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Navy The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 53, No. 4, March 18, 2010

THAT’S A WRAP

FCP ENDS OFF EAST COAST

FIRE!: LSBM Parsons calls out to the gun mount during an FCP air warfare serial.Photo: ABIS Andrew Dakin(Image digitally altered)

By LEUT Andrew Herring

WITH ships, aircraft and personnel at a higher level of readiness and weapons, sensors and systems finely tuned, Fleet Concentration Period 2010 has been hailed a success.

HMA Ships Anzac, Warramunga, Arunta, Darwin, Ballarat, Newcastle, Sirius, Huon, Diamantina and Gascoyne operated with HMNZS Te Mana and RAAF F-111, F/A-18 and Hawk fighter jets in the Eastern Australia Exercise Area.

HMA Ships Manoora, Balikpapan, Betano, Brunei, Labuan, Tarakan and Wewak were joined by HMNZS Canterbury and soldiers from 3 Brigade for amphibious exer-cises in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

Australian Clearance Dive Teams One and Four, Mine Sweeper Auxiliaries Bandicoot and Wallaroo, as well as aircraft from 816 and 817 Squadrons also took part.

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We want you!

By Fiona van der Plaat

MORE than 47,000 military person-nel will be urged to overcome their “survey fatigue” and take part in the ADF’s biggest ever health check.

COL Stephanie Hodson, Joint Health Command’s (JHC) Director of Mental Health, said a survey of ADF personnel, starting in May, would kick-start a wide-scale review of members’ and veterans’ health status.

JHC and the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health have joined forces to run the review, known as the Military Health Outcomes Program (MilHop).

“The opening survey is a state-of-the-nation census that will tell us about the health and wellbeing of the ADF,” she said. “If you don’t know what the problems are, you can’t fix them.”

The next step would be to take the pulse of veterans’ health.

COL Hodson said she understood any feelings within the ranks of being “over-surveyed”.

“But this is an area in which they can make a real difference. It is strongly endorsed by the CDF, JHC and all the Services, and will lead to

real improvements in health care for Service members and veterans.”

More than 25,000 members who are serving, or have served, in the Middle East will be invited to take part, along with a “comparison group” of about 22,000 personnel with other military experience and deployments.

One of the aims of the program is to identify the physical and psycho-logical effects of deployment, flag pat-terns between types of exposure and specific health problems, and pinpoint things that seem to help people cope.

COL Hodson said the initial sur-veys would ask participants about their experiences in service or on deploy-ment, the state of their mental and physical health, and their access to care.

The voluntary and confidential sur-vey is said to take less than 45 minutes to complete, on paper or online, and CDF ACM Angus Houston has given permission for it to be filled out during work time.

For more details, phone the study team on 1800 886 567 or email [email protected]

Be part of the biggest ever health check

BIGGEST EVER HEALTH CHECK: Joint Health Command and the Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health have joined forces to run the Military Health Outcomes Program and all sailors and officers in the RAN are being encouraged to participate.Photo: ABIS James McDougall

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03NEWS

By Annie Casey

NAVY has more than 14,000 serving members for the first time since 1998.

These 14,000 include 13,364 perma-nent Navy, 507 serving on Continuous Full Time Service and 190 serving in the Gap Year program.

These pleasing figures are bolstered by a significant increase in rejoining mem-bers, and are testament to the excellent effort by the Rejoin Case Management Team and DNOP/DSCM staff, in close liaison with Defence Force Recruiting.

The increase in the number of peo-ple serving in the Navy obviously has many benefits and allows our men and women to be ‘less stretched’ and enjoy greater individual and group wellbeing and safety.

There are many factors accounting for the increase in Navy’s numbers, including the remuneration reform of the Graded Other Ranks Pay Structure (GORPS) and Graded Officer Pay Structure (GOPS).

When GORPS was introduced in April last year, the Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, AO, CSM, RAN said that, combined with the increases to salary on promotion and skill grade advancement, now, more than ever, was a great time to be in the Navy.

“The GORPS reform is an important part of the competitive employment pack-age the Navy provides,” VADM Crane said.

The influence of New Generation Navy with its emphasis on leadership

and the Signature Behaviours is building a more contemporary, responsive and progressive organisation, which is also having a positive effect on retention.

Director General Navy People CDRE David Letts said Navy was the career of choice.

“Whether it’s to join, stay or rejoin, Navy is meeting the diverse demands of men and women in the employment mar-ket,” he said.

“Navy has a progressive, contempo-rary approach to looking after its peo-ple with a range of flexible workplace arrangements and support programs in place, including subsidised housing, the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme and free medical/dental.

“These are just a few of the considera-ble financial and non-financial benefits of Navy service. All contribute to complete the picture of service in the Navy being very appealing.”

As for new entrants, Navy has recruit-ed 822 people so far this financial year. This is 158 more than at the same time last year.

Navy’s separation rates are also the lowest they have been for many years. The current rate is down to 8.6 per cent, compared with last year’s 11 per cent. Some of our critical categories, particu-larly the technical trades, are doing very well indeed. All this contributes to a Navy with more than 14,000 members for the first time in 12 years and this is clearly good news for all of us!

Navy, your number’s up!

Navy’s numbers soar past 14,000

SOARING: Navy has more than 14,000 members for the first time since 1998. Here, the Guard marches past and salutes the reviewing officer during Ceremonial Divisions at HMAS Cerberus. Photo: LSIS Nina Nikolin

By CHAP Colin Acton and LEUT Peter Shirley

KIDS from the Family Educational Services School for Deaf Children recently visited HMAS Stuart (CMDR Andrew Masters) during her port visit to Karachi, Pakistan.

The children, teachers and staff were welcomed aboard the ship on February 26 by an enthusiastic team of volunteers who cooked a hearty steel deck BBQ lunch before the kids broke into groups to move through four activities that were set up by the ship’s visit team.

The kids were shown the flight deck and hangar, and later a team of sailors helped the children make a decorative key ring out of gun line. Some of them proved quite adept with one of the sailors comment-ing, “it took me hours to learn to do that!”

Lastly, the children were shown how the 3500-tonne vessel is navi-gated from the bridge, after which Stuart’s CO, CMDR Masters, thanked them and their teachers for visiting.

“This has been a fantastic oppor-tunity for Stuart and her crew to

Stuart plays host to kids in MEAO

engage the local community and help these children,” CMDR Masters said.

He also presented the director of the school with $780 raised by the ship’s company.

For the team of volunteers, the

visit by the school was one of the major highlights of the deployment.

ABMT Todd Rourke said he found the experience to be one of the most worthwhile things he had done on the whole deployment.

AWESOME!: POMT Kevin Shadforth shows Pakistani children the damage con-

trol equipment on board HMAS Stuart.Photo: POCIS Michael Badger

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COMMAND of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor has been passed from CDRE Stuart Mayer to Army’s COL Simon Stuart.

CDRE Mayer served as ISF Commander for four months and was the first Navy officer to lead the force in East Timor, which is predominantly comprised of Army personnel.

The ISF comprises Defence Force members from Australia and New Zealand operat-ing in support of East Timor’s Government and the United Nations to strengthen security, stability and confidence.

Navy first comes to an end in East Timor

By Michael Brooke

TWENTY nine new RAN recruits had their Navy career ‘voyage’ charted for them by Fleet Command Warrant Officer, WO Simon Kelly, at their recent enlistment ceremony at Fleet HQ.

Fleet Command’s most senior sail-or welcomed the new recruits into the Navy fold and spoke about the endless opportunities for them to do many dif-ferent and exciting things.

WO Kelly told the recruits that, whether they plan short or long careers in the Navy, they should make the most of every opportunity to develop their skills, improve their knowledge and advance along a chosen career path.

“It will be largely up to you to take the opportunities and seek out the adventures. The sky is the limit if you have the enthusiasm to strive to be your best,” he said.

To illustrate the opportunities avail-able in the Navy, WO Kelly said he was pursuing a new career after 26 years as a sailor – to be an officer in the RAN, which would bring new rewards and challenges.

He told the recruits that they would soon be part of the Navy team engaged in critical operations in the defence of Australia and her interests.

“You only have to open the papers or watch television to see how active-ly involved our people are around the world…in the Middle East or help-ing to stabilise trouble spots like the Solomon Islands or East Timor; or maintaining our sovereignty from ille-gal fishing in our north,” he said.

WO Kelly told the recruits they were about to embark on the journey of a lifetime and do things they never dreamed they could, while learning things about themselves they might never otherwise have known.

He urged the recruits to be proud of their Navy, to be prepared for any chal-lenge and to be flexible, live the Navy Values and Signature Behaviours, but also to have fun in their careers.

For one of the recruits, Barry Froebel, it was a double celebration as the day he enlisted was also his 18th birthday.

New recruits welcomed to the fold

ADVENTURE AWAITS!: Fleet Command Warrant Officer, WO Simon Kelly (left) and Staff Officer Military Recruiting Support, LEUT Steve Cottam (right), present Barry Froebel with his enlistment certificate at Fleet Headquarters. Coincidentally, it was also RCT Froebel’s 18th birthday. Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

IN BRIEF

Photo: ABIS Jo Dilorenzo

ARMED with garbage bags and gardening gloves, the HMAS Harman (CMDR Andrew Schroder) command team did their part for Clean Up Australia Day on March 2 by stepping outside the front gate and scour-ing local fields and bushland in an effort to help keep Australia clean.

Collecting several bags of rubbish, bottles and the occa-sional car part, the members from Harman spent the after-noon working their way along Canberra Avenue while enjoying the afternoon out in the fresh air.

– ASLT Glenn Suffolk

HMAS Harman gets into the spirit on Clean Up Australia Day

Photo: PONPC Jocelyn Blowfield

A CONTINGENT of HMAS Tobruk personnel recently visited Lake Macquarie for adventure training and took the opportunity to strengthen the ship’s ties with the city.

They met with the Mayor, Greg Piper, President of the RSL Sub Branch, Dave Edmond, and Sub Branch members at the Wangi Wangi RSL.

Mayor Piper expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to meet with Tobruk sailors and swap stories. He is now the only counsellor remaining from those who were serving when Tobruk exercised her Freedom of Entry to the city in 1991.

RSL Sub Branch members were eager to impress with their stories of old but were also avid listeners when told of Tobruk’s exploits and recent involvement in Operation Samoa Assist.

Tobruk’s sailors are now look-ing forward to hosting visits to the ship by the Mayor and Sub Branch members.

HMAS Tobruk sailors impress in Lake Macquarie

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By SBLT Ellen Shields

THE progress and accomplish-ments of women in the Navy and Defence was evident when about 100 RAN officers and sailors and APS managers gathered at the RAN Heritage Centre to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.

The Navy personnel joined with Defence APS managers to discuss a range of topics and issues that were also addressed at scores of other IWD celebrations at military bases throughout the country.

The discussion provided women from all areas and ranks from Kuttabul, Waterhen and Penguin and Fleet HQs with the opportunity to tell their stories about their progress and achievements, particularly in regard to their command responsi-bilities of warships and shore estab-lishments.

CMDR Christine Clarke, CO HMAS Kuttabul, hosted the discus-sion, which focused on the increas-ing duties women are playing in the Navy, ADF and the wider commu-nity.

In her opening address, CMDR Clarke acknowledged the First Officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), Sheila McClemans, a distinguished lawyer and women’s rights advocate and also Director of WRANS during WWII.

CMDR Clarke also announced the establishment of ‘Women in Leadership in Navy at Kuttabul’, as a forum that will provide practical support for women in leadership, by women, in the RAN.

CMDR Jennifer Wittwer, New Generation Navy (NGN) Futures Manager, spoke about how far women had come since her enlist-ment in the Navy.

CMDR Wittwer said changes to the recruiting and retention of women had lifted their numbers to 19 per cent of the Navy’s workforce, and improvements through NGN had afforded women greater flexibility to remain working in the RAN.

“Because of these changes great-er retention figures of women work-ing in the Navy are expected in the future,” she said.

IWD was established in 1911 when women were fighting for issues of pay, conditions and politi-cal rights.

During International Women’s Year in 1975, IWD was given official recognition by the United Nations as a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future.

Great future for Navy women

By CHAP Steve Gunther

AN ENTHUSIASTIC team of 15 sail-ors from HMAS Toowoomba (CMDR Ivan Ingham) completed their own ver-sion of a ‘Backyard Blitz’ recently to help out Chesterfield House, a local WA Youth Crisis Accommodation Centre.

Chesterfield House is an Anglicare initiative and provides crisis accommoda-tion for homeless and endangered youths aged between 15 and 20.

CMDR Ingham said the ship under-stood the value and importance of con-necting with their local community.

“It’s not just the ship, which is based here at Garden Island that provides the connection, but the fact that most of Toowoomba’s crew and families live

and work in the immediate Rockingham area,” CMDR Ingham said.

“Toowoomba’s engagement with such a worthy cause provides an enormously rewarding opportunity to give something back to the local community.

“Our own version of a ‘Backyard Blitz’ was a great way to get involved and make a difference.”

The team from Toowoomba worked side by side with youth residents and the staff of Chesterfield House and members of the local Rotary.

Chesterfield House manager Valda Culverhouse said she was absolutely delighted by the transformation.

“The results Toowoomba’s crew achieved were truly amazing,” she said.

Toowoomba blitz

GREEN THUMBS: Members of HMAS Toowoomba’s crew plant a garden bed at Chesterfield House.

GIRL POWER: CMDR Jennifer Wittwer addresses the audience at the 2010 International Women’s Day conference at HMAS Kuttabul on March 8. The conference was held at the RAN Heritage Centre, with the posters surrounding the seating area serving as a poignant reminder of how far Navy women have come over the years.Photo: ABIS Hayley Clarke

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TRAINING across Navy and Defence has started as part of the implementation of a new logistics and asset management system known as Military Integrated Logistics Information System (MILIS).

MILIS is the upgrade of the current SDSSv4 system to the Mincom Ellipse product.

Following approval in February by Vice Chief of the Defence Force LTGEN David Hurley, MILIS training began on March 9 at more than 40 locations across Australia.

MILIS training has been developed through the Directorate of Materiel Systems Training (DMST) in a range of formats and approaches aligned to user profiles.

This flexible approach allows training delivery to cater for the needs of each Service and the varying degree of change inherent in the upgraded system and asso-ciated processes.

Training delivery methods will include e-Learning, self-paced MILIS training, and two types of classroom-based train-ing (conversion training and full course training).

Navy users undertaking MILIS train-ing are able to utilise a number of tools and materials including the Electronic Supply Chain Manual and the Sandpit.

The Sandpit is a replica of MILIS that allows personnel to become familiar with the system without impacting ‘real’ data. The MILIS Sandpit can be accessed via

Practice makes perfect

the DMST intranet after the completion of training.

Director of DMST Dianne Lovell stressed that all users must first com-plete the MILIS introduction course via CAMPUS as this is a prerequisite for the majority of MILIS courses.

All personnel required to transact in MILIS need to achieve proficiency spe-cific to the role/function they perform – SDSSv4 proficiencies are not transfer-able to MILIS.

In line with the current proficiency before access policy, personnel will not be provided access to MILIS without achieving MILIS proficiency.

Trainees are encouraged to use the Sandpit and practice using MILIS to maintain proficiency in the lead up to Go-Live.

For further information visit http://intranet.defence.gov.au/DMOWeb/Sites/MATSYSTRAIN/

Email: [email protected]: (03) 9256 3043To contact the MILIS Training Administration Team, phone (03) 9256 3283 or email [email protected] Navy specific questions contactNSC – SO Systems – LCDR Samantha Woods ([email protected]) or phone (02) 6265 6676

Voyager among rememberedBy Graham Davis

RAN reservists played an integral part in a recent church service to remem-ber fallen Australian sailors, particu-larly those who died 46 years ago in the HMAS Voyager disaster.

The service was held at Brisbane’s St Mary’s Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point, on February 14.

Queensland Governor Penelope Wens l ey and t he CO o f Navy Headquarters – South Queensland, CMDR Geoff Fiedler, joined 120 others for the memorial service.

Many Brisbane-based Navy reservists participated in both the colour party and the Queensland Detachment of the RAN Band.

CPO Paul Cannard led the colour party while CPO Andrew Stapleton conducted the band.

During his sermon Rector Fr Redhead, “remembered those who have died, now

helping us identify with the present and its demands”.

Former sailor Tony Townsend laid a wreath on behalf of parishioners.

The service was described as a mov-ing experience and one of the most poignant in recent years.

IN MEMORY: The colour party leaves the church.

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MILIS training begins across Navy US medal for one of our ownBy Tammy Collie

ONE of the RAN’s own has been recognised by Australia’s closest ally with the awarding of a US Bronze Star for service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

CAPT Tony O’Malley was awarded the Bronze Star for excep-tionally meritorious service in a combat zone with exposure to risk of hostile action on February 23 in Canberra. The award was present-ed by a representative from the US Embassy. The Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, AO, CSM, RAN was also present.

“My reaction was, I think, fairly typically Australian; I was slightly embarrassed but also pleased and proud to have represented Australia,” CAPT O’Malley said.

CAPT O’Malley served as a plan-ner, Future Operations, in the Multi-National Corps Iraq, from December 3, 2008 to June 3, 2009.

It was an enjoyable challenge for CAPT O’Malley.

“Working in the headquarters that was directing an 18-brigade force in combat was both professionally

rewarding and personally exciting,” he said.

“The sheer weight of combat power brought to bear defies easy description. These are full strength,

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CAPT O’Malley enjoyed work-ing with the US forces and spoke of the ADF’s excellent reputation overseas.

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FIFTEEN casualties evacuated and treated, vital skills tested and valu-able lessons learned.

These were some of the results of the major damage control exer-cise conducted aboard HMAS Anzac (CAPT Peter Quinn) during the Fleet Concentration Period in early March.

The exercise scenario involved a toxic hazard deep within the ship, sparking a search for ‘casualties’ through many compartments on the lower decks.

Meanwhile, four decks above, the battle raged on in the operations room as HMA Ships Anzac, Darwin, Sirius, Arunta and Warramunga and HMNZS Te Mana defended themselves from ‘Avalonian’ aircraft attacks.

The exercise began as a Standing Sea Fire Brigade (SSFB) exercise and then expanded to involve the whole of the ship’s company once the number of ‘casualties’ was revealed.

Two SSFB members earning spe-cial mention for their efforts dealing with casualties in the exercise were ABSTD Kiri Beuermann and ABCK Kathlene Hazeldene.

Lasting about an hour and half, the major damage control exercise was the largest toxic hazard exercise

Battle rages on

undertaken in the ship since the start of FCP.

In weeks one and two of FCP, Anzac focused on fires and floods in its damage control exercises.

CAPT Quinn said the primary focus of FCP was on honing war fighting skills.

“It’s also important to develop the full range of mariner skills as much as possible, including damage control,” CAPT Quinn said.

“The exercise proved the ship’s

damage control organisation could sustain the supply of breathing apparatus to teams for an extended period and that we can deal with a mass casualty situation.

“While it proved that we are strong in some areas, it also showed us where we need to focus our train-ing to improve.

“Overall, it was a very success-ful training outcome,” CAPT Quinn said.


THEY went to see action and the media did not come away from the recent Fleet Concentration Period media sea day disappointed.

Presenter Sarah Harris and crew from Channel 9’s Weekend TODAY Show, along with an Australian Associated Press journalist, flew out to HMAS Anzac (CAPT Peter Quinn) in the Eastern Australia Exercise Area to get a taste of FCP action.

Their busy day started with a flight from HMAS Watson out to the ship in a Sea King from 817 Squadron.

Once aboard, they witnessed live fir-ings of Anzac’s 5-inch and 12.7mm guns, a damage control exercise and casualty treatment, as well as seeing the inner workings of the ship’s galley, machinery control room, sick bay, aviation facilities and living quarters.

Along with a taste of the excitement

of Navy warfare training, the media also sampled the ship’s excellent cuisine and hospitality when they enjoyed lunch in the wardroom.

An afternoon flight off the ship and back to HMAS Watson in a Seahawk from 816 Squadron completed an excit-ing day at the office for some Sydney-based media.

A segment about the exercise was broadcast on Channel 9’s weekend TODAY Show on March 6.

CAPT Quinn said much of the hard work and training Navy did was over the horizon and out of sight to most ordinary Australians.

“Bringing the media out to the task group during a major exercise gives us the opportunity to improve the public’s understanding of what we do, while also showcasing the RAN and inspiring young people to consider a Navy career,” CAPT Quinn said.

Mini wars a great success on FCP 2010

Media get a taste of life at sea

GOOD EXPOSURE: HMAS Anzac’s boatswains conduct an air warfare serial during the FCP media day filmed by crew from Channel Nine’s TODAY Show.Photos: ABIS Andrew Dakin

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Anzac’s CO and the FCP Task Group Commander, CAPT Peter Quinn, said the exercise’s graduated approach paid off.

“The new FCP format with ‘themed’ weeks, each culminating in a ‘mini war’, has worked very well,” he said.

“Overlayed on the themed weeks was a task unit graduated training progression philosophy where exer-cises were deliberately increased in their level of complexity as the FCP progressed.

“This philosophy ensured that the basics of each mariner skill or warfare area were properly embed-ded through lower level exercises and simulation before the expensive, more demanding, training assets like RAAF F111 and F/A-18 Hornet air-craft participated in the activities.

CAPT Quinn said the ‘mini war’ concept was adopted after observing

the Royal Navy’s training methods and proved to be highly effective as well as a lot of fun.

“In each of the mini wars the warfare commander, ships and aircraft had to react to a dynamic program that was not known to the ships’ teams,” he said.

“The ships had to be ready for anything from immediate reaction to air, surface and submarine threats, including unalerted live firings, a short-notice shore bombardment and replenishment operations.”

Openly sharing lessons learned between ships daily was also a key factor in the success of this year’s exercise.

Right throughout the Fleet, from the COs down, information was exchanged through signals, emails, chat rooms, voice circuits and by many other methods.

“This was undertaken deliberate-ly so as to share our successes and challenges to improve our effective-

ness in every possible facet,” CAPT Quinn said.

While much of the training hap-pened in operations rooms, on upper decks or in the air, supporting per-sonnel afloat and ashore also played their part.

CAPT Quinn said FCP wasn’t just about warfare serials, seaman-ship exercises and bridge training.

“All departments have received a thorough workout. Our engineers kept our propulsion plants, sensors, weapons and combat system running and finely tuned; our logistics teams kept us well victualled with stores received in good time and the admin train moving; and the multitude of headquarters, establishments and contractors ashore ensured whatever support and services we needed to keep us at sea and in the exercise were received.

“Overall, an extremely success-ful FCP.”

HONING VITAL SKILLS: HMAS Anzac ship’s com-pany practice casualty evacuation techniques while conducting a toxic hazard exercise during the FCP.

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WHEN Nowra teacher Karen Wilson was planning an excursion for stu-dents learning about aircraft she could think of no better destination than HMAS Albatross.

Ms Wilson teaches primary stu-dents at Havenlee, a school for stu-dents with intellectual and physi-cal disabilities, so there were a few logistical hurdles when planning the visit but nothing hosts 817 Squadron (CMDR Paul Moggach) couldn’t deal with.

LEUT Simon Driessen, WOAT Anthony Wills, CPOATA Stewart Edwards and LSA James Inglish spent the morning showing the seven stu-

dents and their carers around a Sea King and did such a good job there were a few tearful students when they realised it was time to go.

Ms Wilson said the excursion was a great opportunity for hands on expe-rience and was thoroughly enjoyed by the students and carers.

“Our excursion to Albatross exceeded our expectations,” Ms Wilson said.

“The students enjoyed a fantas-tic opportunity and the personnel who helped us were wonderful. They showed a genuine interest in our stu-dents and were really helpful and car-ing.”


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817 exceeds expectations

GENUINE INTEREST: Personnel from 817 SQN

show local kids a Sea King.A million and one challengesBy Michael Brooke

BEING crowned dux of the Junior Warfare Application (JWAC) course 49 by the Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, AO, CSM, RAN marked the ‘finest hour’ in the budding career of ASLT Matt Nowaczyk.

Not only was ASLT Nowaczyk crowned dux of JWAC 49, he was also awarded the Otto Albert Memorial Prize for the Fleet Board Dux.

“I’m really surprised but happy none-the-less,” he said.

VA D M C r a n e s a i d A S LT Nowaczyk’s posting to the upgraded FFG would allow him to do the job at sea he is trained to do.

CN congratulated all the graduates for their success and urged them to continue to work hard as they are on track to help drive the Navy’s quantum leap in capability when the Hobart class AWDs and Canberra class amphibious ships in a few years.

ASLT Nowaczyk was one of the 50 junior officers who gained their navigation watchkeeping certificates during the JWAC 49 graduation cer-emony at HMAS Watson (CAPT Jay Bannister) on February 12.

VADM Crane presented all the JWAC graduates with their certifi-

cates, as well as several individual achievement awards.

ASLT Brad Pettit was awarded the CO’s Prize for best results JWAC Warfare, while LEUT Lachlan Browne was awarded the Ian McDonald Memorial Award for Most Approved JWAC Trainee Phase I-IV (Shore).

ASLT Michael Gordon had the distinction of being awarded the Department of Defence Prize for best performance in Phase IV Bridge

Simulator, while ASLT Jessica Burgess was awarded the Warfare Community Medallion for the officer who most embodied Navy values and and leader-ship.

CAPT Bannister said the graduates would now move onto their final stage of their JWAC training, achievement of their Bridge Warfare Certificate, where they would likely confront “a million and one challenges”.

JOB WELL DONE: Chief of Navy, VADM Russell Crane presents A/SBLT Matthew Nowaczyk with the Otto Albert Memorial Prize for achiev-ing Dux of the Fleet Board.

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The strategy supports the needs of all members, whatever their background, and is underpinned by an alumni program. The alumni program will support members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to speak at schools, universities and commu-nity events about their experiences in the ADF.

We’re calling for volunteers for the program and strongly encour-age members from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to sign up.

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A recent review by the Nature of Service Branch determined that service on Operation Damask VI during the period January 13-19, 1993 was inappropriately classified.

Eligible personnel who have been awarded the ASM with Clasp ‘KUWAIT’ for Operation Damask VI will not be issued with the AASM until they physically return the previously awarded ASM; the exception being in cases where other clasps to the ASM are held, or where the Clasp ‘KUWAIT’ has been awarded for a separate deploy-ment.

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Sailors celebrate RAN’s birthday in the desert

LAND-LOCKED? DOESN’T MATTER!: CPOCIS Brent Irving from Operation Slipper’s Force Communication Unit and CMDR Christopher Forbes cut the cake for the Navy’s birthday, which was celebrated on March 1.Photo: WO2 Mark Dowling

BUDDING SHIP DESIGNER: Eleven year old Josh Schooling has taken the term New Generation Navy to a new level! Josh wrote to the Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, AO, CSM, RAN with this design for a new ship (above). A super keen Navy fan, Josh told CN the picture was a Twin Hull Aircraft Carrier Assault Ship, which prompted the Chief to personally write to Josh thanking him and encouraging him to consider a career in the Navy as a marine engineer! Indeed, CN liked it so much, he had it framed and it now takes pride of place in his office at Russell Offices in Canberra.

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By LEUT Kelli Lunt

THE rarely sighted beaked whale is listed among 75 whale sightings recorded during a hallmark survey that coincided with the conduct of Exercise Talisman Saber (TS09), off Queensland’s mid-north coast last July.

Twelve individual beaked whales were recorded as part of more than 500 marine animals sighted, which included several species of dolphins, pilot whales, sperm whales, humpback whales and minke whales.

Director of Joint Exercises and Evaluation, AIRCDRE John Meier, said the whale survey was part of the ADF’s commitment to the maritime environment.

“The ADF is dedicated to ensuring the maritime environment is preserved at all times and especially during exercises,” AIRCDRE Meier said.

“The beaked whale survey is just one of the miti-gation strategies we are supporting to help protect whales.”

The survey used non-invasive visual and acoustic techniques in order to record whale numbers.

“We were also able to provide a platform for sci-entists from the University of Queensland, Curtin University, Macquarie University and scientists from the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, to participate.”

A Landing Craft Heavy conducted an initial survey

in 2008 and the data from this survey was used in the planning of TS09 to ensure that interaction between maritime forces and marine mammals was kept to a minimum.

The ship and boat crews involved in TS09 maintained continuous whale watches while underway and during amphibious landings and manoeuvres in the Coral Sea.

The area chosen for anti-submarine training during TS09 was more than 100nm offshore in order to minimise the likelihood of disturbing humpback

whales, known to frequent inshore loca-tions along the Queensland coast.

No events or ‘near misses’ were reported in which ships or boats inter-fered with marine mammals, nor any official sightings of the well known white whale, Migaloo.

TS09 was held from July 6-25 last year across six Defence training areas in central and northern Queensland and the Northern Territory, with maritime forces exercising in the Coral, Timor and Arafura seas. More than 27,000 per-sonnel participated in the exercise.

Rare sight during Talisman Saber 09

GREEN TEAM: HMA Ships Manoora and Kanimbla at anchor in Freshwater Bay during the assault phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Photo: ABIS James Whittle

IN BRIEF

PROJECT LASER is a vital tool used by Defence to gauge the feelings of its people.

The Longitudinal ADF Study Evaluation Retention (LASER) surveys members when they first join the Navy, after their initial training at HMAS Cerberus and then once a year until they complete their initial mini-mum period of service.

The results of these surveys are reported back to the Chief of Navy and are used to see what attitudinal changes are occuring and how to make the Navy an organisation its members want to be a part of.

When you get your survey, be sure to fill it out as you will be having your say in how the Navy is shaped into the future.

For information about Project LASER and receiving your survey visit http//intranet.defence.gov.au/DPE/LASER or email [email protected]

Have your say

NAVAL reservists from HMAS Waterhen’s Minewarfare Geospatial Deployable System Team Support (MGDST (S)) recently answered the call to assist Pittwater Council and the Avalon RSL Sub Branch clean up the Avalon girl guides hall in preparation for the Avalon 2010 Tattoo.

The call to the unit, commanded by LCDR David Ince, came from the President of the Avalon RSL Sub Branch, CDRE Graham Sloper (Rtd).

Initial work was carried out in late February with future work to be done in May in the lead up to the June 19 tattoo.

Members of MGDST (S) heard about the state of the girl guide hall and volunteered their time as a Navy Community Engagement project to help prepare the rarely used hall for the tattoo.

The hall will house Navy, Army and Air Force cadets who will attend Avalon’s Dunbar Park (the tat-too’s venue) from all over New South Wales. The hall will be used as accommodation and the surrounds as a staging area for the bands and display participants.

– LSCIS Mark Bradbury

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HELPING OUT: The clean up crew help prepare the guides’ hall for the Avalon 2010 Tattoo.

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By LEUT Katey Mouritz

THE Company of Master Mariners of Australia (CMMA) recently welcomed CMDR Alex Hawes as a full member.

CMDR Hawes undertook full-time civil schooling throughout 2009 at the Western Australian Maritime Training Centre in Fremantle and achieved his unlimited qualification as Chief Officer.

He is the first serving officer of the permanent Navy to have done so.

“I’ve found the people involved in the delivery of this training to be very pro-fessional indeed, and those going through with me to be a fine crop of maritime tal-ent,” he said.

“I’m delighted to have had such a warm and genuine welcome from the CMMA.”

CMDR Hawes was sponsored for membership to CMMA by the Federal Secretary, CAPT Frank Kaleveld, and joined the ranks in October 2009.

Federal Master CAPT Allan Gray is very supportive of robust RAN represen-tation in the company.

“We thrive on the diversity of the experience of our members, and naval personnel bring a great deal to the table,” he said.

“I would be very pleased to see a growing interest from serving people.”

The CMMA is a not-for-profit profes-sional association founded in 1938 to promote the interests and status of the Merchant Navy generally and of Master Mariners in particular.

Membership is open to hold-ers of a Master Class 1 Certificate of Competency, an overseas equivalent recognised by AMSA, a Master Class 2 Certificate of Competency and Seaman Officers in the RAN of LCDR rank and above.

The CMMA is constituted under the patronage of the Governor-General and maintains six branches based in Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle and Brisbane.

More information can be found at www.mas-termariners.org.au

In good company

THE Chief of the Defence Force, ACM Angus Houston, recently welcomed 330 midshipmen and officer cadets into the Australian Defence Force Academy at the annual CDF Parade.

Speaking at the event on February 27, ACM Houston said the parade marked the completion of the initial intensive military training of the midshipmen and officer cadets and was a significant milestone in their progress.

“I congratulate all our first years on their determination and tenac-ity in the face of adversity, and the intense bonds of friendship already formed,” ACM Houston said.

“I hope you have a sense of great achievement in what you have already been able to accomplish and an unwavering confidence that you do have what it takes to be an officer in the ADF.

“You join, and will inevitably go on to lead, some of the finest people in this country, and it is with great pride that I welcome you into the Academy, and into the wider ADF community.”

CDF welcomes MIDN to ADFA

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Philippines.

WELCOME: CDF ACM Angus Houston reviews midshipmen and officer cadets at the recent CDF Parade held at ADFA in Canberra.Photo: David Paterson

THRIVING ON DIVERSITY: CMDR Alex Hawes (right) recently joined the Company of Master Mariners of Australia and is the first permanent Navy member to do so.

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THERE was a brief pause in the ‘battle’ off the NSW coast earlier this month as the ship’s company of HMAS Anzac (CAPT Peter Quinn) celebrated the RAN’s 109th birthday.

Australia’s Navy was established on March 1, 1901 when the states transferred their naval forces to form the Commonwealth Naval Force, renamed 10 years later as the Royal Australian Navy.

In true naval tradition, Anzac’s youngest sailor, 18-year-old SMNCSO Matthew Donaldson, joined CAPT Quinn to cut the birthday cake.

SMN Donaldson joined the Navy in April last year from Bundaberg, Queensland and began his first sea posting in Anzac just under a month ago.

“It’s really good – very easy

to get along with everyone. I’m really enjoying it,” he said.

But while one young, eager 18-year-old helped cut the cake, another Anzac sailor was quietly sharing his birthday with the Navy he has served in since he was 18.

41-year-old CPO Jim Lovett joined the Navy 23 years ago and has served in Anzac three times, including three deployments to the Arabian Gulf.

Like SMN Donaldson, the bonds of friendship are the high-light of CPOET Lovett’s naval career.

“The friendships you make with the people you serve with are bonds that last forever,” he said.

“Yet, today was the first time anyone has picked up on my birthday being the same date as the Navy’s!”

Anzac takes time out to celebrate RAN’s big day

BIG SWELL: HMAS Sirius sinks her bow into heavy swells in the East Australian Exercise Area while providing fuel to HMAS Anzac during a replenishment at sea.Photos: ABIS Andrew Dakin

Making waves on FCP 2010

By LEUT Darren Mallet

FLEET Concentration Period (FCP) is a great time to con-solidate skills and ensure ships’ companies are ready to deal

with any eventuality that may occur during the year.

This could never be truer than on a ship like HMAS Darwin (CMDR Christopher Smith), which has changed over almost 34 per cent of her personnel since December 2009.

After a successful and productive trip ‘up top’ at the end of 2009, many of

Darwin’s former ship’s company were posted to make way for a new crop of officers and sailors.

One of the new faces is Executive Officer, LCDR Darron Rowe, who joined the ship in mid-January. This 19-year veteran of various seagoing platforms has taken the bull by the horns in true Darwin tradition. So far, LCDR Rowe is impressed with the integration of new sailors with experienced hands on board, and with the professional standard of sail-ors during the early phases of FCP.

According to LCDR Rowe, FCP is a great opportunity for ships to learn how

to work together in an environment where the tempo is gradually escalated over the course of the exercise.

“My priorities have been to get to know the ship’s company, ensure we all implement high standards in presenting ourselves and the ship and to familiarise everyone with operating at sea in the environment in which they are trained to work,” he said.

“We also have a number of Phase IV Seaman Officers on board whose primary goal is to achieve their Bridge Warfare Certificates. They are working hard to achieve this and certainly FCP is funda-

mental to test the consolidation of their skills and to strive towards that award.”

Darwin will go into refit in April this year. LCDR Rowe said this would allow many personnel to attend shore-based courses to formalise qualifications, clear some leave and spend time with family and friends.

In preparation, all departments on board will be busy preparing for audits and squaring away outstanding items in order to be ready for the refit period, while looking forward to coming out of refit with enhanced capabilities.

LCDR Darron Rowe

BEST WISHES: HMAS Anzac’s CO CAPT Peter Quinn and SMNCSO Matthew Donaldson cut the Navy birthday cake on the Navy’s 109th birthday on March 1.

WHAT A VIEW!: The Fleet at anchor in Jervis Bay.Photo: LSIS Kelvin Hockey

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AS NEW Generation Navy initiatives assist former sailors and officers return to the Navy, one sailor aboard HMAS Anzac (CAPT Peter Quinn) knows the value of returning home to the Service after time in civvy street.

When LSBM Dave Ryan joined the Navy in 2004 he had already served five years as a soldier in Army’s 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and had deployed to Somalia for Operation Solace peacekeeping duties.

But, after venturing out into the private sector, LS Ryan knew he wasn’t happy.

“I fit into the Defence lifestyle; the travel, the camaraderie. I just feel at home,” he said.

LS Ryan’s family heritage was another factor. His father was a WOFF in the RAAF and his grand-father was master-at-arms in HMAS Australia dur-ing World War II.

“I was born into a Defence family and I’ve decided to stay,” he said.

LS Ryan weighed up his options when consid-ering his return to military service and opted for Navy.

“You get to travel with Army and RAAF, but the Navy’s travel opportunities are far better.”

And on this front, Navy has not disappointed.LS Ryan has completed two Arabian Gulf

deployments in HMAS Ballarat, experienced life in the tropics serving with the patrol boats and recently participated in the Fleet Concentration Period in HMAS Anzac where his skills and those of thousands of other Navy and RAAF personnel were tested.

“It is hard on my family at times, but they understand that Dad’s a sailor,” he said.

LS Ryan is looking forward to joining Australia’s Federation Guard in July for ceremonial duties and then looking for further opportunities.

“If I am promoted to petty officer, I plan to remain a boatswains mate, but there are other opportunities I can follow and becoming a Naval Police Coxswain is something that interests me.”

Whatever happens, LS Ryan plans to remain in the service for the rest of his working life.

“I’m here to stay.”

By Annabelle HaywoodTHE New Entry Officers Course (NEOC) now has the benefit of new leadership content, developed as part of New Generation Navy.

Course facilitator LCDR Richard Adams said Navy now delivered a one-day module on leadership development as part of NEOC, based on the work-shops presented to more senior officers and similar to those included in all pro-motion courses for sailors.

“These new modules have been intro-duced as part of the Leadership and Ethics Project, part of the NGN pro-gram,” LCDR Adams said.

“The modules conducted for NEOC involve discussion of different types of leadership, both positive and negative, and how these can affect a workplace. Discussion also concentrates on effective leadership and the ethical responsibilities good leaders have.”

The new entry officers have embraced the leadership modules, been involved in discussion and, most importantly, are enthusiastic about putting these princi-ples into place in their own Navy careers.

“We’ve explored the difficulties of cul-tural change, and the effect that good, purposeful leadership can have, and these people are willing to play their part in the process,” LCDR Adams said.

Course participant LEUT Ashraf Saleh, who will be a medical officer on completion of officer training, said the

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“We all came out of the session empowered with new knowledge of how

to bring out the best in each other, and this will be very useful in how we deal with senior and junior officers and sail-ors,” LEUT Saleh said.

CHANGE OF CURRICULUM: NEOC 41 students undertake NGN training at HMAS Creswell. NGN is an integral part of the training curriculum accross Navy.Photo: ABIS Justin Brown

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CMDR Jennifer Wittwer has been honoured with a National Advancement of Women in the Workplace Award (AWWA) for her work in establishing the Navy Women’s Leadership Program.

CMDR Wittwer was selected as the third place bronze winner of the inaugural 2010 AWWA, established by the Centre for Leadership for Women to recognise women and men who are leading the way in reducing gender disparity and promoting equity and women’s advancement in the workplace. The award was announced nationally on International Women’s Day, March 8.

CMDR Wittwer said she was honoured to have been selected.

“It is wonderful public recognition of the Navy Women’s Leadership Program and the value of that program to our women and the Navy,” CMDR Wittwer said.

Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane AO, CSM, RAN said CMDR Wittwer was nominated for the award as a result of her outstanding efforts and experience in issues affecting women’s retention and equity and diversity, as the Navy Group Equity Coordinator.

“She has also been pivotally involved in the inquiry and management of complaints of unac-ceptable behaviour across the ADF,” VADM Crane said.

CONGRATULATIONS: CN VADM Russ Crane presents CMDR Jennifer Wittwer with an award for her efforts in the Women in the Workplace program.Photo: POIS Ollie Garside

By Annabelle Haywood

A NEW program to support mentoring for female mem-bers in Navy was launched at ADFA on March 12 as part of the International Women’s Day event.

“My Mentor” was launched by RADM Trevor Jones, Head of Navy People and Reputation, who said the program formed part of the Navy Women’s Leadership Program.

“The ADF has a proud history and continues to display its com-

mitment to its female members, current and future, with initia-tives such as this,” RADM Jones said.

Designed by Emberin, “My Mentor” is a highly regarded pro-gram and has been implemented in many corporate and public sector organisations around Australia as part of gender diver-sity strategies to help women achieve their career potential and counter the gender imbalance in the workforce.

“My Mentor” is DVD/CD/

Workbook-based and designed to be completed over a 12-week period.

“The program is designed to enhance female leadership in the RAN and can be used to shape our desired Navy culture through empowering and supporting these future leaders,” RADM Jones said.

“This program will assist in taking Navy in the direction that society in general is heading – of flexible careers, flexible work options and an inclusive culture.”

Pioneer recognisedWomen’s mentoring program launched at ADFA

Embracing MTC

By LEUT Todd Austin

MAKING the Change (MTC) engagements are now being conducted within divisions around the country and at sea as Navy embraces the Signature Behaviours.

One particular workshop was recently held at Russell Offices in Canberra by Head of Navy People and Reputation, RADM Trevor Jones.

WO Peter Kenworthy, who facilitated the engagement, said presenting this particular module was quite exciting.

“It allows us to explore the three Signature Behaviours with-in the ‘People’ category as part of embedding these behaviours into our desired Navy culture,” he said.

The first MTC engagement provides an overview of the Signature Behaviours. The sec-ond, third and fourth consider people, performance and profes-sionalism respectively.

RADM Jones said the scenar-ios allowed personnel to interact and develop a better under-standing of people’s behaviours during certain events.

The June 30 deadline for all Divisions to have conducted the four MTC modules is fast approaching. Each should be about an hour in length and attendance will be reported in PMKeyS.

For further information on host-ing the “Making the Change” modules visit http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/NGN/comweb.asp?page=109133&Title=Making%20the%20Change

GENDER DIVERSITY: (L-R) CMDR Jennifer Wittwer, Maureen Frank, DCN RADM Davyd Thomas, HNPAR RADM Trevor Jones and Prof Kerryn Phelps at the launch.Photo: LSIS Paul McCallum

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19FEATURES

By LCDR Andrew Stackpool

A UNIQUE piece of military social his-tory has returned home safely.

In the November 27, 2007 edition of Air Force News, it was reported that the Sergeants’ Mess at Anglesea Barracks in Tasmania had put out a world-wide search for its missing cannon.

The cannon is a small wooden rep-lica of a Napoleonic-era naval muzzle-loading cannon that was presented to the mess by HMAS Wagga’s Petty Officers’ Mess in 1956.

On February 26, 2010 two British Yeomen Warders (Beefeaters) from the Tower of London marched into the Mess and presented the can-non to the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 12th/40th Battalion, WO1 John Stonebridge, in front of the assembled mess members.

They were Yeoman Warder Jimmy James and Crawford Butler.

The then-mess secretary WO2 Michael Hinchey said the weapon had an incredible history, having been taken around the world many times aboard Australian, US, Canadian, British and New Zealand ships and submarines.

“Whenever ships visited Hobart, they would try to remove it from the Sergeants’ Mess,” WO2 Hinchey said.

“It was a tradition where the cannon

would be ‘liberated’ from the mess for a fee, which would go to Legacy.”

Since then – over the past 44 years – the cannon has been taken on operations in the Middle East, been passed between two US nuclear submarines under the polar ice, been to Antarctica and circum-navigated the world aboard the former American battleship, USS Missouri.

Even the Red Berets, a New Zealand Military Police unit and a RAAF unit have cared for it. On each occasion, a plaque or badge identifying the new host unit was added to its base.

Invariably, however, it would end up on some ship bound for Hobart so it could be returned.

In 1999, HMAS Anzac brought it back after a deployment to East Timor.

It remained in Hobart for a while but disappeared again, ending up aboard HMAS Sydney when she circumnavi-gated the world on Northern Trident in 2009.

During her visit to London, Jimmy James spotted it in the Senior Sailors’ Mess and, true to tradition, ‘liberated’ it and took it to the Yeomen Warders’ Mess where it remained until they decided to return it to Anglesea Barracks.

Also in keeping with the tradition, the two Warders paid the $400 fine to Legacy Hobart secretary John Paul.

Missing cannon’s world voyage comes to an end

A POIGNANT memorial service was held recently at St. John’s Cathedral, Brisbane to remember the AHS Centaur and her crew.

More than 700 relatives and well wishers joined AHS Centaur survi-vor, Martin Lesley Pash, Governor-General Quentin Bryce, Governor of Queensland Penelope Wensley and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the service, while a large screen enabled the public to view the service from outside the cathedral.

At the March 2 ceremony, Chief of Army LTGEN Ken Gillespie laid a wreath to pay his respects to the fallen.

“This national service allows us to remember the lives lost and the contribution the AHS Centaur and her crew made to this country,” LTGEN Gillespie said.

“We can finally know the resting place of these men and women and give them a dignified farewell.”

LTCOL Gavin Keating, the neph-ew of Sister Ellen Savage who was on board the AHS Centaur when it was sunk, read a prayer for the bereaved and the seafarers.

The service ended with an Army bugler playing the Last Post fol-lowed by a minute’s silence.

Tribute to the fallenAHS Centaur memorial service

RESPECTS PAID: On the morning of May 14, 1943 the AHS Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Brisbane. The remains of the ship were found by search teams on December 20, 2009 and a memorial service was held in Brisbane on March 2.

20 HISTORY


By LSIS Paul McCallum

IN A bizarre set of circum-stances, a 6-inch gun from HMAS Sydney (I) killed three sailors on an Australian

minesweeper 28 years after it helped bring down the German raider SMS Emden.

One of the lesser known incidents of WWII involved the minesweeper HMAS Tambar and an Army gun emplacement on Moreton Island near Brisbane.

Weighing in at just 456 tonnes and requisitioned for the RAN in October 1939, Tambar was fit-ted with a 12-pound gun and four depth chargers to act as a coastal minesweeper for the approaches to Brisbane.

With such a large military presence in Brisbane, including GEN Douglas MacArthur’s Pacific headquarters and thousands of Australian and American troops,

defence of the city was an impor-tant Government priority.

To keep the harbour safe, the RAN established 10 specialist stations providing signal support, controlled mining and a forward base for Fairmile escort ships. The Minesweeping Group 74 was also established to keep the approaches to Brisbane safe from mines.

Assisting the protection of the harbour were Army-control-led shore batteries, including the

Fort Cowan Cowan battery on Moreton Island.

Armed with a single 6-inch

gun (formerly fitted to HMAS Sydney I), the battery was responsible for providing covering fire to the approaches of Brisbane River.

For almost two and a half years, Tambar and her fellow Minesweeping Group 74 ship HMAS Kianga patrolled the waters between Brisbane and Moreton Island almost daily.

Local lighthouse keepers on Moreton Island and nearby Bribie Island reported the familiarity of seeing the two ships was like seeing the local bus; such was the frequency of these ships being in the area.

On March 14, 1942 Tambar was returning to port after a routine patrol when she was challenged by the shore battery at Cowan Cowan. For some unknown rea-son, the challenge was either not correct (as had been reported on several occasions previously) or the reply was confusing to the Army-run battery.

The gun director at Cowan Cowan ordered a warn-ing shot to be fired across the bow of the ship. One single round was fired, however, the round did not pass in front of the bow, but over it.

Anchorman AB Archibald E. Bartch was killed instantly before the projectile ricocheted through the bridge and killed Steward Eric R. Harrison. Still mov-ing through the ship, the round passed through the radio room and severed the legs of WO Henry Theeman, who died in hospital of his injuries, before it ended up in the water.

Tambar immediately turned to shore and the injured personnel were transferred to medical stations by ambu-lance.

The authorities at the time decided to cover up the incident to prevent any drop in morale among the troops and the remaining crew were disbanded to other units. The CO, LEUT Joseph H. P. Dixon (RANR), was assigned to another command and the ship was handed over to the Commonwealth Salvage Board.

Tambar then spent time in Darwin and was involved in the unsuccessful attempt to recover the coal hulk Kelat, which sunk five days after the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese.

Tambar was recommissioned into the RAN in July 1944 but was returned to her original owners a year later and sold to scrap in Melbourne in 1959.

TARGET: HMAS Tambar suffered one of the Navy’s lesser known wartime tragedies.

Photo: Bruce Gilbert

COVERED UP: The gun from HMAS Sydney (I) at Fort Cowan Cowan (below) and its place on the approaches to Brisbane.Photo: Bruce Gilbert

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SUFFERING: Diarrhoea, cramping and blood in the stool are not a runner’s badge of honour and shouldn’t be treated as such. Photo: POIS Ollie Garside

In running circles runner’s tummy is one of the terms used to describe complaints. LT Rob Orr says they’re more common than you might think.

STUDIES est imate that between 30-50 per cent of distance runners experience stomach cramps, diarrhoea

and blood in their stool at some time in their training.

One study in 1986 found that 23 per cent of marathon runners had posi-tive blood in their stool. Even running experience cannot save elite runners suffering the effects.

Top runners have lost races, prize money, medals and have even been dis-qualified due to stomach cramps and the strong desire to evacuate.

Consider the chart of potential caus-es (opposite). Recommended remedial actions could include: ➤ Reporting to the medical centre for

further investigation if any blood is found in the stool or diarrhoea con-tinues. Just because these conditions are relatively common in endurance athletes does not mean they are nor-mal. Nor should they be considered

a badge of honour.➤ Increasing your hydration as this

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➤ Charting your nutritional intake (time and type) and examining the

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➤ Nutritional intake. Eating too soon before a run has the food bounce around in the stomach causing cramps and increasing the need to evacuate food con-tents. This in turn reduces water uptake in the intestines and the result is not only diarrhoea but a reduction in water uptake. This mechanical effect of bouncing food is not limited to a unidirec-tional outflow. A study has found that all triathletes eating within 30 minutes of a race start vomited.

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And the winner is...The 2010 Pie in the Sky award goes

to the Little Super Fund and its trustee, Gerard Karl Little.

Little promoted his scheme initially through advertising in suburban news-papers, using phrases like ‘Cash in your superannuation’. He would help people ‘roll’ over their super into the Little Super Fund.

Over a four-year period he skimmed more than $680,000 worth of super savings from 121 different people.

ASIC Chairman, Tony D’Aloisio, says the Pie in the Sky awards name and shame financial scammers.

That’s about 25 per cent of each super account he pocketed illegally.

Super is for retirementGenerally you can only qualify to

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If you’re like most members of the ADF, you’re probably a member of a military super fund.

It still pays to know what’s happen-ing in the world of superannuation as you may have family members with their own super or you may contribute to an additional super fund, or even a self-managed super fund.

Who is a target?Scammers often target people in

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If you’re worried someone might be involved in a scam you should sug-gest that they get professional advice before signing any documents.

It’s understandable that people may be attracted to early access of super promotions, particularly in hard times when people find it difficult to meet financial commitments, but going down this path just creates more prob-lems for people, not fewer.

Victims are convinced by these promoters that accessing super is a solution to their money problems. The reality is the promoters are looking for a way to scam people out of their super savings. Cheating people out of their hard earned super is not just wrong, it’s illegal and the penalties are severe.

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For more information about financial scams, go to ASIC’s consumer website, FIDO at www.fido.gov.au or call on 1300 300 630. E-mail ASIC with topics that interest you at [email protected]

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By ABCIS Michael Barusch

SBLT Scott Baxter has finished third in the ADF Long Course Triathlon Championships at Huskisson on the NSW south coast, held on February 21.

LCDR Christopher White was close behind to finish fourth after receiving a five minute penalty during the bike leg, giving SBLT Baxter a comfortable break. Despite receiving an encourag-ing kiss from his wife mid-course, the lift wasn’t enough to close the gap.

With a mixture of westerly winds and hot, humid temperatures for the run leg, the competitors had no time to appreciate the stunning scenery that surrounded the race.

An early start was in order and, after a briefing at 0630, the 2km swim leg began.

SBLT Baxter didn’t let his youth get in the way as he set the fastest male time of 27.14 minutes around the Jervis Bay course in perfect condi-tions.

Leading the pack into transition, SBLT Baxter began the 80km bike leg comprising three laps of the Huskisson area.

A no-drafting rule meant the cyclists had to keep a seven-metre gap between them and the rider in front, making it a true test of stamina.

The most gruelling leg of the tria-thlon was the 20km run with tempera-tures soaring to 33 degrees.

SBLT Baxter’s lead was eroded as Army’s SGT Craig Ewen-Crawford set the fastest time in the run to take the overall win, followed by FLTLT Terry Withers.

The next event will be the ADF Olympic Distance Championship (1.5km, 40km, 10km) in Newcastle on March 21 and the ADF Ironman Championship to be held in Port Macquarie on March 28.

For more information on the ADF Triathlon Club go to http://intranet.defence.gov.au/raafweb/sites/ADSTA/comweb.asp?page=104629

Young gun leads the way in Huskisson


THE Royal New Zealand Navy’s sporting dominance over the RAN continues after the Kiwis won the Fleet Concentration Period (FCP) Sports Day Perpetual Shield for the sixth time in the competition’s seven-year history.

Only HMAS Stuart in 2006 has withstood the might of the Kiwis at an FCP sports day, with HMNZS Te Kaha winning the shield in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and sister ship HMNZS Te Mana winning in 2007, 2008 and now again in 2010.

Hundreds of officers and sailors from HMA Ships Anzac, Ballarat, Warramunga, Darwin, Newcastle, Huon , Gascoyne and HMNZS Te Mana came ashore to HMAS Creswell from their anchorages in Jervis Bay to compete in hot sum-mery conditions on March 6.

The Aussies had some success, with Darwin shining in the golf and 3-on-3 basketball, HMAS Ballarat winning the tennis and Newcastle prevailing in the tug-o-war.

LSCD Ron Allchurch, a reservist serving in Ballarat, won the men’s biathlon, while Newcastle’s LEUT Catherine McAbe won the women’s biathlon.

But it was Te Mana that domi-nated the day, proving too strong in the touch football, beach soccer and

beach volleyball, and was a worthy runner-up in the hotly-contested tug-o-war.

Te Mana was also a strong con-tender for the women’s biathlon title until race leader LEUT Smith stepped out of the race to assist a casualty who fainted in the hot conditions, giving up her first place for last.

Competitors and spectators alike enjoyed a barbeque lunch provided by cooks from each of the participat-ing Australian major fleet units at anchor in Jervis Bay.

When presenting the FCP Sports Day Perpetual Shield to the victors, Commander Australian Fleet RADM Steve Gilmore commended all par-ticipants for the spirit of the day’s competition.

“What I saw today was superb,” RADM Gilmore said.

“It was a group of great people having a good time doing what they were doing in the very best possible way, with great camaraderie, with great participation and determination and with a lot of friendship as well.”

RADM Gilmore also thanked those who had made the day possi-ble, particularly the command team, PTs and ship’s company of Creswell, Fleet HQ, participating Fleet units and a range of Sydney-based com-mands.

Kiwis win at FCP sports day

SPORTS WAR: With warships at anchor in

Jervis Bay, LEUT Darren McDevitt from HMAS

Huon runs at a HMNZS Te Mana player head on during a footy match at

HMAS Creswell.Photo: ABIS Andrew Dakin

LONG RIDE AHEAD: 723 Squadron’s LS Luke Heckenburg jogs through the bike transi-tion area.Photos: ABIS Justin Brown

FOURTH OVERALL: CO AUSTCDT One, LCDR Christopher White, prepares to begin the bike leg.



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FOR more than 20 years the ADF has been competing in the Australian Country Waterpolo Championships against teams from all over Australia.

This year the ADF will be hosting the championships for only the second time – the first was in 1988 at Randwick Barracks.

Men’s and women’s team from the ACT, WA, SA, QLD, VIC, NSW and the ADF will compete at the championships to be held at the Albury Swim Centre from March 31 to April 4.

President of the Australian Defence Waterpolo Association WO2 Megan Webber said it was a great honour to be hosting the event.

“It’s a great opportunity to promote the ADF and, after years of just rocking up to compete in the championships, it’s our turn to do something.

“Last year Defence was asked if we would like to host it and we jumped at the chance.”

While the ADF does not have a great track record at these championships, WO2 Webber said the women did well last year, until the finals.

“We finished second at the end of the rounds but we bombed out in the finals and finished fourth,” she said.

The best the ADF has achieved at the championships is a bronze medal in the men’s in 2006 and a bronze in the wom-en’s in 2002.

WO2 Webber said the availability of players often let them down and the pro-file of the sport needed lifting.

“There are some really good players out there but, as with all sports, they are not always available at the time we need them,” she said.

“ADFA is particularly strong and have a good competition.

“We have had trouble getting players released from ADFA, but we had a couple play in last year’s event and should have a few this year too.”

A training camp will be held the week before the championships starting on March 26.

Anyone interested in playing water-polo can contact WO2 Megan Webber at [email protected] or call (07) 4411 8727.

THE Navy Tridents Rugby League team are seeking new players to fill the ranks as it competes in this years A-grade and A-grade Reserves Cronulla-Sutherland weekend competition.

After a great first year in 2009 finish-ing fourth overall, 2010 promises to be even better with two teams being entered.

RANRL president CMDR Glen Ker said now was the perfect time to get involved.

“The Tridents welcome additional players, especially rugged forwards, and spectators at its weekend matches,” he said.

Time is running out to register your interest with the first round beginning on March 20 when the Tridents take on the Harman Seadogs.

Anyone can play for the Tridents including Army, RAAF and APS person-nel.

Visit the Navy Titan’s website at www.ranrl.com.au for further information, season pro-gram and Navy points of contact for interest-ed players and support staff. All are welcome to make this a great year of Navy footy in what is recognised as one of the higher qual-ity A-grade competitions in the country.

Do you have what it takes?

PO PETER Bevin has proven age doesn’t have to slow you down by winning the 30-49-year-old Masters division of the 100m sprint at the Gold Coast Masters Athletics Championships from February 26-28.

With a time of 12.87 seconds, PO Bevin was just three seconds off the pace set by world record holder Usain Bolt at the Beijing Olympics two years ago.

The Gold Coast attracted many other athletes with the concurrent running of the Queensland Team Challenge, the Gold Coast Masters Athletics Championships and the Defence Athlet ics Championsips.

The weekend began with the Teams Challenge on Friday night at the University of QLD athletics facil-ity, held in conjunction with the Defence and QLD state 3km and 5km championships.

Army’s SGT Wayne Heath edged out fellow SGT Matt Skate in 16:19.73 to SGT Skate’s 16:23.59 in the 5km race, with AB Daniel Horsfall a gallant third for Defence in 17:42.94 – not bad after three hours of sleep and having stepped off HMAS Ballarat that morning!

Sunday night was the showdown with the running of the 100m sprint across all championships.

SMN Gary Niemeier crossed the line in just 11.53 seconds to finish second to FLTLT Spencer Cox, who clocked the fastest time of 11.34 seconds.

Backing up for the 200m, the last race of the event, a close battle was fought with FLTLT Cox tak-ing the win in 22.72, edging out BDR Sean Smith in second with 23.23, and SMN Gary Niemeier in third with 23.65.

This was the fastest 200m race for Defence since 2006, and a good sign of the young, and not so young, talent coming through.

The next event for the Australian Defence Running and Athletics Association is the 10km championship to be held at Holsworthy Barracks later this month.

There is also a possible UK tour in September. Performances for 5km up to marathon distances in the last 12 months will be required for selection con-sideration.

Any interested parties can contact FLTLT Spencer Cox at [email protected] for further details.

Up to speed on the Gold Coast

LONG WEEKEND: AB Danial Horsfall had just arrived alongside on board HMAS Ballarat before departing for the championships.

THE first RANRU rugby development camp for the 2010 season was held at HMAS Albatross from February 5-7 and Navy is on the hunt for some big wins this year.

In the lead up to the U/21 Men’s tour to New Zealand this month and the Inter Command Challenge on March 25, the Nowra RAN rugby union camp was very successful in identifying new players with varied skill levels that will be vital for these upcoming fixtures.

HMAS Cerberus then hosted the next rugby devel-opment camp over the weekend of February 26-28. More camps will be held throughout Australia this year for Navy personnel.

RANRU encourages anyone interested in playing and/or supporting Navy Rugby Union to come along and learn new skills and meet new friends. The devel-opment camps are open to all members of the RAN and focus on player safety and skill development at all levels.

Details of the upcoming camps and how to apply are avail-able at www.navyrugby.asn.au

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