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Jumping for joy: Pte Sean Milburn receives a warm greeting from his Mum, Faye, and a particularly enthusiastic welcome from his girlfriend, Samantha Freeman, on his return from Iraq. All soldiers who deployed with Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 have now returned home.SEE REPORT PAGE 3Photo by WO2 Graham McBean

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Face of Army

Make it safe: Sgt Peter Mitchell, Pioneer 2RAR, runs checks before demolition training at High Range, Townsville. Photo by LCpl Glenn Power

By Cpl Corinne Boer

GEN Francis Hassett (retd) was remembered for his inspiring leadership, constant achievement and relentless dedication to duty at a service at Duntroon Chapel on June 17.

The funeral of the former Chief of Defence Force Staff was attended by Governor-General Maj-Gen Michael Jeffery, CDF ACM Angus Houston, Chief of Army Lt-Gen Peter Leahy, VCDF Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, family and friends.

Maj-Gen Jeffery described Gen Hassett has an outstanding combat soldier, a great military leader and a loving husband, father, grandfa-ther and great-grandfather.

“Sir Francis believed in leader-ship by example, self-discipline and quiet competence,” Maj-Gen Jeffery said.

“His subordinates thought that he was charismatic and his profes-sional confidence and loyalty per-meated through all who worked for him.”

Gen Hassett was born in Sydney in 1918 and entered RMC aged 16, graduating in 1938. His career, which spanned more than 42 years, saw him undertake a variety of positions, including Chief of the General Staff (now Chief of Army).

He saw active service in World War II, Korea and Malaya. At age 23, he was the youngest officer promoted to lieutenant colonel during WWII.

Gen Hassett is best remembered for his achievements in command of an under-strength battalion at Maryang San in 1951, regarded as perhaps the single greatest feat of arms by the Australian Army in the Korean War.

The attack lasted for five days and concentrated on series of hills held by Chinese forces. 3RAR took and held the hilltop, which enabled British battalions to clear the slopes and ridges of the hill.

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Gen Hassett was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1976. He retired in 1977.

VC winner Keith Payne served under Gen Hassett in 1953 and first met him while playing foot-ball. “He commanded the football team like that of a military unit. It had to be at its peak,” Mr Payne said. “He was a very sincere man … it was humbling to know him. He was loved by his soldiers as he was loved by his family.”

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Mourned: Gen Hassett’s gun carriage-borne coffin is escorted by RAdm Rowan Moffitt, CA Lt-Gen Peter Leahy, CDF ACM Angus Houston and VCDF Lt-Gen Ken Gillespie. Photo by Cpl Ricky Fuller

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Home from IraqTHE final elements of Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 arrived home in Brisbane on June 22.

In an historic occasion only days before, the Australian flag was low-ered for the last time in Tallil and handed to CO OBG (W) 4 Lt-Col Chris Websdane, who was last to board the C-130.

The final Australian battle group in southern Iraq, cavalry-led OBG (W) 4 was unique in that all major components were drawn from Brisbane-based units.

The members of the 515-strong battle group left Iraq in staggered groups after the mission ended on June 1.

Commander 7 Bde Brig Steve Day greeted the first lot of soldiers when they arrived home on June 9.

“These soldiers went there six or seven months ago to work in southern Iraq, which is a better place today for the months of hard toil that they have put in,” Brig Day said.

“Every Australian can be proud of the job our soldiers have done.”

Met by his girlfriend, infantry-man Pte Sean Milburn, 6RAR, said he was pleased to be home.

“It was a good experience,” Pte Milburn said. “I was lucky enough to get two trips in one because I went to Baghdad as well as deploy-ing with the Overwatch Battle Group.”

Girlfriend Samantha Freeman said she was excited and had been looking forward to the homecom-ing.

“I have been planning this for weeks and it has been quite funny because I lost my balloons,” Ms Freeman said.

OBG (W) 4 Combat Teams Heeler and Waler conducted coun-ter-IED and IDF patrols in Dhi Qar and Al Muthanna provinces right up until the end of operations.

The aggressive patrolling regime, conducted by day and night, and including notoriously dangerous

areas, denied anti-Iraqi forces free-dom of action and greatly enhanced security for coalition forces.

In addition to successful patrol-ling, the diggers’ ability to build a strong rapport with the locals earned respect from Iraqis and their coali-tion peers.

US Lt-Col Mark Stock, whose unit took over from the Australians, said he was impressed with their work and that the handover was thorough.

“Everyone in the battle group has done an exceptional job,” Lt-Col Stock said.

“OBG (W) 4 has been a ground-breaker in terms of how to operate in this kind of environment.”

A welcome home parade for all soldiers who served in southern Iraq, including AMTG and AATTI personnel, will be held in Brisbane CBD on June 28 at 10am.

Similar ceremonies will be held on July 5 in Darwin and in Townsville on July 20.

Thumbs up: Lt-Col Chris Websdane with the last elements of OBG (W) 4 to leave southern Iraq, ending Australia’s three-year mission in Al Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces (above). Soldiers from the battle group board a C-130 Hercules at Ali Air Base in Tallil for the first stage of their journey home to Australia (left).Photos by Cpl Michael Davis

Finale: Maj Ben Passmore hands the folded Australian flag to OBG (W) 4 CO Lt-Col Chris Websdane before the last Australian troops departed Tallil.

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4 NEWSCadet killedAN OFFICER Cadet study-ing at ADFA died and four other Cadets were injured in a car accident in Canberra on June 13. OCdt Benjamin John Taylor, 18, was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger hit a concrete barricade. Two other passengers were in a critical condition in Canberra Hospital. Police charged the driver with culpable driving causing death.

Soldier returnsAN RTF 4 soldier injured in a vehicle fire near Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan has returned to Australia for medical treatment. He suf-fered smoke inhalation while trying to extinguish a fire in a Bushmaster on June 3. He remains in a satisfactory condition at the Holsworthy military hospital.

Dig finishesEXCAVATION of a World War I burial site at Pheasant Wood, France has come to a close. The excavation revealed significant num-bers of human remains at the site, along with artefacts which signify their Australian and British nationality. No decision will be made on the future of the site or the remains until the official report is received.

THE Defence Department has released the Board of Inquiry report into the death of Capt Paul Lawton, who fell ill and died in August 2006 while escorting Abrams tanks from the US to Melbourne on a commercial ship.

The cause of Capt Lawton’s death was an infection of the lungs, complicated by an exist-ing heart condition known as cardiomyopathy.

The Board found that despite Capt Lawton’s willing-ness to carry out the duties, the decision to allow him to undertake escort was in breach of his Medical Employment Classification, which deemed him medical ly unfi t for “deploying or seagoing serv-ice”. This breach was primarily the result of complexity, ambi-guity and duplication in ADF health policy.

The Board found that the steps taken by Capt Lawton’s superiors to protect his health and welfare on board the ship were reasonable in the circum-stances. His superiors believed he was suffering from symp-toms of a cold or the flu, una-ware of the seriousness of his

heart condition and that he had ceased to take prescribed medi-cation about 6-8 weeks before his death.

From the time of first diag-nosis in December 2003 until departure for duty in August 2006, Capt Lawton received periodic medical examinations and was prescribed medication for his heart condition.

The Board’s report made 41 recommendations, of which 32 were accepted by CDF ACM Angus Houston.

The remaining nine recom-mendations were not accepted for two reasons. First, Defence is constrained from imple-menting some of the recom-mendations due to privacy implications. Second, some of the matters recommended by the Board have already been addressed by Defence sepa-rately.

Capt Lawton’s family have received ongoing support throughout the course of the inquiry and been informed of the Board’s findings.

A copy of the Board of Inquiry Report, edited for privacy reasons, can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/coi/inquiry_reports.htm

BRISBANE-based Maj Peter Dobbs has com-pleted 40 years of dedicated service in the ARA.

Maj Dobbs enlisted on May 6, 1968, and was allocated to the RAA.

During his 40 years of service he has per-formed a range of regimental, staff and training appointments, including overseas service in Vietnam, Singapore, Bougainville and several appointments as RSM and Master Gunner.

Maj Dobbs was commissioned in January

1991 and was promoted to his current rank in 1999. He is currently serving at HQ 1 Div as the SO2 Coord/XO.

Commander 1 Div Maj-Gen Richard Wilson and HQ SM WO1 Carl Edwards presented Maj Dobbs with the Chief of Army’s certificate of appreciation for 40 years’ service. Maj Dobbs was also presented with the mandatory walking stick from the staff at HQ 1 Div.

He said “sheer enjoyment and Army’s pro-fessionalism” had encouraged him to soldier on.

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Copping stick: WO1 Carl Edwards and Maj-Gen Richard Wilson present a walking stick to Maj Peter Dobbs (centre) for 40 years’ service. Photo by Spr Kim Allen

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Locked on: Gnr Murray Keogh and Bdr Nicholas Selzer man an RBS-70 while fellow 111 Air Defence Bty soldier Gnr Scott Clarke keeps watch. Photo by LAC Leigh Cameron

By LAC Aaron Curran

OFFENSIVE air operations exercises don’t get any bigger in Australia than Exercise Pitch Black.

Held in northern Australia, Pitch Black 08 has provided an opportunity for soldiers, such as Adelaide-based 111 AD Bty, to hone their skills.

Operating RBS-70 surface-to-air guided weapons, the battery deployed to Tindal by train, plane and automobiles, before linking up with Air Defence per-sonnel from the Republic of Singapore’s 160 Sqn.

Having deployed a command post for coordination, 111 AD Bty then integrated two ground-based AD troops, a Combat Service Support troop and an EW detach-ment with the Singaporean elements.

The focus for 111 AD Bty was to exercise the higher command and control functions required to integrate GBAD operations into the contemporary opera-tional environment.

The air defenders weren’t the only soldiers to make the most of Pitch Black this year.

While Special Forces elements identified key targets and assisted with strike interdiction, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) were also getting to work with the fast jets.

The JTAC personnel mentored the Singaporean ground forward air control-lers in ADF processes and generally how we do business.

Army JTACs also called in close air support during the second and third week of the exercise.

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REID Capp has spent a lot of time in hospital over the past 12 months, as the little six-year-old boy has been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.

But he’s proven you don’t need to spend years in training to be an Army pilot, as “Captain” Reid Capp, adorned with his pilot wings and blue beret, took to the skies in an Army Kiowa.

The flight was part of Reid’s Make-A-Wish visit to the Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) at Oakey.

For Reid, his nine-year-old sister Alex and his parents, Jo and David, this special day was all about having fun.

“It was a lot of fun, I got to fly in a real helicopter and see all my friends”, Reid said.

Reid’s adventure started early when he and his sister were pre-sented with their berets at their home in Toowoomba and given a ride to AAvnTC in a camouflaged Land Rover.

Reid’s first mission was a flight with his mother and sister in an Army Kiowa helicopter. The young boy was treated to a special in-flight surprise, a fly-over of his school with all his class mates on the oval waving to him.

After the flight, Reid and his sister tried out the Black Hawk, Tiger and loadmaster simulators, dined with the pilots at the officer’s mess and had a spin in a fire truck.

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THE Combined Arms Training Centre’s (CATC) recent Small Arms and Weapon Training Simulation System (WTSS) User Conference in Puckapunyal provided a forum to discuss small-arms safety, training, doctrine, capability development and related issues by ADF stakeholders including ADF Cadets, and others that Defence support, such as the police and Customs.

“It was the first conference of its kind in three years and was so suc-cessful that it is intended to conduct another next year,” SO3 Small Arms Capt Scott Lawson said.

The conference, opened by Col Mark Holmes, Commandant CATC – in his capacity as the OHS Adviser ADF Small Arms Training, Training Adviser for ADF Small Arms and Training Adviser for the WTSS – was followed by three days of discussion and presentations, covering topics ranging from Services updates and lethality to the “buddy system”.

The conference noted that of more than 70 reported small arms incidents in 2007, only one did not involve human error. Since January 1 this year, another 20 incidents had been report-ed, with human error again the key factor.

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discussed, noting the need for a capa-bility between warnings and firing live ammunition.

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tion of weeks of planning by the staff at AAvnTC.

When the idea of hosting Reid for a day was passed on to the Chief of Staff of AAvnTC, Lt-Col Tim Witenden, he said he was inundated by offers of support by the centre’s staff. “We are all members of the local community and it is good to give back to the community that sup-ports us,” Lt-Col Witenden said. “The

officers and men had just as much fun as Reid and his family did.”

While it was a memorable day for the staff of AAvnTC, it proved to be a moving experience for mum Jo.

“This has been amazing; Army and all the people at Oakey have really gone above and beyond the call of duty with today,” Jo said.

“Today has been like Christmas for the family.”

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Standing fast: Reid Capp with Capt Steve Hicks after his flight. Photo by SCdt Tim Thomas

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By Lt Danielle Perkins

BALLARAT’S Ranger Barracks went to the dogs earlier this month, providing a training base for the Australian Customs Service.

Organised by reservist Capt Daniel Strack, a Customs supervisor, seven dogs and their handlers visited the home of 8/7RVR to undertake a series of weapon detection exercises as part of a basic training course.

Senior instructor Brett Matthews said Customs had been training dogs to find firearms and explosives since 2005, adding to the traditional role of narcotic detection.

And he said the regular coop-eration with Army was extremely beneficial.

“When we come to Melbourne for the final part of the course, we come up here and use the barracks at Ballarat,’’ he said.

“It is very good for our train-ing, very beneficial from a Customs point of view because we get to extend our dogs detection param-eters.

“Up until now, they’ve trained on some very specific firearms but here we get to train on some firearms that we don’t get regular access to and

the other good thing is that they’ve been stored and handled by different people.

“It’s invaluable for the whole Australian community for Customs and Army to work together.’’

The 13-week course is mostly

run in Canberra, with four dogs expected to graduate. Mr Matthews said the dogs would be used in tradi-tional Customs roles, such as at air-ports and on the waterfront, and for jobs conducted in cooperation with state and federal police agencies.

What have we here? Customs dog handler Susan Vanzwan and Ulf with CO 8/7RVR Lt- Col David McKerral. Photo by Jeremy Bannister

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By Maj Mark Shanks

FOLLOWING a visit earlier in the year by the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) Training Commander, Lt-Gen Darmono, who is keen to adopt some Australian training methods, the Combined Arms Training Centre (CATC) at Puckapunyal has hosted the Directors of the Indonesian Schools of Infantry and Cavalry.

Met by the Commandant CATC Col Mark Holmes, Maj-Gen Subagio and Brig-Gen Suharsono were given an over-view of the functions of CATC, a con-cept foreign to TNI-AD whose training regime is still conducted on corps lines.

The Indonesian generals visited the School of Armour to inspect a display of armoured vehicles and simulation facili-ties.

At the School of Artillery they received a briefing on the Bushmaster, followed by a trip to the driver training area to experience, from the passenger seat, the vehicle’s capabilities.

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By Cpl Corinne Boer

THE ADF School of Languages will transfer command from the RAAF College to HQ Training Command-Army on July 1.

CO ADF School of Languages Cmdr Katja Bizilj said the transfer of command would only change the school’s reporting chain.

“It’s the command structure that’s changing so from the July 1 we report to HQTC-A,” Cmdr Bizilj said.

“The school is going to stay at RAAF

Base Williams, all military staff will remain and courses won’t change as a result of the transfer either.

“The number of courses may increase, but that is not a result of the transfer. It will be based on current operational tempo.”

The change follows a review in 2005 which established that TC-A was already the manager of joint training for other associated capabilities. It was decided to include the Languages Other Than English capability under the same train-ing management framework.

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Impressive: The generals inspect a Bushmaster before taking a ride.

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By Capt Douglas McGuire

R E C O N S T RU C T I O N Ta s k Force 4 soldiers in Afghanistan have conducted their first public shura – or meeting of elders – in a former Taliban stronghold north of Tarin Kowt in Oruzgan province.

The meeting between the RTF and local tribal chiefs is a significant step in the building of relationships between the Australian troops and the local community and is seen as a sign of real progress in the area’s security.

Sydney and Brisbane-based diggers have spent the past month building the latest in a series of patrol bases that will be handed over to Afghan National Security Forces.

“This shura is significant because by sitting with us in public in clear view of everyone passing by, the leaders of this area are showing that they want us here and are prepared to work with us to ensure that the insurgents don’t come back,” RTF 4 CO Lt-Col Stuart Yeaman said.

“All of our operations here are designed to push the insurgents out of these communities for good and we are putting a lot of effort into developing our contact with the leaders here.

“When they are out on patrol the diggers have been doing everything they can to reassure the ordinary people that we are here to help them, despite the misinformation being spread by the insurgents. People are, after some initial scepticism, coming round but this will be a long process, there is no doubt.

“There is still great fear of the insurgents, despite them having been largely driven out of this part of Oruzgan.

“They may come back briefly to launch attacks, but I am certain that they have nothing like the freedom to conduct their activities, or intimi-date the local people into supporting them that they had a few months ago.”

Maj Matt Richardson, the Liaison Officer tasked with holding a series

Talks a sign of real progress

of shuras, said there were encourag-ing signs in the relationships with local people.

“Over the years these people had a succession of armies and militias promising, cajoling and threatening them into supporting whatever cause they represented, and they are a bit suspicious of the latest bunch to turn up,” he said.

“What we are doing is demon-strating by our actions that we mean

what we say. The first thing we did when we arrived here was to rebuild a bridge and then a huge amount of plant and equipment turned up to build this patrol base.

“The locals can see what we are doing for them and this is starting to have an effect. There is no doubt that this will take time, and a prolonged effort by the diggers, but there are no better ambassadors for our cause than the soldiers themselves.”

Down to earth: Maj Matthew Richardson talks with an local leader inside his home in Oruzgan province. Photos by Cpl Neil Ruskin

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WORLD NEWS 9


PTE Lauren Maude, an orderly room clerk with Reconstruction Task Force 4, had no idea that she would end up far from her desk in the fight against Taliban extremists.

But that’s exactly where she has found herself as the cultural considerations of dealing with women in this conserva-tive Islamic country overcome traditional military boundaries.

Pte Maude is now shoulder to shoul-der with her male colleagues at check-points and on operations because of the need for female soldiers to conduct potentially sensitive tasks such as search-ing women and girls.

“This is way different to what I thought I would be doing – it’s great,” Pte Maude said.

“I was expecting to be sitting behind a desk and then suddenly I’ve been put out here.”

“I would rather be here than in Tarin Kowt. I really enjoy the interaction with the locals, especially the kids. The cul-ture is so different and the whole experi-ence is amazing. Some of the women are scared of me at first but we manage to overcome that.

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“I’ll probably never experience this again so I need to make the most of it. It really opens your eyes ... you can really see that we are making a difference.”

CO RTF 4 Lt-Col Stuart Yeaman said the role played by female soldiers was vital in a country where women were highly protected by their male relatives.

“For us to be able to do our job prop-erly without female soldiers for inter-acting with women and girls would be extremely hard. We are working to get the people onside and anything that helps us overcome some of the cultural differ-ences gives us an edge, and also negates the Taliban’s attempts to discredit us and portray us as anti-Islamic,” he said.

Girl talk: Pte Lauren Maude sits with a group of Afghan girls (left) and meets two youngsters (above). Photos by Cpl Neil Ruskin

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Body and soul: HQ JTF 633 Chap Kerry Bartlett coaches Cpl Brent Thompson, Secdet 13, in Iraq. Photo by Capt Joe Nyhan


THREE of Australia’s most senior gen-erals have visited what was a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan.

The senior leaders – Generals David Hurley, Mark Kelly and Mike Hindmarsh – spent two hours in the strategically important region north of Tarin Kowt, visiting RTF 4 troops building a patrol base there.

Commander Joint Operations Lt-Gen Hurley and LCAust Maj-Gen Kelly were travelling with Commander JTF 633 Maj-Gen Hindmarsh visiting soldiers deployed on Op Slipper in Afghanistan.

“Just months ago this area was very much insurgent territory,” CO RTF 4 Lt-Col Stuart Yeaman said.

“Now we can bring VIPs such as this group here with complete confidence.

“It’s a reflection of how fast things are changing in our part of Afghanistan, and of a wider success against the insurgents that is taking place across the country.”

The RTF has spent recent weeks pen-etrating deep into what has been an area of huge importance to the insurgents – used as a supply route between bases in the north and Helmand province to the south.

An aggressive patrolling program, coupled with the construction of a major new patrol base, has combined with coa-lition operations elsewhere to see the insurgents retreat from the majority of the Tarin Kowt bowl. RTF 4 is finding plenty of evidence of their presence, but so far the insurgents have avoided con-frontation with the diggers.

“In recent days we have discovered a cache of bomb-making equipment duringone of our patrols for example, so they arestill about,” Lt-Col Yeaman said. “We arealso noticing a marked difference in the attitude of the ordinary local people, whoare becoming much more trusting of us asthey see that we are here to help them.”

Ground level: Commander Joint Operations Lt-Gen David Hurley talks with Sgt Stephen Corkery and Cpl Phillip Burnham, RTF 4. Photo by Cpl Neil Ruskin

Generals visit old Taliban stronghold

By Capt Joe Nyhan

CHAPLAIN Kerry Bartlett knows how to look after himself.

As an accredited boxing coach and martial arts enthusiast, this grandfather is in great demand among troops nearly 40 years his junior who look forward to his regu-lar fitness sessions.

“I’m street-wise and people warm to that,” Chap Bartlett said.

“Teaching boxing is a tremen-dous way for me to establish trust and credibility.

“They see me as more than a chaplain and they enjoy the training.

“Once that trust and credibility is there, the soldiers are much more likely to come to me, if they have the need, to share what’s on their hearts.”

Chap Bartlett has just completed a six-month deployment to JTF 633 as the Coordinating Chaplain on Australia’s Middle East HQ in Baghdad, an experience he described as “a privilege”.

“It was a sense of fulfillment after all those years to support Australians in this environment, not only the sol-diers but the other chaplains as well.”

A father of four, he has been a Uniting Church Minister for 27 years and a member of the Army for more than 30 years.

He spent six years as an artillery gunner before going to theological

college. Such knowledge of life as a soldier is undoubtedly invaluable in his role as a padre.

With direct access to command-ers and someone whom all person-nel are free to approach, the padre is well placed to act as a barometer and adviser on welfare and morale issues.

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By Maj Ian Toohill

TIMOR-Leste Bat t le Group 4 – also known as Battle Group Balmoral – has paused to remem-ber those who fought in the Battle of Balmoral 40 years ago.

The battle group is made up pre-dominantly of personnel from 3RAR, which over three days in 1968 suf-fered five KIAs in the fighting at Fire Support Base Balmoral.

“It is always very moving to con-duct a remembrance service while on overseas operations,” said Chaplain John Sanderson, who led the service.

The TLBG 4 HQ staff on parade in the hot Timorese sun, complete with catafalque party, presented local

passersby with a colourful spectacle. Battle Group Balmoral CO Lt-Col Wade Stothart delivered a reflection on the battle.

“This is a very proud day for the serving soldiers of 3RAR as we remember the achievements of previ-ous members of the unit and strive to maintain their high standards and operational success,” he said.

The service took place at the same time as formal dinner remembrance service in Canberra. John Robbins, 3RAR Veterans Association, said hav-ing a “parallel dinner and memorial service in Timor-Leste for Balmoral was a great initiative by the CO and adjutant. It emphasises the continuity of service in the regiment.”

By Capt Joe Nyhan

SOLDIERS serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have had a welcome surprise in the mail in the form of care packages from the Returned and Services League.

Boxes – enough for every person – have arrived packed full of edible treats, games and reading material.

The OC of the Security Detachment, Maj Ewen Hedges, said the RSL care packages were a real touch-stone to Australia and a huge morale booster for the troops.

“The biggest thing with the care packages is that it means someone at home is thinking of us,” he said.

“We really appreciate the fact that people have been reaching into their pockets and spending the time and effort to put together these packages.

“We eat a lot of American food over here and, frankly, to get a packet of Allens Snakes or some Anzac bis-cuits in the mail really does bring a smile to our face.”

Soldiers’ smiles sayeverything

Prayerful: 3RAR Chaplain John Sanderson with the XO Maj Marcus Beckett (addressing the Battle Group) and Capt Giles Cornelia at the service of remembrance in Timor-Leste. Photo by Cpl Craig Rohse

Balmoral markedDelighted: Spr Simon Casey and Spr Shane Edwards, RTF 4, receive their RSL care packages on the front line in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan.

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By Maj Ian Toohill

AUSTRALIAN soldiers have helped destroy about 100 rifles confiscated by the International Stabilisation Force (ISF).

ISF MPs supervised the cutting up of the weapons, which had been held in secure storage for nearly two years.

The task was ordered by the Timorese Prosecutor General as the weapons were no longer needed for legal proceedings.

ISF Joint Provost Marshal Maj Ian Stewart said the destruction of the weapons was another example of the successful cooperation between the ISF, UN Police and Timor-Leste Government agencies.

“Together we are helping to make the streets of Dili and the districts safer,” he said.

The recovery of additional illegal weapons over the next few months will be an important initiative for the Timor-Leste Government, the ISF and the UN.

By Maj Ian Toohill

MEMBERS of the Timor-Leste Aviation Group (TLAG) and International Stabilisation Force (ISF) engineers have painted and provided pews for a new church in the vil-lage of Darlau.

Residents of the 1000-strong village, situated on a ridge 800m above Dili, had built the church but run out of funds for painting and seating.

Once ISF Commander Brig James Baker approved the project, it was a matter of rais-ing the money for the paint and fitting the project into a busy operational workload. The engineers provided the wood for the seats while members of the ISF donated the $1200 needed to buy the paint.

The site was a hive of activ-ity as about 20 TLAG mem-bers spent a day painting the church inside and out while engineers assembled the pews. Many local residents turned up to help.

While all this was taking place an ISF medical assistant conducted a medical clinic.

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Seized arms:Australian MPs and UN Police from Brazil and Portugal with a stockpile of Illegal weapons due for destruction in Dili.Photo by Cpl Chris Moore

Leonardo: Tpr Graham Roehors haves fun painting the wall of a church at Darlau.

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14 CENTREPIECE 15Army June 26, 2008

The 120-strong Secdet 13 is about half way through an eventful deployment protecting Australian Government staff in Baghdad. Capt Joe Nyhan talks with OC Maj Ewan Hedges about the Secdet’s work.

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Army: Secdet 13 endured a baptism of fire soon after arriving in Baghdad. How did every-one respond to that?

Maj Hedges: We had a reasonably eventful tour, initially, with an increase in the indirect artillery fire received in Baghdad early in March and into April. Despite the trying conditions, the soldiers demonstrated good initiative and a capacity to continue their tasks without being distracted or pressured by what was going on around them.

Army: How has the personnel composition of Secdet changed with Rotation 13 – it’s no longer exclusively Army’s domain is it?

Maj Hedges: We have a really big change with this Security Detachment in that we have received some additional manning from the Air Force, in this case from No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron.

These guys are basically the Air Force’s equivalent to our infantry and they have a slightly different role which normally relates to protecting air bases. However, over here they’ve provided us with a lot of additional flexibility. The fact they have a similar background to our infantry sol-diers simply means that they have adapted to the new situation and been accepted as equals within the combat team.

Army: As an infantry company commander in the traditional sense, what challenges do you face when you are placed in command of a com-bat team such as Secdet which draws together so many specialisations from across not only Army, but now the Air Force as well?

Maj Hedges: I think the challenge it presents is that we have different ways of looking at prob-lems and different methods of resolving them. However, that is outweighed by the fact we’ve got so many different ranges of experience. I can call for advice from specialists in all these differ-ent fields, whether it be close personal protection, cavalry, our Q staff, our support staff, even our mechanics. This all provides me with a very bal-anced and capable team and that is something I think is of real advantage.

Army: How well are the ASLAVs suiting the task you’ve been given?

Maj Hedges: I am convinced that the ASLAV is perfect for the task. It provides a mix of differ-ent capabilities, not all of which are about protec-tion alone. Their ability to manoeuvre around some pretty tight little streets in Baghdad suits it very well.

Army: Iraq is heading into summer. The daytime temperatures are already passing 40 degrees and it’s going to get hotter. It’s close liv-ing and long days. How are those adverse condi-tions affecting the troops?

Maj Hedges: I think it means we really have to build on teamwork and we have to communi-cate a lot. We’re all in very tight confines. We see each other throughout the day and night. With the heat and strain of physical stress from some of the jobs we do, we really need to be able to talk to each other, understand each other and make sure we can get on with the task at hand. I think the guys have done a great job to date with this.

We’ve developed a lot of different strategies. As well as having frequent access to home by phone and email, the guys have organised activi-ties such as State of Origin barbecues, volley-ball competitions and even sporting events with the American and British forces in and around Baghdad.

Army: How important are major sporting events at home, such as State of Origin, to the ongoing morale and welfare of deployed per-sonnel?

Maj Hedges: They are very important. We’re all passionate about our teams and people have been looking forward to State of Origin for weeks. There’s nothing better than seeing all the dedicated supporters throw on the jerseys of their team and sit down in the Mess to watch the game.

Army: A lot of people reading will have passed through The Cove on previous Secdet rotations. How have the working and living con-ditions changed over time?

Maj Hedges: We’re very lucky. We’ve had a lot of dedicated work by our predecessors who Lookout: LCpl Mark Nelson, C Sqn, 2 Cav Regt, rests on top of his ASLAV during a stop in Baghdad’s International Zone. Photos by Capt Joe Nyhan

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Tanked: Pte Jeramie Putman, 7RAR, checks the credentials of a contractor before his truck is allowed to enter the Australian Embassy compound.

Jacked up: Tpr Anthony Moynihan makes a running repair to hisASLAV on the side of a road in Baghdad.

Nice Arch: Tpr Steve Pallister, 2 Cav Regt, in front of one of Baghdad’s most famous landmarks, the Hands of Steel or Crossed Swords.

have put in some excellent facilities. We’ve now got wireless internet in the rooms so that the guys can sit there and email their loved ones. We’ve completely re-built The Cove in terms of the electrical and mechanical side. Everything has been fixed, it’s a lot safer, a lot better maintained and one of the most crucial differences is the level of protection that has now been provided. The accommodation and all the areas where we work are now protected with barriers and walls which increases our safety in the event of some-thing unexpected occurring.

Army: Secdet 13 is still some months from home. What personal message do you have, as the OC, for families and friends awaiting the return of their loved ones?

Maj Hedges: I’d just like to say that your loved ones, my soldiers and airmen, are doing

a fantastic job. I’m very proud of them and I’m very confident in their ability to do the tasks that we’ve got here. Baghdad is still a dangerous place, however, loved ones need to have faith inthe fact we are well trained and everyone here has initiative, ability and common sense which allows them to carry out the task.

The support of the people at home helps us to do our job. Every phone call, every letter is appreciated. I realise our soldiers couldn’t do the great job they do without the unconditional sup-port of people at home, so thank you.

From my side of the house, your sons, daugh-ters, wives and husbands will continue to do that job if you continue to support them in the wonderful way that you have done and I look forward to meeting you all when we get back, job done successfully.

Roll out: A Secdet ASLAV makes its way out of its base at The Cove inside the International Zone.

Thinking of home: If the long flight left any doubt, Tpr Andrew Little knows exactly how far away he is from home now.

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16 LETTERSArmy June 26, 2008

ONE of the biggest worries we all have at the end of each year before we are posted is where our spouse will be employed in our new posting locality.

There a re some la rge Defence areas within each posting locality, Robertson Barracks, Lavarack Barracks, Victoria Barracks, DMO and SCMA etc. They have a large population of APS employees; is there any reason why there could not be a number of these positions at the APS 2 level that could be set aside for Defence spouses only?

Here’s how it would work: a spouse applies for and is accepted for the position, how-

ever, they are only employed in the position for 12 months, which gives them time to gain the experience in the APS and then apply for other jobs within the Public Service. If at the end of the 12 months no one else has applied for the position, they can remain for a further 12 months.

This takes the added burden off the Defence member when only one wage is coming into the house in the new year. The spouse is working straight away and a second wage is coming into the household.

Being a Defence member for over 30 years, I know how hard it is for my spouse to gain employment in the new post-

ing locality. Retention is big on the government’s agenda these days, so helping spouses gain employment quickly would go a long way to helping this prob-lem.WO2 Steve DerhamSCMAFort Queenscliff, Victoria

Mary Riches, Director Defence Workplace Relations, responds:DEFENCE aims to support families of ADF person-nel who may be relocated. The Public Service Act 1999 requires that vacancies, of the type you suggest, be made available to all members of the community.

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community locating employment outside of the capital cities can be difficult, but Defence region-al units are not able to hold vacant jobs on the off-chance that a partner of a posted mem-ber will be available to perform the duties required.

The Defence Community Organisation is aware of the potential impact mobility can have on the working careers of service partners and as a result manage and administer the Services Workforce Access Program for Partners (SWAPP Select) which provides services and initiatives to assist partners of ADF members to become job-ready and access the workforce in their new posting localities.

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In addition, Defence Support Group Recruitment Services sources non-ongoing employees for temporary engagements of less than 12 months for Defence managers in a variety of ways. For example, some locations maintain non-ongoing registers of people available for short-term employment. These oppor-tunities may often be of interest to partners of ADF members.

IN RECENT editions of all the Defence newspapers there was an insert from Defence Honours & Awards which featured an article on the wearing of the Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC), stating that only one MUC could be worn regardless of whether a member may have been awarded two or more.

This might have been as a result of a photograph of a member of the RAN appearing in a recent Navy News wearing two MUCs.

All recipients have a Federation Star device displayed on the MUC, indicating that the member was part of or posted to that unit at the time of the award.

Why not have addi t iona l Federation Stars placed on a mem-ber’s MUC, where the member has received more than one award, simi-

lar to the clasp system for various medals, rosettes for long service awards and a number system for other specific awards (predominate-ly UN missions)?

It’s highly unlikely that more than three MUCs might come a member’s way, however, there is sufficient room on the MUC for at least three Federation Stars if required.WO1 Wally MeurantDMO Victoria Barracks, Melbourne

Pat Clarke, Acting Director, Honours & Awards, responds:THE regulations for the insignia of unit citations allow only one of each insignia – gallantry and meritorious service – to be worn, irrespective of the number that may have been awarded to a unit.

Those who were members of a unit at the time the award was made

wear the insignia in perpetuity with a Federation Star emblem to denote this. Only one emblem is worn, irre-spective of the number of times an individual may have been a member of a unit or units that were awarded citations.

The intention of these regulations is to reflect that the actual award is made to units, not individuals and to avoid a proliferation of insignia and emblems. The possibility of this is high, given the ADF opera-tional tempo, with the associated increasing frequency of deployment of units.

A useful comparison may be the oak leaf emblem of the Imperial system worn to denote a mention in despatches. Only one emblem is worn on medals, irrespective of the number of times a person may have been mentioned, and there are many instances of multiple mentions.

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27 Course OCTUGRADUATES of 27 Course OCTU (1977-78, Ingleburn NSW) are invit-ed to a reunion in Berrima on August 30. Contact Lt-Col Jan Phillips on (02) 6265 2180 or [email protected], or Lt-Col Geoff Newman-Martin on (02) 6127 2081 or [email protected].

Reserve daySERVING and former reservists will receive a Commemorative Certificate signed by Governor-General Maj-Gen Michael Jeffery by participating in Reserve Forces Day celebrations to mark the 60th anniver-sary of the re-formation of part-time military service Visit www.rfd.org.au for more details.

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18 TRAININGArmy June 26, 2008

Intense concentration: Sgt Dave Austin, 1CER, attaches a Zipper to a 155mm round.

Shaped charges at Pucka exercise

Grit: Blisters, aches and pains – another annual CFA.The determination shows on the face of Sgt Ross Ryan, Orderly Room Sergeant, Regt HQ, 3CER, towards the finish of the fast-paced 15km pack march. Collecting their weapons from the armoury at 0400hr on a recent Friday morning, 30 members from the Regt HQ and 16 CE Sqn set off on the CFA along the foreshore at Pallarenda, Townsville. Photo by LCpl Glenn Power

Sheer determination

Ready to blow: Cpl Chris Mikulec and Sgt Nathan Busch prepare a row of 155mm howitzer rounds. Photos by WO2 Paul Wheeler

remove fuses from projectiles using a small shaped charge. Historically, these charges are reliable but are not always available, especially on deployment, hence the need for other improvised techniques.”

As well as various case entry techniques, trainees also practised multiple ammunition disposal tech-niques such as pit burns and stack-ing. They also employed protective works to mitigate the effects of blast and fragmentation, utilised explo-sive IED entry techniques and fired a selection of EOD tools such as the .50 cal de-armer and the RE70M3, a modular, totally recoilless de-armer/disrupter which replaced the

Remotely Actuated Kinetic Energy Disrupter in early 2007.

The lack of recoil with the RE70M3 means it can be attached to either a light tripod in the man-port-able role or a remotely piloted vehi-cle such as tEODor or Pacbot. It can be utilised close to the ordnance in the traditional de-armer role or can fire frangible projectiles up to 30m away from the intended target and can be fitted with both optical and laser sights to ensure correct aim.

Sgt Dave Austin, a trainee from 1CER, said during Exercise Low Order it was “good to be able to fire the RE70M3 and learn how to effec-tively employ the tool and observe the impact of the different projec-tiles against a number of soft and hard skinned targets”.

“This enabled us to see the effects of the different projectiles and understand what the tool could achieve if we were required to use it in an operational setting,” he said.

Capt Andrew Coe, OIC of the exercise, said of the last three cours-es, “this year’s activity definitely had the highest success rate employ-ing ‘low order’ techniques”.

“Due to the low number of train-ees on the course, there was also a greater training benefit per student than the other courses I have been involved with,” he said.

By WO2 Paul Wheeler

TRAINEE EOD technicians took part in Exercise Low Order over five days at Puckapunyal, which involved employing various estab-lished explosive entry techniques to render ordnance safe.

Burning or deflagration was favoured rather than detonation. Deflagration is an incomplete and relatively slow detonation, more like combustion than explosion. Trainees were also encouraged to trial new techniques to achieve the same aim.

The ordnance used during the activity included MK 82 500lb bombs, LUU 2A/B AC flares, 155mm and 105mm howitzer rounds, 81mm mortars, thermite grenades and small-arms ammuni-tion. Students were also exposed to several purpose-constructed shaped charges such as Zippers, Ausdiscs and Plastics.

“Zippers and Ausdiscs were developed by DSTO and are designed to penetrate the muni-tions case and start the explosive fill burning. Critically they are also designed to create a large enough hole in the case to allow venting and prevent burning to detonation,” said Sgt Ben Hartigan, an instruc-tor at EOD Section, SME. “Plastics on the other hand are designed to

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TRAINING 19

By Cpl Robert Godfrey

THE Atherton Tablelands has played host to 40 members of B Sqn, 5 Avn Regt, providing plen-ty of white water in the North Johnstone River for Exercise Warhorse Challenge.

The rafting exercise, down 55 challenging and spectacular kilo-metres, saw personnel come face to face with potentially dangerous river hydraulics, stoppers, strainers, undercuts and unforgiving rocks.

Before getting near the water, members had to man-pack all the rafting equipment required for 2½ days on the river through dense mountainous rainforest.

Starting at first light and battling inclement weather conditions, the rafting crews met a major task in moving up to half a ton of rafting equipment approximately two kil-ometers down to the starting point, a difficult move.

“One of the hardest and chal-lenging things since basic training, I had know idea what I was getting into but I did feel a huge sense of accomplishment,” said Cfn Matthew Armstrong.

Sgt Shane Kemper agreed: “It gave me an opportunity to experi-ence challenge and hard-ship among the men and women within the squad-ron. I look forward to the next opportunity.”

Once all the rafts were set up and loaded, the Unit Adventurous Training Leaders under-took raft crew briefs, which consisted of pad-dling commands, flip drills and, most impor-tantly, the man-overboard drill.

From this point on, crews needed to react instinctively to the com-mands of the raft guide in the powerful and relent-less environment of the river system.

The first of the warm up rapids was upon them within minutes and marked the start of twist-ing, chaotic white water

Waterborne challenge met

Facing your fear: Members of the squadron negotiate white water. Photo by Cpl Robert Godfrey

Ready to rock: LCpl Cam Aberfield, a Pioneer with 2RAR, joined other members of his squadron who honed their speciality skills in finalising the preparation for the demolition of a 20m bridge at High Range, Townsville. Photo by LCpl Glenn Power

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Rapids with names like Mordor and Snake Falls were negotiated successfully, some were simply too dangerous and required the crews to portage the rafts around them.

This was a form of military train-ing that cultivated teamwork, aided

with the integration of new mem-bers and required demonstrations of physical courage and initiative.

Proving the point, Capt Dave Marshall said, “There were lots of times when I felt that I was not in control, but the biggest thing for me was thinking about the process of conducting my responsibilities as a crew member within my raft.”

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By Capt Michael Brooke

SOLDIERS from Holsworthy-based 5 Bde conducted a comprehensive training pro-gram in Sydney recently to hone their skills in a range of low-level security-related tasks.

The bi-annual training activity, Exercise Round Out, involved more than 120 soldiers who conducted search operations at major public venues and vehicle checkpoints.

The exercise was conducted at several loca-tions in central Sydney, including St Andrews Cathedral, and the south western suburbs,

including Warwick Farm racecourse, CUA Stadium and The Chifley Hotel in Penrith.

Commander 5 Bde Brig Paul Brereton said the exercise was conducted to ensure a high level of skills and training was maintained.

“The exercise provided Reserve officers and soldiers with essential training that has given them the skills and confidence to suc-cessfully complete important taskings this year,” he said.

A feature of the search tasks was the use of a variety of dogs from EOD based at SME, which helped the reservists locate suspicious objects.

Spr David Nazareth, 5CER, said the high-light of the exercise was deploying to his local area to conduct search tasks at the Chifley Hotel. “It was really valuable experience to deploy to a hotel in my local area, and see the reaction of the public who were really supportive when they knew we had sacrificed our weekend to hone our skills in a training exercise,” he said.

Reservists have often performed this type of low-level security tasks in support of police at major events, such as at the Sydney Olympics and the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

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Into action: Spr Stuart Conlin, 3CER, and his dog Solo assist with training during the Exercise. Photo by Capt Michael Brooke

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Open wide: Spr Shaun Ward offers his EOD dog Ozzy some dinner at a barbecue at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. Photo by Cpl Neil Ruskin

Honoured: Maj-Gen Mike Hindmarsh, Commander JTF 633, presents a silver commendation to Cpl Jason Blair in Iraq at the final parade for OBG (W) 4. Photo by Sgt Katrina Johnson

Shaker: Cpl Amanda Iglesias, movements clerk, prepares to board troops on a RAAF C-130 at Tallil, Iraq. Photo by Cpl Michael Davis

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PERSONNEL 23

By Wg-Cmdr Jim Lewis,Deputy Director Military Personnel Policy

WHEN the media announces the serious injury or death of an service-man or woman, the tragedy is felt throughout the Defence community.

But imagine if that tragedy belonged to your family, and that they were learning about your injury, or worse, from someone outside the Defence organisation.

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� PECs may now be notified of a casualty without an ADF member’s consent. Information will be limited to a member’s casualty classifica-tion (e.g. very seriously ill).

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24 LIFESTYLEArmy June 26, 2008

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Debentures are a more sophisticated financial product option which ADF members have been showing some inter-est in at recent ADF Financial Services Consumer Council seminars. Debentures have also gained a higher profile as a result of the collapse of debenture issuing companies – Westpoint, Australian Capital Reserve and Fincorp. These companies issued a specific type of debenture known as an unlisted, unrated debenture. ASIC has taken some specific

action in relation to unlisted, unrated debentures, which I will discuss later in this article.

What are debentures?

A debenture is one way for a business to raise money from investors. In return for an investor’s money, the business (or issuer) promises to pay the investor interest and pay back the money lent to them (the capital) on a future date.

By investing in a debenture, the investor is effectively lend-ing their money to a business. The issuer might use the money to finance business activities. They might also lend the money to another business, which is known as on-lending.

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Unlisted and unrated debentures

As the name suggests, unlisted and unrated debentures aren’t listed on public stock exchanges, making it difficult to work out the value of the invest-ment. Also, these products don’t have a credit rating so there is no independent assessment of the risk of losing any of the funds. Conversely, some deben-tures are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and traded widely.

ASIC’s benchmarks and guidelines

ASIC has introduced chang-es to improve the quality of the

information made available, or disclosures, to retail inves-tors. We have developed eight benchmarks that apply to issu-ers of unlisted, unrated deben-tures and introduced new guide-lines on the advertising of these products.

The benchmarks cover such things as how much money the issuer has invested in the business (equity capital) and the issuer’s liquidity – which is the issuer’s ability to meet short-term cash needs. These benchmarks are designed to help investors and their advisers assess the risks of an unlisted, unrated debenture product.

ASIC’s new free investor guide, Investing in debentures?

Independent guide for inves-tors reading a prospectus for unlisted debentures provides further explanation about these products, the new benchmarks and how to use the benchmarks when reading a prospectus.

Before investing, identify your financial objectives and assess the risks. If you can’t afford to risk losing any of your capital, you might consider other financial products from specially regulated financial institutions, such as banks.

For more information or a copy of ASIC’s investor guide visit www.fido.gov.au or call 1300 300 630. Email suggested topics for this column to [email protected].

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Let’s begin by making one point.Very few PT sessions need to be hard. If PT isn’t hard it isn’t PT is an old and archaic mindset.

Be warned, these are much more fun with a training partner.The office session orholiday session Exercises: Squat, push-up, walk.Set up an hourly reminder on your desk-top PC or watch to begin at 9am. At the first reminder, begin this low intensi-ty workout in your work clothes (you should not be breathing heavily at all). For this session your training range should be 30 to 50 per cent of your maxi-mum best effort – depending on your fit-ness – for the squat and push up. Do the exercises sequentially, completing one set of each. For example, if you can nor-mally complete 30 push-ups do 10 to 15. Once you have completed the squat and push-up, walk up one flight of stairs or walk from one end of the office block to another. Return to work and wait for the next reminder. Each training set should last for no longer than a maximum of five minutes. Keep training till 4pm.

By the end of the day you would have clocked up eight mini training sessions and at least 250 per cent of your maxi-mum squat and push up effort.

Other exercises can be added depend-ing on what is available. Sign out a medi-cine ball for a week, find a chin-up beam, do dips off a stable chair or desk.

The Egyptian session Exercises: Squat, chin-up, push-up, sit-up, cycle.

This format has you do the exercises in a pyramid. Decide on your method. Will it be up five, 10, 15 or 20? Will it be down 20, 15, 10 or five? Regardless, warm up thoroughly.

For the squat, chin-up, push-up and sit-up, start off at an intensity of around 75 per cent of your maximum (if the rep-etitions are too high – over two minutes per exercise – add a medicine ball and recalculate the maximum with this load beforehand).

Complete your first set. After the first set, jump on the cycle and ride at an easy pace for one minute, a moderate pace for two minutes and then another easy pace for a final minute.

You can pause for up to a minute between each exercise and reduce or remove the break as you progress. As soon as you have finished riding move back to the squat, chin up, push up and sit up, this time reducing your repetitions by one for every repetition you complet-ed in the first set (for example 10 – nine – eight or 20 – 18 – 16 or 50 – 45 – 40).

Get back on the cycle. “Pyramid up” by adding one minute to the moderate training period. In this example, this means riding easy for one minute, mod-erate for three minutes and easy again for one minute.

Repeat the last two steps until you have completed as many sets as you desire or when your squats, chin-ups, push-ups and sit-ups reach zero. The good part about this double pyramid is that even as your resistance exercises decrease your metabolic exercise increas-es. Don’t forget to cool down.

The out of timer – low volume, high intensityExercises: Chin-up, push-up, run.

For those days when you are short of time, these 12 to 15 minutes of training will be worth it.

Get warmed up. Then do one set max chin-ups; one set max push-ups, mov-ing straight into a 400m jog (if possible

Tired of the standard three sets of 10 reps?Lt Rob Orr offers some variety in routines.

HEALTH

place cones or a marker out every 100m with a turnaround at 200m). Start off at a moderate pace, getting faster to around 90 per cent effort for the last 100m. Don’t rest, do two repeats. Don’t forget to cool down. Your maximum session time should be close to half an hour.

Final training pointsYour permanent fitness is built up

over time with continuous progres-sive development. Pushing hard for

every session will lead to overtrain-ing and injury and, for the general population, PT will become a pun-ishment and you’ll take every chance to avoid it.

You should do low to moderate intensity more often and high inten-sity sessions as a treat, which means no more than once every three to four weeks. After all, which is the soldier more desired on the battle-field: the fit and healthy member who is physically capable and alert

or the one who can run really fast, but is constantly injured, tired and may in fact never actually get there?

Practice does not make perfect: perfect practice makes perfect. Take the time to ensure that exercises are performed with strict exercise tech-nique. Muscles do not respond to the amount of weight you lift, they respond to the amount of stimula-tion received so remember it’s not how much you lift, but how well you lift it.

Fitness built over time

Tough treads: Make the stairs work for your general fitness. Photo by Cpl Corinne Boer

Friends and Legacy. The event is in its 26th year and features an excit-ing schools competition, Defence, police and emergency services displays, activities for children and entertainment provided by the Navy’s Melbourne band.

One of the organisers, Cmdr Jim Unkles, said participants would receive a medal, T-shirt, show bag and other giveaways.

“The Defence Lake Attack is all about the ADF encouraging com-munity spirit in a healthy environ-ment while raising funds for char-ity,” Cmdr Unkles said.

To register for the Lake Attack visit www.lakeattack.com. Inquiries to Cmdr Jim Unkles on (03) 9282 4541 or Fiona Welch of Start To Finish Event Management on (03) 9645 1333.

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26 SPORTArmy June 26, 2008

FOOTY Show personality Trevor Marmalade has helped to raise the profile of the Defence Lake Attack Charity Fun Run by par-ticipating in a television advertis-ing campaign.

Mr Marmalade recorded a community service announcement on May 30 at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne with the assistance of Defence personnel.

The community service announcement will be shown on Channel 9 from July and again in 2009 and 2010.

The Defence Lake Attack Fun Run will be held on August 24 at Melbourne’s Albert Park Lake.

CDF ACM Angus Houston and Melbourne’s Lord Mayor John So will join other celebrities at the ADF’s largest community event.

All funds raised by the initia-

WO2 Gavin Wickham contin-ued his great form by convinc-ingly winning the Mt Beauty Half Marathon in 1:16:23 on May 24.

Army runners stood out in the high representation of Defence Athletics Club entrants this year.

More than 13 members of the Albury Wodonga Endurance Club ran in this great family event with its families featuring strongly in the honours.

WO2 Alisa Wickham, Gavin’s wife, ran a strong and gutsy race to finish second female in 1:34.44; almost making it a family double victory.

Another DAC husband and wife team, Maj Jo Hem and Sgt Bruce Hem also took honours

with Maj Hem the first female over-40 in 1:37.32.

The conditions were perfect for running and Defence runners featured in most categories.

There were also notable per-formances in the 10km, with Sgt Wayne Heath finishing second in 34.44.

WO2 Pat Thomas, recover-ing from a great run in previous week’s Canberra Half Marathon, chased hard to finish fifth but eas-ily securing the first male over-40 category in 36min and 15sec.

WO2 Peter Lee secured second male in this category in 40.32, with Maj Fiona King also run-ning well after her personal best in the Canberra Half Marathon, finishing third in the open female category in 40.49.

It’s more than 28 years since a group of enthusiastic locals kicked off the original Mount Beauty Marathon that has now become an institution in the district.

Participants from the Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton areas look forward to their annual visit to the valley, as do locals and a number of keen athletes from Melbourne and Adelaide.

The event boasts that it is Australia’s most scenic race with an emphasis on fun for the all the family and it was not found want-ing.

The event forms the first part of the Great Alpine Challenge. The other two are the Kangaroo Hoppet – a 42km ski race – and the Mitta to Mount Beauty 55km MTB race.

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Footy Show raisesLake Attack profile

Call to duty: Channel Nine personality Trevor Marmalade

FULL RESULTS1st, WO2 Gavin Wickham, 1:16:23; 19, Capt Robert Arnold, 1:33:15; 23, WO2 Alisa Wickham, 1:34.44, 2nd female; 24, Sgt Bruce Hem, 1:34.54; 30, WO2 Paul Kitching, 1:36.52; Maj Jo Hem. 1:37.32, 1st female over-40; Capt Matt Knight, 1:43.34; Lt Jacques Brewis, 1.50.16; WO2 Sharon Knight. 1:58.54. 10km: 2, Sgt Wayne Heath, 34.44; 5, WO2 Pat Thomas, 36.15, 1st male over-40; 20, WO2 Peter Lee, 40.32, 2nd male over- 40; 24, Maj Fiona King, 40.49, 3rd open female.

tive in 2008 will be divided equally between four selected charities – Kidsafe, Redkite, the Compassionate

Strong finish: WO2 Gavin Wickham crosses the line to win the Mt Beauty half marathon.

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MELBOURNE-based 2 Coy, 1 Cdo Regt, recently conducted a challenging day’s training for the current women’s world champion Australian Lacrosse team.

The players were put through a series of group challenges, which tested them both mentally and physically in preparation for the defence of their world cup title in the Czech

Republic in 2009. OC 2 Coy, Maj Brett Miller said 2 Coy was more than happy to help sup-port the girls’ preparation, as many of them came from the local area.

The women performed very well under the duress of being exposed to many new experi-ences.

The feedback from the Lacrosse coaching

staff was it was a very worthwhile day and achieved the desired outcome of reinforcing the importance of working in a cohesive team environment.

Any Melbourne-based ex-ARA or Reserve soldiers who would like to support the Commando’s capa-bility are encouraged to join 2 Coy as 1 Cdo Regt continues to support ongoing operations in the ADF.

Lacrosse players go commando

Team effort: Australian lacrosse team members conduct gruelling teamwork exercises at the hands of 1 Cdo Regt.

By Sqn-Ldr Grant Pinder

A SHARED love of the sport has led to the Australian Services Cricket Association presenting a cricket bat, signed by the Australian team, to Indian Lt-Gen Jasbir Singh Lidder.

Lt-Gen Lidder is the outgoing Chief Military and Force Commander, of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).

The ADF contingent to UNMIS, through its com-mander, Lt-Col Bill Coates, set the ball rolling in the quest to obtain the bat for Lt-Gen Lidder.

CDF ACM Angus Houston endorsed the concept in his capacity as ASCA patron. Cricket Australia also supported the presentation of a bat signed by Australian cricket team members to the outgoing chief.

Lt-Gen Lidder, who had been serving in his cur-rent role for more than two years, received the bat in Khartoum in April at UNMIS headquarters.

A passionate cricket enthusiast, Lt-Gen Lidder enjoyed great rapport with the ADF personnel dur-ing his time in post, most notably during the 2007-08 Australia and India cricket series.

ADF and APS ACT netball officials are organising representative teams to contest the ADF Netball Association’s national carnival from September 28 to October 4 in Adelaide.

Selection trails will be held in June for ACT ADF women’s, mixed and men’s teams. The point of contact for Army is WO2 Kylie Reynolds on [email protected].

India out with a bat

Innings over: Outgoing UNMIS commander Lt-Gen Jasbir Singh Lidder is presented with a cricket bat signed by the Australian team.

ACT netball trails

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Strike force: Pte David Edwards, 1 MP Bn, Enoggera, sends his ball down range during ADTBA national championship in the ACT. Photo by LAC Aaron Curran

ALLEY BATTLETHE Australian Defence Tenpin Bowling Association’s (ADTBA) national championships from June 2-6 at Tuggeranong Bowl in Canberra read like an Army benefit after it swept most of the awards and provided the major-ity players selected in the representative team.

Army had 10 members selected in the Combined Services national tenpin bowl-ing team with five from Air Force, four from the Australian Public Service and one from Navy.

Those selected will go on to con-test the Australian championships as the Australian Defence Organisation team at Tuggeranong Bowl in October.

This year’s tournament began with the inaugural Services challenge – a four-cor-nered event for Army, Navy, Air Force and APS organised by WO Raymon Cooper (Navy).

Army won and will defend its crown next year in Victoria.

The Combined Services State versus State was contested with singles, doubles and teams competitions over 18 games in challenging conditions.

WO2 Eileen Dixon from NSW won the singles, Sgt Mark Roberts (Army) and WO2 Gavin Marshall from Queensland were the champion doubles combina-tion and Maj Jamie Arnell, LCpl Mark Niciejewski and WO2 Brett Thomas from Queensland took the teams event.

The GB Plate for those members who did not qualify for the Masters event was won by Pte Liam Wardell from NSW with Pte Gay Arnell from Queensland the run-ner-up.

The Masters Champion of the ADTBA for the second successive year was Pte David Edwards from Queensland, defeat-ing fellow Queenslander Maj Jamie Arnell in a closely fought encounter.

The ACT was the overall winner of the ADTBA nationals closely followed by Queensland.

The CombinedServices team: WO2 Steve Ritchie, WO2 Eileen Dixon, Pte David Edwards, Maj Jamie Arnell, Sgt Michael Watson, WO2 Brett Thomas, Sgt Eddie Hatzakortzian, LCpl Mark Niciejewski, WO2 Clive Thompson, Sgt Mark Roberts (Army), Cpl Keiran Wyllie, Cpl Mick Walker, Flt-Sgt Brett Byers, Flt-Sgt Dennis Dillon, LAC James Mitchell, CPO Jonathon Hartnett, Mark Jordan, Richard Wdowik, Paul Shields, Maria Haw. Brian Elrick and Brett Kleidon, while qualifying, were ineligible to make the national team because there were already four APS members in the team.

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