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5. Reporting to the Officer Commanding 3 Wing, these roles will be members of the 3 Wing Senior Leadership Team (SLT), responsible for providing leadership, support and specific skills to the customers that we serve; the staff and cadets of 3 Wing. To be considered for these roles, applicants must possess the following attributes:

a. Ability to contribute to the strategic direction of 3 Wing and the AAFC

b. Ability to review and harness information and distil relevant content

c. Ability to implement and lead change to take us towards our 2020 Plan

d. Ability to guide, coach, lead and develop others in a respectful and appropriate manner

e. Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate across all levels of our organisation

f. Ability to modify style, language and approach in line with the message and the target audience

g. Ability to manage the multiple time and activity demands required of a 3 Wing executive role which will require a strong work ethic

h. Ability to participate in, and contribute to, research and development related to youth development

i. Ability to identify risks, opportunities or emerging trends within your areas of responsibility and the wider AAFC

6. Detailed position descriptions for each role have been distributed to every staff member of 3WG and are published on the 3WG web page under ‘Wing Headquarters’, ‘Expressions of Interest’ http://hq.3wg.aafc.org.au/node/51

7. Applications close on the 21 Mar 15 and are to be marked Sensitive: Personal and submitted electronically to the Officer Commanding 3 Wing at oc.3wg@aafc.org.au

8. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview panel on the 28 Mar 15 at 3 Wing Headquarters, Gormley Street, Lidcombe.

RAAFA (AIRTC & AAFC Branch) Trophy

9. I am pleased to announce that the winner of the RAAFA (AIRTC & AAFC) Branch trophy for the most efficient Squadron for 2014 is 323SQN Glenbrook. A presentation was made at the 3WG Management conference on behalf of the President, former Officer Commanding WGCDR(AIRTC) (Retd) Bill Schuberg.

Elllie Tibble Memorial Scholarship

10. It is with great pleasure that I can announce the winner of the 2015 Ellie Tibble Memorial Scholarship. The winners are;

a. FLTLT(AAFC) Deborah Gae Hoiles, 8506434, 331SQN Coffs Harbour, and

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b. CFSGT Felicity West CF381317, 334SQN Tuggeranong

11. The Ellie Tibble Scholarship was created to provide a reminder to AAFC staff of the important role we play in the lives of the cadets with whose responsibility we charged. The decisions we make can have a profound affect both positive and negative. The lessons to be learnt from the life of Ellie Tibble will form an integral part of staf training in the 2nd half of this year.

12. Congratulations to Deborah and Felicity and I look forward to hearing about their adventures when they return.

Award of Officer Commanding Commendations

13. It is with great pride that I can announce the first two Officer Commanding Commendations under my tenure. FLTLT(AAFC) Grahame William Fisher and FLGOFF(AAFC) Julie May Crumpton were conducting an abseiling course with 3WG cadets at Tahmoor Gorge in January this year, when they came to the rescue of young autistic man and his carer. FLTLT(AAFC) Fisher co-ordinated the rescue, whilst FLGOFF(AAFC) Fisher abseiled into the gorge and ascended up with the young man first and later his carer. Eight cadets and two other staff on the course played an active role in the rescue and their actions provide the perfect example of the benefits of our adventurous training programs and the teamwork developed in the AAFC. 14. The staff and cadets involved in the rescue were;

a. FLGOFF(AAFC) Jackie Brauer – 311SQN

b. PLTOFF(AAFC) Shelley Robertson – 333SQN

c. CCPL Rhys Zapata-Cole – 312SQN

d. LCDT Luke Clarkson – 311SQN

e. LCDT Kara Donald – 314SQN

f. LCDT Mathew Lee – 318SQN

g. LCDT Logan Setterfield – 313SQN

h. CDT James Cross – 335SQN

i. CDT Tyler Golding – 330SQN

j. CDT Aiden Judd – 334SQN

List of 320FLT Equipment available for temporary loan for activities

15. A list of equipment available for temporary issue from 320FLT is now listed on the 3WG website http://hq.3wg.aafc.org.au/node/137. Loans can be arranged by contacting FLTCDR 320FLT, FLTLT(AAFC) Adrian Green on fltcdr.320flt@aafc.org.au (Action Item 2 – 2015 3WG Management Conference)

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Activity attendance recording on CadetOne

16. All staff are reminded of the need to record attendances in CadetOne at the completion of activities to ensure that legal requirements are met and also to ensure that cadets and staff receive recognition for their service. This requirement extends to all AAFC activities including weekly parades, SQN activities and activities conducted by 3WG, 301FLT and 320FLT. To assist in the management of large Wing activities, (such as Ashfield and Sydney City ANZAC parades) individual SQNs may be tasked with providing a marked nominal roll to a HQ co-ordinator who will then be responsible for updating CadetOne. (Action Item 9 – 2015 3WG Management Conference)

Social Media Training

17. SQN COs are reminded of the requirement to report on the completion of Social Media Training for cadets. CadetOne currently has no functionality to record completion of Social Media Training. This situation is unlikely to change in the immediate future.

18. Until CadetOne has the functionality to record Social Media Training as a standalone subject, I direct that Social Media Training be conducted at a point in time, as close as is practical to the Behaviour Training Policy. Once both Behavioural Training and Social Media Training have been completed, the member’s record can be updated indicating they have completed the Behavioural Training. Such an indication will show that they have also completed Social Media Training. (Action Item 12 – 2015 3WG Management Conference)

Sharing of SQN Training Resources

19. In furtherance of a commitment given by all COs at the 3WG Management Conference, SOGT 3WG is co-ordinating a task to collate quality SQN resources and have them placed on a web based solution for sharing of all SQNs in 3WG by the second half 2015.

20. To assist in this regard, all COs are asked to canvass their staff and cadet NCOs to provide a collection of SQN training resources to their Regional XOs. The material required in this first phase is just for current relevant lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, training notes for Recruit Stage only, that you feel will be valuable in the training of cadets at your SQN. In compliance with the timeframe set at the conference, COs are asked to provide material to XOs (preferably in electronic form) nlt 4 May 15. Nil submissions will not be accepted. .All SQNs are actively training cadets and must have some material that can be provided to the process. SOGT will collate the resources and have the first of them available for sharing nlt 7 Jun 15. (Action Item 24 – 2015 3WG Management Conference). The second phase will require you to submit the same requirements for your first round subjects that were taught in semester one by no later than 27 Jul 15.

Expressions of Interest – 3 Wing Safety Cell

21. 3WG HQ will establishe a Safety Cell to accommodate the growing compliance with safety issues within the WG. The safety cell will comprise of three (3) members who will attend 3WGHQ once a month or as required. The team will be headed by Wing Commander Frank Galea who will be responsible to the OC in relation to all Wing safety matters. The Safety Cell will consist of three safety persons with an idea of ensuring a high level of service, support and redundancy to 3WG Squadrons.

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Wing Commander Nigel Borland Love Most cadets in 3 Wing would have been to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport.  Very few 

however,  would  be  aware  of  the  significance  between  the  founder  of  Sydney  Airport  and  the 

establishment of the Air Training Corps in NSW. 

In  1915, Nigel  Borland  Love  enlisted  in  the  Australian  Imperial  Force.    Instead  of  embarking  for 

Gallipoli, Love was selected to attend the NSW Government’s flying school at ‘Ham Common’ which 

is now RAAF Base Richmond.     Nigel Love completed his pilot training and was commissioned as a 

Lieutenant (pilot) and served with 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps.     Lt Love was sent to Ypres, 

Belgium  in  December  1917.    Shortly  after  arriving,  over  1 million  German  troops moved  to  the 

battlefields of the Somme after their withdrawal from the Russian Front.   More importantly from a 

new young pilot’s perspective, Baron Von Richthofen; the Red Baron and his flying circus controlled 

the skies around the battlefields. 

      Lt Nigel Love with RE8                                                                     Left: RE8 Propellor marking                                              

.                                                       gravestone of the Red Baron 

Aviation was  in  its  infancy at  this  time.   Planes were  flimsy machines made of wood,  canvas and 

wire.  The role that aircraft could and would play in future conflicts was not even contemplated and 

the life expectancy for any pilot was not high.  Lt Love was tasked with reconnaissance, particularly 

to assist the artillery corps with accurate real time  information on their fall of shot.   The work was 

dangerous  and  required  long periods of  flying over  the battlefields making observations of  troop 

movements and where bombs fell. 

On the 21st April 1918 the Red Baron was shot down over Australian lines, most likely by Australian 

Anti‐Aircraft  gunners.    The  officers  of  3SQN  including  Lt  Love  gave  the  Red  Baron  a  full military 

funeral at Bertangles Cemetery.   On the 4th July 1918 Lt Love took part in the battle of Le Hamel.  Le 

Hamel was a  landmark battle for Australia, the first under Australian Command, that of Lieutenant 

General Sir John Monash.   It was probably the first integrated use of aircraft in a battle.  Lt Love was 

repatriated  to  England  after  contracting pneumonia  shortly  after  Le Hamel.   By  this  time he had 

flown over 200 hours ‘over the lines’.  The average survival time for a pilot was 60 hours. 

 

At the end of the war Nigel Love negotiated a contract to be the sole agent in Australia for A V Roe 

and Co (later known as Avro).  Nigel Love returned to Australia in July 1919 where he established the 

Australian Aircraft  and  Engineering Company  (AA&E Co)  in Botany.    In  this  grand  age of  aviation 

pioneers, Nigel Love set himself up to be at the forefront of aviation in Sydney.   

Nigel Love searched for an area for an aerodrome.  He eventually found a bullock paddock that was 

relatively  flat,  covered  in  buffalo  grass  and  surrounded  by  open  ground  on  each  side  without 

obstacles.  The land Nigel Love selected is now the site of Sydney International Airport.   

          

Replica of Red Baron’s Fokker Dr1     Southern Cross in Sydney   WGCDR Love with ATC cadets 

Nigel Love made the first flight out of the new Mascot aerodrome in November 1919.  His company 

AA & E Co built the first aircraft in Australia made from local materials including local timbers.  They 

sold 6 Avro 504Ks to the RAAF and developed the first 5 passenger bi‐plane in the world designated 

as a B‐6.   The next big  sale was an Avro 504K,  the  first aircraft purchased by  the  fledgling airline 

QANTAS.   Sir Hudson Fysh, one of the founders of QANTAS was a 3SQN friend of Nigel Love. Nigel 

Love  also  conducted  the  first  ever  commercial  flight  between  Sydney  and Melbourne.   Mascot 

aerodrome captured Sydney’s fascination with all things flying and was packed on weekends where 

Sydneysiders would  come  to watch  the  aerial  displays.    Finally,  Nigel  Love was  instrumental  in 

getting  Sir  Charles  Kingsford  Smith  to  land  the  Southern  Cross  at Mascot  aerodrome  in  Sydney 

instead of Melbourne following the first trans‐Pacific flight.   

In 1923 Nigel Love diverted his interests to the family flour mill industry, operating a mill on Enfield 

Road, Enfield.   

With the outbreak of WWII Nigel Love again answered the call of duty.  Too old for active service, he 

was promoted to Wing Commander and was appointed as the very first Commanding Officer of No 2 

Wing Air Training Corps (NSW).   Wg. Cdr. Love served the fledgling Air Training Corps through until 

the end of WWII,  responsible  for providing essential  training  for air crew desperately  required  for 

the war in Europe.   

The name WGCDR N B Love takes pride of place on the Honour board as the very first Commanding 

Officer  (now Officer  Commanding  3 Wing)  from  2nd  August  1941  to  30th  September  1945.    You 

should also think about WGCDR Nigel Love whenever you drive into the Blue Emu long term carpark 

at Sydney airport because that is on Nigel Love Crescent. 

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