunga of the natural gas production facility, Prod Bayu-Undan.

BRILLIANT BLUEExercise Blue Raptor provided a unique training opportunity in the North West Shelf. Photos: LSIS Brenton Freind

COMMUNICATION: ABCIS Mark Williams executes the signal flags on board Warramunga during officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres.

IN COMPANY: HMA Ships Sydney, Wollongong and Warramunga sail in line astern as they conduct officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres in the Timor Sea.

THE only Australian warship sunk by a mine was actually lost two years after the end of WWII, and in Australian

waters.HMAS Warrnambool, a Bathurst-

class corvette, struck the mine about 4pm on September 13, 1947, near Cockburn Reef in north Queensland.

Four crewmen lost their lives in the incident and another 29 were wounded.

The officer of the watch was blown out through the bridge window and the CO, CMDR Alan Travis, was struck by shards of glass and knocked uncon-scious.

The ship’s bow lifted into the air and the mast collapsed across the deck.

One of those wounded was Milton Fuller, now 83 of Brisbane, who was 18 at the time.

Mr Fuller said he had just finished work as the duty signalman on the afternoon watch when Warrnambool struck the mine.

“I was blown off the ladder to the flag deck, concussed, had a cut to my head and was unconscious for a short while,” he said.

Warrnambool’s engine room took the brunt of the explosion and a locker torn from its mounting crushed stoker Ron Garrett who died shortly after-wards.

Garrett had been in HMAS Vampire when she was sunk off Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1942 with the loss of the CO and eight crew and HMAS Hobart when she was torpedoed near New

This month marks the 66th anniversary of the sinking of HMAS Warrnambool, SGT Dave Morley reports.

Corvette’s final sweep

Hebrides (Vanuatu) in 1943 with the loss of 13 crew.

ORDSMN John Hyland died of a fractured skull and AB Donald Sigg died at Cairns Hospital four days later.

Mr Fuller said signalman Norman Lott either jumped or was blown over the side and was dragged away by a strong current and was later posted as missing, presumed dead.

“Norm was a great bloke, a friend and a mentor,” he said.

“He was a fully-fledged signalman who taught me all about being a ‘bunt-ing tosser’.”

Warrnambool rolled over and sank in 25 metres of water about an hour after striking the mine.

In the days before the incident, Warrnambool, her sister corvettes HMA Ships Mildura and Katoomba and the sloop HMAS Swan had swept a large number of mines.

Mr Fuller remembers the mines

going off, “left, right and centre after being cut free by mine clearing equip-ment”.

“The idea was to blow a hole in them with the Oerlikon guns or rifle fire and they’d sink,” he said.

“But when a round hit the spike they’d explode with a massive column of water going up.”

The mine that Warrnambool struck was one of more than 10,000 laid around the Australian and New Zealand

coasts by Navy’s only minelayer, HMAS Bungaree, from 1941 to 1943.

Ironically Bungaree, renamed Eastern Mariner, was lost to a mine on the Saigon River in South Vietnam on May 26, 1966.

A Board of Inquiry into Warrnambool’s sinking found no one was guilty of culpable negligence, CMDR Travis displayed good seaman-ship and the crew’s conduct was in the best traditions of the Navy.

FINAL MINUTES: HMAS Warrnambool just moments after hitting the mine on September 13, 1947. Her broken mast, collapsed across the deck, is clearly visible. Photo courtesy of Sea Power Centre

SBLT Georgie Hicks

THERE were light winds and a slight swell as Assail Six conducted a transit towards Darwin on July 29, while embarked in HMAS Pirie II.

The date was auspicious for the ship, marking the seventh anniversary of her commissioning.

The occasion was an opportu-nity to acknowledge the history and achievements of her earlier namesake and was celebrated with a cake crafted to resemble the ship.

Pirie I was a Bathurst-class cor-vette commissioned on October 10, 1942, in Whyalla, South Australia.

Soon after commissioning she commenced escort duties in New Guinea until she was attacked and severely damaged by Japanese aircraft at Oro Bay in an engagement that killed seven of her crew and wounded many others.

After repairs she continued in this role until late 1944 when she was tasked with clearing mines from Australian waters before joining the British Pacific Fleet in 1945.

Pirie I was one of the first Allied ships to enter Tokyo Bay after the Japanese surrender and was present for the formal surrender on September 2, 1945.

Patrol boat crews help to carry on a proud name

The Armidale-class patrol boat Pirie II was named in her honour, and has had seven years of successful service under the pennant 87.

After her commissioning in Port Pirie in 2006, she was involved in UAV trials at Port Hedland and participated in Exercise Mako Moon and SASR trials in Cockburn Sound the fol-lowing year.

In 2008, Pirie II joined HMA Ships Melbourne and Toowoomba and RSS Vigour and Vengeance for Exercise Singaroo.

She was present at the Chinese International Fleet Review in 2009, the Timor Fleet Review in

2010 and Exercise Cassowary in Kupang, Indonesia in 2010.

In April last year she returned to Kupang for Operation Corpat and spent time in company with KRI Kapop and Tongkal.

In addition to these exercises, Pirie II has actively contributed to Australia’s border protection operations since November 2006.

More recently she has been home to the Assail Division and assigned to Operation Resolute.

During Resolute, she has served at Ashmore Reef, Christmas Island and the Joint Petroleum Development Area, as well as other regions off the north-west coast of Australia.

FINE SIGHT: HMAS Pirie I, circa 1946, sails out of Whyalla in South Australia.

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DAY SAIL: LEUT Ric Avery checks the approach as STS Young Endeavour nears Fleet Base East. Photo: LSIS Brenton Freind WARM WELCOME: ABET Luke Czyzewski is welcomed

home by Fiona Donnelly and baby Maddison after returning in HMAS Warramunga from Exercise Blue Raptor. Photo: LSIS Brad Darvill

FUN DAY: (L-R) PO Robyn Woods, AB Cyndy Leonard, PO Cheryl McCabe and WO Karen Sellars, of HMAS Coonawarra, at Darwin Races’ Ladies Day. Photo: LSIS Jo Dilorenzo

NEW FRIEND: The captain of HMAS Coonawarra’s Variety Bash team, AB Dean Bailey, sells raffle tickets to Jacqueline O’Brien during a combined Seniors Week and School visit to HMAS Coonawarra. Photo: ABIS Kathy Tuddenham

TOP TEAM: SMN Miriam Carey, SMN Payton Carey and SMN Thomas Dent, of HMAS Cerberus, at the National Vietnam Veterans Museum at Phillip Island in Victoria. Photo: ABIS Dove Smithett

HAPPY DAY: LSNPC Ty Browning receives a welcome home hug from Chelsea Beton after returning home in HMAS Warramunga from Exercise Blue Raptor. Photo: LSIS Brad Darvill

WE REMEMBER: LSBM Matthew Bennett rests on arms as part of the catafalque party during the Vietnam Veterans Day memorial service at the Darwin Cenotaph. Photo: ABIS Kathy Tuddenham

CURE CANCER: SMNATA Sean Carruthers and SMNML-S Jessica Carr, of HMAS Cerberus, with this year’s Daffodil Day merchandise. Sailors from Cerberus supported Daffodil Day by selling merchandise and holding a uniform-free day. Photo: SBLT Katherine Mulheron

PROUD SOUND: ABMUS Emelia Blake, of Navy Band – WA, sounds the Last Post during Vietnam Veterans Day at the Rockingham War Memorial. Photo: CPOIS David Connolly

HELPING HAND: Steve Booth from the Department of Parks and Wildlife, left, with sailors from HMAS Stirling involved in the rehabilitation of the picnic area at Buchanan’s Bay in front of the newly refurbished barbecues. Photo: LSIS James Whittle

FURY FRIEND: ABML-S Caroline Borrow, of HMAS Farncomb, holds a koala at the Cohunu Koala Park. Photo: LSIS Brad Darvill

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Family members of Noel Shipp, the namesake of the newest division at Recruit School at HmaS Cerberus, were guests of honour at the first grad-uation on august 30.

The leading aircrewman’s widow Gloria, along with their son Darren and more than 20 members of the Shipp family, joined family and friends of the Shipp Division gradu-ates during the ceremony reviewed by COmaUSFlT RaDm Tim Barrett.

mrs Shipp said she was honoured to attend the first graduation that com-memorated her late husband’s service in the Navy.

“i feel honoured to be a part of the very first graduation of the new Division, and very proud to see these recruits represent all that Noel aspired to be when he joined the Navy,” mrs Shipp said.

“it’s a momentous occasion also for our son Darren, and Eryn, the granddaughter he never got to meet.

“i am very pleased, too, to be shar-ing it with Noel’s family who travelled from Queensland, as well as my own family from Sydney.

“To have so many people join us who knew and loved Noel makes this day even more special.”

She said she hoped the division would remember her husband and other brave members who had lost their lives.

“The renaming of the division means that every recruit that passes through the school will be reminded of Noel’s bravery and the unselfishness of other Navy men who gave their lives in the service of their country,” mrs Shipp said.

“Just as we, Noel’s family and friends, remember him as a good man, mate, husband and father, future recruits will learn about Noel and i hope that they will be inspired to always reach for higher achievements in their lives and especially their Navy careers.”

lSa Noel Ervin Shipp served in Vietnam with the second contingent of the Royal australian Helicopter Flight from September 1968.

He will be remembered for deter-minedly engaging the enemy under heavy fire while hanging out the door of his aircraft with a m60 machine gun. Exposed to heavy automatic fire, the aircraft crash landed and lS Shipp was seen to continue firing at the enemy right until the moment of impact.

in September 2012, CN VaDm Ray Griggs announced that RaN

Recruit School divisions would be renamed in honour of sailors who had distinguished themselves through acts of great courage and bravery in the service of their county.

Shipp Division entered a new page in australian Naval history when the first class of Shipp recruits joined Recruit School at Cerberus in Victoria on June 17.

RaDm Barrett said that honour-ing the significant contribution of lS Shipp would begin with this first round of 80 graduates from the division.

“it is fitting to recognise a sail-or who conducted himself with the values we honour in Navy,” RaDm Barrett said.

“For these new graduates, begin-ning their career inspired by the story of lS Shipp will ensure that Navy continues to move into the future while remembering a prominent mem-ber of the past.

“i am pleased to have had the opportunity to attend and review this inaugural Shipp Division graduation and congratulate all our new sailors on their hard work in completing ini-tial training here at Recruit School. i encourage all graduates to embrace their Naval careers with the integrity and courage that was exemplified by lS Noel Shipp.”

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Graduates first to carry name

PROUD MOMENT: The recruits of Shipp Division leave the parade ground after their graduation parade.

IN MEMORY: Left, recruit of the intake RCT Sari Wimpenny is presented with the Recruit School Cup by RADM Tim Barrett and LSA Shipp’s widow Gloria and son Darren.Photos: LSIS Paul McCallum

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A new medical simulation centre to benefit medical training for LHD conditions has opened at HMAS Penguin’s RAn Medical School.

Opened on August 19 by the Director General Health Capability and D i r ec to r-Gene ra l navy Health Service, CDRe elizabeth Rushbrook, it is the largest and most modern of the three simulation units at the centre.

It is equipped as a resuscitation bay rather than a sickbay, to mimic realistic conditions on board the LHDs and allow trainees to conduct two concurrent training scenarios.

The centre also has four cameras positioned to home in much closer on patients from a greater distance, allowing improved observation opportunities.

The eight-month project was a joint venture between the RAn Medical School and the Maritime Operational Health Unit, and will allow both groups to share resources, build medical capability and increase cooperation through familiarity.

COMTRAIn CDRe Michael noonan said the simulation centre involved consultation with simu-

lation medical experts, Director-General navy Health and Director navy Health, and was an opportu-nity for navy medical specialists to benefit from sharing resources.

“This newest addition to the medical facilities run by RAn Medical School staff demonstrates navy’s commitment to providing the necessary facilities in order to equip our people with training required for future capabilities such as the LHD,” CDRe noonan said.

“Training Force continues to look for opportunities to provide training solutions which benefit multiple users, and this collabora-tive effort makes sense in terms of human resources and funding.”

OIC RAn Medical School CMDR Tammy Thomas said the new centre would be put to great use for trainees by providing a wider range of training experiences and scenarios that were previously una-vailable.

“navy medical professionals will be up to speed in advanced life sup-port and casualty care that will be required for the LHDs,” she said.

“They will be able to practise together as a team with each person conducting a specific role.

“Similar to that seen on televi-

sion shows, doctors will manage the overall situation, nurses will provide airway care and medics will insert drips and monitor observations. everyone will be able to understand what is required of them, and what is expected from other team members.”

CMDR Thomas said Maritime Operational Health Staff, who spend periods of time maintaining their skills in civilian hospitals, would come together for training sessions in the simulator to ensure that when they deploy they know what is required of them in a resuscitation situation.

Additionally, the simulator can be used for medics under training at the school, as well as reservist medical specialists and nurses who come together annually for exercise Bluestokes.

It is anticipated that the simula-tor will also be used to keep nurses, doctors and medics current profes-sionally in advanced life support and basic life support, which other-wise would need to be out-sourced to the civilian sector at considerable expense.

These skills are required for their professional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

THe first of two MRH-90 simulators was formally accepted at the Army Aviation Training Centre in Oakey, Queensland, on August 28 by CeO Defence Materiel Organisation warren King.

The simulator allows Army and navy pilots to practise their skills in all flight regimes, day or night, and accurately reproduces the feel of the aircraft in flight.

Mr King acknowledged the contribu-tion made by DMO, Army, navy and industry in developing and supporting ADF MRH-90 training.

“This world-leading flight simulator will contribute to the ADF’s helicopter capability for many years to come,” Mr King said.

“The simulator has a cockpit that functions just like that of a real air-craft, and replicates the aircraft’s unique instrument display that is projected onto the pilots’ visors.”

COMFAA CDRe Vince Di Pietro said an in-country MRH-90 simula-tor that matched the configuration of ADF aircraft was a great step forward for aircrew training and brought home a

very important element of pilot training, which until now had been conducted overseas.

The first RAn aircrew will see the Australian simulator first hand in the next few weeks.

“navy has already operated the MRH-90 at sea and is progressively becoming more familiar with this new aircraft in embarked operations,” he said.

Commandant Army Aviation Training Centre COL David Burke said the major-ity of basic training would now be con-ducted in the simulator before pilots got to the real aircraft.

“The aim of the training is to immerse the pilots in the simulation, so they feel as though they are flying the real aircraft, completing real missions and dealing with real emergencies,” COL Burke said.

The MRH-90 simulator is state of the art and fully accredited to meet the highest standards of fidelity, known in the aviation industry as ‘level D’, which means that an hour in the simulator equates to an hour in the real helicopter.

A second simulator will be installed at the main MRH-90 operational base in Townsville next year.

Helicopter training reaches new heights

TOP TRAINING: (L-R) ABMED Michelle Burns, LEUT Megan Hoare, LEUT Laura Hughes and LEUT Martin Buks (above) practise medical techniques at the new Medical Simulation Centre at HMAS Penguin. Photos: ABIS Cassie McBride

IT’S OPEN: CDRE Elizabeth Rushbrook cuts the ribbon (left) with CMDR Alison Thomas, left, and CMDR Tammy Thomas to open the centre.

Medical centre up and running

ACCEPTED: The MRH-90 simulator formally accepted at Oakey is the first of two for the ADF. Photo courtesy of CAE Inc.

THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWNTHE ship’s company of HMAS Cairns hosted a charity gala ball and raised more than $21,000 for the ‘Soldier On’ charity.

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NUSHIP Canberra’s command team has had its first taste of raw LHD ship-handling, albeit at 1:20 scale.

CO Canberra CAPT Jonathan Sadleir, XO CMDR Jonathan Earley and navigating officer LCDR Calvin Johnson spent four days in August at the Australian Ship Handling Centre – Port Ash Australia near Newcastle, practising and honing their LHD ship-handling skills on the pur-pose-built model, NUSHIP Assault.

CAPT Sadleir said time spent at Port Ash was dedicated to assuring the model accurately represented LHD handling characteristics and working through bridge management.

“It’s been a superb couple of days and it’s pretty exciting. It’s a versa-tile and manoeuvrable vessel, but that means it has more options we can potentially use, which brings with it a level of complexity,” CAPT Sadleir said.

“The beauty of it is, with a facil-ity like Port Ash and the available simulation we have right now, we can compensate and overcome those chal-lenges.”

The hand-crafted LHD model took about 12 months to complete and fea-

tures the unique azimuth pod (Azipod) propulsion system.

Interestingly, there is also a model which supports Choules training.

Two 360-degree Azipod propulsion units and two bow thrusters give the LHD a high degree of manoeuvrability in confined and shallow water.

“Due to the hands-on nature and complexity of it, I am of the view that there is a need for ship-handlers to maximise simulation opportunities to remain current, much like a pilot would maintain currency in an air-craft,” CAPT Sadleir said.

“Additionally, there’s clearly a cost benefit. It’s much cheaper to run a bat-tery charged model than it is to run an actual LHD.”

Port Ash is one of only a handful of ship-model simulators in the world and features 2.5 hectares of water of rang-ing depths.

The scaling effects mean one nauti-cal mile (1852m) becomes 74.08m, three knots of wind becomes 15 knots and one hour becomes 12 minutes in the models.

Port Ash Director CAPT Cliff Beazley said the centre offered naval ship-handlers unique opportunities.

“We’ve built a finger wharf that represents Fleet Base West and we use

the boat shed for an approximation of Fleet Base East, so all the familiar spots are there,” CAPT Beazley said.

“For raw ship-handling you cannot beat the real thing or the real thing in miniature, which is what we’ve got here.”

Tug masters from DMS Maritime in Sydney were also on hand to devel-op LHD berthing and departing pro-cedures.

“Berthing a ship is a system, and the tug masters are part of that, hence my desire to have them on the learning journey with us,” CAPT Sadleir said.

CMDR Earley said it was a bril-liant training aid for the ship and its propulsion system.

“It’s an impressive model in terms of the control, the quality of the build and the way it responds and manoeu-vres,” he said.

“It gives us a variety of environ-mental conditions to work out our individual skill sets and develop confi-dence in using the system.

“In terms of manoeuvrability the LHD is light years ahead of an Anzac-class ship. An FFG comes close because of its auxiliary propulsion units, but the LHD with its Azipod sys-tem plus the powerful bow thrusters, you can do almost anything with it.”

CPOATV Gordon Davis

THE avionics sailors of NUSQN725 may have finished their time in the ordnance classroom, but they are find-ing the US Navy’s synthetic training devices to be an extremely valuable training tool.

The sailors are using the devices to maintain currency and hone their warfighting skills, pending acceptance of the first two Australian MH-60R Seahawk Romeos in December.

POATV Luke Stevens recently took charge of an AGM – 114 Hellfire weapon-loading evolution using the MH-60R weapons loading trainer (WLT) at NAS Jacksonville in the US.

“Loading a missile is a delicate, confined task and a realistic training device allows us to build our experi-ence without using an expensive air-craft,” PO Stevens said.

“We achieved our aims and the team continues to grow in confidence.”

New training tool for NUSQN

ON TARGET: ABATV Vanessa Issom performs a pre-firing check of the

multispectral targeting system before loading a

Hellfire missile.Photo: CPOATV Gordon Davis

In command of what’s to come

MODEL WORK: CO NUSHIP Canberra CAPT Jonathan Sadleir, standing, and navigating officer LCDR Calvin Johnson pilot the model LHD, NUSHIP Assault, to berth at Port Ash Australia. Canberra’s command team were joined at Port Ash by DMS tug masters, foreground, to develop LHD berthing and departing procedures. Photo: POIS Paul Berry

TEAM EFFORT: XO NUSHIP Canberra CMDR Jonathan Earley, seated, navigating officer LCDR Calvin Johnson, standing, and Port Ash facilitator John Ryan hone their LHD ship-handling skills on NUSHIP Assault, with DMS Maritime tug master Mal Anderson. Photo: POIS Paul Berry

The RAN’s WLT, procured under Air 9000 Phase 8, will be located in a new training facility at HMAS Albatross.

The WLT realistically simulates the aircraft’s mission system pre-firing checks and loading requirements for Hellfire missiles, lightweight torpedoes, sonobuoys and countermeasures.

IN TRANSIT: NUSHIP Assault is transported from the workshop to the water.

Photo courtesy of Port Ash

approve the Naval Board’s recommen-dations for reorganising the force, the Guard Section was not demobilised until January 1949.

An interim force was created in July 1946, made up of ex-RAN mem-bers of the seagoing forces.

Its success caused the government to approve the reorganised permanent force of the NDP in March 1949.

One of Australia’s best known sailors, CPO Claude Choules – who was the last WWI combat veteran when he died in 2011 – completed his Navy career with six years in the NDP between 1950-56.

The force ceased to be part of the Auxiliary Services and became a branch of the RAN in January 1972.

SGT John Miscamble (retd) served from 1975 to 1983 as a specialist investigator.

He said the Naval Shore Patrol

in NSW was responsible for all US servicemen on rest and recreation in Sydney. “This was a particularly inter-esting era,” he said.

“We were also responsible for the safe custody and transporting of all US offenders for dispatch by air to the US.

“I can remember several instances of having to return to the airport after an offender had caused disruption to a flight, forcing it to return.”

Mr Miscamble recalled visiting the main Sydney police cells every morn-ing to see if any sailors were held and advising their ships accordingly.

“Often the police would release them into our custody to return them to their ships, thus minimising the risk of them further offending,” he said.

Women became eligible to transfer to the Naval Police Branch in January 1983.

Former constable Susan Ford (now

Smith) was one of the first women to transfer across.

She started training on January 10, 1983, with two other women, Sue Branson and Karen Hughes.

“Three females scored in the top four during training,” she said.

“Our duties were varied but includ-ed security, investigations, liaison with NSW police, fire training and drug searches, which were met with quite hostile reactions.

“On my first day on the dock gates in March 1983, the admiral requested a photo as it was history in the making.”

Mrs Smith said the concept of female naval police was so new that at the time of completing their course, their uniforms were still unfinished.

Former WONP Kevin McCarthy recalled Navy’s 75th anniversary in Sydney where the main attraction was an open day on USS Missouri.

“I was the dock gates sergeant and by 10am there was a crowd of about 1500 outside the gates along Cowper Wharf Road,” he said.

“The dockyard was due to open at 1pm, by which time the crowd had swelled beyond belief.

“When the gates opened there was a great rush for Missouri and three naval police were injured attempting crowd control.

“It was finally decided to close the dockyard. Depending on who you talk to the crowd was estimated at between 300,000-500,000.”

In November 1989, another reor-ganisation caused the naval police and coxswain categories to be amalgamat-ed into today’s naval police coxswain category.

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THe Naval Dockyard Police was formed on July 1, 1913, when the Royal Naval estab-lishments around Sydney were

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had guarded them since 1867.Advertisements were placed in all

major newspapers asking for applica-tions from men 30-45 years old with at least five-years service in the RN, RAN or Royal Marines.

As the active service police employed on board HM Ships at the time were known as naval police and apparently “suffered an unsavoury reputation”, it was decided the new organisation would be titled Naval Dockyard Police (NDP).

Initially, the NDP had no legislated powers and as the Naval Board set out to fix this, WWI started.

Dockyard guard duties were hand-ed over to members of the RAN Naval Brigade who were unfit for active ser-vice while the NDP took on counter-espionage investigations.

After WWI, three naval dockyard policemen at HMAS Cerberus were sworn in as supernumerary members of the Victoria Police Force.

All dockyard police in Sydney were then sworn in as special consta-bles of the NSW Police Force, giving them powers of arrest, search and detention.

However, it was not until 1934 that the Naval establishment Regulation 101 received Royal Assent and the NDP became a statutory force.

The outbreak of WWII caused a rapid expansion of the NDP with the creation of the NDP Guard Section.

Men applying for this branch were required to have served on active service, or five years of peacetime ser-vice, and be aged between 40-58.

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This year Naval Police and Coxswains are celebrating a long and proud centenary of service, SGT Dave Morley reports.

A century on the beat

READY FOR PATROL: LSNPC Mira Komljenovic and PONPC Stan Waye are prepared for the International Fleet Review. Photo: ABIS Richard Cordell

FLEET REVIEWWONPC Shannon-Lee Power, Naval Police Coxswain Category Manager, said the International Fleet Review (IFR) would see the reformation of the Naval Police Coxswain-manned Naval Shore Patrol.

“They will provide policing and security support and assistance to visiting navies, law enforcement agencies and the City of Sydney authorities,” he said.

“Naval police coxswain sailors will be called upon from all naval establishments to assist in providing an enhanced service police capability during this predicted busy time.

“NPCs will undergo extensive opera-tional training before the IFR to ensure they are fit, safe and ready in all respects to respond to any incident that may arise.”

LOOKING BACK: Naval police on a boat patrol in Cairns (left), outside the HMAS Cerberus front gate (above left) and on patrol in Shark Cat (above right). Photos courtesy of former members www.polygonwood.com

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AS AN avid reader of his-tory and fiction, LEUT Daren Cherian was flipping through the pages of an

Egyptian mythology book and real-ised there was a great story to be told between the pages.

LEUT Cherian, a project officer at Fleet Logistics Support, then embarked on a two-year adventure to write a novel.

He suffered through several epi-sodes of writer’s block and several re-writes before the final version was ready for publication.

“I have always wanted to write a book but was looking for the right story to tell,” LEUT Cherian said.

“Egyptian mythology to me is rich, diverse and very interesting.”

LEUT Cherian spent some time researching ancient Egypt and came across an era that had not been explored in many other novels.

“Few have heard of the story of the female king known as Hatshepsut and how she came to power,” he said.

“I refer to her as the female king and not as a queen because during the time of the pharaohs, there was no word for queen.”

LEUT Cherian also contacted Joyce Tyldesley, of Manchester University, and an author of several

Egyptian history books, to help him with the details of Egyptian life to prevent any historical inaccuracies.

His novel, Godwar: Hell Rising, remained a work-in-progress for some time as he worked on the plot.

“Every night as I closed my eyes to fall asleep, I would think about ways in which I could enrich my plot or navigate the hurdle,” LEUT Cherian said.

“Eventually, you get over your writer’s block. I made several re-writes until I finally settled on the end product.”

After contacting agents and receiving many rejection letters, LEUT Cherian decided to self-publish.

“I spoke to Matthew Reilly dur-ing a book signing and he mentioned that he got a lot of rejections and finally self-published his first novel,” he said.

“I researched into self-publishing and decided to go with a company that provided editing services and a website inclusive in the price.

“Editing is one of the most impor-tant things required when you write a novel.”

LEUT Cherian has several more ideas for future novels and is work-ing on an adventure set in Australia.

A first-time author brings ancient Egypt to life, LSIS Helen Frank reports.

Godwar: Hell Rising

Pyramids jut towards the sky like man-made mountains, magnifi-cent amid the stark environs of the desert. Within the labyrinthine interior of these great tombs lie great pharaohs, once resplend-ent and mighty rulers of ancient empires, now naught but petrified remains and dust. D.K Cherian tells the tale of a woman who is taken back to the time of these bygone rulers, to discover the truth of their ancient faith, and come to an understanding of what life and death was in Godwar: Hell Rising. A woman and her two friends become trapped in time. In ancient Egypt, they meet a sim-ple farmer, a queen making her grab for the throne, a politically motivated architect, and a power-hungry vizier. All their lives will be changed by the oncoming wars against the minions of a long dead and dark power and the ensuing struggle between the demons of Hell and the gods of Heaven.

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AS NUSHIP Canberra’s person-nel move closer to bringing Navy’s first LHD into service, a massive amount of preparation is

under way.This ranges from the development of

standard operating procedures and poli-cies, to ship-specific training involving the incorporation of an amphibious and flight capability that has never been seen before in the ADF.

As part of this preparation, 20 Canberra personnel recently travelled to Spain and embarked in ESPS Juan Carlos I to gain experience in operating a ship of the same class.

Personnel were selected from all departments to ensure every aspect of the LHD’s operation could be observed.

CO Canberra CAPT Jonathan Sadleir said the experience was invaluable.

“The introduction of this class of ship into the ADF will dramatically change the way we do business,” he said.

“Being a brand new class of ship for our Navy, this was a unique opportunity for us to observe the way the Spanish operate this type of capability.”

While each Defence Force operates according to their own doctrine, sea rid-ing in Juan Carlos I gave the Canberra personnel a close insight into how the major elements of the ship, including the embarked forces, aircraft and landing craft, operated together.

During the visit, personnel took every opportunity to discuss, and in some cases test, draft RAN LHD standard operating procedures with their Spanish counter-parts.

This process was made all the more meaningful by being on board the plat-form itself and, most importantly, under-way at sea during an amphibious exercise.

The crew observed Exercise Marfibex, a five-day low level non-combatant evacu-ation operation that involved the Spanish amphibious task group consisting of the LHD, two LPDs, an FFG escort and more than 800 Spanish marines.

Conducted within the Armada training areas south of Cadiz, it was an impressive sight to observe the landing and recovery of the embarked forces via watercraft and

A searide in a Spanish LHD gave a group of personnel from NUSHIP Canberra a look at what’s to come, LEUT Emily Kennedy reports.

Glimpse of the future

What thEY said“It was impressive to observe the level of coordination required between FLYCO and flight deck personnel in order to manage the large number of aircraft move-ments.” – LEUT Matt Schroder

“Observing the engineering plant while underway was extremely beneficial. Until you see all of the systems running together, you don’t fully appreciate the complex-ity of such a large platform.” – CPOMT James Dew

“Commissioning this world-class warship with its immense capability is one of the best and most exciting things I have been involved with. The trip to Juan Carlos I cemented this perception and I’m very much looking forward to commissioning and serving in Canberra.” – CPO Chris Swift

“Observing the platform operate was a great experience. As a Navy and Defence Force we have a sig-nificant challenge ahead of us, but it is a great challenge to have.” – LCDR Matt Ryan

“The experience was invaluable. To be able to see docking operations with the LCM1Es and observe the management of concurrent whole-ship operations enforces the chal-lenges that lay ahead for the crew.” – LCDR Michael Nipperess

“The use of azipods will witness a new era of ship handling for the RAN and the development of a new skill set for our seaman officers. The manoeuvrability is impressive for such a large ship.” – LCDR Calvin Johnson

helicopter, with close air support provided by the embarked AV-8 Harriers.

With the ship’s company, a full air wing and several hundred marines embarked, along with midshipman sea-riders from the Spanish Naval Academy undertaking a training cruise, there were well over 1000 people on board the ship.

This allowed Canberra’s personnel to view all manner of evolutions ranging from slipping and close-quarter manoeu-vring in harbour using the LHD azipod system, through to observing the move-ment and securing of vehicles onto landing craft in the dock.

Of equal importance was the need to observe the more mundane routines that support higher-end activities, such as the operation of the garbage compactor – 1000 people make a lot of rubbish.

In summing up how the visit to Spain went, XO Canberra CMDR Jon Earley said the Spanish crew was extremely accommo-dating in allowing maximum access to all parts of the ship.

“Their honest and frank discussions with us about how they operated their LHD were greatly appreciated and no question was left unanswered,” he said.

“We have indeed learned a substantial amount about our new ship that will cer-tainly help inform the development of our routines and processes.”

NEW FRIENDS: The NUSHIP Canberra seariding team with members from ESPS Juan Carlos I stand in front of the “Island” – the superstructure above the flight deck. Photos: CMDR Paul Moggach

IMPRESSIVE SIGHT: ESPS Juan Carlos I’s embarked Hughes 500 helicopter (foreground) and Bell 212 on the flight deck off the coast of Cape Trafalgar in south-west Spain.

Permanent & Reserve members – Help the ADF and Yourself!

• CSD reporting now extended to all uniformed members - permanent and reserve. (CDF Directive 18/2012 provides policy guidance re use of CSD).

• Use the relevant webform via your Orderly Room/Corporate Service Centres to record or update your CSD.

• The new aspect of CSD is that ‘self-claimed’ skills and experience can be recorded (ie not only formal qualifications) so your hobbies/skills or language skills can now be included (if potentially of use to the ADF eg carpentry).

• CSD includes: - Self-claimed skills (a wide range of skills are listed from which

to choose) - Self-claimed language skills (languages acquired without

examinations) - Professional Registrations and Licences - Membership of Professional Organisations - Civil Education Qualifications - Civilian Employment Details/History (reservists and regulars)

• Keep your Personal Data, CSD and contact data on PMKeyS up to date!

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For more information: go to DGRES-AF website, CSD section.

For questions or help: email the CSD helpline (include your PMKeyS number): ADO.CivilSkillsData@defence.gov.au

The purpose of Civil Skills Data (CSD) is to improve visibility of the full range of member skills and experience, so as to increase opportunities for both the ADF and the individual.

25HEALTHSeptember 12, 2013 www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS

IF YOU put fads ahead of fitness and a quick-fix solutions ahead of slow gains, this column is for you. Listed are eight common mistakes

made when pursuing better health and fitness – and what your can do about them.

Go hard or go home

Contrary to popular belief, training does not have to be hard. Hard training sessions can over-train your nervous system. The result is that moti-vation goes down and you stop training.Solution: Incorporate light, medium and moderate intensity sessions in your program with harder sessions on the days you prefer to work out (typically early in the week) and easier sessions on the days you know you will not want to train.

Quick fix ideas

Afte r severa l weeks , months or years of neglect, it is unre-alistic to expect your body to change shape in a short time. A quick fix has more chance of destroying your gains in one day through injury than the mak-ing of a sudden, miraculous change. Solution: Be realistic about the gains you expect, and expect it to take time and effort.

Eight fitness-fad fizzlesThese are some of the things to avoid in your bid for fitness, says Lt Robert Orr.

Magazine workouts

Copying Arnold’s arm-busting session, Angelina’s bun-tight-ening exercises or Cadel’s cycling pro-gram is more likely to give you mini-mal gains or, worse, cause an injury. Every person is different, they have different training backgrounds, injury histories and body shapes.Solution: Contact your local PTI for advice, be it for a training program or contact details for coaches of your specific sport.

Training the beach muscles

There are more muscles in your body than those you see in the mirror. In fact, the most important muscles for health, fitness and performance are deep and cannot be seen. Furthermore, your muscles need more than just lift-ing weights for good health. They need good flexibility, they need to be anchored to healthy bone, they need to be supplied by a healthy cardiovascular and nervous system and much more.Solution: Contact your local PTI and discuss the full spectrum of training needs for a healthy active body and once provided, avoid skipping bits (like stretches during a cool down).

Thinking small

Avoid training the small muscles. Abdominal curls, bicep curls, leg extensions, pec decks and triceps extensions are often done in the thou-sands in the hope of toning up a spe-cific area.

For fat loss, it is important to real-ise that muscle does not interact with fat in its vicinity in any way.

Fat is regulated by the nervous-hormonal system and this system responds to the effect of training by releasing certain hormones that inter-act with receptors all over the body.

Muscles do not know exercises – they know movement. So the shoulder action for the chest muscles perform-ing a pec deck is the same as for the bench press and push-up, but whereas the later two exercises also condition a

whole group of other exercises, the pec deck does not.

Solution: Use compound and complex movements. The more muscles you use in a single exercise, the better for you.

Training the ego not the body

If you are considering using more compound and complex exercises, focus on your training technique, not weight or speed. Avoid training to impress, as gains will come using the correct loads and the chances of injury will be reduced.

Solution: Train to improve, not to impress. Ensure your technique is perfect and avoid changing your loads/speeds to match (or impress) others.

Reliving history

After taking a break from training, do not expect to come back at the same fitness level.

Likewise, do not expect to continue training at the same intensity.

If you suddenly try lifting the same weight, running the same distance at the same speed or continuing the pro-gram from where you left off, there is a high chance you will overload and either lose motivation or injure your-self.Solution: Take it slow, avoid stopping training and contact your local PT/PTI for advice following a lapse in training.

1 in 24

Many people believe their one training session a day is all they need to make gains and be healthy.

Not so. There are 168 hours in a week, and five one-hour workouts equates to 3 per cent of the week, leav-ing 97 per cent or 163 hours a week to negatively impact on your training. Solution: Be active during the day. Take the stairs, avoid eating lunch at your desk (walk to the park or canteen), park at the furthest car pack, remove the batteries from your remote controls and eat healthy meals.

LT Rob Orr is a former Army PTI and now a reservist and Associate Professor at the Bond Institute of Sport and Health.

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LSIS Helen Frank

WHEN Navy won the mixed competi-tion at the interservice netball cham-pionships in Canberra, it capped off a memorable tournament for one player.

ABMT Ben Jay, of NUSHIP Canberra, was one of more than 200 Defence personnel who gathered at the Southern Cross Basketball Stadium from August 26-30.

The competition started with the state competition and ended with the service championships on the last day in men’s, women’s and mixed sections.

AB Jay played in the mixed team for NSW, which went through the whole competition unbeaten, beat-ing ACT in the final by just one goal, 28-27.

He was then selected to play in the Navy mixed team, which was also unbeaten in the competition, beating Air Force 36-24 and Army 36-27.

AB Jay is normally a basketball player but was asked to play netball. He is 205cm and his height makes him difficult to defend against.

“It was good to learn more about netball,” SMN Jay said.

“I played goal shooter so the rules

LSIS Helen Frank

FOR one day, teams in the ADF netball championships turned pink.

The day supported the McGrath Foundation and was organised in support of an Australian Defence Netball Association member who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

ACT ADF Netball Association members PO Liz Saunders, LS Nick Miller and fellow netballers organised fundraising events during the championships.

August 30 was dedicated to the fundraising effort with play-ers and supporters wearing pink for a gold coin donation.

A knockout shooting com-petition was held with first and second place winners taking home a cash prize.

A raffle was run with 100 prizes on offer.

Every ticket won a prize and prizes included DVD and Blu Ray packs, signed sporting goods from the Cronulla Sharks and Australian Diamonds player Erin Bell and other donated items.

LS Miller was pleased.“Along with the support of

local and interstate businesses we were able to provide a great day for players and spectators alike,” he said.

A total of $3500 was raised for the McGrath Foundation.

Michael Brooke

THE Penguins pipped Albatross 23-17 in the final to win the 2013 Oberon Shield basketball cham-pionship at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre at Homebush on August 28.

Penguins cap ta in ABCD Thomas Adams said the victory marked a measure of revenge for the combined team from HMA Ships Penguin and Watson.

“They beat us earlier in the day, so to topple them in the final was a real thrill,” he said.

AB Adams, who is posted to the RAN Dive School, said the scores were tied at half-time, but the Penguins rallied in the last stanza to record a well-deserved victory.

“We all played consistently which helped us to gradually gain a points lead,” he said.

AB Adams said the Penguins’

most valuable player was ABCD Corey Wilkop, who is 191cm and plays centre for Navy in interservice basketball.

The Penguins progressed to the final after beating the Canberra Tropics 32-21.

Six teams contes ted the tournament: the Wharfie Warriors f rom Por t Services HMAS Kuttabul, HMAS Albatross, the Penguins, Canberra Tropics from NUSHIP Canberra , Watson Warthogs from HMAS Watson and the Kuttabul Clippers from HMAS Kuttabul.

The Oberon Shield served as a warmup for the Navy teams that will compete in the interservice competition at Randwick Barracks from November 24-30.

Sailors interested in playing can con-tact LS Lindsay Russell at lindsay.rus-sell@defence.gov.au or AB Benjamin Wilkin at benjamin.wilkin@defence.gov.au

State grand finals – Men: ACT b SE Queensland 34-28. Mixed: NSW b ACT 28-27. Women: NSW b North Queensland 30-28.

Interservice – Mixed: Navy b Air Force 36-24, Navy b Army 36-27, Army b Air Force 23-17. Winner: Navy. Men: Navy b Air Force 30-24, Army b Air Force 29-14, Army b Navy 37-19. Winner: Army. Women: Navy b Air Force 31-17, Army b Navy 44-22, Air Force 40 drew with Army 40-40. Winner: Army.

Mixed title caps off good week

didn’t trip me up too much as I played mostly in the goal area.”

Aust ra l ian Defence Netbal l Association president WGCDR Nick Osborne said netball was a great sport to bring everyone together.

“It’s an excellent event to get men and women away playing sport togeth-er,” WGCDR Osborne said.

“We have quite a lot of men play-ing here, which makes a great change from civilian competitions where net-ball is mostly a women’s game.”

Army won the men’s and the wom-en’s division.

RESULTS

Thinking pink for a good cause

CONVERT’S TRIUMPH: AB Ben Jay, from the mixed Navy team, takes a shot at a goal against Air Force. Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

Penguins return fire to win basketball shield

FORWARD PUSH: Most Valuable Player AB Corey Wilkop plays offence in the grand final.

THE SPOILS: Penguins captain ABCD Thomas Adams, left, is presented with the Oberon Shield by AB Ben Wilkin. Photos: ABIS Cassie McBride

Eight-hour effort for LegacyWO2 Andrew Hetherington

A TRISERVICE team from Australia’s Federation Guard pedalled, ran and walked their way through an eight-hour event to raise funds for Legacy.

The 22 personnel travelled from Canberra to the Army Logistics Training Centre at Albury-Wodonga on August 30 to compete against other ADF and APS teams.

AFG entered one walking, two run-ning and three mountain-biking teams in the gruelling event.

Assistant team manager and winning mountain-bike team member POMT Don Blackley praised the teams.

“Their efforts were extraordinary. We won the team mountain-biking event and came third in the team walking event,” POMT Blackley said.

“AB George Bryan ran 45km by him-self during the day.”

The combined AFG team’s contribu-tion to Legacy was $600, which was paid as an entry fee to the events. A total of $10,000 was raised for Legacy.

2013 ADFF Nationals Football (Soccer) Carnival“Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ADFF Women’s Football”

1-9 November 2013Cromer Park, Cromer, NSW (30 Mins North of Sydney)

Player Nominations Required for:Mens Open

Women’s OpenMen’s Veterans (Over 35s)

A Player Development Camp will precede the Carnival and be held for all teams24-31 Oct 13 at HMAS CRESWELL

Further details on the requirements to nominate as a player or support staff are contained in the NAVYFFA ADMIN INST located under the ADFF Nationals table at

www.navyffa.comAll personnel are encouraged to read and comply with all requirements contained in the

ADMIN INST prior to nomination

ADFF Carnival Coordinator for Navy is LEUT Kellie BrownEmail: kellie.brown@defence.gov.au

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Michael Brooke

“IF YOU can’t beat them join them” is not a phrase often associated with sport – but when it’s a tussle between allies and you’re leading by nearly 50 points, then why not?

In a rugby match at Randwick Barracks on August 19, RANRU took an early 40-0 lead against a team made up of personnel from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Bonhomme Richard.

In a sporting gesture that speaks volumes about the strong bond between our countries, after 40 min-utes with the score at 52-5 the teams swapped half their players.

The match was played during a port visit to Sydney by the US Navy Wasp-class LHD after its participa-tion in Exercise Talisman Saber 13.

RANRU head coach WO Dave Carter fielded a development team from the Sydney and Nowra area, which demonstrated great flair and creativity in attack and defence.

The game was played in three

stanzas, with the RANRU scoring in the first two minutes and piling on five more tries and a conversion to race to a 32-0 lead.

The t ry - score r s were LS Shannon McGowan, LS Daniel Capilli, AB Anthony Howes, CPO Jason Rowe, AB Bryson Madigan and AB John Deckart.

Team captain LS James Smith missed five conversion attempts in the first stanza but AB Jarius Koroi managed to slot one in blustery con-ditions.

The RANRU’s less-experienced players took the field in the second stanza and showed plenty of grit and flair as the team raced to a 52-0 lead.

But such a scoreline was not in the spirit of this game and it was agreed to allow the US to score a morale-boosting try.

WO Carter said most of the US team were marines playing rugby for the first time, and so they were gifted a try.

Then, with the score at 52-5 at the end of the second stanza, players

were swapped around to make the teams more balanced.

“The excitement shown by the American players when I handed them a RANRU jersey and told them they were playing for us made the whole day even more memora-ble,” WO Carter said.

Both teams played entertaining rugby in the last stanza, with the final score finishing at 67-25.

AB Ben Hunter, AB Karoi, SMN Ryan Hendrick and AB Daniel Kamali scored tries for the Australians, while AB Will Solway, AB Adam Sargent and AB Kain Curtain scored tries while donning the Bonhomme Richard jersey.

WO Carter said the RANRU’s best players were fleet-footed prop LS Smith, AB Adam Sargent, LS McGowan, AB Eddie Smith and AB Howes, having his first run in a Navy halfback jumper.

“The most valuable player was AB Josh Deckart, who was quick in both decision-making and speed which gave our outside backs space to make many line-breaks,” he said.

Extending a sporting hand

SGT Paul Robbins (US)

THE fields on which the US marines and sailors fought the RAN were nearly identical, but the con-tests were drastically different.

One field featured brutal colli-sions in a continuous struggle for ground, while the other featured complicated manoeuvring to gain advantage for a rare offensive strike.

On both fields, the teams of the RAN handily beat the com-bined teams of the 31st Marine Expedit ionary Unit and USS Bonhomme Richard in matches of rugby and soccer on August 19.

The games were played simul-taneously on parallel fields, pitting the newly assembled teams of US marines and sailors against the offi-cial teams of the RAN.

The rugby and soccer teams fielded by the Americans were

formed less than three weeks before the games, with many of the players having little experience.

The Americans began the soccer game strongly, keeping the score at 0-0 through most of the first half.

However, inexperience and a lack of substitutes overcame the marines and sailors who were beat-en by the Australians 6-0.

The Americans’ assistant team leader, SGT Aquiles Ruiz, said the team’s start was better than its finish.

“It wasn’t too bad in the begin-ning, because we were able to coor-dinate and fill gaps by using our experienced players in key spots,” SGT Ruiz said.

“But they were good, some of the best I’ve played against, and we were outplayed.”

Despite the disparity in scores, the play on the field remained spir-ited throughout with some furious exchanges in front of the net.

What the Americans lacked in experience, cohesion and knowl-edge of the game, they replaced with fitness, aggression and deter-mination.

Both games ended within min-utes of each other, allowing the players to gather for presentations.

Coaches and captains from each team exchanged plaques, hats and t-shirts after expressing gratitude for the opportunity to play.

For most players, both US and Australian, the international com-petition against one another was the real prize.

“That’s why I came out to play,” SGT Ruiz said.

“I figured I’d never have a chance like this again.”

Every US service member left with the memory of participating in an international “friendly” and some left with a newfound love for a sport.

RAN soccer and rugby players gave the visiting US marines and sailors lessons in winning at Randwick Barracks.

Soccer provides contrastONE OF SIX: A RAN player beats the keeper to extend the soccer lead. Photo: ABIS Chantell Bianchi

COMING THROUGH: Above, ABMT Daniel Kamali tries to shrug off a tackle. Left, the blue and white try to hold up an opponent on the try line.Photos: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth

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TOUGH TEAM: ABMED Anthony Howes tries to bust through the tackle of a USS Bonhomme Richard defender.Photo: ABIS Sarah Ebsworth