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Volume 58, No. 5, March 26, 2015

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The forward crane of HMAS Tobruk lifts

supplies from the wharf at Townsville onto the

deck in preparation for departure on Operation

Pacific Assist. Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson

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XO NUSHIP Adelaide CMDR Brendon Zilko, Lego enthusiast David Low and CMDR Henri Nord-Thomson admire the Lego model of the LHD, which includes Romeo helicopters on the flight deck (inset).

NUSHIP Adelaide has been com-pleted on time and under budget – as a Lego scale model of the Canberra-class LHD.

Members of Adelaide’s crew located at the BAE Williamstown construction facility in Melbourne Victoria were treated with an amaz-ing and inspiring replica of their ship.

The model of NUSHIP Adelaide was a result of the creative mind of David Low, a Lego enthusiast who constructed the model over two months using only what he could source from pictures and drawings available on the internet.

After a lot of patience and some 7000 Lego blocks, the result is a 2.5m 1:72 scale model of Adelaide.

Mr Low’s motivation for the model was to do something chal-lenging and “out of the box” for

Brickvention, a national convention held in Melbourne in January.

Mr Low said he built a Lego scale model of Adelaide because he wanted his creation to be the centre of attention at the Lego convention.

“The Lego LHD was built in ‘blocks’, much similar to the approach taken by shipbuilder Navantia in Spain on the real thing,” he said.

“The biggest challenge was to find and acquire so many ship-side grey blocks in the right shapes to make up the ship and to accurately recreate hatches, doors and deck markings.”

The Lego LHD got the thumbs up from XO NUSHIP Adelaide CMDR Brendon Zilko and Engineering Officer CMDR Henri Nord-Thomson, who were suitably impressed with the model of their ship.

Newcastle mission readyLEUT Douglas Phillips

HMAS Newcastle hosted a visit by COMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer on March 4, when he reviewed the ship’s readiness to deploy on Operation Manitou in the Middle East Region.

RADM Mayer visited Newcastle during her mission readiness evalu-ation, which was conducted by Sea Training Group off the east coast of Australia from March 2-15.

During the inspection,

COMAUSFLT viewed ship evolu-tions including boarding party opera-tions, force protection, and damage control exercises including firefight-ing drills.

COMAUSFLT emphasised the importance of pre-deployment train-ing when he spoke with members of the ship’s company.

RADM Mayer said unit readi-ness and the ship’s subsequent per-formance on Manitou was essential to maintaining the Navy’s excellent reputation. “I want you to be so ruth-

lessly professional that when people think of the RAN they think of the toughest, medium-sized Navy in the world,” he said.

“Achieving this reputation starts with us having confidence in each other and committing to continual improvement in our skills and team-work.”

RADM Mayer said the pre-deployment training was designed to ensure Navy’s success on Manitou.

Newcastle completed her mission readiness certification on March 15,

when the crew returned to Sydney for pre-deployment leave.

During his visit to Newcastle, RADM Mayer also presented a num-ber of medals to the crew, presided over a promotion ceremony and pre-sented a certificate of appreciation for 20 years of service.

RADM Mayer said medals were not only a reflection of the member’s service, but also the sacrifices of their friends and family back home.

“Navy often recruits singles but we retain families,” he said.

“We cannot deploy without the support of our families and friends, and these medals recognise their sac-rifice as much as your own.”

RADM Mayer’s visit to Newcastle followed his inspection trip of HMAS Anzac when she conducted her workup for Operation Northern Trident.

During the visit to Anzac RADM Mayer told the crew about the three key principles that guide his decision making – New Generation Navy, sea-worthiness and warfighting.

ABCIS Michael Sales, left, and ABMT Joshua McDonald patrol the Cruiser Wharf at Fleet Base East, as COMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer (inset) and LCDR Anita Nemarich place rank slides on newly promoted ABBM Owen Curtis on board HMAS Newcastle. Photos: LSIS Brenton Freind.

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A FULL tax exemption will apply to personnel serving on non-warlike Operations Manitou, Accordion and Okra in the Middle East region (MER).

The exemption will be backdated to the start of each operation and is designed to standardise tax treatment for all personnel deployed to the Middle East.

Previously the full tax exemption only applied to those serving on warlike oper-ations, including Op Highroad in Afghanistan and Op Okra in Iraq.

The change followed a request by the Assistant Defence Minister, Stuart Robert, mid last year and was recently agreed to by Treasurer Joe Hockey.

CDF ACM Mark Binskin said he was pleased with the outcome, which meant all ADF personnel deployed in the MER would be on equal footing.

“Government was very supportive and Treasury officials are now working to amend the necessary legisla-tion to put this exemption into effect, to create equity across all operations in the MER,” the CDF said.

“This change enables all ADF personnel who have paid income tax while deployed on those operations to claim a full tax exemption for the period of their deployment.”

Treasury hasn’t confirmed when regulations will be amended but details of the

income tax exemption are unlikely to be released by mid this year.

While the exemption is good news for ADF person-nel, the exemption cannot be claimed until Treasury com-pletes the legislative changes.

This means that early in financial year 2015-16, pay-ment summaries will be cor-rected and reissued to affected members.

This will enable members to request a reassessment from the Australian Tax Office for their financial year 2014-15 tax returns if already lodged.

All queries regarding tax are to be made through the normal chain of command in the first instance.

Tax exemption for MER

Tobruk leads ADF responseA HOLD full of engineers, medics and relief supplies are on their way to Vanuatu aboard HMAS Tobruk to assist the Pacific island nation after it was devastated by Topical Cyclone Pam on March 14-15.

As Navy News went to print, Tobruk was into her five-and-a-half day sail to the stricken region after leaving Townsville on March 18.

A pair of LCM8 landing craft and two LARC amphibious vehi-cles were also aboard, along with a Navy MRH-90 helicopter and Army engineering plant equipment.

The Navy’s first and most accomplished amphibious heavy-lift ship will deliver disaster relief supplies to the people affected by the cyclone.

CO Tobruk CMDR Leif Maxfield said the ship was well placed to lead Australia’s relief efforts, as she demonstrated after Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013.

“Tobruk has recent experience with humanitarian and disaster relief operations (HADR), so we are well trained and prepared to start operations as soon as we arrive at Vanuatu,” he said.

Tobruk has the benefit of experience from her vital role spear-heading the ADF’s relief efforts to Tacloban, in the Philippines, after it was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.

CMDR Maxfield said Tobruk was in her element, doing what she does best, putting ADF personnel across the right beach, at the right time, with the equipment they need to achieve the task.

“Tobruk is ideally suited to the recovery effort given her amphibious heavy lift capability, on-board accommodation and ability to support helicopter and landing craft operations,” CMDR Maxfield said.

“Tobruk’s diverse capabilities including the ability to unload provisions via stern door ramps, crane or duel operating helicopter decks. This will allow her to rapidly deliver supplies to selected remote islands.”

CMDR Maxfield said the crew had planned for all eventuali-ties in regard to the distribution of support and supplies when they reached Vanuatu.

“Experience has taught us flexibility is critical with the situation on the ground constantly changing, outlining areas regaining con-tact, and we learn more from reconnaissance,” he said.

CMDR Maxfield said every person on board was keen to con-tribute to the HADR operation and provide as much assistance as possible.

“We all realise how devastating it must be for those who have lost everything in the cyclone,” CMDR Maxfield said.

Tobruk’s ability to undertake a HADR task and to crash sail to Vanuatu reflects her culture of readiness and the crew’s dedication to keep the ship in shape in the countdown to her decommissioning.

Tobruk’s culture of readiness was recognised in the Fleet Commander’s 2014 Fleet Awards when she received the Australia Cup for achieving the highest standard of maritime engineering efficiency and serviceability.

CMDR Maxfield said Tobruk had achieved outstanding results because of the performance, dedication and professionalism of her engineering department.

“With the outstanding support of the special projects officer, surface force and her engineering department, Tobruk was able to respond to short-notice requirements, met all tasking requirements and embodied the principles of seaworthiness.”

Tobruk’s involvement is a major part of the ADF’s Operation Pacific Assist that is part of the Australian’s response that also includes the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian medical staff along with urban search and rescue personnel.

Together with New Zealand and France, Australia will continue to assess the humanitarian impact and see how to best support the response effort.

Tropical Cyclone Pam, a category five cyclone, was one of the most severe cyclones on record in the southern hemisphere.

Soldiers from HMAS Tobruk load a front end loader onto the ship as part of the supplies the ship will carry to Vanuatu to help support Operation Pacific Assist.

Sailors load palettes of Australian Aid supplies onto the wharf at the

Port of Townsville in preparation for HMAS Tobruk’s departure for

Operation Pacific Assist. Photos: ABIS Tom Gibson


Battle tanker gasses up maritime peacekeepers

HMAS Success’ boarding party team came to the rescue of a cargo dhow in the Gulf of Aden on February 10 after responding to a distress call and finding the vessel taking on water.

Boarding party technical experts determined that a hull leak had flooded the dhow’s bilge, but they couldn’t get to the source of the leak.

Success’ clearance divers sprung into action to carry out emergency repairs below the hull’s waterline.

ABCD Daniel Lavermicocca worked quickly in challenging conditions to repair the hull.

“It took two dives to locate the leak below the waterline, because of the shadow of the

vessel in fading light and also a 3m swell which rocked the dhow,” he said.

Boarding officer SBLT Tom Matthews said he enjoyed the challenge of helping com-mercial sailors.

“This was a great oppor-tunity for valuable interaction with local sailors while our techos and divers repaired their boat,” he said.

Language specialist ABET Bilawal Chandio spoke with the vessel’s owner over the high frequency radio, who said all the crew were very grateful.

“The owner passed his blessings to Success’ crew and thanked us repeatedly for the assistance that ensured the continuing safety of his employees,” he said.

Boarding team answers the call

LEUT Anthea Baczkowski

HMAS Success was dwarfed in size by a French aircraft carrier battle group and a US amphibious assault ship but not overawed by the occasion when she conducted replenish-ments at sea while transiting through the Gulf of Aden.

Battle tanker Success excelled in her role of providing logistics to coalition warships by sup-porting the 37,000-tonne Charles de Gaulle and also the 40,000-tonne USS Iwo Jima, a Wasp-class amphibious assault vessel with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

In what has been a busy period during Operation Manitou, Success also refuelled a European naval forces flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

The battle tanker’s biggest success was when she accompanied the French Navy flag-ship, Charles de Gaulle, and its task force from February 1-5.

CO Success CAPT Justin Jones said while accompanying the French was a big job, it was all part of Success’ role.

“Strategically, working so intimately with Task Force 473 was a significant act of sup-port by the RAN for the French armed forces and the French government’s broader regional intent,” CAPT Jones said.

Success cooperated with ships from differ-ent nations in the battle group, including French warships Chevalier Paul, Guepratte and Meuse and the Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Kent.

Success also refuelled a German F122 Bremen-class frigate, the FGS Lubeck, as she departed the Gulf of Aden for home.

Success rendezvoused with French ship Meuse, its same-of-class sister ship, on February 1, for CO discussions and handover of duties as the Task Force 473 auxiliary oil replenishment ship.

Success was assigned to support Commander Task Force 473 VADM Eric Chaperon until February 5.

While Success’ primary tasking was to provide logistical support for the battle group, the ship’s company gained a front row seat for launches of French Rafael multi-role fight-ers and Dauphine helicopters from the carrier, Charles de Gaulle.

Success also conducted a dual replenish-ment at sea with French ship Guepratte and Kent on February 3, followed by the French ship Chevalier Paul and FGS Lubeck the next day.

Success’ integration with the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier battle group ended with the task force’s arrival in Djibouti for a logistics visit.

While the French force remained for five days, Success’ short visit centred on a fuel top-up, before continuing on patrol in the Gulf of Aden.

Success’ ship’s company also witnessed the awesome display of the USS Iwo Jima.

Success sailed in company with Iwo Jima on transit through the Gulf of Aden on February 2, and conducted a replenishment at sea on February 20.

Iwo Jima dwarfed Success, a tanker that usually makes other warships look small.

It was a stunning sight for Success’ crew, which is used to looking down on frigates or corvettes from the flag deck.

When Success conducted the replenishment at sea with Iwo Jima she transferred 685 cubic metres of marine diesel fuel and 405 cubic metres of aviation fuel to the carrier, the latter being a record for Success.

Success’ embarked Seahawk spent much of the replenishment evolution in the air, capturing images of the spectacular scene.

Seahawk pilot LEUT Jordan Taylor was impressed by Iwo Jima’s aviation capability.

“I can see why these ships are so versatile,” LEUT Taylor said.

“The flight decks on these types of carriers would be among the most dangerous work-places in the world.

“There is so much happening, with such lit-tle margin for error.”

Iwo Jima is equipped with MH-60S Seahawks, MH-53E Super Sea Stallions, Bell AH-1W Super Cobras and Bell UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters, as well as Bell MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft and AV-8B Harrier jets.

ABBM Thomas Darcy said it was incredible to see Iwo Jima’s operations up close.

“The Harrier vertical take-off jets sliced the air, leaving a stream line from their wing tips which produced great action photos,” he said.

“This was definitely the highlight of our deployment so far.”

During a replenishment at sea on February 28 with European naval forces flagship Johan de Witt, Success received a visit from force commander RADM Jonas Haggren, of the Swedish Navy.

RADM Haggren said it was great to be on Success and witness the crew’s professionalism throughout the replenishment.

“These opportunities to cross deck are great for the crews to see how other navies work. They can exchange experiences and learn something,” RADM Haggren said.

On February 23 Success again proved her flexibility by providing short notice logistical help to the tanker auxiliary oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys after a breakdown which, for a time, prevented her from refuelling or resupply-ing vessels of Task Force 63.

With destroyer USS Oscar Austin and frig-ate USS Simpson running low on fuel, Success was directed to proceed south at best speed to provide assistance.

It took 60 hours for Success to reach the three vessels where her embarked Seahawk transferred cargo from Joshua Humphreys to Oscar Austin and Success conducted a replen-ishment at sea with Simpson, passing more than 450 cubic metres of diesel and 15 cubic metres of aviation fuel.

HMAS Success, centre, conducts a dual replenishment at sea evolution with French ship Chevalier Paul, left, and German ship Lubeck while transiting the Gulf of Aden.

HMAS Success’ boarding party embark a dhow after receiving a distress call from the vessel.

Photos: ABIS Jake Badior


Battle tanker gasses up maritime peacekeepersSeahawk flight commander LCDR Lee Pritchard conductS a fly-over while HMAS Success conducts a replenishment at sea with the USS Iwo Jima.

LEUT Ben Churcher

A REPLENISHMENT between HMAS Success and HMS Kent in the North Arabian Sea on March 2 pro-vided an opportunity for each ship’s XO to work closely with a ship from their previous navies.

Both officers had previous careers in the Royal Navy and RAN and have now transferred. During the evolution the officers assumed ‘conduct’ of the ship.

XO Success LCDR Chris Straughan, who transferred from the Royal Navy in 2009, said meeting up for multiple replenishments through-out deployments was a perfect exam-ple of how two navies, from opposite sides of the world, were able to oper-ate together whenever they met.

“The similarities between the two navies are sufficient to allow for rela-tively easy transition and integration, while the differences provide enough

challenges to keep me on my toes,” LCDR Straughan said.

Meanwhile his counterpart in Kent, LCDR Brian Trim was smiling back as he maintained station on Success from 42m away on his own bridge wing.

CO Kent CMDR Andrew Block was transferred to Success via the British ship’s Lynx helicopter, Spartan.

To add to the encounter, the COs of both ships have completed exchange programs with the opposite Navy. CO Success CAPT Justin Jones served as a Staff Warfare Officer with the Royal Navy’s seagoing assessment team in 2002-03, while CMDR Block served with the RAN as Gunnery Officer in the frigate HMAS Canberra in 2000.

“It was great to come back to an Australian ship, enjoy a breakfast that is reminiscent of Bronte Beach and lis-ten to the dulcet tones of AC/DC roll across the waves,” CMDR Block said, referring to the music played from Success during the replenishment.

Right at home crossing deck

XO HMAS Success LCDR Chris Straughan.

HMAS Success’ Seahawk transfers

supplies to USS Joshua Humphries.

LCDR Lee Pritchard, left, and LEUT Jordan Taylor conduct a fly-over while HMAS Success replenishes USS Iwo Jima.

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SAILORS, soldiers, airmen and air-women have again marched in uniform in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade on March 7.

The largest Defence contingent ever included more than 100 ADF members, together with 50 Defence civilians, families, friends and allies of the les-bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.

For the first time, the contingent was led by the most senior enlisted members of the ADF – WO-N Martin Holzberger, RSM-A WO Dave Ashley and WOFF-AF Mark Pentreath – who volunteered to lead the contingent alongside parade commander AIRCDRE Tracy Smart.

WO-N Holzberger said participating in the Sydney Mardi Gras parade made him reflect on how far the ADF had come over the past 20 years.

“There is no way the Warrant

Officer of the Navy would have been standing here 20 years ago,” he said.

“As a result of the cultural change journey that all three services have been on, today we see ourselves as a really diverse organisation.”

WO-N Holzberger enjoyed the opportunity to support Navy personnel on a night that was all about diversity and inclusion.

“It is a great opportunity for our personnel to be here as part of the LGBTI community, to march proudly

as members of the ADF,” WO-N Holzberger said.

CAPT Christine Clarke marched in the parade for the eighth time, the third time in uniform, alongside her LGBTI colleagues and friends.

“It is always wonderful to wear my uniform with pride and march with my colleagues in the ADF,” she said.

“We demonstrated to the Australian public that the ADF is an inclusive organisation and that we are happy to have our LGBTI colleagues as part of

our team. It was great to see so many smiling faces, everyone was so happy to be there.”

Marching in his second Mardi Gras parade, PO Matthew Parry said he was excited to be part of such a big occasion.

“I was really proud to be out there representing the Navy,” PO Parry said.

Official Defence participation in the parade began in 2008 and personnel marched in uniform for the first time in 2013.

Strong show of solidarityWOFF-AF Mark Pentreath, WO-N Martin Holzberger and RSM-A WO Dave Ashley at the 2015 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Right, Navy personnel march in the parade. Photos: CPL David Said

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ADF members are reflecting on what the Centenary of Anzac means to them in 100 personal messages. Three messages will be published each week in the lead up to Anzac Day 2015, and in the months that follow, to highlight the significance of the Centenary of Anzac to serving members.

VCDF VADM Ray Griggs said the centenary was an opportunity for servicemen and women to remember those who had gone before them.

“The first Anzacs forged Australia’s

national identity and defined our na-tional character,” VADM Griggs said.

“They left a strong and enduring legacy that is carried forward by the men and women of the ADF today. “These personal messages provide an insight into the significance of the Centenary of Anzac to the men and women who continue to serve Aus-tralia and its national interests.”

The messages can be found at www.defence.gov.au/events/centenaryofanzac

Messages from personnel

USN LT Justin Lemon and LEUT Kara Wansbury

A chAnce to work with Australian submariners and enjoy Western Australian beaches during their down time brought the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Albuquerque to hMAS Stirling this month.

T h e U S w e s t - c o a s t b a s e d Albuquerque is undertaking her final deployment before being decommis-sioned.

cO Albuquerque cMDR Trent heslink said the crew of about 140 would conduct a number of missions and showcase the capabilities of the US submarine fleet.

“Our presence in the region sig-nifies the continued strong relation-ship between the US and Australia,” cMDR heslink said.

“US submariners dream of visiting Western Australia for its great people, weather and hospitality.”

For most crew members, it was their first visit to Australia, a reason for excitement, according to Fire control Technician 2nd class Joseph Milani.

“Australia has been fascinating to me since I was a child,” he said.

“having common founding roots, along with a plethora of amazing wild-life, it’s exciting and new to someone

who grew up in a rural area of the Midwest.”

cO Stirling cAPT Angela Bond said despite the thousands of miles that separated the two navies, a long-standing friendship continued.

“Although geographically different, with Albuquerque being a landlocked city in new Mexico and Fleet Base West located on Garden Island, the comradeship that joins the two navies couldn’t be closer,” cAPT Bond said.

“I’m positive the host boat, hMAS Rankin, will ensure the crew enjoy their stay in Western Australia as well as reinforce the strong working rela-tionship between the two navies.”

Albuquerque is the second US warship to be named after the city of Albuquerque, new Mexico.

Launched on March 13, 1982, and commissioned on May 21, 1983, Albuquerque is the 19th ship in its class. It home ports in San Diego, california. Although more than 30 years old, Albuquerque remains one of the most technologically advanced submarines in the world.

She measures more than 110m in length, displaces more than 5500 tonnes when submerged, and is capa-ble of supporting a variety of missions.

These include anti-submarine war-fare, anti-surface ship warfare, land attack strike, reconnaissance and mine warfare.

LEUT Kara Wansbury

cOMMAnDInG a submarine is arguably one of the toughest jobs in the world, and the training for it is justifiably challenging.

Officers from the US navy recently discovered this during their Prospective Submarine commanding Officers’ course.

course participants visit Australia biennially, this year coinciding with a visit by USS Albuquerque.

Initially, the 10 officers toured their host boat, hMAS Rankin, not-ing the differences between the boats and enjoying the hospitality.

The next phase of the course consisted of the officers embarking in Rankin and Albuquerque and con-ducting simulated warfare exercises,

testing their warfare knowledge, command skills and leadership over a few days in the waters off Western Australia.

USn cMDR Travis Zettel said the challenges of commanding a subma-rine were tested and while there were a number of commonalities between the navies, there were marked differ-ences.

“Initially it is a steep learning curve for the officers,” cMDR Zettel said.

“The routines at sea on subma-rines are different between our two navies, so they have to learn the dif-ference fairly quickly before they head to sea.”

Once the officers have successful-ly completed the course, they will go on to command US navy submarines.

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Operations Officer LCDR Daniel Booth gives the US Navy officers a tour of HMAS Rankin. Photos: ABIS Julianne Cropley

USS Albuquerque and HMAS Rankin in the waters off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Inset, CO HMAS Stirling CAPT Angela Bond greets Albuquerque as she comes alongside at Stirling. Photos: ABIS Julianne Cropley and LSIS Lee-Anne Mack

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Anzac sets sail for GallipoliNatalie Staples and LEUT Des Paroz

HMAS Anzac has departed Fleet Base East bound for Anzac Cove, where she will support commemo-ration services to mark the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli in WWI.

Anzac was farewelled by COMAUSFLT RADM Stuart Mayer and COMSURF CDRE Lee Goddard, as well as family and friends, on March 15.

Anzac’s five-month deployment will take the ship’s company of 193 to many ports around the globe.

CO Anzac CMDR Belinda Wood said the crew was proud to be repre-senting Australia on such a significant trip.

“Today is an exciting time for Anzac as we set off for ports on three continents,” she said.

“Every person has worked incred-ibly hard to get ready for this deploy-ment.”

CMDR Wood said the crew was especially proud to play a role in the 100th anniversary of Anzac.

“The pinnacle of the deployment will be Anzac Day at Gallipoli, with STS Young Endeavour and warships from Turkey, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada and France,” CMDR Wood said.

“As the Navy’s namesake ship, we will reflect on the strong and enduring legacy of those who fought on that shore; the Western Front and through-out the world’s oceans and helped

forge our national identity.” CMDR Wood said her crew would also com-memorate more than a century of mil-itary service by Australian servicemen and women.

“It is also appropriate that Anzac embarks on naval engagements with many other countries which will build on Australia’s place on the internation-

al stage,” she said. This will be the first time Anzac has visited Gallipoli since 2005, when she supported the com-memorations for the 90th anniversary.

Anzac’s ship’s company looked immaculate in their ceremonial whites, as they said farewell to their loved ones.

The RAN Band Sydney Detachment added to the excitement

of the occasion by performing classic Australian songs and Navy tunes.

CO Anzac praised the crew’s fami-ly and friends for their vital support.

“Anzac’s motto is ‘United We Stand’ and not a truer word could be said of the relationship between the ship’s company of Anzac and you,” CMDR Wood said.

Friends and family farewell the crew of HMAS Anzac, as ABMUSN Kirsten Hobbs (inset) kisses her partner goodbye. Photos: ABIS Richard Cordell

POCIS Lee Clark (above) and LEUT Tim Brown (below) share final moments with their familes before HMAS Anzac’s departure.

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HMAS Perth personnel – healthy lifestyle initiative FACING a long time at sea during their Middle East Region deployment last year, the ship’s company of HMAS Perth approached the fitness and medical team on board to support their personal health goals for the deployment. To encourage participation and maintain motivation within the crew, the CPOPT and CPOMED implemented a ‘biggest loser’ style competition. The start date was the first day of sailing and consisted of four teams. The combined total starting weight of the 27 personnel was 2616kg; the main driving forces were regular fitness sessions and dietary education. The total combined weight loss after 12 weeks was 6.3kg per person; the ‘biggest loser’ lost 16.7kg. The program can be continued by personnel and can be used across all Navy ships.

CPO Anthony Walsh and PO Craig McCloy – HMAS Darwin, Narcotics Disposal Unit WHILE deployed on Operation Slipper, the crew of HMAS Darwin seized several large caches of illegal nar-cotics, predominately heroin and hashish. Best practice standard operating procedures for disposal of narcotics involved casting the narcotics overboard and required stringent personal protective equipment and limited personnel involved. CPO Anthony Walsh and PO Craig McCloy identified the need for an alternative method for disposing the narcotics due to the large amount of air-borne particles. The solution had to be relatively simple and cost-effective. A ‘wheelie bin’ and a locally manu-factured ring sprayer were constructed using readily accessible materials. The narcotics are now fed into a disposal unit whereby water jets dissolve the narcotics and discharge the resultant slurry overboard.

Maritime Safety Bureau and the Training Technology Support Unit – improved electrical safety awarenessDUE to an increase in reported electrical safety inci-dents, an Electrical Safety Awareness package was developed within Maritime Safety Bureau and other Fleet resources. The package includes a comprehensive appreciation of the hazards of electricity in the work-

place and was produced by the Training Technology Support Unit. The package was used as the focus of a Navy Safety Stand-down on electrical safety in 2014 and as a resource in the wider Defence arena.

LS Adam Cross – correction of poor hazardous chemi-cal usage and storage practices at HMAS PenguinDUE to the absence of a Command Safety Adviser at HMAS Penguin for a two-year period, there were shortcomings in safety compliance. In late 2013, LS Adam Cross accepted the role of Hazardous Chemicals Supervisor. With minimal guidance and direction LS Cross took corrective action to rejuvenate hazardous chemical management base wide. This action involved unit and storage inspections, command reporting, task-ing of required corrective action and the generation and communication of comprehensive base level policy. LS Cross also drafted a comprehensive CO’s Directive which has provided all units with an excellent guide for hazardous chemical management.

AB Wade Hardie – improvement to communications and incident reporting THE process for notifying WHS incidents to the Commonwealth of Australia was inconsistent as the Joint Services Procedure between Defence Material Organisation and Australian Submarine Corporation was in its infancy. The challenge was to correctly capture and report all WHS incidents that occur at Australian Submarine Corporation and associated con-tractors. AB Wade Hardie developed comprehensive direct liaisons and communications providing stake-holders a useful and efficient process for WHS incident reporting. As additional duties, AB Hardie attends WHS safety boards as the Navy representative and provides direct reporting to Command on all WHS site incidents. The system would be beneficial for any similar depart-ment, organisation or industry where there are numer-ous stakeholders working on the same site.

COMMENDATION CERTIFICATES – WHS AWARDS

SGT Dave Morley

A SAILOR, who left the permanent Navy on January 5, spent his first day working as a reservist accepting a Work, Health and Safety (WHS) award from VCDF VADM Ray Griggs.

LSBM Adam Cross received a com-mendation certificate for his role in the “reduction of poor hazardous chemical usage and storage practices” at HMAS Penguin.

He said it was a great honour to receive the commendation at the 12th Defence Work Health and Safety Awards held at Russell on March 12. The cer-emony recognised contributions from 23 individuals and groups across Defence.

“It’s always good to get recognition and it was good to see everyone else who was recognised at the awards ceremony,” he said.

LS Cross was offered the job of Hazardous Chemicals Supervisor in late 2013 after the position had been vacant since 2011.

He said he wanted a challenge so he took it on.

“The job was a rank above me, but there was no one else there to do the job and I was the next best thing,” he said.

“I had no qualifications so I was learn-ing from scratch.

“I really committed myself to the job and people at the base appreciated me helping them and teaching them what processes we needed to do to make the place a safer place to work.

“It made me feel good to be given the opportunity to make things better at Penguin.”

VADM Griggs noted there had been significant reductions in injuries among ADF members in recent times.

“The nature of the work we do in Defence is inherently challenging and as such our focus on safety must be an intrinsic one,” he said.

“What the awards system does, is help keep safety at the forefront of people’s minds.

“It’s part of building a proactive rather than a compliance-based safety culture.”

DG WHS Branch Lindsay Kranz said the presentation highlighted the achievements of some especially talented Defence people.

“Through these talented people Defence is also recognised for its out-standing achievements in safety through-out the Commonwealth,” he said.

Proactive safety tips recognised

Deputy Secretary Defence People Group Rebecca Skinner and VCDF VADM Ray Griggs with Defence WHS award winner LSBM Adam Cross at Russell Offices, Canberra. Photos: Lauren Larking

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LEUT Sally-Ann Malone is one of 70 pilots participating in the inaugural Women Pilots’ Relay of Flight.

The relay celebrates women in avia-tion while raising funds for the Cancer Council.

It took off from the Avalon Airshow in Victoria on March 2 and will contin-ue on an 18,000km counter-clockwise route around Australia before finishing in Tasmania on April 22.

Commercial pi lots Catherine Fitzsimons and Shelley Ross flew the baton in a Cessna 182 from Moruya to HMAS Albatross where they handed it to LEUT Malone, of 723SQN.

Ms Fitzsimons said it was exciting to land on the Albatross airfield.

“I’ve flown over it so many times before so was very pleased when the tower asked ‘what are your intentions?’ and I could say ‘we’re going to land’,” she said.

“It’s great to be here. I have so much admiration for the Navy pilots and this opportunity to learn a little more about what they do increases my belief and understanding of how diverse aviation is and how many different ways women can be involved.”

Ms Fitzsimons and Ms Ross were welcomed by CO Albatross CAPT Simon Bateman, personnel of the Fleet Air Arm and local high school students who had completed one of Albatross’s aviation vocational programs.

LEUT Tammielee Moffatt, a pilot with 808SQN, said engagement with

Relaying inspired message

the younger generation was an impor-tant aspect of the relay.

“I believe you can’t aspire to be something if you can’t actually see it,” LEUT Moffat said.

“I started flying at 16 but didn’t have a role model until I got to the Fleet Air Arm and met LCDR Natalee Johnston , who was a real inspiration for me.

“It was a pivotal moment when I saw someone doing what I wanted to do, so I really want to be that person for someone else.”

LEUT Malone delivered the baton in

a Squirrel helicopter, flying in company with MRH-90 and Seahawk helicop-ters to Bankstown Airport via Sydney Harbour.

“The timing of the relay was per-fect,” LEUT Malone said.

“It coincided with International Women of Aviation Week and also International Women’s Day, so it was a great opportunity to get out and show what a career in aviation has to offer women and to raise money for a great cause.

“The level of energy and enthusiasm

from everyone involved has been amaz-ing. The goal was to raise $20,000 for the Cancer Council and we’re already halfway there and still in the early stag-es of the relay, which will only gain momentum as it continues on its route.”

LCDR Johnston enjoyed the oppor-tunity to talk to other female aviators.

“One thing the Women Pilots’ Association does extremely well is introducing women, especially younger women, to mentors and support net-works as they’re coming through avia-tion,” she said.

“This shows it doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby, it can be a substan-tial career. A day like today, with Navy involved, shows how Navy supports females within the aviation community.

“I’d advise any girl considering avi-ation as a career to give it ago. Twenty years ago that’s exactly what I did and I’ve never looked back.”

To donate, visit www.cancercouncil.com.au/event/women-pilots-relay-of-flight/ To follow the relay, visit www.facebook.com/WomenPilotsRelay

Clockwise from left: LEUTs Tammielee Moffatt and Sally-Anne Malone receive the Women Pilots’ Relay of Flight baton from Catherine Fitzsimons and Shelley Ross; the Squirrel helicopter, piloted by LEUT Malone, flies over HMA Ships Anzac and Canberra at Fleet Base East; and, LEUTs Moffatt and Malone hand the baton to Sandy Taylor and Joanna Murphy at Bankstown Airport. Photos: ABIS Sarah Williams

www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS March 26, 2015 1312 CENTRE

Navy personnel from HMaS Coonawarra, HQ NORCOM and Patrol Boat Group HQ attended a formal dinner held in Darwin on March 7 to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The keynote speaker was one of australia’s 100 Women of Influence, aCTU President Ged Kearney, who reflected on the challenges of juggling family and work commitments.

Captain Patrol Boats CaPT Bryan Parker was pleased his office manager, Lilian Parisi, was invited to attend the event.

Ms Parisi said she was honoured to hear the stories from guest speakers.

“I was almost speechless after the guest speaker told her story.

She was an inspiration and had an amazing positive attitude,” Ms Parisi said.

“It was a fun night celebrating among so many women of all backgrounds and different ages and experiences.”

LSML-S Sarah Newman said it was an enjoyable evening.

“It was great to meet other people from around Darwin and from Coonawarra,” LS Newman said.

“also being able to listen to other women and hear their inspirational stories and celebrate a bit of women power.

“I really enjoyed myself and am grateful for the opportunity to attend and represent the Navy, which I’m so proud to be part of.”

CPOML-P Kelly Pickering said

the dinner recognised that women in the Territory were successfully fulfilling demanding, complex and dynamic roles across almost all industry groups.

“I wasn’t aware that we were so well represented,” CPO Pickering said.

“I found it very inspiring to listen to women speaking about the constant strive for recognition, not only for themselves but equality for both men and women in gender-opposed roles.

“Based on speakers’ points and statistics from the evening, I was encouraged to hear that NT women are so well represented in executive and gender opposed roles when the ratio of men to women in this region is so high.”

SGT Dave Morley

THE latest Shoalhaven Region Women’s Networking Forum held at HMAS Albatross on March 5 to coin-cide with International Women’s Day was a resounding success, according to organisers.

POA Carly Mercer, who recently assumed responsibility for coordination of the forums, said 97 people attended, including men and women, uniformed and civilian, from Albatross and HMAS Creswell.

“Although the focus of the forum is on women, it’s not just about involv-ing women, it’s about gender equality and developing leadership skills and techniques that encourage growth as a person,” she said.

“For the first time, we had men present for the whole forum, which demonstrates there is both a need for education on the subject and a desire and commitment to learn.

“The feedback from participants has been extremely positive and they are taking new skills back into their workplaces to put into practice.”

She said awareness of gender equal-ity was important for workplaces to achieve productivity.

“By having a harmonious work-place, people are more inclined to stay and therefore we evolve as a work-force,” PO Mercer said.

“The Navy has come a long way with gender equality, however, there is still much to be done. Having an awareness of this in the workplace allows individuals to think smarter about the way we have historically conducted our business.”

Navy’s Women’s Strategic Adviser CMDR Wendy Gould arrived at the forum to find the room buzzing.

“It was a great turnout and the support from command clearly has made the difference for the Shoalhaven region,” CMDR Gould said.

“CO Albatross CAPT Simon Bateman and the SWO, WO Sharon Campbell, among others, took the entire day out of what is undoubtedly a busy schedule, which sends an impor-tant message of support to participants and gives people permission to talk about issues that can sometimes be very emotive.”

Laura Carew

DEFENCE’S flagship event for International Women’s Day was held in Canberra on March 5 and was attended by almost 200 representa-tives from across the ADF and Public Service.

The event, which took the form of a Q&A panel discussion facilitated by the CDF’s gender adviser, Julie McKay, focused on ideas and initia-tives to advance gender equality and explored where investment was most needed to promote equality globally.

The panel members were Program Director NGN CAPT Mark Hill, RSM-A WO David Ashley, DG Aerospace Combat Systems AIRCDRE Catherine Roberts and Head Defence Industry Division Michelle Kelly.

CAPT Hill said Navy’s cultural change journey began 30 years ago when women first went to sea.

“We are a long way from declaring victory, but we are moving in the right direction,” he said.

“A lot of that is due to the ground-swell from the bottom up, where junior people are now more comfortable call-ing out unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.”

LCDR Roderick Sadler was at the event and was impressed with the com-mitment shown by the leadership and members in attendance.

“It was good to see so many men there in support of women for equality in the workplace,” LCDR Sadler said.

“Hopefully we can continue with the momentum that has been generated within Defence and continue to make a difference.”

The event was a valuable tool to empower participants to be champions for gender equality and to explore what was required for Defence to reach its full capability as an inclusive organisation.

A number of other Defence events were held around the country.

TO MARK International Women’s Day, DG Maritime Support CDRE Stephanie Moles hosted morning tea for about 40

personnel in Defence Plaza, Sydney, on March 5.

CDRE Moles spoke at the event to provide some history behind this year’s theme, ‘Let’s not wait another 20 years for gender equality’.

She said the greatest impediment to equality was complacency.

“It is easy to look around and see women in the workplace and in some senior positions and think there are women in the workforce, so what is the problem?,” she said.

“It is only when you look back and think about how things were, that you get a feel for how things have changed.”

As a 17-year-old, CDRE Moles aspired to complete her Higher School Certificate then train as a naval officer at HMAS Creswell, where she hoped to gain a degree and be given the opportunity for a fulfilling military career.

She visited the Townsville recruiting office in 1985 where she was told women could not join the Navy the same way men did.

“I was told you could not get a degree, nor could you go to sea. You had to do a short special course and go into administration jobs only,” CDRE Moles said.

The following year the situation had changed and she joined the first intake into the Australian Defence Force Academy.

She graduated three years later as a supply officer (now maritime logistics officer) with a Bachelor of Science degree.

She fulfilled a number of sea postings in the first half of her career, with a highlight being her tenure as the maritime logistics officer in HMAS Adelaide and completing operational deployments.

She went on to complete a Master’s of Business Administration and also the Australian Command and Staff Course.

CDRE Moles said during her career

Personnel around the world stop to celebrate gender equality and diversity on International Women’s Day, CAPT John Metzl and LCDR Chloe Wootten report.

�International Women’s Day is marked globally on March 8 each year.

�Defence held a range of activities from March 2-8 that aligned with UN Women australia’s theme of ‘Let’s not wait another 20 years for gender equality’.

�The UN Women’s HeforShe campaign aims to engage men and boys as advocates and agents of change for the achievement of gender equality and women’s rights. �The video produced by Defence and

played at the conclusion of the event challenged men to spread awareness and spark action by highlighting inequalities. view the video at http://video.defence.gov.au

�For more information on the HeforShe campaign and to sign up to the pledge, visit http://www.heforshe.org

THE CAMPAIGN

MeMBeRS of HMaS Success’ ship’s company marked International Women’s Day on Operation Manitou in the Middle east Region on March 8.

SMNBM amy Thomas said she was proud to be deployed on her first operation as much as she was to be part of an organi-sation that encouraged equality.

“Joining Success for a six-month deployment immediately after completing my training was a little daunting. But it was an experience I am grateful for,” she said.

SMNBM Thomas works in a category traditionally dominated by men and said she enjoyed the challenge.

“The Navy, and in particular Success, has given me oppor-tunities to try things I never thought possible,” she said.

She is weapons qualified and has just completed the jet RHIB course. She is qualified to use the 9mm pistol, shotgun and 12.7mm heavy machine gun.

“My goal is to be an active member of the boarding party team,” she said.

SMN Thomas joined Success after completing the boatswains mate training course.

“I have used my time at sea to increase my skills and enhance my overall job knowl-edge,” she said.

aBML-C Georgia Le Prou is one of nine cooks who work hard to keep Success’ crew of 230 happy and content.

“It is a challenging job to pre-pare so many meals on such a large scale,” aB Le Prou said.

“But chefs play an important role in the morale of the crew, because everyone is happy as long as there is good food.”

“The aDF is a strong support-er of creating an equal and fair workplace.

“It’s an organisation that I’m proud to be a part of.”

In addition to helping to cook more than 690 meals a day, as well as morning and after-noon teas and chow for the dog watch, aB Le Prou is a qualified member of the ship’s medical emergency team.

This is her first full sea post-ing since joining the Navy a little more than two years ago.

Success comes in many forms

DAY TO CELEBRATE

Forum focuses on equality and personal growth

she had seen Defence grow into an organisation that valued diversity and offered women more and more opportunities to be the best they could be.

“It has not been a smooth ride but I have seen women become captains of warships and aircraft, general managers of industry and inspirational leaders,” she said.

ABML-SC Stephanie Norris said hearing CDRE Moles’ story struck a chord.

“It was a bit of a reality check on how far the Navy has come from 1985 and not being given the opportunity to go to sea as a female or getting a degree,” she said.

CN VADM Tim Barrett also reflected on the contribution of leaders such as CDRE Moles.

“Good decisions are made when all views are represented and, to that end, I personally value diversity within Navy and within my senior leadership team,” VADM Barrett said.

“My challenge for Navy is to identify innovative strategies for attracting and retaining the most talented people into the future.”

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the disestablishment of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service.

Today, women represent 51 per

cent of the Australian population and 18.7 per cent of the Navy workforce.

Navy has set a target for female participation of 25 per cent by 2023. To achieve this, a number of initiatives are under way to attract more women to the services.

“Some view these as special measures or initiatives designed to give women advantage over their male colleagues,” VADM Barrett said.

“For too long, however, women have been required to conform to a set of male norms in all areas of service, including initial entry, and it is these norms which the senior leadership, including myself, are attempting to change.”

He said it was not enough to say that women were simply not attracted to military roles.

“We must do better to attract more women and recognise that many of the choices men and women make are the product of having been socialised against a stereotype,” VADM Barrett said.

“As the young men and women of today continue to break down these stereotypes, so must Navy change to ensure we attract and retain the best talent in a fiercely competitive labour market.”

Discussing ideas and initiatives

Project Director NGN CaPT Mark Hill speaks at the panel discussion at the International Women’s Day event at the australian Defence College in Canberra, with RSM-a WO Dave ashley and CDF’s gender adviser Julie McKay. Photo: Lauren Larking

LeUT Joanne Webber talks to a colleague during the Navy Women’s Leadership Forum. Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

Dinner celebrates diversity

‘‘– CN VADM Tim Barrett

For too long women have been required to conform to a set of male norms in all areas of service, including initial entry, and it is these norms which the senior leadership, including myself, are attempting to change.

Photo: CPL Max Bree

almost 100 people attended the

forum at HMaS Albatross.

Photo: ABIS Sarah Williams

aBML-C Georgia Le Prou in the galley on board HMaS Success.Photo: ABIS Jake Badior

SMNBM amy Thomas on tactical headset as she prepares for a 12.7mm firing on board HMaS Success.Photo: ABIS Jake Badior

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Severe storm beaches shipADELAIDE residents awoke on the morning of April 11, 1948, to find a large warship stranded well up on one of their beaches.

A hurricane-force storm during the night drove the frigate HMAS Barcoo ashore off Glenelg, South Australia.

Barcoo was one of eight Australian-built River-class anti-sub-marine frigates built during WWII.

After a post-war refit and con-version at Williamstown Naval Dockyard, Barcoo started duty as a survey vessel in August 1946.

She steamed some 54,000km over the next 32 months undertaking sur-vey duties around Australia and New Guinea.

As a result of the grounding, Barcoo was stuck fast for more than a week while various efforts were made to refloat her.

Crowds, including dozens of inquisitive schoolchildren, gathered on the beach daily to gaze at the ship and discuss her future.

Then 19-year-old ORDSMN Ken Clements, who went on to serve dur-ing the Korean and Vietnam Wars and Borneo Confrontation, retir-ing as a commander in 1983, was aboard the ship for two days after she grounded.

He said he was on leave at his home in Port Lincoln, when he was ordered, by reply-paid telegram, to HMAS Torrens naval depot at Port Adelaide.

“When I got there, there wasn’t enough accommodation, so they said

I could stay with my aunty, who lived in a street behind the depot,” he said.

“Then I was told to get myself to a particular intersection where a truck would pick me up and take me out to Barcoo.

“I spent two days on Barcoo,

not doing anything exciting. I think they were just giving me something to do for a few days rather than sit-ting around with my aunty, doing nothing.”

CMDR Clements (retd) said when he got aboard the ship almost all

the stores and ammunition had been offloaded to make the ship lighter.

“One particular memory stands out and that was a man with a horse and cart coming out to the ship every day with bread and milk, which was hauled up by ropes to the bridge,” he

said. “Three tug boats tried but were unable to recover the ship.”

Barcoo’s survey partner, the Grimsby-class sloop HMAS Warrego II, remained nearby for several days to assist if required.

Eventually, Adelaide’s mighty Dredge Number Six appeared on the scene and scoured a channel up to the frigate’s stern.

The ship was eventually refloated and towed into Port Adelaide.

A few years later, then ORDSMN Clements was back in Barcoo, when the ship was doing a training voyage for RANR members.

“We went off chasing some Japanese poachers around the Southern Ocean that time,” he said.

Barcoo was laid down at Cockatoo Island Dockyard on October 21, 1942, launched on August 26, 1943, and commissioned on January 17, 1944.

She took part in the Borneo opera-tions at Brunei Bay in June 1945, followed by escort duty to Morotai and general support to the Borneo campaign.

Barcoo fired her last hostile shots of the war when she bombarded Soengaipaten village in Borneo on August 3, 1945.

Following her decommissioning, Barcoo was placed in reserve and eventually sold for scrap on February 15, 1972.

She left Sydney under tow for Hong Kong in March 1972, to be eventually broken up in Taiwan.

HMAS Barcoo lays beached off Glenelg after a hurricane with HMAS Warrego II in the background.

A River-class frigate became an odd tourist attraction

after being beached in 1948, SGT Dave Morley reports.

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FEBRUARY TRIAL RESULTSAll Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate trial results are subject to

command review and appeal. The results are of trials across the ADF.

NCODefence Force MagistrateFour charges of negligent performance of duty DFDA s 35(1)The member was accused of being negligent in failing to perform certain duties of their appointment to the required standard. The member pleaded guilty to the charges and was found guilty of the charges. The member was reduced in rank.

OR Defence Force MagistrateOne charge of obtaining a financial advantage DFDA s 61(3) and Criminal Code (Cth) s 135.2(1)The member was accused of receiving rental allowance at a higher rate than the member knew or believed that they were eligible to receive. The member pleaded guilty to the charge and was found guilty of the charge. The member was fined $2000.

ORDefence Force MagistrateOne charge of assault on service land – DFDA s 33(a)One charge of prejudicial conduct – DFDA s 60(1)The member was accused of embracing another member in the other member’s accommodation. The member was also accused of having entered the other member’s accommodation after having been asked not to do so by the member. The member pleaded guilty to the charges and was found guilty of the charges. The member was sentenced to 42 days’ detention.

ORDefence Force MagistrateOne charge of assault on service land – DFDA s 33(a)The member was accused of assaulting a person while holding a weapon. The member pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty of the charge. The member was dismissed from the Defence Force.

AN INITIATIVE was released this month to assist in the recruitment of participants for approved health research.

Established by Defence and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), the Military and Veteran Research Study Roll is a database of contact details of ADF members.

The contact details of all serving mem-bers, as well as personnel who transitioned out of the ADF from 2010, are listed on the study roll. However, personnel can notify Defence if they do not want to be listed.

Commander Joint Health RADM Robyn Walker said Defence was committed to the health and wellbeing of ADF personnel.

“Ongoing research is critical to under-standing the changing health needs of per-sonnel over time,” she said.

She said it was essential for researchers to have access to up-to-date contact infor-mation for potential participants to ensure the research adequately represented ADF members.

The study roll is being held by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

If you are on the Study Roll, you may be contacted to participate in health-related research from May.

If you do not wish this to occur, you can choose not to have your contact details released to researchers at no detriment to your career or future medical care.

The first research to use the study roll will be the Transition and Wellbeing Research Program.

This is the largest and most comprehen-sive study undertaken in Australia to examine the impact of military service on the health of serving and former personnel and their families.

Funded by DVA and Defence, the

Research study roll

Transition and Wellbeing Research Program brings together six of Australia’s leading research institutions and will be led by the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies at the University of Adelaide and the Australian Institute of Family Studies.

“This research will contribute to the development of policies and services to bet-ter meet the needs of current and former ADF personnel and their families,” RADM Walker said.

The details of individuals on the study roll will be provided to the Centre for

Traumatic Stress Studies in late April, and only a selection of these individuals will be contacted to participate in the Transition and Wellbeing Research Program.

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March 1965

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CPL Max Bree takes a look at what was making headlines in bygone daysGALLANTRY awards were presented to 12 men who served in the destroyer HMAS Voyager when she sank after a collision with HMAS Melbourne in February 1964.

The awards included a George Cross and two Albert Medals awarded post-humously.

One was to CPO Jonathan Rogers who received a George Cross for helping evacuate 50-60 men from the cafeteria in the darkness and confusion after Voyager was sliced in half. He stayed behind to look after those who couldn’t escape, leading them in hymn and prayer.

Electrical Mechanic First Class William Condon received a posthumous Albert Medal for staying at his post while the ship sank, holding an emergency lantern to show others the path to an escape scuttle.

MIDN Kerry Francis jumped from the safety of a life raft to attempt a rescue but lost his own life. For this he was awarded an Albert Medal.

Preparations were under way in the US for commis-sioning of Australia’s first guided-missile destroyer, HMAS Perth II. Most of the 332 men in the ship’s com-pany were due to fly into the US on special charter flights and attend courses at the US Navy’s guided-missile school. Perth was due to commission in May 1965 and would conduct six months of work-ups before heading to Australia.

Advertisements for king-size cigarettes and ‘dinner ale’ also featured in the March 1965 edition of Navy News.

Anzacs on songMusicians salute the Spirit of the Anzacs, CPL Mark Doran reports.

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Kernaghan and Porter were granted access to the Australian War Memorial archives, where they researched precious war let-ters penned by personnel to their families.

The letters, diaries and stories from the battlefields of WWI to present conflicts which they researched inspired each of the 16 songs on the album.

Kernaghan said the songs were some of the most pow-erful he has had the privilege of recording.

“The album takes you on a real journey, from the trenches of the Western Front to the bombing of Darwin, Kokoda, Long Tan, and the dust of Uruzgan

province in Afghanistan. It is a project that goes to the heart of who we are as a nation.”

Kernaghan’s Forever Eighteen is a tribute to ORDSMN Teddy Sheean, who died defending HMAS Armidale I from Japanese aircraft in November, 1942.

Ben Roberts-Smith VC recites Lest We Forget and Australian Army Band musi-cians LCPL David Wood and CPL Adam Cameron-Taylor play horns and bag-pipes respectively for the recording.

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THE RAN has joined with an American teenager to com-memorate one of the most significant naval battles of

WWII.On March 1, 1942, HMAS Perth

and the US battleship USS Houston confronted a Japanese naval task-force in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait.

Outgunned and outnumbered, both Allied ships fought on until each was sunk after running out of ammunition. Perth’s CO CAPT Hec Waller and 375 men died in the battle.

Only 307 Australians were pulled from the water, but many of them died in Japanese POW camps.

US Houston lost 696 sailors and marines. Of the 368 captured, many suffer a similar fate as their Australian counterparts.

Seventy-three years on, Richard Stacpoole, 14, took it upon him-self to honour the courage of those involved.

A member of the Boy Scouts of America (Jakarta troop), Richard planned, managed and coordinated the construction of a memorial in Jakarta to both ships in a project that took him several months to complete.

Richard said the decision to cre-ate the memorial was a relatively easy one to make.

“My father is in the navy and he told me the story. They were ambushed, they had to fight a huge

battle,” Richard said. “But there is no significant memorial to mark the battle in Jakarta.”

The memorial contains a porthole from each ship along with photos of CAPT Waller and USS Houston’s CO CAPT Albert Rooks. The carved wooden case sits under a painting illustrating the epic battle.

The memorial will soon include an Australian White Ensign which was flown over the wreck site by HMAS Larrakia during a US-led cer-emony with the Indonesian Navy.

Australia’s Naval Attaché in Jakarta CAPT Nick Hart said Navy jumped at the chance to help Richard with his quest.

“The Battle of Sunda Strait was a defining moment for the RAN,’ CAPT Hart said.

“The actions of Perth’s crew highlight all that we stand for today. Even now, we marvel at the extraor-dinary courage and honour shown by those on board Perth and Houston.”

CAPT Hart said preserving both ships remains a priority.

“We continue to work closely with Indonesian authorities,” he said.

“We are determined to do all we can to ensure this war grave is prop-erly preserved as a mark of respect for those sailors of all nations who died.”

Richard said “I thought their sac-rifice was more than deserving, they refused to go down without a fight.”

Youth inspires Battle of Sunda Strait memorial in Jakarta, CMDR Fenn Kemp reports.

Salute to significant battle

Australia’s Naval Attaché in Jakarta, CAPT Nick Hart, congratulates Richard Stacpoole for his work on the WWII memorial displayed in this photo.

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AS FAR as family traditions go, SMN* Taylor Slavik-Rolfe’s roots are strongly tied to the ADF.

While 98 of Navy’s newest recruits were watched by family and friends as they formally com-pleted their initial training at HMAS Cerberus on March 6, SMN* Slavik-Rolfe’s family was marking the entry of its third generation into the ADF.

SMN* Slavik-Rolfe graduated under the proud gaze of her mother, POATA Mary-Ann Slavik, and grand-mother Elaine Slavik, whose late hus-band, Dieter, served in the Air Force from 1957-1987 and retired with the rank of squadron leader.

The tradition of serving in the Navy goes even further back in the Slavik family, with SMN* Slavik-Rolfe’s great grandfather, Werner Herbke, having served in German U-boats in WWII.

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es during the war and never heard from again.

“I am really proud to see her out there today and she has settled in well to the Navy family making awesome friends,” PO Slavik said.

“My father was a child immigrant after the war and his name is on the welcome wall at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney.”

The welcome wall lists some of the 6 million people who came to Australia with the First Fleet, as post-war refugees or as migrants looking for a new beginning.

SMN* Slavik-Rolfe said her mother inspired her to join the Navy.

“I saw how hard mum worked and I really liked what she told me about the Navy,” she said.

“I signed up to join soon after graduating from Year 12.”

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A third generation joins the ranks,SBLT Katherine Mulheron reports.

Family tradition continues

Two Squirrels conduct a flypast during the GE 329 Shipp Division graduation parade. Photo: ABIS James McDougall

SMN* Taylah Slavik-Rolfe with her grandmother Elaine Slavik and mother POATA Mary-Ann Slavik at the RAN Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus. Photo: ABIS Cassie McBride

SMN* Slavik-Rolfe’s grandfather Dieter Slavik (above) and (below) great grandfather Werner Herbke.

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A SAILOR who believes Navy and superheroes have the same values and ethics has

established the Just Us League to bring joy to sick children in hospital.

AB Aaron Henderson-Smith, of St Luke’s Hospital ADF Ward in Sydney, said “anyone can be a superhero, especially ADF personnel”.

AB Henderson-Smith, who dresses up as Batman, established the Just Us League last October, after he learnt of groups in the USA who dress as super-heroes to visit sick children in hospital.

“I saw the impact their visits had on children and their families, and I was immediately sold on the idea,” he said.

“With the help of a few friends, we decided to try to make a differ-ence here.

“What started as a few visits to children’s wards at hospitals across NSW extended into fundraising for charities and even the organisation of costume themed blood drives.”

AB Henderson-Smith said the not-for-profit company of Just Us League

was in the process of gaining formal recognition as a charity.

He adopted Batman because he had been a fan since he was four.

“I wear two working rigs: one is DPNUs with a ball cap and the other is black leather with a huge vinyl cape and a cowl,” he said.

“To me, both have the same val-ues and are uniforms symbolic of heroism.”

AB Henderson-Smith said the typ-ical reaction from sick children visited by his team was awe and excitement, but also sometimes amusement.

“We have impressive costumes and we’re in character throughout the visit,” he said.

“I once had a little boy follow me around between wards with his moth-er and a nurse, because I’d told him he could be the new Robin.

“We champion the right for a child to take their childhood back from illness.

“When you see the awe on the face of a sick child as they talk to Spiderman, or hear them laugh

because Catwoman is making a joke about Batman’s grumpiness, or see them excited to receive a stack of comic books or a power ring, we know we’ve succeeded.”

AB Henderson-Smith urged other ADF members to join the Just Us League.

“We already have a cell of volun-teers in Newcastle and we’re starting a Perth-based cell by the end of the year,” he said.

“One act of kindness can benefit someone tenfold, and usually once kindness is learnt, it then becomes taught; it’s what good guys do.”

AB Henderson-Smith said Just Us League would conduct its first major fundraiser for the year on April 23, with an early screening of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

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You may think that spending on big things is what gets you into trouble with money. But, often it’s the everyday expens-

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Match budget with bank statementone way to keep an eye on your

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Look at the money coming into your account and the money going out.

use both your transaction account and credit card statements to see if your spending truly reflects your budget.

If you haven’t done a budget yet, use ASIC’s MoneySmart budget planner to plan where you want your money to go.

Keep a spending diaryA spending diary is another way to

work out where your money is going. This will only take a few minutes

each day. Here’s what to do:

$ First, decide how long to track your spending. Choose a timeframe you can stick to (for example, a week, a fortnight or a month). The important thing is to do it every day.

$ Get a small notebook to use as your spending diary and take it wherever you go. or, if you have a smart-phone, download our free spending tracker app, TrackMySpend.

$ Record everything you spend (for example, groceries, bus tickets, magazines, clothes and bills). Do this straight away and keep receipts if you buy a few things at once.

$ Don’t try to alter your spending hab-its during the tracking period – just notice where your money goes.

$ At the end of the tracking period, add everything you’ve spent. Now you have a good snapshot of your day-to-day spending.

Check for spending leaksWhat would you do if you had

$840? use it for a holiday? Pay off your credit card? or buy cups of coffee?

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Spending leaks are often the fun things like drinks or entertainment.

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$ Instead of spending $3.95 on a mag-azine every week, or $205 over the year, take out a subscription, which will cost $148 for the year.

$ A gym membership can cost about $60 a month, or $720 a year, but going for a walk or a run is free.

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22 HEALTH & FITNESS www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS March 26, 2015

Practice is stroke of geniusIn the second instalment of a two-part series, ACT Defence Triathlon Swim Coach and PTI WO2 Pat Thomas, of RMC-Duntroon, shares his top tips on how to improve your swimming technique.

Striving to improve your swimming efficiency will increase your enjoyment of the sport. Photo: LSIS Yuri Ramsey

Last edition, I discussed five tips to improve your swimming technique. these were:

seek advice from a coach or experi-enced swimmer. Keep your head down and hips high to

reduce frontal drag. Flexible ankles and shoulders will

improve the strength and speed of your kick and stroke. strong legs equal a strong kick. Land-based exercises will build core

strength, flexibility and power.My next five tips focus on freestyle

stroke technique. Regardless of your swimming ability

or motivations, striving to improve your swimming efficiency will increase your enjoyment of the sport in the long term.

�Body rotation increases power

Rotating the body toward the pulling arm will increase the power of the stroke.

It is important not to lean on the shoulder during this rotation. any shoul-der drop will increase drag and reduce your pulling power.

the rotation will make use of core strength.

throwing a ball is a good example of this. If you throw a ball forward with your feet facing the front, it will not go far.

If you stand with one foot facing forward and one placed further back, and rotate the torso to generate power, the ball will travel much further.

this is because the core gives addi-tional power to the pulling arm.

Long arms assist glide and length

When your leading arm enters the water it should be as straight as possible. any bend in the elbow will slow the swimmer.

try pushing the arm forward with force at the same time the opposite arm is pulling. It is important to focus on both arms’ actions.

as the arm pulls back it should stay under the edge of the body in a straight line. avoid any sweep away from the body as this will increase frontal drag.

Bent, high elbow on catch and pull

after one arm enters the water and is fully extended, the elbow should then bend at a 90-degree angle.

the elbow should remain high in the water as you pull it back past the body.

a common fault with beginners is dropping the shoulder or pulling under or across the body with a straight arm.

some pulley machines can help you replicate the correct action in the gym.

Using a pull buoy in swim sets will also allow you to concentrate on arm action as the body maintains a streamline position.

Keep your stroke count low

a great way to keep your stroke effi-cient and long is to count your strokes over 50m.

as your swimming improves the stroke count will reduce.

top 400m swimmers will average 30 strokes or less every 50m in 30 or less seconds. a good rule of thumb is one sec-ond equals one stroke.

as you become fatigued, generally your stroke count will increase due to shortened catch and exit and a lower powered, slower kick.

�Practise breathing less frequently

Each time you breathe it will slow you, even if it is a small amount.

swimmers racing short distances will barely breathe during their event as it cre-ates too much drag.

swimmers in longer events require good aerobic capacity, which means more frequent and controlled breathing.

the advantage of breathing every stroke is good oxygen delivery to the muscles. However, the price you pay is slowing speed and potentially an unbal-anced swim technique.

some distance swimmers will only breathe to one side but every lap they will do a couple of breaths to the opposite side to maintain balance.

Breathing every three strokes allows a good even balance without an oxygen deficit. It is also good for triathletes in open-water events as they can become more aware of other swimmers around them.

this requires practice as most novice swimmers will find it difficult breathing to their off side. Unfit swimmers will also struggle with breathing control, but prac-tice will pay off in the long term.

For open-water swimmers, it is advan-tageous to breathe on both sides as this assists in maintaining a straight swim course.

Breathing every five strokes is for the seasoned swimmer who has good fitness and breathing control. It is generally done as part of a drill or sprint session and is not recommended for beginner or unfit swimmers.

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THREE sailors who helped HMAS Albatross win the 2015 Father McDonald Australian Rules Football Cup Championship have been selected in the Navy team to compete in the ADF Australian Rules Championship (ADFAR).

Most valuable player award winner AB Lachlan Jackman, of 725SQN, will join PO Matthew Polman, of 725SQN, and AB Jake Evans, of 723SQN, in the Navy team to contest the championships in Melbourne from March 22-28.

Albatross won the competition by beating a combined team from HMAS Kuttabul and HMAS Stuart at Sydney’s Randwick Barracks on March 4.

Albatross trailed 1.2 (8) to 1.1 (7) at halftime but rallied in the second half to win 3.1 (19) to 2.2 (14).

AB Jackman said the team’s endur-ance helped them sneak home.

“Our fitness and experience was the key to victory,” he said.

“We found our second wind which helped us get the ball to AB Dale Parry who kicked the winning goal.”

AB Jackman said his MVP award was as much a surprise as selection in the Navy team.

Albatross earned its berth in the final of the five-team competition by beating HMAS Canberra 27-8, HMAS Kuttabul/Stuart 20-7, NUSHIP Adelaide 25-7 and HMAS Waterhen 30-12.

Kuttabul/Stuart earned its spot in the final by beating Waterhen 16-13, Canberra 7-2 and Adelaide 35-12.

Men’s coach LCDR Arron Convery said the best players from the ADFAR carnival would represent the ADF against the Australian Combined Emergency Services in a curtain raiser to the AFL match between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn at the Adelaide Oval on Anzac Day.

“This year Navy football has a real emphasis on professionalism and driving a cultural change to develop our young squad into better footballers and sailors,” LCDR Convery said.

“The team will be well served by its senior players, including LEUT Matthew Cavedon, LS Simon Horner, PO Polman and LEUT Joel Ettridge, who will guide the next generation of promising rookies.

THE 2015 Admiral Treloar Trophy will be held at Oatlands Golf Course in Sydney on May 12.

The playing format is stableford single handi-cap, with the best 15 scores from each team of 20 being counted.

The shot gun starts at 9am, with registration at 8am. The competition is open to all Navy personnel including reservists and retired officers who will have to pay their own costs.

Nominations by officers may be forwarded to CMDR Colin Bright at [email protected], and sailor nominations to LS Hansch at [email protected] by April 30.

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LEUT Kirsti Burtenshaw

NAVY’s LS Kerryn Seaborn and AB Vika Pinomi helped the Australian Services Rugby Union (ASRU) women’s team secure fourth place at the Australian Rugby Union 7s (ARU 7s) Championship.

The ASRU-W Warriors achieved their best ever showing at the nation-al carnival which featured the best female rugby players in Australia.

Warriors’ vice-captain LS Seaborn, of HMAS Waterhen, said the result was a great team effort.

“This was a massive effort by the girls and the best that ASRU-W’s sevens has achieved,” she said.

The Warriors won their opening match in convincing style, but strug-gled after key players suffered injuries.

The competition at the Sydney

Sports Academy from March 7-8 provided LS Seaborn and AB Pinomi with the opportunity to press for selection in the national team to compete in the 2016 Olympics.

The Warriors crushed Western Australia 17-0 in their opening match, with LS Seaborn and AB Pinomi playing starring roles in attack and defence.

LS Seaborn was impressive at fullback with her pace and accel-eration, while AB Pinomi played hooker and terrorised rival forwards with bone-rattling tackles and hard running.

The Warriors lost the next match against ACT 17-7, but it was a hard fought encounter.

LS Seaborn said in their next game the Warriors beat Victoria 19-10, through grit and determination.

“The girls really pulled it togeth-

er after the loss to ACT,” she said. “We recovered well to beat Victoria and to finish the day with two wins from three matches.”

The Warriors played the NSW White team in the quarterfinals, which ended in a 12-12 draw, but they advanced to the semifinals because they scored the first try.

AB Pinomi scored the last try which tied the game.

“It was an amazing team effort and I am so proud of our achieve-ments,” she said.

All the Warriors players carried injuries into the semifinal against NSW Blue, a match they lost 36-0.

Strapping, bandages and pride held the Warriors together for the play-off against ACT to determine third and fourth place, but they were out-gunned 31-0.

Albatross claims Father Mac Cup

Players from HMA Ships Stuart and Albatross compete for the ball at the Father McDonald Cup Australian Rules competition.Photo: LSIS Helen Frank

AB Vika Pinomi steps past defenders from the ACT team during the Australian Rugby Union 7s competition. Photo: ABIS Tom Gibson

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AB Jake Walsh, of HMAS Cerberus, streaks away

from SBLT William Halaufia, of Navy Wagga, at the Kapooka K-Series

10s rugby union.Photo courtesy of Sharp Shots Wagga

SGT Dave Morley

HMAS Cerberus and a random contin-gent of Navy personnel making up the Navy Wagga team, went head-to-head for third place in the Kapooka K-Series Rugby 10s on March 7, with underdog, Navy Wagga, winning the match 24-7.

Winning team captain LS Damien House said Navy Wagga’s solid defence and field position helped them to top-ple Cerberus, which had thrashed the Puckapunyal Boars 22-7 and Riverina Army Rugby Club 52-0.

“It was good to beat Cerberus and claim third place because our players had only one training run together,” he said.

LS House said he was impressed with the attitude and sportsmanship of the players.

“Everyone played well but we had three stand-out players, AB Brad Watson, of 808SQN, AB Corey Lee, of HMAS Albatross, and SBLT William Halaufia, of HMAS Watson.

LS House said the Kapooka K-Series was a good tournament because it helped develop players for the Australian Rugby Services Championships in May.

Combined team finishes third in Rugby 10s at Kapooka K-Series

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