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CHIEF of Army LTGEN Angus Campbell will become the new CDF in July and CJOPS VADM David Johnston will become the VCDF, replacing VADM Ray Griggs.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announce-ment in Canberra on April 17.

RADM Mike Noonan was named as new CN to take over from VADM Tim Barrett.

Mr Turnbull praised LTGEN Campbell’s leadership in pre-vious positions.

“I want to congratulate LTGEN Campbell, the Chief of Army, and of course he’s well known in that role and his many other roles, including as the Commander of Operation Sovereign Borders. He brings leadership and experience to this vital role,” Mr Turnbull said.

AVM Mel Hupfeld will take

on the role of CJOPS, while CAF AIRMSHL Leo Davies will remain in his position.

“We have in Angus Campbell somebody who will build on the remarkable legacy of [current CDF] Mark Binskin and his leadership, as David Johnston will on the legacy of Ray Griggs. Know that we’ve got the best peo-ple for these vital roles,” Mr Turnbull said.

“Let me also acknowledge and pay tribute to ACM Mark Binskin for his outstanding leadership in the role. He has brought a couple of very important characteristics to those roles; a calmness and a good humour, which are occasionally in short supply at times of highest tension.”

All senior leaders are appointed to their positions for four years.

CA LTGEN Angus Campbell addresses the media after being named incoming CDF with, from left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Defence Minister Marise Payne and CDF ACM Mark Binskin at Parliament House, Canberra.

VADM David Johnston, far left, will become VCDF and RADM Mike Noonan, left, will become CN.Main photo: Jayson Tufrey

Best people for senior ADF roles, says PM

Out of sight but still on targetSGT Max Bree

INCOMING missiles will have a dif-ficult time surprising Navy’s new Hobart-class DDGs following tests of a new network capability aboard HMAS Hobart and NUSHIP Brisbane.

Known as Cooperative Engagement Capability, or CEC, it combines radar and fire control information from ships and aircraft, within a network, into a high-fidelity track picture, allowing weapon systems to engage air threats using data from other ships.

The system doesn’t add new radars or weapons, but uses existing sensors and weapons within a taskforce network more effectively.

CAPT James Nash, of the AWD Program in CASG, said the capability would provide Navy with new levels of interoperability and opportunities for increased roles in a coalition force, with DDGs sharing targeting data in real time with each other as well as US warships and aircraft.

“This means the combat system on a Hobart-class DDG can use sensor data from the CEC network to identify a threat before the ship’s sensors can see it, and commence a missile engage-ment that can occur at maximum range,” CAPT Nash said.

Navy’s use of the system in April is a first by a nation other the United States, highlighting the trusted partnership between the two countries.

Future Frigates will also feature the CEC, as well as the Aegis Combat Management System, together with a Saab-developed interface paired with CEA Technologies’ phased array radar.

This is part of the government’s new enterprise approach for combat manage-ment systems as a component of the national naval shipbuilding plan.

Other capabilities in the ADF that are exploring integration with CEC include the Integrated Air and Missile Defence Program (AIR 6500 Phase 1) and the E-7A Wedgetail AE&WC Capability Upgrade Program (AIR 5077 Phase 6).

Future trials of the CEC are planned for each of the Hobart-class DDGs’ Combat System Qualification Trials to be carried out in the US.

Enemy threat identified by assets in CEC network

Assets exchange track files over the CEC network

The network, using CEC data, determines the most efficient way to deploy the most capable weapon to elimi-nate threat

HMAS Hobart fires a Harpoon blast test vehicle in the East Australian Exercise Area.Photo: SBLT John Wilbraham

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TWO Seahawk Romeos from 816SQN, HMAS Albatross, left the warmth of the NSW South Coast on April 16 to hunt for submarines off the coast of Scotland, courtesy of two Air Force C-17 Globemasters.

The MH-60R crews are joining personnel from 14 other nations in Exercise Joint Warrior, a large multinational event organised by the UK Ministry of Defence, off the west coast of Scotland.

COMFAA CDRE Chris Smallhorn said it would be a good experience for those involved.

“The opportunity to partici-pate in this high-end warfight-ing activity will certainly test the crews, as will the environ-

ment, but the Romeo is state-of-the-art and the crews are keen to prove the capability at this level,” CDRE Smallhorn said.

“Previous iterations of the exercise have been attended by 14 nations with 35 ships and submarines, as well as support-ing maritime patrol and rotary- wing aircraft.

“This year’s exercise is expected to include two conven-tional and one nuclear- powered submarine, so it is bigger than the majority of anti-submarine warfare exercises we conduct here.”

CDRE Smallhorn said the four-week exercise provided an opportunity for Navy crews to operate in a highly complex anti-submarine warfare environ-ment enabling evaluation and development of joint tactics.

Seahawks put to testRomeos to Scotland for warfare exercise

Patrol boats for E. TimorAUSTRALIA will gift Timor-Leste two new patrol boats as part of the government’s commitment to regional maritime security.

The announcement on April 19 follows the agreement between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in November.

Defence Minister Marise Payne said the vessels would help enhance Timor-Leste’s capability to patrol its maritime borders and protect its natural resources.

“The boats will be sovereign capabilities of Timor-Leste, with Australian advisory, maintenance, infrastructure and other support,” Senator Payne said.

“This enduring assistance makes this agreement a 30-year

commitment to supporting Timor-Leste’s security and prosperity.”

The package is part of the longstanding bilateral Defence Cooperation Program.

Austal will build the addi-tional two vessels for Timor-Leste

under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Project, which is worth more than $300 million.

Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said the number of Guardian-class patrol boats being built by Austal and gifted as

part of the program was now 21.They will be delivered to 13

nations from late 2018.On current build schedules,

the two vessels for Timor-Leste will be available in the second half of 2023.

Australia will provide two of the Guardian-class patrol boats to Timor-Leste.

One of the MH-60R Seahawks is loaded onto an Air Force C-17 at HMAS Albatross for transportation to Scotland to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior.Photos: Pup Elliott

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HMA Ships Anzac, Toowoomba and Success completed a port vis-its to Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines in April.

The visits were part of a three-month South-East Asia deployment.

During the port visit to Ho Chi Minh City, the three ships conducted a logistic resupply and local engage-ment with Vietnam People’s Armed Forces and local government offi-cials.

During the port visit to Subic Bay, Anzac and Success conducted a logistic resupply, as well as local engagements with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and government dignitaries.

In Kota Kinabalu, Toowoomba conducted an official function with Malaysian Armed Forces and local officials before participating in a passage exercise with the Royal Malaysian Navy on departure.

CJOPS VADM David Johnston said the deployment provided an opportunity to continue to build a working relationship with Vietnamese counterparts and engagement with Australia’s ASEAN partners.

“I am particularly pleased that we are able to complete this port visit in the 20th year of Australia-Vietnam defence relations,” VADM Johnston said.

He said the visits also provided an opportunity to strengthen military ties with the Armed Forces of Malaysia and the Philippines.

“Our enduring military-to-military engagement activities contribute to security and stability in the region,” VADM Johnston said.

“We have longstanding relation-ships with the Armed Forces of Malaysia and the Philippines, and these visits provide a great opportu-nity to build new friendships.”

During their deployment to the region, Anzac, Toowoomba and Success are also participating in a series of activities with other nations in the region including Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.

Toowoomba and Success will par-ticipate in Exercise Bersama Shield in the coming weeks.

The exercise aims to enhance interoperability and strengthen the professional relationships of Five Power Defence Arrangement nations through the conduct of maritime, land and air operations in a multi-threat environment.

LCDR Dallas Gray

A GROUP of volunteers from HMAS Success visited an orphanage during a port visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

Members of the ship’s company visited the Thi Nghe Shelter for Orphans and Children with a Disability to spend time with the children.

ABBM Kate Larsen said it was a valuable experience.

“It was so rewarding to see the joy we brought to the kids and the positive impact we had just by being with them for a few hours,” AB Larsen said.

“I’ll never forget their smil-ing faces.”

CHAP Andrew Thorburn said he was humbled by

the interactions with the Vietnamese at the shelter.

“I was so impressed by the love, care and commit-ment of the many staff,” CHAP Thorburn said.

“The kids were great fun and it was lovely when one of them sang for us.

“We had plenty of laughs together when we were invited to join in a mini dance party.”

The shelter caters for more than 300 orphans with a range of disabilities. The personnel were given a tour of the shelter and relished the opportunity to sing and play with the children.

The activity is one of many being conducted on port visits during the ship’s South-East Asia deployment.

Maintaining ties and friends in the region

Humbling experience for members of crew

SMNBM McKenzie Tobin, front, and ABML-C Jason Nosworthy play with some of the children at the shelter.

HMAS Anzac conducts a replenishment at sea with HMAS Success during the deployment. LSML-S Phoebe Evans listens to the brief before the RAS (inset right) and ABBM Stefanie Arteaga (inset left) returns equipment afterwards. Photos: LSIS Kayla Jackson

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Humbling experience for members of crew

WO2 Mathew Dabinet, ABML-SC Cheryl Sutherland, POB Jordan Bradshaw, Defence Attaché Colonel Nerolie McDonald, LSBM Stephanie Hourigan and SMNML-SC Linda Hannah at the shelter.

HMAS Toowoomba’s crew are greeted by performing artists in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

HMAS Success sailors LSML-SC Lulu Gray and SMNBM Ailsa Schwerin with Filipino sailors on the wharf at Subic Bay.

ABCIS Natasha Deakin keeps look-out from the bridge wing of HMAS Anzac.


PTE Renee Breeze

A SAFER way to play with fire, and selfies you’re allowed to take at work, bagged Navy top honours at the Defence Work Health and Safety Awards ceremony in Canberra on April 17.

The awards recognise initiatives of Defence personnel in work health and safety, with Navy picking up wins in two of three categories and runner-up in one other.

Reducing the risk of heat-related injury during firefighting training earned POB Cameron Symons the highest award in the individual con-tribution category.

It took a year of careful data col-lection, but PO Symons said he was rapt with the result of his investiga-tion.

He said his sailors were being over-exposed to heat while in the fire units, because the heat management plan that was in place was designed for chemical warfare suits.

“The heat management tool showed we were safe to train, but the state the staff were in after a few hours’ training with the fire showed they were over-exposed to heat and at risk of sustaining a heat-related illness or injury,” PO Symons said.

“The tool we had only dealt with ambient air temperatures and additional protective clothing, not the excessive temperatures we were dealing with inside the fire units, so it was the wrong application.

“Once that was realised, we start-

ed from scratch and built our own management tool.”

PO Symons’ heat management tool is now used at Navy’s three schools where fire is used in train-ing.

Picking up the prevention award, LCDR Raelene Stephensen was commended for promoting safe work practices through Navy Cadet units.

Her inspiration was borne partly from her background in safety and partly from the radio.

“I was driving to work and heard a Queensland government ad about being sun-safe,” she said.

“Safety is something on my soft side, so the equation of safety and selfie made sense as a way to engage with young people.

“Within a week of launching the #safetyselfie, we had 170 entries from 90 per cent of Navy Cadet units, each submission unique and suited to a safety situation.

“I’m proud of the cadets who came up with the selfies and the lingo. Even though I created the idea, they came up with the product.”

HMAS Perth was also commend-ed with runner-up in the prevention award. Members of the ship’s crew developed an activity program to enhance the wellbeing of personnel while on deployment.

The award winners will be entered into the Comcare Work Health and Safety Awards, which will be presented at the Comcare National Conference on September 18 in Melbourne.

Sailors’ ideas on fire

Sailors can be exposed to extreme temperatures during fiirefighting training.Photo: ABIS Bonny Gassner


CPL Julia Whitwell

THREE musicians and an engineer-ing officer took to the mound to rep-resent Navy at the Australian Army Skills at Arms Meeting (AASAM) from April 17-22.

The week-long domestic com-petition ended in a duel between POMUSN Gordon Orr, of HMAS Moreton, and ABMUSN Robbie Sandner, of HMAS Cerberus, with PO Orr claiming his third – and possibly last – Navy Champion Shot title.

PO Orr’s win was even more

meaningful because he will retire from service this year and is tied for the highest number of titles for Navy.

“I won Champion Shot in 2011 and 2014 and I also came first in 2015, but there weren’t enough competitors, so they didn’t count it,” PO Orr said.

For a Champion Shot match to count, the competition usually needs five or more shooters, but this year permission was granted for just four to compete.

“We got here on our own steam so that Navy would be represented,” PO Orr said.

“When we asked if we could still have a title this year, they took it to the higher command, and they said we would be able to compete and it would count.”

Chief umpire CPOB Michael Blake said the Navy representatives, who were all from non-weapons-han-dling rates, outperformed their roles.

“They did reasonably well, consid-ering the amount of training they got,” he said.

“This is way outside their com-fort zone, stuff they never do in their working life in the Navy.”

CPO Blake also said he would like to see more Navy competitors attend next year.

“Just come along, you don’t have to be a brilliant shooter – you just have to be a better than the other per-son,” he said.

“The idea is come, have a go, learn the skills, and take them back to your unit. Then come back to AASAM the next year, as a better shooter.”

The AASAM domestic competition ran for a week, with Navy compet-ing in 13 matches for F88 and five for pistol.

The pinnacle match, Champion Shot, was a knock-out match with four serials reducing the number of com-petitors to two for the final serial, the ‘Christmas tree’ challenge.

In this challenge, each competitor had three targets set to their side of an upright frame, and had to shoot all the targets to their competitor’s side, to win the match.

To watch the Champion Shot match, visit: www.facebook.com/AASAMAustralianArmy/.

POMUSN Gordon Orr is carried in the Champion Shot chair after winning the final match at AASAM 2018 (left) and (above) runner-up ABMUSN Robbie Sandner.Photos: CPL Julia Whitwell

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ABMT Jonathan Parkinson, of HMA Ship Launceston, conducts pipe repair training with Timor-Leste sailors. HMA Ships Launceston and Broome visited the East Timorese Naval Establishment in Port Hera to instruct a group of young Timorese sailors on the basics of shoring and pipe repair for use in the event of a flood on board a vessel. The RAN has provided the East Timorese Naval Component with a flood repair training module similar to those used at the RAN School of Ship Safety and Survivability. It can simulate conditions found on board a vessel experiencing a flood, such as cracked pipes, leaking hatches and shrapnel holes in the bulkheads.

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A JOINT US and Australian expedi-tion to survey Australia’s first sub-marine, HMAS AE1, has provided detailed new images of the 103-year-old shipwreck, which lies on the sea floor off the Duke of York Islands in Papua New Guinea.

AE1 was lost at sea with all hands on September 14, 1914, and its fate had remained a mystery until its dis-covery in December 2017.

It was the first loss for the RAN and the first Allied submarine loss in World War I, but ultimately a tragedy felt by all Australians.

Last month’s survey was under-taken by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s research vessel Petrel and coordinated by Find AE1 Ltd in part-nership with the Australian National Maritime Museum, the Navy, Curtin University, the Western Australian Museum and the Submarine Institute of Australia.

Approval for the survey was grant-ed by the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery.

The Petrel’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV), fitted with high-defi-nition video and stills cameras, under-took a comprehensive, non-invasive inspection of the submarine, revealing fascinating new information.

Petrel diverted to the Duke of York Islands after a series of suc-cessful expeditions that located the World War II shipwrecks of US Ships Lexington, Juneau and Helena.

Mr Allen said AE1 had a special

place in Australian maritime history.“I’m proud of our partnership with

the Australian National Maritime Museum and others that brought an end to the mystery of the AE1’s final resting place,” Mr Allen said.

“For all of us associated with Petrel, we view this work as a means to honour the courage and sacrifice of the crew of the AE1.”

The data collected during this first ROV examination will be used by the museum to develop a shipwreck management plan in cooperation with the PNG Government and the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery.

Australian National Maritime Museum director and CEO Kevin Sumption expressed his gratitude for the survey work.

“We are very grateful to Paul Allen, Vulcan Inc, and the crew of RV Petrel for making this survey possi-ble,” Mr Sumption said.

“These incredible images and the new information they provide will help the museum tell the story of AE1 and its brave crew, and ensure their service and sacrifice are remembered by future generations.”

The still images of the shipwreck site will also be developed into a detailed 3D digital model using techniques developed by Curtin University and the Western Australian Museum. This will allow the Find AE1 team and museum researchers to further examine AE1 and refine understanding of what happened to it.

Survey’s new look at AE1

One of the new survey images show AE1’s fin and implosion rubble over the control room.


LEUT Ryan Zerbe

THE sinking of HMAS Vampire I and the loss of nine of her crew was commemorated during a small ceremo-ny at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.

Personnel from HMAS Cerberus, including a cata-falque party and bugler, and members of the Naval Association of Australia gathered at the shrine on March 8 to mark the 76th anniversary of the battle that claimed Vampire, a ship of the famous Australian Scrap Iron Flotilla, off the north-east coast of Sri Lanka on April 9, 1942.

CO HMAS Cerberus CAPT Tim Standen laid a wreath at the ceremony for the V-class destroyer.

“The loss of Vampire was a sad ending for a brave ship that started her war service as part of the renowned Scrap Iron Flotilla in the Mediterranean,” CAPT Standen said.

“HMAS Cerberus was Vampire’s home port from 1933 to 1938, so it’s significant to me as the CO of Cerberus today that we pause to remember the contri-bution and sacrifice made by the ship and her crew dur-ing a time of tumultuous worldwide conflict.”

Vampire and HMS Hermes had departed Trincomalee on the north-east coast of Sri Lanka after a series of raids on Allied targets by a carrier strike force of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The two ships had put to sea the previous night to avoid an expected attack but were intercepted by Japanese bombers the following morning as they returned to port.

The carrier-based enemy aircraft sank Hermes, resupplied and returned 20 minutes later to bomb Vampire.

Despite Vampire successfully shooting down one enemy plane, the ship was overwhelmed, broke in half and sank.

Her Captain CMDR William Moran and eight mem-bers of the ship’s company were lost.

Survivors from Vampire and Hermes were rescued by the hospital ship Vita and taken to Colombo.

Members of a catafalque party from HMAS Cerberus rest on arms in the sanctuary at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne during a service to commemorate the sinking of HMAS Vampire. Photo: ABIS Bonny Gassner

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ABATA Theo Honing-Wassenberg said he would always remember the reception given to the Australian contingent by the people of France.

AB Honing-Wassenberg, of Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG), was a flag orderly during the Villers-Bretonneux dawn service and said he felt privileged to be selected for the role.

“It was even more meaningful after hav-ing the opportunity to visit some of the First World War cemeteries in this area to pay our respects in the lead-up to Anzac Day,” AB Honing-Wassenberg said.

“You hear and read stories about the war, but actually standing on the battlefields is a lot more emotional and humbling, especially when the realisation sets in that so many peo-ple died in this tiny area of land.

“I didn’t realise that in the offensive, a million people were required to take just three kilometres. Before coming here and learning more about the conditions during the war, that just seemed crazy to me.”

He said he was overwhelmed by the recep-tion given to the Austalian contingent.

“In some of these towns they are more pro-Australia than some Australians are,” he said. “I didn’t realise how much the actions of our soldiers 100 years ago meant to them here un-

til I had the opportunity to speak to people in these towns, and a century later they are still saying ‘we are here because of you’, which is really incredible.”

The ADF supported a number of com-memorative events in the Somme region of France on Anzac Day.

The day started off at the Australian Na-tional Memorial at the Villers-Bretonneux War Cemetery, where the AFG, the Austral-ian Army Band, Army’s Principal Chaplain BRIG Darren Jaensch and ADF Regimental Sergeant Major WO1 Brian Moore conduct-ed ceremonial duties to honour the dead and usher in the dawn.

CDF ACM Mark Binskin also delivered a memorial address, as did the Prime Minis-ters of Australia and France and the Prince of Wales.

Later in the day, the group performed cer-emonial duties at a service in the town of Vil-lers-Bretonneux, another in the town of Bulle-court, and one at the nearby Digger Memorial.

Then, to further cement the camaraderie shared between Australia and France, Defence personnel from both nations got together for a quiet beer and some Anzac biscuits with the town’s residents, CDF and Defence Minister Marise Payne at Bullecourt’s ‘Canberra pub’.

On the wall of a barn across the road was a sign that read ‘Anzacs, we will remember them.’

CAPT Jesse Robilliard

TEN members of Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG) capped off a busy week in Belgium with a marathon Anzac Day.

AFG, with the assistance of three singers from the Navy and Army, supported seven ceremonies on the day around the town of Ypres.

Before Anzac Day, AFG supported head-stone rededications for Australian soldiers PTE Cecil Henry Burns and Driver Henry Martin Comerford in Menin Road South Military Cemetery.

In addition, the AFG provided a cata-falque party and laid wreaths at the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony in Ypres.

The trip to Belgium for Anzac Day helped AB Jarrod Macumber complete a rare triple.

“Last year I went to Turkey where the An-zac legend began and the year before got to go to France to Fromelles, and now to come to Belgium to see this side of it.

“It was just as bad, there was never a good day,” AB Macumber said of the thousands of diggers from the Australian Imperial Force who served on the battlefields of Belgium.

AB Macumber took part in the catafalque party at a Menin Gate Last Post ceremony in front of hundreds of onlookers.

The buglers of the Last Post Association, local men with different professions con-nected with the Ypres volunteer fire brigade, have been honouring the dead in a nightly ceremony at Menin Gate since July 1928.

The Menin Gate memorial bears the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who have no known grave or resting place.

“You’ve got to wonder how we’d fare these days if we were in that situation; would

CPL Sebastian Beurich

AMID the waves crashing in Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Australians and New Zealanders held an Anzac

Day vigil for the thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen lost during WWI.

This year marks the 103rd anniversary of the day the Anzacs landed at Anzac Cove and threw themselves into the jaws of prepared Turkish positions.

The almost 40-strong ADF contin-gent, drawn from Australia’s Federation Guard (AFG) and the Navy Band, at-tended a number of commemorations on Anzac Day and the days leading up to it.

While the focus of Australian com-memorations was on the dawn service and the Lone Pine service, the contingent also helped Turkish visitors and those from France and Commonwealth nations who attended to mourn their nation’s losses.

AFG contingent commander LEUT Andrew Harvey said it was important Australia helped its allies and former foes remember their history as it formed part of our own.

“We were on parade during the Turk-ish Memorial Service on the morning of the 24th, and the band played during the French, and Commonwealth and Ireland Memorial Services in the afternoon,” LEUT Harvey said.

“We also formed an honour guard for the Turkish 57th Regiment Memo-rial Service.

“At every ceremony we went to, the host countries were very grateful for the contributions of the guard and the band.”

Navy Band saxophone player AB-MUSN Johnathon Rendell, whose great-grandfather landed in Suvla Bay and fought through Hill 60 with the 1/5th

Essex Regiment (UK), said playing during the dawn service was a humbling experience.

“To be able to come here and repre-sent not just Navy, but also the ADF and the Anzacs, is an amazing experience,” AB Rendell said.

“My great-grandfather landed on the piers built by the Navy Bridging Train at Suvla Bay, then fought alongside the Anzacs in the trenches of Hill 60.

“It made for a poignant moment, thinking I was around where he would have been, and looking out over the [Su-vla] Bay and seeing where they landed.”

The majority of the guard contin-gent, including catafalque party member PTE Ashley Watts, hadn’t visited Gal-lipoli before Anzac Day this year.

She said her first visit to Anzac Cove was “pretty amazing”.

“Seeing the cliffs and what the soldiers had to try and get up, and trying to think back and put yourself in their shoes – it’s crazy what they did,” PTE Watts said.

“What they did for us is pretty moving, so I feel pretty privileged and honoured to be part of the catafalque party and commemorate such a special day in our history.”

Unlike PTE Watts, LAC Ryan Hayes visited Gallipoli for the third time. He said each visit was a special privilege which built on the previous one.

“To be in the same place the Anzacs fought, the same generation my great-grand uncle fought with and beside is a great honour,” LAC Hayes said.

“Today, even though most of the trenches around the Gallipoli area have collapsed in on themselves, there are still large grooves in the ground, and you can just imagine the men fighting in them.”

ALL PAUSE TO PAY HOMAGEMore than a century after the Anzacs stormed the beaches of Gallipoli, large crowds continue to attend remembrance ceremonies around the world to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice

LEUT Ryan Zerbe

MORE than 700 personnel from HMAS Cerberus and Navy’s Recruit School swelled the 1000-strong contingent that marched through the heart of Melbourne on Anzac Day.

The Mornington Peninsula con-tingent travelled in their ceremonial winter uniforms from Frankston to Flinders Street Station via special metro rail services, joining 300 more Navy members on Swanston Street before marching from Melbourne Town Hall on Swanston Street to the Shrine of Remembrance at Domain.

Senior Naval Officer – Victoria CDRE Greg Yorke said Navy’s con-nection to Melbourne over the past century made the large procession of personnel particularly special.

“Navy has a long association with Melbourne, with our largest training establishment nearby on the Morn-ington Peninsula and a history of shipbuilding at Williamstown,” CDRE Yorke said.

“It is symbolically fitting that such a large contingent of our people arrived today at Flinders Street Sta-tion, one of the most iconic buildings on Melbourne’s cityscape, to com-memorate Anzac Day 2018.”

CO Cerberus CAPT Tim Standen said the special service trains provided by Public Transport Victoria and Metro Trains Melbourne proved to be a practical way to transport such a large contingent of sailors into the city to take part in the march.

“Often in the Navy our work

demands that we think outside the box to overcome challenges and the coordination of today’s special train services for our sailors is a fantastic example of Navy working effectively with civilian agencies to rise to the occasion,” he said.

“The mass transit of sailors through Flinders Street Station was deliberately intended to invoke images of past troop movements during historic times of conflict and recreate that scene to mark the final year of the Anzac centenary.”

Flinders Street Station was completed in 1910, a year before Cerberus was opened as the Flin-ders Naval Depot, with both since becoming institutions in Victoria.

Still poignant more than a century later

Sailors mass for march

Sailors march past the Shrine of Remembrance during the 2018 Anzac Day march in Melbourne and (inset) personnel from HMAS Cerberus emerge from Flinders St Station. Photos: ABIS Bonny Gassner

Busy week for guard members

they cope with it? Half of them were just boys; you can’t help but respect what they went through,” AB Macumber said.

More than 295,000 Australians served on the Western Front between March 1916 and November 1918 – 46,000 remain there.

ABMUSN Andrew Bryce sounds the Last Post during the Anzac Cove Dawn Service on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. Photo: LSIS Chris Beerens

AB Jarrod Macumber reads an extract from the service record of PTE Cecil Henry Burns during a headstone rededication ceremony for two Australian soldiers at Menin Road South Military Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: CPL Oliver Carter

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A NEW exhibit at the University of Melbourne reflects on the methods and tools used by Navy dental personnel who

have been keeping sailors fit to bite and fit to fight for the past century.

Dental Officer LCDR Simon Flanagan, who attended the opening at the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum, said it was an appropriate way to recognise the service of his forebears and fellow ‘fang bosuns’.

“Milton Spencer Atwill was appoint-ed as the RAN’s first Dental Officer in HMAS Australia on April 8, 1918, and to attend this opening just several days short of the 100th anniversary of the path he forged is fantastic,” LCDR Flanagan said.

“Personally, I’ll never forget working 12- to 14-hour days in HMAS Manoora to see almost all of the ship’s company and embarked Army personnel, or trying to treat patients in an Anzac-class frigate as we crossed the choppy Bass Strait.

“Our dental personnel have deployed around the world since Milton Atwill paved the way and I hope we’ll see Navy’s dental branch even stronger in another 100 years.”

Navy’s dental branch became for-malised in 1922, several years after

Milton Atwill’s appointment, with an additional five dental officers and sup-porting staff of sailors.

Since then they have served at sea and ashore during peace and times of war.

Five members of the dental branch were killed in action in 1941 and 1942 with the loss of HMA Ships Perth I and Sydney II.

Exhibit curator Jacqueline Healy said the 100th anniversary of dentistry in the Navy was a good time to reflect on the unique demands of dental prac-tice in a military setting.

“It’s interesting how World War I was the turning point for the dental profession in terms of recognition in the armed services,” Dr Healy said.

“In the First World War, dentists were an afterthought and it was only with the evacuation of hundreds of peo-ple with dental pain from Gallipoli that people thought dentists should be more than stretcher bearers and get to practise their profession.

“I hope the wider community under-stand how hard it is to be a dentist on a moving craft and the extra skill required to keep a patient still in the cramped conditions that are part of life on board ships.”

Exhibit to get teeth intoLEUT Ryan Zerbe reports on an exhibition that traces the past 100 years of dental practice in the Navy.

Dental Officers LCDR Simon Flanagan and LEUT Vishal Bhakoo tour the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum at the University of Melbourne. Photo: ABIS Bonny

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AFTER 10 weeks of anti-bullying training, 20 children of ADF members passed the first stages of becoming

superheroes of the playground.The first ADF Integrated Combat

Club (ICC) anti-bullying program wrapped up on April 8, at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) indoor sports centre, with an intense grading for the students.

The pilot program used a combina-tion of martial arts techniques to teach the participants defensive tactics and body language to put a stop to bully-ing.

LCDR Adam Cooper, of Navy Strategic Command, said having his children in the program gave him peace of mind.

“As a father of four girls, I am grateful that a program like this exists for members of the ADF,” LCDR Cooper said.

“I’ve seen my girls grow in con-fidence as they have advanced in the training.”

ICC-Canberra senior instructor CHAP Mick George said the program was all about developing character, with its underpinning theme being to train ‘superheroes in the playground’.

“Participants are also taught the values of respect, courage and manners in their training,” CHAP George said.

“The children can earn a badge for each value as part of their grading.

“We focus on building character and confidence of participants, as well as providing them with some basic self-defence techniques.”

Commandant ADFA BRIG Cheryl Pearce officiated at the grading cer-emony to conclude the pilot program.

She said the course provided par-ticipants with foundation skills and techniques to better equip them against bullying.

LCDR Adam Cooper with his four daughters who took part in the inaugural ADF Integrated Combat Club anti-bullying program at the ADFA Indoor Sports Centre in Canberra. Holding their completion certificates are, from left, Penny, 13, Hope, 10, Ophelia, 8, and Stella, 12.

Keeping bullies at bayCPL Julia Whitwell reports on a pilot program that is giving peace of mind to parents of ADF children.

“This is a great program which has started these young people on a road to recognising the signs of bullying. It will give them the confidence to step up and help put a stop to it,” BRIG Pearce said.

“The prevention of bullying is eve-ryone’s responsibility, and by arming our young people with a tool box of

practical skills, we’re giving them the opportunity to make a difference in their lives and the lives of others.

“The course participants were a credit to themselves and their families. They were respectful of their peers and their instructors, completing all of the tasks under tough assessment condi-tions.”

ICC-Canberra Supervising Officer GPCAPT David Banham said as participants advanced through the pro-gram, they would become eligible to help mentor new participants.

“With the success of our pilot pro-gram, we would like to see the course rolled out to other ADF ICCs nation-ally, to allow children to continue their

training, even when their parents post interstate,” CPCAPT Banham said.

Enrolments for term two of chil-dren of Canberra-based ADF person-nel are now being taken.

For more details contact CHAP George at [email protected].

Stories told through artSQNLDR Skye Smith

STORIES are our history. They connect us through shared

experiences and become a part of our rich military traditions and cul-ture.

Some of these stories were shared when community leaders and Defence personnel launched the Serving Country Exhibition at the Newcastle War Memorial Culture Centre on April 20.

Serving Country shares the personal journeys of nearly 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service personnel over the past century.

The exhibition honours the service, acknowledges the sacri-fices and celebrates the positive roles Indigenous servicemen and women have performed within the Australian community.

PO Glen Hall shared his Serving Country journey and is featured in the exhibition.

“I am a very proud Aboriginal man. I am proud to have served my country, my family and my peo-ple,” PO Hall said.

“With a long proud history of Indigenous service by men and women, my wish is to see our young Indigenous people continue to serve with pride into the future and gain the strength and knowl-edge to prolong the culture of

Indigenous Australians while serv-ing the ADF”.

Another member to share their Serving Country story was LS Lateika Smith.

“I have gained so much con-fidence as a young Aboriginal woman. I believe the Defence Force is a great opportunity for Aboriginal people to gain worthwhile employ-ment and to forge a great career,” LS Smith said.

The exhibition launch coin-cided with Anzac Day events in Newcastle and provided a platform to recognise Defence’s commitment to the Closing the Gap Strategy, Defence Reconciliation Action Plan and Pathway to Change.

The ADF is recognised as one of the first equal employers of Indigenous Australians.

Current and former serving per-sonnel contributed to the Serving Country collection, which features more than 200 images, stories and personal quotes.

The exhibition will be on display at the Newcastle Region Library until June 9.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Defence personnel are encouraged to share their jour-neys and participate in the Serving Country exhibition.

To register your interest visit: www.servingcountry.com.au/contact

Aboriginal contemporary artist Hazel Cowburn, of the Wakka Wakka tribe, discusses the story behind one of her paintings at the Serving Country Exhibition. Photo: CPL Nicci Freeman

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Alan Lavery, of Ron Allum Deepsea Services, makes some last-minute adjustments before the glider’s launch.

Preparing to launch the glider at the dam are, from left, Neil Tavener, Bryan Clarke and Alan Lavery, of Ron Allum Deepsea Services, and Peter Formby, of DST. Photos: ABIS Kieran Dempsey

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The Sun Ray Glider is retrieved from Woronora Dam after the trials.

AUTONOMOUS, unmanned gliders could be the future of underwa-ter surveillance after trials

of a long-range submersible glider at Woronora Dam, south of Sydney, in March.

The trials were conducted by Defence Science and Technology (DST) and Australian specialist underwater equipment company Ron Allum Deepsea Services.

The glider, an underwater flying wing, has a variable ballast engine that can be flooded or pumped out to change the vehicle’s buoyancy. The combination of varying the ballast and the movement of water over the wing’s surface generates lift resulting in forward movement.

Engineer Ron Allum designed the structural foam that holds the Sun Ray Glider’s shape at extreme pressures when submerged.

DST systems engineer Neil Tavener said the trials were held to determine the glider’s underwater characteristics.

“The Sun Ray Glider is a test platform that could lead to a fleet of pre-programmed, unmanned under-water vehicles patrolling Australia’s coastline providing situational awareness,” Mr Tavener said.

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“It’s easy to communicate with an airborne UAV but it’s not the same underwater,” CMDR Carson said.

“We want to look at using machine-learning and artificial intelligence to make sure it can dodge shipping and not be caught up by fishing vessels.”

Similar types of commercial gliders are used to monitor things such as ocean salinity and tem-perature, though CMDR Carson said naval versions were unlikely to replace traditional submarines anytime soon.

“They would complement our existing capabilities rather than replace them,” he said.

“You could put them into an area that might have threats without endangering anyone.

“You could use them in mine warfare, surveillance, or you could just send it out to map the ocean so you know the battle space.”

Mr Tavener said despite some challenges early in the trial the team made good progress.

“We reached a state where we were getting a nice constant glide and collecting some useful data we fed into the control system,” Mr Tavener said.

The glider uses patented struc-tural “syntactic” composite foam that holds its shape even at extreme pressures, giving the glider the ability to dive deeper than manned submarines.

Mr Allum originally invented the foam to provide combined chas-sis and flotation for the submersible Deepsea Challenger that carried Hollywood director James Cameron to the bottom of the Marianas Trench in March 2012.

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Credit cards tested February 1 to March 31, 2018New pilot takes wingLSA Adam Wade

OUR newest pilot has graduated from No. 2 Flying Training School (2FTS) at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia.

SBLT Thomas Snow received his wings a longside eight RAAF officers during a ceremony at the school on March 29.

He was also pre-sented with awards for high achieve-ment during the course, including navigation, instru-ment flying, aero-batic skill, most pro-ficient pilot and dux.

“Graduating with my mates and see-ing my family and friends in the crowd w a s e a s i l y t h e proudest moment of my life and per-fectly summed up my time at 2FTS,” SBLT Snow said.

The ceremony was attended by CDF ACM Mark Binskin, who presided as reviewing officer and presented the gradu-ates with their wings.

“Each of you can be justifiably proud of what you have achieved. It is an exciting time to fly and I look forward to watching your career progress,” ACM Binskin said.

Graduation from advanced pilots course is the culmination of nine months of intensive flying training on the PC-9/A, a two-seat single-engine turboprop aircraft.

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“Learning to fly and the cama-

raderie between course mates is something that I will always cherish and remember,” he said.

SBLT Snow will now progress to EC135 helicopter training at 723SQN at HMAS Albatross.

CDF ACM Mark Binskin presents SBLT Thomas Snow with the award for aerobatic skill. Photo: Chris Kershaw

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AFTER beating aggressive cancer in 2016 and almost drowning in 2017, WOATA Adrian Whitby, of HMAS Kuttabul, took on a challenge of his own choosing.

He joined 55 cyclists on Pollie Pedal, from April 8-15, to share stories and experiences during a ride from Melbourne to Canberra.

The group, which included several politicians, engaged with local communi-ties along the route while supporting this year’s nominated charity, Soldier On.

WO Whitby said making such a jour-ney would have been inconceivable 18 months ago.

“I was still recovering from radical, major surgery and learning what my body could and couldn’t do,” he said.

“I wasn’t able to get on either of my pushbikes, not even on the indoor trainer.

“I set myself a goal to be riding my bike on the indoor trainer by mid-2017, and in January this year I returned to the road.”

While he was aided by Soldier On through his rehabilitation, WO Whitby turned to sailing to assist in his recovery.

“I competed in the 2017 Sydney-

to-Hobart yacht race, but was knocked unconscious and became man-overboard during the race.

“I regained consciousness while still underwater and just relaxed and went through my drills.

“I’d been in the water about 25 minutes when I was recovered by Hotel Planner, a 70ft yacht.

“I was later transferred back to my yacht, Down Under, where I continued the race.

“After the race and return journey, I was looking for another challenge to test and understand my limits.

“This ride was the toughest thing I’d ever done in my life, harder than the Sydney-to-Hobart.

“We climbed Mt Hotham in 60-80 km/h winds and even though it wasn’t as high as Thredbo, it was treacherous.”

Tough moments on the ride were eased by the company of other veterans, WO Whitby said.

“We were averaging between 130-160km every day; we were totally wrecked,” he said.

“The support we got from each other, the camaraderie military have as a sec-ond nature, got a lot of us through.”

Diagnosed with major depression in 2017, WO Whitby said it took a break-

down before he found help.“I took a few big hits. I thought, ‘I’m

probably not going to come back from this’,” he said.

“It was the support of a few good people who stayed on my wing that pulled me through.

“I want others to understand if you find yourself in a tough place, be kind to yourself.

“If you think you need help, seek it out. Talk to your mates, don’t try and hide it.”

As he recovered in Canberra with hot baths and a soft bed, WO Whitby said he already had his sights set on the next challenge.

“My friends are a bit iffy about it but I’ve told them we’re doing the Oxfam 100 in August,” he said.

“My surgeons told me exercise is the best form of preventing cancer from happening again, so I’m taking out a big insurance policy.

“I’m proving to myself and others around me, just because you get a physi-cal and mental diagnosis, doesn’t mean you stop.”

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Beat the blues

WOATA Adrian Whitby (far right) with fellow participants in Canberra after completing the Pollie Pedal and (below) in action during the ride from Melbourne.

Recruit follows in family’s footstepsLEUT Gordon Hutcheon

AARON HOOPER enlisted as an electronic warfare sailor at Defence Force Recruiting Parramatta in April, following in the footsteps of his grandparents, father, brother and sister.

RCT Hooper’s older brother, PTE Sean Hooper, is an Army cook in Townsville, while his sister, AB Anne Hooper, is posted to HMAS Stirling.

Both his grandparents served in the Air Force in World War II. His grandfather flew DC-3s with 36SQN, and his grandmother was a pay clerk in the Women’s Auxilliary Australian Air Force.

“I was definitely influenced by my family’s history of service, and I am excited to start my own career,” RCT Hooper said.

The April 4 ceremony was espe-cially memorable for his father, LCDR Brice Hooper.

RCT Hooper is the third and final child of LCDR Hooper to join the ADF, making him a very proud father.

“Aaron is the last to leave home, so I’m so proud to see him join

his brother and sister in the ADF,” LCDR Hooper said.

“I’ve been in for 31 years now, and I hope they all enjoy long careers.”

LCDR Hooper is a Maritime Geospatial Officer – Hydrographer, and is currently the Officer in Charge of the Australian Hydrographic School at HMAS Penguin.

MC for the ceremony CAPT Cassie Monaghan reminded Aaron

and his fellow recruits that they had 11 weeks of hard work ahead of them at Recruit School.

RCT Hooper was confident his fellow recruits would help each other through.

“It might not be as literal for them as it is for me, but we’re all a part of the Navy family now,” he said.

After farewells, and a few tears, the Navy’s newest recruits boarded the bus to start their new careers.

A very proud LCDR Brice Hooper with son Aaron at the enlistment ceremony. All three of his children are now in the ADF. Photo: LEUT Gordon Hutcheon

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FLTLT Jess Aldred

REACHING a half-century of service in the ADF is a rare occurrence. It’s even rarer for members of HQJOC, two of whom reached the milestone in March.

With a combined 100 years of service made more special with the centenary of Anzac this year, LCDR Graeme Wong and CPO Peter Stone were awarded their seventh clasp to the Long Service Medal, and third Federation Star by CJOPS VADM David Johnston.

VADM Johnston said he was impressed by their length of service.

“Their operational service is like taking a walk around the war memo-rial,” VADM Johnston said.

“They have seen and done so much throughout their 50-year careers.

“I am pleased that I can present both of them with their seventh clasp. To have two members reach this mile-stone together is a rare thing.”

LCDR Wong joined the Navy in February 1967 and qualified as a heli-copter observer on the Wessex 31B. He had a number of postings includ-ing 817SQN in HMAS Melbourne in 1970, Australian Sea King Flight UK and subsequent Sea King delivery to Australia in 1975, HQ InterFet in East Timor in 1999, and Operations Quickstep and Astute in HMAS Kanimbla in 2006.

“My major highlights were post-ings to the UK, Savo [Solomon

50 not out a rare mark

Islands] in Kanimbla and at HQJOC,” LCDR Wong said.

“I had a number of frontline postings in my career, one of which included ditching in a Wessex heli-copter in 1970.

“I encourage all members to look for the good things in every posting and know that the ADF will look

after you if you work hard and do the right thing.”

CPO Stone also began his career in 1967 with a posting to HMAS Leeuwin, followed by HMA Ships Sydney III (‘Vung Tau Ferry’, 1968), Brisbane (1970, 80-82), Stalwart (1973), Tarangau II (1974), Kimbla (1975-76), Westralia (1993-95) and

Swan III (1995-96), as well as serv-ing on Operation Slipper in 2009-10.

“I didn’t always plan a long Navy career,” CPO Stone said.

“When I joined as a junior recruit, we signed on for 12 years.

“After that was up, I signed on for another 15, then 20, then 32 years permanent Navy.

“I have been an active reservist on CFTS and days since then.

“I am proud to have served in the Navy.

“My advice for those coming through is to enjoy yourself and listen to subordinates, peers and superiors.”

CJOPS VADM David Johnston presents CPO Peter Stone (left) and LCDR Graeme Wong with their clasps. Photos: CPL David Said

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EVERYTHING was going downhill fast, but in a good way, when members of Army and Navy competed in the Bike Buller Festival.

The three-day mountain bike extravagan-za held from March 10-12 attracted about 250 riders and consisted of all disciplines of mountain bike racing, set in the spectacu-lar mountain-top destination of Mt Buller, Victoria.

CPO Ben Hall, of Navy Information Warfare Branch, and CAPT Cameron Shilton, of Army Logistic Training Centre, represent-ed the ADF in a number of the gravity events.

CPO Hall travelled from Canberra to com-pete in the full suite of gravity events.

A relative newcomer to the sport, CPO Hall rode out of his skin in the downhill to place a commendable 17th in the masters sec-tion (40-49).

Unfortunately, a mechanical failure knocked him out of contention in the gravity enduro, but he returned with a vengeance (and a repaired bike) to compete in the Outlaw All-Mountain Trophy and the Super-D.

“Bike Buller was an excellent event for the gravity rider,” CPO Hall said.

“The highlight for me was the Super-D – an 1100m timed decent from the top of Mt Buller down a series of mountain bike tracks to the village of Mirimbah, in the val-ley below.

“It started with an avalanche-style start of four riders at a time, which made for exciting racing. The winners were the fastest riders in each age group.”

CAPT Shilton, a veteran of the downhill racing who placed fourth in his age group (30-39), said it was amazing to be racing

downhill in Victoria again after a decade in the tropics.

“The whole weekend was a ton of fun and the ADF gained excellent exposure by having a gazebo in the middle of the pits,” CAPT Shilton said.

“We had dozens of people approach us for a chat over the weekend. Everyone was pretty impressed to hear the ADF has a downhill team. My race run was fast and I was gutted to miss the podium by less than a tenth of a second – but that’s racing”

The 2018/19 Victorian Downhill State Series will begin with round one in October.

Personnel interested in being a part of the ADF team should contact CAPT Cameron Shilton at. [email protected].

Flat out on fat tyres

COMING out of a successful team-building tour of Europe in March, the men’s Royal Australian Navy Rugby Union (RANRU) squad set their sights on pre-paring for the 2018 ADF Rugby Championship.

Arriving fresh from their tour of France and com-peting at the triennial Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup (CNRC) in the United Kingdom from March 7-14, the RANRU team played against the RNRU President’s XV and the RNRU Senior XV.

President of the RANRU CAPT Nick Stoker said the team arrived in Europe after completing a training camp week at Randwick Barracks.

“The Rugby season in Europe was nearing its end and match fitness of the opposition played to their advantage,” CAPT Stoker said.

“In each of the three games, despite this home-town advantage, RANRU did themselves proud and tried to the final whistle.”

He said some of the players played in positions where they lacked experience because there were some late withdrawals from the trip.

“There were several players who were stand-outs on the tour, including player of the series AB Clark Chancellor, who played half-back and was a standby hooker during the three games,” CAPT Stoker said.

ABATA Chancellor said he was completely sur-prised when he got the award.

“So much so, I couldn’t pull two sentences together to make a speech,” AB Chancellor said.

“When you ask what stood out, my answer would be the courage displayed by my teammates during each of our match fixtures.

“The results certainly didn’t go our way in any of our games, but the boys never gave up,” he said.

The ADF Rugby Championships in Queensland started on April 29 and will finish on May 5.

Tour good prep for ADF comp

Taking on the outback

CPO Ben Hall in action at the Bike Buller Festival.

THREE members of HMAS Cairns travelled the long road to Julia Creek to compete in the annual Dirt ‘n’ Dust Festival Triathlon.

Often dubbed Australia’s toughest sprint-triathlon, the event attracts athletes from all over the country and across all age groups.

Navy’s attendance at the remote com-munity event, about 260km from Mt Isa, provided a unique opportunity for Cairns members to represent Navy and support the town, while challenging themselves in the outback terrain and conditions.

LEUT Danielle Britton, of North Queensland’s Navy Community Engagement Program, said it was rare for remote commu-nities to get a visit from the Navy, particu-larly those away from the coast.

“A lot of what we do is out of sight for them,” LEUT Britton said. “We’re always very proud to support our regional commu-nities, whenever and wherever we can.

“This triathlon was the perfect opportuni-ty to demonstrate our teamwork and athletic ability, as well as supporting the outback community of Julia Creek.”

While the recent wet season in Cairns hampered their training, the intrepid Navy entrants performed exceptionally well despite the intense heat and swarms of flies.

LEUT Thomas Burns-Wallace placed first in his age group and second overall for males.

CPO Michelle Cannon suffered technical difficulties in her transition from swim to bike but still finished the gruelling triathlon with the third-fastest female time for the bike leg. She also demonstrated outstanding sportsmanship through her encouragement of fellow exhausted competitors on the final stretch.

The outback town swelled from a popu-lation of 400 to more than 3000 during the weekend.

The bare landscape stretches out behind CPO Michelle Cannon (top) and LEUT Thomas Burn-Wallace during the run leg (above). Photos: ABMT Nathan Bolstad

Player of the series ABATA Clark Chancellor gets the ball away during a game against the Royal Navy President’s IV.

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VYING for a place in the Invictus Games 2018 team is enough encouragement for one sailor to lift his game, on and off the court.

Wheelchair rugby and basketball contender ABMT Braedon Griffiths, of HMAS Kuttabul, has turned his life around in his pursuit of excellence.

“I’ve lost eight kilos due to eating healthily and I have given up smoking and drinking,” AB Griffiths said.

“The drive to compete at the Invictus Games has helped me quit all those bad habits.

“I’ve got serious fast pace around the court now.”

Fifty-two hopeful Invictus Games 2018 training squad members converged on Narrabeen in their last chance to impress selectors before the full team is announced.

The camp, held at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation from April 13-16, focused on sitting volleyball and the wheelchair sports of basketball, rugby and tennis.

With so much at stake at this last camp AB Griffiths said the mood in the camp was one of anticipation.

“There is a lot of camaraderie going on, and everyone is just really excited to be here – we’re all keen to get amongst it,” he said.

“I’ve enjoyed this whole experi-ence; the good, the bad and everything in between. It’s been great to make new mates as well.

“Unlike at home, when I’m here I’m not ‘the guy in the wheelchair’. I’m one of many in wheelchairs.”

AB Griffiths said he was feeling opti-mistic about making the Australian team.

“My training outside these camps is going great,” he said.

“I’m doing plenty of gym work, swimming, walking, stairs and playing in a local competition for wheelchair rugby at Olympic Park. I’m also trying to get into another local competition for wheel-chair basketball.”

AB Griffiths said he recently returned from the national championships for wheelchair AFL in Melbourne.

“For most of us we hadn’t played the game before and we still managed to place overall fourth,” he said.

“I’m quite proud of our performance considering we learnt the game on the Monday and the competition started on the Wednesday.”

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A NAVY Reserve Maritime Logistics Officer was one of several ADF per-sonnel to compete at the United States Marine Corps (USMC) trials.

CMDR Peter Steel (pictured), OIC for the Navy Maritime Logistics School, took part in the trials for the first time at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from March 15-18.

The trials are a rehabilitative and selection tool for wounded, injured and

ill members of the USMC to determine who will participate in the US Warrior Games to be held from June 1-9.

CMDR Steel competed in the swim-ming and 30km road race cycling event.

“I finished midfield in the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 50m Breaststroke,” CMDR Steel said.

“But in each race I swam a personal best, which was great and a tribute much more to the coaching team than to my own skills.”

CMDR Steel also picked up a bronze

in the 4 x 50m freestyle relay. “That was sensational,” he said.

“We swam well as a team and I think each of us swam faster in the relay than in our personal race.”

CMDR Steel said he enjoyed com-peting alongside personnel from other nations and that as the event progressed important things started to happen.

“As other men began to talk about their lives and military service, I found there were many ‘me too’ moments that I could relate to,” he said.

“I left knowing my own experience is more typical than I thought.

“It was special to meet them.”CMDR Steel said others thinking

of participating in the trials, Wounded Warrior or Invictus Games should have a go.

“Yes there will be people who may be injured more than you, but if have served, and you were hurt, these games are for you. It will help you. I went, and I loved it.”

Last chance to impress

Others urged to have a go

ABMT Braedon Griffiths, left, goes for the tip off during a wheelchair basketball game and (right) goes into defensive mode during the final selection camp at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation. Photos: LSIS Jayson Tufrey

Fifth trophy in a row deniedFrom Page 24

Leading Aircraftman James Hardess said it was a huge honour to represent the ADF during the AFL’s Anzac round.

The annual Anzac Challenge is the highest level of representation for Defence Australian Rules Football players and the ADF men’s team once again benefited from a week preparing for the game with the Port Adelaide AFL Club.

ADFAR chairman MAJGEN Matt Hall said the event presented members from all three services with a unique opportunity to compete at the highest level at an AFL venue before a large crowd, impor-tantly as part of the Anzac Day commemorations.

Video from the training camp can be seen at video.defence.gov.au/play/5653-5655

SMNMT Thomas Borrillo breaks a tackle during the game at the Adelaide Oval. Photo: CPL David Cotton

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Second-half surge not enough for ADF

FIVE ON TROT DENIED

LEUT Ben Robinson

DESPITE a strong fightback, the ADF Men’s All Stars were beaten by a much stronger Australian Combined Emergency Services (ACES) team in the AFL Anzac Day round curtain-raiser.

Playing against their tradi-tional rivals in front of an estimated

30,000 people, the ADF team was beaten 9.11 (65) to 6.2 (38).

It was the first time in five years they had failed to win the Anzac Challenge trophy.

In the curtain-raiser to the Port Adelaide v Geelong blockbuster at Adelaide Oval on April 21, the ADF players were determined to make it five in a row, but it wasn’t to be.

ABBM Daniel Hines, who has played ADF representative football for more than five years, said it was an amazing experience to play in front of such a huge crowd.

The All-Stars coach, Army SGT James Debono, said he was inspired by the way the players performed. He said they all lived up to the team’s ethos of discipline, pride,

respect and professionalism.“I couldn’t have been more

proud of how the guys played and how they dug deep in the last quar-ter,” SGT Debono said.

“Even though they were tired they lifted in front of the huge crowd.”

Signaller Matthew Hood’s efforts were reflective of the team’s

ethos, providing one of the best individual four quarters of football the coaching staff had seen from a Defence footballer.

SIG Hood was awarded the team’s most valuable player and the Matt Hall Player’s Player Trophy by his teammates for his consistent tough, hard, at-the-ball game.

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SMNMT Thomas Borrillo gets a pass away during the game against the Australian Combined Emergency Services team in the curtain-raiser at the Adelaide Oval. Photo: CPL David Cotton

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