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NEWSNAVYVolume 62, No. 6, April 18, 2019

IN GOOD COMPANY

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Indo-Pacific Endeavour

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Thank you for your service

New exhibition opens

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HMAS Collins leads a task group formation in the Bay of Bengal. Photo: LSIS Jake Badior

Largest naval group sent to India for

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A PO who features in a new photo-graphic exhibition entitled Thank you for your service acknowledges the most challenging part of her service is finding a work-life balance – but she believes her experience can be a positive example.

POCIS Jessica Buley has 13 years’ service and is the communica-tion and information systems man-ager in the guided-missile destroyer HMAS Hobart.

She is one of 10 serving Navy members who appear in the exhibi-tion of current and former personnel.

The exhibition, which showcases the diversity of the ADF, opened at the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney, on April 5.

PO Buley said managing her work-life balance could be difficult.

“Most importantly, spending time with my six-year-old daughter, Avery, who lives in Brisbane, but also accepting where I have gotten that balance wrong,” she said. “I have sac-rificed personal relationships and also important moments in Avery’s child-hood for the sake of my service.”

PO Buley joined the Navy in her

20s and has a family history of ser-vice.

“My grandfather, SPR Raymond McPherson, served in the Army for half his life, including South-East Asia, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia and Singapore, where he lost his life while on duty 40 years ago,” she said.

“When considering my career choices, his influence is difficult to underestimate.

“I have an uncle who was a Navy warrant officer, my sister LS Hayley

Limbert and brother-in-law PO Lachlan Martin, who serves with me in Hobart, are both in the Navy.”

PO Buley has spent the majority of her career in Cairns aboard patrol boats and hydrographic survey ships.

The highlight has been serving in the newly commissioned HMAS Hobart, as she was excited “coming back to major Fleet units and intro-ducing Navy’s newest capability”.

“I manage the operation, mainte-nance and planning for all communi-

cations on board,” she said.PO Buley said she had noticed an

increasing trend for people to express their thanks to service personnel.

“What I think we, and I, need to be most grateful for is the sacrifices and support that families provide each and every day that allow us to serve,” she said.

The exhibition – a collabora-tion between the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Defence, the NSW Government, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald – features portraits of more than 40 service members and veterans.

Other Navy personnel represented are: WO Sean Ellerton, PO Peter Gough, PO Phillip Lang, LS Tanya Roberts, ABBM Keeley Hall, ABET Joel Ryder, AB Brett Knight, ABBM Leroy Toomey and SMN Paige Willoby.

The free exhibition runs until early July.

For more details and to view the imagery, go to www.dva.gov.au and search for Thank you for your service.

Exhibition pays tribute to service

PO Jessica Buley at the opening of the exhibition in which she features in one of the photographs (above).Photo: CPOIS Cameron Martin

Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Major IT upgrade announcedTHE IT equipment used by Navy on its ships will receive a major over-haul worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Outgoing Defence Minister Christopher Pyne announced on April 9 that the government would strengthen the Navy’s computer networks by modernising the Fleet Information Environment (FIE).

“The FIE consists of both classi-fied and unclassified computer net-works, which are used throughout the fleet,” Mr Pyne said.

These networks can exchange information within the ship or exter-nally using radio and satellite con-nections.

“It’s fundamental to Navy’s abil-ity to operate the fleet day-to-day,

including participating in operations with allied nations,” Mr Pyne said.

The project,worth about $600 million, is expected to create more than 100 jobs designing and develop-ing the new computer systems.

It is the first step towards rolling out contemporary computer systems to the fleet over the next decade to ensure the Navy continues to meet

the challenges of modern warfare.The current FIE has supported

Navy’s deployed computer network requirements for more than a decade.

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Proud display for namesakeLEUT Danielle Brodie

WITH flags flying and drums beat-ing, the ship’s company of HMAS Brisbane was granted Freedom of Entry into her namesake city on April 6.

More than 150 officers and sail-ors from the warship marched with pride and enthusiasm through King George Square where they were presented with the official scroll by the Lord Mayor outside city hall.

Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk addressed the parade and expressed his thanks.

“I say congratulations and thank you – you make our country and all of us here in Brisbane very proud,” he said.

“To those of us in Brisbane, you will always be the pride of the fleet.”

Principal Warfare Officer LEUT Tim Russell-Cook is serv-ing in Brisbane as the Gunnery

Officer, a position that tradition-ally holds the role of Guard Commander during a Freedom of Entry march.

“This is the first time in my career that I have had the opportu-nity to be a Guard Commander,” LEUT Russell-Cook said.

“My role for the march is pri-marily ceremonial, but historically it would have been to defend the Australian White Ensign.

“It is an honour to represent HMAS Brisbane on this remark-able day.”

POCSS Neale Merrick also conducted ceremonial duties for the first time during the parade, and was responsible for carrying the Australian White Ensign.

“Being an ensign-bearer is one of the greatest privileges for anyone serving in the Navy,” PO Merrick said.

“The march was a little nerve- racking with so many eyes on us,

but we stayed in step and turned with precision.

“I’m proud to be serving, and very pleased that the city of Brisbane enjoyed the march as much as we did.”

In modern times, Freedom of Entry is a demonstration of core military ceremonial skills, such as marching, carrying weapons and precise drill.

The parade was led by the Queensland Maritime Museum and Brisbane’s new mascot, LS Hank the bulldog.

Commissioned into service on October 27, 2018, Brisbane is Australia’s newest warship. Second of her class and third of her name, Brisbane’s primary role is to provide advanced air defence for accompanying ships.

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Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk with HMAS Brisbane’s ship’s company and new mascot LS Hank the bulldog outside city hall in King George Square. Photos: CPL Colin Dadd

Members of the ship’s company of HMAS Brisbane perform a general salute during the Freedom of Entry parade and (above left) Host Officer COMSURFOR CDRE Stephen Hughes addresses them and assembled guests.

Video of the parade can be seen at video.defence.gov.au/play/6114

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LEUT Anthony Martin

HMAS Sirius is the latest ship in the fleet to be fitted with an internet kiosk during a major refurbishment in the Captain Cook Graving Dock at Fleet Base East.

Before she departed FBE, COMAUSFLT RADM Jonathan Mead visited Sirius on April 1 to launch the new internet kiosk.

The kiosk will enable the ship’s company to communi-cate with family and friends in real-time through Skype and

other applications, easing the burden of extended absences.

After departing Fleet Base West in August last year, Sirius undertook important engage-ments in support of Operation APEC Assist in Papua New Guinea, and Australian and internationally led exercises, before her docking in Sydney.

She will now head north for further engagement in the Asia-Pacific, concluding with an Anzac Day visit to Hellfire Pass in Thailand before returning to her home port in Western Australia in May.

As part of the launch, RADM Mead sent a tweet through the new system, affirming the fleet’s continu-ing commitment to improve the quality of life at sea for our men and women.

“The service you, your fami-lies and friends have provided has not gone unnoticed, and I thank you for your commitment to returning the ship to sea in such a good state,” RADM Mead said.

“I trust you will be welcomed home in May, where you will enjoy a dedicated period of

leave with your loved ones.” CO Sirius CMDR Melanie

Verho commended the positive attitude of the ship’s company, which ensured a rapid return to seagoing tasks.

“After a busy period along-side, supervising the overhaul of all major systems on board, we’re excited to return to sea to fulfil our motto ‘To Serve and Provide’,” CMDR Verho said.

“We’re also looking pretty sharp following our ‘haze grey’ makeover and are keen to reaffirm our underway replen-ishment capability at sea.”

Making connectionsHMAS Sirius departs Sydney after

the major refurbishment.Photo: LEUT Anthony Martin

SMNCIS Rhiannon Cadogan and COMAUSFLT RADM Jonathan Mead use the new system in the junior sailors mess. Photo: ABIS Leo Baumgartner

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THE first Navy emerging leaders forum will be held at the Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, on May 22

It will be the first of nine in a series to be held across the country throughout the year.

The forums will bring together Navy members from the rank of LS, PO, SBLT and LEUT for discussions around the theme ‘Leading for Success’.

The aim of the forums is to empow-er emerging leaders and give them the opportunity for professional develop-ment by engaging with leaders of small teams to build a strong humanistic approach to their leadership style.

Attendees will be given the opportu-nity to share leadership experiences and build peer networks with other Navy leaders and discuss relevant issues which influence our leadership and culture.

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Keeping eye on assets

LCDR Stephen Blume

WHILE en route to her namesake city to support South Australia’s Navy Week cel-ebrations, HMAS Adelaide contributed to border surveillance efforts.

The amphibious assault ship’s embarked MRH-90 maritime support helicopter patrolled the Bass Strait oil rig restricted area off the Gippsland coast of Victoria as part of Navy’s national mari-time security commitment.

Adelaide departed her home port at Fleet Base East following a period of maintenance.

The ship’s MRH-90 Aircraft Captain LEUT Robbie Garnock contacted numer-ous platforms during the mission.

“Despite the inclement weather on the day, it was clear that it was ‘business as usual’ for the Bass Strait oil and gas platforms, with multiple company aircraft operating between the platforms and the Gippsland base,” LEUT Garnock said.

Adelaide’s Navigating Officer LCDR Michael Gordon said Navy’s commitment to support domestic surveillance opera-tions was important.

“Our regular patrols of the oil and gas fields around the country are a recognis-

able example of the RAN’s role in defend-ing Australia and her national interests,” LCDR Gordon said.

“These type of operations are but a small part of the presence the RAN pro-vides at sea, 24/7, 365 days a year, both domestically and abroad.”

Adelaide’s ship’s company will conduct a Freedom of Entry into her namesake city and participate in many other events in support of South Australia Navy Week.

Following the visit, the ship will under-go a period of work-up training in prepa-ration for its participation in joint warfare exercises.

LEUT Ben Willee and CMDR Fenn Kemp

ONE of Navy’s most respected sen-ior sailors has been honoured with a club named after her in a ceremony at HMAS Cerberus.

CWO Jo Jordan joined the Navy in 1981 as a writer.

She went on to serve in HMA Ships Harman, Kuttabul, Sydney, Albatross, Waterhen and Darwin as well as at Recruit School, the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and on operations in Baghdad.

Notably, she has served in a long list of roles that includes Staff Officer to the Commander of the Australian Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Force, Ship’s Warrant Officer of HMAS Darwin, Ship’s Warrant Officer of the RAN Recruit School and the CWO Divisional System and of Training Force, before transferring to the Naval Reserve in 2017.

CWO Jordan has been awarded the Australian Active Service Medal with clasp East Timor, the Iraq Medal, the United States Meritorious Service Medal, a COMNAVSYSCOM Commendation and in June 2017, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for meritorious service in personnel management and training.

DCN RADM Mark Hammond joined CWO Jordan to officially open the Jordan Club (formally

HMAS Adelaide patrols Bass Strait gas and oil platforms en route to Adelaide.

Emerging leader forumsSenior sailor has club named after her

known as the Sobraon Club) on March 29.

The name change recognises CWO Jordan’s outstanding service as well as the important contribu-tion of women in the RAN.

“Warrant Officer Jordan is an outstanding role model to all of our recruits and sailors,” RADM Hammond said.

“This ceremony honours both her leadership and her dedication to Navy service and our values.”

CWO Jordan said the sig-nificance of the ceremony was still sinking in.

“It’s such an honour to have my service story recognised, especially at Recruit School – one of the best jobs I’ve had in the Navy,” she said.

“All of the staff at Recruit School achieve so much, develop-ing the newest members of the Navy, and I am very proud to be a small part of that. Who would have thought this could happen?”

DCN RADM Mark Hammond congratulates CWO Jo Jordan after the Sobraon Club was renamed in her honour at the RAN Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus. Photo: POIS Nina Fogliani

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Boys home visit time for joy, laughterCPOML-P Elizabeth Miller, of HMAS Success, and a child from the boys home in Visakhapatnam, dance to the music played by the Australian Army Band during a visit by ADF personnel. Photo: CPL Kylie GIbson

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THIS year’s iteration of AusIndEx involved the largest naval group Australia has sent to India.

The major biennial bilat-eral Navy-to-Navy exchange between Australia and India took place in Visakhapatnam.

The most complex one to date, this year’s iteration focused on anti-submarine warfare and tactical maritime manoeuvres.

The task group comprised HMA Ships Canberra, Newcastle, Parramatta and Success, as well as HMAS Collins and a number of embarked aircraft and a RAAF P8-A Poseidon.

COMAUSFLT RADM Jonathan Mead said the exer-cise demonstrated the impor-tance of Australia’s relation-ship with India.

“This is the largest naval group that Australia has ever sent to India, not by accident, but deliberately as recognition of the Australian Government’s commitment to the political and security rela-tionship with India,” RADM Mead said.

“This is the first time the RAN has deployed the LHD to India, exercised submarine-on-submarine serials, which are extremely complex,

conducted combined aircraft flying exercises against an unmanned aerial target, and deployed the P8 and Romeo helicopters in this exercise.”

The Flag Officer Commanding the Indian Navy Eastern Fleet, RADM Suraj Berry, said the third iteration of AusIndEx reflected the importance of strong maritime traditions and defence coop-eration by both nations.

“This has been a follow-up from the framework of secu-rity cooperation announced by the Australian and Indian prime ministers in 2014,” RADM Berry said.

He said the aim of AusIndEx 2019 was to strengthen and enhance neu-tral cooperation and interop-erability between the Indian Navy and RAN, providing opportunities for interaction and exchange of professional views.

“The last few years in particular, we have seen an upswing in Australia-India maritime relations,” RADM Berry said.

“Safe and secure seas are essential for security and growth for all in the region. Stability of our oceans – Indian and Pacific – is crucial for ensuring peace for the entire region.

“Harmony in this region

accordingly mandates closer working relations between our two navies. Over the years our relationship in the maritime domain has matured to a level where we are comfortable in operating with each other at sea.”

The Indian Navy was rep-resented by IN Ships Ranvijay (destroyer), Sahyadri (frigate), Kiltan and Kora (corvettes) and the attack submarine INS Sindhukirti.

Sea King and Chetak helicopters were embarked on the ships, and a P8I maritime patrol aircraft, Hawk fighter jets and Dornier Do 228 air-craft also participated.

The harbour phase began on April 2 with professional, sporting, social and cultural interaction between the two navies.

The sea phase was held in the Bay of Bengal from April 7–11.

“Speaking for all the visit-ing sailors, soldiers and air-men and women, we really cherish the spirit of the people of Vizag,” RADM Mead said.

“We have no better and more trusted partner in the region and AusIndEx is our major naval bilateral exercise.

“We are really looking to step up the relationship and know the Indian Navy will look after our sailors at sea.”

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Exchange with India ramps up

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HMAS Newcastle sails in company with Indian Navy submarine Sindhukirtri during the sea phase.Photo: LSIS Steven Thomson

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A CLASSROOM full of bright eyes and beaming smiles greeted members of the Indo-Pacific Endeavour Joint Task Force when they visited the Government Children’s Home for Boys in Visakhapatnam, India.

ABATA Nick Smith was immediately surrounded by children as young as nine who were keen to shake hands, play cricket and get messy with cam cream and paint.

“I’m really surprised at how playful and friendly the kids are,” AB Smith said.

“I thought they might be shy and reserved, but they all ran up and started hugging me.”

The children certainly didn’t lack energy. Their enthusiasm for sport was on display with cricket, volleyball, soccer and the Indian game Kabaddi being held simultaneously on the same playing area, with nothing but a wayward ball stopping play.

Task force members also took to one of the school’s classrooms with paint brushes to paint a cockatoo, kangaroo, wombat and koala to put a bit of colour in the children’s lives.

The children have had little opportunity to visit beyond the walls of the school.

Members from the non-government organisation Ken Foundation visit the children at every opportunity and celebrate events such as birthdays and Indian holidays, which happen “all the time”, as one volunteer said.

Ken Foundation volunteer Soundarya Bhargavi, also a principal of a local private school, said the children at the boys home were given an education so they were ready to take on the world when they finished.

“The education here is very basic, but students who show potential have the opportunity to become local police officers through the constable program, or they have the chance to be sports coaches or enter other trades,” she said.

The children are taught in Telugu, their local dialect, and also learn basic English and computer skills that enable their transition from the home to the workforce.

The day ended with the Australian Army Band playing to an ecstatic audience and some sad goodbyes.

The experience was organ-ised by the Australian Consulate in Chennai and members of the joint task force.

LSIS Jake Badior

HMAS Canberra’s ship’s company and embarked forces completed the 2019 Defence Census while sailing through the Bay of Bengal.

The eighth Defence Census since 1991 aims to capture the demo-graphic profile of the 100,000-strong workforce.

XO Canberra CMDR Brett Westcott said the census question-naires were handed out on April 1.

“Each person has the right and ability to have their say in an anony-mous forum,” CMDR Westcott said.

“The important thing is that we

Ticking boxes in the Bay of Bengal

Boys home visit time for joy, laughter

A member of JTF661 embarked in HMAS Canberra completes a Defence Census survey form. Photo: LSIS Kylie Jagiello

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census will be used to shape future conditions of service relevant to ADF and APS members and their families.

The census provides Defence with the data it needs to gain a better understanding of its workforce and the policies required to retain and develop its people.

From left, Indian Navy Ships Ranvijay and Sahyadri sail in formation with HMA Ships Newcastle and Canberra.

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HMAS Canberra sails in company with Sri Lankan Navy Ship Sayurala during Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Photo: ABIS Kieren Whiteley

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STANDING among doctors, physicians and primary health care practitioners, it looks, smells and feels like any

other hospital – but it is floating on the ocean.

The primary casualty reception facility on board HMAS Canberra is a hive of activity, with the triserv-ice team providing primary health care and maintenance of the ship’s company and embarked forces while deployed as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour.

New Zealand Navy medic AB Ra-chel Walton joined the medical team for the duration of IPE19.

“Being one of the Kiwis embed-ded in the task force is brilliant,” AB Walton said.

“The culture is much the same as in the ships back home; the people are really friendly, we’ve got a similar sense of humour and banter.”

Canberra has a number of func-tions available to it, with specialties including physiotherapy, psychology, pharmacy, radiography, dental and

pathology, which are not typically af-forded to ships at sea.

Senior health officer LCDR Patricia Kemp said the benefit of having these extra capabilities embarked provided a high level of medical support to the task force.

ABMED Troy Bennett, a former boatswain’s mate, spoke highly of the medical team on board, praising the opportunity for career and professional development.

“There’s so much medical knowl-edge on board,” AB Bennett said.

“Every day we’re learning some-thing new, which is great for develop-ing and refining new skills and it’s also a good morale-booster.

“There’s a different kind of stress involved with being a medic. It’s not that you’re having the pressures of watch-keeping, but you’re stressed be-cause someone’s health is on the line.”

AB Bennett is part of the maritime operational health team embarked in Canberra during the building partner capacity mission.

“Essentially, we’re here to augment

the ship’s medical team and allow for the provision of a resuscitation and holding capability while deployed,” he said.

LCDR Kemp praised the keen atti-tude of her people, particularly the able seaman and leading seaman medics who made the primary casualty recep-tion facility capability possible.

“The medics are the backbone of our entire team,” LCDR Kemp said.

“They have the best attitude and, without them, we wouldn’t be able to perform and function as a health centre.”

Exercises such as IPE19 promote security, stability and enhance the Australian Defence Force’s capacity to respond to partner nations during times of crisis throughout the region.

The joint task force comprises HMA Ships Canberra, Newcastle, Par-ramatta and Success.

IPE19 comprises a wide range of activities, including disaster assistance planning, multinational naval manoeu-vres and training serials with partner security forces.

IN GOOD HANDS

Medics are the backbone of HMAS Canberra’s medical team, LSIS Jake Badior reports.

LEUT Gary McHugh

AFTER more than 30 years plying her trade around the world, the First Lady of the Fleet continues to pave the way for the next generation of replenish-ment ships.

Shortly after leaving the port of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, en route to India, HMA Ships Success and Par-ramatta conducted a passage exercise with Sri Lankan Navy Ships Sindurala and Shankthi.

The exercise included company ship manoeuvres and a number of replenishment-at-sea approaches (RASAPs).

CO Success CAPT Darren Grogan said conducting RASAPs was an excellent way for both countries to fa-miliarise themselves with each other’s RAS procedures.

“While we didn’t actually pass any hoses or pump fuel, we did send distance lines across to prove that both navies can work collaboratively

together as required,” he said.“I was very pleased with the

outcomes of the RASAPs and look forward to the opportunity to work with the Sri Lankan Navy again in the near future.”

Success, sailing in company with Parramatta, had recently completed a four-day visit to Trincomalee on Sri Lanka’s north-east coast.

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Members of HMAS Canberra’s aeromedical evacuation team, from left, LCDR Roneel Chandra, ABMED Steven Moyle and WGCMDR

Shane Brun transfer a patient during a training exercise. Photos: LSIS Jake Badior

Royal New Zealand Navy medic AB Rachel Walton and ABMED Troy Bennett are embarked in HMAS Canberra.

Members of HMAS Canberra’s primary health care facility in action during the training exercise.

FLTLT Bel Scott

FIVE personnel from the submarine force are experiencing a deployment above water during Indo-Pacific En-deavour on HMA Ships Canberra and Success.

Submarine Force CWO Justine Moore said the initiative was an amaz-ing opportunity for some stand-out per-formers who were representative of the modern submarine force.

“Embedding them into the IPE19 Task Force for a major ADF activity demonstrates our continuing efforts to upskill our submariners,” CWO Moore said.

“They will be fully integrated into the crews of the surface ships and are expected to return to submarine force with additional skills and experience that will positively impact capability.

“Initiatives like this continue to stimulate the knowledge transfer with-in our organisation.

“Additionally, the retention of members also benefits the ADF as we

continue to offer our members diverse experiences.

“This group are highly motivated, highly skilled, adaptable individuals – just what we need as we begin planning for the introduction of the Attack-class submarine.”

The ships will meet with Collins-class submarines during various port visits on IPE19, with a “submariner change-out” planned during one such visit.

LSAWA SM Arami Bullock is a battle watch assistant in Canberra.

“I assist the battle watch captain in facilitating real-time communications between all joint task force units and command,” LS Bullock said.

“As a triservice team – which in-cludes two Royal New Zealand Navy sailors – we are maintaining a 24-hour watch throughout IPE19.

“I am enjoying getting to know peo-ple from all walks of life, both ADF and the Australian Public Service. Ship’s companies and the embarked forces component are very diverse, which

brings unique skills, a variety of expe-riences, and individual personalities. I have enjoyed learning about each.”

LS Bullock said she was also look-ing forward to meeting regional part-ners.

“On a personal level, experiencing their culture and hospitality with new friends is on top of the list. In a profes-sional sense, I’m keen to demonstrate our ADF values, skills and profession-alism,” he said.

“I hope our regional partners will view Australians and the ADF in a positive light long after our departure.”

IPE19 aims to strengthen relation-ships and promote security and sta-bility with Australia’s key regional partners including Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singa-pore and Indonesia.

Our ships have been joined by force elements from Army, Air Force and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Submariners surface for knowledge transfer

ABAWA SM Tahlia Lovell and LSAWA SM Arami Bullock

on board HMAS Canberra.

Photo: ABIS Kieren Whiteley

ABBM Blake Monaghan Easton observes the RASAP exercise with Sri Lanka Navy Ship Sindurala from the bridge wing of HMAS Success. Photo: LSIS Christopher Szumlanski

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LEUT Gary McHugh

A TEAM of Navy clearance divers embarked in HMAS Success took the opportunity to strength-en ties with their Sri Lankan Navy counterparts in a joint training initiative.

Conducted at the Sri Lankan Navy Base in Trincomalee on the north-east coast of the island, the training involved a series of theo-

retical and practical-based activities and the exchange of ideas based mainly on the disposal of improvised explosive devices (IED).

XO AUSCDT4 LEUT James Leeds said it was a valuable opportunity for the two navies to share ideas and experiences.

“We conducted a number of important seri-als with our counterparts from the Sri Lankan Navy,” LEUT Leeds said.

“These included demolition serials both on land and underwater, as well as the interchange of IED disposal techniques in a classroom envi-ronment.

“By conducting activities such as this, we can see first-hand how the Sri Lankan Navy operates in this field, and likewise they were able to do the same with us; both parties learned a lot from the activities.”

HMA Ships Success and Parramatta were in Trincomalee for four days, during which both ships’ companies participated in a number of official and social engagements with representa-tives from the Sri Lankan Navy, Army and Air Force.

Additional imagery is available on the Defence Image Gallery at images.defence.gov.au/S20190715

Training a blast Members of AUSCDT4 and

their Sri Lankan counterparts pose for a group photograph at the explosive ordnance disposal training. Photo: LSIS Christopher Szumlanski

CAPT Roger Brennan

SRI LANKAN volunteers and mem-bers of the Sri Lankan Navy joined colleagues from the ADF at Mount Lavinia Beach in Colombo to reduce its plastic footprint.

Green Map Sri Lanka volunteer Chamila Kohona Kohona said plastic waste was a big problem.

“Plastic in the ocean is a big issue, it breaks down into micro plastics and is eaten by marine life, which is then consumed by us,” Chamila said.

“Local communities rely on fish stocks – 60 per cent of the Sri Lankan diet is seafood.”

Plastic waste is a global issue affect-ing more than just the marine environ-ment and the cost to the economy is visible.

“Plastic waste washes up onto the beach front, which in turn effects tour-ism,” he said.

“Everyday locals have to clean away the rubbish, which keeps washing up on our shores.”

LS Daniel Zimmerman said he had spent much of his life in and around the ocean.

“It blows me away to think how much plastic ends up in the ocean,” he said.

“Australia is also a coastal nation and every ocean nation has a big role in keeping the oceans healthy – we are the ocean’s caretakers.”

The Australia Sri Lanka Alumni Association, in conjunction with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian High Commission in Colombo, organised the

beach clean-up as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour.

Every year, more than 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the world’s oceans and the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants something done about it.

The UN Chief used his World Environment Day message last year to draw attention to plastic waste and said that by 2050 plastic would outweigh fish in the ocean.

Green Map Sri Lanka is a commu-nity-based organisation that is taking up the UN challenge to rid the oceans of plastic.

Additional imagery can be seen on the Navy Image Gallery at : images.defence.gov.au/S20190713

Effort to clean up plastic fantastic

Members of JTF661 and local Sri Lankan community groups join forces at

Colombo’s Mount Lavinia Beach.LSCSO Paul Robertson and Prema Foncka join forces to protect the environment at the Mount Lavinia Beach clean-up day. Photos: CPL Kylie GIbson

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ANEW memorial honouring the service and sacrifices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was

dedicated in the sculpture garden of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, on March 28.

‘For Our Country’ is a sculptural pavilion designed by Indigenous artist Daniel Boyd, a Kudjla/Gangalu/Kuku Yalanji/Jagara/Wangerriburra/Bandjalung man from North Queensland, together with Melbourne-based architecture studio Edition Office Architects.

Indigenous author and historian Jackie Huggins, of the Bidjara Central Queensland and Birri-Gubba Juru North Queensland peo-ples, performed the dedication.

CDF GEN Angus Campbell said Indigenous Australians served with distinction in every war Australia fought.

“For many, service in the ADF

was their first experience of equal-ity,” GEN Campbell said.

“They wore the same uniform. They did the same training. They had the same opportunities and were supported by their comrades. They were as good as anyone.

“But for a long time, there was a great silence, a shameful silence.

“They were our unknown sol-diers. That is no more.

“Currently, we have more than 1500 Indigenous men and women serving in Navy, Army and Air Force. We welcome their service.”

POCIS Sam Sheppard, of HMAS Sirius, said the new pavil-ion will hold significant meaning among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

“The pavilion provides for that spiritual, physical and cultural connection with our Indigenous men and women who have served this country in times of conflict

and in peace-time operations,” PO Sheppard said.

“To have a unique place of reflection at the spiritual home of our country’s war history makes me feel very proud as an Indigenous serviceman.”

George Anderson, who served in Vietnam with 3RAR, said he was very proud to be at the dedication.

“I’m very proud to represent my Indigenous brothers at the Australian War Memorial,” he said.

“It’s a great day for not only Indigenous, but also non-Indig-enous veterans, to have a central pavilion for us all to reflect and remember.”

Indigenous peoples have served in all conflicts and operations since Australia’s federation, and with the Navy since WWII.

Additional imagery is available on the Defence Image Gallery at images.defence.gov.au/S20190674.

POCIS Sam Sheppard performed with the Navy Bungaree Indigenous Performance Group at the dedication of the pavilion at the Australian War Memorial. Photo: LSIS James McDougall

A new sculptural pavilion at the Australian War Memorial commemorates the efforts and sacrifices of Indigenous servicemen and women, writes LSIS James McDougall.

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SHOALHAVEN’S only In-digenous Anzac soldier, PTE Ernest Licey, was honoured in a moving ceremony at Nowra

General Cemetery in late March.The event was attended by

Indigenous elders from the Yuin Nation and the Wreck Bay community, as well as veterans, members of the Shoalhaven community and personnel from HMAS Albatross.

After his death in 1957, PTE Licey received a full military funeral service but was buried without a headstone or an official grave plot.

To ensure PTE Licey had a more fitting resting place, historian Robyn Florance joined forces with local ex-servicemen and members of the Keith Payne VC Veterans Group.

Chairman of the group Rick Meehan said there were 149 Australian Anzacs from WWI buried in the cem-etery, but PTE Licey was the only Indigenous soldier.

“To serve your country and then be buried without a headstone was a terrible injustice that needed to be cor-rected,” Mr Meehan said.

“While it took 62 years to correct the wrongdoing of the past, his grave is now fitting of a returned Anzac, with a full grave plot and Commonwealth War Grave headstone.

“It’s extremely important to give due honour and respect to all veterans that served their country in a time of war.”

Mr Meehan said PTE Licey had served his country at Bullecourt, the Somme and Mont St Quentin.

“PTE Licey tried several times to join, even changing his name to get in,” he said.

“It shouldn’t matter what colour your skin is, because in war a bullet certainly does not discriminate.”

Born in 1895, PTE Licey grew up in Ulladulla and was remembered for his fishing, cricket and horseman-

ship skills. He served with the 17th Battalion AIF on the Western Front from 1916, before returning home in 1919. PTE Licey received the 1914-1918 War Medal and 1914-1919 Victory Medal in recognition of his service.

CPO Tina Elliott, of the RAN Directorate of Diversity and Inclusion, said that, as an Indigenous woman serving in Defence, she found the ceremony a meaningful occasion.

“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have played sig-

nificant roles in Australian military history for more than a century, and many of the Indigenous communi-ties who attended the ceremony were ex-military,” CPO Elliott said.

“Talking to them, and the elders, you got a real sense of their pride in their service.”

The re-dedication included a traditional Welcome to Country by Wreck Bay Elder Uncle Tom Moore.

“I think the service was made even more poignant by the inclusion of both Indigenous and military cer-emonial rituals,” CPO Elliott said.

Belated tribute for AnzacIndigenous soldier is honoured with a fitting resting place, writes Dallas McMaugh.

XO HMAS Albatross CMDR David Hutchinson

with Keith Payne, VC, during the ceremony

and (inset) PTE Licey’s new Commonwealth War

Grave headstone.Photos: POIS Lee-Anne Cooper

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GRADUATES from No. 254 Advanced Pilot Course took to the skies with a spectacular Thunderbird flypast before their formal graduation parade on March 29 at No. 2 Flying Training School.

Of the 10 graduates, three from Navy received trophies in recognition of achieving the highest scores against the course’s seven awarded categories.

LEUT Samuel Clark was awarded the RAAF Association (WA Division)

trophy for Most Improved, SBLT Blair Reardon was awarded the BP (Australia) Ltd Trophy for the Highest Aggregate of Academic Marks and SBLT Thomas Goodwin was awarded the Returned Services League Trophy for Leadership.

Director of Personnel - Air Force GPCAPT Gregory Frisina, former Commanding Officer of 2FTS, was the Reviewing Officer for the parade, with WGCDR Grant Taylor, current Commanding Officer of 2FTS, as the Hosting Officer.

After completing a thorough review of the graduates, GPCAPT Frisina, a centurion graduate of No. 154 Advanced Pilot Course, presented the pilots with their brevets and trophies before imparting some advice.

“Remember the lessons learned throughout your training as they will serve you well in applying your new-found knowledge at the operational level,” he said.

“Build upon the relationships you have forged with aircrew and support staff, as we are all in this together, a

team that is built on respect for one another, a team that places great trust in one another to perform duties to the best of their ability.”

For all the No. 254 Advanced Pilot Course graduates, the receipt of their wings during the Air Force anniversary was a fitting conclusion to a course that has given them the skills and confidence necessary for transition to operational aircraft.

GPCAPT Frisina’s address acknowledged the role and achieve-ments of those who were on parade,

as well as those who assisted them in achieving their goal.

“It is an honour to celebrate this milestone with you and your families,” he said.

“Many aviators before us have taken these same steps and brought great honour upon themselves, the ADF and their nation.

“Be proud of who you are and what you’ve achieved, be proud of your team and nurture them and be proud of the nation you serve.”

The newest pilots of No. 254 Advanced Pilot Course stand proud in front of a Thunderbird

at their graduation parade.

Photo: Chris Kershaw Photography

Flying the coop

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Shoot to skill

THE Combined Arms Training Centre at Puckapunyal hosted some of the best com-

bat marksmen from the Navy, Army and Air Force for the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meet (AASAM19).

Held annually since 1984, the ADF’s premier service weapons shooting competi-tion is designed to assess combat shooting techniques, weapons training doctrine and small arms practices.

Director of Competition at AASAM LCDR Wayne Richards, who has been involved in the competition for 24 years, said it had changed over the years.

“Over that period of time it’s really gone from basic marksmanship, which was during the ’80s and ’90s, and it’s grown to focus more on close quarter and weapons drill,” LCDR Richards said.

“It’s about training … see-ing the capability, looking over it and reporting on it.

“There’s a lot of benefits out of it. One is international participation, and soldiers

talking to soldiers who they’d normally never see. The other one is to just confirm the doc-trine and training we do is at the right level.”

Champion shot of the Navy’s six-member team at this year’s competition, SBLT Jerome Dillon-Baker, placed 18th overall.

“Because we had a range of skill levels in the team we started [training] on the basics and worked through to the higher end,” SBLT Dillon-Baker said.

“I was just excited to have a bit of fun and learn some new stuff. The Navy is not in that combat-shooting mindset, so I was excited to be exposed to that side of shooting.”

Australia hosted com-petitors from 22 armies and observer countries at the event, conducted from March 26-April 2.

Some of the world’s best soldiers were tested on appli-cation of fire, individual battle shooting, and team battle shooting scenarios.

Our Navy marksmen competed against some of the best at this year’s skill at arms meeting, CAPT David McGregor reports.

SBLT Jerome Dillon-Baker engages targets at the rapid re-alignment shooting practice as part of the Australian Army Skill at Arms Meet and (inset) being presented with his champion shot medal by Chief of Army LTGEN Richard Burr. Photos: SGT William Guthrie and CPL Hayden Bloomfield

Video from the meet can be seen at video.defence.gov.au/play/6110

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If you are feeling frustrated or not getting anywhere with your current goals and think the ones you have made are unattainable, try writing them down. Self-evaluation is a key tool that isn’t used enough. We sometimes become too task-focused at work and forget about other things that may be important.

Having a healthy balance in work, life and an active lifestyle provides the opportunity to release stress and negative emotions, keeps us in a more positive mindset and gives us a sense of wellbeing.

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journalbook.com/ (I don’t get any endorsements for this recommenda-tion). This one I’ve found to be very helpful in evaluating your day, as it asks targeted questions about your goal and helps set yourself up for success for the following day.

It’s good to set a big goal, but cut it down into smaller chunks that are achievable and tick them off along the way. This helps to keep you motivated and is a constant reminder of the bigger goal you’ve set.

It is better to specify a goal that is measurable. For example, it could be that I want to get down to 80kg, or bench, squat or deadlift a certain amount of weight. Having a set tar-get makes it easier to track and set a plan to achieve.

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Remember, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail.

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The members of the ADF men’s eight who competed in the men’s coxed eight final at the Sydney International Rowing Regatta, from left, CAPT Mitchell Lindsay, PTE Owen Hingston, CPL Damien Richardson, MAJ Tom Cregan, LT Simon Gillespie, LT Casey Piket, CAPT Nicholas Waugh, coxwain FLGOFF Ruby Brady-Welsh and CAPT Carl Bleimschein. Photo: CPOIS Cameron Martin

Curtain-raiser for Henley

FLGOFF Jessica Winnall

THE ADF King’s Cup rowing squad and ADF Academy Rowing Club participated in the Sydney International Rowing Regatta from March 25-31 at the Sydney International Rowing Centre, Penrith, NSW.

The regatta culminated in Australian rowing’s premier race for the fastest interstate men’s eight – the King’s Cup.

Members of the ADF King’s Cup squad raced in the men’s eight, women’s double and men’s double, and combined King’s Cup/ADFA teams had four crews com-pete in the men’s fours and one in the women’s fours.

The crews rowed well in diffi-cult conditions, but failed to make the podium.

Despite many of the rowers only training together for a few weeks, they performed strongly against crews who had been racing together all season.

In the first heat of the men’s coxless fours, two ADF King’s Cup crews and two ADFA crews competed against each other.

The crews performed well, with three racing each other again in the repechage, but none man-aged a place in the final.

ADF representatives participat-ed in a ceremony to commemorate the centenary of the King’s Cup at the 1919 Royal Henley Peace Regatta, which was conducted as part of repatriation activities at the end of WWI.

Governor of NSW GEN (Retd) David Hurley paid tribute to the victorious AIF Number One crew at the 1919 regatta and pre-sented McVilly-Pearce pins to the descendants of some of the crew members.

After the commemoration, the ADF King’s Cup team conducted a row-past in the new mixed eight.

MIDN Ben Page raced for the ADFA Rowing Club in the men’s coxless four and participated in the commemorative service.

“The racing was really tough competition, as most clubs are fin-ishing their seasons and ADFA is just starting,” he said.

“It was really special to be able to commemorate the centenary

of the presentation of the King’s Cup and those who have gone before us, especially to remember WWI heroes who rowed before the war, rowed onto the beaches in Gallipoli and then rowed in the Peace Regatta at Henley in 1919.

“A very sobering moment that will stick with me for a long time.”

In March, the King’s Cup squad assisted in making a docu-mentary and re-enactment of the 1919 race and rowing training on Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, in a lead-up to the upcoming King’s Cup centenary race in London from July 5-7.

Crews from the original six nations of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, France and the United States will be joined by Germany and the Netherlands at the Royal Henley Regatta.

The ADF King’s Cup team was on the eve of being announced at the time of going to print. The team of 16 will travel to London to crew a mixed eight, which will include a minimum of two women, to contest the King’s Cup in a military eights event.

Video of the ADF King’s Cup re-enactment can be seen at

video.defence.gov.au/play/6103

Volume 62, No. 6, April 18, 2019

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KICKING GOALS IN FIJI

ADF Rugby League (ADFRL) partnered with the NRL to mentor league-loving nation Fiji during a week-long tour in Suva in March.

The program delivered junior and senior programs focused on the funda-mentals of sport and a healthy lifestyle.

ADF men’s coach for the tour CPO Shane Bullock said it was awesome to see how happy the children were with a football in their hands, and the level of skill they already had.

“On the first two days we visited four schools and 80-100 kids from each joined in the basic skills training,” CPO Bullock said.

“The next two days were dedicated to

about 120 seniors – military and a selec-tion of players from each provincial team in Fiji – concentrating on more advanced skills.”

ADFRL President AIRCDRE Ken Quinn said sports diplomacy was an increasingly important aspect of diploma-cy and a growing part of global sports.

“Sport is a universal language and plays a unique role in showcasing Australia’s identity, values and culture,” he said.

“The values of sport – competition, teamwork and fair play – help build trust between countries and bring people together.”

CPO Bullock said the response to

handing out the NRL-provided footballs in the villages was a really great feeling.

“On the drive back from the highlands and passing through the villages, there were always kids playing football out the front, and they would run over when they saw us stop to offer footballs,” he said.

“One group were playing with a tin can because they didn’t have a football, so when we held a football out, they bolt-ed over for it and straight away started playing with the ball.

“The looks on their faces when they’re playing sport – mostly in bare feet, but so talented – they’re just so happy to be playing.”

ADFRL program manager GPCAPT

Jay Clarke organised the tour with the Australian Rugby League, Fiji Rugby League and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.

“The programs aim to create closer sporting ties, build more people-to-people links between the ADF and our Defence and rugby league counterparts,” GPCAPT Clarke said.

“We enjoy working in Fiji and look for-ward to putting the skills to the test in a tournament environment later this year.”

Australia and Fiji have a relation-ship built on long-standing senior level engagement, training, maritime security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peacekeeping.

Personnel from the Republic of Fiji Military Forces get some tips from ADF men’s coach CPO Shane Bullock during a senior clinic. Photo: CPL Jessica de Rouw