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Pte Andrew Houston and Pte Craig Hawkins are part of the Mentoring Task Force 1 team keeping around-the-clock pressure on the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Report: Page 3Photo by Sgt Mick Davis

THE caption to a photo on the People page in the April 29 edi-tion incorrectly referred to Capt Jure Roncevich as a Vietnam veteran.

2 NEWS Army May 13, 2010

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By Sgt Andrew Hetherington

CA Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie has re jected media a l legat ions Defence was putting soldiers’ lives at risk because of outdated and faulty equipment.

Lt-Gen Gillespie reassured soldiers, their families and the Australian public that the reports were not accurate.

“In nearly a decade of warfight-ing our training and our equipment have protected our people and saved many lives,” Lt-Gen Gillespie said.

“The ADF provides safe, fit-for-purpose, high-quality clothing and personal equipment to the men and women of the ADF.”

Former RSM 7RAR WO1 Dave Allen wrote in his Afghanistan post-tour report that Australian sol-diers deployed to the country were among the best-equipped troops serving there.

“I saw the equipment used by some of our coalition partners and … we have a higher standard of kit,” WO1 Allen said.

“The equipment we have is good and directly enables us to achieve our difficult mission, char-acterised by high-tempo foot patrols in difficult terrain, over long peri-ods, often involving contact with a dangerous enemy. This included items such as weapons that never failed us and cold-weather kit criti-cal to dealing with extreme condi-tions in Afghanistan.”

Lt-Gen Gillespie rebuffed the claim that Defence had not acted on hundreds of complaints by sol-diers about their gear.

He said to maintain the ongoing safety and quality of combat equip-ment and clothing, Army worked closely with DMO to respond to complaints and to continuously review the clothing and equipment needs of personnel.

“Contrary to media reports,

To report a defective or unsat-isfactory piece of equipment or clothing fill in an AC 446 RODUM form, visit the RODUM website at http://vbmweb.sor.defence.gov.au/rodum/index.asp or inform your supervisor about the problem.

By Lt Bill Heck

WITH reports that parade boots were again a problem on Anzac Day, RSM Ceremonial WO1 Brett Pates has called on units to take responsibility for the management of the issue.

Procedures developed to rectify the problem have seen about 25,000 pairs of boots exchanged, stitched and returned to Defence Clothing Stores across the country.

WO1 Pates said the system of uniform maintenance had not changed and if there was a problem with the uniform the first port of call should be the Q staff.

He said soldiers who had unstitched boots with the affected batch codes can go to their clothing store and have them exchanged. If the batch code is illegible and there is a sole separation issue with the boots, members will be required to

fill out an L&D form. If the boots are simply subject to normal wear and tear, the clothing store might inform members to purchase replacements.

“The Q-store manages the cloth-ing records and the unit makes the call on L&D exchanges,” WO1 Pates said.

“The recall does not apply to every pair of parade boots. If you have had them for a few years and the sole is just now beginning to separate it might be time to use the Uniform Maintenance Allowance and replace them. Q-store staff will know and advise you.”

John Power, DMO Program Sustainment Manager for Non-Combat Clothing, said the patent leather boots supplier, Lymington Group-Sydney, had honoured all warranty conditions for the boots.

“Lymington has been very proac-tive in ensuring the return of all

boots to its manufacturing facility for stitching at nil cost to the com-monwealth,” Mr Power said.

WO1 Pates said there should be no old unstitched stock left on the shelves in clothing stores.

“Commanders should ensure their soldiers have the right kit well before activities because the cloth-ing store does require some time to acquire stock,” he said.

“If they are outside the affected batch codes and they have problems then the normal RODUM process applies.”

CA Lt-Gen Ken Gil lespie expressed his personal disappoint-ment that soldiers marched on ANZAC Day with faulty boots when new and improved footwear was available in unit stores.

The batch codes of boots affected by sole separation issues are 100619, 100626,100627,100628,100629, 100632, 100633, 100634 and 501188.

Equipment safe: CA

How to fix faulty boots

Kitted up: Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan use some of the best equipment available. Photo by Sgt Mick Davis

RODUM FACTS

Army has responded to feedback from soldiers deployed on opera-tions, and I can advise a decision was made at a specifically convened Army battle-worthiness board to increase the modularity of the cur-

rently used body armour system by providing the option for a lighter ballistic plate,” he said.

“Trials of the new equipment are under way and show Defence was both responsive to and treats seriously issues raised by our deployed soldiers.”

RSM-A WO Stephen Ward said soldiers were strongly encouraged to raise concerns about their cloth-ing and equipment through their chain of command, through him or by submitting a defective or unsatisfactory materiel report, or RODUM.

“Suggestions we do receive are reacted to and we try to get those

[equipment] improvements back into theatre as quickly as possible,” WO Ward said.

To help this process, operational commanders are routinely posted from the field back into Army and Defence HQs to capture their expertise and allow them to shape Army’s current and future equip-ment and training requirements.

A statement by CA Lt-Gen Gillespie and DMO CEO Stephen Gumley is avail-able at www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=10234. An audio file from RSM-A WO Stephen Ward can be found at www.defence.gov.au/media/download/audio/2010/May/20100506/index.htm

THE Reserve Forces Day Council (RFDC) invites reservists who have served overseas and received a medal for that service to register to receive special rec-ognition.

This year’s Reserve Forces Day celebrations will include the presentation of a new RFDC ribbon to qualifying members plus a Governor-General’s commemorative certificate listing their over-seas service.

Reserve Forces Day Council chairman Sir Laurence Street said it was important to recognise the effort made by reservists.

“In some cases they paid with their lives, while others received wounds of varying severity,” Sir Laurence said.

Members should register for the new ribbon and the Governor-General’s cer-tificate through the RFDC website at www.rfd.org.au by May 31.

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NEWS 3Army May 13, 2010

INCREASED support and trust in both foreign and local security forces in Oruzgan has translated into clear ben-efits for Afghanistan’s civilian popu-lation in the past month – with our soldiers in the thick of the action.

In the northern Oruzgan town of Gizab, a number of Taliban were killed or captured in a series of firefights just before Anzac Day that involved Gizab locals, Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) troops and their Afghan partners.

On the eve of Anzac Day, a Mentoring Task Force 1 (MTF 1) foot patrol in the Mirabad Valley foiled an apparent assas-sination attempt on a police commander – thanks to information from a citizen who spotted something suspicious and reported it to the Australians.

On Anzac Day, an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol partnered with MTF 1, discovered and safely recov-ered a large cache of weapons, ammuni-tion and IED components, also in the Mirabad Valley.

In the south, ANA and MTF 1 patrols continued to conduct targeted security operations throughout the region.

Commander MTF 1 Lt-Col Jason Blain said his soldiers were experiencing increasing support and involvement from the local people all over Oruzgan.

“From Gizab down to Tarin Kowt we are seeing local people who have an increased trust in the Afghan national security forces and a willingness to seek our assistance,” he said.

“The local people are fed up with the Taliban and just want to get on with a peaceful life.”

He said his soldiers conduct security operations around the clock across the MTF 1 area of operations in dangerous and challenging conditions.

“Our people work in partnership with ANA soldiers and patrol the streets, fields, deserts and villages on operations day in and day out.

“The reality is that there is no front line in Afghanistan – we’re constantly fighting against insurgents who try to blend in to the village environment so they can control the people through fear, while simultaneously conducting indis-criminate, violent attacks.

“Even the Multinational Base in Tarin Kowt comes under insurgent rocket attack from time to time.”

Commander SOTG Lt-Col P said his soldiers were called into action in Gizab when locals took up arms against insur-gents. “The local population was clearly

Hitting home in Oruzgan

emboldened to reject the insurgents and establish legitimate governance in Gizab,” he said.

“Most of the decisive engagements at Gizab took place within the first 48 hours of a community-led uprising, but, winning combat operations was only half the challenge.

“With community leaders and gov-ernment officials taking the lead and the Australian and Afghan forces provid-ing security, a large meeting was held in the centre of the town to nominate a new district governor, new district police chief and their deputies.”

He said the groundswell of support from the townspeople culminated in an impromptu ceremony in the middle of the town to raise the Afghan flag.

“To witness and support an Afghan community taking ownership of its own security and rejecting the influence of the Taliban was an incredibly satisfying conclusion to an intense few days.”

Lt-Col Blain said operations in April concluded without serious incident but highlighted the important role the Australian troops continued to play in training Afghans to participate in ongo-ing operations.

“We have been making great inroads in building the competency and confi-dence of the ANA troops and officers to a level where they feel comfortable tak-ing over operations themselves,” he said.

“We are in a position where one day we can comfortably and confidently pass over security operations to the Afghans in Oruzgan.”

He said the civilian population too was growing in confidence. “One of the local elders said that increased security would help build local confidence.

“He also said that every time he sees the Australian flag flying he knows his people will be well treated.

“That was reassuring and a fine indi-cation of the great work our soldiers have done in an area that was once dom-inated by Taliban insurgents.”

Further combined ANA and MTF 1 surge operations are planned.

� SOTG involved in two days of gun battles in Gizab.

� ANA and MTF 1 conduct almost continuous day and night patrols.

� MTF 1 foot patrol foil police com-mander assassination attempt.

� More than 200 weapon caches dis-covered this year.

Local victory: A large crowd celebrates at Gizab’s main bazaar after locals took up arms against the Taliban. Photo by Lt Aaron Oldaker

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4 NEWS Army May 13, 2010

THE culmination of two weeks of drill rehearsals and 50 years of service to the nation occurred on the stroke of mid-day on May 1 as 4 Fd Regt marched through the city of Townsville.

Locals, families and former gunners lined the streets to witness Mayor Les Tyrell grant 4 Fd Regt freedom of entry for only the second time in the regi-ment’s history.

Lt-Col Charles Weller, CO 4 Fd Regt, said the parade to mark the unit’s 50th anniversary was “a rare privilege bestowed upon the regiment and the sup-port was humbling”.

“It’s been a very big week of celebra-tions but I really don’t think you can top the freedom of entry from a ceremonial perspective,” Lt-Col Weller said.

Regiment members paid homage to those who had served before them as legacy howitzers were driven on to the parade ground to “hold ground” before the march. The gunners marched with the Queen’s Banner – which normal-ly resides at the School of Artillery in Puckapunyal – to the beat of the drums of the combined bands of 1 Fd Regt and 1RAR.

After the parade, a regimental ball was held at Jupiter’s Casino. More than 600 people attended the evening with the

guest list including former members and supporters, some of whom had travelled from overseas.

Other activities included a regimen-tal church parade led by Chap Charles Vesley at All Saints Chapel on April 29 and an open day on April 30.

The open day included the annual gun race for the Generals Trophy. A detachment from B Tp, 107 Bty, led by Bdr Matthew Green, won the event after a tough battle against A and B Tp from 107 Fd Bty and an A Fd Bty detachment.

Visitors were able to view current in-service equipment and blank-fire a variety of small arms.

In closing, Maj-Gen Tim Ford (retd), representative colonel commandant of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, dedicated the unit memorial, a series of walls featuring brass plaques for each of the regiment’s fallen soldiers.

Later the regiment contested a rugby union match against the Townsville District Rugby Union Development Team, but unfortunately lost 37-7.

Forward observer 108 Fd Bty Bdr Yannick Fitzsimmons said it was good for soldiers young and old to celebrate the regiment and the corps. “It was great to share the occasion with the old guys and the events were enjoyed by all,” he said.

THE lineage of 4 Fd Regt can be traced back to the creation in January 1856 of the St Kilda Rifles, which in turn became part of the Victorian Volunteer Artillery Regiment.

The regiment underwent significant name changes over the years. These include 4 Field Artillery Brigade, 4 Australian Field Artillery Brigade, IV Australian Field Artillery Brigade, IV Brigade Australian Field Artillery, 4 Field Brigade, 4 Field Brigade Royal Artillery Regiment (Militia), 2/4 Field Regiment RAA and 4 Field Regiment RAA (JD) AIF.

4 Fd Regt was raised on May 4, 1960, and comprised 103, 105 and HQ Batteries.

In 1962 the regiment was issued the 105mm L5 Pack Howitzer and on November 19, 1962, Queen Elizabeth II granted the title Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery.

In April 1965, then prime minister Sir Robert Menzies announced the mobilisation of a battalion group for deployment to Vietnam.

Tasked to send a battery with 1RAR, 4 Fd Regt selected 105 Fd Bty, which departed in September 1965.

The regiment completed tours of Vietnam in 1968-69 and

1970-71, providing direct sup-port, maintaining fire-support bases and harassment and inter-diction missions.

Because of overuse and their inability to maintain high rates of fire, the L5 Pack Howitzer was replaced in some operations by the more robust US 105mm M2A2.

In June 1968, Maj D.J. Gilroy led a road party of 40-50 soldiers to move the regiment from their barracks in Wacol, Brisbane to Lavarack Barracks, Townsville.

The barracks was named Chau Pha Lines to recognise the Battle of Chau Pha Valley in Vietnam for which forward observer Lt N.J. ‘Nobby’ Clark was awarded the Military Cross.

On Christmas Eve 1971, Cyclone Althea struck Townsville and 102 members of the regi-ment helped with relief opera-tions.

On November 28, 1987, 4 Fd Regt, under the command of Col Arthur Burke, was granted freedom of entry to the city of Thuringowa.

4 Fd Regt has provided sup-port to operations in Singapore (1974), Cambodia (1992), Somalia (1993), Rwanda, East Timor, Solomon Islands, Iraq and, most recently, Afghanistan.

Gunners’ golden moment

Regiment’s rich history

Proud: CO Lt-Col Charles Weller leads his soldiers in the Townsville parade.

Happy: Bdr Yannick Fitzsimmons with his fiance, Brooke Whitehead.

Past celebrated: Gnr Andrew Robertson and Gnr Sukmo Dipuspo help make up the crew of a 105mm L5 Pack Howitzer during the freedom of the city parade in Townsville to mark 4 Fd Regt’s 50th anniversary. Photos by LCpl Mark Doran

NEWS 5Army May 13, 2010

AN INNOVATIVE new product will enable soldiers to camou-flage their weapons in the field.

Armament Systems Program Office (ARMTSPO), in conjunc-tion with firearms accessories manufacturer MLEE, recently finalised the development of the product designed to expand the camouflage options available to individual soldiers, while simul-taneously addressing the issues of equipment compatibility and availability.

ARMTSPO technical adviser WO2 Jason Beale said soldiers striving to maintain the highest standards of personal camouflage in the field had faced the dilemma of not being permitted to alter the surface finish applied to that most basic item of military equipment – their personal weapons.

“The reasons for this prohi-bition ranged from the potential damage to weapons resulting from inappropriate paint type or application, through to concerns about the appearance of weapons

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“This product is designed to be applied by equipment opera-

tors, in the field if necessary, in order to compliment existing camouflage measures.”

WO2 Beale said ADF person-nel were well trained in the art of camouflage and concealment and, in fact, their ability and attention to detail in this aspect of soldier-ing was well regarded by other military forces.

“Snipers, reconnaissance ele-ments, forward observers, infan-try or anyone with a requirement for an enhanced equipment-cam-ouflage capability can now take advantage of this new product,” he said.

“The product has low reflec-tivity, in both the visible and infra-red spectrums, is compatible with oils and solvents used for weapon maintenance, has good high-temperature performance and a non-slip finish.

“Importantly, the paint can be applied and removed at unit level using an included non-caustic removal agent that is safe for use with ADF weapons.”

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6 NEWS Army May 13, 2010

By Barry Rollings

THE Strategic Reform Program offers Army a tremendous oppor-tunity to transform for the better, according to DCA Maj-Gen Paul Symon.

Maj-Gen Symon told Army HQ personnel at the Australian Defence Force Academy on April 21 to treat the Army “like we own it, because we do”.

He said SRP was a reinvestment program, not a cost-cutting exercise. Of the $20.6 billion that would be reinvested in capability over the next decade, Army’s share would be $3 billion.

“It is not about simple cost-cut-ting or doing more with less – Army capability remains central during reform,” he said.

“Cost reductions will follow if clever initiatives are encouraged and managed with goodwill and common sense. The reforms will improve our efficiency and free up funds for rein-vestment in capability.

“It took courage from the CA to commit to the $3 billion savings in Army and it takes a fair bit of trust in the work we have been doing over the past few years that we have thought through how we will change.”

With the implementation phase imminent, he was confident Army had “jumped in the driver’s seat” on reform.

He said it would be important to generate innovation and ideas from

RSMs will be important vehicles for change for Army under the Strategic Reform Program.

DCA Maj-Gen Paul Symon called RSMs the “eyes and ears” of reform in Army. He said that in planning SRP implementation, Army had “taken a lot of advice from the RSMs in partic-ular, because our RSMs ‘ground truth’ everything we do”.

“RSMs will have a critical role – they will be the change mentors. At heart, the best RSMs are not bureau-

crats, they are innovators, and we want to tap into that.”

He said SRP was effectively a continuation of Adaptive Army and the important thing was to have a go at improving the ways we work. He acknowledged that in implementing SRP “we will make mistakes but we can test and adjust”.

He said RSMs would be crucial to helping get across the attitude that locally generated ideas were welcomed and encouraged.

DCA Maj-Gen Paul Symon has put his faith in today’s “smart soldiers” by calling on the rank and file to be an active and enthusiastic part of Army’s Strategic Reform Program.

“We want to take advantage of the fact that our soldiers have never been as well educated and clever as they are today,” Maj-Gen Symon said.

Past procedures had not been wrong but had not necessarily encouraged per-sonnel to think of new ways to do things.

“We have to look at the ways other organisations innovate and create change and ask; ‘Can it be done better?’

“We need a bottom-up, can-do, let’s-do-it-better, let’s-move-forward attitude. Let’s turn around some of the practices and procedures that are frustrating and inefficient; those aspects of military

life that can be done better and more efficiently.”

He said soldiers should listen to pro-posed changes and ask the question; ‘Do these changes actually reflect the way we should behave in the Australian Army and be seen by the public?’

“We need to value our people’s time and we have to make our work more effi-cient through reform. Some of our proc-esses are far from smooth and we want to take away the burden of unreasonable constraints that we impose on ourselves in some areas of Army’s work,” he said.

Maj-Gen Symon pointed out the dig-gers and junior officers of today’s Army would be the RSMs and COs in 15 to 20 years’ time. “They’re going to inherit this Army and it makes sense to get them involved in improving it,” he said.

WIVES and children nervously waited at Brisbane International Airport for the arrival of their loved ones returning from an eight-month deployment in Afghanistan on April 15.

The 10 soldiers from 21 Const Sqn at Gallipoli Barracks were responsible for providing deployed soldiers with the basic necessities of toilets, running water and hot showers.

Lt-Col Stephen Gliddon, CO 6ESR,

joined family members to welcome his soldier’s home.

“I’m extremely proud of their efforts, they did a great job,” Lt-Col Gliddon said.

Tanya Sweeney, wife of Cpl Paul Sweeney, waited patiently with their two young children.

“I’m very nervous, and very excit-ed,” Mrs Sweeney said. “I am extreme-ly proud of Paul’s contribution in Afghanistan and his service to Australia.”

Smart soldiers to be part of reform

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the bottom up, and not to try to drive initiatives from the top down.

“Reform will free up resources. We don’t want to cut and paste the procedures we have used in the past,” he said. “This means Army will need good ideas from its people, as detailed in CA’s Order of the Day on SRP Implementation of March 31.

“This is about building a better Army. We must use all our resources wisely and live within our means. Those resources include our people’s knowledge and experience.”

Examples of Defence-wide cost-saving initiatives that Maj-Gen Symon cited were the proposed new super bases, reducing numbers of logistics warehouses from 21 to seven mega warehouses, and a recent decision to issue and use 10,000 sets

of old DPCU clothing instead of dis-posing of them.

He said real opportunity lay in the way localised reform could be linked to localised benefits. Where people and units could see logical ways to improve their workplace, they should be able to have a go at it and be recognised for success.

“All members have a vital role to play in looking at how we work and finding ways to do things smarter and better,” Maj-Gen Symon said.

“If the SRP is to deliver benefits to Army, we must all take responsibil-ity for the effective and efficient use of Defence resources. Army’s busi-ness processes must generate military capability efficiently to deliver value for the investment the Australian peo-ple make in their Army.”

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Time for change: DCA Maj-Gen Paul Symon speaks to Army HQ personnel about strategic reform plans. Photo by Grace Costa

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By Lt Bill Heck

FOUR soldiers selected for the ‘I’m an Australian Soldier’ schol-arship study tour have returned from their trip to Gallipoli full of praise for the scheme and better for the experience.

Two of the soldiers, Cpl Paul Waples and LCpl Luke Rawnsley, both agreed their appreciation and perception of what really happened changed once they were on the ground.

Cpl Waples said that the Turks had a tremendous amount of pride about the outcome of the campaign, and that was not something he knew a lot about.

“They won. They fought off the British Empire and they like to make as much, if not more, of Anzac Day as we do,” he said.

“When you are on the ground here you see that pride and you understand how it was for them.”

LCpl Rawnsley said the trip broadened his appreciation of the history surrounding the event and of the people involved.

“The people we were fighting against are basically the same as us;

they just speak a different language,” LCpl Rawnsley said.

“Once you see it with your own eyes you can see what the Aussies had to deal with, how they lived and fought, and why the Turks fought so fiercely against them.”

The four soldiers will now share what they saw and learnt with the rest of the members of their units.

Cpl Waples, a reservist with 9RQR in Maryborough, said he would tour the units across 11 Bde to promote awareness, especially in the context of the Turkish culture.

“While we were there we stayed in this little village called Kilitbahir. It doesn’t look like much but it has a fort that overlooks the Dardanelles and was a key site in the ultimate defeat of the British. It is very spe-cial to the Turks and you can feel that,” he said.

Cpl Waples was also given the honour of reading The Ode during the Anzac Day ceremony at Lone Pine.

LCpl Rawnsley, who works as an op admin at 2HSB in Brisbane, said he would also present informa-tion from the trip to the soldiers of his unit.

“I did some research before I left

but there is no substitute for putting your eyes on something and seeing how things actually happened on the ground,” he said.

Both soldiers said they would rec-ommend the trip to anyone because to experience the culture and the his-tory was fantastic.

CA Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie said he had received some wonderful feed-back about the quality of the four scholarship recipients.

“We are looking to expand the program to include study trips to the Western Front battlefields in 2011 and I am certain we will find the same high-quality junior leaders and young ambassadors for Australia to undertake these scholarships,” Lt-Gen Gillespie said.

The ‘I’m an Australian Soldier’ scholarship promotes the study of military history, learning and self development; it seeks to recognise and reward JNCOs who actively demonstrate the Australian Army ethos.

The other two scholarship win-ners – LCpl Jordan Lund, 9FSB, and an SASR craftsman – were unavail-able for comment because of work commitments.

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National pride: Three winners of the ‘I’m an Australian Soldier’ scholarship at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, on Anzac Day, from left, Cpl Paul Waples, LCpl Luke Rawnsley and LCpl Jordan Lund. Photo by WO1 Jodie Stewart

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By WO2 Melanie Van Twest

WO2 Phillip George Jorgensen, RACT, a long-serving and high-ly valued member of 5CSSB as the Training WO at the Canberra Detachment, died suddenly on April 17 at age 59.

Jorgy, as he was fondly known to almost everyone, joined the Air Force at 17 and served in Vietnam.

He then moved across to the ARes for more than 30 years before going full-time.

There was no vehicle he couldn’t drive and, like many truckies, he was happiest behind the wheel, head-ing off to who-knows-where. This was perhaps best exemplified by his mobile phone ringtone – the opening bars of the somewhat dodgy 1970s hit Convoy.

Although Jorgy would have described himself as an ordinary bloke trying to do a good job, his commitment to the Army, his unit, his corps and his troops was undoubted.

He took a great deal of pride in his work, in particular his unblem-ished driving record and his respon-sibility to train new drivers to be as good as he was.

WO2 Jorgensen was l iked, respected and trusted by his col-leagues of all ranks, perhaps the greatest mark of his quality as a per-son and as a warrant officer.

He was devoted to his family and was a loving husband to Hendrina,

By Maj (AAC) Ben Robinson

AN OFFICER committed to the military art, Lt-Col Andrew Nevyn MacInnes, RAInf, died on April 28 aged 50.

He enlisted in the Army on January 18, 1977, and graduated from RMC in December 1981. His first posting was to 8/9RAR where he served as B Coy’s platoon commander.

Lt-Col MacInnes was affectionately known as Arab by friends and colleagues alike. He was described by many peo-ple as first and foremost a professional infantry officer.

He was a soldier’s soldier who put considerable effort into ensuring the people under his command, at all levels, were taken care of both professionally and in their private lives.

This, coupled with his dry wit, made him a man who left his mark on all he came in contact with.

He can be best described as someone who was clever, professional, conscien-tious and suffered no fools.

On the other hand, he had a devil-may-care, rebellious streak that we all would like to have, but could not get away with like he managed to.

Arab had the trust and confidence of his seniors. This was displayed by the high regard in which he was held by the Australian defence attachés and advisers he dealt with during his posting to the Australian High Commission in

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father and father-in-law to Debbie, Michael, Tania, Kris (dec) and Kristy, and grandfather to Melissa, Jeffrey, Stacey, Daniel and Michael. The members of 5CSSB extend their sincere sympathy to the family .

WO2 Jorgensen was fond of sign-ing off his emails with Par Oneri, the RACT motto, Equal to the Task – that was Jorgy.

He is and will continue to be sorely missed by all who knew him.

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Sad loss: Lt-Col Andrew MacInnes was a concientious and devoted officer.

Malaysia and then as an instructor at the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College. This chapter of his career also held the fondest memories for him and he was always keen to relay stories of his time in Malaysia to anyone who had time to listen.

He was devoted to his young family and was a loving husband to Lauren and father to Mark and Kate. The Commander and members of the Australian Army Cadets express their sincere and deep condolences to his family.

The Army has lost a fine officer, the community a fine citizen.

Tragedy: WO2 Phillip Jorgensen was dedicated to his work, family and friends.

THE In jured Serv ice Persons Association (ISPA) invites ADF per-sonnel to submit designs for a memo-rial to honour and remember ADF men and women who were killed or injured in training for war, on duty in peace-time service or on humanitarian opera-tions overseas.

The project has the backing of the CDF and the Australian War Memorial and it is hoped to have a design chosen and finalised by June 30 this year.

Once a design is approved and costed the fundraising can begin in earnest.

National President ISPA Ray Brown said the memorial design needed to reflect Navy, Army and Air Force service.

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PLANNING is already under way for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong following this year’s com-memorative parade on April 24.

Commander Forcomd Maj-Gen David Morrison and CO 3RAR Lt-Col Trent Scott reviewed the more than 200 soldiers on parade at Holsworthy Barracks to celebrate the 59th anniver-sary of the landmark battle.

During the ceremony, retired colonel Don Beard, representing the veterans of the battle, affixed the Kapyong streamer to the regimental colours.

Battalion 2IC Maj Darren Symons said planning for next year had begun in earnest and was set to dwarf this year’s activity.

“Next year’s ceremony will be a major historical event for this unit and we want to involve veterans and digni-taries from all over the country,” Maj Symons said. “It is also likely to be the last time 3RAR parades at Holsworthy before our move to Townsville so we want it to be very special.”

A South Korean documentary crew was on hand this year to talk to the vet-erans and soldiers as part of a lead up to the 60th anniversary of the battle.

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3RAR prepares for 60th

All solemnity: Col Don Beard (retd) fixes a streamer to the colours.

Anticipation: A parade at Holsworthy marked the 59th anniversary of the battle of Kapyong – planning is well under way for next year’s 60th anniversary, a major historical event. Photos by Bill Cunneen

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THE Commander of Australian forces in the Middle East, Maj-Gen John Cantwell, is seen here talking with Pte Aaron Marks in an Afghan village.

Maj-Gen Cantwell last month spent several days with Mentoring Task Force 1 (MTF 1) soldiers in the Chora and Baluchi valleys in Oruzgan province.

He visited patrol bases Buman, Qudus and Mirawais. It was an oppor-tunity for him to speak with the soldiers about their work and the progress they are making in the communities they were working with in the region.

Maj-Gen Cantwell also conducted a tribal meeting, or shura, with the elders of a village in the Chora Valley.

He was escorted by soldiers from the Afghan National Army (ANA) and MTF 1.

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present, Maj-Gen Cantwell said the meeting was an important part of build-ing understanding and trust between the Australian forces, the ANA and the local people.

“I told them, ‘we must do all we can to let your children grow up in peace’. The local elders agreed with this, call-ing for better education and health services for their people,” he said.

Maj-Gen Cantwell said that dis-cussing issues with local leaders empowered them to take an active role in fighting the insurgency and support-ing the Afghan government.

“I was very pleased at how the meeting went, and with the positive way the CO of the 2nd Kandak was received,” he said.

Maj-Gen Cantwell was accompa-nied on the visit by commander of the ANA’s 2nd Kandak Lt-Col Gul Agha.

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MEMBERS of the Tiger battalion are ready to roar into action on their next operational deployment following the valuable training, weapons qualifica-tions and experience they gained as Rifle Company Butterworth rotation 89 (RCB 89).

The soldiers of B Coy, 5RAR, recently completed three months of intense training in complex jungle and urban terrain in Malaysia, which has better prepared them for the challenges of ADF operations.

OC Bravo Coy, 5RAR, Maj Brenton Pearce said the main aim of RCB 89 was to develop the founda-tion war-fighting skills of the company of relatively inexperienced soldiers.

Maj Pearce said the highlight was Exercise Haringgaroo, conducted with the Malaysian Army.

“The advance to contact spanned 120km over six days, which covered both jungle and complex urban terrain, where we rotated through the roles of advance guard, main body and rear guard with three companies of the 6 Royal Ranger Regt,” he said.

“The drill was conducted in the same area where the AIF 8th Div fought in World War II and where the Malaysian Army also fought battles with communists during the Malayan Emergency.”

The B Coy soldiers operated as a combat team while interacting with the locals and building rapport with their Malaysian Army counterparts.

The soldiers enjoyed the busy tempo of the train-ing, which in addition to Exercise Haringgaroo includ-ed collective training at the Military Urban Training Facility in Singapore, numerous range activities, sur-vival-school training and a WWII battlefield tour.

Pte Lee Anthony Pfeiffer said he gained weapons qualifications for the Carl Gustav 84mm, the 9mm pis-tol and the MAG58. “For me the highlight of the RCB deployment was the collective training we did with the Malaysian Army,” he said.

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AUSTRALIAN personnel deployed to the UN mission in Sudan received recognition for their six months service, during a ceremony held at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Khartoum.

The ceremony was attended by Canadian, German and New Zealand representatives and members of Australian Contingent 11 (ASC 11).

Commander of Australian Contingent 10 (ASC 10) Lt-Col Glenn Taylor presented his contingent with their medals.

WO2 Mark Testi, Sgts Peter Spiranac and Bradley Sellwood, Leut-Cmdr Emma Gaudry and Sqn-Ldr Jason Burstow received the ASM and the UN Medal for service. Maj Graham Bell and Sqn-Ldr John Herrmann also received the Sudan clasp to the ASM in addition to the UN Medal.

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THE OC of the Australian Security Detachment (Secdet) in Baghdad hosted a visit to his barracks by a local Iraqi Security Forces brigade colonel on April 14.

Maj Allan Hamley said the meeting with Col Muthanna Falih Salman, 56 Bde, was held to foster relationships between Secdet and 56 Bde and to dis-cuss security issues within the interna-tional zone.

“The relationship with our host country is very important to us, so we wanted to reinforce to our local host bri-gade we are committed to being reliable and honest guests,” Maj Hamley said.

The visit included discussions before lunch in the Secdet dining facility and a tour of living and working areas.

Col Muthanna also met Secdet soldiers to hear how they protect the embassy and its staff.

“The meeting was very success-ful and I was impressed with the com-mon understanding between us,” Maj Hamley said.

It was the first time Col Muthanna visited Secdet and he appeared to enjoy the more than three-hour visit and said he intended to invite Secdet soldiers to his brigade for a meal and a game of football.

“The meeting ended with the colonel encouraging Secdet to approach 56 Bde for any support we might require,” Maj Hamley said. “This was a positive sign that the goodwill between us is at an all-time high.”

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Well done: Lt-Col Glenn Taylor congratulates WO2 Mark Testi, after presenting him with a commendation for his work.

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Friendly visit: Maj Allan Hamley and Col Muthanna Falih Salman during a tour of Secdet.

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GOVERNOR-General Quentin Bryce took full advantage of an unplanned extended stop-over in the Middle East Area of Operations – caused by Icelandic-volcano disruptions to European flight plans – to visit Australian troops in the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan before Anzac Day.

She spent time with ADF personnel at Al-Minhad Air Base in Dubai and conversed at length with individuals and groups.

During an address to the soldiers, sailors and airmen following an afternoon tea, Ms Bryce said it meant a lot to her to be in the Middle East meeting ADF personnel and to share their experiences.

“I want you to know how much I’ve enjoyed the conversations I’ve had around the room,” Ms Bryce said.

“It’s one thing to read about what you do – it’s different to be here, to look into your eyes and to reflect on your contribution to our country.

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thank you for what you do every single day.”The next day, the Governor-General paid a

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Addressing soldiers at Tarin Kowt, Ms Bryce thanked all those present for providing her with a warm welcome to Afghanistan.

“I see in you so much that makes me feel proud of you, of our country, of our great tradi-tions in military service, in defending freedom, democracy, the dignity and worth of every human being,” she said.

“I say these words to you from my heart and from all Australians.”

Cpl Andrew Lawrence, from Mentoring Task Force 1, who spoke with the Governor-General during her visit, said it was an honour to host her and hear what she had to say.

“She was nice and very polite – she seemed to be genuinely interested in what we were doing,” Cpl Lawrence said.

At Kandahar airfield, Ms Bryce met with personnel from the Rotary Wing Group and Heron UAV detachment.

DURING a three-day visit to Afghanistan, Defence Minister John Faulkner met senior Afghan govern-ment figures to discuss Australia’s training mission in Oruzgan province.

Senator Faulkner also visited Tarin Kowt to meet Australian commanders and members of Mentoring Task Force 1, as well as visiting the Police Training Centre.

“The Afghan National Army 4 Bde is continuing to make good progress under Australian and ISAF men-toring,” he said.

“I have been delighted to see our impressive achievements here first hand, both in terms of our efforts to build the capacity of Afghan National Security Forces, and Australia’s ongoing involvement in reconstruction and development.”

Before leaving Afghanistan, Senator Faulkner vis-ited Australia’s Rotary Wing Group and Heron UAV reconnaissance detachment in Kandahar.

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Surprise visit: Governor-General Quentin Bryce meets Capt Karina Cann at the Coalition Base in Tarin Kowt. Photos by Sgt Brent Tero

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14 WORLD NEWS Army May 13, 2010

ADF troops in East Timor attended the funeral of Rufino Alves Correia, one of the last known surviving East Timorese to have supported 2/2nd Independent Company during World War II.

Together with hundreds of mourners in Dili, ADF personnel honoured Senor Correia.

Members of the Australian Joint Task Force carried the casket through a guard of honour, before family, friends and colleagues sang hymns and offered prayer.

Commander International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Col Simon Stuart said attending the service was a privilege.

“We were a part of something special and I think it is appropriate, as Australian soldiers, to remember the commitment of Rufino Correia and his many col-leagues who supported Australian soldiers in East Timor during WWII,” Col Stuart said.

It was Senor Correia’s special request to be draped with the Australian flag and slouch hat following his death typifying an everlasting bond between Australian soldiers and the Timorese people.

“The relationship Senor Correia forged with Australian Lt Tom Nisbet is a real reminder to us all of the bond between our two countries that continues today as Australian soldiers work alongside their Timorese counterparts,” Col Stuart said.

During WWII, Australian soldiers of the 2/2nd Independent Company, which formed part of ‘Sparrow Force’, were deployed to defend Portuguese Timor from Japanese invasion.

The success of the battle was largely due to the support Sparrow Force received from the East Timorese people, combining to tie down 15,000 Japanese fighters.

“Each Australian soldier generally had a Timorese mate who helped guide them, looked after them if they were sick and assisted in carrying their combat load – they were pretty much indispensable,” Col Stuart said.

Farewell to close mate

Paying respects: An honour guard made up of Joint Task Force 631 members salutes the coffin of Rufino Alves Correia as it passes at the end of his funeral service. Inset. Senor Correia’s casket adorned with the Australian flag, slouch hat and beret. Photos by LAC Leigh Cameron

A SPECIAL memorial service to hon-our four colleagues killed in tragic accidents across New Zealand was held in East Timor on April 29.

More t han 60 In t e rna t i ona l Stabilisation Force (ISF) soldiers attend-ed the service in Dili to farewell Flg-Off Daniel Gregory, Flt-Lt Hayden Madsen, Cpl Benjamin Carson – victims of an ANZAC Day helicopter crash – and also Pte Te Tahuna Tahapeehi who died the following day in a motorcycle accident.

ISF Deputy Commander Col Garry Brosnan said the service in East Timor, which commenced at the same time as the official service in New Zealand, gave the Kiwis an opportunity to mourn the loss of their mates.

“All members of the New Zealand contingent here were affected by the deaths of their fellow personnel and the remembrance ceremony provided time to reflect on what it means to be serving your nation whether it be in your home country or deployed on operations,” Col Brosnan said.

Flg-Off Gregory, Flt-Lt Madsen and Cpl Carson died when their helicopter, flying in darkness and low cloud, hit a hill over Pukerua Bay about 40km north of Wellington. The only survivor of the helicopter crash, Sgt Stevin Creeggan

remains in a Wellington hospital with serious injuries.

Their Iroquois was en route from Ohakea air base in formation with two other helicopters for an Anzac Day dawn-service flypast when the accident occurred.

Pte Tahapeehi, 21, lost his life out-side Linton Military Camp.

Col Brosnan said all four men had previously served as part of the ISF, with Pte Tahapeehi the most recent to deploy.

“Pte Tahapeehi was here late last year, and was well known among the current New Zealand contingent.”

New Zealand Ambassador Tim McIvor, ISF Commander Col Simon Stuart and many of his Australian troops also attended the service.

Col Brosnan said as brothers-in-arms for more than 95 years, it was important for the Australians to hold the memorial service with their New Zealand brothers and sisters.

“The reason why we wanted to hold the service as an Anzac contingent was to reflect on the lives and service of the deceased personnel and pay our respects to them and their families back in New Zealand,” Col Brosnan said.

New Zealand commits more than 150 soldiers to East Timor under Task Group Gyro.

Moment to mournSombre gathering: New Zealand Army personnel come together for a memorial service for four colleagues killed in accidents in NZ.

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WORLD NEWS 15 Army May 13, 2010

ADF troops deployed on Operation Astute continue to garner positive responses from locals in the East Timor town of Baucau.

Platoons from 8/9RAR’s Alpha Company and support-ing elements rotate in and out of the town to conduct routine patrols, engage with the com-munity, develop infrastructure, and offer medical assistance.

The Aussie troops conduct daily patrols to high population villages, markets and sporting facilities to interact with the locals and maintain stability.

3 Pl Commander Lt Ben Grumley said the response from the East Timorese had been positive.

“Our patrols have been well received by the commu-nity, especially by the kids,” Lt Grumley said.

“Each day we go to a dif-

ferent area to provide assist-ance and have been made to feel very welcome.”

International Stabilisation Force (ISF) medical teams are providing valuable assistance to the locals. Some of the more common ailments in East Timor include skin diseases, ulcers and respiratory illnesses.

Cpl Wayne Doolan, a medic with 8/9RAR, said they were providing an important com-munity service.

“A lot of the local people have respiratory illnesses, including coughs and flu like symptoms. We provide medica-tion and education to help long term treatment when we’re not here,” Cpl Doolan said.

ISAF Chaplain Capt Martin Johnson also joined a recent patrol to provide spiritual sup-port to local people as well talking to the children about Anzac Day.

THE International Stabilisation Force (ISF) continues to work with the East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL) and the East Timorese Ministry of Health to deliver criti-cal medical support to remote villages.

ADF troops deployed on Operation Astute have assisted with monthly Medical Civil Action Programs (MEDCAP) across East Timor in support of nurses, midwives and doc-tors operating under the F-FDTL and Ministry of Health.

Deputy Commander ISF Col Garry Brosnan said the rugged Covalima district was the focus of the April program and villagers of Ucecai have received individual medical assessments, antibiotics and primary health care education.

“This village is very remote and there is no road access here, so access to government services around the country can be challeng-ing,” Col Brosnan said.

“The response today has been extremely positive and it is important East Timor builds on efforts to provide infrastructure and basic health care throughout the country.”

ADF Medical Officer Capt Carl Bryant said nearly 100 villagers received treatment, in some cases, life-saving treatment.

“We are trying to help the local community help themselves, as well as providing logistics capability to bring medical support to isolated areas and overcome problems such as con-taminated water, malnourishment and poor sanitation and storage,” Capt Bryant said.

“The most common complaints we see in these villages are skin, eye and ear infections and cough and cold symptoms.

“Being in a tropical area without control measures for mosquitoes, means dengue fever and malaria are prevalent. Tuberculosis is also a problem.”

The ISF aims to gradually hand over the lead role in the MEDCAP to the F-FDTL and Ministry of Health.

Positive prognosis for health

Check-up: ISF medical officer Capt Carl Bryant watches over health consultations with local villagers in East Timor.

Patrol part of life

Open wide: Cpl Wayne Doolan gives a young child from a Baucau creche a dose of medicine to help with an illness.

Safe keeping: Local children follow Joint Task Force 631 soldiers through the streets of Baucau. Photos by LAC Leigh Cameron

THE Republic of Korea (ROK) has become the 46th contributor to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.

CDF ACM Angus Houston welcomed ROK as a non-NATO ISAF-contributing nation. “The ROK team will comprise 50-70 civil-ians, 30-50 police officers and 200-400 infantry troops. The troops will be tasked with protec-tion of the Provincial Reconstruction Team and will not play a combat role,” ACM Houston said.

“Australia is com-mitted to the NATO-led ISAF mission to stabilise Afghanistan,.”

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A NEW program of mentoring and training support for East Timor’s army engineers is set to have huge flow-on effects for the country when plumbing expertise comes on tap later this year.

In the week before Anzac Day, several East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL) engineers started the first week of what is hoped will be an ongoing one-week-per-month plumbing program over the next eight months.

Maj Carrissa Ibbott, force engi-neer at JTF 631 HQ, said the pro-gram would teach the F-FDTL the basics of plumbing maintenance so they could eventually be self sufficient in the trade in their own facilities, with an additional goal that they would also go out into the community and start providing or repairing water distribution sys-tems in communities and districts.

“What we’ve found is that because there is very little water distribution infrastructure in the districts, the F-FDTL engineers don’t have a lot of basic plumb-ing knowledge that many people in Australia might pick up through osmosis, seeing taps being fixed or other general plumbing repairs around their homes,” Maj Ibbott said.

“So, we’ve had to start off very very basic with these guys – how

taps work, how water flows, why water pipes leak and how to repair them and so on.

“But, while we are starting off at a very low level, we hope in six to eight months we can have the F-FDTL engineers up to a standard where they can go off and do com-munity water distribution projects by themselves.”

CMIC engineering liaison offic-er Capt Pete Maccheroni said the F-FDTL engineers were actually incredibly skilled construction and field engineers.

“They are very good at creat-ing structures from very simple materials – in fact, I’d put them up there equivalent with our combat engineers in terms of construction skills,” he said.

“That comes from the fact they do it all the time – they have been building stuff since they could walk, just to survive and support families.

“We have a term in RAE called ‘sappernuity’ which is looking out-side the box and getting the job done no matter what it is, no mat-ter what tools or resources you have – and quintessentially, that’s exactly what these guys have been doing their whole lives.

“We are refining those skills to bring them up to their goal which is to be a world-class UN engineer force able to deploy around the world as construction engineers.”

MEMBERS of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) and Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) have combined to provide invaluable engineering training for the East Timor Defence Force (F-FDTL).

Only 20 trained engineers oper-ate in the F-FDTL at present, but the training course will qualify 25 train-ees with infrastructure construction and maintenance skills, more than doubling the F-FDTL’s capability.

The trade will be further bol-stered by 106 engineers who have recently graduated from recruit course, and a similar cohort is expected next year.

The training is being delivered in Metinaro, east of Dili, by a small contingent of Australian specialists.

“Today they are learning how to measure out squares and right-angle triangles and how to mark out straight lines. Tomorrow they will be outside putting this theory into prac-tice when they start concreting works and start building footbridges,” WO2 Chris Dabbs said.

The students have so far showed a promising work ethic and enthusi-asm to learn.

“They understand what they learn here is not just good for their army work but they can also take their new skills home and do things on their own houses and in their communi-ties,” WO2 Dabbs said.

Courses such as these give the F-FDTL much greater capacity to improve schools, build roads, and construct facilities for military and civilian purposes, reducing the nation’s reliance on international assistance.

16 WORLD NEWS Army May 13, 2010

Engineering a future

By Sgt Brian Hartigan

EVERYONE loves biscuits – especially the large, round, chewy ones associated with Anzac Day – but for the troops at HQ JTF 631 in East Timor, biscuits and the letters that come with them mean a great deal more.

A dedicated and well-organised biscuit-making team in Inverell, NSW, has been making and sending biscuits to the troops in East Timor “every Monday since Peter Cosgrove’s time”.

On January 9, 2010, the team convened again, as they do every year, to farewell some ladies, welcome new members and develop a roster for the year.

The stalwarts of the team were there again – Heather Rose, Rosemary Bender, Di Swan, Judith Hamilton, Robin Moore and Pearl Converey.

Team coordinator and taskmaster Thea Batterham said the team of 15 was ready and willing to support our troops for another year, and promised to write a letter from the home front with every new batch of fresh, home-baked morale boosters.

“We do it so willingly because we think of you as our own sons/daughters and grandsons/granddaugh-ters,” Thea said. “We are very proud of you, love you all and pray for your safe return to Australia.”

While few members of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) actually come from Inverell, news of drought, fire, babies, deaths, the local footy team’s prowess and general community gossip brings a welcome sense of home.

ISF CO Col Simon Stuart, on behalf of the troops, thanked the ladies for their dedication, biscuits and, more particularly, their letters from home.

Teaching skills: Spr Louis Dupressoir, 2CER, instructs East Timorese soldiers in the basics of plumbing.

Toeing the line: Carpenter Cpl Michael Britten explains to East Timorese Defence Force engineers how to mark right angles off a straight edge. Photos by LAC Leigh Cameron

Biscuits and news the right mix for troops

Tapping into potential expertise

Spr Louis Dupressoir, a plumb-er attached with 2CER and deliver-ing plumbing training at Metinaro, said he was helping train the F-FDTL engineers to get their basic hand skills up to scratch.

“They are doing really well in the training… their enthusiasm to learn is very high,” Spr Dupressoir said.

Capt Maccheroni said as far

as enthusiasm and work ethic was concerned, the F-FDTL engineers were a stride ahead of most sol-diers because their basic skills came from their communities.

“They are also keen to learn everything they can because it not only helps in their military occupa-tion, but also goes back into their communities and rolls on right throughout the country.”

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18 ANZAC DAY 2010 Army May 13, 2010 19

Australians all around the country and globe paused to remember our Anzacs on Anzac Day 2010.

HONOURING FALLENHONOURING FALLENOF ALL the dawn services conducted around Australia and the world on Anzac Day, none was more poignant than the one in the United Arab Emirates where the Australian flag used in the cer-emony had formerly draped the casket of Sig Sean McCarthy, one of 11 ADF members killed in action in that theatre.

David McCarthy, father of Sig McCarthy, who was killed in Afghanistan on July 8, 2008, joined ADF per-sonnel at the service.

Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 Cdre Roger Boyce addressed a large gathering of ADF and Coalition personnel during the service at Al Minhad Air Base and said commemorating Anzac Day in an opera-tional area was especially moving.

“I would ask that you reflect on the sacrifice made by the 13 Australians and the many allies who have given their lives in this Middle East Area of Operation since 2001,” Cdre Boyce said.

“I would ask that you also recognise the grief and courage of those they have left behind.”

Elsewhere in the MEAO, the crew of HMAS Parramatta watched dawn break over the flight deck of their frigate while patrolling the Gulf of Aden while soldiers with Iraq’s Security Detachment saw the sun rise over Baghdad.

Members of the Special Operations Task Group held a formal service at their Camp Russell main base, but also paused operations in the Gizab region to mark the special day on the battlefield.

Soldiers from Mentoring Task Force 1 hosted Defence Minister John Faulkner at a large ceremony in Tarin Kowt, while members of the Rotary Wing Group and other personnel in Kandahar held a service at Camp Baker.

In Egypt, seven Australian soldiers, three from New Zealand and one from Fiji serving with the Sinai-based Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), greeted the dawn at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Heliopolis, Cairo, while other services were held at el Gorah in the northern Sinai and in Jerusalem.

In 1914, the original Anzacs stopped in Egypt to train, rest and play before travelling to the shores of Gallipoli. They wrote their names on the pyramids and closely bonded with the New Zealanders, forming rela-tionships which lasted well beyond the battlefield.

Cpl Emma Tupper, a distribution clerk with the Australian MFO contingent said it was the first time she had participated in an Anzac Day catafalque party.

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“It was awesome, I was really happy to be chosen to be here today and I felt proud,” Cpl Tupper said.

Another poignant dawn service was held in Dili, East Timor – the only area of operation in which Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces are cur-rently combined in a single force.

Commander International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor Col Simon Stuart said he felt the ISF was carrying on the proud traditions of the Anzacs of old.

“Celebrating Anzac Day on operations as part of a uniquely Anzac force – the only Anzac force on opera-tions today – is significant and we took a moment to soak up that significance and atmosphere,” Col Stuart said. “There was certainly a lump in the throat as you heard the national anthems played and look around at the faces of the young men and women serving their countries here today – faces that are not too dissimilar to those in the photographs of 1915.”

In Malaysia, an Anzac Day dawn service was attend-ed by service personnel from the member countries of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.

ADF and NZDF members stood shoulder to shoul-der with counterparts form Malaysia, Singapore and the UK in Penang on the eve of Exercise Bersama Shield.

At the birthplace of the Anzac legend, Governor

General Quentin Bryce joined the thousands of Australian and New