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They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

Laurence Binyon 1914

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armynewsThe Army News is published fortnightly for the Regular and Territorial Force and civilian staff of the New Zealand Army.

Editor: Lorraine Brown phone 04-496-0225 or DTelN 349-7225 fax 04-496- 0290 email lorraine.brown@nzdf.mil.nz

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After 40 years in an observers role, the NZ Army has finally become a full member of the ABCA programme.

The programme is an interoperability agreement between the American, British, Canadian and Australian armies.

Becoming part of ABCA provides the NZ Army with engagement with the US, UK, Canadian and Australian armies, such as this year’s Exercise Rainbow Serpent (in Australia), access to their doctrine and “lessons learnt”, and assistance to develop our capabilities.

ABCA started after World War Two, as a way to continue the close cooperation between the Allies. The original agreement was signed between the armies of the United States, Britain and Canada – the ABC Armies. In 1963 Australia joined, and the programme became “ABCA”. Two years later New Zealand, sponsored by Australia, was granted observer status.

The programme aims to ensure cooperation, collaboration and interoperability between the ABCA armies. It also aims to “obtain the greatest possible economy by the use of combined resources and effort”.

Colonel Roger McElwain, Assistant Chief of General Staff

Our rightful place

(Development), said the later aim made the programme particularly useful for a small army like New Zealand’s.

“We learn their lessons and we can incorporate those into our training. We can take advantage of the huge research that is made, their military systems and military technology – we can use that information and incorporate it into our army without having to make the same outlays in terms of resources.

“For us as a small army, there are real benefits of being part of ABCA.”

COL McElwain said the NZ Army had already been attending the 18-20 ABCA meetings a year, but becoming a full member of ABCA had political significance.

“[As an observer] we didn’t have quite the same standing around the table. Now we’re accepted as one of the five armies within ABCA, and I think that’s good for us as an army, it’s good for us as a nation, and it gives us the appropriate level of representation.”

The ABCA acronym will remain unchanged. Reported by Anna Norman

One of the Australian Solutions. The New Zealand solution will be packaged in two 10’ ISO containers and transported on a Unimog/6T trailer combination

Improved H²O on its way

A recent visit to Korea provided an excellent opportunity to appreciate the complexities of the region, and discuss areas of mutual interest, says Chief of Army, Major General Lou Gardiner.

“It gave me an insight into how the Korean way of thinking influences the decisions and actions that are taken there. I can now understand the context of the current problems facing the region,” he says.

MAJ GEN Gardiner was in the Republic of Korea to attend the Defence Asia 2006 Conference. He also had formal discussions with General Kim Jang Soo, and the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian National Army. Defence diplomacy was also a major aspect of the visit, and after attending the conference, MAJ GEN Gardiner visited several military installations.

Military personnel from ROK and New Zealand had worked alongside each other several times in recent years, and New Zealand military

personnel were held in high regard by their Korean counterparts, he said. “New Zealand’s contribution to the Korean War is widely acknowledged in ROK.”

As well as visiting the ROK Staff College, Special Warfare Command and the ROK Army headquarters, MAJ GEN Gardiner attended the weekly United Nations Command (UNC), and spent time with the UNC and United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission.

“Spending time with personnel from both organisations gave me a much better understanding of the relationship between US/UN and ROK forces, the historical perspectives, and the work our four NZDF personnel are doing overseeing the armistice.”

Lieutenant Darren Young, a New Zealand Army TF officer posted to UNCMAC, briefed MAJ GEN Gardiner at his work site, Observation Post DORA, which looks out over the DMZ and North Korea as well as the

Our role in Korea

The Long-Term Development Plan (LTDP) took a step closer to introduction into service recently, when Deputy Chief of Army Brigadier Barry Vryenhoek and Mr Greg Mead, the national manager of Pall Corporation, signed a contract for the delivery of three Water Treatment Systems.

The systems will produce up to 100,000 litres of potable water per day from a freshwater source and up to 25,000 litres per day from a saline source, such as sea water.

The equipment will allow the Army Engineers to deliver potable, New Zealand Drinking Water-standard water to NZDF personnel, and others. The Water Treatment Systems significantly increase the range of useable water sources available, and the quality of the water that personnel may end up drinking.

The first Water Treatment System is due to be delivered next July, with two more due for delivery in September 2007.

Contributed by MAJ Rob Giller

Four New Zealand Defence Force personnel are playing a role in helping keep the tenuous peace along the division between North and South Korea.

Colonel Tim Gall, New Zealand’s Defence Attaché in Seoul, serves as both an advisor and liaison officer to the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC). Major Richard Anderson is UNCMAC’s assistant operations officer, Lieutenant Darren Young is assigned to the transportation Corridor West, and Sub Lieutenant Karl Vetter, RNZN, is responsible for monitoring activity in the eastern Transportation Corridor.

The Armistice between North and South Korea was signed in 1953. Three commissions were established to help monitor it. The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, which New Zealand is aligned to, was established to monitor the peace outside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), a 241km-long and four km-wide buffer zone separating the opposing forces. Sixteen nations are involved in monitoring the Armistice.

As an advisor to UNCMAC, COL Gall helps investigate Armistice violations, meets with senior United Nations Command (UNC) representatives, and participates in UNC exercises.

In his role with UNCMAC Major Anderson regularly monitors the DMZ, usually by vehicle or helicopter, and he also investigates and documents Armistice violations.

“Part of our job is to ensure the Republic of Korea soldiers monitoring the DMZ understand the Armistice Rules of Engagement, and that they comply with those rules. We try to ensure the commanders and their soldiers along the DMZ know the correct procedure should there be a violation, for example, if someone fires at their post.” Violations can range from deaths and defections, to small arms fire and other hostile acts.

SUBLT Vetter and LT Young monitor activities along their assigned corridors. The Eastern Corridor was established mainly for tourists travelling north to visit the Mt Keumgang tourist resort, while the Western Corridor was built to allow the transportation of raw material and personnel to and from the huge Kaesong Industrial complex in North Korea.

Two of the four NZDF personnel working for UNCMAC are members of the Territorial Force.

MAJ Anderson, who is a lawyer in civilian life, says the mission is busy, especially as violations can happen at any time, and must be investigated. “One of the main hurdles is language difficulties. Other personnel find our New Zealand accents are at times difficult to understand, especially on the telephone, and we’re much the same with them. But the work is interesting, especially the monitoring and inspections, and seeing how different militaries operate.”

LT Young is a TF officer with 3 Auck North Regt. He feels being TF has helped him adapt easily to his operational deployment.

“I think that due to nature of their training (one or two weekends a month) TF soldiers are often very adaptable and are quick to apply themselves – whether it be working with new people, different equipment or working in unfamiliar places. I’ve certainly had no problem fitting in with the US, ROK and British personnel that make up my team and I’m enjoying the challenges of working in the DMZ. It’s a rare opportunity for a recently promoted TF lieutenant to deploy on operations overseas and I’m making the most of the experience.”

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four lane transportation corridor that links the ROK with the Kaesong Industrial Park in North Korea. Hundreds of vehicles and personnel travel through the corridor daily, and one of LT Young’s responsibilities is to monitor and track their movements.

SLT Karl Vetter, LT Darren Young, MAJ Richard Anderson, CA MAJ GEN L Gardiner, COL Tim Gall

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WORLD-CLASS INDIVIDUAL TRAINING“THE HEART OF NGATI TUMATAUENGA”

The operational tempo of the New Zealand Army has increased markedly over

the last 10 years or so. Operations have taken our Army from the Balkans to

the South Pacific, East Timor, the Solomons and Tonga, and to the Middle East,

Iraq and Afghanistan. During this time we have maintained “traditional” UN

deployments and added others. This tempo seems unlikely to diminish in the

near future and may well become the norm.

The successes that have been achieved are based, for the most part, on the

professionalism and competence of the New Zealand soldier. The skill levels

and the confidence displayed by our people are instilled through all aspects

of Army life, and by the individual training regime in particular. The work of the

Army Training Group (ATG) is key to the NZ Army’s operational capability, and is

the basis of our future.

ATG has a proud history of conducting world-class individual training. The

capability must be maintained and enhanced. Change will be essential to keep

ATG relevant to current and future needs. But any changes based on efficiencies

or expediency must be carefully scrutinised to ensure that the consequences do

not undermine the strong training base that is the foundation of our Army.

It is self-evident that the strength of our Army is its people and that individual

training is crucial to producing world-class soldiers. Investing in our individual

training regime is therefore vital to maintain present levels of competence and

to assure ourselves of a bright future – regardless of the operational tempo,

commitment to the individual training regime must be maintained.

Investment takes a number of forms: organisationally the Army must continue

the evolution of trades to meet the changing needs of the contemporary

operational environment and the influx of new capabilities; ATG must be staffed

with senior trainers who can analyse, develop, supervise, and evaluate training

to assure its robustness and applicability; the best and brightest officers and

NCOs must be posted to ATG to staff the schools and regimental depots to ensure

the best instruction occurs and world-class soldiers are produced; Army must

invest in infrastructure and provide the necessary operating funds; and units

must commit to individual training by releasing personnel to attend courses in a

timely fashion. All of this is more easily said than done as competing priorities

and operational necessity risks diluting the training foundation.

All training conducted by ATG encourages the professional and personal

development of soldiers. All courses promote technical excellence, the Army

culture, and the fundamental principles of service in the NZ Army.

ATG courses advocate the following three key themes:

(1) The profession of arms: this includes the culture, ethos, and values of service. The elements of these concepts are: the military as a warfighting profession; selfless service, loyalty and honour; and courage, commitment, comradeship, and integrity (C3I). These elements are embodied in the Army’s identity as Ngati Tumatauenga.

(2) A soldier first: the principle underlying our warfighting profession is the concept that all personnel are combat soldiers, first and foremost. All soldiers must achieve excellence in regimental standards; self-discipline; skill-at-arms through the mastery of small-arms weapon handling and shooting, fieldcraft and battlecraft; and be fit to fight.

(3) Professional mastery: all soldiers must also achieve professional mastery within trade. This requires a broad understanding of the military context, detailed trade knowledge, commitment and passion for the trade and the profession. All training and activities within ATG must also recognise the NZDF strategic context and the increasing complexity of the contemporary operational environment.

The operational environment requires soldiers to be agile and adaptable, and

audacious in their approach. Soldiers must also embrace the challenges of an

austere environment. Individual training at ATG achieves this.

The development of soldiers who are inculcated into the culture of the NZ

Army is fundamental to its professionalism and operational capability. We

should all remember:

One man is much the same as another, and that he is best who is trained at

the severest school – Thucydides

ATG provides the NZ Army with world-class soldiers now and into the future.

Recognition of the importance of individual training and continuing investment

is critical to the NZ Army.

COLONEL KEVIN BURNETTCOMMANDER ATG

The introduction of Javelin into service is on target and the weapons will be issued to units next month.

As part of the Army 2005 Programme, the Ministry of Defence bought 24 Javelin medium-range anti-armour weapons to provide troops with protected mobility and enhanced firepower to 2500m, day and night. The “fire and forget” warhead provides enhanced intelligence, tactical situational awareness, surveillance and reconnaissance capability.

The Javelin arrived in Waiouru in June. Since then, personnel from the Ministry of Defence, Army General Staff, Logistics Executive, the Simulation Centre and the Transition Training Team (TTT) have been working to get the Javelin from the delivery crate to the soldiers.

The TTT, headed by Chief Instructor Major Sholto Stephens and including the Javelin wing’s Staff Sergeant Phil Kay and Mr Joe Purini, have taken on their task of developing and conducting Javelin training with “gusto and professionalism”.

As testament to the team’s professionalism and enthusiasm, the US trainers commented on the high standards of the New

Zealand students – instructors, operators, maintainers and ammunition technicians.

Following the vendor training, TTT and Combat School staff conducted Javelin Operators and Commanders Courses.

Using indoor and outdoor simulation, the two-week Javelin Operators Course teaches basic AFV recognition and the ability to operate the Javelin command launch unit (CLU). As the simulators will also be located at all camps where Javelin will go, personnel will be able to maintain their skills after they pass the course.

The seven-week Javelin Commanders Course – the Army’s first dedicated anti-armoured course in 20 years – has just been completed at the Combat School in Waiouru.

The course trains anti-armoured section and platoon commanders how to employ Javelin in different settings. After completing a series of tactical exercises without troops (TEWTs), the students completed a field exercise, which was enhanced with a mounted opposing force from 2 LFG and 3 LFG.

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The merge of the Transition Training Team and the Combat School next month is the first step towards the creation of a single combat corps within the NZ Army, says Colonel Roger McElwain.

The new Combat School will bring mounted operations training (the current focus of the TTT), and dismounted operations training (the focus of the existing Combat School), together.

The schools will be officially integrated on 12 December. The new school, established for 69 positions, brings together 32 TTT staff and 19 Combat School staff under Chief Instructor Major Stefan Michie.

MAJ Michie, currently CI of the existing Combat School, says the new structure is “definitely a step in the right direction”, and has the potential to be very effective.

He says that for most of the wings focused on teaching technical-type skills it will be “business as usual”. But central to the new school is the formation of a new, integrated command and tactics wing with experts from both mounted and dismounted fields.

“We hope [the new school] will allow us to run proper cavalry or genuinely integrated end-view cavalry training, which integrates both the mounted and dismounted skills.”

Colonel Roger McElwain, Assistant Chief of General Staff (Development), Regiment Colonel RNZIR, says the Combat School has been formed to support the introduction of NZLAV into the Army – particularly for 1st Battalion who will be focused on cavalry operations.

“The establishment is based on the battalion at the moment; it needs to be based on NZLAV. I have told the CO of 1 RNZIR is that he needs to develop a very unique 1 RNZIR

culture that is based on cavalry.”Although NZLAV achieved DLOC

(directed level of capability) in November last year, COL McElwain says it was introduced into service as equipment, not as a complete capability. To introduce it as a capability, the Army has signed up to the Australian cavalry doctrine, is in the process of developing TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures), and has established the Combat School. COL McElwain says infantry and armoured

operations must come together to support the introduction of the NZLAV capability into service. In time, he would like to see the birth of a combat corps, combining infantry and armoured operations. But the birth will take time.

“We are dealing with two very strong cultures, which are very aggressive about guarding their individuality. Some people have suggested that the way you deal with that is you crash the two together. But if you do that you end up with a whole lot of casualties. So we have to take a much more stepped, methodical approach.

“The saying is, how do you eat an elephant? Bite by bite. So we are bringing things together bit by bit. In the fullness of time we will end up with a single combat corps – that could be five years away; that could be 10.”

He says the NZLAV troop commanders and section commanders fresh from the new Combat School will change the deeply ingrained culture.

“My methodology is based on [the fact] that it is the new generation coming in that will create change, so let’s bring them on board.”

The structure of the new Combat School will be reviewed in December 2007.

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Weeks of intensive patrolling by Judson VC Platoon came to a climax during a dawn raid. The platoon finally captured “The Great Jafa”, a notorious Musorian militia leader who had been active in their sector for some time.

Judson VC Company first came into contact with Jafa during Ex Jalan Jungle, when a map was found at an abandoned Musorian campsite in the Rangataua Forest. This led to a search of the village of UTF during Ex Dark Street. Documents found there indicated that Jafa was holed up in a hut at the head of Paradise Valley, 25km to the north.

In Ex Final Chance, Judson VC Platoon established a forward operating base at Abbassia from where they conducted a cordon and search operation in Rangataua Forest to search for Jafa and his group. Then, after final preparations back at Abbassia, they were taken cross country by NZLAVs in a night-time insertion to within five kilometres of Jafa’s headquarters. A night march then took them to within one kilometre of their quarry.

At 0500 they moved forward and surrounded the buildings where Jafa and his party were sleeping. Making use of the cover of some heavy earthmoving machinery parked behind the hut, they were able to get right up to the hut unheard and unseen.

Following a very rapid room clearance operation, the Great Jafa and two others were captured.

After returning to their FRV, the platoon were preparing to board the Unimogs that had been sent to collect them, when two roadside bombs exploded, disabling the Mogs and injuring their drivers.

Undeterred, the soldiers gave first aid to the wounded drivers, put them on stretchers, and moved them out to the highway where they could be safely evacuated. The platoon then set off on a long march back to their barracks.

Here they were welcomed by the HQ staff of TAD and congratulated on their successful completion of their mission, the culmination of 21 weeks’ training during the Extended Basic course.

Images and report by John Archer

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Evacuating the bomb casualties 3km away to safe ground

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NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR ARMY LESSONS (NZCAL)

COLLECT – ANALYSE – DISSEMINATESomeone else’s life may depend on your observation or idea

NEW ZEALAND CENTRE FOR ARMY LESSONS

Send us your observations with as much detail as possible along with your contact details, or anonymous observations will be accepted. All information received will be logged, analysed, trends identified and, if necessary, sent to specific

subject-matter experts for validation. Feedback will be provided where possible. Your name won’t be published if you don’t want it to be. Active feedback will be provided through a regular page in Army News; on the Intranet chatroom space; and

eventually an All Ranks magazine will be produced.

It would be unwise to think that the Army already knows about your issue or observation

Prizes will be given for best information received

Soldiers of all ranks can make observations, and from those observations learn valuable lessons. It is vital that these lessons are not forgotten, and that they are passed on to those who follow.

WE ARE DOING WELL, BUT WE CAN DO BETTERNZCAL has been established to assist soldiers to enhance their skills, which in turn supports the New Zealand

Army’s war-fighting capability. The New Zealand Army has a huge untapped pool of valuable knowledge, YOU.

DON’T BE SHY, HAVE YOUR SAY

NZCAL IS NOW ESTABLISHED AT HQ ATG, WAIOURU

Email: NZCAL@nzdf.mil.nz (unclassified information only)Army Intranet Website: The good OIL

http://pp/army-doctrine/Lists/The%20Good%20OIL/AllItems.aspx (or follow the links on Waiouru/HQ ATG – S8 homepage)

Paper forms are available from S8 Branch HQ ATG upon request

AlternativelySubmit an EARLLs PAR if you have authority and access to DIXS or

apply to NZ Army suggestion scheme DFO(A) Vol 3 Chap 39Easier ways to contact NZCAL are being developed, and will be

published in due course.

OBSERVATIONS – ISSUES – RECOMMENDED COURSES OF ACTION

Learn from those who have gone beforeHe matauranga i tuku iho mai, hei tauira kia whai atu

• Are you currently on operations or pre-deployment training, or recently returned from operations? • What lessons were there that you would like to share with those who follow you? Don’t make them re-invent the wheel and make the same mistakes – help them out. • What difficulties are you currently having, or did you have, what was the solution? • What should you have done, or do you still need to do? • What are some of the issues our soldiers are most concerned about? • And importantly, what IS working, and what are we doing RIGHT?

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SERVING NEW ZEALAND LOYALLY AND HONOURABLY

Chief of Army Major General Lou Gardiner recently presented CA’s Commendations to five 2 LFG personnel, including three recipients from 1 RNZIR:

Staff Sergeant Brent Pene took on the challenge to lead the Linton Kapahaka Roopu to the Rangitane Regional Kapahaka competition in August. During the build-up period, SSGT Pene committed an exceptional amount of time and effort to develop the Roopu, at great personal cost and sacrifice to SSGT Pene and his family. His contribution was pivotal in Karianga making it to the regional competition.

Staff Sergeant Darryn Mitchell served with the New Zealand Army Combat Shooting Team (NZACST) that deployed to contest the Australian Army Skill at Arms (AASAM) in New South Wales in November 2005. Since 1993 SSGT Mitchell has featured prominently in the team, and has recently become a significant mentor to younger firers. Among many quality SNCOs from around the world, the performance of SSGT Mitchell stood out, and was noted by many observers. His contribution

to the team’s impressive result brought credit to his service and country. Lance Corporal Brent Nansett, a driver in Victor Company, witnessed an assault

on the night on 12 May in Palmerston North. Reacting quickly, LCPL Nansett used his first aid training to stabilise the condition of the victim. The first aid rendered was not only able to stabilise the victim, but also helped to prevent any long-lasting injuries being sustained. LCPL Nansett was also able to provide the Police with vital information that helped apprehend the assailant. LCPL Nansett’s actions illustrated his outstanding commitment and professionalism.

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SSGT Pene and wife Sylvia Pene

LCPL Nansett and SSGT Mitchell

Letter from Sinai I have had a very interesting few weeks. I was part of the

Commonwealth ceremonies at El Alamein (see photo). It was an amazing experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. We also went on a battlefield tour of places that New Zealand soldiers fought in, in the area.

I went to Israel yesterday for another parade, this time to commemorate a WWI battle in Be’er Sheva. The parade was in the middle of the day and was very hot, but not too long.

After we finished, we were asked to do another one at the Turkish memorial. Then we went on another battlefield tour. From the top of a hill where the Turkish where dug in we could see the hills that New Zealanders took and the area where the Aussies charged – the last ever successful charge on horseback.

We have just had 15 new Kiwis turn up so the old crew that have been here for six months are ready to go home, with only their farewells and medals parade to go.

SGT Duayne Cloke El Alamein Cross

Deputy Chief of Army, Brigadier Barry Vryenhoek (right), presents the New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) and New Zealand General Service Medal (NZGSM) Afghanistan to Private Trevor Nootai (centre), RNZIR; the NZGSM (Afghanistan) to Captain Aaron Smith (far left), RNZAC;

and the Clasp to the New Zealand Armed Forces Award (NZAFA) to Major Peter Jacobs, RNZAMC.

The NZAFA is awarded to New Zealand Defence Force officers who have completed 15 years’ service, and whose character and conduct have been irreproachable. A clasp is awarded for each additional 15 years’ service. MAJ Jacobs has served the Defence Force since February 1963, when he enlisted as a rifleman.

After serving with Whiskey 2 Company in Vietnam, 1968 to 1969, MAJ Jacobs changed corps and trade, and became a medical corpsman. He switched from the Regular to the Territorial Force in 1976, completing a further 12 years’ service as a TF medical clerk, then returned to the Regular Force in 1987. He is currently a medical staff officer at Army General Staff.

CAPT Smith and PTE Nootai served in Afghanistan from October 2005 to May 2006; PTE Nootai as a rifleman and CAPT Smith as Patrol Commander with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team.

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The last Limited Service Volunteer (LSV) Company march-out parade for 2006 was held on Armistice Day, 11 November.

The volunteers are civilians who have spent six weeks in a strict military and organisational regime.

They participated in numerous physical training, drill and field exercises, and confidence and team-building activities including rock climbing, abseiling, white water rafting, and tramping. They also attended presentations on goal setting, drug and alcohol awareness, anger management, first aid, budgeting, legal rights and obligations, healthy lifestyles, personal grooming and job search techniques.

LSV courses are designed to give volunteers an understanding of what is required to be an effective team member, including tolerance and an understanding of others’ abilities. During the six weeks, the trainees form tight bonds with other platoon members and many will have made friends for life.

This final parade for 2006 was the last for the Commanding Officer of the LSV Company, Major Ian Lattimore, RNZIR. He has been at this post for six years.

Chief of Army Major General Lou Gardiner, who was the reviewing officer for the graduation parade, said MAJ Lattimore has done a tremendous job as CO of LSV Company. “MAJ Lattimore has shown boundless enthusiasm and commitment to the LSV programme and should be very proud of his

achievements within the company.” He also congratulated the trainees on their achievements.

“You will take with you, to the wider society, the lessons you have learnt, and think of the sacrifices those soldiers made all those long years ago so that you can enjoy the freedoms you do today.”

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The Inter Platoon Challenge Trophy is awarded to 3 Platoon, who best exemplified the winning spirit of teamwork and good sportsmanship

Commanding Officer’s Award for all-round excellence is awarded to Trainee Jacobs of 1 Platoon

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Vietnam vet Mrs Susan Jackson receives her Year of the Veteran badge from Colonel Al McCone at the Masterton Year of the Veteran ceremony on 11 November.

Mrs Jackson was a captain in the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps from 1970 until 1979. In 1973 she was in South Vietnam with Project Concern, an international non-government medical aid organisation. It was the period of the International Control Commission (a truce), but that didn’t stop the North Vietnamese from firing at the South Vietnamese positions over the hospital she was in.

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Mrs Jackson receives her Year of the Veteran badge from COL McCone

In June 2005 I was posted from the British Army’s E Battery, 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, to 163 Battery, 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, as their British Artillery exchange officer. The exchange officer’s post is a two-year reciprocal exchange between the RNZA and RA and has been running for more than 10 years.

New Zealand is over 16,000km from the UK, making it quite possibly the RA’s furthest posting. New Zealand has a multi-cultural society with proud Maori traditions, something that is not lost on its military. The Army is its own Maori tribe, Ngati Tumatauenga, and when new soldiers arrive they are welcomed onto the marae with a traditional powhiri.

The Army also has several haka that are regularly performed at official ceremonies to offer “the challenge” to dignitaries and guests. Thankfully, there are no pictures of the author “attempting” a haka. Suffice to say, my attempts resemble a strange mixture of dance and shouting unintelligible words and are about as intimidating as a girl guide! However, when performed correctly the haka is a sight to behold and must have been incredibly intimidating on the battlefield during the New Zealand Wars.

As with many Commonwealth armies, New Zealand has a fair smattering of ex-British military in its midst and 16 Fd Regt is no exception. The RNZA has: Major Stewart Brown, Captain Ian “Bart” Simpson, Sergeant Gilmour, Sergeant Parker, and Sergeant Vokinns. All are doing well in their new adopted home within a nation of people who couldn’t be more welcoming.

16 Fd Regt is based in Linton Camp, Palmerston North. It is made up of two Regular Force and one Territorial battery, each of six L119 light guns. 161 and 163 Bty are the two RF batteries, each with about 100 soldiers. 16 Fd Regt also has a headquarters battery which consists of an air defence troop equipped with the Mistral system. It is currently undergoing reorganisation to incorporate a UAV capability.

Despite its small size, the RNZA has a proud history and punches well above its weight. [At the time of writing] the regiment currently has soldiers deployed on operations in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Sierra Leone, East Timor and Sinai.

The British exchange officer is always posted as a forward observer (FO) with 163 Bty and as one of only four qualified FO I have been lucky enough to fire the majority of rounds allocated to the regiment. This has meant a large part of the year has been spent in the training area.

Waiouru is a 40km square training area in the central North Island. It sits in the shadow of the formidable Mount Ruapehu, an active volcano, which towers some 2,800m above the training area. Nicknamed “the desert”, Waiouru has to be one of the most challenging and diverse training areas in the world. Its rolling “hills” rise from the lowest point at 750m to over 1,200m. As a light-role FO, this has resulted in some mammoth walks. I didn’t realise it was possible to walk up hill for over 10km!

Perhaps the most peculiar point of note about Waiouru is the weather. I now truly appreciate the meaning of four seasons in one hour! Waiouru does offer some fantastic training real estate and enables virtually unlimited indirect firing. It also happens to be a picturesque and beautiful place. Something

that is often lost when walking up hills inevitably in the rain! The 16 Fd Regt year is split into three cycles. Winter is

traditionally spent firing in support of the School of Artillery with three major exercises. These are testing exercises to enable live firing for the plethora of courses that the school runs each year. In spring and early summer the battery conduct individual and combined arms training which, for 163 Bty, culminates in a BC’s live firing exercise in support of 2/1 RNZIR. The regiment then conducts a live firing exercise in February in an attempt to achieve “operationally ready” status.

Due to the number of exercises that 16 Fd Regt deploys on, the level of gunnery is impressive and as an FO I can expect to fire in excess of 5,000 rounds annually in a variety of different scenarios! This is far more than I would expect to get in the UK and is a fantastic opportunity. There are also several trans-Tasman trips to Australia annually to fire naval gunfire support and to practise close air support. 16 Fd Regt is also involved in the annual command post exercise circuit and I have conducted command post exercises in New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia, all of which have been in a coalition environment. Indeed it was good to see some old faces from 1 RHA on Exercise Suman Warrior 05 in Malaysia.

The year hasn’t been all work and I have been fortunate enough to have spent time adventure training and travelling around this amazing country and its neighbours. New Zealand is just so diverse. I have been stood knee deep in snow on a glacier one minute and two hours later been basking on a golden beach! I have been skiing on a volcano and learnt to scuba dive on the reefs in Fiji. At the end of 2006 I am taking 10 members of the Bty on a 10-day sea kayak expedition around Stewart Island, the last inhabited piece of land before Antarctica and New Zealand’s most southern island. The scenery in New Zealand is truly awe inspiring and it really does have to be seen to be believed.

New Zealand is also famous for the All Blacks and an article about New Zealand just wouldn’t be right without a mention of there favourite pastime. Rugby isn’t a passion in New Zealand it is a religion and the All Blacks are demi-gods! During my first day in New Zealand I happened to be in Wellington for the second British and Irish Lions’ test. One humiliating thumping later I knew, as a rugby fan, I was in for a long tour. A tour that is getting even longer considering the current All Blacks supremacy over the home nations! It was great to see the only victory that I could bask in was when RMA Sandhurst beat their New Zealand counterparts (OCS). It doesn’t matter that they only have 30 people at OCS, the “Poms” still won!

In summary the exchange is truly a fantastic posting. As an FO it is challenging, exciting, and an opportunity to get more than the usual two years as an FO we get in the UK. I have been fortunate enough to have spent 18 months in a beautiful country, with great people and a very professional army. Sadly it has to end in June next year but, until then, bring on the next six months!

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163 Battery personnel kayak around d’Urville Island and Banks Peninsula to prepare for this month’s Exercise Kapyong Summer, the circumnavigation of Stewart Island CAPT Paul Joyce in Waiouru

View from an honorary Ngati Tumatauenga warrior

Troops deploying to Tonga set a record for the shortest-notice deployment ever – from “notice” to “go” in just nine hours.

Seventy-two New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed to the Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa at the Tongan Government’s request, after violence and rioting on 16 November left six people dead and destroyed 80 percent of the capital’s central business district.

The deployed force includes a headquarters command element and infantry soldiers from 2nd/1st Battalion RNZIR, Burnham Military Camp, and a medical team and movement personnel from Linton Military Camp.

The New Zealand-led Combined Joint Task Force also includes a further 50 Australian Defence Force personnel and 35 Australian Federal Police.

The Combined Joint Task Force arrived in Nuku’alofa on Saturday, 18 November. Their first task was to secure Tonga’s international airport, Fau’amotu Airport, to allow commercial flights to resume.

Lieutenant Colonel Darren Beck, the Combined Joint Task Force’s Senior National Officer, was pleased with how the operation to secure the airport went. “The situation was calm and we were able to get off the plane and send troops out to the perimeter of the airfield, while unloading the plane. The Australian contingent arrived shortly after and we were able to bolster the security provided to the airport.”

A small number of soldiers remain at the airport maintaining security. Another section is based at the Tongan Defence Services (TDS) lines in central Nuku’alofa, where they provide a quick reaction force to support TDS.

The riots erupted after the Tongan Parliament went into recess for the year without voting on democracy proposals. The pro-democracy activists wanted the Government to increase the number of elected MPs by the 2008 election, but the Government said it was too soon. This enraged the activists, who took to the streets of Nuku’alofa, torching and looting property in the central business district.

Calm was restored on Friday after an emergency meeting of the cabinet, which agreed to the pro-democracy demands. After the next elections are held in 2008, elected members will make up the majority of Parliament.

Captain Rachel Riley deployed to Nuku’alofa to deal with the intense media interest in the situation. She was shocked at the damage inflicted on the town, which she describes as “completely and utterly devastated”. “Standing amongst it, I had the sense of, ‘how does a country like Tonga recover from something as devastating as this?’”

However, Nuku’alofa residents were proving resilient. “While we were there we saw an increase of people going into the town; there were just four stalls out on the first day then, by the time I left [a week later], the town was heaving with stalls, and traffic had increased a hundred-fold.”

She said that despite having to deploy rapidly and work long hours in Tonga, morale among the soldiers was good. They were not expecting the deployment to be a long one.

They had showers at their lines; plenty of sunshine; and their ration packs were being supplemented by fresh bread and tropical fruit.

Nine hours preparation for Tonga

CPL Johno Green checking out the damage after the riots

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The New Zealand Memorial in London’s Hyde Park was offi cially dedicated by Her Majesty the Queen on what was a bitterly cold Remembrance Day afternoon.

The Queen was greeted at the ceremony by a 120-strong tri-service NZDF Royal Guard of Honour, lined up against the memorial’s 16 towering bronze standards.

Her Majesty inspected the guard of honour accompanied by the Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae and Guard Commander Squadron Leader Nick Olney.

The Queen told the audience that New Zealanders had written themselves into a special place in history books. “Many of them for deeds of exceptional bravery and sacrifi ce, but most of them for simply giving their all in duty, in courage, and in dogged determination to fi ght for peace and freedom from tyranny.”

Her Majesty said the “Southern Stand” memorial – which she described as “striking” – was built to remember men and women of New Zealand and Britain who shared the hardships of war, and those who had died.

Her Majesty spoke of the strong and enduring bonds between New Zealand and Britain, and said it was a privilege to be among so many New Zealand veterans, whom she called friends.

The Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Right Honourable Helen Clark, also spoke at the ceremony. She said the memorial project began with a desire to commemorate the shared sacrifi ce of New Zealanders and British people during war. However, the project acquired a deeper meaning, she said, as New Zealand’s historical ties to Britain – stretching back almost two-and-a-half centuries to Captain James Cook’s fi rst voyage of discovery, and resulting in large migration between Britain and New Zealand – explained why New Zealand had made such great efforts during the two world wars.

The memorial had become a “vehicle through which to express, in this ancient land of Britain with which we have so many ties, the unique national identity of New Zealand”, Ms Clark said. “[The memorial] is about what New Zealand has become in the 21st century, so it’s past, present and future.”

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the link between the two nations was not just historic. “The bonds of friendship between our two countries remain as strong as ever. Our peoples are close, they come and go between our two countries as much as ever; we invest in each others’ economies; we share culture and sport – where friends become rivals.”

The $3million memorial was designed by architect John Hardwick-Smith and sculptor Paul Dibble, and was funded by the New Zealand Government. It will share its site at the north-east corner of Hyde Park Corner with the Australian War Memorial, which was dedicated in 2003.

Each of the 16 bronze standards is adorned with text, patterns and small sculptures, which refl ect the military, historical, social, cultural and economic ties between the two countries. “Through the words and images, any New Zealander visiting the memorial will recognise home, and British people may learn something of the relationship between our two

countries”, explains Paul Dibble.Over 250 New Zealand Defence Force personnel joined

veterans, members of the Royal Family, dignitaries, and hundreds of expatriate Kiwis for the 1½-hour autumn event at Hyde Park Corner. This was the largest group of Defence Force personnel to deploy to the United Kingdom since the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

The ceremony commenced in the early afternoon of 11 November, Armistice Day, when the Guard of Honour marched out of Wellington Barracks. Over 60 New Zealand and UK veterans joined the march as it left Constitution Hill for Hyde Park Corner. Flanked by the NZDF Maori Culture Group, the marchers entered the Hyde Park to the sound of “Maori Battalion”, played by the tri-service band.

Three Typhoons from RAF Base Conningby joined one of the two RNZAF Boeing 757 aircraft that brought the contingent from New Zealand in a spectacular fl ypast at 1,500ft above Hyde Park.

The moving kairanga and haka performances from the London-based Ngati Ranana and the NZDF Maori Culture Group, and performances by Kiwi musicians Hayley Westenra who sang both countries’ national anthem and Dave Dobbyn who performed a guitar solo of “Welcome Home” giving the ceremony a distinctly New Zealand fl avour.

Wearing warrior traditional dress and carrying taiaha, the NZDF Maori Culture Group performed a rousing yet chilling version of Te Rauparaha’s most well-known haka, made famous by the All Blacks.

“The Last Post” was played by the NZ Army Band’s Lance Corporal Colin Clark.

The New Zealand fl ag and the Union Jack fl ag were hung at half mast when Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae cited the Ode to the Fallen in Maori, then Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RNZRSA) President John Campbell cited the Ode in English.

Among their audience was what was described as an “exceptional turnout” from the Royal Family, including His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall; HRH Prince William; HRH the Duke of York; HRH the Princess Royal and HRH the Duke of Kent.

The event was also attended by well-known New Zealanders such as Andrew Merhtens, Sean Fitzpatrick, Kerry Fox, David Bedingfi eld and Lady Pippa Blake.

Security was tight at the ceremony, which closed the busy central London intersection to the public. The ceremony was encircled by black-clad security guards, and anti-sniper units could be seen on the roofs of nearby buildings.

One-and-a-half thousand expatriate New Zealanders turned up to the event wrapped in their winter woollies – some bearing Anzac biscuits – for the Saturday afternoon ceremony, which ran from 3.00am until 4.15am on Sunday morning New Zealand time. The expatriates present said the ceremony was moving, and something to be proud of.

One 26-year-old man described the memorial as “our little

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Commander Shaun Fogarty said it was an honour to be New Zealand Equerry to the Queen in London for the official dedication ceremony of the New Zealand Memorial on Armistice Day.

Although New Zealand military personnel act as Equerry to the Queen when she visits New Zealand, this was the first time a New Zealander had been appointed Equerry to the Queen while Her Majesty was still in Britain.

“Buckingham Palace offered NZDF the opportunity, as they were keen to make it as much a New Zealand occasion as possible. I was honoured to be nominated by CDF, and appointed.”

He describes the Queen as a gracious and charming woman, and “you can tell she has a real soft spot for New Zealand”.

The appointment involved being the Queen’s and the Duke of Edinburgh’s military escort during the ceremony, answering their questions about the ceremony, and looking after the Queen in public, including sitting with her in the Royal Stand.

Originally he expected to only escort the Queen during the 11 November ceremony; his tasks grew, however, when Her Majesty suggested he present Prime Minister Helen Clark and her husband Professor Peter Davis to her at Buckingham Palace on 10 November.

CDR Shaun Fogarty was NZDF’s lead planner for the official dedication ceremony. He said the space allocated for the 140-man guard and Colour Party was awkward, with limited flat ground, necessitating the ceremony to be very finely tuned.

“The rehearsal the night before was a bit of a stop-start affair, with some last minute changes to the programme needing to be made. Timing was critical as we knew we had to be at a certain spot in Hyde Park at 1453 hours, and that there were four minutes allocated for us to get up on the dais to be right on cue for the national anthem, and then the RAF/RNZAF flypast at 1457 hours. On the day everything went like clockwork.”

CDR Fogarty said Squadron Leader Warren Dale (the deputy planner) did an outstanding job ensuring all the finer details were taken care of, as did the Army’s ceremonial Warrant Officer, WO1 Rowe, the Air Force Warrant Officers PJ Smith (contingent WO) and Doug Wallace (Maori Cultural Group WO), and the contingent’s Director of Music, LTCDR Keith Anderson. “The contingent of 250 NZDF personnel, led by Colonel Kevin Burnett, were fantastic ambassadors for New Zealand.”

The British military also helped considerably, providing accommodation, transport, and facilities for the New Zealanders to change out of their uniforms, and hold a reception. “They also had contingencies in place in case there were any hiccups in us flying across the world for the ceremony.”

So, when you are assigned the Queen to look after, what’s the protocol?CDR Fogarty: “You are briefed by the Queen’s private staff who advise you

how to address Her Majesty. The first time you meet it’s, “Good morning your Majesty”, and then you address her as ‘Ma’am.’ And we were told a useful tip – it’s Ma’am as in ham, not ma’am as in farm.”

When the Prime Minister, for example, meets the Queen, a bell rings, the visitors are escorted in, announced by the equerry, who then departs. When another bell rings, the equerry re-enters the meeting room, and accompanies the visitors as they leave.

And is it a neck bow or a curtsey? “It’s a neck bow for men, and women can either curtsey or bow their head too.”

piece of London”, and said he was there to pay respects to all New Zealanders who had seen war in their lifetime.

More than 250,000 New Zealanders served with British forces during the wars of the 20th Century. Thirty-two veterans of joint New Zealand and British campaigns, including World War Two, J Force, K Force, Malaya and Borneo, were flown to London as part of the official NZDF contingent.

The oldest veteran, 90-year-old Mr Ron Greaves, saw lengthy service in WWII, fighting in battles for Greece, Crete, North Africa and Italy.

“I was lucky to survive, and now I’m very lucky to be over here for my mates”, the former gunner said. “I’ll be remembering some of my mates that didn’t come back.”

Captain (Retired) Harold Browett, who served with the NZ Army in Malaya in 1961, said his father had been gassed during World War One, and an uncle of his had been killed at Gallipoli. “These personal impacts in my background have given me a strong belief that our nation should be ever wary to ensure we are ready, able and willing to remember the past with gratitude, the present with thanks and preparedness for the future.”

RNZRSA President Mr Campbell said being at the ceremony “meant so much” to him and the other veterans present. “To see the memorial in Hyde Park Corner was very emotional but also marvellous. The presence of so many members of the Royal family, both prime ministers, and the hundreds of young New Zealanders attending really meant a lot to all of us.

“We know the memorial will provide a wonderful focal point for New Zealanders living in and visiting the United Kingdom, and we are very proud to be here.”

Flight Sergeant George Mana led the NZDF Maori Culture Group for the ceremony. Although the group were wearing limited apparel on the bitterly cold day – F/S Mana compared it to mid-winter Wellington – he said the performers were so keyed up on adrenaline they didn’t notice the cold until after they returned to their warm rooms.

Captain Trent Corbett described being part of the Guard of Honour as a “great experience”. “I enjoyed the opportunity to meet people from across the services, as well as to spend time with the veterans

that joined us for the trip and to learn something of their experiences serving in conflicts throughout the world.”

New Zealand High Commissioner Jonathon Hunt said there are a number of significant Commonwealth and war memorials in London, but this was the first devoted to the significant bond between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Ten of the memorial’s standards form an angled grid with a “leader”, which contains the dedication text and is the site for laying official wreaths. Each standard is formed from two intersecting plates of bronze and, when seen from above and afar, the sculptures appear like a series of crosses hanging in the air.

The other six standards are positioned to form the shape of the Southern Cross. At night their tops will be illuminated so that the crosses look like the southern stars indicating the compass direction south – pointing the way home for wandering Kiwis.

After the ceremony, invited guests went to a function at the RAF Club. The contingent went to a function at Wellington Barracks in London. Dave Dobbyn picked up his guitar and sang to the troops, who then watched the All Blacks defeat France.

Contingent Commander Colonel Kevin Burnett congratulated the contingent on their efforts. “You can all be both collectively and individually proud of what you’ve achieved. Your performance in the ceremony was outstanding.”

The Guard Commander, Squadron Leader Nick Olney, said that due to the Guard’s many hours of practice, two previous official parades together, and their complete dedication, they encountered “absolutely no hiccups”. The overall event also went very smoothly.

“It was definitely a day the NZDF can stand up and be proud of,” said SQNLDR Olney. “All of those who contributed, from those on parade through to those in the background to ensure it all went smoothly, every single person contributed to a magnificent event.”

He described the ceremony as an excellent mix of military pageantry, New Zealand culture and ceremony. “It evoked a number of emotions throughout the day, namely intense pride, but also sadness when you considered the number of Kiwis whose lives had been lost in times of conflict and are commemorated by this memorial. The day had it all.”

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The successful Armistice Day celebrations in Cambridge this year hosted a special guest: a newly restored banner from the French town of Le Quesnoy.

The banner was transported to Cambridge for display, as in recent years Cambridge and Le Quesnoy have become sister cities. A re-enactment of the liberation battle of Le Quesnoy, in the First World War, was one of the highlights of the weekend.

It was fitting that the first public appearance of the banner since its restoration should be at the Cambridge festivities. Warm words of appreciation were given from the current Mayor of Le Quesnoy, delivered by Typhaine Biard-Hamon (a representative from the Service Culturel Scientifique de France). An invitation was also given to any New Zealander to visit Le Quesnoy.

The banner was unveiled and blessed, and then placed in the Town Hall to be viewed by the public. The organisers of this event made special mention of the cadets who attended the events and protected the banner throughout the weekend.

The liberation of Le Quesnoy was one of New Zealand’s great victories of World War One. Le Quesnoy, a small-fortified town with medieval-like architecture, was a strategic position held by the Germans since 1914. The townspeople had spent nearly four years under German control when, on 4 November, 1918, the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade successfully liberated the town against considerable odds. By using ladders to scale the walls rather than bombarding them with artillery, they were able to take the town with minimum damage to its architecture and citizens – which Le Quesnoy will be forever grateful for.

Only five days after the liberation of Le Quesnoy, the Mayor presented General Hart with a special banner. In the years to follow, Le Quesnoy and its future generations would continue to thank New Zealanders for their efforts that day. These sentiments of thanks are evident in Le Quesnoy, with streets named after some of the soldiers who fought in the liberation, and the passing of French honours on to some of these brave men.

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Typhaine Biard-Hamon delivers greetings from the Mayor of Le Quesnoy

We were recently greeted with the positive news that the Upham Victoria Cross and Bar (pictured above) are to stay in New Zealand for a long time.

Media interest in the medal and bar has been extremely high and has also brought focus on their new home in the Army Museum Waiouru.

The Charles Upham Victoria Cross and Bar are on display at the museum as part of the hugely popular exhibit “The Highest Honour – 150 years of the Victoria Cross”. This exhibit tells the history of the Victoria Cross and personal stories of New Zealanders who have won the highest decoration for gallantry.

The Upham medals are significant to all Kiwis. Captain Charles Upham is the only Commonwealth serviceman and combat soldier in the history of the Victoria Cross to win this award for “most conspicuous bravery” on two occasions. The other two recipients of the VC and Bar were serving in

medical roles.At a time when the youth of our country need true heroes

to look up to, there could be no better role model than this quietly determined, outstandingly courageous and fiercely loyal New Zealander. The display of his medals will ensure his story continues to be told to future generations.

The executive trustee of the Army Memorial Museum, Lieutenant General (retired) Don McIvor, said all those who helped arrange the new home for the Upham medals showed their dedication to CAPT Charles Upham’s memory.

LT GEN (Rtd) McIvor made special mention of the Upham family who, throughout the process, aimed to retain the medals for display in New Zealand. The Weston Foundation in the United Kingdom supported their purchase and the Imperial War Museum provided the instrument for the Upham Victoria Cross and Bar’s permanent display at the Army Museum Waiouru.

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The Army Museum’s new marketing manager, Kevin Farrington, says that at times his family have serious doubts about his lifestyle extremes. This time it’s moving from Fiji to Waiouru.

Following a three-year contract in Fiji with Air New Zealand as Country Manager of Fiji, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, Kevin and his wife Cathy elected on a lifestyle change and moved to the Central Plateau. The lakes, rivers, and outdoor attractions of the region won over “big-city life”. They now call Omori their home.

Born in Wanganui, Kevin and his family have lived throughout New Zealand. Prior to their time in Suva it was an office in Palmerston North and then Napier. His two adult children now live in Hawke’s Bay which means regular visits in both directions.

Kevin joins the museum with an extensive tourism marketing

background. He has in-depth knowledge and appreciation of the complex business of delivering a quality tourism experience to a diverse variety of customers. He has worked closely with suppliers, retailers and wholesalers, and the many marketing bodies that support the travel

and tourism industry. He has served on industry bodies domestically and internationally.

While the first to admit he has a lot to learn when it comes to “matters military”, Kevin is in no doubt about the importance of the Army Museum to the region. “I am so impressed with what has already been done to position the Museum as a local tourism icon. I look forward to working with, and learning from, the very supportive team we have here. It is important we do not take for granted this great facility sitting on our back doorstep.”

Fiji to the Central Plateau

A new, permanent display has opened at the Army Museum Waiouru.

Changes in the small displays are an important part of the constant upkeep and development of the exhibitions at the museum. Exhibition technician Mr Mark Attfield takes pride in the arrays and states that “few people realise how much work goes into just one of the display cases”. He enjoys thinking of new solutions and versions of the traditional “box”.

It all started with a desire to freshen up the Boer War displays. This involved tearing down two old displays and repainting the wall. Swedish intern Louise Angeby and Mr Attfield designed the new display, “A Call to Arms”, to reflect the patriotic frenzy that made so many men enlist for war.

On display is a pistol, a telegraph receiver, a uniform, souvenirs from the departure of the first contingent, a riding crop, a piece of tobacco and a framed photograph. Several proposals were sketched by Miss Angeby for the display, and Mr Attfield chose “The Newspaper Wall”, a design that has a “newspaper-print-comes-to-life” feel to it.

The back wall of the cabinet is a blown-up newspaper page from 1899, the year of the outbreak of the Boer War. From the Kippenberger Archives collection, they selected and scanned suitable articles and pictures and, with assistance from Mike Hooton at Ruapehu Signs, a brand-new but old newspaper page saw daylight.

It is important to display the artefacts in an aesthetical manner so as not to damage the material. For something that is already aged and meant to last for future generations, everything is a hazard: lighting, humidity, friction, paint and other chemical substances. Specially manufactured acid free-paper, packing material, and protective sheets of plastic must be used because of the damage the indoor environment can do, and gloves must be worn so as to not transfer the oils on your skin.

The cabinet was put together quite quickly, with text panels with a “Victorian” air, and carefully combining text size, with space available and lighting allowed.

The installation of the protective toughened glass sheet was a proud moment for Miss Angeby as the display was completed. The success of the display has given her inspiration for coming up with new ideas and projects.

A call to arms

Louise Angeby painting the new cabinet

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Flying Aerofl ot? When in Singapore in 1972 we had a visit from

a Colonel Sandy Storm who wanted to audition the Battalion Concert Party for possible inclusion in the next Edinburgh Tattoo. He was delighted and wanted them, the rules being that we had to get them there and back but all other expenses in the UK would be covered.

I was highly chuffed, as was the Battalion, so I asked Defence HQ if we could have RNZAF transport for the trip there and back. This was refused, which seemed a bit churlish as it would be quite an honour plus good publicity for New Zealand.

So I waited a few weeks then cabled New Zealand to say that the cheapest quote I could get was from “Aerofl ot” via Vladivostock and Moscow, may I accept? (It was a pack of lies but I knew that the “boss” at Defence HQ who had declined our initial request could not accept the opprobrium!)

We got RNZAF transport through it did not do my popularity in Wellington much good.

Approved, or not? There have been days when I have more than

earned my pay. In the mid 1950s I was Deputy Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, and as was the then custom, we had an offi ce in Parliament Buildings along with the staff of the Foreign Affairs Department.

There was an important conference in London which the Director of Intelligence was to attend; such overseas air travel was a rate event in those days and needed the personal approval of the Prime Minister (Sid Holland at the time). He did not like to spend funds thus, or for that matter on sundry other things, and he had a ploy which he used to advantage to prevent this. He would write “Approved” on the submission and sign and date it, then pin a small green square of paper onto it, querying the need. If this was then satisfi ed by the Department, which took time, he would remove the pin and send the approval back.

In this instance there was too little time left for Army to answer the query in detail before the Director had to depart. So I took my courage in both hands (I was a Captain, temporary Major at the time), and removed the pin and the slip of paper, then phoned Army HQ to say that the PM had approved. I then waited in some trepidation lest the PM every found out – he didn’t!

The AussiesGeneral Sir Gerald Templar, who once

commanded the British Army, was a small, slight man. On a visit to Australia he was dined with due ceremony at the Royal Military College, Duntroon. As the after-dinner speaker, he started by saying in ringing tones: “I hate Australians”. Apparently you could have heard a pin drop, as we all know how Aussies take criticism!

The General then went on to explain that after being commissioned at Sandhurst during World War I, he was thought too puny to be sent to the trenches in France to be killed. So he was posted to Aldershot Camp to be “built up” a bit. His fi rst command was a platoon of Australian physical training instructors, bronzed fi t and all about nine-feet tall.

To make his mark, he abused them as an ill dressed slovenly lot! When he had moved forward to begin his close inspection, the fi rst Aussie soldier took a smart pace forward, grasped him by the shoulders, lifted him well clear of the ground, and kissed him on both cheeks, before passing him on down the front rank!

The Aussies loved it, after which the General could do no wrong in Australia.

Rightful placeMy father graduated from Sandhurst Military

College in 1912 and joined the Scinde Horse in India, as a Cavalry offi cer. The major parade of the year was to celebrate Viceroy’s birthday (ie, Governor General). This was held on the Quetta airfi eld and the Division paraded. All COs had to be mounted so the local infantry CO borrowed a mount from my father’s unit.

It was customary for the inspecting offi cer to canter, with his group of aides etc, along the front rank; but this time the General galloped past. The infantry CO’s borrowed horse, unused to being out in front, or getting bored or whatever joined the party! However at the end of the parade when the Inspection Party wheeled right to return to the Saluting Base, the horse knowing this to be not right, wheeled left and cantered along the rear of the parade till it found its own unit. It then pushed in to its usual place!

“Butcha!” (shut up) snarled the Ressaldar Major (RSM), but a “sahib” has arrived said a plaintive voice! So on that parade, the CO of an infantry battalion “marched past” in the third rank of the second Squadron of an Indian Cavalry Regiment!

Thanks for the memories

MR Kennedy BRIG (Rtd)

Over the last 12 months I have received many wonderful letters from MR Kennedy BRIG (Rtd), as he reminisces about his time in the New Zealand Army. I thought I would share some of them with you, as he has with me. Ed

Much has been said about the New Zealand soldier who has served loyally in many theatres of war, but very little has been said about one of our noblest of warriors, that of the Anzac horse. Their contribution in the line of duty is worthy of recognition and is now the subject of a new documentary fi lm, titled All The King’s Horses, written and produced by Paul Sanderson.

New Zealanders have long held an affection for the horse. Being an agriculture-based economy, New Zealand relied on the horse as a work horse and for transportation, so when WW1 broke out New Zealand was in an ideal position to supply not only young men but also horses.

On 4 August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. The following day the Governor of New Zealand, Lord Liverpool, read the “Declaration of War” to an enthusiastic crowd gathered at the steps of Parliament.

From every corner of New Zealand young men fl ocked to the recruitment centres all keen to get away. For many this was an opportunity of a lifetime; it was a chance to see the world, a chance to prove oneself. Little did they know what lay ahead.

Those who owned a horse joined the Mounted Rifl es, otherwise it was the infantry. Joining the Mounted Rifl es was not easy, and the training camps soon weeded out the unsuitable. Apart from being fi t and healthy you had to be over fi ve-foot-four and less than 12 stone and, above all, you had to be a master horseman.

Within two months the troops of the New Zealand Mounted Rifl es and their horses were ready to depart. Of the 12 transports, eight carried 3,700 horses, with the Orari carrying the largest consignment of 730 horses. When conditions allowed, the horses were led from their stalls for a walk around the deck; however, the seven-week journey took its toll and 25 horses from Orari died.

By the beginning of December 1914, the combined Australia and New Zealand fl eet of 38 transports steamed into the ancient port of Alexandria, Egypt, and the horses were unloaded. Many stampeded in the excitement of being on solid ground and some took days to round up, but once settled into camp the New Zealand Mounted Rifl es and the Australian Light Horse trained in the harsh desert. It was strenuous work and many survival lessons were learnt.

For most troopers this was their fi rst trip overseas. When day passes were issued they took in the sights, visiting the pyramids and many ancient temples; for others, the temptations of the bars and brothels in the Wassir district of Cairo became more appealing. Back in camp there were rumours of a new destination called Gallipoli and soon the excitement turned to disappointment as the bandoleers, leggings and spurs of the mounted horseman were replaced with the unfamiliar putties and packs of the infantry.

By May 1915 the New Zealand Mounted Rifl es and Australian Light Horse had landed without their horses. However, the terrain was unsuitable and some horses were landed in August for dispatch work between headquarters in Anzac and Suvla.

By the end of the Gallipoli campaign the New Zealand Mountain Rifl es had suffered many casualties and all regiments were less than half strength. On Boxing Day 1915 those who survived Gallipoli were reunited with their horses back in Cairo. Reinforcements brought the Mounted Rifl es up to strength and a reorganisation saw the infantry sent to France. This new force was now known as the Anzac Mounted Division, and consisted of the New Zealand Mounted Rifl e Brigade, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Australian Light Horse Brigade. Artillery support came from the Ayres and Inverness Royal Horse Artillery Batteries from Scotland and the Summersets and Leisters from England.

The objective was to secure the Suez Canal and drive the Turks and their German overlords from the Sinai and Palestine. This proved to be no easy task. Right from the outset the troopers and their horses suffered in the harsh desert conditions and many battles were fought over and in the vicinity of wells. It was not uncommon for horses to go without water for up to 90 hours, in gruelling heat and often on the run. Soon the straining sands of Sinai were behind them and the mounted troops moved into the fertile plains of Palestine. At least in this wilderness they could fi nd grass. Beersheba, Gaza and Ayun Kara soon fell and the Mounteds crossed the Jordon River and moved into higher ground. El Salt and Amman were captured but celebrations were short-lived as malaria swept through the division.

Whatever was thrown at the horsemen, they overcame. They held their own in the harsh environment, often under fi re and without water and supplies. Compared to the horsemen on the Western Front who had little chance for a decent charge, the desert campaign seemed more of an adventure, but times were changing. The tank or land battleship (as it was known) had made an impact, and so too had the aeroplane. In the space of only a few years, motorised transport was fi rmly entrenched and the last and greatest mounted army in history slowly moved back to the coast.

In October 1918 Turkey sued for peace. With the hostilities over, the British Army faced a new problem, what to do with all the horses. Many were repatriated home and thousands were sold to the Indian Army, but against public opinion and protests from the RSPCA, 20,000 British horses who fought in the Desert Campaign were sold to the Egyptians.

A similar fate awaited the Australian and New Zealand horses. The troopers had seen how harsh the natives treated their animals and the thought of their faithful companions becoming slaves in a rock quarry or being whipped on the streets of Cairo was not an option. Many were taken to the desert and shot. For the troopers who had guided their mates through years of war and the harsh conditions, the decision not to return them to Australia and New Zealand because of quarantine

and cost was a bitter blow.From 1914–1918, New Zealand sent 10,238 horses on active war

service to Europe, including France, Egypt and Palestine. Colonel Powles’ horse Bess was the only horse who left New Zealand to return, and only one horse returned to Australia.

If you would like to see some images and clips or purchase a copy of the documentary All The King’s Horses, visit the website below.

Paul Sanderson is a freelance researcher and documentary fi lm maker living in North Canterbury. His son PTE Oliver Sanderson 2/1 Battalion RNZIR, is presently deployed to East Timor

The ANZAC horses

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The Dieppe RaidBy Robin NeillandsAurum PressRRP $29.99

Reviewed by Major Lindsay Amner

In contrast to my last book review, of the Twelve Best Commando Comics Ever, where the British Tommy always comes out on top, this book tells the story of perhaps the most comprehensive disaster for the Allies in World War 2. The Dieppe Raid was an ill-conceived, badly planned and poorly supported raid which lacked a clearly defined objective.

The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, strong, fresh and eager for battle, landed on the Dieppe beaches without a chance of ever getting to grips with the Germans. Inadequate plans were made to suppress the defenders; in fact, the defenders were hardly taken into account in the planning. The Canadians were slaughtered without managing to advance off the beaches.

This book sets out to tell the whole story of the raid, and uncover why it took place at all. It begins with the establishment of the Commando units, and gives a brief account of the previous successful Commando raids. It then goes on to detail the establishment of Combined Operations HQ and shows how Lord Louis Mountbatten, as Director of Combined Operations, was able to mount the raid without getting official approval from the Chiefs of Staff. It clearly describes the action during the attack and makes an analysis of the reasons for its failure.

Robin Neillands writes superbly and his clear style makes for an extremely interesting read. His analysis is scathing of the planners and his conclusion is that essentially the raid was useful only from the point of view of showing how NOT to carry out an amphibious landing. He shows that the reasons given for mounting the raid such as “a required dress rehearsal for the D Day landings” were actually only provided after it took place, in an attempt to justify the losses. Neillands accepts that there is no reason for the attack other than to “have a raid”, unlike other books on this topic which attempt to justify it in some way or another.

While he is not too directly critical of Mountbatten, Niellands implies that he was largely responsible for the raid and its poor preparation, since as a naval captain he had no experience in land operations or the intricate requirements of an amphibious landing. He demonstrates that Combined Operations with three joint commanders, one from each service, failed because the commanders’ primary loyalty was to their own service rather than to the operation they were planning.

This is the clearest, most objective and comprehensive book I have read on the Dieppe Raid. While it does not produce any startling new evidence it is certainly a useful addition to the writing on the topic. If you wanted to gain an excellent understanding of the most complete disaster for Allied arms in World War 2, this is the book to buy.

For as long as he can remember, 32-year-old artist Greg Lewis has been fascinated with the Desert War of World War Two – always asking his grandfathers what happened back there. Trying to figure out the dimensions of that hellish and bewildering period of history when New Zealanders were in North Africa fighting Germans.

“I’ve always been interested in my grandfathers’ stories – stories that sometimes I had to drag out of them. I used to bug them”, he says.

It took some work but eventually Richard Ferris (who turns 96 at the end of this month) and the late Norm Lewis would open up and tell their grandson something. Sometimes it was a lot, sometimes not much at all. They gave him artefacts from the war too, which were treasures for a boy, like a pair of binoculars carried through the war.

A desire to connect with their experiences has significantly shaped Mr Lewis’s life; taking him on an odyssey back to the countries in which they served and the battlefields on which they fought; to Waiouru Army Museum to get diaries and maps; to the homes of other veterans where he sits and patiently collects oral histories.

His latest exhibition, “Up The Blue” (Kiwi soldier slang meaning going up into the desert, towards the front), showcases work around the theme of conflict. It is a joint show with fellow Dunedin artist Pete Wheeler, and is showing at MIA Gallery in Napier until 12 December.

These works have been inspired by his journey to the North African battlefields two years ago. “I went through the El Alamein battlefield with a local Bedouin I’d paid to drive me; he often took people in there and knew all the landmarks. It’s not the safest battlefield to go into. It hasn’t been cleared of an estimated 17 million unexploded devices. Now I can make a lot more sense out of it.”

Mr Lewis has largely worked from photos, including stills of footage from YouTube of a German gunner desperately firing his heavy gun. He acknowledges his only experience of war is through different media, and recognises the limitations that imposes.

“You can never fully express the horror and tragedy of war, but you can maybe work with some of the imagery to express some of the violence and senselessness.”

He hopes veterans will come to the show, in some way it might add to the collective memory. “A lot of the veterans that I’ve recorded – almost all – say ‘I don’t know anything. I only knew what was in front of me. You probably know more than I do’. And I somehow wanted to express a little bit of that.”

UP THE BLUE Greg Lewis and Pete Wheeler Commemorating New Zealand Year of the Veteran 2006Until 12 December 2006 MIA Gallery, 138 Tennyson Street, Napier

Capturing war on canvas

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NEW ZEALAND FIELD INTELLIGENCE COURSE 2007 17 September – 23 October 2007

PRE-ENTRY TESTING

23 July – 3 August 2007 For more details check out the School of Military

Intelligence and security website on DIXS(http://awi-teams/atg/lotc/smis/)

it’s the middleof the night

who can he talk to?

a local comes to the front gate claiming to have information on a potential attack on coalition

forces within your AOhe is scared, worried about his safety, and

anxious to talk with someone – in his language

Do you think you have what it takesto be a field intelligence operator?

"Night attack" by Pete Wheeler"Lesender Mann" by Greg Lewis

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Students on a Transition Training Team (TTT) gunners course grasped the power and accuracy of the NZLAV’s 25mm cannon during a night-time shoot at the NZLAV-zeroing range, north-east of Waiouru.

The very flat arc of the tracer round was due to its high velocity. It took only half a second for each round to reach the target 650m away. A shower of molten metal indicated that the cannon was firing TPDS-T ammunition (target practice discarding sabot-tracer). This is a low-cost version of the Armour Piercing APFSDS-T round, firing a steel rod in place of an expensive tungsten alloy penetrator.

Instead of piercing the target, the hull of an old tank, each steel rod travelling at 1340m/sec, melted on impact and shattered in a shower of sparks. The students were able to hit the target accurately every time, using the Passive Elbow Assembly (PEA) image intensification sight.

TTT instructors, led by Major Sholto Stephens, have trained 60 NZLAV gunners in a series of four courses at ATG Waiouru this year. Gunnery training has also been given to about 24 NZLAV crew commanders.

Reported by John Archer

It’s official – Waiouru Ammunition Depot can make the earth move!

Waiouru Ammunition Depot recently conducted one of the two annual large scale demolitions at the foot of Mount Ruapehu.

The depot manages the major ammunition bulk plant and supplies the NZ Army with ammunition. As part of the management of ammunition, the depot must dispose of ammunition and explosives no longer serviceable to use.

They also dispose of explosives and pyrotechnics from civilian companies that have been uplifted by the civilian ammunition inspectors, who work for the Army throughout the North Island.

The recent large-scale demolition was an opportunity for students of the Senior Ammunition Technician (SAT) course being run by the Ammunition Wing, Trade Training School, to gain “large-scale” experience. Students on the course are taught the planning process and then assessed on controlling a large-scale demolitions activity.

Also attending were: staff from the Northern Ammunitions sub-depot in Kauri Point, Auckland; civilian ammunition inspectors from Auckland and Waiouru; and technical staff from CATO, Logistics Executive.

The two students on the SAT course, Corporal Tim Te Wake and Corporal Blair Hardgrave, planned and conducted the demolition under the supervision of senior staff from the Ammunition Wing and the Waiouru Ammunition Depot.

The disposal was conducted using five pits comprising:

a mixed disposal pit from Northern Ammo

in Auckland, conducted by Staff Sergeant Andy Sixtus; a large-scale mixed disposal pit, conducted by CPL Hardgrave; three to five artillery illuminating rounds disposal, conducted by CPL Te Wake. This was broken down into a stacked disposal, an undercut disposal and the cartridge case initiation.

The pits, once completed, were linked together using detonating cord and fired simultaneously from 1,500 metres away by CPL Hardgrave. Despite being over 1.5km from the disposal site, the shockwave is still powerful enough for personnel in the area to feel as it passes by.

The resulting explosion showed the spectacular effect of large quantities of bulk explosives being detonated. The crater from the demolition also graphically shows the scale of the disposal.

The Zone One training area in Waiouru is the only site in New Zealand capable of large-scale demolitions, due to the safety distances involved. These distances are calculated for blast, fragmentation and thermal effects of the demolition tasks and are vetted by the Chief Ammunition Technical Officer LT COL Wayne Boustridge.

This disposal method produced a large amount of scrap ammunition salvage that was recovered the next day. This was expected due to the heavy steel bodies of the shell and low explosive filling.

The entire demolition activity took seven hours to prepare on the day, and about 200 hours preparing the items for disposal back in the Waiouru Ammunition Depot.

Reported by Pete Smithies

Earth shattering Grasping the power

An NZLAV hits a target 650m away

Night shoot. 2LT Stapleton, RNZA, preparing for the night shoot with SGT Fazio, RAAC, on exchange to TTT from Puckapunyal, Australia

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1. What was the strategic aim of the Gallipoli campaign?

2. How many allied troops fought at Gallipoli?

3. Bernard Freyberg commanded 2 NZ Div in WWII. With which British unit did he serve at Gallipoli?

4. How many New Zealand troops landed on 25 April, 1915. 2000, 3000 or 5000?

5. Who commanded the British forces, including the ANZACs, on Gallipoli?

6. How long did the campaign last?

7. Soldiers from which countries fought at Gallipoli?

8. How many New Zealanders were serving at Gallipoli?

9. What were New Zealand’s casualties?

10. In terms of troop losses, which country suffered the most at Gallipoli?

ANSWERS1.The elimination of Turkey from the war as a German ally 2.Approximately 480,000 3. The Hood Battalion of the Royal Naval Division 4.3000 5. General Sir Ian Hamilton until 15 October, 1915, then Sir Charles Monro 6. Near enough to eight months: 25 April – 20 December, 1915, although the last British troops left Helles on 9 January, 1916 7. Turkey, Germany, NZ, Australia, France, Great Britain and India. 8. 8556 9. 7473; 2721 died and 4752 were wounded but many men returned again and again after recovering from wounds or disease 10. Turkey, with an estimated 250,000 casualties

THE smoko quiz #032

1. Who were the protagonists in the South African (Boer War) of 1899-1902?

2. In which famous WWII operation did the RAF use “bouncing bombs”?

3. For who is the annual Malone Class of TF officer cadets named?

4. Under the system of imperial awards what does DCM stand for?

5. In what year was the TF established in New Zealand?

6. What Commonwealth force was New Zealand’s JForce a part of?

7. In the order of wear of New Zealand Honours, which ranks the higher, the New Zealand Gallantry Star or the New Zealand Bravery Star?

8. Which Royal Navy warship was lost on the Manukau Bar in 1863?

9. What constitutes the badge of rank for a NZ Army WO1?

10. In terms of weapons, what defines a mortar?

ANSWERS1.The war was between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the South African Republic 2. The “Dambusters” raid of May 1943 3. LT COL William Malone, of Chunuk Bair fame4. Distinguished Conduct Medal 5. 1911 6. BCOF, British Commonwealth Occupation Force 7. The New Zealand Gallantry Star 8. HMS Orpheus 9. A reproduction of the NZ Coat of Arms 10. A mortar is a muzzle-loading, low-velocity, short range indirect fire weapon that fires bombs with high-arcing trajectories

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AQUARIUSJan 21 to Feb 19It is a time to make a drastic change to your way of thinking and really stir things up. Spring it on everyone when they are least expecting it. Constant upheaval is beneficial.

PISCESFeb 20 to Mar 20You may find it hard to talk about a personal problem. That’s because the disease you have has a big long complicated name. Just point and say “big owie”. They’ll see what you mean.

ARIESMar 21 to April 20Well, there are worse places to be sent at a moment’s notice. I mean, if the political situation at Scott Base turns to crap the chances of any decent snorkelling depends on a big rubber suit and the agreeability of leopard seals. The only seals in the part of the Pacific you’re likely to visit are on the beer fridges.

TAURUSApril 21 to May 21Difficulties at home may surface. Avoid making a decision or commitment that interferes with your original plan. Spin a tissue of big fat lies or just nod your head and hope that their plans will change back to something similar to yours.

GEMINIMay 22 to June 21Yo u r p e e r s c o n s i d e r yo u knowledgeable and wise. You consider them simple and gullible. It would be wrong to betray their trust, no matter how lucrative it could be.

CANCER June 22 to July 23Don’t try to multitask today. Finish one job and move on to the other. Multitasking has been proven by scientists to be a cruel myth propagated by evil corporations trying to get more productivity out of workers. Or at least that’s what the guy at the pub reckoned. And he was right about all that moon landing stuff.

LEOJuly 24 to Aug 23If someone isn’t treating you properly you need to sit down and talk to them about it in a mature, adult way. Or drop a drunk weasel down their trousers. If you can find one somewhere.

VIRGOAug 24 to Sept 23It is not a well known fact that one of the most influential astronomical bodies on your star sign is a large lump of primeval ice and rock that circles the Earth in a wild orbit which will have a surprise collision with a European country in 3080. In the meantime its chief influence will be on making bits of your hair stand up at inopportune moments, which is probably the better of the two outcomes.

LIBRASept 24 to Oct 23Your reward for keeping loved ones happy will be a sense of satisfaction that they have everything they need. And a bank balance that rarely rises above zero.

SCORPIOOct 24 to Nov 22With Jupiter in your romantic sector, this is an ideal time to do something to spice up your love life. Though Kaitaia Fire sauce in the wrong spot can make people jump around a room like a crazy thing.

SAGITTARIUSNov 23 to Dec 20Some of the smartest people make the stupidest mistakes some times. Research five relevant examples and use this as a defence. It won’t work but they’ll make good conversation fillers.

CAPRICORNDec 21 to Jan 20The best thing about the new shotties is that they not only fire non lethal ammunition such as bean bags, they can help clear the skies of infestations of ducks, and possibly be used for paintball games. Though there are a couple of technical issues to be worked through on that.

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RESULTSOpen 1st SPR Scott Prince 1:11:07 3 Fd TpMen 2nd LCPL Bradley Lawton 1:12:36 Recon, Spt Coy 2/1 RNZIR 3rd OCDT Richard Capel 1:14:26 S2 Cell 2/1 RNZIR

Open 1st SPR Georgina Hutson 1:19:39 3 Fd TpWomen 2nd CPL Keryn Robertson 1:25:54 MSI 3rd LCPL Erin Taylor 1:30:34 BAC

Vet 1st MAJ Rob Hoult 1:08:14 AATCMen 2nd SGT John Jessop 1:12:28 Log Coy 2/1 RNZIR 3rd MAJ Bradley Gallop WO1 Jon Berry MAJ Dean Pascoe 1:14:26 HQ 3LFG

Vet 1st LT Vicky Collins 1:21:52 BRSCWomen 2nd SSGT Vanessa Bawden Mrs Sherry Peck Mrs Anne Gawn 1:32:06 BRSC 3rd SGT Sandra Bennett 1:55:02 BAC

Open 1st MAJ Graham Wesley, Mr Iain Bell, Mr Martin SwanTeam 1:08:32 MTC 2nd CAPT Rob Wilson, LT COL Greg Allnut, CPL Tig Jocelyn 1:08:46 HQ 3LFG 3rd PTE Daniel Smith, PTE Chris McLaren, CPL Wayne Anderson 1:09:21 3 Sup Coy

Mixed 1st CAPT Mike De Boer, CAPT Elisha May, SPR Alex PhillipsTeam 1:07:22 3 Fd Tp

2nd PTE Nick Rolfe, PTE Josh Barker, LCPL Mandy Hall 1:13:53 3 Log Bn 3rd LCPL Josh Geddes, PTE Scott Bird, Mrs Dana Arcus 1:15:05 3 Wksp Coy

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An impressive total of 164 people took spiritedly to the streets for the Burnham Command Trophy Triathlon 2006.

They competed in six categories: Open Team; Open Men; Open Women; Mixed Team; Vet Men; and Vet Women. The triathlon started with the 20km bike ride, then onto the 500m swim then the 6.5km run.

The weather held out for the event, which was well attended and enjoyable for both the spectators and the competitors. Special mention should be made of the many fi rst-time triathletes – let’s hope they all return next year!

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Big turnout for Burnham tri

First-placed mixed team, L-R: CAPT Elisha May, SPR Alex Phillips and CAPT Mike De Boer

SPR Alex Phillips ran half the race in bare feet!

Winner of Open Mens, SPR Scott Prince

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About a year ago, during an evening conversation, and under the extreme stress brought on by living in barracks at Trentham, old age, vindaloo curry and a few pints of Guinness, NZ Cadet Forces Major Bill Carruthers decided to celebrate his 60th birthday, which fell in October this year, by attempting a half triathlon.

His audience all wished him well. However, what the unsuspecting crowd did not realise is that he was planning to rope in other people to take part.

At this time, a number of gullible individuals had casually agreed to his ramblings, the result of watching repeats of NZ Idol and the said Guinness. During the next year Bill (HQ NZ Cadet Forces) dutifully trained, and his Mr Universe-type body could be spotted frequently in the gym working out with Colonel Bruce Kenning (JLSO) or on the roads around Trentham; only succumbing to the odd libation when duty or pain in the old joints called.

He was all set to do his thing. However, the diffi culty was fi nding an appropriate event at the right time of year, local enough to take part in, and one that would allow an “oldie” on the course.

This was remedied by organising one himself. A number of personnel agreed to either take part in the event, and help with administration

and support. In the end, most had other things to do with their Saturday morning, like rearranging the shoe cupboard, washing the dog or were already heavily committed that day – yeah right!

Bill, ever the stalwart individual, conned Wing Commander Andy Bell (HQ JFNZ) into not only doing the triathlon but supporting it as well, as a kind of do it yourself, then do it, event. Nike would be proud!

Thus, early on the morning of Saturday, 11 November, the inaugural event kicked off with the swim in the X2O Pool in Upper Hutt. A quick change saw the intrepid (or stupid) duo on their bikes, heading towards the Rimutaka hill against the wind (why?), and making ground through Mangaroa valley before descending back to Upper Hutt, fi nally fi nishing with a run (jog, shuffl e, limp, crawl) around Upper Hutt.

Bill and Andy completed the 750m swim, 22km cycle and 5km run in two hours, 11 minutes and eight seconds, and the photos tell the story. The event was aptly named the “Upper ‘Utt ‘Urdle”; the broken English was representing the language of Andy’s native home of Yorkshire, and the only language Bill could speak at the end of the run!

The event was celebrated in style with the help of Arthur Guinness (who got us into this in the fi rst place), along with a number of friends and acquaintances, who had amazingly managed to fi nish their

myriad tasks.

The intention now is to develop the event into an annual occurrence

for those aged 50-plus, or stupid enough to enter, thus encouraging

other members of the NZDF to take part.

The duo is now considering completing a three-quarter triathlon

before attempting a full triathlon possibly by November 2007 (but

Andy hopes to be posted out soon, very soon!).

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MAJ Bill Carruthers (left) and WG CDR Andy Bell before the swim

The NZ Army was represented for the fi rst time at the 26th Australasian Police and Services Clay Target Championships, which were held in late October in Bendigo, Victoria.

Although clay target shooting isn’t yet a recognised sport within the Army, the Singapore Fund came to the party with a signifi cant contribution that allowed Private James Mabin and myself to travel to Australia to represent the NZ Army.

In all, there were 65 shooters competing this year. Among the predominately Australian state and federal police forces competitors, there were seven Kiwis from four different services: two each from the RNZAF, the NZ Army and the Ministry of Fisheries, and one from the NZ Police.

We spent our fi rst night in Australia in Melbourne, where we watched the New Zealand versus Australia rugby league test – not a good start to the score card for the trip!

After settling in at Bendigo, we got down to the business of shooting, getting in a lot of practice to prepare for the competition.

The fi rst event was a skeet match, with 20 three-man teams competing for the Australasian Championship. Since PTE Mabin and I were the only two from Army, we teamed up with W/O Freeman of the RNZAF.

W/O Freeman won the A Grade match, achieving 50 out of possible 50 targets; PTE Mabin won the C Grade match with 47 out of 50; and I came second in C Grade with 46 out of 50. With our combined scores, the NZDF Combined team won the team’s event.

That concluded the score sheet for us for the rest of the competition; we were close on several events but did not make it into the top three. However, Mr Dave Turner from the Ministry of

Fisheries won just about everything else, giving the Kiwis just about a clean sweep across all events of the championship.

It was a very enjoyable experience shooting with and against top shooters from Australia or New Zealand national squads. What we gained helped our shooting to no end, and we received good advice from people fostering the sport’s growth.

So, with our medals and some silverware in the bag, we came home all the better for the experience, with fi rm friendships in place with our mates across the ditch.

If you are interested in this sport, visit NZ Clay Target Association or contact me to fi nd out what is happening within the sport at your camp.

Contributed by SSGT Geoff Walsh

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L-R: W/O Blue Freeman (RNZAF), PTE James Mabin (2 Wksp Coy), SSGT Geoff Walsh (TTS) at the Australasian Police and Services Clay Target Champs

Kiwis sweep shooting champs clean

For the fi rst time ever, the NZ Army Volleyball Chairman, Lieutenant Glen Whitton, was able to present the Chief of Army, Major General Lou Gardiner, with the “RNZAF Te Rapa Cup”, the Men’s Inter-Service Volleyball Trophy.

In a quick presentation involving Commander 2nd Land Force Group, Colonel Lofty Hayward; Chairman

of Army Sport, Lieutenant Colonel Bob Bulman; and the Secretary of Army Sport, Mr Gordon Forrester; LT Whitton explained the mana behind the trophy and what it meant to the NZ Army Men’s Volleyball team, to win it.

The RNZAF held a full-time lease on the trophy for 16 years; neither Army nor Navy had knocked them off their pedestal, they were always left with second best or the wooden spoon.

This year in July, the ever-improving NZ Army Men’s Volleyball team, who ran the RNZAF close in 2005 (fi ve-set, two-hour gripping win to RNZAF), held together for another fi ve-set, two-hour breathtaking game, leaving all spectators wondering if this was to be the year. It came down to the fi nal few points before NZ Army Men’s Volleyball team wrapped it up 15–13 in the fi fth set – ending the RNZAF’s 16-year reign at the top of NZDF volleyball. (Reported Army News #361, 22 August, pg 15)

“Lease” snatched off Air

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The RNZAF Te Rapa Cup is presented to the CA MAJ GEN Gardiner by NZ Army Volleyball Chairman LT Whitton

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RESULTS:Open teams: 1st: Stickmen (SME), 1h 5m2nd: Young Guns (2HSB)3rd: EME 1 (2 Wksp)

Individual open men: 1st: P Mulligan (25 ESS), 1h 11m 5s 2nd: S Harvey (16 Fd Regt) 3rd: Doohan (TTS)

Individual open women:1st: M Ryder (10 Tpt), 1h 24m 35s2nd: S Patterson (16 Fd Regt)

Veteran men: 1st: P Cottington (SME), 1h 14m 44s2nd: O Kaihau (2HSB)3rd: T Amorangi (21 Fd Sup)

Veteran women:1st: G Lauder (2 HSB); 1h 45m 35s

Bumper turnout

Despite the high workload of Linton-based units, there was a bumper turnout of contestants for the annual 2 LFG Triathlon.

Event coordinator, LCPL Andrew McRae, said there were 32 teams of three, and 19 individual competitors. The triathlon comprised a 25km cycle course, 400m swim and 5km run.

Points from the triathlon contribute towards the Commander’s Points Trophy, which is awarded for points collected during events throughout the year.

Next on the Linton sports calendar is the 24-hour Blackball Relay on 1&2 December, to fundraise for Sergeant Nathan

Blackler’s national cancer campaign. LCPL McRae said that while the relay was in progress a

range of challenging events would be running, such as a tug o’ war and strongman competition. “There will be something happening all the time”, he said.

The day-long Swimming Carnival will be held at Palmerston North’s Lido pool in early December, with freestyle, breast stroke, backstroke and butterfly events.

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Cyclists power away at the start of the 25km ride to start the Linton Military Camp annual triathlon

MAJ Mel Ryder takes the honours as first individual female SGT Pat Mulligan is the first individual male PTE Shaun Brown takes over from swimmer PTE Hank Schimmel during their transition CAPT Chris Rothery emerging from the pool

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