Edition 1444 June 27, 2019 The soldiers’ newspaper

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New Zealand’s Cpl Sam Prosser performs a ceremonial challenge to newly arrived NZDF members before Australian soldiers join a welcoming ceremony at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photo: Cpl Oliver Carter

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Queen’s Birthday honours2

Member (AM) in the Military Division

Col James BrownFor exceptional service and leader-ship in the field of rotary wing oper-ations and capability management.

Maj-Gen Justin Ellwood For exceptional service as DCA, Director-General Career Management – Army and Chief of Staff HQ Forcomd, and for contribu-tions to the management of Army’s people capability.

Col Michael KennedyFor exceptional service as Deputy Chief of Staff ArmyHQ, Director of Personnel Policy, Director of Workforce Strategy and the Director of Career Management Integration.

Brig Michael ReadeFor exceptional performance of duty as the Director of Clinical Services of 2GHB and Professor for Military Medicine and Surgery.

Col Paul RosenbergerFor exceptional service in logistics reform and development for the ADF.

Col Katherine SowryFor exceptional service to the Directorate of Personnel-Army, Project Suakin and as the Chief of Staff of JHC.

Brig VFor exceptional service to the ADF in the field of Special Operations and Counterterrorism.

Medal (OAM) in the Military Division

Member AFor meritorious performance of duty as a Special Forces officer in support of Australia’s contribution to the Global War on Terror, from November 2010 to June 2018.

WO1 Jason BurfordFor meritorious service as the senior instructor of the Warrant Officer Training Team and as a regimental sergeant major.

Maj CFor meritorious service to the ADF within Socomd.

WO1 JFor meritorious service to Socomd from 2012 to 2018.

WO1 Mark RetallickFor meritorious performance of duty to Army in regimental leadership roles.

WO1 Michael ReyneFor meritorious service as RSM 1RAR, 10/27RSAR and as Wing Sergeant Major of the Small Arms Policy Section, Combined Arms Training Centre.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Col Robert CalhounFor distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations while deployed as the commander of TGT-6 in Iraq from December 2017 to June 2018.

Member PFor distinguished command and

Recognising our achievements

leadership in warlike opera-tions as the commanding officer of a deployed task group during Operation Okra, from December 2017 to June 2018.

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Member AFor distinguished leadership in war-like operations as a sub-unit com-mander during Operation Okra from December 2017 to June 2018.

Col Mark AscoughFor distinguished leadership in war-like operations as the commander of the Kabul Garrison Command Advisory Team and senior mentor to the Kabul Garrison Commander, while deployed on Operation Highroad in Afghanistan from June 2017 to February 2018.

Lt-Col Grant ChambersFor distinguished leadership in war-like operations as the commanding officer of the Training Task Unit as part of TGT in Iraq from November 2017 to May 2018.

Commendation for Distinguished Service

Member A For distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as second-in-command of a deployed team during Operation Okra from December 2017 to June 2018.

Cpl George BarsoumFor distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a lin-guist on TGT-4 and 6, Iraq in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018.

Maj Timothy HurleyFor distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as a squadron commander in TGT-6 supporting the Iraqi Army NCO Academy from November 2017 to May 2018.

Maj David PhillipsFor distinguished performance of

duties in warlike operations as the plans fusion officer for information operations within the information operations directorate of Combined JTF – Operation Inherent Resolve in Kuwait from August 2017 to February 2018.

Lt-Col Simon BonavitaFor distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations as the chief of future operations for Train Advise Assist Command – South, Kandahar, Afghanistan, while force assigned to Operation Highroad from July 2017 to May 2018.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Col Christopher AlderFor outstanding devotion to duty as CO Defence Force School of Intelligence, Defence Command Support Training Centre.

Lt-Col Nicholas BrownFor outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Grade One Strategic Engagements, Army Research Centre.

Col Jennifer CottonFor outstanding achievement as the director support within HQ JTF633 on Operation Accordion from March 2017 to March 2018.

Col Kim GilfillanFor outstanding achievement as CO 5 Avn Regt.

Lt-Col Kenneth GolderFor outstanding achievement as a JOC counterterrorism planner from January 2017 to August 2018.

Lt-Col Trent GrovesFor outstanding devotion to duty as Staff Officer Grade Two Postings within the Directorate of Officer Career Management – Army.

Col Andrew HaebichFor outstanding devotion to duty in the establishment of the Joint Experimentation Directorate and

Joint Experimentation Framework within Defence.

Col MFor outstanding devotion to duty as the CO 2 Cdo Regt, 2016 to 2017.

Lt-Col Thomas McDermott For outstanding achievement in establishing The Cove – a pro-fessional development network and resource for the Australian Profession of Arms.

Lt-Col Edward Stokes For outstanding achievement as the Staff Officer Grade Two Logistics, HQ 1 Bde.

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

WO2 A For meritorious achievement in the intelligence field in the ADF.

WO2 B For meritorious achievement in employment category management within Socomd from 2011 to 2018.

WO1 Clifford Bell For meritorious devotion to duty as the RSM of the Australian Contingent and Force Operations warrant officer while deployed to Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt, on Operation Mazurka from February to August 2018.

Cpl Warwick BennFor meritorious achievement as a Battle Management System-Command and Control instructor and technical adviser in Army.

WO2 Alan BungateFor meritorious devotion to duty as a career adviser, Royal Australian Infantry Corps, Directorate of Soldier Career Management – Army, ArmyHQ.

WO2 D For meritorious achievement as the Training Warrant Officer, 6 Close Health Coy, 4CSSB.

Maj Samantha DuffyFor meritorious devotion to duty as the legal officer for 6 Bde.

WO1 JFor meritorious achievement as the Artificer SM 2 Cdo Regt.

WO2 Dean KingFor meritorious devotion to duty as the WOPTI of the 1RTB, Kapooka.

WO2 Adam LehaneFor meritorious achievement as the officer in charge of 7 Sig Regt’s Cadre Cell.

WO1 Matthew MillerFor meritorious devotion to duty and innovation for developing networked joint digital systems for Army.

Sgt Gayle WalkomFor meritorious devotion to duty as the unit welfare officer and Batugade Platoon Commander at 3CSSB.

Lt-Col Julian WilliamsFor meritorious achievement as the senior medical officer of 2 Health Support Coy.

Maj Samantha Duffy answers questions in class during a visit on Exercise Suman Warrior.Photo: Sgt Robert Nyffenegger

Sgt Max Bree

WE ALL remember thinking excitedly of our next meal at Kapooka. Not usually anticipating a culinary sensation, but relief from hunger brought on by continuous activity.

But the hungry stomachs of today’s recruits have been calmed thanks to 1RTB’s WOPTI WO2 Dean King.

“There was a gap identified in the amount of food recruits were receiving,” he said.

“Studies conducted by DSTG and universities said there was probably a gap in the amount of nutrients recruits were being fed and there were shortfalls around calcium and iron for females.”

WO2 King helped facilitate the purchase of a tonne of protein bars and a tonne of energy bars for a trial of in-between-meal snacks across four platoons.

The bars supplemented recruits’ diets with an extra two megajoules of energy.

Instructors noticed better cognitive and physical performance among the recruits, including a 10 per cent increase in the BFA pass rate.

Despite promising results, some tweaks sill had to be made.

“To start with, the bars were very high in refined sugar; they met the energy requirement, but we wanted a healthier option,” WO2 King said.

“The newer protein bars don’t have any refined sugar with the main ingredient being dates.”

A recruit at Kapooka now receives one protein and one energy bar per day as well as other snacks to be consumed between main meals.

The program has also been rolled out to the School of Infantry and RMC, and has been included in the ADF Ration Scales and Scales of Issue or SUPMAN 4.

“Historically, recruits would lose an average of 7kg of bod-yweight during the course,” WO2 King said.

“We were seeing under-weight, skinny kids joining who would lose even more weight dur-ing the course.

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BEING a mum is one factor Sgt Gayle Walkom attributes to her suc-cess as 3CSSB Unit Welfare Officer.

Sgt Walkom was named in the Queen’s Birthday honours list and is being awarded a Conspicuous Service Medal for her meritorious devotion to duty as unit welfare officer and platoon commander.

“I think because I’m a mum, I work full-time and study that I know what it’s like to be under pressure and know that sometimes you just need someone to talk to,” she said.

“For our people transitioning out of Defence, it can be a tough time and I just know that if I was in that position I would want someone to assist through challenging times.

“Service life for soldiers with families can be very stressful, espe-cially when there is no family sup-port available.”

During the Townsville floods earlier this year, Sgt Walkom assist-ed personnel and their families, act-ing as a point of contact and key enabler in getting people back on their feet.

“Some of the skills I’ve learnt in this job will definitely stick with me through my career,” she said.

“I am better equipped to see the signs when someone may need a helping hand and the support mech-anisms available.”

Sgt Walkom said there were many resources available to assist

Support key to success

soldiers and their families overcome a range of issues, enabling person-nel to remain operationally focused.

“The soldier must be confident that their partners, families and next of kin are supported by Defence in their absence,” she said.

She was humble in speaking about her award, insisting that it

was a team effort. “My chain-of-command and junior NCOs have been instrumental in providing me the level of support I need to do my job,” she said.

“I feel extremely honoured to be receiving this award, but nothing has changed. I just want to do my job.”

Honours recipient a hero for hungry Kapooka troops

weight data from more than 1000 recruits, those with low BMI now put on about 2kg, those who had a normal bodyweight stay about the same, those with a higher BMI tended to lose about 2-4kg.”

WO2 King’s work saw him receive a Conspicuous Service Medal in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours.

“The CoC are happy the problem of feeding the recruits has been solved,” he said.

“It was quite striking for a lot of people that we weren’t feeding recruits

properly, that didn’t sit well; they’re happy that something has been

done about it.“I wasn’t expecting an

award at all. It wasn’t just an achievement of mine, it was a team effort, everyone did their part in progressing towards it.”

Having a protein and energy bar to eat between meals each day would have been welcome when WO2

King was a recruit.“During the trial there was a bit

of complain-ing about the taste of the bars, my comment was that when I was a recruit I was so hun-gry I would have eaten the wrapper as well,” he said.

‘When I was a recruit I was so hungry I would have eaten the wrapper [of the

power bar] as well.– WO2 Dean King,

honours recipient

WO2 Dean King.

Sgt Gayle Walkom with Ashley Toomer, the child of two of her soldiers at 3CSSB, during a spouse medallion ceremony. Photo: Pte Ukrit Paensuwan

Sgt Gayle Walkom providing technical electronics support. Photo: Cpl Nunu Campos

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SPANISH helicopter aircrew have boosted their first-aid skills follow-ing training led by Task Group Taji medics. The aircrew from Spanish Task Force Toro provide airlift to Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.

“We realised that in some situa-tions, our training was not up to date – we weren’t used to delivering first aid in our aircraft,” TF Toro Flight Coy Commander Capt Fernando Vidales said.

Intensive care nurse Lt Nathan Freeman was approached to improve their level of first-aid training.

“I developed a comprehensive five day training program which focused on basic trauma care and mission specific care of the battle casualty,” Lt Freeman said.

“The training was delivered to flight crews to give them the skills and knowledge to be able to safely manage medical incidents they may encounter while flying a mission or during their down time on base.”

It was delivered by Australian,

New Zealand and US medics. Following delivery of basic life sup-port training, TF Toro personnel tested their skills during escalating scenarios.

The ability of the Taji Medical Treatment Facility to deliver train-ing specific to Spanish helicopters impressed 35 Cbt Avn Bde Chief Flight Nurse US Lt-Col Mario Rivera, who said it was a huge credit to the Australians’ initiative.

“What I truly valued was that it was geared to the equipment that is available to TF Toro,” he said.

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Capt Joshua Lazarus, centre, describes basic trauma care to Spanish Army aircrew and, inset, they practise their skills on a mock casualty at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photos: Cpl Oliver Carter

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ARMY hit the track in support of the Darwin Triple Crown Supercars from June 14-16.

Next to Merchandise Alley at the Hidden Valley Raceway, Army set-up-shop to showcase military capability by rolling in some impressive hard-ware of its own.

A detachment of local gunners from 8/12 Regt, RAA, towed in a M777A2 howitzer with a Rheinmetall MANHX77.

Likewise, Team Army arrived in style bringing with them two of their famous project cars – Digger and Armygeddon – on the back of the iconic bright green Team Army Mack Superliner.

Team Army’s Maj Graham Anderson said Digger and Armygeddon were always a crowd-

pleaser being somewhat celebrities on the motorsport circuit.

“It’s a great outing for the Team Army and 1 Bde soldiers to mix with the public – some of the public know a lot more about our cars than even I do, so we’ve got a good fanbase here in Darwin,” Maj Anderson said.

“The motor-enthusiast demo-graphic are really energetic and seem to love the outdoors, which makes them a great target audience for Army.”Trainee technician electrical Cfn Christopher Gray, attached to 1 Bde for OJT, said having a presence at the event was a good way to show-case career opportunities in Defence.

“I absolutely can’t complain about being at the Supercars,” Cfn Gray said.

“We’re usually working on refrig-eration, auto-electrical and generators, so it’s awesome to get out of the office,

to interact with the public and do some recruiting for our technical trades.”

While V8s were the highlight of the three-day carnival, rev heads from all backgrounds lined-up to see every-thing from Hot Wheels Stuntz to the Porsche Carrera Cup race. Two lucky 1CSSB mechanics had the opportu-nity to help out in the pits for Carerra

Cup race winner, Cameron Hill.Team Army didn’t get any track

time but still managed to impress fans that gathered to film the fully blown silver chrome engines turn over.

“Digger is an old school 1978 Ford LTD fitted-out with a fully blown 460 Big Block, while her bigger sister, Armygeddon, is a six-wheel Land

Rover who earned her spurs in Timor before returning to be refitted with a LS1 5.7 litre engine,” Maj Anderson said.

Digger and Armygeddon are main-tained by trainees and staff posted to the Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and tour the race-circuit most years.

Green machine wows crowds

Team Army stand behind “Digger”, a Blown 1978 Ford LTD, during the Darwin Triple Crown Supercars, Northern Territory. Photo: Cpl Carla Armenti

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IT’S highly unusual not only for a new batch of recruits to all have names beginning with J, but also be described as “cute”.

However, it’s situation normal at RAAF Fire & Security School’s (RAAFSFS) Military Working Dog Training and Supply Flight, whose newest recruits – now 14 weeks old – are about to graduate “primary school”.

Taking puppies out to social events is an important part of their develop-ment, according to breeding manager Sarah Fyffe.

“We’ve been focused on socialis-ing, along with starting to do some basic shaping training and going out on community engagements and start-ing their weekend homestays,” Ms Fyffe said.

“The social visits and homestays give the puppies more opportunities

and life experience than we’re able to give them on a day-to-day basis.

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“Our homestay families are handy because they help us to continue with their training. If we identify any issues the pups need to work on, they can go home and do ‘homework’, which

is really important for their develop-ment.”

Now on his third foster puppy, Land 121 Training Wing’s WO2 Justin Carmichael said puppy Jed went really well during his first weekend home-stay.

“We took him to a barbecue and he was really good. There were a lot of kids running around and they all liked playing with him,” WO2 Carmichael said.

“Toilet training is still a work in progress, but he’s a very placid dog. Even though they said he was the ‘alpha’ of the litter, he doesn’t seem like that at home.

“Jed does love a good game of tug-of-war though; he’s very strong for his size.”

Watch this space as Cpl Sebastian Beurich follows the lives of the ‘J-team’ as they train towards careers as military working dogs

Jed is settling in well. Photos: Cpl Nicci Freeman

WO2 Justin Carmichael with Jed and Flg-Off Janet Mulder with Jasper, preparing to take their foster puppies home for weekend care.

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SOLDIERS of 5RAR received new Colours from a former officer of the battalion, the Governor-General Gen (Retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove on June 1.

The Queen’s and Regimental Colour were presented to 5RAR dur-ing the Governor-General’s final tour of the Top End with Lady Lynne Cosgrove.

In his address to the parade, Sir Peter acknowledged 5RAR’s past con-tributions to Australia’s history.

“For more than half a century this proud battalion, of this proud regiment, has served with enormous distinction and honour and character,” Sir Peter said.

“From Vietnam to Timor-Leste, Iraq to Afghanistan – 5RAR has been in the thick of it.

“The thick of it” is represented by the Royal Australian Regiment’s 15 battle honours and two theatre honours emblazoned on the Colours.

Included in the battle honours is the Battle of Binh Ba, a significant battle in the battalion’s history.

RSM 5RAR WO1 Robert Munro said it was important to remember the heroic deeds of past members.

“It was an honour to farewell the old Colours, to receive the new Colours and to share this experience with the men and women of the battal-ion and the 5RAR Association,” WO1 Munro said.

During the parade, the old Queen’s and Regimental Colours were trooped through the ranks one last time.

The new Queen’s and Regimental Colours were uncased and laid on the altar by Darryl Lovell and Lou O’Dea, the senior and junior ensigns who received the battalion’s original Colours in 1969.

Sir Peter, who served in 5RAR in 1973, complimented the soldiers on parade for their drill, dress and bear-ing before delivering his final mes-sage.

“Know that you serve with the gratitude and expectation of the Australian people,” he said.

“You’re up to it. For you are soldiers of the Tiger Battalion. Duty first.”

At the conclusion of the historic ceremony, the commanding officer

Cpl Julia Whitwell

FIFTY years after commanding troops in the Battle of Binh Ba, Brig Colin Khan (retd), delivered the “Call to Remembrance” for the 50th anniver-sary commemoration service held at the National Vietnam Memorial in Canberra on Thursday, June 6.

Brig Khan was CO 5RAR during the battle, which is regarded as one of the major Australian victories of the Vietnam War, where 5RAR, 1 Armd Regt and 3 Cav Regt cleared the vil-lage of Binh Ba in Phuoc Tuy prov-ince after being drawn into offensive action.

On June 6, 1969, an Australian Centurion moving north of the village, less than 10km from the Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat, was hit by an RPG fired from a home. The tank was damaged and a crew member wounded.

“5RAR, the only battalion in Nui Dat, was resting having just returned from a major operation in the field,” Brig Khan said.

But the rest was short-lived, with the battalion answering a call for assistance from the district chief to help the South Vietnamese troops from the two Regional Force platoons who were under heavy fire.

Although already depleted, the combined infantry, armoured and cavalry Australian force engaged in two days of heavy fighting in a house-to-house operation between June 6 and 8 1969, successfully clearing the vil-lage of Viet Cong guerrillas and sympathisers.

“The battle that ensued for many hours epitomised the cooperation between all arms of the Army – espe-cially tanks, armoured personnel carri-ers and infantry,” Brig Khan said.

The operation was not without cost. The village was heavily dam-aged, with all buildings damaged to some extent, every one in five destroyed, and 100 enemy soldiers killed.

One Australian soldier, Pte Wayne Teeling, was killed in the initial move into the village, with 10 additional diggers wounded.

During the service, the newly pre-sented 5RAR Queen’s and Regimental Colours were paraded for the first time since being presented to the battalion by the Governor-General in Darwin on June 1.

Big battle’s half-century milestone honoured

was whisked away in none other than the Battalion’s own Tigermobile – a EH Holden station wagon – to the sounds of an applauding crowd.

The old Colours were laid up at the Darwin St Mary Star of the Sea

Catholic Cathedral in a service held the following day.

The tour was the final visit before the Governor-General hands duties to former NSW Governor Gen (retd) David Hurley.

New colours for Tiger Battalion

‘From Vietnam to Timor-Leste, Iraq to Afghanistan – 5RAR has been in the thick

of it.– Gen (Retd) Sir Peter Cosgrove,

Governor-General

5RAR soldiers unfurl the Colours for the first time during the parade held at Darwin Cenotaph. Photo: Pte Brendan Austin

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Capt Jesse Robilliard

THE Iraqi Army School of Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer II (SINCO II) marked a significant milestone by achieving Initial Operating Capability ahead of schedule.

The school, based at the Taji Military Complex, 20km north of Baghdad, can now conduct 75 per cent of its training activities without coalition assistance.

SINCO II has been supported by the Australian and New Zealand-led Task Group Taji, part of the broader coalition’s Combined Joint Task Force

Operation Inherent Resolve. CO Taji Training Task Unit Lt-Col Matthew Smith said the declaration of Initial Operating Capability was the result of significant hard work by the school over a long period.

“This represents a milestone for the Taji campaign plan; a transition towards training that is solely led by the Iraqi Security Forces,” Lt-Col Smith said.

SINCO II is responsible for training personnel from Iraqi Army Brigades who in turn work to secure and stabilise areas in Iraq, which have recently been liberated from Daesh.

The training is focused on enhancing core infantry skills including weapons handling, marksmanship, explosive hazard awareness, combat first aid, urban operations and combined arms operations. Students are also provided lessons on the Law of Armed Conflict.

In line with this achievement, Australian support to SINCO II has transitioned from direct training of Iraqi soldiers to train-the-trainer and men-toring activities.

Australia’s efforts are now focused on supporting the Iraqi Army to reach full operating capacity at SINCO II.

THIRTY-FIVE New Zealand Defence Force personnel who arrived at the Taji Military Complex (TMC) in Iraq on May 18

were welcomed with a haka. The new arrivals, the first from Task

Group Taji 9 (TGT-9), were challenged by 80 NZDF and ADF personnel from Task Group Taji 8 (TGT-8), who performed the haka.

In a rare turn of events, New Zealand personnel from TGT-8 extended an invitation to Australian members of the task group to perform the haka with them.

One of the NZDF TGT-8 members who threw down the haka challenge to TGT-9, Capt Jesse Lust, said it was a great way for them to release some tension.

“It was our final haka of the rotation and it was a way to just release a lot of energy and a way to just end the deployment on a positive note,” Capt Lust said.

“It was a great experience to welcome TGT-9 personnel and just be part of the Taji 8 crew one final time.”

The TGT-9 personnel then performed the NZ Army haka in response.

One of the Australian members of TGT-8 who took part in the haka, Sgt Michael Britten, said he was aware of the significance of the performance.

“It was a very emotional experience. We put a lot of practice in with our team at logistics company headquarters and I was very nervous when we walked out to perform,” Sgt Britten said.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, being an Anzac force, being asked to participate; I felt proud.”

Fellow Australian LCpl Brodie Bush said he felt the nerves before performing in front of spectators from

coalition forces at the TMC. “At the start of it, I was pretty

nervous. The heart rate went up and when we actually got into it, the adrenaline was really pumping,” LCpl Bush said.

For the past six months, the Australian and New Zealand members of TGT-8 have traded cultural lessons while helping train the Iraqi security forces.

“Working with the Kiwis at the health centre, I received a greater understanding of New Zealand and Maori culture, it was really interesting,” LCpl Bush said.

Soldiers welcome their Taji allies with a Kiwi welcome, writes Capt Jesse Robilliard.

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Capt Jeremy Duff, centre, speaks with an Iraqi soldier before the mission rehearsal exercises.

Australian soldiers observe Iraqi soldiers as they complete the final objective during the mission rehearsal exercises.

ADF and NZDF personnel deployed to TGT-8 perform the haka during a welcoming ceremony for newly arrived NZDF members at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. Photos: Cpl Oliver Carter

Australian personnel were invited by the NZDF to join in for a welcome haka.

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THE Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP) contingent is spending three months with the remote Jigalong

community, improving relations and infrastructure in the remote East Pilbara community.

The 26th AACAP contingent was greeted with a traditional Welcome to Country on May 29 and danced with the Martu people.

Army Band entertained 300 residents and soldiers with rock classics.

OC 21 Const Sqn Maj Dan Palmer said his team of training and health spe-cialists provided community development programs, while his engineers and plant operators had begun their construction projects.

“Our advance party arrived here on May 10 and have completed Camp Birt, our construction camp outside of town,” Maj Palmer said.

“We can now focus all our technical expertise on the building projects in and around Jigalong itself.

“After such a long road convoy, the whole contingent is very excited to receive a wonderful welcome from the traditional owners.

“I’m sure our team will enjoy their interaction with residents of all ages, who are participating in our community development programs over the next three months here in Jigalong.”

The Welcome to Country was led by Jigalong Community Council chair Margaret Samson.

Ms Samson encouraged Jigalong resi-

2GHB health development officer Lt Victoria Flockhart with a child from Jigalong Remote Community School during the AACAP Welcome to Country. Photo: Lt Taya Cropper

Soldiers will spend three months improving infrastructure and providing training and health services for of the Pilbara community of Jigalong, writes Capt Simon Bleechmore.

dents to participate in the Army activities.“This ceremony is a chance to begin

work with the Army and acknowledge some of the traditions we hold with our country,” Ms Samson said.

AACAP will improve Jigalong com-munity facilities including major works on local roads to ensure wet-weather access.

It will also run personal development programs including accredited training in guiding, construction and hospitality, and health and veterinarian programs.

The program is scheduled for comple-tion in late August.

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‘After such a long road convoy, the whole contingent is very excited to receive such a

wonderful welcome from the traditional

owners.– Maj Dan Palmer, OC 21 Const Sqn

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SIX sappers from 22ER lent their support to the annual Reconciliation Sports Carnival at Worowa Aboriginal College in Healvesville, Victoria, in May.

Nineteen schools came together in cultural, sporting and social exchange to the theme of this year’s National Reconciliation Week “Grounded in Truth: Walk Together with Courage”.

Worowa student Katelyn Woodhouse competed in netball on the day, explaining that the carnival

was, “an excellent opportunity to bring the community together and mingle with students from other schools”.

Spr Phoebe Monahan, of 22ER, found it a great opportunity to con-tinue the relationship with Worowa staff and students. The regiment has assisted the school with various con-struction tasks for the past two years.

“It was good to see so many different organisations and people coming together,” Spr Monahan said.

INDIGENOUS Australians who served side-by-side with their non-Indigenous mates were recognised for their contri-bution during National Reconciliation Week events held across Defence from May 27 to June 3.

The events highlighted Army pro-viding equal pay for equal work since the First Australian Imperial Force fought in WWI.

“The Army saw everyone as one colour, and that was green,” said Indigenous liaison officer at the

Australian War Memorial Michael Bell.Despite serving the country in every

major conflict, Indigenous Australians returned to unequal treatment, often ushered into missions and reserves, segregated from the broader commu-nity.

“When they came back, some weren’t allowed to march on Anzac Day and many weren’t allowed in the RSL,” Mr Bell said.

T h i s d i s c o n n e c t p r o v i d e d Indigenous veterans the motivation to

fight for “rights they weren’t entitled to”.

Indigenous soldiers were not alone in this fight, much like on the battle-field they had once fought on.

Side-by-side once again, non-Indig-enous veterans started speaking up against the unfair post-service treat-ment of their Indigenous colleagues.

“It helped them [the Indigenous vet-erans] move forward in their campaign for recognition, civil rights and the right to vote,” Mr Bell said.

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22ER soldiers and students of Worowa together in cultural, sporting and social exchange.

Side-by-sideIndigenous liaison officer Michael Bell speaks at the Australian War Memorial for National Reconciliation Week. Photo: Lauren Larking

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CPL Iliona Mathers says his Indigenous culture helped build the right mindset for a successful mili-tary career.

“In military life, you cannot act alone; you need teamwork,” he said.

“Our Indigenous culture is the same: if one person is weak, you support them and bring everybody back together to benefit the com-munity.”

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“If we don’t speak up together then no one is going to know of the struggle we have endured,” he said.

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“It’s important for me to remain strong for myself, my kids and my culture,” he said.

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JUNIOR leaders from across Army engaged in a professional develop-ment opportunity during the inaugural Cove Conference at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, on May 30.

Lance corporals, corporals and lieu-tenants received presentations on the theme of “effective decision-making”, with topics from ranging from “educat-ing the adolescent mind” to “combat decision-making”.

Lt Sigourney Williamson from Melbourne University Regiment, said the conference was insightful.

“Junior officers and NCOs were integrated, which meant that leaders in both streams presented during the con-ference,” Lt Williamson said.

“The speakers gave us insight into how the mind works and processes decisions as both subordinates and lead-ers.”

The conference featured interactive

sessions including reflective practice, which presenter, British Armed Forces exchange officer Capt Joe Read, said was integral to developing as a leader.

“In order to be the best commanders and to make the best decisions, we need to have an idea of how that works in our own heads,” Capt Read said.

“We need to be able to re-examine our learning and our decision-making all the time.”

Participants had the opportunity to put questions to two discussion panels – one consisting of academics in the field of psychology and decision-making, and the other of three Tier-C RSMs.

Conference organiser WO1 David Harvey said the format was designed to encourage personal reflection and net-working across trades and corps.

“This was an opportunity for Army’s junior leaders to participate in profes-sional military education aimed at mak-ing them more effective decision mak-ers,” WO1 Harvey said.

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Cpl Iliona Mathers, people of Yorta Yorta people.Photo: Cpl Dan Pinhorn

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CPL Mollie Gray represent-ed Australia at two rugby world cups and deployed to Afghanistan, but would those

experiences prepare her for the stage?Obviously they did. With microphone

in hand, Cpl Gray, of 3HSB, was out of her comfort zone but took control as she sang at the ADF Arts for Recovery, Resilience, Training and Skills (ARRTS) program’s showcase on June 6.

“Why music? It seems really strange as I had never sung before, except in the car or in the shower,” Cpl Gray said.

“I don’t know how it’s come about, but it has been really fun and really chal-lenging; it is an interesting thing to go into something that is completely out of your depth.

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made it all so worth it. I think a lot of people come here looking for confidence and looking for new experiences which they haven’t done before.”

Held twice a year as a standalone four-week residential program, ARRTS participants are housed at HMAS Harman and bused each weekday to the University of Canberra’s Inspire Centre.

ARRTS head Brig Wayne Goodman said the program allowed members an innovative way of rebuilding confidence.

“The ARRTS program offers our ser-vice personnel, who may not be feel-ing on top of things, the opportunity to re-set through one of our three creative streams, which include music, visual arts and creative writing,” Brig Goodman said.

“We want people to take part in a program that offers them new skills and rebuilds their resilience, all in a support-ive, non-judgemental environment.”

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The next ARRTS program will be held in November. Details and application forms can be obtained at defence.gov.au/jcg/arrts

Healing through musicCreative art builds resilience for participants, writes Sqn-Ldr Gavin Briggs.

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Former RSM Don Spinks will become the Repatriation Commissioner on July 1. It is the first time a non-com-missioned officer has been appointed to the role. Mr Spinks said his top priority would be to interact with the veteran community. “My focus will be to support veterans and their families. For me to achieve this, the number one priority is to engage, to talk to the veterans, their families, and to the ex-service organisations and find out what issues are facing them,” he said.

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TAJI Military Complex, 20km north of Baghdad, is the last place you’d expect to run into someone you know from your

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Lt-Col Mark Little and Lt David Benson did while serving with 2nd Health Support Company as part of Task Group Taji 8.

Reservist health officers Lt-Col Little and Lt Benson were both deployed to the Taji Medical Treatment Facility, which looks after the health of 3800 Coalition troops at the Taji Military Complex.

It was the first deployment for pharmacist Lt Benson, who joined the Army Reserve in 2010.

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The opportunity to work with coalition nations was also a highlight for Lt Benson.

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ADF rowers have arrived in the UK in preparation for the prestigious King’s Cup event to be held from July 5-7 as part of the Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames.

The event will mark 100 years since the 1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta, held as part of repatriation activi-ties after WWI.

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tary crews from seven other nations. She has a special affinity with Clive Disher, stroke of the winning 1919 Australian Imperial Force No. 1 crew; both grew up in Sale, Victoria and served in Medical Corps.

“It’s such an incredible honour to follow in Clive Disher’s footsteps,” she said.

“I only hope that our team can do just as well and bring the King’s Cup home to Australia once again, just as the 1919 crew did 100 years ago.”

Australia’s winning 1919 King’s Cup crew defeated Oxford University over the Henley course by a boat length in seven minutes and seven seconds.

This was the fastest time recorded for the full course of the regatta.

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GODZILLA took a break from fighting Mothra to terrorise the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta competitors sailing on Port Phillip Bay from June 8 to 10.

While there were no giant lizards rampaging through the city, the namesake of the first ADF Sailing Association team to enter the regatta was painted on the side of their yacht, emphasising the rookie team’s fighting spirit.

Spending her time on the bow, Maj Candice Cushway said the crew displayed great teamwork throughout the com-petition.

“We don’t have a lot of women in Defence sailing so it was really good to be able to get a team together and com-pete,” Maj Cushway said.

“There were a lot of new people, both in our team and the others. For us, it was about teaching the crew the pro-cesses and then going ahead and racing the yacht against a strong fleet.”

As well as achieving an overall result of eighth in its division, the team was pre-sented a sportsmanship award for lending a short-handed team a crew member during the competition.

With a number of expe-rienced sailors competing,

the ADF crew had numerous opportunities to increase their own skills.

“I’ve been to presentations at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and listened to some of the competitors give pres-entations, so racing alongside them was a great privilege,” Maj Cushway said.

“While there have been the odd Defence people who have compete in the regatta, it was great to be involved in the inaugural ADF women’s team.”

For more information on the Sailing Association or to join, email adfsa.committee@defence.gov.au

Godzilla and her crew members take on the Australian Women’s

Keelboat Regatta on Port Phillip Bay; and, below, Maj

Candice Cushway keeps busy between races.

Photos: ABIS Bonny Gassner

Maj Holly Mainwaring and Cpl Veronica O’Hara

HAVING finished his first iron-man race, Cpl Thomas Hunter (pictured) has caught the “endur-ance bug” and plans to do more.

Cpl Hunter finished fourth out of the nine ADF competitors who completed the full distance at the Ironman Australia events in Port Macquarie in May. Eight others took on the Ironman 70.3 (half-distance) event.

Cpl Hunter said he was “pretty happy” with his performance, finishing the 226km race in 12hr 14.19min in mild but windy con-ditions.

“It was a difficult bike course, a nice comfy swim as the water was nice and cool, and the run course was really good,” he said.

“I got into running, which led

to doing a half-ironman. Then I set myself the goal of doing the full ironman.”

This year’s race had competi-tors come into town down a hill then turn around to attack a steep climb for 90km.

The bike course had rough road surfaces and carpet was laid on a steep gradient to allow cycling shoes to grip for those walking up.

Other Army competitors in the full race were: Capt Max Allansen (11.46:55), Maj Daniel Armstrong (13.41:21) and Maj Mark Johnson (15.27:28). Cpl Laura Power fin-ished the Ironman 70.3 in 6.11:18.

To find out more about the ADF Triathlon Club contact president Maj Cameron Stephenson at cameron.stephenson@defence.gov.au or treasurer Flt-Lt Dave Carroll at david.carroll4@defence.gov.au

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Australian Defence Sailing Association members onboard Godzilla compete in the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.Photo: AB Bonny Gassner