Edition 1263 September 1, 2011

COURAGEOUS
AND STRONG
Pte Matthew Lambert remembered as a dependable soldier,
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Dependable and
ever protective
Friends and colleagues: The bearer party of 2RAR snipers carries Pte Matthew Lamberts coffin
from the memorial service to a Hercules aircraft at Tarin Kot. Photo by AB Jo Dilorenzo
By Cpl Melanie Schinkel
MTF 3 soldiers held a quiet but
simple and solemn memorial
service to farewell their fallen
mate, Pte Matthew Lambert, at
Multinational Base Tarin Kot on
August 25.
Pte Lambert, 26, died at
Multinational Base Tarin Kots
Role 2 medical facility after he
was seriously wounded by an IED
at about 2.30am on August 22.
The Townsville-based 2RAR
soldier was on a night patrol with
elements of the Afghan National
Army and other coalition forces
in the Khas Uruzgan region 85km
north-east of Tarin Kot when the
incident occurred.
CO MTF 3 Lt-Col Chris Smith
said Pte Lambert was a highly
professional and disciplined sol-
dier.
Pte Lambert never failed to
impress me with his drive, per-
sonal philosophy and profession-
alism, Lt-Col Smith said.
The Commander of ADF per-
sonnel deployed to the Middle
East, Maj-Gen Angus Campbell,
said Pte Lambert was a physi-
cally and mentally tough sol-
dier.
Pte Lambert had forged an
impressive reputation as deci-
sive, dependable, focused on the
mission, and ever protective of
his mates. He was known for
his even temperament and as a
quiet performer but whose efforts
did not go unnoticed, Maj-Gen
Campbell said.
He was the quintessential sol-
dier, a highly trained specialist
who was admired and respected.
His loss will be deeply felt not
just because of what he did but
because of who he was.
Pte Lambert is survived by his
partner Ellesse, sister Jess, mother
Vicki and her partner Gregg, and
father Chris and his wife Amanda.
Ellesse said Pte Lambert was
the love of her life, everything
she had ever wanted in a partner
and that no one could ever replace
him.
He was the most special man
in my life and we had planned
our whole life together. Matty
made me a better person, he was
my best friend and I will always
love him. Matty always protected
me and was the best part of my
life he was my everything, she
said.
Mr Lambert said his son had
a great enthusiasm for living life
and believed the world could be
made a far better place.
He was an inspiration, and
for a man there is no greater gift
than to have a son like him, Mr
Lambert said.
Pte Lambert will be welcomed
home by his family and friends at
a ramp ceremony at RAAF Base
Amberley on August 29. A pri-
vate funeral service will be held
in Brisbane.
An ISAF soldier was also seri-
ously wounded in the same inci-
dent. His condition is stable.
Eight Australian soldiers have
been killed and 23 wounded in
Afghanistan this year. Twenty-
nine soldiers have died since the
ADF started Operation Slipper.
BIOGRAPHY OF A QUIET PROFESSIONAL
PTE Matthew Lambert was
born in Kogarah, NSW, in 1985.
He enlisted in the Army from
southern Queensland and joined
9RQR in August 2005 but trans-
ferred to the ARA in February
2007 and was posted to 2RAR in
Townsville.
Pte Lambert deployed on
Operation Astute from June 2009
to November 2009 and Operation
Slipper from June 2011 to August
2011.
Pte Lambert has been
awarded the Australian Active
Service Medal with clasp
International Coalition Against
Terror, Afghanistan Campaign
Medal, Australian Service Medal
with clasp Timor-Leste, Australian
Defence Medal and the Timor-
Leste Solidarity Medal.
Loss: Pte Matthew Lambert
with his partner, Ellesse.
THREE Australian soldiers serving with MTF 3
were wounded on August 13 when the Bushmaster
they were in struck an insurgent-laid IED.
The blast left one soldier with serious wounds and
another suffering minor wounds. A third soldier was
identified several days later with wounds suffered in
the blast.
Acting Chief of Joint Operations RAdm David
Johnston said the wounded soldiers were treated by
their patrol mates at the scene before being evacuated
by helicopter for specialist care.
Both soldiers received immediate trauma care
in the Role 2 Medical Facility at Multinational Base
Tarin Kot and both were later moved to Kandahar for
further treatment, he said.
The seriously wounded soldier was moved to the
Landstuhl Regional Medical Centre in Germany for
specialist assessment.
Both soldiers were travelling in the Bushmaster
when the IED detonated and they suffered wounds
consistent with the concussive force of an explosive
blast.
The families of both soldiers are receiving support
from Defence.
RAdm Johnston said the incident came a short time
after another Bushmaster struck a separate IED in the
same general area.
No soldiers have been reported wounded in the
initial strike although the Bushmaster did sustain some
damage, RAdm Johnston said.
Both damaged vehicles were recovered to a nearby
patrol base.
The incident comes after a soldier presented with
previously unreported wounds suffered in a June 30
IED strike on a Bushmaster in the Chora district. Two
Special Forces soldiers also received minor wounds
during an operation near Chora on August 17, bring-
ing the number of soldiers wounded in action in
Afghanistan this year to 23.
Since 2001 188 soldiers have been wounded
in Afghanistan.
MTF 3 soldiers
wounded in
Bushmaster
IED incidents
Danger zone: Two soldiers were wounded in
Uruzgan province when the Bushmaster they
were travelling in struck an IED.
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NEWS 3
Army September 1, 2011
FORMER corporal and Black Saturday
bushfire survivor Darrin Gibson has
been awarded the national Bravery
Medal for his considerable bravery
trying to save his family from the
Victorian bushfires in 2009.
With fire surrounding the property
and the house starting to burn, Mr Gibson
and his wife Lesley Leahy and daughters
Kiona, 4, Ava, 2, and son Jye, 3, tried to
evacuate to the safety of the property dam.
After his wife collapsed cradling
Kiona, Mr Gibson carrying Ava hurried
to the dam and returned shortly to find
Lesley and Kiona dead and Jye missing.
Returning to the dam he submerged
himself and Ava until the fire passed and
left to find help. Avas life support was
turned off three days later and she died.
Mr Gibson suffered significant inju-
ries, losing all his toes and had skin grafts
on his back, feet and hands. He has now
been recognised for his bravery.
Recognition for man
who lost everything
SIEV 36 teams
bravery award
By Graham McBean
DARWI N MP Cpl Br adl ey
Bendeich has been recognised by
Governor-General Quentin Bryce
for his contribution to the rescue
effort in the SIEV 36 tragedy in
2009.
Cpl Bendeich was recognised in
a Group Bravery Citation with 15
Navy and two Air Force personnel
in the bravery awards announced on
August 22.
He was serving on Op Resolute
with patrol boats Armidale and
Childers in 2009 and on board
SIEV 36 when it was set alight and
exploded near Ashmore Reef off
Western Australia.
One sailor, LS Matthew Keogh,
received the national Bravery Medal
for his contribution to the rescue
effort where five Afghan men died.
Cpl Bendeich said the boarding
crew was in the process of swapping
the tow lines to SIEV 36 when it
erupted into a fireball about 8am on
April 16, 2009.
When the boat exploded there
was just a sense of disbelief, really,
Cpl Bendeich said.
Then I had to come back to
reality and try to focus on keeping
myself alive and try to help the oth-
ers around me.
When SIEV 36 exploded Cpl
Bendeich initially fell through the
deck of the disintegrating fishing
vessel.
He said watching footage of the
explosion he could see himself dis-
appearing down the deck. With his
ankle caught, and later discovered
to be fractured, he clambered to get
himself free.
It felt like ages. I had to try and
pull my leg out but it was caught on
something. I crawled back up and
hobbled over the side and jumped
into the water.
At that stage it felt like time
stopped. I had to start thinking Ive
got this life jacket on and Ive got to
inflate it.
According to the citation, the
ADF personnel on the escort vessels
and the SIEV reacted swiftly and
professionally.
The escort vessels continually
manoeuvred their crafts and rescued
as many survivors as possible, the
citation reads. Ultimately, all nine
Defence force personnel onboard
the SIEV at the time, and 44 pas-
sengers and crew of the vessel were
recovered.
Sadly, dozens of casualties
occurred sustaining horrific injuries
and five people died.
Cpl Bendeich said the award was
unexpected but he was honoured to
be included.
I didnt really join up to win
medals or that kind of stuff so I was
just really honoured to get it, he
said. I was quite shocked when I
got the letter in the mail.
Recognised: MP Cpl Bradley Bendeich is included in a Group
Bravery Citation for his involvement in the SIEV 36 explosion (inset)
in 2009. Photo by AB James Whittle
Tragedy: Former soldier Darrin Gibson.
Photo by Bill Cunneen
By LAC Bill Solomou
ITS going to be bloody tough
for Navy, Army or Defence
civilians to beat Air Force in
this years Australian Defence
Organisation Blood Challenge.
Air Force has won the challenge
for the past two years.
The challenge will run from
September 1 to November 30.
In its third year, the challenge
has grown significantly with an
expected increase of donations of
30 per cent from last year.
Commander Joint Health
Command Maj-Gen Paul
Alexander said the blood products
produced by the Red Cross were
vital to ADF units and deploy-
ments.
We in the Defence force
really profile to the rest of the
community nationally the impor-
tance of blood donations to our
organisation, he said.
To keep up with demand,
the Australian Red Cross Blood
Service requires almost 27,000
donations every week.
One in three Australians will
need blood or blood products in
their lifetimes, and only 3 per
cent of Australians donate blood.
Australian Red Cross Blood
Service CEO Jennifer Williams
said the ADF involvement played
an important role in promoting
blood donation to the community.
Defences involvement is
wonderful; it has a large impact
on promoting the value of blood
donation, she said.
Ms Williams encouraged all
Defence members to join the
challenge, and said may the best
team win.
This year, each service has an
ambassador. All three members
have received donor blood and in
all cases it was life saving.
Armys face of the challenge,
WO2 Dennis Ramsay, required a
blood transfusion in 2008 when
he was struck down by a life-
threatening illness. Both his legs
were amputated below the knee.
I pretty much had every sort
of blood product; whole blood,
platelets and fresh frozen plas-
ma, he said.
It was the blood from donors
which brought life back into me.
To join the challenge, log in to http://
www.donateblood.com.au/club-red and
nominate your Service.
A donor ID is required to join online. You
can ask for your ID at the time of donat-
ing or call the Blood Service on 13 14
95. Family and friends are welcome to
join the challenge.
Soldiers, sailors aim to
catch RAAF in blood
challenges third year
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4 NEWS
Army September 1, 2011
By LS Paul berry
ON THE 45th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan,
the brave veterans of Delta Company, 6RAR, were for-
mally recognised with a Unit Citation for Gallantry in a
moving parade at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane.
Long Tan veterans, their families, official guests and
members of Mentoring Task Force 1 (MTF 1) gathered to
watch the 6RAR parade, which began with a trooping of
the colours.
Mounted in front of the parade ground were 18 SLRs
with slouch hats, representing the 18 Australian soldiers
killed during the Vietnam War battle.
Governor-General Quentin Bryce thanked the D Coy
veterans on behalf of all Australians.
Today we are here to pay tribute to your collective
resolve as a battalion, she said.
The audacity of believing that a handful of soldiers
could halt a force of thousands is simply unimaginable.
That you succeeded is even more astounding. I salute
you on every level.
Two former D Coy platoon commanders, Geoff
Kendall and David Sabben, accepted the unit citation on
behalf of the Long Tan veterans.
Mr Sabben, who also received a Medal for Gallantry
for his actions during the battle, said it was a wonderful
feeling.
The diggers who missed out on awards will now get
the unit citation, theyll be able to wear it and on Anzac
Day and theyll be able to say `there it is thats what Ive
earned, Mr Sabben said.
The Governor-General also presented a Meritorious
Unit Citation to CO 6RAR Lt-Col Mark Jennings for
MTF 1 and a number of individual awards to members of
the task force.
Lt-Col Jennings said it was a unique occasion in the
history of the battalion.
Today we commemorate the sacrifice of everyone who
has worked with the battalion as a battalion group or task
force over the course of its history, Lt-Col Jennings said.
As CO of 6RAR and MTF 1, its a great honour and a
privilege to be recognised in such a way.
Vietnam vets
honoured
with citation
LONG Tan is commonly regarded
as the definitive Australian battle
of the Vietnam War.
One hundred and eight
Australian and New Zealand
soldiers fought a pitched battle
against more than 2000 North
Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong
in a rubber plantation not far from
the small village of Long Tan on
August 18, 1966.
They prevailed in the battle
after fighting in torrential rain for
four hours. They were nearly over-
run, but were saved by a timely
ammunition resupply, accurate
artillery fire from the nearby
Australian base, and the arrival of
reinforcements by armoured per-
sonnel carrier.
Eighteen Australians were
killed and 24 were wounded, the
largest number of casualties in one
engagement since the Australian
task force had arrived a few
months earlier. After the battle,
the bodies of 245 enemy soldiers
were found, but there was evidence
that more bodies had been carried
away.
On the third anniversary of the
battle in 1969, a cross was raised
at the site by the men of 6RAR.
Veterans from the battle gathered at
the cross to commemorate the fall-
en and the day was commemorated
as Long Tan Day from then on.
Over time, all Vietnam veterans
adopted the day as one to com-
memorate those who served and
died in Vietnam.
In 1987, after the welcome
home parade for Vietnam veterans
in Sydney, then-prime minister Bob
Hawke announced that Long Tan
Day would be known as Vietnam
Veterans Day.
A day worth remembering
BRIEFS
Long Tan awards
VOLUNTEERS are sought to present the
ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork
Awards to high school students in Australia
between October and December. The
awards encourage leadership and team-
work among school students and raise
the awareness of the ADF. Members of
any rank are encouraged to volunteer
and should include in their nominations:
full name, rank, PMKeyS number, unit
and base, supervisors approval to par-
ticipate and details of preferred school.
Nominations can be forwarded to FSgt
Debbie Freeman at debbie.freeman@
defence.gov.au by September 17.
Memorial for peace
A COMMEMORATIVE service will be
held at the site allocated for the Australian
Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade
in Canberra at 11am on September 14.
The day will mark the 64th anniversary
of Australias first contribution to a UN
peacekeeping mission in 1947. The memo-
rial design features two black polished
monoliths separated by a passage of light
leading to a courtyard for individual reflec-
tion and commemorative activities which
outline the story of Australian peacekeep-
ing. The memorial committee, chaired by
Maj-Gen Tim Ford (retd), continues to
widen its membership base and extend its
fundraising campaign. For more details on
the project go to
www.peacekeepingmemorial.org.au
Force posture
THE ADF Force Posture Review is open
to public submissions until September 16.
The review will assess, among a range
of issues, the impact on the ADFs force
posture of issues including more intense
minerals and petroleum resource activi-
ties around Defence training and exercise
ranges, urban encroachment on existing
Defence facilities, community attitudes to
living standards and residential locations
and the need for a more cost-effective
approach to basing. Information on the
review, including advice on preparing sub-
missions is set out at www.defence.gov.au/
oscdf/adf-posture-review/
Correction
IN THE August 18 edition of Army an
advertisement for a fitness course stated
the course was DASS approved. People
Strategies and Policy Group advises that
in fact DASS applications are considered
individually; there are no courses that auto-
matically attract DASS approval.
Gallantry: Governor-General Quentin Bryce presents the Unit Citation for Gallantry to
David Sabben, a platoon commander in D Coy 6RAR during the battle of Long Tan.
Inset, veterans of the battle march through the ranks of modern-day 6RAR personnel.
Photos by Cpl Peter Borys
Battle over: Members of D Coy, 6RAR, return to base on APCs after
the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. Photo provided by the Australian War Memorial
Enemy weapons: Troops examine captured Viet Cong weapons
after the battle. Photo provided by the Australian War Memorial
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NEWS 5
Army September 1, 2011
By LS Paul Berry
THERE were beaming smiles and
handshakes at Brisbanes Gallipoli
Barracks on Long Tan Day as the men
and women of Mentoring Task Force 1
(MTF 1) reunited.
Family and friends gathered on
August 18 to witness a parade to formal-
ly recognise the MTF 1 personnel with a
Meritorious Unit Citation for their con-
tribution in Afghanistan in 2010 and to
see Long Tan veterans receive a Unit
Citation for Gallantry.
The citation is awarded to a unit or
task force for sustained outstanding ser-
vice in warlike operations.
In an emotional address to the
parade, the commander of ADF units
in the MEAO during 2010, Maj-Gen
John Cantwell, said it was a privilege he
would cherish and never forget.
Today your endeavour, your
remarkable courage, your quiet deter-
mination, sacrifice and pain will be rec-
ognised, he said. It cant be paid back,
we know that and you know that, but as
a society, as Australians, as service men
and women, we salute you sincerely and
with enormous thanks and pride.
Maj-Gen Cantwell paid individual
tributes to the fallen members of the task
force. We have with us today families,
friends and mates of our fallen and our
thoughts will fly to them particularly
today, he said.
CO MTF 1 and 6RAR Lt-Col Mark
Jennings said it was a great honour
and privilege to be recognised with the
Meritorious Unit Citation.
MTF 1 is a great example of how
the ADF is operating in Afghanistan at
the moment, Lt-Col Jennings said.
We were predominately made up of
units from 7 Bde, however, we had peo-
ple from over 55 ADF units that became
part of the task force and this presentation
reflects a task force working together to
do good things for Afghanistan and our
own country in what was a difficult time.
MTF 1 lost six brave young war-
riors last year, their sacrifice will never
be forgotten by us or their families our
thoughts go out to them and the pain
will never go away for any of us.
In a fitting finale, Lt-Col Jennings
voice rang out over the parade.
MTF 1, for the final time to his-
tory dismissed.
Sight for sore eyes, Page 27
For meritorious service
THE AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Presented to veterans of
the battle of Long Tan
Unit Citation for Gallantry
Presented to the members of D Coy,
6RAR, for acts of extraordinary gal-
lanatry in action at the Battle of Long
Tan in Vietnam on August 18, 1966.
Medal for Gallantry 2Lt David
Sabben MG (Rtd)
For acts of extraordinary gallantry
in action at the Battle of Long Tan in
Vietnam on August 18, 1966.
Presented to veterans
of MTF 1
Meritorious Unit Citation
Presented to the members of
Mentoring Task Force 1 for sus-
tained outstanding service in warlike
operations on Operation Slipper
in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan,
between January 20 and October
30, 2010.
The 1st Mentoring Task Force
contributed markedly to improved
security and development through
its partnering with the 4th Brigade,
Afghanistan National Army.
During the eight-month deploy-
ment, the task force conducted over
1700 patrols involving more than
560 small-arms fire incidents, and
located over 100 improvised explo-
sive devices and more than 250
weapons and explosive caches.
While suffering more than 50
improvised explosive device strikes
and nearly 40 battle casualties, six
of whom were killed in action, the
task force displayed remarkable
endurance and courage to build
positive relationships with the local
people, tribal leaders and officials of
the Afghanistan Government.
Medal for Gallantry WO2
Kevin Dolan
For acts of gallantry in action in
hazardous circumstances while
a joint terminal attack controller
for Mentoring Team A, MTF 1, at
Sorkh Lez in the Mirabad Valley,
Afghanistan, on July 2, 2010.
Medal for Gallantry LCpl
Brendan Clarke
For acts of gallantry in action in haz-
ardous circumstances while a rifle-
man with Team 3, Mentoring Team
C, MTF 1, in the Central Baluchi
Valley, Afghanistan, on March 15
and July 8, 2010.
Distinguished Service Medal
Capt Fabian Harrison
For distinguished leadership in
action as an engineer search team
leader and patrol commander while
deployed on Operation Slipper
in Afghanistan from February to
October 2010.
Distinguished Service Medal
Cpl Russell Goodsell
For distinguished leadership in
action as a section commander
with Mentoring Team C, MTF 1,
at Kakarak in the Baluchi Valley,
Afghanistan on March 27 and July
29, 2010.
Commendation for Distinguished
Service Cpl Garry Francis
For distinguished performance of
duties in warlike operations while
a medic with Mentoring Team C,
MTF 1, in Afghanistan on Operation
Slipper from January to October
2010.
Commendation for Distinguished
Service Maj Justin Roderick
For distinguished performance
of duties in warlike operations
and in action while a Company
Commander with MTF 1 on
Operation Slipper in the MEAO in
2010.
Conspicuous Service Medal Maj
Graham Palmer
For meritorious devotion to duty as
the Unit Welfare Officer, 6RAR, in
support of MTF 1 while the force
was deployed on Operation Slipper
in 2010.
Meritorious: Mentoring Task Force 1 personnel parade to receive their unit citations. Inset, Maj-
Gen John Cantwell presents the Meritorious Unit Citation to Beckie MacKinney, the wife of LCpl
Jared MacKinney, who was killed in action with MTF 1. Photos by LACW Kylie Gibson
LCpl Brendan Clarke.
6 NEWS
Army September 1, 2011
WORLD War II veteran and the found-
ing librarian and longest-serving
Director of Army Education at the
Australian Defence College, Col Vane
Green (retd), died on August 7
aged 102.
Family, friends and members of the
ADF paid tribute to an honest and hard
working man at his funeral, held at the
Church of Holy Trinity in Curtin, ACT,
on August 16.
During the eulogy, Col Greens
nephew, Alan Green, praised his
achievements in life and spoke of his
legacy.
How can you describe a life extend-
ing over 100 years, in such a short time?
Vane was a talented and ambitious
student, a part-time artist, dedicated sol-
dier, and a morally sound Christian, Mr
Green said.
A gentleman in every sense of the
word, he rose to a great height and he
influenced so many people.
Col Green saw active service as an
infantry officer in the Middle East and
Papua New Guinea, before undertaking
a significant military educational career.
For his services to Army education,
Col Green was awarded the Order of the
British Empire in 1963.
The head of the Royal Australian
Army Education Corps, Col Deb
Bradford, put into perspective the impor-
tance of Col Greens achievements.
He held the appointments as an
instructor, and officer in education, Col
Bradford said.
His contribution in raising the edu-
cation level in the Australian Army with
limited resources was an outstanding
success.
The Australian Defence College
library was named after Col Green
in 2001.
Stalwart of Defence
education farewelled
Military send off: Australian Defence College members act as pall bearers at
Col Vane Greens funeral in Canberra. Photo by LAC Bill Solomou
Para school
celebrates
By Spr Nick Wiseman
THE Parachut e Trai ni ng School
reached a milestone on August 12, cel-
ebrating 60 years since its formation
as it was announced the school would
soon move from Forcomd to Socomd.
The birthday celebrations featured both
displays demonstrating the skills and his-
tory of ADF parachuting over the years.
CO Lt-Col Brian Hawke said the day
was more than just a birthday celebration.
Its 60 years since the establishment
of the Parachute Training Flight, a joint
Army-Air Force unit, at RAAF Base
Williamtown, Lt-Col Hawke said.
It was a great opportunity for the cur-
rent members to get together with some of
the olds and bolds of Australian military
parachuting.
The celebrations included a number
of displays showcasing the various equip-
ment and simulators used by the school for
static line and freefall training.
The Red Beret Parachute Display Team
jumped in despite bad weather, with team
leader and RSM WO1 Todd Hoye carrying
the Australian flag.
Other members of the team included
Sgt Andrew Green, who carried the Army
flag, Cpl Shane Pieschel, who carried the
special 60th anniversary PTS flag and
WO2 Ken Stone, who captured the jump
on camera.
Awards were handed out, includ-
ing a framed sign from the original 39
Ordnance Air Equipment Platoon, signed
by many former members and presented to
the school by the Parachute Rigger Trade
Conductor, WO1 Phil Thamm.
Lt-Col Hawke said although the
weather limited the day to only one of the
planned live demonstrations, guests got to
see the schools capabilities.
Credit goes to the soldiers, it was
their efforts that made the day such a suc-
cess, Lt-Col Hawke said.
Celebrate in style: Cpl Shane Pieschel descends on the Parachute Training School with the Red Beret
Parachute Display Team to celebrate the schools 60th birthday. CO PTS Lt-Col Brian Hawke (inset) cuts
the schools birthday cake with Pte Whitney Amos. Main photo by WO2 Ken Stone
A message from the Commander Joint Health Command,
Surgeon General Australian Defence Force
and the RAAMC Head of Corps
To All Past and Present Members of the RAAMC
Greetings Friends and Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that I invite you all to join me in Brisbane over the period 3-5 November 2011 to
celebrate the presentation of the new Governor-Generals Banner to the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps.

The Corps current Banner was presented by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh at Government House
on the 28th February 1974. He made this presentation on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, who was
Colonel in Chief of the Corps until her death in 2002. The Governor-General, Her Excellency Ms Quentin
Bryce, AC accepted the role of Corps Colonel in Chief in 2010, and will be presenting a new Banner to the
Corps to replace the current Banner.

The consecration and presentation of the Governor-Generals Banner will be held at Gallipoli Barracks,
Enoggera, on Friday 4th November 2011. Although this parade is the key event in the history of the Corps,
other activities to be conducted will include the laying-up of the Queen Mothers Banner, social events
coordinated by various Corps Associations, a Celebration Dinner, parade rehearsals and unit activities. Our
Corps will be on show to the world and I invite you all to be part of these historic events.

I thank you all for your service to Australia and hope you are able to join me in Brisbane later this year.

Paulatim,

P.V. ALEXANDER, AO
Major General
Head of Corps, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
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NEWS 7
Army September 1, 2011
By Lt-Col Nathan Juchniewicz
AS PART of the new Soldier
Combat Ensemble, the Army has
acquired a new medium assault
pack for use in Afghanistan the
Mystery Ranch 3 day assault pack
with boosted ventilation system.
Diggerworks director Col Jason
Blain said the purpose of the medium
assault pack was to provide a field
pack to meet the needs of the close
combat force in Afghanistan.
There is a need for a pack to
enable short duration tasks, such as
day patrols being conducted by the
Mentoring Task Force or the spe-
cialised direct action missions being
undertaken by the Special Operations
Task Group, Col Blain said.
In particular, the medium assault
pack must be sized so to not over
burden the dismounted combatant
and must be comfortable to operate
in conjunction with the Tiered Body
Armour System (TBAS).
Director General Development and
Plans Army Brig Gregory Bilton said
it was no longer practical to rely on
a one-size-fits-all solution for field
packs.
As part of the analysis for the
Soldier Combat Ensemble, Army has
determined a need for at least six to
seven different types of field packs in
order to meet the need of a wide range
of roles and tasks that are undertaken
by its soldiers, Brig Bilton said.
Were investigating the need for
other field packs, including require-
ments for a mounted field pack for
24-hour missions, a dismounted field
pack for extended dismounted opera-
tions, a specialist field pack for snip-
ers and combat medics as well as spe-
cialist field packs for those required to
carry support weapon systems such as
mortars or heavy calibre sniper rifles.
Although there is a need for
multiple types of field packs to meet
different needs, we may be able to
simplify the management of multiple
fleets by adopting a common frame
across the range of packs.
Tender short listing was conducted
by Diggerworks, DMO and DSTO
to shortlist the initial tender response
for those packs deemed suitable for
further field evaluation.
A field assessment was conduct-
ed with 8/9RAR during Exercise
Diamond Dollar and a further assess-
ment conducted with the 2 Cdo Regt
Development Cell.
The tendered packs were each
assessed for quality, ability to carry
loads, integration with TBAS, ergo-
nomic design and anthropometrics.
Independently, a ranked order of
preference was then provided by sol-
diers, identifying the preferred option
of both units.
For more details on the development of
the Soldier Combat Ensemble contact
Diggerworks or Combat Development at
Army Headquarters.
New pack for day patrols
Pack your bags: The Mystery Ranch 3 day assault pack is designed for short-duration tasks, such as day
patrols, and may be the first of a range of new role-specific packs to be introduced.
Photo by LAC Bill Solomou. Photo has been digitally altered
By Capt Anthony Bamford
TANK crews are safer with the intro-
duction into service of an enhanced
armour protection system for the
Abrams.
The Abrams Reactive Armour Tiles
(ARAT) represent the first stage of
enhancements as part of the Tank Urban
Survivability Kit (TUSK) system. TUSK
was initiated by the US Department of
Defense as a result of intensive opera-
tional experience in Iraq.
Consisting of a reactive armour pack-
age, which can be fitted in the field,
ARAT provides enhanced protection in
close and complex terrain against shaped
charge threats such as RPGs.
The equipment, procured by the
DMO under Project LAND 907, has
been fielded to both 1 Armd Regt and the
School of Armour.
A major advantage of ARAT is its
ability to be fitted by the crew in a short
time frame, giving commanders a rapidly
accessible system that can be mounted
quickly and easily when required, to suit
the task and provide the level of protec-
tion deemed suitable by the commander.
CO 1 Armd Regt Lt-Col Scott Winter
said his soldiers recently completed
training on the use of ARAT and were
looking forward to demonstrating its
potential to the remainder of the com-
bined arms team.
The TUSK enhancements ensure
the tank continues to contribute to the
combined arms teams ability to under-
take sustained close combat, whether in
the fundamental infantry support role
or undertaking decisive action, Lt-Col
Winter said.
The next TUSK enhancement is a
Loaders Armoured Gun Shield, which
protects the loader when operating his
weapon outside the loaders hatch.
The program of continuous improve-
ment to the tank aims to ensure the
capability remains at the leading edge of
close combat technology.
Reactive armour
protects crews
Protection: The new Abrams Reactive Armour Tiles improve the tanks
survivability, particularly in urban environments.
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Army September 1, 2011
By Michael Weaver
DEFENCE Secretary Ian Watt will
become the Governments key advis-
er when he leaves the department to
become Secretary of the Department
of Prime Minister and Cabinet
(PM&C).
Dr Watt will enter what he expects
will be the final phase of his public ser-
vice career at PM&C on September 5,
after notching up just more than two
years at Defence.
Dr Watt said he definitely thought
Defence would be his last public ser-
vice position, however, with the cur-
rent Secretary of PM&C, Terry Moran,
retiring, Dr Watt was offered what is
acclaimed as the highest bureaucratic
role in the Australian Public Service.
I dont think you can aspire to a job
like that, Dr Watt said.
I am greatly honoured to be
appointed to the position of Secretary
at PM&C, but I leave Defence with con-
siderable regret.
The position of Secretary of
Defence has been both challenging and
rewarding. I have enjoyed my time here
and I will miss the people that I have
worked with during the past two years.
The people of Defence, military and
civilian, achieve many marvellous things
for the country and it has been a privi-
lege to have been a part of that.
Dr Watts successor is Duncan
Lewis, whose long and successful
career in the ADF included postings as
Commander of the Special Air Service
Regiment from 1990-1992, and later as
Commander Special Forces in 2001.
Mr Lewis is also well known as the
National Security Adviser and will bring
a wealth of experience to Defence.
Likewise, Dr Watt will take advan-
tage of his Defence experience at
PM&C to assist with issues such as
budget, capability, acquisition and sus-
tainment.
Clearly there will be some major
reform agendas to consider, but I will
go to PM&C with a better appreciation
of internal challenges facing major line
agencies, which will help me provide
advice on whole-of-government issues,
Dr Watt said.
He said his time at Defence had been
interesting, almost beyond measure
and he was very cognisant of the chal-
lenges he left behind.
You work for a terrific organisa-
tion, Dr Watt said. Theres some big
challenges ahead, but I ask you to grasp
those challenges and Defence will be a
better place.
Watts last
mission a
prime one
Top bureaucrat: Ian Watt talks with ADF personnel in Afghanistan last year.
He will become Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
on September 5. Photo by Cpl Chris Moore
By Spr Nick Wiseman
THE Royal Australian Army
Medical Corps (RAAMC) will be
presented with a new corps ban-
ner in a ceremony at Enoggera on
November 4.
The banner will be presented
by the RAAMCs new colonel-in-
chief, Governor-General Quentin
Bryce, who accepted the role last
year.
RAAMC Head of Corps Maj-
Gen Paul Alexander said the pres-
entation was a once-in-a-lifetime
event.
It will be the only occasion for
many of us to experience a banner
parade, he said.
Its also the first time for the
banner to be presented by the colo-
nel-in-chief.
The presentation of the
Governor-Generals banner will
become a key event in the history
of the RAAMC, with the current
banner presented more than 30
years ago.
The current corps banner
was presented by the Duke of
Edinburgh in 1974 on behalf of the
Queen Mother, who was colonel-in-
chief until her death in 2002.
The parade will be followed by
a cocktail party on the evening of
November 4, with the laying-up
ceremony to be held the next day.
Maj-Gen Alexander said it
Governor-General to present
new medical corps banner
would be a great opportunity to reu-
nite with old mates.
There will not only be past and
present RAAMC members, but oth-
ers associated with the corps also,
he said.
It will be a significant parade
with more than 200 troops from a
range of different health and sup-
port units.
For more information go to
http://raamcbanner.paulatim.org or email
roger.holmes@defence.gov.au
Heritage: The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps will celebrate a
long history at the banner presentation in November, as illustrated
by these images featuring the Imperial Camel Corps (top) and an
Australian Light Horse field ambulance during WWI.
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NEWS 9
Army September 1, 2011
By Eamon Hamilton
POLICE are challenging Defence members to a
race on September 24.
The track is only 10m, but theres a handicap a
47-tonne Hercules transport aircraft, which teams of
20 people must pull by rope.
The 2011 Law Enforcement Torch Run Plane Pull
will raise money for Special Olympics to support
intellectually disabled athletes.
Last year, Defence, law enforcement and
emergency services teams from around NSW
raised $20,000 in the competition at RAAF Base
Richmond.
NSW Police Public Order and Riot Squad took
the grand trophy when it hauled the Hercules in
13.99 seconds.
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Scott
Whyte encouraged Defence teams to face the chal-
lenge from law enforcement counterparts and partici-
pate in the Plane Pull.
Last years event was great fun for all those
involved, giving people the rare opportunity to pull a
Hercules by rope, he said.
We had more than 500 people support or partici-
pate in the Plane Pull at Richmond last year, and we
want to make this year even bigger.
A team from RAAF Base Richmonds 37 Sqn
has already registered for 2011, and we welcome
other Defence teams that want to participate.
Each team must have 20 people including at least
three women. Registration costs $1000 a team and
members are free to seek sponsorship as they see fit.
For more information, including video of last years event, go to
http://ra.af/nCVf7q
Challenge
set to haul
a Hercules
By LCpl Mark Doran
OPPORTUNITIES to cycle and
raise money for people with epi-
lepsy and help disadvantaged
Australian children were too
good to pass up for Victorias
Cpl Michael Devrell, 4CSSB.
A member of the Australian
Defence Cycl i ng Cl ub, Cpl
Devrell is fundraising by enter-
ing the Ride 4 Epilepsy a six-
hour bike ride for the Epilepsy
Foundation of Victoria and
Around the Bay in a Day a
210km cycle for the Smith Family.
Cycling has been a passion
most of Cpl Devrells life, from
being a paper boy and riding
to school. He entered the Great
Victorian bike ride in 2002, which
led to racing events.
He is back into bike racing
after a partial knee replacement
on his left knee after years of suf-
fering from degenerative osteo-
arthritis.
Cpl Devrell said his wife of 23
years, Margaret, suffered epilepsy
because of operations she had as
a child.
I decided this year to help
rai se awareness of epi l epsy
throughout the ADF and show the
illness is not contagious, he said.
We have become a little
too comfortable at times about
Margarets condition as it is just a
part of our everyday life. Epilepsy
is not a condition to be scared of,
but it is scary when you see some-
one have a fit if you have not seen
a seizure before.
In May, Margaret suffered an
epileptic seizure while having a
shower; when she fell she knocked
the cold water tap off and was
scalded by the hot water while she
was unconscious.
Cpl Devrell said he had already
left for work when the accident
happened and when Margaret rang
him he went back home where
he found her dressing to continue
with her day.
I think Margaret was sorer
than she realised, so I got her back
into the shower under cold water
and rang the ambulance to take her
to hospital, he said.
She then spent the next three
and a half weeks in hospital and
required two skin grafts.
Cpl Devrell hopes to raise at
least $500 in the Ride 4 Epilepsy
on September 25 at Sandown Park
raceway. Hell then aim to raise
$1000 in the 2011 Around the Bay
in a Day for The Smith Family
on October 16, which is an ulti-
mate one-day challenge, taking
thousands of cyclists around Port
Phillip Bay.
For more information and to sponsor Cpl
Devrell in the events, go to//www.every-
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http://aroundthebayfundraising.com.au
Ride for a reason
Two wheels: Cpl Michael Devrell approaches the finish line of a
race with Footscray Cycle Club and, inset, catches up with his wife,
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NEWS 11
Army September 1, 2011
By LCpl Mark Doran
A SILVER medal was awarded to Lt-Col Robert
Likeman, SMO 3 Bde, for his book Gallipoli
Doctors in the 2011 Independent Book Publishers
Awards for best Australia/New Zealand non-fiction
book.
The IPPY Awards, launched in 1996, are designed
to bring increased recognition to deserving but often
unsung titles published by independent authors and
publishers.
In Gallipoli Doctors, Lt-Col Likeman describes
in immense detail the lives of the AIF doctors who
laboured under unforgiving conditions during the
Gallipoli campaign to tend to the wounded and sick.
Gallipoli Doctors is the first volume in the
Australian Doctors at War series. The second vol-
ume, due later this year, will cover the campaigns in
Egypt and Palestine as well as the Naval and Military
Expeditionary Force to German New Guinea in 1914.
Lt-Col Likeman said he was stunned to receive the
silver medal as his publisher sent the book to the New
York organisation without informing him.
The thought that someone might say this is an
exceptional book is really quite humbling, Lt-Col
Likeman said.
Gallipoli Doctors took two years to write and is a
group biography of the nearly 300 doctors who served
in the AIF at Gallipoli in 1915.
They were an interesting group they were the
first to volunteer and included the brightest and best of
Australian medical professionals at the time.
They suffered the same risks of wounding, death
and disease as all the other soldiers.
In what is described as a whos who of the medi-
cal profession, Gallipoli Doctors details the profes-
sional life of the doctors before and after the war in
mini-biographies.
Each officer has his medical qualifications listed
and details of honours and awards where relevant are
also included as well as many photographs of doctors
and scenes of medical units at Gallipoli.
Books silver lining
Winning manuscript: Lt-Col Robert Likeman with his winning book Gallipoli
Doctors. He won the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2011 (New York)
Silver Medal. Photo by Maj Al Green
EXPLOSIVE detection dog Lucky is missing in
action in Afghanistan and likely dead after the same
battle that took the life of Sgt Todd Langley in north-
ern Helmand province on July 4.
During the course of the battle, Lucky broke away
from his patrol and, despite repeated attempts to call him
back, he was last seen in the vicinity of a major insur-
gent concentration. It was not possible for the Australian
soldiers to search for the dog in safety as they were
under heavy insurgent fire.
Australian Special Forces and their Afghan part-
ners have since made all reasonable attempts to secure
Luckys return, including repeated calls to the dog by
loudspeaker and broadcasting an offer of a monetary
reward in the local area.
It was Luckys first operational deployment after
entering service in September 2010.
CO Special Operations Task Group Lt-Col G said
Lucky would be missed.
Our dogs are important to our operations and our han-
dlers form extremely close bonds with their dogs losing
an EDD is particularly hard on them, but it also affects the
whole team who enjoy the company of the dogs.
Lucky will be commemorated on a dedicated EDD
memorial at the School of Military Engineering.
Lucky lost during
battle in Helmand
Casualty:
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Army September 1, 2011
DEFENCE Science and Personnel
Minister Warren Snowdon announced a
$3m boost to the Partner Education and
Employment Program on August 11.
The increase effectively doubles the
amount of program funding available
for education and employment support
to Defence families.
Under these expanded arrange-
ments, the partners of our junior person-
nel will be eligible to apply for a one-
off payment of up to $3000 to access
vocational training and other education
opportunities to help them become job-
ready, Mr Snowdon said.
Applications for the expanded
Partner Education and Employment
Program will be available from the
Defence Community Organisation
website every November, starting this
year.
Mr Snowdon made the announce-
ment when he met with the national
executive of Defence Families of
Australia (DFA) in Canberra during the
organisations annual national confer-
ence on August 9.
He said 2011 was a significant year
for DFA, marking its 25th year repre-
senting Defence families. Defence
Families of Australia plays a key role in
providing Defence families with a voice.
Looking after families: Families will
receive double the one-off payment
for education. Photo by AB James Whittle
The final evaluation phase of a
Government initiative trialling the
provision of basic healthcare to ADF
families is under way.
ADF members and families are
encouraged to have their say regarding
the current and potential future delivery
of healthcare to ADF families.
The trial, which began in May 2009
and is scheduled to end on June 30,
2012, provides access to free basic
healthcare for ADF families living in
remote and regional locations.
An estimated 16,000 dependants
are eligible to participate in the trial.
Feedback from ADF families participat-
ing in the trial, as well as from families
in other Defence locations, is essential
to ensure families are adequately rep-
resented when Joint Health Command
provides trial outcomes and recommen-
dations to the Government.
To participate in the survey follow the link pro-
vided on the ADF family health website at www.
defence.gov.au/health/Dependant_Healthcare/
i-healthcare.htm or contact ADF family health
on (02) 6266 3547.
It brings the views of Defence
families to Defence leadership and to
me and ensures that matters that are
important to families are heard.
Mr Snowdon said discussion cov-
ered a wide range of issues important to
Defence families and he welcomed the
DFA feedback.
Applications are available at www.defence.gov.
au/dco and further information on DFA is avail-
able at www.dfa.org.au.
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family education
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TWENTY-four members of the 4th
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group were
welcomed to the Northern Territory
by Norforce as part of a 17-day
cultural exchange and professional
training exercise.
Held from August 3-19 the activ-
ity aimed to introduce members of
the Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
to Norforce, show how the unit
operated throughout the Northern
Territory and generate camarade-
rie, respect and a shared knowledge
between the two units.
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Rangers is to provide a military
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ern, coastal and isolated areas of
Canada which cannot conveniently
or economically be covered by other
elements of the military similar
to the role Norforce undertakes to
conduct surveillance and reconnais-
sance across the Top End.
Cultural change
On the beat: Canadian Ranger Derek Ito and Norforce Pte Drew Perry work together during a bush
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14 WORLD NEWS
Army September 1, 2011
By Cpl Zenith King
NOT many people can say they
have deployed on two operations
more than four decades apart but
its a reality for ARes Pte Keith
Moodie, 13 Bde.
Pte Moodie celebrated his 61st
birthday on July 14 shortly before
returning from a Solomon Islands
deployment some 43 years after his
time as a tank gunner in Vietnam.
Pte Moodie said he could not
compare the two operations.
This is not a declared or unde-
clared war zone, he said.
Vietnam was an undeclared war
and you knew going there you could
get hit because there was an active
war going on between the north and
south.
Here in Solomon Islands we are
peacekeeping and trying to help the
country become self reliant.
In Vietnam, Pte Moodie was a
Centurion tank gunner with C Sqn,
1 Armd Regt. During two different
incidents in 1968 and 1969 his squad-
ron was hit by land mines.
We had our share of good times
and bad times and no matter where
you go freedom costs, he said.
The day after the first incident
in 1968, one of my mates, Mick
Hannaford, was killed by a mine.
The following year in Long Hai,
a guy in my tent, Jimmy Kerr, also
died. War costs lives.
After Vietnam, Pte Moodie dis-
charged from the regular army but,
feeling something was missing, he
joined the reserves in 1987 and was
posted back to C Sqn, 1 Armd Regt.
The recruiting officer told me
they had become a reserve unit, he
said.
To me that was a privilege
because that is who I served with in
Vietnam and I was one of the first
guys to go in as a reserve member.
Since re-enlisting in the Army, Pte
Moodie spent time at Bandiana as
an Everyman, worked at the 2000
Olympics on Operation Gold and,
most recently, deployed to Solomon
Islands.
Ive been blessed to be able to
travel around with the Army and do
different things. Ive had the privi-
lege of doing things others have never
done, he said.
The cream on the cake for me
would be to also do a Timor deploy-
ment because of what my dad went
through there during World War II.
He didnt talk much about it but
Long stretch
between ops
he told me he was ambushed by the
Japanese one day and had to throw
his Bren gun away to escape and was
lost in the bush for two days.
Different deployments: Pte Keith Moodie recently returned from Op
Anode, which was the second operational deployment of his career. His first
deployment was to Vietnam in 1968 as a Centurion tank gunner with C Sqn, 1
Armd Regt, inset (file photo).
Photo by Cpl Zenith King. Centurion tank photo provided by the Australian War Memorial
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WORLD NEWS 15 Army September 1, 2011
By Capt Lacey Western
INTERNATIONAL
Stabilisation Force soldiers
in East Timor got down and
dirty for a good cause when
they supported the inaugu-
ral Timor-Leste Airlines Car
Rally TLA Raid.
TLA Raid invited entrants
to take to the islands roads
and trails, with all funds
raised being donated to
various charities across East
Timor.
The 44 participants
travelled over two days and
400km to take in the spec-
tacular landscape, with the
rally also giving teams the
opportunity to go beyond the
city limits of Dili and meet
residents in the outlying dis-
trict villages of East Timor.
The Australian-led ISF
provided a vehicle recovery
team and an advance party to
ensure the route was clear.
Flt-Sgt Mark Eaton
headed the advance party and
described the experience as a
highlight of his deployment
to Operation Astute.
The scenery was spec-
tacular and every village we
passed through we were met
with warm welcomes and
a chorus of bon dia (good
morning), Flt-Sgt Eaton
said.
While the people were
friendly, the skies were not.
Before long, the often pre-
dictable rain clouds had gath-
ered overhead and opened up
on the rally. The downpour
quickly turned the roads to
slick mud and even the hardy
Land Rovers were put to test.
The recovery vehicle was
soon called on to rescue the
rallys catering van, which
had fallen victim to the
treacherously muddy track.
Among other race casual-
ties were none other than the
advance party, which had to
be winched out of a ditch
after losing traction in the
mud.
There were a few more
grey hairs after that but luck-
ily no one was hurt and it
wasnt long before we were
back on the road, Flt-Sgt
Eaton said.
It was fantastic to be able
to get out into the community
and support an event that
is working towards helping
those in need in East Timor.
Dirty work as
troops rally
Cleaning up: Sgt DeGuzman (inset)
washes his dirty DPCUs after helping
the recovery team winch the advance
party Land Rover back onto the road.
Photo by Flt-Sgt Mark Eaton
Support team: Flt-Sgt Mark Eaton,
Sgt Arsenio DeGuzman and Gnr John
Vanloon at the overnight location for the
Timor-Leste car rally near Umabocu
Village. Photo by Cpl Melina Mancuso
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WORLD NEWS 17 Army September 1, 2011
AS A tiny island nation in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, the
Kingdom of Tonga is about as far
away from England as it is possi-
ble to be. Yet Tongas King George
Tupou V celebrated his birthday on
August 1 in the finest of British tra-
ditions, with a spectacular birthday
parade and military tattoo.
Australian Army Band Kapooka
and the United States Marine Corps
Forces Pacific Band (Hawaii) joined
more than 200 Tongan Defence Service
(TDS) personnel in the festivities.
With colours flying and massed
bands playing, the TDS paraded in
a highly disciplined and professional
display that would not have been out
of place in the grounds of Buckingham
Palace.
In keeping with his love for all
things British, King Tupou V was
received on the parade in his official
vehicle a London black cab.
Australias Governor-General,
Quentin Bryce, was the reviewing
officer for the parade and the Kingdom
of Tonga Military Tattoo 2011 was
also part of the birthday celebrations.
AAB Kapooka performed a selec-
tion of well-known Australian tunes
from Waltzing Matilda to Land Down
Under and Khe Sanh.
However, it was the rendition of the
Tongan haka by WO2 Ray Hingston,
and Musns Scott McCormick and
Kaid Normington that brought down
the house.
OC AAB-K Maj Peter Thomas
said while the bands musical prowess
impressed, its haka provided the com-
edy for the evening.
Somehow, three skinny white
guys performing the haka wasnt con-
vincing, he said.
But it was enough to bring the
house down in uncontrollable laughter
and earned the band a rare acknowl-
edgment from His Majesty, who
enjoyed AAB-Ks professionalism and
sense of humour.
Maj Thomas said the visit to Tonga
did have a serious side and the band
helped maintain relations between
Tonga and Australia.
It was exciting to see that despite
its size and limited facilities, the TDS
was a well-trained, disciplined and
motivated force.
Maj Thomas said the trip was also
a chance to renew acquaintances, as
many of the TDS musicians were
trained at the Australian Defence
Forces School of Music.
Best of British traditions
Banding together: The massed bands of Tongas Royal Corps of Musicians, AAB Kapooka and the
USMC Forces Pacific Band rehearse for HM King Tupou Vs birthday parade in front of the palace (above)
and Drum Majors WO2 Ray Hingston and SSgt Brad Rehrig congratulate each other after a successful
mass band performance during the Kingdom of Tonga Military Tattoo 2011 (right).
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18 WORLD NEWS
Army September 1, 2011
AFTER more than eight months
of successful service in the Middle
East, the quiet but determined
efforts of the 190 members of
Force Support Unit 4 (FSU 4) have
come to an end.
The team, which hailed from
about 50 parent units, was triserv-
ice and provided logistics support
to ADF operations in Afghanistan
and the Gulf region of the MEAO,
assisting more than 2350 ADF per-
sonnel since December last year.
CO FSU 4 Lt - Col Ron
Armstrong said the team bond-
ed tightly from the outset of the
deployment.
We acknowledged that Defence
members from each of the services
were serving under the same con-
ditions and that the strengths of
each service needed to be drawn
upon to build our own Joint
Team Australia culture, Lt-Col
Armstrong said.
One month in, and if it wasnt
for the different service insignia on
our uniforms, it would have been
impossible to tell who was from the
Navy, Army or Air Force.
He said the team forged even
closer ties after the death of LCpl
Andrew Jones at Patrol Base
Mashal on May 30.
This was a tragic incident for
the sailors, soldiers and airmen of
the FSU.
Our thoughts remain with LCpl
Jones family and friends, he said.
We decided that the best way
to honour a mate, who was so com-
mitted to his work, was to work
even harder ourselves. So for the
final two and half months we
were out on our feet exhausted but
deservedly proud of our achieve-
ments.
While deployed, the unit accom-
plished a number of key feats,
which included:
Rolling out the Crye Cam
Precision Assault Uniform and
Tiered Body Armour System
to soldiers deployed with the
Australian Mentoring Task
Force.
Supporting the establishment of
new contract arrangements for
Middle East logistics and base
support.
Resupplying patrol bases using a
contracted helicopter.
Providing enhanced catering,
environmental health and camp
maintenance support to MTF
patrol bases.
Although our role was not as
well publicised as some other units
who are serving over here, it was
an honour to work extremely hard
to support our Australian broth-
ers and sisters who put themselves
in harms way every day, Lt-Col
Armstrong said.
Quiet achiever
a good support
Support staff:
CO FSU 4 Lt-Col
Ron Armstrong
removes the units
flag to mark the
end of its eight-
month deployment
during a transfer
of authority parade
(top) and awards
active service
and campaign
medals to Pte Levi
Cladingboel and
Sgt Jodi Tripcony
(above left and
right).
Photos by
PO Damian Pawlenko
MTF 3 soldiers have been passing on
their first-aid skills to members of the
Afghan National Army (ANA) engi-
neer section.
Cpl Scott Credlin, from the
Operational Mentoring Liaison Team,
said the course offered a hands-on
approach to basic first-aid skills.
He said the Afghan soldiers
responded well to this style of teaching,
where the instructor demonstrates the
technique and the ANA soldiers then
practise on each other.
We find the hands-on teaching is
effective, Cpl Credlin said.
They learn so much more and
they can take these skills back to their
Kandak and teach others.
The course starts early in the
morning because it is Ramadan.
We observe their religious require-
ments to fast during the day, so early
morning is the best time as they have
just had a meal before the sun comes
up.
MTF 3 combat engineers have been
working with the ANA engineer section
since arriving in Afghanistan in June,
mentoring and conducting training
where required.
First aid lessons
for ANA soldiers
Medical tips: Pte Elizabeth Flook helps Afghan soldiers fit a triangle
bandage during the basic first-aid course, at Multi-national Base Tarin Kot.
Photo by AB Jo Dilorenzo
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20 CENTREPIECE Army September 1, 2011 21
MAJ Filip Likar, HQ 1 Div, was the shining
light in the Armys Nordic Skiing and Biathlon
Association (ANSA) team as he beat all competi-
tors to be crowned best overall ADF male skier at
the ADF championships.
ANSA put in a strong performance at the ADF
Nordic Skiing and Biathlon Championships held
at Mt Hotham from August 7-11.
Despite losing to Navy, the mens team domi-
nated the biathlon event, also winning the best
male track team award.
The camaraderie between all services was evi-
dent at the event, but the competition was serious.
ANSA President Lt-Col Owen Richmond said
despite the variable weather conditions, the team
had performed well.
The Army Biathlon team reaped the benefits
of good training with strong skiing and shooting
results to provide yet another win for the mens
team, Lt-Col Richmond said.
Unfortunately operational commitments and
unavailability of our female skiers resulted in an
overall loss when female results were taken into
account.
This is a sport that is open to all comers at all
levels of experience, and we look forward to see-
ing more first-time skiers competing in the first
two weeks of August next year.
ARMY NORDIC RESULTS: Best male track team, Army 1st;
ADF biathlon Army 1st; mens biathlon patrol, Army 2nd; best
overall ADF male skier, Maj Filip Likar. ADF championship
winner: Navy 1st, Army 2nd, RAAF 3rd
LS Paul Berry joined our winter competitors to capture the action as Army narrowly retained its title
of alpine champion at Mt Hotham from August 7-12. Our biathletes also put in a strong showing to
finish second behind Navy.
Team Army go
down fighting
LS Paul Berry
of alpine champ
finish second be
Mens boardercross
1. Capt Alistair Court, Army School Logistics Operations, 2.
AB Kyle Cronin, 3. Pte Michael Noar, 3RAR.
Mens boarder giant slalom
1. AB Kieran Revell-Reade, 2. Sgt Troy Radbone, Army School
of Ordnance, 3. Capt Alistair Court.
Womens boardercross
1. Sgt Bianca Kaden, 1 Int Bn, 2. Pte Sophie Crawford, 176 Air
Dispatch, 3. Flt-Lt Amanda Gosling.
Womens boarder giant slalom
1. Flt-Lt Amanda Gosling, 2. Sgt Bianca Kaden, 3. Cpl Julie
Lakotij, 1HSB.
Womens boarder parallel giant slalom
1. Flt-Lt Amanda Gosling, 2. Sgt Bianca Kaden, 3. Cpl Julie
Lakotij.
Alpine womens giant slalom
1. Cpl Zoey Pepper, AAB-M, 2. Maj Claire Baker, OC, 108 Sig
Sqn, 3. Leut-Cmdr Danna Radnidge.
Alpine womens slalom
1. Maj Claire Baker, Leut-Cmdr Danna Radnidge, CPO Kez Dickie.
Patrons trophy for most improved: Pte Sophie Crawford
2011 Womens alpine champion: Maj Claire Baker
2011 Mens snowboard champion: Capt Alistair Court
2011 Mens snowboard champion team: Army
2011 Womens snowboard champion team: Army
2011 Champion Service: Army
ALPINE RESULTS
Snowboard champion: Capt Alistair Court competes in the parallel giant slalom.
Winners are grinners: Maj
Claire Baker competes in the
giant slalom event during the
International and National Alpine
Snowsports Championships at
Mt Hotham, Victoria. She was
crowned 2011 womens alpine
champion.
Sheer relief: Maj Filip Likar, HQ 1 Div, crosses the finish line in the relay event of the nordic skiing and
biathlon championships.
Lining up: Maj Shane McNamara takes aim in the novice biathlon at the ADF Nordic Skiing and
Biathlon Championships at Mt Hotham.
Balancing act: Cpl
Julie Lakotji faces off
in the parallel giant
slalom. She finished
third in the event.
Go ahead jump: Pte
Michael Noar gets some air
during a heat of the mens
boardercross event.
Winning run: Cpl Zoey
Pepper skies her way
to victory in the giant
slalom event.
AJ Claire Baker, 108 Sig Sqn, was crowned womens alpine
champion and Capt Alistair Court, Army School Logistics
Operations, mens snowboard champion as Army took out
the 2011 champion service at the International and National
Interservices Alpine Snowsports Championships at Mt Hotham from
August 7-12.
The results went down to the wire with Army narrowly defeating Navy
in a neck-and-neck competition.
The championships brought together the best of ADF, APS and British
Combined Services alpine skiers and snowboarders for four days of
focused training and elite competition in difficult weather conditions.
The mens and womens Army snowboard team were crowned the 2011
Australian Defence Alpine Snowsports Association (ADASA) Champions.
Strong performances from Pte Michael Noar, 3RAR, Sgt Troy Radbone,
Army School of Ordnance, Sgt Bianca Kaden, 1 Int Bn, and Cpl Julie
Lakotij, 1HSB, kept Army in the top rankings on the scoreboard.
The performances by Cpl Zoey Pepper, AAB-M, who won two ski
events and Sgt Kaden highlighted the depth of the Army team.
Team manager, Maj Murray Nelson, Army HQ, credited the victory to
the Armys team focus.
A lot of people perceive skiing and snowboarding as being individual
sports, but we play on the team result and the team times very strongly,
said Maj Nelson.
Our guys are really focused on getting a clean run as opposed to per-
sonal glory, which has been one of our strengths.
Mens snowboard team captain Sgt Radbone said one of the highlights
was seeing a full complement of female snowboarders on the mountain.
The womens snowboarding competition was only introduced last year,
so its great to see all services fielding close to a full team, Sgt Radbone said.
A British services contingent of four performed strongly, but was nar-
rowly beaten by the ADF in the international section of the competition.
The ADASAVice President and Chair of the Championships, Col Phil
Langworthy, Army HQ, said he was impressed with the depth of talent at
the championships.
While weather, visibility and snow conditions were highly challeng-
ing, numbers were up, competition was intense and spirit on and off the
snow was one of outstanding camaraderie, Col Langworthy said.
He encouraged all skiers and boarders to register their interest for the
2012 ADASA international tour through their service representatives.
The Association is hopeful of taking a full complement of male and
female skiers, boarders and paralympic athletes to the 2012 British event
and building on the success of the 2010 tour, where ADF members per-
formed strongly, he said.
AVM Chris Spence (retd), a patron of ADASA, said the championships
were an outstanding example of joint activities in todays ADF.
The conduct of the championships reinforces teamwork, joint and
collaborative endeavour and camaraderie among and between the three
services, AVM Spence said.
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22 LETTERS Army September 1, 2011
On duty or not?
I AM writing in reference to W.H.
Bradds letter Origins of the veterans
salute (Army, August 18).
I served in the Army for 18 years ARA
and 10 years GRes and followed normal
military protocols when in uniform.
Before joining the Army, I attended
many funerals of returned servicemen
with my father and, since being back in
civvy street, for some of my own former
colleagues.
My father explained to me that the
placing of the right hand over the left side
of the chest was in fact to cover the med-
als in respect of the fallen. In this way it
was done with the fingers extended and
not made in the form of a fist.
The main point being that the fallen
soldier was given the respect of the sol-
diers from rank and file and not by any
awards that may have been displayed by
the members attending the celebration of
another persons life.
True or not, it sounds reasonable to
me and I do not know the origins of the
practice, only what my father passed
down to me.
John Parker
Cairnlea, Victoria
Veterans salute a mark
of respect for the fallen
WE MAY all soon be entitled to an allowance
of $192 to compensate for purchasing non-
standard-issue boots (Army, July 7).
With about 25,000 ARA and 20,000 ARes per-
sonnel, this equates to over $8.5 million in cash
payments plus all the costs associated with paying
this through ROMAN.
Are we not in the middle of a $20 billion stra-
tegic reform program?
Havent we just closed the messes at Russell
and Victoria Barracks Melbourne in the name of
SRP?
Does every ARA member get uniform allow-
ance?
Does every Army member get issued boots?
This policy is beyond belief.
How is it possible that our senior leadership
can permit approval of such unnecessary expendi-
ture when we are penny pinching throughout the
organisation?
How do such policies get through?
Was there an enormous cry from soldiers to
have their uniform maintenance allowance supple-
mented so that they could purchase non-standard-
issue clothing items?
By the way, I am pretty keen on the shiny
green jackets with the rising sun on the front and I
have always wanted to purchase a para jacket.
Would it be possible for AHQ to approve me
an allowance to buy these items?
Lt-Col Craig Madden
CO 4CER
Ringwood East, Victoria
Arent we
trying to
cut costs?
AFTER taking part in the Army
Cultural Standown day and recent
events within my sub-unit I would like
to seek clarification on a point.
Thr oughout t he Ar e you an
Australian Soldier? DVD it was stated
that you are on duty 24 hours a day,
seven days a week and also that Army
values are 24/7, even when not in uni-
form.
There are numerous policy docu-
ments which reiterate the point and rely
on the fact that military service is 24/7.
So I am on duty 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, therefore I and
all ARA members are subject to the
Defence Force Discipline Act at all
times. This I fully commend and agree
with; we are, after all, a totally volunteer
force.
Quite rightly then, if I have an alter-
cation over a stand down weekend,
which is subsequently deemed as unac-
ceptable behaviour, I will be subject to
the military discipline system.
However, if I have an accident over
the same stand down weekend, I would
be deemed as not on duty. I am led
to believe that I will not be covered
by the Military Rehabilitations and
Compensation Act as it is not a service
injury.
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classed as on duty for one thing and not
on duty for another?
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Facing the fight to survive
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THE RAAFs Combat Survival
Training School (CSTS) has
implemented significant changes
to its suite of ADF survival courses
during the past 18 months to incor-
porate the latest techniques and
procedures used in operations.
Based at RAAF Base Townsville,
the CSTS offers four survival
courses: Aircrew Environmental
Survival, Aircrew Combat Survival,
Cold Weather Survival and the Unit
Combat Survival Officers Course.
The school also supplements unit-
specific force preparation training.
All of these courses are available to
ADF personnel, but two of them are
mandatory training for ADF aircrew.
CO CSTS Sqn- Ldr Davi n
Augustine said ADF aircrew typical-
ly completed both mandatory aircrew
environmental and combat survival
courses back-to-back in three weeks.
The environmental survival
course prepares the students to ditch
anywhere in a peacetime environ-
ment. It teaches them how to survive
in sea, arid and jungle environments
both as part of a team and individu-
ally, Sqn-Ldr Augustine said.
Realistically, after a crash, given
that Australia is so big and its popu-
lation density is so low, there is a
chance aircrew could spend hours or
days waiting for a rescue party.
The environmental course teach-
es them how to take care of them-
selves at the crash site while they are
awaiting rescue.
This is a fairly arduous and chal-
lenging course, and the students typi-
cally operate outside of their comfort
zones. At the end of it they feel more
confident about surviving in isolated
and austere environments.
Once the students complete the
two-week Aircrew Environmental
Survival Course they move on to the
week-long Aircrew Combat Survival
Course, which requires them to
apply their learned skills in a simu-
lated non-permissive environment.
The Aircrew Combat Survival
Course introduces an enemy pres-
ence and teaches the students how to
survive in a hostile setting, Sqn-Ldr
Augustine said.
This course isnt about putting
a dagger in your teeth and engaging
the enemy its about learning how
to evade the enemy and repatriate
with friendly forces.
We continue to incorporate con-
temporary methods that are being
used in operational theatres around
the globe.
He said crash site defence train-
ing was a recent addition to the com-
bat survival course.
The CSTS has never offered
training on defending a crash site
before, now it is one of the many
training opportunities in the combat
survival course.
We recognise that its an impor-
tant task that some aviators or their
passengers may be forced to do.
Once aircrew students complete
both the environmental and combat
survival courses, they are deemed
ready to deploy on operations,
although they are encouraged to also
complete the Cold Weather Survival
Course, held in Mt Hotham, Victoria.
Cold Weather Survival Course
Instructor PO Andrew Watson said
the next cold weather courses,
to be held from between August
27-September 2 would comprise
about 20 students from all three ser-
vices, PO Watson said.
This course teaches students
how to move, survive and evade the
enemy in a cold environment above
and below the treeline.
During the course they learn
cold weather theory as well as practi-
cal skills such as how to build shel-
ter, light a fire and produce fresh
water, PO Watson said.
The final two courses that CSTS
offers are the Unit Combat Survival
Officers Course, designed to train
unit-specific survival trainers, and
Force Preparation Training, for units
preparing for operations overseas.
These courses are challenging
but all you need to get through them
is a healthy attitude and sense of
humour, Sqn-Ldr Augustine said.
For more information on the courses visit
the CSTS website on the DRN at http://
intranet.defence.gov.au/raafweb/sites/CSTS/
It isnt about
putting a dagger
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about evading the
enemy ...
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New skills: Students at the Combat
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Fast movers certified
By LCpl Mark Doran
SOLDIERS from 1RAR proved
their ability to deploy quickly and
effectively when they made a short-
notice deployment to Shoalwater
Bay Training Area before Exercise
Talisman Sabre began.
Operation Barracuda was the
1RAR Ready Battlegroup Certification
Exercise held at the Shoalwater Bay
Training Area from July 6-15 and was
based on a short notice, quick deploy-
ment, security and stability operation.
The scenario of the operation had
the soldiers from Lavarack Barracks
dealing with displaced people, the res-
toration of law and order and popula-
tion protection.
Making use of the aircraft, surveil-
lance and other assets at Shoalwater
Bay for Exercise Talisman Sabre,
the battlegroups main effort was at
the urban operations training facility
(UOTF).
Combat Team Alpha made an air
mobile insertion to secure the UOTF
and give the local security forces
confidence. The team commenced a
patrolling regime with the locals and
started key leadership engagements.
Capt Alex Neve, 2IC A Coy 1RAR,
said the overall concept of the opera-
tion was to enable local forces to rein-
state their own security, allowing the
battlegroup to leave without the need
for a prolonged operation.
The battlegroup came together
well, particularly at the combat team
level, and our support elements from
the other 3 Bde units assimilated rap-
idly, Capt Neve said.
The major challenge of the activ-
ity was going from conventional train-
ing and kinetic operations, where
infantry are doing traditional infantry
roles such as platoon attacks, to a less
conventional style of operation.
We were not primarily target-
ing the enemy through our weapons
effects, instead we were targeting them
through information operations and
use of the indigenous security forces
for legitimacy.
Operation Barracuda was defi-
nitely a valuable exercise and a great
learning opportunity, which enhanced
where we were at with our training
and gave us new and important lessons
to take away with us.
Soldiers wore the Integrated Laser
Engagement System (ILES) equip-
ment over their body armour for the
operation, which created a realistic
tactical environment.
The system accurately replicates
the firing capabilities and weapons
effects by detecting hits from laser
bullets and accurately tracks exer-
cise participants then relays their sta-
tus in near real time to the exercise
control.
Cpl Steven Hall, 1RAR, said it was
good to be involved in a realistic exer-
cise run by CTC.
We carried a bit more kit than
usual, including the ILES, but our
boys did it well, Cpl Hall said.
Readiness: Pte Tyson Napier, 1RAR, patrols towards a group of local security forces at Shoalwater Bay Training Areas urban operations training facility during the 1RAR certification exercise.
Inset, all personnel in the facility, including civilian role players, are mapped out for CTC referees using the Integrated Laser Engagement System. Photos by US Marine Captain Staci Reidinger
Time to relax: From left, Cpls Alex Bashford and Steven Hall enjoy a well-earned hot meal with their platoon
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FEATURES 27 Army September 1, 2011
A sight for sore eyes
An MTF 1 officer has received a unique trophy to
go with his Meritorious Unit Citation the glasses
that saved his eyes, LS Paul Berry reports.
F
OR one cavalry officer a pair of
shrapnel-scarred ballistic glass-
es were an unlikely highlight
of Long Tan Day commemora-
tions at Brisbanes Gallipoli Barracks
on August 18.
Capt Aaron Ci mbal j evi c, who
joined MTF 1 colleagues in receiving a
Meritorious Unit Citation, was reunited
with the protective glasses he was wear-
ing when wounded by an IED during a
patrol in Afghanistans Mirabad Valley
last year.
Capt Cimbaljevic had only positive
things to say about his personal protec-
tive equipment.
I can verify that these glasses really
do work I would have lost an eye for
sure if I wasnt wearing them, he said.
I would use the analogy you
wouldnt face up to Brett Lee without
protective equipment and its the same
facing up against the Taliban or any other
threat.
It doesnt make you bulletproof or
IED-proof, but it does reduce the risk of
injury and disfigurement.
Director Diggerworks Col Jason
Blain (CO MTF 1 at the time Capt
Cimbaljevic was wounded) said it was
great to give the glasses back to their
owner.
Evidence of the shrapnel effects on
the glasses demonstrates the absolute
value in wearing the issued equipment
we give our soldiers for personal protec-
tion, Col Blain said.
You can see the effects of the blast
from the scarring on the glasses and,
as Capt Cimbaljevic has testified, these
glasses, I believe, saved his eyesight.
Col Blain, who was on the patrol
when Capt Cimbaljevic was wounded,
said the event was traumatic.
I was in a position to see the guys
react and respond to it a CO doesnt
usually get that perspective, but to be
on the ground at the time that a soldier
is seriously wounded and to see that
response gave me great confidence, Col
Blain said.
Our men and women had been
trained very well prior to deploying and
the whole response and evacuation was
top-shelf.
Capt Cimbaljevics injuries were
classed as critical category alpha and he
was evacuated promptly.
The guys on the ground were bril-
liant at everything they did and the
courage, commitment and self-sacrifice
to come in and put their lives at risk,
Ill be forever grateful to them, Capt
Cimbaljevic said.
The glasses have been with the
Defence Sci ence and Technol ogy
Organisation, which analysed the blast
force, penetration effects and effective-
ness of the ballistic eyewear.
But now, Capt Cimbaljevic has other
ideas for his glasses. Theyll be going
straight to the pool room, he said.
Blast from the past: Capt Aaron Cimbaljevic receives the protective glasses
he was wearing when wounded by an IED from Col Jason Blain.
Eye saver: Capt Aaron Cimbaljevic tries out the glasses that protected his eyes from shrapnel when he
was wounded by an IED in Afghanistan with MTF 1. Inset, Capt Cimbaljevic immediately after the incident.
Photos by LS Paul Berry
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calendar.
East Ti mor Def ence For ce
(F-FDTL) soldiers were on parade for
the 36th anniversary of Falintil Day,
which recognises the formation of
the East Timor Liberation Army on
August 20, 1975.
The parade was reviewed by the
East Timorese President, Jose Ramos-
Horta.
Held at the Government Palace in
Dili, the event was attended by inter-
national diplomatic and military per-
sonnel, including ISF Commander Col
Luke Foster and Deputy Commander,
New Zealand Lt-Col Chris Powell
(NZDF).
An honoured guest at the parade
was former CDF Gen Peter Cosgrove
(retd).
Gen Cosgrove is highly respected
in East Timor for his role leading the
Interfet mission in 1999.
The anniversary came as F-FDTL
personnel were working closer than
ever before with ISF troops.
East Timorese personnel joined
forces with the Australian and New
Zealand troops of the ISFs Anzac Coy
to battle a simulated insurgency for
As East Timor marks the 36th anniversary of Falintils formation, Flt-Lt John McCourt joins
Anzac and East Timorese soldiers training together in counter-insurgency operations.
East Timor celebrates heroes
National pride: East Timorese soldiers raise the flag at the Falintil Day parade.
Honour guard: F-FDTL soldiers parade in Dili to mark Falintil Day, recognising the 36th anniversary of the formation of the East Timor Liberation Army. Photos by Cpl Melina Mancuso
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joint training Exercise Tubaraun in
August.
The exercise involved a beach land-
ing from HMAS Betano and a raid
on a land-based facility to detain and
remove insurgents.
New Zeal and pl at oon com-
mander Lt Ross Bidlake said the
East Timorese soldiers lived, ate and
trained with their ISF counterparts
during the exercise.
It was great to see them looking at
how we do things and we also learnt a
thing or two about how they go about
it, he said.
The aim was to demonstrate that
we can work very effectively together
that were both professional forces
and that we have the ability to cooper-
ate in a sophisticated manner.
HMAS Betano sailed from Darwin
for the exercise and hosted a series of
rehearsals and real-time drills, with
soldiers and military vehicles embark-
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Dili and Manatuto.
ISF commander Col Foster said Ex
Tubaraun was a classic example of the
ISF and F-FDTL working together for
security and stability in East Timor.
The way the forces came together
in the spirit of professionalism and
mutual-respect was heartening and
augers well for the countrys future,
he said.
Enhancement of the ongoing
relationship between our respective
armed forces is important and reflects
the good work being undertaken
by the ADFs Defence Cooperation
Program.
The 36th anniversary parade also
marked the official demobilisation of
Falintil, with a ceremonial handing
over of the forces guerrilla arms by
Falintils former supreme commander,
East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana
Gusmao, to F-FDTL Commander Maj-
Gen Taur Matan Ruak.
Maj-Gen Taur Matan Ruak said the
demobilisation of Falintil honoured the
countrys independence fighters
Leaders
reunite:
F-FDTL
commander
Maj-Gen
Taur Matan
Ruak greets
former CDF
Gen Peter
Cosgrove
(retd) at the
Falintil Day
parade. Gen
Cosgrove led
the Interfet
mission into
East Timor
in 1999.
REFORM activities are continuing to achieve effi-
ciencies and identify savings around Army.
Recently, the Soldier Career Management Agency
(SCMA) conducted the first five-day rapid improve-
ment event (RIE) that targeted a specific area with no
special lead-in training for participants.
It was also the first time the current Lateral Transfer
and Trade Transfer processes were mapped from end-
to-end.
Participants conducted detailed analysis that identi-
fied a number of initiatives that when implemented will
streamline the process and reduce the costs involved.
These initiatives could reduce the cost of both
transfer processes by up to $175,000 a year in staff
wages which equates to 409 days a year in staff hours.
These efficiencies will free up more time to conduct
future improvement activities.
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It is another example of commonsense, smart prac-
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Safety overhaul
WORKPLACE induction training is about
to get an overhaul as the new Work Health
and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act) comes
into effect on January 1, 2012.
The Act marks an historic point in health
and safety law reform as, for the first time,
all states and territories will operate under a
single legal framework.
Brig Andrew Bottrell, Army HQ, said
this meant Army needed to take a good, hard
look at the way it was doing things.
As a first step, our OHS and other key
policy documents will be amended to reflect
Work Health and Safety (WHS) require-
ments, he said.
The ArmySAFE Manual, as well as the
TRAMM-L and related health polices, are
being updated to reflect the Defence WHS
Manual and the requirements of the new
WHS legislation.
Further to this, Brig Bottrell said revised
training and information sessions would be
developed for a range of appointments with-
in Army.
Enhancing
SCMA transfer
processes
The Work Health and Safety Act 2011
represents a new way of looking at safety
governance and reflects the changing
nature of work in the modern world. It
comes into effect on January 1 and, for
the first time, the Commonwealth with
all the states and territories will operate
under a single legal framework.
WHS ACT 2011
The information and training sessions
will target the SLG, CO/RSM, ACOSTC,
safety appointments and individuals.
Also, the broader Army will be engaged
in an information campaign over the remain-
der of this year. If you are reading this, then
you are seeing one part of that campaign and
come the new year, we will all participate in
a new-look induction program, known as the
Force Preservations Induction (FPI).
Col Phil Langworthy, Directorate of
Assurance and Safety, said the FPI differed
from the Force Preservation Awareness
(FPA) package introduced earlier this year.
FPA standardised the delivery of annual
mandated training such as equity and diver-
sity, fraud and security, he said.
Conversly, the new FPI training is a leg-
islated requirement, which means everyone
working in or visiting Army workplaces
will have to possess the minimum level of
information, knowledge and instruction to
safely complete their tasks or activities.
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Army to army talks:
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held in Brisbane from
August 9-12. The
delegations were led
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Tucking in: Capt Christian George, CT-U, enjoys some Singaporean cuisine as part of the Singapore
National Day celebrations in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Twenty Singapore Armed Forces personnel
serve at Multinational Base Tarin Kot. Photo by AB Jo Dilorenzo
On a musical mission: The Beatles Abbey Road album cover might have been the inspiration for this photo, but these deployed guitar-carrying chaplains were on a different mission to
help arrange some guitars for the church services at the Ghan Chapel in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan. From left, Sqn-Ldr Garry Hooper, Maj Steve Cloudsdale and Lt-Col James Cosgrove stride
across a zebra crossing at Al Minhad Air Base. The Air Base Welfare Committee raised the funds for the guitars, stands and plectrums from the profits of the sale of snacks and merchandise
sold at the Beaches canteen, as well as from pay-day raffles. Photo by PO Damian Pawlenko
Country boys: Cpl Matthew Ellis, Sgt Brett Lyndon and Capt Glenn Anderson,
all from Sale in Victoria, are serving in East Timor at the ISF workshop.
Photo by Cpl Melina Mancuso
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Caught in the Crossfire
Author: Matina Jewell
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Reviewer: LS Paul Berry
RRP: $29.99
IN JULY 2006
Hezbollah militants
ambushed an Israeli
patrol near the Lebanon
border, killing four sol-
diers and capturing two.
Israels response was
quick and ferocious, trig-
gering a month-long war
with Hezbollah fighters
that spread throughout
Lebanon.
Maj Matina Jewell
was an unarmed UN
Military Observer trapped
in the middle.
Caught in the
Crossfire is her dramatic
account of the conflict
and an intimate view of
the physical and mental
impact war can have on a
soldier.
Maj Jewell was seri-
ously injured in a vehicle
accident during the con-
flict and had to be evacu-
ated to Cyprus. She has
medical conditions as a
result of her service and
discharged from the Army
in 2009.
Following a request
from her, the Government
reclassified the 33-day
Israeli/Hezbollah conflict
as warlike for the ADF
members who were UN
Military Observers at the
time.
Caught in the
Crossfire describes the
highlights, challenges
and frustrations facing a
female officer deployed
in the Middle East and
working in a male domi-
nated multinational UN
environment.
Maj Jewell draws out
experiences and emotions
that will be familiar to
many ADF members who
have deployed for any
length of time.
The book details her
fight through conflict,
injury, tragedy and
depression through to
recovery.
Her story is one of
courage and resolve.
Caught in
Mid-East
conflict
DIKKO By Bob Dikkenberg
Cowboys and Aliens
Director: Jon Favreau
Starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford
Rating:
WITH the US summer blockbuster
period in full swing, theres no short-
age of big-budget action flicks for
moviegoers to choose from. Cowboys
and Aliens is one of them, but it
hasnt been well received by film crit-
ics, who have slammed it as clichd
and predictable.
Although there are some let downs
with the film, mostly in the screenplay, for
those whore happy to suspend their dis-
belief for two hours of action, Cowboys
and Aliens has plenty going for it.
First, director Jon Favreau (Iron Man)
is a genius when it comes to making big,
explosive action movies with enough heart
to feel like more than a loosely connected
string of CGI clips the people responsi-
ble for the Transformers franchise should
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Second, Daniel Craig and Harrison
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And third, making an action block-
buster with a completely unique premise
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developing some of the finely crafted
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LIFESTYLE 33 Army September 1, 2011
WEARING safe protective equipment
and clothing is essential when riding
any type of motorcycle on any road
surface.
Research into protective clothing
by the Motorcycle Council of NSW
(MCC) says well-designed and made
protective gear can prevent or reduce
some types of injury in a crash.
ADF RideSmart coordinator Dave
Shipley said the research found it was
important to choose the safest riding
gear, which offered the best protection.
Many riders know motorcycle
gear such as jackets, boots, pants, hel-
mets and gloves can cost more than
$1500, Mr Shipley said.
The research also says riders
should ask themselves what are they
paying for?
Was it purchased as a fashion
statement or for protection from injury,
weather or other road users?
The research also found evidence
from independent British testing which
suggested some motorcycle gear for
sale did not provide adequate levels of
injury protection.
Well-designed motorcycle gear
can keep riders alert by reducing
dehydration and fatigue.
While Australia doesnt have
set standards for motorcycle protec-
THE next RideSmart courses will be
held in September and October. The
courses include theory and practical
instruction on:
Knowledge and techniques to
manage the risks riders face in
normal traffic conditions, such as
space management, observation
skills, anticipation and response
actions to minimise the risk of
crashing.
Covers aspects such as rider
posture on the motorcycle,
obstacle avoidance, emergency
braking, cornering techniques and
slow speed manoeuvring.
The need for suitable safety
clothing.
The need to ensure the motorcy-
cle is roadworthy and safe to ride.
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Nowra. September 17: Oakey. September 23:
Sydney. September 24: Albury/Wodonga. Octo-
ber 7: Williamtown. October 13: Perth. October
14: Brisbane. October 26: Adelaide. October 28
Sydney and Darwin.
Enquiries on courses can be made to
RideSmart@defence.gov.au
Riders need to
dress for success
tive clothing, established European
standards set minimum levels for the
construction and test performance of
motorcycle gear, Mr Shipley said.
These standards should be used
by riders when buying items claim-
ing to provide protection from injury
and look for European Standards CE
labelled items.
Riders should also choose cloth-
ing with bright colours and contrasts,
which will make them more visible on
the road.
Further information on how to
choose the right protective clothing is
available from:
Motorcycle Council of NSW Inc
www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au
Vi ct ori an Transport Acci dent
Commission www.spokes.com.au
There are limits to what protective
clothing can do in the event of an acci-
dent.
If a rider is hit or collides with a
solid object, nothing will protect from
the impact.
But wearing the right gear may
help minimise some injuries and
ensure a more speedy recovery by
keeping wounds clean.
To help with those incidents where
good riding gear is not enough, the
RideSmart program for ADF rid-
ers improves rider knowledge and
skills. For more information, contact
RideSmart@defence.gov.au.
Most of the information for this story
was obtained from the Motorcycle
Council of NSW website.
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Preparation the key: Wearing protective gear may help with fatigue and
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All fizz and no fuel?
Caffeine-filled drinks may give you a hit, but experts
say they are not ideal before working out. Cfn
Max Bree reports.
A
SUGARY, caffeine-laced ener-
gy drink is often a favourite
of those struggling with slow
mornings or sluggish after-
noons, but now they are becoming the
fuel of choice when getting ready for a
big weights training session.
While the drinks are becoming more
popular before a gym session, experts are
divided over how much benefit they are
giving.
Professor Jeff Coombes, an authority in
sports performance and nutrition from the
University of Queensland, said the drinks
could help get people to the gym, but they
would not offer much extra strength or
speed.
Its probably promoting the behaviour
associated with doing exercise, Professor
Coombes said.
If someones having it then going to
the gym, then thats what we want them
to do.
There may be some increase in stimu-
lation but its more of a boost to the cen-
tral nervous system.
Cpl Doug Bentancor, a PTI at 1HSB,
said personnel should be careful of having
caffeinated drinks before cardio training.
Caffeine causes a diuretic effect that
can lead to dehydration, he said.
During intense cardio this could put
your body in a state where it can lose too
much fluid.
But Cpl Bentancor said caffeine before
weights training was generally accepted,
with most over-the-counter pre-workout
supplements having more caffeine than an
average energy drink, such as Red Bull, V
or Mother.
Caffeine is approved by the Australian
Institute of Sport for use by athletes, he
said.
But when having energy drinks, take
into account that its not just caffeine
youre getting undesirables like sugar.
Professor Coombes sees this use of
energy drinks as similar to other workout
supplements, where the benefits can be
restricted to expectations.
In studies, if you give athletes a sup-
plement that has no effects but tell them
its the greatest thing since sliced bread,
they believe it, he said.
With workout supplement ingredi-
ents being largely unregulated and not
independently tested, Professor Coombes
encouraged people to be careful when
using them.
For Cpl Bentancor, the simple fuels for
training remain the best fuels.
He advised gym-goers to eat
carbohydrates 30 minutes to one hour
before training to give the energy needed.
Having energy drinks before training
is just hype. But having proper nutrition,
you cant beat that, he said.
Not the best boost: Consuming an energy drink before working out might stimulate the senses, but it
can lead to dehydration. Photo by LAC Bill Solomou
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36 SPORT Army September 1, 2011
Army dominates squad
By LCpl Mark Doran
ARMY pl ayer s domi nat ed
selections for the International
Defence Rugby Competition
(IDRC) squad after the Possibles
and Pr obabl es cl ashed i n
Canberra on August 17.
Twenty-two Army players were
selected in the squad with anoth-
er eight named in a reserve squad
after 60 of the best players in the
ADF showed their prowess in their
last chance at rugby glory in the
cold and wet conditions at ADFA.
The 35-man squad has until the
last week of September to impress
the selectors when the final team
of 27 players will be announced for
the IDRC starting on October 1.
ASRU Coach Capt Damien
Cahill, said the watch list had been
running for seven months and the
game gave the selectors an oppor-
tunity to watch the players in their
primary and secondary positions
and judge their individual skill lev-
els and their on-field intellect. I
couldnt have been happier with
the weather we had for the trial
match, Capt Cahill said.
We will most likely encounter
similar spring/wet conditions when
we play in October and especially
if we are good enough to play in
the finals in New Zealand.
We now move into the domes-
tic tour phase for ASRU, which
will provide us with an excellent
opportunity to be physically and
mentally prepared for the IDRC.
Three solid games, each harder
than the previous one, will see us
in a really good position for the
opening IDRC match on October 5
against Tonga.
IDRC patron CDF Gen David
Hurley launched the IDRC at RMC
on August 24 and said the competi-
tion was the result of two years
hard work bringing an idea to frui-
tion which extended beyond rugby.
The most important thing is to
provide opportunities for men and
women of the ADF to excel at the
sports they love within the organi-
sation, Gen Hurley said.
We have the Tongan Defence
Services playing, and they will
be hard, and having the Peoples
Liberation Army team playing is
extraordinary and we are delighted
they have taken up the challenge.
The Royal Navy and British
Army teams are very strong and
both have been beaten by the
French team who will be a very
strong team as well.
The IDRC will be a fantastic
occasion, not only for us as specta-
tors, but for the soldiers, sailors and
airmen who will be participating in
the competition.
Our long-term ambition for the
IDRC is to align it with the future
World Cup Rugby competitions
and I know the British armed forc-
es are keen to run it in England in
2015.
The ADF squad now plays three
domestic lead-up games against
Victoria Kapooka on September
10, Aust r al i an Uni ver si t i es
Rugby Union on September 17
and Sydney Victoria Barracks on
September 24.
Capt Trent Beilken, HQ Forcomd
Cpl Tom Boole, 2HSB
LCpl Joven Clarke, 3RAR
Maj Scott Davidson, ACSC
Pte Isikeli Fukofuka, 1RTB
Capt Ben Grumley, QUR
WO2 Shaun Jolley, 1 Regt, RAA
Tpr Isaac Harris, 17CSSB
Sgt Ben Jones (Vice Captain), SME
Sgt Dean King, 1RAR
LCpl Shaun Kober, 5RAR
SCdt Tony Luxford, RMC
Lt Peter Muller, SUR
Cfn Jeremy Nelson, AAvnTC
Pte Adam Nixon, ALTC
Pte Ben Radmall, 9RQR
Spr Shaun Richardson , 21 Const Regt
Cpl Craig Rogerson, 8/9RAR
Pte Tristan Salvi, 7CSSB
Cpl Adrian Sutter, 1RAR
Pte John Tanuvasa, 8/7RVR
Bdr Harley Whaikawa, 2/10 Fd Regt
RESERVES
OCdt Lewis Crothers, ADFA
Lt Luke Ebneter, RMC
SCdt Matthew Jones, RMC
OCdt Scott Kelly, QUR
Pte Apaitia Matalau, 10FSB
Cpl Bronson Mitchell, 20 STA Regt
Spr Skorupa Matthew, 1CER
Pte Heath Toon, 9FSB
ARMY SQUAD MEMBERS
Out to impress: Maj Scott Davidson, ACSC, (above left) sets himself in the lineout at the Possibles versus Probables match at ADFA on August 17
as Capt Trent Beilken, HQ Forcomd, (top right) clears the ball from the base of a ruck. Both players have been named in the preliminary squad.
Photos by LAC Bill Solomou
Game on: CDF Gen David
Hurley launches the IDRC.
Photo by LCpl Mark Doran






SPORT 37 Army September 1, 2011
By Flt-Lt John McCourt
THERE is one thing thats pretty tough
about East Timor its mountainous
terrain. ADF personnel are finding out
how challenging it can be in a new way.
Welcome to the sport of mountain
biking in East Timor a sport that is
helping shape the young countrys inter-
national credentials.
Tr oops of t he Aust r al i an- l ed
International Stabilisation Force (ISF)
recently took part in East Timors
National Mountain Bike Championships
that drew the cream of the countrys
cyclists.
The championships are a prelude
to the Tour de Timor to be staged from
September 11-16 an event that has cap-
tured the cycling elite from around the
world and is demonstrating just how far
East Timor has come in terms of peace
and stability.
Eighteen ISF members joined about
130 locals in the 52km championships
that took competitors along an inland
and coastal route of stunning scenery yet
torturous climbs and breakneck downhill
runs.
While a few had some painful spills,
the ISF did itself proud with the leading
ISF rider, Pte Arthur Gatt, finishing sev-
enth overall.
The event also drew entries from the
countrys security sector, including the
Timors ups
and downs
ADF Cyclists will head for the hills for
the Defence road championships on
September 15 to be held at the Royal
National Park in Sydney.
The course starts and finishes at
Watamolla Beach with the A grade
riders completing 84km, the B grade
53km and C grade and women 26km.
The road race counts towards part of
the overall championship. Riders also
have to do well in the 50 minutes +
two laps criterium at the Sutherland
Shire Cycling Club on September 16
and the 39km time trial at Holsworthy
Barracks on September 17. For more
information, contact LS Suzie Peterson
at susanne.peterson@defence.gov.au,
(02) 9359 4403 or 0404 518 541.
East Timor Police Force and the East
Timor Defence Force.
Local East Timorese riders dominat-
ed the race as road cycling continues
to grow as a national sport, alongside
soccer.
From September 11-16, eight ISF rid-
ers will step up for the 552km Tour de
Timor. If they thought the mountain bike
championships was tough, the Tour de
Timor is considered the toughest bike
ride of them all.
ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mountain high: LCpl Lloyd Godfrey
followed by Pte Daniel Fox and
Deane Prescott make their way
uphill during the gruelling East Timor
Mountain Bike Championship race in
Dili as Lt Paul von Bertouch (inset)
celebrates crossing the finish line.
Photos by Cpl Melina Mancuso
By John Martin
THEY say it is the horse race
that stops a nation but come
November 1 the Melbourne
Cup will stop two nations at the
Australian national softball cham-
pionships in Victoria.
More than 100 men and women
representing the Royal New Zealand
Air Force, the Royal New Zealand
Navy and the New Zealand Army
will contest the titles alongside
about 150 ADF players at Werribee,
near RAAF Base Williams.
But they will not be playing on
Tuesday, November 1, which falls
smack in the middle of the titles,
because thats a designated rest day.
Very conveniently, Flemington race
course is only 20km away.
Its a big year for the Australian
Defence Soft bal l Associ at i on
(ADSA), which will be celebrating
its 25th anniversary with the titles.
Since the inception of the titles
in 1987, the New Zealanders have
been regular visitors here their
Navy once, Air Force thrice and
Army four times but this will be
the first time they have all been here
at the same time.
The games, t o be hel d at
Presidents Park, start on October
30 and continue on October 31, with
the rest day on November 1, and
then resume on November 2.
The Kiwis will compete against
the Australians in those preliminary
matches, but on November 3 the
best of the Australian teams and
best of the New Zealand teams will
separate for their own grand finals.
That night ADF mens and
womens teams of 15 players will
be named for Test matches against
New Zealand on November 4.
ASDA secretary WO2 Virginia
Morris, Robertson Barracks Medical
Centre, has been with Defence
Softball since 1997 and said some
On track for good innings
of the old players had disappeared
but over the years the association
continued to grow and match-
es against the Kiwis were always
tough.
We have a lot of young people
who come through, and a mixture of
experienced players and those who
have never played before, who come
and have a go, she said.
The New Zealand softball teams
are usually quite strong, especial-
ly the mens teams. Our womans
teams normally do well each year
and the games are always very com-
petitive and well fought.
There is a bit of history there,
particularly over the past 10 years
when the ADF women and New
Zealand have each won their fair
share of games.
The ADF men, however, have
won just once and that was in
December 2009 when they beat
New Zealand 4-3 at RAAF Base
Williamtown. The ADF women also
won 15-2 on that day.
ADSA is keen to unearth photographs of
the early days of the national titles (the
women started in 1987 and the men came
on board in 1993). So check your photo
albums if you think you can contribute. For
more information, contact Alicia Matene
(03) 92564057, 0412 576 368 or email
Alicia.matene@defence.gov.au
In form: Veteran player WO2 Virgina Morris fires a ball down for the
Northern Territory at a recent tournament in Singapore.
READING a health article in the
previous edition of the service
newspapers on fun run training
has inspired me to participate in
The Canberra Times Fun Run and
Family Walk on September 11.
This will be my first fun run, so
information from the article is going
to help my preparation.
The challenge has come at the
right time of my fitness campaign
the Join Bill Campaign.
Over the past few weeks I have
extended my running routine and
have incorporated an overload ele-
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could say I have adopted the Cliff
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38 SPORT Army September 1, 2011
By Scotty Tobias
ARMYS march towards NSW lawn
bowls supremacy continued to gain
momentum after a strong performance
at the NSW Interservice Lawn Bowls
Championships held at Newcastle on
August 2-3.
Despite finishing third behind Air
Force and Navy, the margins between
the three teams suggests it wont be long
before Armys recruiting drive pays off.
Among the action was Defence lawn
bowls debutante Maj Noel McCrossan,
HQ Forcomd, whose rink was skippered
by services national team member WO1
Steve Sobolewski, School of Inf.
Maj McCrossans baptism to Defence
lawn bowls made him realise how much
he had underestimated the sport.
It looked a lot easier than it actu-
ally was to play and there is definitely
more teamwork, tactics and competitive
spirit in the game, contrary to my initial
impressions, he said.
A former Army rugby union player, as
well as a downhill skier, scuba diver and
alpine trekker, Maj McCrossan was qui-
etly surprised by how much environmen-
tal awareness was required in the game.
Knowing the ground and how
it changes throughout the day and its
effects on the trajectory of the bowl
requires a continual and adaptive
approach. Judging distances and balanc-
ing the pace required were also essential
elements, he said.
Maj McCrossan was one of 16 players
for Army across four rinks with his rink
managing a win against Air Force and
a loss, by just one shot on the last end,
against Navy.
All up, Army won two rinks and lost
four rinks by three shots or less, with the
remaining two rinks going down by big
enough margins to decide the results.
In both matches Army was almost
level on the all-important master boards
with one third of the respective games
remaining, however, it was not to be.
With NSW being the stronghold of
lawn bowls in Defence, the rise of Army
lawn bowls was demonstrated when six
Army players were chosen to represent
NSW at the National Championships in
Brisbane this September.
Players selected for NSW team: WO1 Steve
Sobolewski, School of Inf, Cpl Dale Reeves,
Special Op Logistics Sqn, Sgt Brian Tisdell,
S7 Trg and Doctrine, Lt-Col Murray Lott, HQ
Forcomd, WO1 Tony Finneran, Defence Res Spt,
Cpl Dennis Roff, School of Inf
More details on lawn bowls can be found at
http://intranet.defence.gov.au/lawnbowls
Six players picked
to represent NSW
By LCpl Mark Doran
SHARP shoot er Cpl Davi d
Mickel, 1 Armd Regt, will be rep-
resenting the Northern Territory
in the 2011 Provincial Teams
Match at the Belmont Shooting
Compl ex i n Bri sbane from
October 8-19.
The Army medic will be joining
shooters from 15 countries includ-
ing Australia, New Zealand, United
States, Canada and South Africa
competing in the World Long
Range Individual Championship
and the National Queens Prize.
Worl d l ong range shoot -
ing began in the 1850s with the
production of the Minie and
Enfield rifles, which were used
effectively at ranges out to 800
pacesagainst Russian artillery in
the Crimean War.
Cpl David Mickel said he has
been shooting all his life though
only became involved in competi-
tion shooting four years ago.
We fire a single-shot rifle
with open sights, as scopes arent
allowed in my discipline. We use a
sling and wear a shooting jacket at
ranges from 300m to 900m, Cpl
Mickel said.
Last year I won a silver medal
at the Northern Territory Queens
Prize at the 700m range and was
second in my grade on the inter-
club championships.
Cpl Mickel fires an Australian-
made .308 calibre Omark Model
44 with a 40-year-old action and
said he had so far introduced four
soldiers to the sport of full bore
shooting.
Obviously if you are good
enough you could be selected for
the Commonwealth Games team
and represent Australia internation-
ally, he said.
Sights set on
state match
Sharp shooter: Cpl David Mickel checks for wind changes between shots with his Omark Model 44 on
the rifle range.
Learning the ropes: Bowls debutante Maj Noel McCrossan, HQ Forcomd,
rolls one down at the NSW Interservice Lawn Bowls Championships.
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Young shuffle but as long as I keep
up the momentum, I will be fine.
Since its inception in 1975,
the event has raised more than
$900,000 for the Heart Foundation.
You can enter the 10km run or the
5km family walk/run.
I will be joined by family and
colleagues, so once again I put out
the challenge to local Canberra-
based service personnel to join.
The Canberra Times has been
kind enough to offer Army readers
late registrations until September 4.
If you plan on joining, please
contact me at vasilis.solomou@
defencenews.gov.au. We may be
able to put together a team entry.
And just remember, potato
farmer Cliff Young won the hearts
and admiration of a nation in 1983
when, at the age of 61, he won the
first Westfield Sydney to Melbourne
Ultra Marathon.
For more information about the event, visit
www.canberratimesfunrun.com.au
If you only do one thing this year to support Legacys widows and young
families in Queensland, do it through The Sunday Mail Suncorp Bridge
to Brisbane. Get behind the ADF teams at www.legacycares.org.au
Legacy in Queensland is the Major
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SPORT 39 Army September 1, 2011
By LCpl Mark Doran
FIVE ADF members were selected
for Hockey Australias Country rep-
resentative senior and under 21
teams at the 2011 Australian Country
Championships held in Port Lincoln
from July 30 to August 6.
Maj Amanda Meech, 1 MP Bn, Cpl
Jessica Antonovich, 16RWAR, Cfn
Gareth Hoddinott, ALTC (NQ), and LS
Talei Stoll, HMAS Sydney, were select-
ed for senior honours while LAC Megan
Macauslan was selected for the under-21
team.
The under-21 mens and wom-
ens teams will represent Australia at
the Oceania Pacific Cup in Fiji during
December.
The senior teams will participate
in a tour planned to include Thailand
and Malaysia, where they will compete
against national representative teams.
Maj Meech was surprised to be
selected for the national team and said
when she first started representing the
ADF in hockey it was something she was
working her way to, but not expecting.
I am looking forward to the chal-
lenges and the opportunity of playing at
the next level of this sport, Maj Meech
said.
Disappointing results for Defence
Hockey in the championships left the
mens and womens teams low on the
ladder but the scores were not indicative
of the closeness of the competition.
The ADF women won their first
match against Western Australia 3-1 by
holding on to their first-half advantage to
take the points. A strong first half again
gave them a 3-2 win against SA. But
losses against NSW 4-0 and Victoria 3-1,
followed by a semi-final loss against
Queensland 9-1, and in the bronze medal
game against Victoria 6-1, left the ADF
women fourth on the ladder.
Coach CPO Damian Crick said the
team was a fresh and enthusiastic group
who came together well and overcame
the loss of several experienced players.
They should be proud of their
achievements in the competition, as they
stood at second at one point before suc-
cumbing to the high tempo of this drain-
ing tournament, CPO Crick said.
Maj Meech said the ADF womens
side was a relatively new team with new
players.
Last year we were third so we still
finished in a similar place on the lad-
der. We just couldnt pull it together in
the couple of games we needed to place
higher.
The ADF mens team tied against
Victoria 6-6 and lost all other matches
during the pool competition. It lost a
hard-fought game for sixth place against
Victoria 4-0, giving the ADF the wooden
spoon for the championships.
Coach Leut Andy Bewick said it was
a rebuilding year for the team, having
lost several senior players from the back-
line after last year.
We had no problem scoring and our
attack was one of the most feared in the
competition, but the constant errors in
defence prevented the ADF from placing
themselves into the semis and the pos-
sibility of higher honours, Leut Bewick
said.
The ADF men farewelled their popu-
lar veteran team manager, WO2 Scott
Downs, Museum of Australian Army
Flying, who has held the job since 2003.
WO2 Downs said the greatest pleas-
ure he had in his Army career was to
take charge of the ADF mens hockey
side and listed highlights as winning the
three-Test match series against the Royal
Air Force in 2010 and the mens grand
final against Queensland at the 2007
Australian Country Championships.
I will certainly miss the contact of
working with the ADF team this time
next year, WO2 Downs said.
ADO personnel who wish to get in touch with
the ADF Hockey Association should contact the
Association at defence.hockey@defence.gov.au
RAAF streak squashed
ADF players
make grade
Desperate times: Cfn Gareth Hoddinott, ALTC, takes on his Victorian
opponent in the country championships. Photos by PO Danny Harber
Impressive: Cpl
Jessica Antonovic
gained selection in the
Australian country team.
NINE years of RAAF domination came to an end
at the 2011 Australian Defence Squash Nationals
at RAAF Base Williamtown from August 7-12. A
countback gave Army a six-point advantage and the
title.
OCdt Elliot Geddes beat fellow ADFA student
OCdt Matthew Brunker with a score of 3-0 for the
mens open championship, though APS member Julie
Medway beat Pte Leesa Rowan, School of Inf, 3-0 in
the womens open event.
Armys team of OCdt Elliot Geddes, OCdt Matthew
Brunker, LCpl Steve Gill, 9FSB, and Cpl David
Monaghan, 8/12 Med Regt, beat the Air Force team on
a points countback after the matches were tied at 2-2.
OCdt Geddes is in his third year of studying aero-
nautical engineering and won the Australian Defence
Squash Nationals in 2009. He played number one in
the Australian Defence team in the UK tour last year
as well as playing division one for the Woden Squash
Club.
He said it was great to get the title back from the
Air Force.
I couldnt make it last year as I couldnt get time
off and I hope there will be opportunities to play the
sport in overseas competitions in the future, he said.
A highlight of the nationals was meeting people
from the wider ADF environment who I wouldnt nor-
mally get to meet, which is great for my professional
development and I had a good match in the final with
OCdt Brunker, who also plays in the Canberra league.
OCdt Brunker is in his second year at ADFA major-
ing in business and said it was fantastic to take the
squash title away from the Air Froce.
The nationals was a well-run event in a good
location with a diverse group of competitors, OCdt
Brunker said.
Army also showed strong form in the individual
events, with an all-Army final in both the mens open
and A grade events.
More information is available at
http://intranet.defence.gov.au/pspg/sites/Squash/
Boilover: OCdt Matt Brunker (top) takes on Air
Forces Cpl Craig Baldwin during the Australian
Defence Force squash titles at RAAF Base
Williamtown and OCdt Elliot Geddes (above)
receives his winners trophy from Leut-Cmdr
Nicholas Barker. Photos by LAC Mark Friend
September 1, 2011
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ADF hockey
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