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NavyNavyVolume 53, No. 20, October 28, 2010 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian NavyVolume 53, No. 20, October 28, 2010 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Navy

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By Michael Brooke

HMAS Stuart’s (CMDR Brett Sonter) core values of readiness and vigilance will again be put to the test when she replaces HMAS Melbourne on Op Slipper.

Joining the US-led Combined Task Force, Stuart will help combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Somali basin and off the Horn of Africa.

CMDR Sonter and his crew have been hard at work getting Stuart shipshape since a sea swap on July 2 had them switch hulls from HMAS Ballarat to the ‘Tartan Terror’.

CMDR Sonter told Navy News that Stuart reached its first milestone by completing its Work-Up Program Evaluation (WUPE), which followed shakedown trials, after the completion of IMAV in August.

“The ship’s company is now in week four of our Unit Readiness Evaluation; the feedback from Sea Training Group is that we are on-track to achieve this important milestone by October 26,” CMDR Sonter said.

Stuart is then scheduled for a week alongside Fleet Base East for defect rectification, which will posture her for the challenge of Mission Readiness Evaluation (MRE), which will involve numerous warfare serials.

“We’ve passed WUPE and are well placed to pass URE, which is followed by potentially our biggest challenge, being the dynamic complexity of MRE while conducting multiple evolutions at sea simultaneously,” he said.

“This milestone will be followed by another maintenance period that will get Stuart ready in a materiel state for the deployment.”

CMDR Sonter said these mile-stones would not be achieved without the courage and commitment of the ship’s company, many of whom were involved in their first collective train-ing program for an operational deploy-ment.

“What we have in Stuart is a great ship’s company with a good blend of youth and experience, who possess an excellent ‘can do’ work ethic and are very excited by the challenges and

with crucial anti-submarine war-fare (ASW) experience and knowl-edge that will be fostered within the broader RAN community on return to Australia.

Royal Navy Trafalgar-class sub-marine HMS Tireless provided an out-standing service facilitating significant training opportunities that might oth-erwise have been lost. Additionally, the external air support – and in par-ticular the opportunity to interact with a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter, fitted with a Thales-developed ‘Flash’ dip-ping sonar – provided valuable train-ing for aircraft controllers and warfare officers.

Perhaps the highlight of the exer-cise for the select and fortunate few was the personnel exchange with Tireless.

Not only was this an opportunity for Melbourne personnel to see first-hand the operation of a nuclear-pow-ered platform, it was a chance to host crew members from Tireless, some of whom – even after 25 years of service – had not set foot on a surface ship.

A number of Melbourne person-nel also experienced being on board

Tartan Terror answers call of duty

MODERN WARFARE: HMAS Stuart travels in company with United States aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower, while on its previous deployment on Op Slipper in March 2010. Photo: LSA Nicholas Lowe

opportunities of this deployment,” he said.

“The crew’s morale is incredibly high and their focus is solely on get-ting this ship ready to deploy and to do a really good job that brings credit to themselves and the RAN.”

CMDR Sonter said Stuart’s anti-piracy patrol task had placed a lot of emphasis on boarding party operations against differing threat levels.

“During our boarding party training one of our key focuses has been on the different threat levels, which has also been emphasised with the force pro-tection exercises we have conducted alongside FBE,” he said.

“The crew has quickly switched on to the fact that they must be very pro-

fessional in making quick decisions, which really bodes well for the success of our deployment.

“We have seen excellent quick decisions by some relatively junior people during the force protection training, which has challenged the crew to react to multiple scenarios under great stress.”

CMDR Sonter said getting Stuart shipshape has provided his crew with the opportunity to demonstrate strong leadership, which supports his com-mand philosophy of ‘courage, commu-nication and community’.

“The courage to do the right thing, and to conduct ourselves in the most appropriate manner at all times, also

upholds Navy Values and Signature Behaviours,” he said.

“The courage and commitment of Stuart’s ship’s company has been test-ed recently but the ultimate challenge awaits us during the anti-piracy patrol tasks of our operational deployment.”

Living up to her motto, ‘Always Prepared’, enabled the 3400-tonne Anzac-class frigate to set the bench-mark for RAN warships with deploy-ments to the Middle East in 2004, 2008 and 2009.

During her 2004 deployment, Stuart wrote a proud page in RAN his-tory when she rescued sailors from US patrol boat USS Firebolt, who were the victims of a lethal terrorist attack.

Melbourne hunts nuclear attack sub in Gulf of Oman

EMERGENCY BLOW: (Above) HMS Tireless conducts an emergency surfacing demonstration.

TARGET SIGHTED: (Below) HMAS Melbourne, as viewed through HMS Tireless’ periscope, during the ASW exercise. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence

Tireless during an emergency surfac-ing demonstration.

With numerous related RAN acqui-sitions on the horizon, the exercise was a timely and valuable opportunity for all involved.

Melbourne is currently patrol-ling the Arabian Sea in support of Combined Task Force 150 which con-tributes to maritime security and the global war against terrorism.

By LCDR Peter Armitage

HMAS Melbourne (CMDR Mick Harris) recently took a short break from operations to participate in a multinational anti-submarine warfare exercise (ASWEX) in the Gulf of Oman.

As the first upgraded Adelaide-class guided missile frigate to oper-ate in the MEAO, the exercise gave Melbourne an early opportunity to interact with coalition partners, while maintaining war-fighting proficiency

and gaining an invaluable insight into the performance of upgraded systems in a realistic threat environment.

The schedule of events was pro-grammed over a four-day period and imposed graduated operator training that increased in complexity as the operators became more comfortable with the oceanographic conditions. It also took in submarine tracking char-acteristics and traffic density in the region.

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SUB SURFACE: HMAS Melbourne conducted valuable ASW training with British nuclear sub, HMS Tireless, in the Gulf of Oman.


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Five Powers Ex swings into actionBy LEUT Gary McHugh

EXERCISE Bersama Padu 2010 (BP10) is in full swing as this edition of Navy News goes to press.

Defence forces from all of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) countries are honing their interoper-ability skills across Malaysia and the South China Sea, in an exercise which began on October 11.

BP10 sees all three arms of the ADF join Defence Force person-nel from Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, in the second FPDA exercise to take place this year.

Commander of the Australian Cont ingent , WGCDR Kenneth Robinson, said the FPDA, which was established in 1971, continues to be an integral part of the regional security architecture.

“This is because of the FPDA’s ability to remain relevant to the needs of its members by adapting to the changing security environment,” WGCDR Robinson said.

“This year is the first time an Army platoon has participated in the exer-cise, which will further enhance the interoperability of the FPDA mem-bers.”

Navy is well-represented at BP10, with HMA Ships Success (CMDR Anthony Rayner), Tobruk (CMDR Paul Scott), Toowoomba (CMDR Ivan Ingham), and Arunta (CMDR John Stavridis) taking part in the exercise, as well as AUSCDT1 and a number of augmentees based at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth.

Combined Army forces from Australia and Malaysia, embarked in HMAS Tobruk, took part in a number of amphibious landing exercises on the island of Pulau Tioman. Meanwhile clearance divers joined forces with their New Zealand, Malaysian and Singaporean counterparts to conduct underwater mine countermeasure oper-ations.

HMAS Tobruk Commanding Officer, CMDR Paul Scott, said the ship’s company and embarked forces were gaining valuable interoperability skills from the exercise.

“What makes BP10 especially sig-nificant is that it’s the first time that land forces have been integrated into the Field Training Exercise component of the exercise,” CMDR Scott said.

“The combined forces have been conducting numerous disembarka-tion training drills via the stern door and cargo nets in preparation for the amphibious landing component of the exercise.

“The Five Power Rifle Company has also been busy conducting detailed reconnaissance of the landing areas,” CMDR Scott said.

Speaking at the official opening ceremony on October 15, Exercise Director, RADM Dato Gunaselan Salamuthu (Royal Malaysian Navy), said the exercise gave member nations

MULTINATIONAL TRAINING: (Above) One of HMAS Tobruk’s landing craft carries members of a rifle com-pany, comprising Australian soldiers from 1RAR and a Malaysian rifle platoon, to shore; while (below) troops board Tobruk via a rope ladder. Photos: SGT Christopher Weissenborne RNZAF

the opportunity to enhance their capac-ity to work together as a unit.

RADM Salamuthu made special mention of HMAS Tobruk, which was called into the exercise as a last minute substitute for HMNZS Canterbury, which could not participate due to nat-ural disaster tasking in New Zealand.

The ADF’s commitment to the exercise also includes eight F/A-18s from Number 3 Squadron at RAAF Williamtown, an Australian Army pla-toon from RMAF Butterworth and several support staff based at exercise headquarters.

Exercise BP10 will conclude on October 29.

CLIMBING: (Left) A Malaysian soldier boards Tobruk.Photo: SGT Christopher Weissenborne RNZAF

WELCOME ALL: (Right) Chief of the Malaysian Defence Force, GEN Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Azizan Ariffin, addresses mem-bers at the Bersama Padu opening ceremony.Photo: FLTLT Dean McAulliffe

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A SMALL team of CIS sailors specialising in information com-munication technologies (ICT) are assisting CIS operators at sea and alongside by providing in-depth training, support and advice on developing satellite communica-tion technologies (SATCOM).

POCIS Tim Bolch, LSCIS Ben Brien and ABCISs Nick Burgess and Eldric Ngo make up the RAN’s first FLTC4SPT Element team.

The team was established at Fleet Headquarters in June this year and is part of the DGNCIW organisation.

FLTC4SPT Element Manager POCIS Bolch said the team was developed in response to the rapid advances in SATCOM technolo-gies, such as the Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (MASTIS) and Specialist Communication Modernisation Project Maritime (SCMP-M).

He said the primary focus of the team was to provide on-the-job train-ing for CIS managers and opera-tors on MASTIS and its associated equipment, as well as other ICT and SATCOM systems.

“The FLTC4SPT Element team’s role is quite broad and provides spe-cialist advice on the various ship-borne communications systems,” POCIS Bolch said.

“We are still developing the

necessary tools for CIS managers, which will assist them in under-standing the networks they are expected to administer and improve their understanding of the SATCOM systems and bandwidth management issues they are often confronted with.

“Our vision is to provide CIS operators with a greater understanding of networks, which hopefully over a period of time will save the Navy time and money in rectifying ICT-related issues.”

– POCIS Tim Bolch

“The team’s ability to respond to any ICT or SATCOM-related issue allows it to be tasked anytime and anywhere including deploying on major operations or exercises such as RIMPAC, Talisman Sabre, Kakadu and Bersama Lima.”

He said in the future he expected the team would deploy with units during weekly sea running, MSE and URE phases to assist ship’s staff and

Sea Training Group with ICT sys-tems training.

Depending on the issue or task at hand, FLTC4SPT Element’s team works closely with agencies such as FISSO, DEFCOMMSTA Sydney and Fujitsu.

“At the moment the team is pro-viding ships alongside with on-site assistance during weekdays to iden-tify network or bearer issues and provide advice as to whether prob-lems are internal or external.”

P O C I S B o l c h s a i d t h e FLTC4SPT Element team was quickly developing into an important element within the DGNCIW organ-isation as part of DMC4EW.

“The team is highly focused and has adopted the attitude that no ICT problem is too difficult to solve.

“Calls for our assistance are increasing and it’s expected that fur-ther teams will be formed in other locations such as Cairns, Darwin and Perth.

“Our vision is to provide CIS operators with a greater understand-ing of networks, which hopefully over a period of time will save the Navy time and money in rectifying ICT-related issues.”

All requests for FLTCRSPT Element team support are to be submitted via signal to FLTC4SPT or by contacting either LCDR Pete De Maskens or CPO Emma Procopis on (02) 9359 4251.

No problem too big for CIS sailors

TECH HEADS: FLTC4SPT Element team members ABCIS Eldric Ngo and POCIS Tim Bolch assist ABCIS Nick Burgess in identifying computer compo-nents that need to be repaired or replaced.Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

Correcting the recordIN THE October 14 edition of Navy News (vol. 53, no. 19, p. 7) LCDR Mark Taylor should have been identi-fied as XO HMAS Sirius, not CO.

In addition, CO HMAS Sirius’ name should have been given as CMDR David McDonald.

Navy News apologies for any incon-venience caused by these errors.

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By LEUT Anthony Case

WHILE this image of volcano Batu Tara looks like it might have been taken from a submarine’s periscope, it was actually taken shortly after sunset through night-vision equip-ment on board HMAS Toowoomba (CMDR Ivan Ingham).

At a range of only five nautical miles, lava flows were clearly visible to the naked eye.

However, use of the ship’s night vision equipment allowed crew mem-bers to gain a better view of the mas-sive active volcano.

The photograph was captured by the ship’s navigator while the ship was transiting the Flores Sea en route to Surabaya, Indonesia, as part of the South East Asia Deployment Task Group.

“This is one of the many remark-able sights and experiences that will make this deployment memorable for the large number of my personnel who have recently joined Navy, and are now on their first overseas deploy-ment,” Toowoomba’s CO, CMDR Ivan Ingham, said.

Navigator, LEUT Adam Pearce, said, “It’s truly spectacular to see such a powerful example of Mother Nature’s work”.

Toowoomba departed Fleet Base West in company with her sister ship HMAS Arunta in August.

NAVY’S Hydrographic Service has achieved efficiencies through cost consciousness by changing the way Navy prints nautical charts.

Mike Prince, Director of Charting Services, said the changes came about after realising their current processes were expensive and not quite as effi-cient as they could be.

Mr Prince said the Hydrographic, Meteorologcal and Oceanographic Branch was the driving force in identifying and implementing Print-On-Demand, creating the means for

‘Fearless’ sailors witness volcanic spectacle

Having completed exercises Kadadu and Singaroo in the North Australian Exercise Areas, the pair headed to South East Asia in company with HMA Ships Success and Tobruk to participate in exercises off the Malaysian Peninsula, and are sched-uled to return to Australian waters in November.

HOT NIGHT: This photo of volcano Batu Tara was taken through night-vision equipment on board HMAS Toowoomba while the ship was transiting the Flores Sea en route to Surabaya, Indonesia.

Photo: LEUT Adam Pearce

Navy charts savings

“The positive outcome is that we have a 40 per cent reduction in costs to Defence, elimination of a 20 per cent wastage rate, and elimination of a five-week turn-around time for printing charts – without any increases to staff or workload.”

– Mike Prince,Director Charting Services

all charts to be printed in-house at the Australian Hydrographic Office in Wollongong, rather than the previous, and very complicated, outsourcing pro-cess.

“The positive outcome is that we have a 40 per cent reduction in costs to Defence, elimination of a 20 per cent wastage rate, and elimina-tion of a five-week turn-around time for printing charts – without any increases to staff or workload,” Mr Prince said.

The production of charts has under-gone significant changes in the last 30 years. Since the mid-1970s, Australian and RAN requirements for nautical charts have been met by having them printed by Army, then the Defence

Imagery and Geospatial Intelligence Organisation (DIGO), as part of an overall Defence map and chart print-ing arrangement.

In 2002 DIGO refocussed its map production activities, relocating and closing down its large printing presses as part of the transition. This necessitated commercial printing of all nautical charts at a cost of more than $600,000 per year. It also meant there were delays in printing, mean-ing some charts were out of date even before they were issued.

“Printing ‘on-demand’ means Navy gets all of its up-to-date charts as soon as those changes are published, and navigat-ing officers no longer have to update their charts upon receipt – which was happening a little too often with the previ-ous system,” Mr Prince said.

These changes have been refined over eight months and now all charts are printed on a ‘just-in-time’ basis to meet specific individual orders using up-to-date print files.

In total, the Hydrographic Service distributes about 180,000 charts annually for Navy use and to meet Government obligations under the UN convention on safety of life at sea.

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THE Australian Medical Task Force (AMTF) at Camp Cockatoo marked one month providing pri-

mary medical assistance to victims of the Pakistan floods on October 2.

ADF medical officer SQNLDR Simon McLaughlin said, so far, the task force has seen more than 6000 patients.

“We have regularly been treating over 250 patients per day and it has been very rewarding to provide this sort of assistance where it is needed the most,” he said.

The Australian Camp Cockatoo health facility at Kot Addu compris-es ADF medical and support spe-cialist military personal, as well as AusAID health specialists who have been providing primary health care similar to a general practice, a ward for day treatment, basic diagnostic services including x-ray and pathol-ogy, a pharmacy and a preventative health program.

“There are about 140 ADF mem-bers supporting the AMTF at Camp Cockatoo,” SQNLDR McLaughlin said.

“About 35 are ADF health per-sonnel and 17 are Australian Medical Assistance Team members. It has been very encouraging to see how effectively these military and civilian specialist have come togeth-er to deliver primary medical care in such adverse conditions.”

Acting AusAID Team Leader Brett Negus agreed.

“AusAID and the ADF are work-ing together as part of the wider Australian Government package of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance in the wake of the floods. It is a fantastic example of two very different agencies working together to assist the people of Pakistan,” he said.

Despite this close cooperation, providing primary medical aid in a remote region of a flood damaged

country has not been without major challenges.

“The biggest challenge has been keeping up with the supply of medi-cations,” AUSMAT Team Leader Dr Ian Norton said.

“We are regularly seeing more than 250 patents per day, which is far busier than any emergency department in Australia. Nobody else sees those kinds of numbers and we are seeing them in a tent, in a field, in Pakistan. That is a challenge on its own, but the logistics of keep-ing up with that tempo has been our biggest to date.

WGCMDR Ross Wadsworth, Commander of the ADF element of the AMTF said every day provided a new set of challenges.

“Every day we find a new set of solutions and continue the important task of providing primary medical assistance to victims of the Pakistan floods.”

Aid for 6000 and counting

By CPL Zenith King

THE Australian Medical Task Force provided life changing medical assis-tance when they presented a long term polio sufferer and flood victim with crutches on October 3.

Nadia, a 12-year-old girl from the Punjab region of Pakistan, currently travels every second day from her home to be treated by the medical staff at Kot Addu.

RAN medical officer LEUT Joel Hissink, HMAS Penguin, said the first time he saw Nadia she was very shy, timid and unsure about what was going on.

“Since the first time she came in she has completely changed,” he said.

“On the day we gave her the crutch-es she was smiling and laughing and really interactive with the nurses and doctors. It was an amazing transforma-tion.

LEUT Hissink said Nadia seemed pleased to have the crutches which the

nurses had decorated with stickers and signed.

“Seeing her smiling and walking with both crutches and standing up straight was amazing,” LEUT Hissink said.

“The problem with the stick was that she was always hunched over. Using that stick over a long period of time would have resulted in secondary injuries due to poor posture.”

LEUT Hissink said the crutches were a small step to a full recovery.

AusAID nurse Marlene Ball said that, because she has coped with polio since birth, she is probably quite used to it.

“Before we gave her the crutches she was walking with a stick and used both of her hands to balance,” she said.

“Nadia can now stand up straight with the crutches and once she is con-fident she will be able to move around with only one crutch giving her a free hand for the first time in her life.”

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BETTER MOBILITY: LEUT Joel Hissink and AusAID nurse Marlene Ball adjust the height of Naida’s crutches.Photo: CPL Zenith King

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By Michael Brooke

FRENCH sailors have been com-ing to Australia since the adven-turer La Perouse in 1788 and this trend continued recently when FNS La Moqueuse (LEUT Francois Nevejans) visited HMAS Kuttabul (CMDR Christine Clarke).

La Moqueuse’s port visit from October 15-19 was designed to give her crew some shore relief, while pro-moting the strong friendship between the RAN and the French Navy, which have common security interests in the region.

The 440-tonne P400-class patrol boat opened her gangway to the public during Kuttabul’s Navy Week open day, which was attended by some 4000 people.

La Moqueuse’s crew of 29 sailors and four officers enjoyed the sights of Sydney and thrilled the locals with their native tongue, which poets call “the language of love”.

La Moqueuse’s CO, LEUT Francois Nevejans, told Navy News that Noumean-based French warships love to visit Australia for national cel-ebrations and training opportunities with the RAN.

“Australia, and especially Sydney, is a great place for us to visit because of the strong relationships between our navies, as we are partners in maritime security in the Pacific,” he said.

“We have many mutual interests in maritime security in the region and this is well demonstrated by our range

Kuttabul learns language of love

of joint training activities such as Exercise Croix de Sud.”

During her voyage from Hobart to Sydney, La Moqueuse participated in a PASS-EX with HMA Ships Yarra

and Bandicoot near Jervis Bay, which involved navigation and boarding exer-cises, as well as a very close encounter with some very playful whales.

“The training was extremely ben-

eficial for me and the crew to learn something about how the RAN does business at sea,” LEUT Nevejans said.

La Moqueuse, which t rans-lates as ‘the mocker’, is based in

Noumea, New Caledonia as part of the French permanent naval fleet in the Pacific Ocean, along with FN Ships Vendemiaire, La Glorieuse, and Jacques Cartier.

VISITORS: (Left) File image of FNS La Moqueuse, pictured in Otago Harbour, New Zealand. (Above) Her gangway was opened to the pub-lic for the HMAS Kuttabul Navy Week open day.Main photo: Reprinted courtesy Wikipedia user ‘Benchill’Inset: ABIS Sarah Williams

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WO1 Bosworth claimed calls to the 1800 number proved unhelpful, with little offered other than advice that there were problems and also an offer to send him the forms so he could apply manually.

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By MIDN James Stahlhut

LAST month three midshipmen par-ticipated in an Australian Defence Force Academy battlefield study tour of Papua New Guinea.

In addition to allowing the group (comprising MIDNs Rebecca Holmes, Justin Pogson and myself) to retrace the World War II steps of Australian soldiers, the tour included a study of the Allied and Japanese naval activities in the New Guinea cam-paign, including the key Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

Assisted by Phillip Bradley, a mil-itary historian specialising in the area, the study tour examined the desperate Australian defence of the strategical-ly-important airfield of Wau, located between Lae and Port Moresby.

Then, over a period of seven days, the group trekked to the coast-al village of Salamaua, which was a Japanese stronghold during the war. Along the track the group had to negotiate dense jungle environments and encountered many remnants of the war.

Early in the trek the group came across a downed USAAF B-17 that had been involved in one of many raids launched against Japanese con-voys trying to reinforce Salamaua.

MIDN Justin Pogson said the trip was challenging but tremendously enjoyable and rewarding.

“It greatly enhanced our under-standing of a significant action in Australia’s military and naval history,” MIDN Pogson said.

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REWARDING: (L-R) ADFA MIDN James Stahlhut, Rebecca Holmes and Justin Pogson examine a downed WWII USAAF B-17 in Morobe Province, PNG.

Albatross road-runner marks 20-year milestoneBy Michael Brooke

WHEN CPO Simon Butterworth was approaching the dual milestones of 20 years in the RAN and turning 41, he decided to do something sig-nificant not just for himself and the RAN, but also for charity.

To mark the milestones, especial-ly the life-changing decision to join the Navy, CPO Butterworth jogged and shuffled 190km from HMAS Albatross (CAPT Stefan King) to HMAS Kuttabul (CMDR Christine Clarke) in exactly 30 hours.

CPO Butterworth, a cryptolo-gist linguist with the RAN Tactical Electronic Warfare Support Section, performed the run from Nowra to Sydney’s Woolloomooloo completely unassisted.

“Most people might have celebrat-ed with a few beers, but the run was a good way to mark the 20-year mile-stone, because joining the Navy was the best decision I have ever made,” he said.

“The run also enabled me to raise money for the PCYC (local Police charity) which provides breakfasts for schools and youth establishments,” he said.

With only a banana for his break-fast, CPO Butterworth began his run from Albatross’ gangway on October

15, with the CO, SWO and many well-wishers cheering his departure.

Although his iPod died just

three hours into his voyage, CPO Butterworth plodded on relentlessly, snacking on carbo-gels and electrlite drinks which gave him the sustenance to keep ‘shuffling’ through the night – until he reached Sydney’s city limits.

“I got to the city limits at about 5am when the weather turned particu-larly nasty, which created the tempta-tion to simply jump on a train for the remainder of the journey to Kings Cross,” he said.

“But I’m glad I kept going because this is a milestone I can look back on with pride.”

N a v y r e c o g n i s e d C P O Butterworth’s milestone by fast-track-ing his 20-year service certificate, which was presented by Kuttabul’s CO, CMDR Christine Clarke, on the flight deck of HMAS Parramatta dur-ing the Navy Week open day.

“This is really an unexpected sur-prise, but the real reward is the privi-lege of being able to have served two decades – and hopefully longer – in the RAN,” CPO Butterworth said.

The local media also recognised the significance of CPO Butterworth’s 190km jog and shuffle and conducted numerous radio and print interviews, raising awareness of Navy among important public stakeholders.

MILESTONE: CPO Simon Butterworth begins his unas-sisted run from HMAS Albatross to HMAS Kuttabul to celebrate 20 years of service in the RAN.Photo: ABIS Justin Brown

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THE FAN CLUB: (Above left) XO Warramunga, LCDR Mark Sirois, receives an exuberant greeting from his family upon his return to FBW.Photo: ABIS Lincoln Commane

WEAPON IS AWAY: (Left) Warramunga became the first RAN vessel to fire the Harpoon Block II missile, during RIMPAC.Photo: ABIS Morgana Ramsey

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SMILES ALL ROUND: (Above) Families were reunited on October 12 at Fleet Base West, when HMAS Warramunga returned from her four-month deployment.Photo: LSIS Phillip Cullinan

of a number of sig-nificant firsts during RIMPAC 2010.

The ship par-ticipated in the first operational Harpoon Block II missile fir-ing in the world and a 5-inch gunnery exercise using a new type of ammunition.

The Harpoon and gunnery engage-ments against ex-USS New Orleans were particularly successful, con-tributing in no small part to the old amphibious helicopter carrier reach-ing her final resting place on the sea floor.

Commanding Officer, CMDR Bruce Legge, said, “The opportunity to use all of Warramunga’s primary weapons systems in a realistic tactical environment has added greatly to the knowledge and experience of the ship’s company”.

“It also provided a rare but vital addition to the Navy’s knowledge base, and validated a great deal of current tactical thinking.”

Warramunga’s involvement in Kakadu was also noteworthy, as the ship performed the Commander Task Group role, which put it in charge of 11 ships, including units from Singapore, Thailand and Japan.

Another highlight for the ship’s company was the chance to conduct the first live fire exercise with regional neighbour China.

During a week-long exercise, Warramunga used her .50 cal machine guns and 5-inch gun on a floating target, while exercising

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Upon their return, the crew of Warramunga was enthusiastically welcomed by family and friends wharf-side at Fleet Base West.

“This has been a busy and extremely rewarding deployment for all of the crew and we have achieved a number of firsts for the RAN while we have been away from our loved ones,” CMDR Legge said.

“My whole team is now looking forward to being home for a few weeks and sharing some quality time with families and friends.”

LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: HMAS Warramunga’s deployment was not without tragedy.On return to FBW, Warramunga’s crew was still grieving the loss of LS Andrew Wakely, lost in a swimming accident near Nuku’Alofa, Tonga, in June.The crew, along with the Wakely family and other West-based sailors, will commemorate LS Wakely with the unveiling of a plaque at the HMAS Stirling memorial wall on November 5.

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team, pitted their skills against the People’s Liberation Army–Marines on their climbing wall, obstacle course and weapons range, where they fired the Chinese L9 rifle.

In a unique opportunity for the RAN to engage with Chinese Marines, Warramunga’s mixed gen-der team impressed the hosts with their enthusiasm, skill and ‘have a go’ attitude.

SMNBM McCombe is look-ing forward sharing his experi-ences with new crew members, and he is also looking forward to Warramunga’s next major deploy-ment, scheduled for late 2011.

Warra’ sailor’s dream first deploymentSMNBM William McCombe only joined HMAS Warramunga on the day the ship left for a lengthy regional deployment.

As the ship returned to home port he reflected on what has been, in his words, a “pretty awesome” start to his Navy career.

SMNBM McCombe is one of many fresh faces who participated in their first crossing the line cer-emony during the deployment.

Hailing from Sunbury, Victoria, 23-year-old SMNBM McCombe joined Navy in August 2009.

He never dreamed his first deployment would allow him to experience so much real action first-hand.

“Using the .50 cal machine gun to shoot down a drone during RIMPAC was really cool,” he said.

“Taking a RHIB over to see the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor was amazing, too.”

Warramunga tried to bring some Hawaiian spirit to HMAS Sirius when they rendezvoused in the Coral Sea for a RAS.

All personnel on Warramunga’s upper decks and bridge donned Hawaiian shirts, leis and hats.

“Sirius didn’t make it to RIMPAC, so we thought they would appreciate it.

“Unfortunately the weather that day was pretty bad and eve-ryone got drenched, but we had a blast.”

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RICH EXPERIENCE: SMNBM William McCombe (third from left) visits Beijing with crew mates from Warramunga.

TRUE COLOURS: (Above) Crew members showed their team loyalties in the lead up to the AFL Grand Final (both of them), while exercising in the South China Sea.

LOCAL CUISINE: (Right) PLA-N officer Qiu Qing explains Chinese cuisine to LSCK Darren Smith during a recep-tion at South China Sea Navy Headquarters.

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HER ship’s company packed HMAS Newcastle’s (CMDR Anthony Campbell) flight deck recently to wit-ness Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, present Assistant Supply Officer, LEUT Shane Savy, with the revered Chief of Navy Sword.

A supply officer trainee on board Newcastle, LEUT Savy, 43, received the accolade at a ceremony held at Fleet Base East on August 27 for his outstand-ing academic results, professionalism, maturity and clear judgement during his Supply Officer Application Course (SOAC) at HMAS Cerberus (CAPT Mark Hill).

LEUT Savy said he felt deeply hon-oured to be the 2009 recipient of the Chief of Navy Sword, which is awarded biennially to the overall dux of the junior non-warfare officers’ application courses.

“I was first informed I would receive

the award by my then-CO, CMDR Justin Jones, who received a signal,” LEUT Savy said.

“Runners up should also be recog-nised for their outstanding performances because they all strived to learn their jobs for a bright future in the Navy.

“The sword is mine to keep – I will always wear it with pride and the knowl-edge of academic recognition.”

A warrant officer steward changeo-ver, LEUT Savy has served 26 years in the RAN and, since commissioning, has attained a Graduate Diploma of Business Administration from the University of Tasmania.

LEUT Savy said his long-term inter-ests in business management led him to pursue a new career as a supply officer.

“I was seeking a more challenging career that included a variety of jobs and opportunities to further my sea time and military experience,” he said.

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ACHIEVEMENT: Chief of Navy, VADM Russ Crane, presents LEUT Shane Savy with the Chief of Navy Sword on HMAS Newcastle’s flight deck to rec-ognise his outstanding academic achievements during his Supply Officer Application Course.Photo: ABIS David McMahon

By Michael Brooke

THE public mystery of Navy’s important contribution to nation-al security and border protection often conducted far out to sea was revealed to some 4000 people when HMAS Kuttabul (CMDR Christine Clarke) opened its gang-way for Navy Week.

The open day on October 17 allowed Kuttabul, with assistance from Watson, Penguin and Waterhen personnel, to showcase Navy’s dedi-cated personnel and warships and marked another triumph for the RAN’s community engagement pro-gram.

The open day featured public tours of two FFGs, one Anzac-class FFH, a Huon-class MHC and a dozen Navy-themed display booths.

The ships’ companies of HMA Ships Darwin, Newcastle, Ballarat, and Huon, and a visiting French patrol boat, FNS La Moqueuse, busily engaged the public who expressed wonder and surprise at Navy’s diverse role in national and global security.

The sailors relished the opportu-nity to tell curious visitors about the Navy lifestyle and a range of other topics including recruiting opportu-nities and sea deployments.

AB Caley Rhodes greeted fas-cinated visitors to Newcastle and answered countless questions.

“A lot of the visitors were genu-inely curious about what their Navy does at sea far from public view, such as peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and anti-piracy patrols,” he said.

“There were also a lot of young people who expressed great interest in the Navy lifestyle with a view of joining the RAN.”

The public got a glimpse of Navy efficiency when a RAN A109E Agusta helicopter from 723 Squadron conducted two res-cue drills by winching a Navy diver out of the water between Fleet Base East and Andrew Boy Charlton pool.

Navy also showcased a range of departments including the hydro-graphic office and the imagery spe-cialists, whose video and digital imagery provides the public with

RAN on show at Kuttabul open day

an insight into what the RAN does at sea in the way of training and operations.

The public fascination with the history and traditions of the RAN saw bus loads of people ferried between the main wharf and the RAN Heritage Centre where they viewed numerous relics of great his-torical significance.

The Kuttabul PTs also got a thorough workout with the unen-viable task of keeping swarms of ankle-biters entertained at an indoor obstacle course and a giant jumping castle, which helped excited chil-dren expend the energy gained from red fizzy drinks and fairy-floss.

The RAN Band were also on song with a number of concerts throughout the day.

Kuttabul’s CO, CMDR Christine

Clarke, said the open day was the one day of the year the public got to meet some of Navy’s personnel, as well as explore the warships and equipment that serve and protect the people of Australia.

“The open day was a great team effort and was certainly in keep-ing with the Signature Behaviour of strengthening relationships across and beyond Navy,” CMDR Clarke said.

She said the open day was a suc-cess due not only to the brilliant sunshine, but the enthusiasm and dedication of Kuttabul’s ship’s com-pany who were ably assisted by ele-ments from other commands.

“It provided a great opportunity to engage with the community and demonstrate Navy capabilities to potential recruits.”

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: SMN Jessie-Ann Jarrott shows Samuel Williams the pattern 50N life jacket at the recent open day at HMAS Kuttabul.Photo: ABIS Lee-Anne Mack

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THE lucky highest bidders in charity auctions have had a day to remember with the ADF in the Top End.

Geoff and Anna Cussons, fran-chisees of Harvey Norman Darwin, and Richard Harding, CEO of TIO, with Denis Mackenzie, Managing Director of CSG, were the highest bidders for an ADF Action Day rais-ing a total of $40,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Children’s Charity and Starlight Foundation.

And they got their money’s worth in an action-packed day with Darwin-based units of the Navy, Army and Air Force.

Mr Cussons said the day was “absolutely remarkable”.

“We [civilians] kind of know what happens out there, but we really don’t know what happens and don’t know the benefits of serving,” he said. Ms Cussons agreed, saying the day was “simply priceless”.

Slipping into tank suits, the auc-tion winners saddled up with the land forces first taking rides in an M1A1 Abrams tank, M113 AS4 Armoured Personnel Carrier and an ASLAV, as

well as a shoot in the Weapons Testing Simulator System.

“The tanks rides were far beyond our expectations and a life experience that we are very lucky to have had,” Mr Cussons said.

The willing philanthropists also took to the skies in a RAAF P-3C over Darwin Harbour to see the ADF action from above.

And the day of action would not have been complete without sailing aboard HMAS Bathurst off the coast of Darwin. The auction winners took the opportunity to see a boarding party training exercise first hand, as well as high speed manoeuvring aboard one of Bathurst’s RHIBs.

Mr Mackenzie told the ship’s com-pany the RAN was what he wanted to see the most and was the main reason why he bid at the auction.

“It was a great day from all of the Services and I thank all of those involved for supporting such a great cause,” he said.

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HMAS Stirling (CAPT Brett Dowsing) took part in the annual Walk to Work Day for the fifth con-secutive year earlier this month.

Walk to Work Day is an annual event conducted Australia-wide pro-moting regular exercise and a cleaner environment.

More than 1200 ADF members, APS personnel, long-term contractors, families and friends walked from the mainland across the causeway bridge, and finished at the sports pavilion where an extensive buffet of healthy food and juice awaited them for the post-walk breakfast.

What makes this event so special is that it is the only time the causeway is closed to all traffic, allowing partici-pants to enjoy a scenic walk across the Garden Island bridge.

S t i r l ing’s CO, CAPT Bre t t Dowsing, said Navy valued a healthy lifestyle and fitness for all members and their families.

“This is one way the Stirling com-munity can get together and enjoy a great activity and our stunning natural environment,” CAPT Dowsing said.

In addition to Walk to Work Day, the annual Causeway Classic run-ning race was conducted over the same course. The Causeway Classic is a timed event over a 6.5km course, which really puts competitors through their paces.

This year it was also decided to merge the Stirling family fun day into this event to coincide with the school holidays.

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The invitation was extended to all Defence families and supporters to enjoy a day of social activities and fun for the kids.

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RESERVISTS will soon have the opportunity to tell Defence about their civil skills by completing an e-survey.

The Civil Skills Data (CSD) Project is a high priority activ-ity flowing from the Defence White Paper 2009 and the Strategic Reform Program. It will see reservists’ civilian qualifications, skills and experience uploaded to PMKeyS.

An information pack about the project, including details of how to complete the associated online e-sur-vey, will be sent to the home address of every active reservist in Australia, including those on continuous full-time service (CFTS).

As such, it is imperative that every reservist ensures their home mailing address is up-to-date on PMKeyS. Further, it is important that reservists prepare themselves for the e-survey by finding details of licenses and quali-fications so this data can be readily entered into their home or work com-puter.

All reservists (except those on

CFTS) who complete the e-survey will receive half a reserve day’s pay.

Having full visibility of the civil qualifications, skills and experience available within the ADF workforce, regardless of how or when they were acquired, will enable Navy, Army and Air Force to more readily iden-tify individuals with particular skills needed in peacetime or for operational deployment, especially during Defence emergencies.

CSD will also provide unprec-edented access to some of the niche capabilities reservists offer the ADF. In turn, it is hoped this will lead to bet-ter use of the reserves.

Head of the CSD Working Team, GPCAPT Carl Schiller, said the use of members’ civil skills acknowledged their additional talents and would hopefully provide them with a greater sense of fulfilment in their ADF role.

“The effective use of CSD may provide opportunities for deployment or other diverse Service employ-ment opportunities for our reservists,” GPCAPT Schiller said.

“We regularly say reservists’ con-tributions are vital to Defence capabil-ity and this is a fact. Recording this

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information in PMKeyS will provide ADF-wide access to this data and will truly allow reservists to offer more to Defence.”

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“The CSD project is not just a once-off snapshot – it will also provide longer term solutions, with more user friendly access to enable members to enter and update their entries, after the initial e-survey.”

Civil Skills Data is expected to flow into PMKeyS in early 2011.

For further information about the project contact the CSD Communication Officer Squadron Leader Deanna Nott on 0438 013 548. Note the initial phase of CSD will not involve standby reservists.

HIGH PRIORITY: Reservists are being encouraged to tell Defence about their civil skills by completing an e-survey which will see their civil-ian qualifications, skills and experience uploaded to PMKeyS.Photo: LSPH Nadia Monteith

16 17CENTRESPREAD


By Annabelle Haywood

IN THE second year of the New Generation Navy program (NGN), the focus of Culture Project 2 is to align promotion and advancement of lead-ers with Navy’s values and Signature

Making the most of your Navy career

PERFORMANCE management is a continual process, beginning with an assessor and their subordinate sitting down together to discuss personal and professional goals over the reporting period and, if required, long-term career goals.

These goals should be specific, measureable, attainable, relevant and time-bound, or SMART goals. To “carry out duties as detailed in duty statement” is not a goal, but a func-tion.

During the entire reporting period, continual monitoring should be undertaken by the supervisor and the member, not just at PRP time.

The assessor should discuss perfor-mance and development opportunities throughout the reporting period, and changes may need to be made to the goals or work plans as required.

The next step is to review the per-formance, via a performance apprais-al report, and provide constructive feedback to the member for the entire reporting period and not just the past two months. This is a good opportu-nity to plan development opportuni-ties for the next reporting period and continually develop.

Good performance management can make a real difference and help people to be the best they can be.

The importance of effective performance management

“Navy has a lot of talented people, and it is up to our leaders at all ranks to nurture their people so these talents are realised, and Navy’s mission effectiveness is ensured.”

– RADM Trevor Jones, Head of Navy People and Reputation

Behaviours. Head of Navy People and

Reputation, RADM Trevor Jones, said Navy people of all ranks were familiar with the Signature Behaviours, which underpinned Navy’s desired culture.

“The next logical step is to ensure we all are account-able to d isp lay these S ignature Behaviours – and this will be pursued through our perfor-mance management and promotion sys-tem,” RADM Jones said.

T h e i n t e n t of the Signature Behaviours is to define the professional conduct of Navy’s people. For this rea-son, the existing performance appraisal reports have been reviewed and changed to fully embed the reporting of Signature Behaviours compliance. This will ensure that Navy people are given the right development opportunities and perfor-mance feedback.

“It takes real moral courage to give honest, accurate and constructive perfor-mance feedback, no matter your rank,” RADM Jones said.

“It’s a matter of being able to men-tor your people and grow them through

courses, development opportunities and options for future postings towards their long-term career goals.

“This system should also enable a supervisor to nurture and mentor some-one who is not performing to their full

potential through honest and frank appraisals.”

RADM Jones said the desired end state of this process was that Navy would encourage the right leaders and role mod-els, manage performance and develop Navy people to be the best that they could be.

This informa-tion will also be supplied to promo-tion boards, with the intent that this will influence pro-motion decisions to ensure Navy can provide the right leaders in the future.

“Most impor-tantly of all, it is

not acceptable for any manager to come to the end of a performance cycle and formally assess their subordinate as underachieving, if they have not been given prior warning,” RADM Jones said.

“If this is the case, the manager has let them down by failing to manage and give feedback on why they aren’t per-forming.

“Navy has a lot of talented people, and it is up to our leaders at all ranks to nurture their people so these talents are realised, and Navy’s mission effective-ness is ensured.”

CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK IS ESSENTIAL: CAPT Brett Sampson, Commander Submarine Force, talks with LSMT Timothy Thompson in the Machinery Control Room while visiting HMAS Warramunga during Exercise Kakadu 2010.Photo: ABIS James Whittle

New performance appraisal reports

NEW NOPARs and SPARs incorporating the Signature Behaviours will be available on the

NPCMA website from November 2010, so all assessors and members can print and view with the guides contained on the Performance Management: Making the Most of Your Navy Career DVD.

The new NOPARs and SPARs are to be used after March 1, 2011 and the NSBADR (AD979) will no long-er be required. However, until March 1, 2011 the NSBADR (AD979) must be used with all assessments on the existing NOPARs (AC833-11) and SPARs (AC833-21).

The new reports fully incorporate

the Signature Behaviours and contain a 7th assessment rating for all areas.

The NOPAR and the SPAR will be available on Webforms after March 1, 2011. The existing weight-ings contained in ABR 6289 and ABR 10 will not change and the Moving Average Total scores from previous years will be carried over.

There are also new PRPs avail-able on webforms for all personnel to begin using for goal setting and mid-term reviews.

Everyone is encouraged to view the forms and guides to become familiar with the content so you know what is going to be assessed after March 1, 2011.

Remember, performance manage-ment is everyone’s responsibility.

New performance management DVD

NAVY has released a new DVD resource to educate all members on the impor-tance of performance

management, through providing the right skills and resources.

This is not just a resource for supervisors and managers – while it is vital for them to know how to give their people the right opportunities and advice, it is equally important for all personnel to know how they can participate in the process, through setting the right goals, following up on opportunities for advancement, such as postings, and further study.

It is up to all members to actively manage their own careers by making use of all the opportunities available to them.

For this reason, a DVD resource

has been developed to support this process, entitled Performance Management: Making the Most of Your Navy Career, in order to help you do just that.

This DVD features a video that takes you through the process of per-formance management, and provides guidance for all assessors, including non-Navy assessors for Navy person-nel, and members being assessed.

The DVD will be distributed to all ships and establishments in November 2010 via the Commanding Officer.

For further information, or to receive additional copies (after November 2010) please see the NPCMA website at http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/NPCMA/ComWeb.asp?page=120123

What is good performance

management? Important changes to performance reports

Navy News took to the street to gauge your opinions on the good and bad points of perfomance management.

Here’s what some of you had to say...

LSBM Donald Cantlon

“Being able to set goals and see your shortfalls is really helpful, and so is getting feedback on how you’re progressing, and working with your DO to see what you can change. But as an assessor you need to be objective through the pro-cess, so it doesn’t turn into a popular-ity contest.”

POCSS Ray Narey

Performance man-agement needs to happen every day, so we’re always giving and receiving feed-back on performance and being coached on how to improve – this improves morale and really makes you feel as if you’re con-tributing. It shouldn’t just be something that happens in the two weeks before the reports are due.”

LSSTD Michaela Brown

“Good performance management shows how you are going in all areas, and compar-ing your past reports is good for seeing how much you’ve changed for the better. It can be hard when someone who isn’t in your cat-egory is assessing you, when they don’t really know you or what you can do, because you may not get assessed fairly.”

LCDR Ben Hissink

“A big challenge in performance manage-ment in Navy is the transitory nature of our postings. There is an opportunity to really take an interest in managing and men-toring people day to day with this process, and it can really help people achieve their goals. But it needs to be done without bias or preference, and not just as another box to tick.”

ABCK Nathan Glover

“I’ve been happy with the process; the reports are easy to understand, which makes it easy to be involved. But when you live and work so closely with people, you have to work hard to not be biased in reporting.”

SMNET Paul Hillman

“So far my experi-ence of perfor-mance manage-ment has been good, and all my SPARs have been good. It’s a good indication of how well you’re going and what you need to work on, and if you don’t agree you can say so.”

NSBADR (AD979)Introduced September 2009

New NOPAR (and SPAR on NPCMA website)November 2010

NSBADR (AD979)To be submitted with NOPAR (AC833-11) and SPAR (AC833-21)April 2010

CPO and WO January 31

PO April 30

Junior sailors August 31

Officers September 30

End of reporting period dates

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By Michael Brooke

NAVY recently signed a new con-tract with DMS Maritime Pty Ltd (DMS) to provide essential marine services to Fleet units for the next 10 years and an agreement with the National Australia Bank to provide an asset financing facility for up to 25 years.

The Fleet Marine Services Contract, valued in excess of $500m, includes the provision of port services such as berthing, refu-elling and training services, and sup-port craft including tugs, fuel and water barges and rigid hull inflatable boats.

Commodore Support Fleet HQ, CDRE Mike Van Balen, said DMS was chosen as the service provider and NAB as the financier after rig-orous and competitive tender pro-cesses.

“The provision of marine ser-vices to the Navy by the DMS over the past 12 years has been a suc-cess; however, this new contract will deliver better value for money and a greater range of services to the Navy,” he said.

“The continued provision of these services from industry also enables Navy to continue to con-

Port services contract worth $500 million

centrate on their core business of defending Australia, while support-ing Australian industry.”

Under an innovative financing solution, the NAB will act as the financier beyond the life of the cur-rent FMSC contract. The NAB will lease the marine assets to DMS with the Navy providing leasing costs to DMS. The Navy retains the right

to operate the assets in extreme cir-cumstances.

“This new contract will support the existing period of growth about to take place in Navy capability,” CDRE Van Balen said.

“The successful conclusion of these contracts is also a great exam-ple of Navy working collaboratively with industry.”

PORT SERVICES ASSURED: (L-R) Greg Hodge, CEO of DMS, CDRE Mike Van Balen, Commodore Support FHQ, and Swati Dave, Head of Corporate Finance NAB, sign the new marine services con-tract at Garden Island, Sydney.Photo: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

HMAS Success conversion to double hull configurationDEFENCE has selected ST Marine as the preferred tenderer to convert HMAS Success to be double hulled.

ST Marine represented the best value for money and the shortest time out of service.

The work will be carried out in Singapore, where the ship has a sched-uled visit while on deployment in Asia, and involves the double hulling of Success to meet International Maritime Organisation standards for environmental protection against oil spills.

ST Marine’s tender came in under budget. As a result, funds saved on this project will be re-directed towards the priority repair and maintenance work required on HMA Ships Kanimbla and Manoora, for which a precautionary operational pause was recently initiated by the Chief of Navy. This work will occur concurrently at Garden Island, Sydney.

Overseas companies were allowed to bid for the work on Success because this is a one-off project – work of this type will never again be carried out in Australia – and no Australian company had ever undertaken work of this type.

The ongoing repair and maintenance of Navy ships happens in Australia and will stay in Australia. This includes the regular and ongoing repair and mainte-nance of Success.

This year Defence will spend approx-imately $79m on ship repair and main-tenance in the Sydney region. Next year Defence has budgeted to spend $81m on ship repair and maintenance in the Sydney region.

Next year Defence will also issue tenders for five-year contracts for the repair and maintenance of Navy ships at Garden Island. This work will all occur in Australia and is worth about half a bil-lion dollars over the five years.

IN BRIEF

Sailors warned to prepare for cyclone season in Australia’s tropical north

DEFENCE members in the tropical north of Australia have been advised to prepare for a potentially longer and more active cyclone season.

The possibility of a longer season is due to the development of the ‘La Niña’ weather pattern, which brings greater heat and moisture to the tropics.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts there could be up to 22 cyclones in the Australian region, up from the long term average of 12. A number of these cyclones will not reach the Australian coastline, but might still bring strong winds and rainfall.

Many Defence assets in Darwin have already started their cyclone preparation procedures.

Some bases are conducting cyclone presentations for all staff, especially those new to the cyclone-prone regions, and are advising members to get their families and property cyclone-ready early.

During the cyclone season, the Defence Meteorological Support Unit (DMSU) and Navy meteorologists co-located in HQJOC in Bungendore will be providing forecasts and support to Defence units. These offices are staffed 24-hours a day and can provide updates on cyclones and other forecasts, when requested.

Members based or living in areas that may be impacted by cyclones should check their state’s emergency services website for tips on what to do before and during cyclones.

Contact DMSU on (02) 6128 4355, email [email protected] or check their website at http://reg.bom.gov.au/defence/index.shtml

Adventure-seeking AB rides across Australia for MovemberIN ADDITION to growing a styl-ish mo, reservist AB Troy Dorosz will raise funds for the Movember Foundation by embarking on a 25-day cycling expedition from Perth to Sydney in November.

The young athlete expects to hit the road on November 1 to kick-start Movember fundraising efforts.

AB Dorosz said he was excited to get on the road and hoped to inspire and motivate men who suffered with health issues such as prostate cancer and depression.

“I’m always looking for new ways to expand my mind and the life I live,” AB Dorosz said.

“I love adventure and this is such a great way to get out, see the country and raise funds for a really great charity.”

He said he was passionate about help-ing and inspiring people to push through physical and mental boundaries, as well as demonstrating life’s possibilities.

This ride is the first step towards achieving his ultimate goal, which is to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to circumnavigate the world.

For more information contact AB Dorosz on 0405 698 924.

ADF Investigative Services (ADFIS) members rode more than 2808km from August 30 – September 3 to raise money for disability support group Hartley Lifecare and dog-rescue organisation ACT Rescue and Foster.

ADF Deputy Provost Marshal WGCDR Andrew Roberts said ADF and APS staff took turns in the simu-lated cycling relay from Canberra to Wellington in New Zealand.

“Both charities rely heavily on dona-tions to be able to continue their good work,” WGCDR Roberts said.

“ADFIS is a family and community-focused organisation so it is fantastic to become involved with the Canberra com-munity.”

CMDR Bryan Parker said the unit wanted to raise money for charity and identified organisations with whom they thought they could make a difference.

“We have a number of members in the unit who have a personal connection with ACT Rescue and Foster as they have adopted dogs through the program,” CMDR Parker said.

Unit members took turns cycling each day to ensure they met their target. They worked in teams of two and signed up based on their work load.

FLGOFF Bree Baker said the idea was put through the unit at one of their weekly meetings and she couldn’t miss out on an opportunity to show her sup-port.

“I signed up to cycle every day throughout the event,” FLGOFF Baker said.

Both charities rely heavily on dona-tions from the public and the money raised throughout the week significantly benefited both.

Dean Hemana, Hartley Lifecare, said funds raised would go toward their res-pite care program.

Wendy Parsons, ACT Rescue and Foster, said she was impressed by the commitment.

“We are very pleased to have ADFIS cycling to Wellington to raise money for charity,” she said.

“The money raised will go directly to looking after the dogs.”

ADFIS rode 2808km over the five days and raised $2,364.15.

– CPL Zenith King

ADFIS members cycle from Canberra to Wellington, NZ

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By LAC Aaron Curran

A NAVAL warfare officer and test and evaluation (T&E) specialist with nearly 40 years operational and command experience put another notch in his CV when he was awarded a Diploma in Public Safety (T&E) recently.

LCDR Trevor Gibson, an Operational Test Director (OTD) for the RAN’s Test and Evaluation Acceptance Authority (RANTEAA), was handed his diploma along with four Air Force and Army counterparts in a ceremony at Russell Offices.

WGCDR Keith Joiner of the ADF T&E office presented the diplomas along with Jim Whalley from Nova Systems who assessed the new T&E competen-cies.

LCDR Gibson is the OTD for a number of major projects including the FFG upgrade, Air Warfare Destroyer, Amphibious Assault Ships and the Anzac Class Anti Ship Missile Defence upgrade.

He , th rough the d i rec to r o f RANTEAA, CAPT Mark Kellam, pro-vides the Chief of Navy (and Chief of Army in the case of the LHD Project) with reliable and independent advice on new capability for initial operation-al release and operational release and, through OT&E, defines the operational capability of the systems being tested.

WGCDR Joiner said the ADF had always placed a high priority on thor-

ough T&E of its equipment and capabili-ties to ensure they were effective against the enemy and safe for the personnel who use them.

“That commitment includes provid-ing qualified and experienced test staff in a variety of T&E agencies throughout Defence,” he said.

“Until recently there were only dedi-cated T&E qualifications for specialist courses like flight test engineering or masters in systems engineering (T&E), usually conducted only for a few indi-viduals and usually overseas.”

He said for many general personnel serving in ADF T&E agencies, or run-ning important acquisition test programs in the Defence Materiel Organisation or Defence industry, there were no for-mal competencies to recognise what they achieved in the field.

In early 2010, NOVA successfully amended its scope as a registered train-ing organisation (RTO) to assess the new T&E competencies.

Some 43 personnel volunteered to the ADF T&E office and NOVA to be assessed for recognition of prior learning (RPL) and these were the first five to go through the process.

“I encourage all existing T&E pro-fessionals to seek RPL for their cur-rent T&E competency and for all future T&E professionals to gain the qualifica-tion with an RTO as soon as practical after they do their first T&E courses,” WGCDR Joiner said.

Officer achieves key milestone

CAREER MILESTONE: LCDR Trevor Gibson proudly displays his diploma. Pictured (L-R) in the background are WGCDR Keith Joiner, SQNLDR Bill Nguyen, LTCOL Chris West, COL Greg Downing, WGCMDR Brady Cummins and Jim Whalley.Photo: LAC Aaron Curran


TWELVE TS Perth (SBLT Brad Barrett) cadets recently discovered that partaking in a six-day, 600km cycling relay from Mundaring to Kalgoorlie was a great way to experience the Western Australian countryside.

During the arduous journey, the Fremantle-based cadets, ranging from 13 to 18 years of age, cycled at an average speed of 20km per hour and covered about 200km per day to raise awareness and funds for the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research.

CO TS Perth, SBLT Brad Barrett, said they were still wait-ing to find out exactly how much money they had raised for the char-ity, but overall the relay was a com-plete success.

“I thought the cadets would find the relay fun and it allowed them to see some of the country – many of them had never spent that much time away from home before, so it was an exciting adventure,” SBLT Barrett said.

The cadets began riding at 8am each day and stopped in the eve-nings to rest in accommodation.

“They rode in pairs for about an hour before they were swapped with another pair,” SBLT Barrett said.

“All those recovering or waiting for their next shift rode in the sup-port vehicles to rest, eat and rehy-drate.”

Cadet AB Daniel Kicsak, 16, said the best part of the relay was the people he met along the way.

“I met some people who had seen us riding on the road and they

WA cadets go extra mile for charity

encouraged us to keep going,” he said.

“One morning I was unfortu-nate enough to get the first shift – it was windy, cold and almost entirely uphill, but after riding a few kilome-tres I was sitting in the bus stretch-ing out my sore legs.

“The whole ride went pretty smoothly and I came back to Perth with a slightly darker tan.”

Cadet SMN Teisha Benedetti, 13, said she participated in the relay because it was for a good cause.

“I had never done anything like this before, so it was a completely new experience for me,” she said.

“It was nice to know that I was doing something to help people who are sick.

“Reaching Kalgoorlie was the best part because it meant all the effort we had put into riding had finally paid off.”

She said the relay gave her the chance to challenge herself and develop long-lasting friendships.

“I would definitely participate in something like this again – I think the CO has something similar planned for next year, so I will make sure my name is first on the list to participate.”

GREAT EFFORT: Twelve cadets from TS Perth recently rode in a 600km cycling relay from Mundaring to Kalgoorlie, WA. Here, they stop at the Mining Hall of Fame before embarking on a tour. INSET: Cadet Harlan Benedetti gives the charity ride a ‘thumbs up’.Photos: SBLT Brad Barrett


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Beware sports betting scamsSome online sports betting systems may be new scams and, despite claims, the future is unpredictable, says ASIC Chairman Tony D’Aloisio.

BE WARY of offers to ‘invest’ in computerised horse racing betting

systems. Sports betting or sports arbitrage

involves gambling on the outcome of sport events. Promoters encour-age people to join their sports betting schemes by making them sound like a financial investment with guaranteed returns. It’s important to realise these systems aren’t investments. Horse races and other sporting events are not financial products or services.

At best sports arbitrage is gam-bling and, at worst, it may be a scam.

How does sports arbitrage work?

The operators of these schemes gamble on the outcome of sporting events on your behalf. Multiple wagers are placed on the same sporting events but with different bookmakers offering different odds so that money is won regardless of the outcome, allegedly.

You usually have to pay an upfront fee or a ‘licence fee’ that could be thousands of dollars. Then you have to pay an additional investment amount,

which they say they will use to trade with.

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The operators try to lure you in with professional websites and glossy brochures and by saying that your returns are ‘guaranteed’. They also sell software that, they say, can accurately predict the outcomes of horse races or other sporting events based on weather conditions, the state of the players or the draw.

Such claims of being able to accu-rately predict the future should be a warning sign that it is a scam. It’s impossible for a person or a machine to predict the result of a sporting event where luck or chance are always involved.

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more than gambling. In some cases there isn’t even any gambling taking place and the operators are simply tak-ing your money.

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James received a phone call from Steve, an operator of a sports-betting system who promised him a 50 per cent return on his investment. James decided to purchase a betting program for $17,000 and has since lost $10,000 using the program. After reading some horror stories on internet forums about the same system, he now realises it

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Where to get help if you’ve been scammed

If you think you’ve been caught up in a sports-betting scam you should report it to the following organisa-tions: ➤ Your state or territory office of fair

trading or consumer affairs, or➤ Your state police service.

Search online to find where the closest offices are to you.

Stay between the flagsDon’t gamble your money away

in risky sport-betting systems. For all money matters it pays to remem-ber the essential principles of staying ‘between the flags’.

You’ll be on the right track towards making safer and wiser money decisions, if you: ➤ Identify your individual goals and

timeframe;➤ Understand your money manage-

ment style and tolerance for risk;➤ Be aware of the trade-off between

risk and return; and➤ Only spend money on things you

understand.If you’re serious about starting to

invest, as opposed to gambling with sport-betting systems, download a copy of Investing between the flags at www.fido.gov.au/publications

See www.fido.gov.au for more informa-tion on scams and frauds. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission website www.scamwatch.gov.au also has useful information and warnings about various scams.Visit ASIC’s consumer and investor web-site, FIDO at www.fido.gov.au or call 1300 300 630. Email ASIC with topics that interest you via [email protected]

Improving running workouts and programs➤ Only do one run above 5km a week. ➤ Apart from the one long run, make

all running sessions interval work in various formats.

➤ Run as much as possible on grass. ➤ Add variety and challenge by doing

stairs, hill sprints and sprints with a weight vest.Better yet, replace your dependence

on running with other modes of cardio conditioning.

Outside, use kettlebells or strong-man training outside to develop speed, strength and power, while still taking care of your aerobic and anaerobic fitness.

In the gym, the most under-used cardio equipment is the rower yet, done properly, it is extremely effective. A four-minute rowing program at the end of your session can be as effec-tive as 30 minutes of riding a bike or pounding a treadmill!

Follow these basic tips for work-outs at the end of your regular gym program.

Rowing tipsTry to find a gym that has a

‘Concept 2’ rower. If possible, find the owner’s manual and set it up for inter-val workouts.➤ Set resistance to about 4-6. Jacking

it up to 10 doesn’t give you a better workout!

➤ Focus on long, powerful strokes and

drive with the legs. Good rowers go faster by driving harder, not by doing 60 strokes a minute.

➤ Drive with the legs, followed by the back, then finish with the arms.

Rowing workouts ➤ Tabata rowing – set the rower (or

use another clock) for 20 seconds of effort followed by 10 seconds of rest. Repeat eight times for a four-minute workout. If you have worked as hard as possible during each interval you’ll understand car-dio doesn’t have to be long to be effective.

➤ 5 0 0 m r e p e a t s – j u s t l i k e r epea ted 400m runs , do ing 500m rowing intervals with a one-minute break is great functional cardio. Aim to complete four to six intervals under 1min 45sec each.

➤ Two x 1000m with four minutes rest – row 1000m as fast as possible and then, after resting, try to match it. Aim to complete each 1000m under 3min 30sec.

➤ 2000m – this takes some pacing. Going too hard in the first 500m leads to oxygen debt and a painful last 500m. Start conservatively and ramp it up at the end. If you can do better than seven minutes you are in fairly good shape.

Author Don Stevenson is a fitness special-ist from Sydney. For more information and individual training programs email [email protected]


Hang up your runners; row

often neglected with running-based programs.

Many people find steady-state car-dio boring (it is!) and fail to do enough to improve their fitness.

Research indicates steady-state cardio is not the most efficient way to develop aerobic capacity and does little to improve anaerobic tolerance,

which is a critical component of mili-tary fitness.

So, how do we make running and other cardio activities relevant to mili-tary fitness?

The answer is simple. Manipulate cardio routines to maximise effect and minimise time waste.

Many Servicemen and women focus on running long distances in their training programs. But, as Don Stevenson explains, there are other ways to improve cardiovascular fi tness which are benefi cial and should be used in conjunction with running. Variety is the key to success.

REPETITIVE cardio carried out at relatively constant in-tensity lacks functionality.

Apart from pack march-ing, virtually all other military fitness activities revolve around repeated bursts of high intensity exercise with short breaks between – and steady-state cardio is a very poor way to train for this type of work.

Running on hard surfaces causes injuries such as stress fractures and shin splints. If road running is the foundation of your cardio condition-ing, chances are at some stage you’ll end up with an over-use injury.

Steady-state cardio wastes time. Running for 30 minutes only makes you better at running, but military fit-ness has many dimensions, which are

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CHANGING IT UP: Rowing machines can offer a more realistic work-load, suitable to military fitness requirements.

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POISED PERFORMANCE: Subaru worked hard to produce a better handling and satisfying car. Photo: SGT Andrew Hetherington

2010-2011 Subaru WRX Engine: 2.5l boxer four cylinder pro-ducing 195kW power and 343Nm of torque.RRP before on roads: $39,990.

W IDER, fatter, meaner looking and better handling would best describe the new

2010-2011 WRX sedan.The 2.5l engine has the same

power and torque as the 2010 model (195kW and 343Nm) and is more than enough to exploit an excellent-ly balanced, sure-footed and enter-taining chassis.

During a short 90km drive on urban, highway and undulating sealed and unsealed country roads,

I could push to the upper limits of grip and still feel confident my steering, throttle and braking inputs could help me out when things got eye-widening.

The AWD system, with five-star passive and active safety features, instils a confidence boost not often felt from the driver’s seat.

After finding your comfort zone, you can cut loose and be as daring as the speed limit will allow. To call it a road-registered rally car would not be far off the mark.

The only negative from the drive was during travel through potholes and sharp bumps, occasionally sus-pension thumps and vibration could be heard sometimes loudly in the cabin, being transferred to the dash.

In other vehicles you often expe-rience a hands-off wheel experi-ence or a possible off, but the WRX stayed straight and true and very lit-tle interference could be felt through the steering wheel.

Flared wheel arches, an STI four-pipe exhaust system, wider front and rear track, wider tyres and upgraded rear suspension have produced a refreshed and more desirable WRX.

The feature of the car, which hasn’t changed since the first WRX was released in 1994; the price $39,990 (before on road costs), will be welcome to all buyers, making it one of the fastest, best value, best looking and handling vehicles on the market. – SGT Andrew Hetherington

New rex delivers wilder rideNew rex delivers wilder ride

Holden Calais V V8 Engine: 6.01 V8 producing 260kW and 517Nm of torque.RRP before on roads: $61,990 as tested.

LARGE sedans packing a V8 are usually perfect transport for younger drivers with a heavy penchant for speed or for fami-

lies needing to cart around three chil-dren or less.

When the block of metal under the bonnet of the Calais V is a 6.0l gener-ating 260kW of power and 517Nm of torque, packing in passengers and lug-gage is an easy task, enabling your right foot to do all the talking during cruising and overtaking duties.

The six-speed automatic transmission has a triptronic function better left in full automatic due to a half second or so delay in gear changes when used.

The Calais V is also a comfortable steer and is packed with technology to make life easier. The car tested had two DVD screens, with the front unit also containing a colour GPS display, Bluetooth, rear and front parking sensors, a rear view camera, leather seats, dual zone climate control and ample leg and head room for rear passengers.

The boot was large enough, but the

opening was quite narrow and could make the stowage of wider items dif-ficult.

Being a V Calais it has a body kit, 19 inch alloys, dual exhaust with chrome tips, front fog lamps and a discreet boot lid spoiler which all set it apart from a standard Calais.

The 6.0l in this car was an Active Fuel Management (AFM) engine, which professes to only use all eight cylinders when it needs to and saves fuel.

A small digital readout at the bottom of the speedo tells the driver when the vehicle is using four or eight cylinders.

Four cylinder mode was only seen during throttle off, down-hill travel and relatively flat, easy coasting. If fuel con-sumption was lowered it wasn’t noticea-ble, but owners might notice a difference if they’ve driven a vehicle not fitted with a V8 AFM engine.

Whichever way you look at the Calais V V8, it’s a big car with a big engine, on sale at a price not affordable to everyone. But if you want more than basic transport with more power and luxury than most people will ever need, then seriously con-sider it.

– SGT Andrew Hetherington

MOVIE

Big engine, big heart

LUXURY: The new Holden Calais is big on power and luxury.Photo courtesty Holden

The Other GuysRated: [M]Director: Adam McKayGenre: ComedyRunning Time: 107 minutesStars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel Jackson and Eva MendesRating: 4 stars

ACTION, laughs, babes and, yes, even a Lethal Weapon-inspired saxophone sound-track is what you can expect

from Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg’s latest cop parody, The Other Guys, released Australia-wide last month.

Tough guy Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) is forced to team up with forensic accountant Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell).

These two mismatched partners attempt to demonstrate to their action-hero status colleagues, Danson (Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock) and Highsmith (Samuel Jackson), that they too can con-

Park your brain at the door

quer crime on the streets of New York City.

In short, the plot revolves around Hoitz and Gamble, who get themselves into numerous ridiculous scenarios.

If you plan to watch this movie, make sure you check your brain in at the door and prepare to convulse in hysterics because although this film doesn’t offer much in the way of story line, it’s an absolute riot.

– ABCIS Melanie Schinkel

HYSTERICAL: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg make a hilarious couple in cop comedy, The Other Guys.

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DURING their port visit to Makassar, Indonesia, the ships’ companies of HMA Ships Success (CMDR Anthony Raynor) and Arunta (CMDR John Stavridis) participated in a friendly game of soccer with members of the Indonesian Navy.

Part of the ships’ South East Asian Deployment, the port visit to Indonesia was significant because it had been more than 10 years since a RAN task group had visited its neigh-bours.

Arunta’s Supply Officer, LCDR Cameron McGregor, said soccer was one of Indonesia’s favourite sports and the soccer match was held on

September 26 to engage and foster good relationships between the two navies.

“Both teams were extremely eager to test their sporting skills against a foreign opponent, so the day proved to be a big hit for everyone involved,” LCDR McGregor said.

“Unfortunately we lost the game to the Indonesian Navy 5-2, but this didn’t dampen the spirits of the par-ticipants, who thoroughly enjoyed the competition and friendly nature of the Indonesian team and their sup-porters.”

Success and Arunta have since continued with their deployment and are hoping to host similar sport-ing events with the Malaysian and Singaporean navies during their next port visits.

Albatross takes fourth in dragon boat titles HMAS Albatross (CAPT Stefan King) took fourth place in the annual Shoalhaven Dragon Boat Regatta on September 19 with a throw-together team of first tim-ers.

In a three-race qualifying format, the paddlers were up against it from the start with many of them not hav-ing been in a dragon boat before, let alone racing one.

Team organiser, CPOPT Annie Schofield, said it was a gutsy effort.

“Noting this is the first time these guys have been in a dragon boat, making the final and achieving fourth place was an absolutely fan-tastic result,” she said.

“I was delighted with the response from Albatross members when the idea came up to enter a team in the event and even more excited when ‘Win with Navy’ agreed to support the team as its major sponsor for the event.”

All paddlers have already signed up to race again next year and hope to improve on their result.

By CPL Zenith King

THE Pakistan Military defeated the Australian Medical Task Force (AMTF) 2-0 in their first compet-itive ‘backyard’ cricket match on September 25.

More than 20 personnel deployed on Op Pakistan Assist II signed up to represent AMTF in the match, which took place on the oval at Kot Addu.

Pakistan batted first and made 79 runs off eight overs with a loss of four wickets. Australia battled it out in an attempt to take the lead but fell short, only making 71 runs.

SPR Branko Sola, 2CER, said although it was a close first match, it took a while to understand the rules.

“The first match was a little con-fusing because we didn’t establish the rules before we started,” SPR Sola said.

“By the second one we knew what was going on and did everything we could to try and even the score.”

There were more than 40 spectators by the second match, eager to see if Australia could level the playing field.

But after only 30 minutes Pakistan took the lead winning by two overs and five runs.

SPR Sola also played in the second match and said it was a great experi-ence.

“Playing against the Pakistan mili-tary was brilliant,” he said.

“It was a good way to relax and interact with each other away from our normal work environment,” he said.

Air Force chaplain, WGCDR Mark Willis, organised the event and said it had been on the cards since AMTF deployed in August.

“Ever since we got here there has

been a lot of interest from the Pakistan military to have a game of cricket,” WGCDR Willis said.

“It was something the guys at Camp Cockatoo were keen to do as well.

“We had a big response and ended up with two teams – we had 22 play-ers.”

WGCDR Willis said the match allowed deployed personnel to do something a little different.

“We are doing it pretty tough out here. We are working with people who are sick and not doing so well and that can get people down,” he said.

“This was a way to lift their spir-its.”

SPR Sola said he was not con-cerned about losing.

“Regardless of the result I felt like I won anyway.”

Cricket a big hit on Op Pakistan Assist

MULTI-SKILLED: Not content with saving people’s lives, medical officer LEUT Joel Hissink tries to save the AMTF innings with some aggressive batting against the local Pakistani military side.Photo: CPL Zenith King

SPORT SHORTS

THE Defence Forces National Cricket Carnival will be held in Canberra from November 1-5.

Before the National Cricket Carnival starts, Navy will be con-

Calling all cricketers

HOW’S THAT?!: Navy takes a wicket at last year’s champion-ships.

SPORTSMANSHIP: The ships’ companies of HMA Ships Success and Arunta enjoyed the soccer match against the Indonesian Navy, posing with their opponents after the game.

Task group goes down to Indonesian Navy

ducting a selection trial in Sydney from October 25-29.

The Navy Cricket administrative instruction 01/10 contains the Navy cricket trial nomination process, a pro-gram of the trials, and details of the 2010 National Cricket Carnival.

To receive a copy of the Navy Cricket adminstrative instruction and to be added to the Navy Cricket email database, email the Navy Cricket Secretary at [email protected]

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By Michael Brooke

THE Navy Tridents unearthed a new try-scoring sensation in ABMT Senesa Rokosuka when they shot down the Air Force Jets 34-14 in a rugged Combined Australian Services Rugby League (CASRL) inter-Service match in September.

Playing on the left wing, AB Rokosuka scored four slick tries in the second stanza to lift Navy to a comprehensive win over the Jets, who appeared poised to post an upset victory after securing an 8-10 half-time lead.

AB Rokosuka, or ‘Roko’ to his mates, used his speed and strength to score four sensational four-point-ers, with each try being a 40 or 50m sprint to the try-line.

AB Rokosuka, of Fleet Support Unit – Sydney, was incredibly mod-est about his four-try haul against Air Force, which gave him six for the tournament, counting the two he scored in the first game against Army.

Standing 184 cms and weighing 90km of pure muscle, AB Rokosuka lifted the morale of Navy with each

ball carry, by either running over or around his opposing winger and the hapless cover defenders.

“It’s a little bit of talent, luck and also team work,” blushed AB Rocosuka when explaining his amazing try-scoring feats at Victoria Barracks during September 27-29.

The 20-year-old said he had only played a few games for Navy rugby league and Navy rugby union, but hoped to be around for a long time to help the RAN beat arch rivals Army when they clash again next year.

AB Rocosuka scored his best try against Army when he beat three defenders on a 70m sprint to the try-line with the Army half-back riding piggy-back for the last 10 metres.

The Tridents’ rugged forwards paved the way for the win after soaking up a battering from Air Force’s big front-rowers in the first half.

Navy Rugby League President, CMDR Glen Kerr, told Navy News that bad luck denied the Tridents any chance of victory in their open-ing match against Army, which would have seen the sailors win the tournament.

CMDR Ker said the Tridents’ team cohesion would have benefit-ted from playing the Air Force Jets in the opener, rather than Army.

However, the Tridents came close to upsetting Army’s campaign when they ran riot in the second-half after motivational speeches by Origin legends Max Krillich and Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach.

Navy trailed 6-28 at half-time but posted five quick tries in the sec-ond half for a 36-50 full-time score-line.

Navy came within 10 points of victory and nearly four points at one stage when a try was disallowed before Army broke away again.

CMDR Kerr said all the Tridents played well, but none better than ABCD Matt Docker, LSMT Kade Edwards, LSMT Dan Capilli and six-try hero ABMT Rokosuka.

Seven Navy players were select-ed for the CASRL national side. They are: D. Thornton, AB Senesa Rokosuka, LS Dan Capilli, AB Matt Docker, SMN Mark Lupton, AB Mitchell Morton and LS Kade Edwards.

Tridents uncover new try machine

TRY MACHINE: ABMT Senesa Rokosuka tore up the paddok in the second half CASRL match against the Air Force Jets, scoring four tries and helping the Navy Tridents to a 34-14 victory.Photo: LAC Aaron Curran

National golf champs headed for CanberraTHE 26th annual ADF Golf Association National Championships will be held at the Federal Golf Club in Canberra from December 6-10.

This year marks 25 years of play at the Federal Club, which will also see a New Zealand Defence Force Combined Services team compete during the week of play against the best ADF golfers.

The ADFGA committee has again appointed WGCDR Trevor Owens as the Tournament Director.

Now in his 12th year in the role, and having completed over 24 years of ADF golf administration, WGCDR Owens was last year recognised for his valuable contribution to ADF golf with a CDF Commendation and, at the 2009 National Dinner, was admitted as the inaugural member of the ADFGA’s roll of honour.

WGCDR Owens said he was looking forward to a great week of good golf on Federal’s championship layout.

The NZDF/ADF matches will be keenly fought out and will continue the relationship that has developed with the Kiwi golfers since 2003.

The ADF Combined Services teams have yet to be beaten by the NZDF with the ADF winning in New Zealand in 2003, 2006, 2007 and 2009.

Despite the clean sweep for the ADF, WGCDR Owens said the 2010 NZDF team was one of the strongest they had-put together.

“All matches are expected to be very close,” he said.

Entries to the National Championship close on November 1.

Entry forms can be obtained via email at [email protected], the ADFGA website www.adfga.com, the DRN golf folder or through any of the ADFGA regional representatives.

CHAMPION: Last year’s winner LEUT Darryl Whitehead concentrates on his form during the 2009 competition at the Federal Golf Club.Photo: CPL Peter Borys


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A SMALL group of shooters gathered at the Mornington Clay Target Club to do battle in the annual Defence Clay Target Association Championships with Navy’s CPO Mick Bryan defend-ing his 2009 championship.

Day one saw CPO Bryan win the 25 pair double rise in a sudden death shootout and he was tied with three other shooters at the end of the 50 tar-get Handicap. RAAF SGT Rob Binstead took the win after just three targets.

Poor weather hampered performances on day two with wind and rain affecting the shooters and their scores. CPO Bryan shone through the conditions to record

a score of 48/50 in the 50 target double barrel, but was outdone by RAAF CPL Christopher Whyte in the 50 target point score event.

Navy also retained the inter-Ser-vice team shield, run concurrently with the point score event, with a score of 407/450, just three shots clear of RAAF and 16 clear of Army.

CPO Bryan continued his dominance of the event on the final day despite persistent wind and rain. He recorded a respectable 44/50 in the 50 target sin-gle barrel opener, but all shooters strug-gled in the final Champion of Champions event.

Sharpshooterretains title

The first wave of 40 targets was comprehen-sively won by CPO Bryan again but the second wave of 20 saw him struggle.

At the end of the event, with all scores tal-lied, CPO Bryan proved the sharpest shooter in Defence with a total of 87/100 for the Champion of Champions and the high gun overall with an aggre-gate of 412/450 for the entire carnival.

All members enjoyed themselves and are looking forward to the next event in September 2011 sched-uled for Wagga Wagga.

ON TARGET: CPO Mick Bryan success-fuly defended his 2009 Defence Clay Target Association champion-ship.

By Michael Brooke

THE Navy ‘Old Salts’ turned back the clock to their glory days when they competed in the Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival at Sydney’s Centennial park from September 27 to October 1.

The 20-man squad competed in the elite Division 1, where they scored moral victories in the battle for respect but lost in the battle for points on the scoreboard.

The ‘Old Salts’ showed great courage and commitment to rise to the challenge of competing in Division 1.

CMDR Mike Hogan told Navy News the ‘Old Salts’ distinguished themselves as gentlemen on the playing field, despite being out of their league in terms of ability and a depth of playing talent.

In their opening game the Old Salts went down fighting 2-9 against the Bowral Wilted Tulips.

The Old Salts started slow against the Elecolites but fought back in the second game to make the score more respectable.

In Navy’s third and last match of the tournament they were narrowly beaten by Old Iggies Raw Prawns to the tune of four tries to two.

PUSHING ON: CPO Mick Dunne takes the ball up against the Elecolites in game two of the carnival.

All the Old Salts played with pride and determination and some of the most inspirational players were CPO Dan Carter and CMDR Hogan.

Old Salts still have spirit – if not the legs

ASRU begins PACMIL Cup campaign

TOO CLOSE TO CALL: AB James Smith pushes his way through the NZ defence during the PACMIL tournament. The game ended in a 29-all draw. Photo: LAC Aaron Curran

By SGT Andrew Hetherington

TRANS-TASMAN military rugby foes Australia and New Zealand met in the first round of the Pacific Nations Military (PACMIL) rugby union tournament in Canberra on October 14.

The result of a 29-29 draw reflected the hard effort put in by both sides who didn’t want to give up an inch of ground.

New Zealand began the first half by scoring a try and converting in the 11th minute to go 7-0 up. ASRU responded quickly with a converted try to level the scores at 7-7.

The remainder of the half was all New Zealand’s, as they scored tries in the 26th and 29th minutes with a converted try and penalty goal in the 34th minute to lead 22-12 at half time after ASRU scored a desperate try in the last 30 seconds.

After the break ASRU scored a converted try in the eighth minute to make it 22-19. New Zealand responded seven minutes later scor-ing a try and converting to further pull away 29-19.

In the 26th minute ASRU wres-tled on their line with New Zealand to score a penalty try and conversion to close the gap to 29-26.

With five minutes to go in the match ASRU scored with a penalty kick to level at 29-29.

ASRU coach CAPT Damien Cahill said his team performed well considering they’d come together only two days before the match.

“We were patchy today, but that was to be expected,” CAPT Cahill said.

Navy hooker AB Tait O’Sullivan said he and his team played well against a tough New Zealand side.

“It was looking pretty dodgy towards the end of the first half, but we came back in the second,” AB O’Sullivan said.

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DOWNED JET: LSMT Daniel Capilli brings down RAAF Jet LAC Dan Holt with the help of POET Sam Macgregor from the side and ABCD Matt Docker below.Photo: LAC Aaron Curran

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