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Australian Defence ForceParliamentary Program 2020

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Message from the Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel

It gives me great pleasure to invite Members and Senators to participate in the 2020 Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program., This initiative has enjoyed continued bipartisan support throughout its 20 year history.

As parliamentarians, we carry the responsibility of potentially sending our servicemen and women into harm’s way, knowing the physical cost of this service and the impact this has on families and loved ones.

By participating in the program, you will develop a better appreciation of the outstanding work undertaken by the men and women of the Australian Defence Force. It’s a unique opportunity to get out from behind a desk and briefly walk in the boots of our servicemen and women and experience the challenges of life in the Navy, Army or Air Force while developing a broader understanding of the capabilities of the Australian Defence Force.

The range of options for 2020 covers a wide spectrum of military activities extending from the training and support areas, through to the continuing front line operations, military exercises and humanitarian efforts being undertaken here and abroad.

This is your invitation to discover for yourself the qualities of professionalism and dedication of the men and women that underpin the strength of the Australian Defence Force. Regardless of which activity you elect to undertake, I am confident you will find it both enlightening and rewarding. The popularity of the program continues to be underlined by the many Members and Senators who have completed multiple attachments and I encourage you to read the four testimonials from our colleagues in this brochure.

The other dimension of the Parliamentary Program that has gained momentum in recent years is the exchange element whereby up to 25 Australian Defence Force personnel are hosted by parliamentarians during a sitting week later in the year. The mutual understanding achieved through this aspect of the program cannot be overstated and we are indebted to those Parliamentarians who elect to sponsor Defence participants in Parliament House for this important week.

I encourage all Senators and Members to take the time to consider the options available, and I hope to see you taking part in this valuable Program.

The Hon Darren Chester MP Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel

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Welcome from Vice Chief of the Defence ForceAs Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force, I have the privilege of partnering with the Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel, the Hon Darren Chester MP, in oversighting the 2020 Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program.

The program performs a valuable role in building mutual understanding between the Australian Defence Force, Senators and Members of Parliament. Since its inauguration in 2001, the success of the program has been built on offering you a unique opportunity to engage first hand with the men and women of the Australian Defence Force, be it on operations, training and exercises, or on humanitarian tasks.

The 2020 program is no exception. This year the program is offering a suite of 22 attachment options which cover all facets of Defence capabilities. Underpinning those capabilities is the essential raise, train and sustain tasks assigned primarily to the three service headquarters.

This year from Navy there is an opportunity to experience life at sea aboard a guided missile destroyer, Amphibious Assault Ship or a Collins Class Submarine. Army provides participants an opportunity to work with the Aboriginal Community Assistance Program supporting the Pormpuraaw Community on Cape York Peninsula or experience the Army ‘in action’ by participating in the Army’s major training activity, Exercise HAMEL. Air Force provides you the opportunity to fly in the P-8A Poseidon, which is an important part of Australia’s maritime patrol and response strategy, or be part of Exercise PITCH BLACK, the largest combined air exercise in northern Australia, involving participants from up to 13 nations.

On the operational front the program once again includes activities in the Middle East Region, as well as Operation RESOLUE, Defences contribution to the Whole-of-Government effort to protect Australia’s borders and offshore maritime interests. In 2020 the Program will offer an insight into Defences Cyberspace Training and Operations, allowing participants to gain an understanding of the challenges faced in this rapidly changing environment.

No matter which option you choose, I assure the experience will give you insights to the Australian Defence Force like no other. On behalf of the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, the Service Chiefs and the wider Defence community, I wish you a very warm welcome to the 2020 Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. I have no doubt you will find it an exciting and rewarding experience whether it be your first, second, third or more attachment. I look forward to meeting with you during the course of the year to hear firsthand of your experience.

Vice Admiral David Johnston AO RAN Vice Chief of the Defence Force

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Senator Alex AnticSenator for South Australia

The sound of military jets tracing through the sky isn’t something that one often associates with metropolitan Adelaide, however growing up during the time of the Adelaide Formula One Grand Prix in the 1980’s, the sound was a familiar one each November.

I have been fascinated with the RAAF ever since that time and consequently, the opportunity to live on base at RAAF Amberley in Queensland as part of the ADF Parliamentary Program in September was too extraordinary to overlook.

For the better part of a week Senator David Van and I were given the chance to live like airmen. We ate on base, slept on base and received an unprecedented degree of

access to that which makes an air base tick.

I expected to be fascinated by the hardware, but what impressed me the most was the level of professionalism, dedication and respect to colleagues shown by the RAAF personnel.

The training, the expertise and the camaraderie I witnessed was world class and reinforced the importance of parliamentarians, particularly new parliamentarians like myself, seeing what these incredible men and woman do and the risks they take for our country and way of life.

Thank you to the RAAF and all those involved in our trip.

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Senator Sam McMahonSenator for Northern Territory

Representing the Northern Territory, I have a keen interest in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as it plays a very important role up here. My hometown of Katherine is home to RAAF Base Tindal, and I have long had great interactions with the personnel based there, including some who have become lifelong friends. Upon having the very great honour and privilege of being elected to the Senate in May this year and taking my place in Canberra I was made aware of the ADF Parliamentary Program (ADFPP). This amazingly structured program allows Members and Senators to spend approximately one week with various arms of the ADF to gain a better understanding of the vital work they do.

Whilst there were a lot of different programs that I was very interested in, the submarine option immediately caught my attention. For reasons I’m not entirely certain, I have been fascinated by submarines, their history, development and operation, for most of my life. I have toured through several decommissioned submarines but never imagined that I would ever go to sea on an active sub.

The first two days were spent on HMAS Stirling, the Navy base on Garden Island, off the coast of Rockingham, WA. It is an incredibly beautiful island and all that I spoke to were very proud of the base and the jobs that they do. The Commanding Officer was very generous with his time and knowledge, not just of the base and Navy but also the history and nature of the island itself. Sharing meals and interacting with many of the men and women there gave me a real appreciation of the work they do. I took part in weapons, submarine escape and firefighting training, and toured the many facilities of the base.

Then came three days on board HMAS Sheean, a Collins class guided missile submarine. The entire crew were incredibly welcoming and happy to explain to me all aspects of their jobs and the workings of the submarine. During my time on board I took part in emergency training drills, simulated torpedo firing, sonar operation and navigation. I toured the engine room, galley, torpedo room, operated the periscopes, slept in a torpedo rack and drove the submarine many metres below the surface.

It was an incredible experience, one that I honestly have told everyone counts as the best week of my life, and I would highly recommend everyone who gets a chance should take part in the ADFPP.

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Ms Julie Owens MPMember for Parramatta, New South Wales

It has been a privilege to be able to participate in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (ADFPP). The program is an amazing opportunity provided only to elected members of federal parliament. It can be fun, it can also be incredibly scary and challenging. However; I don’t do it for the fun; I do it because, as an elected member of parliament, I carry the responsibility of ensuring our military is capable of doing what we need it to do.

Within my electorate of Parramatta there is a small military presence at the Historic Lancer Barracks and Dundas, but it is far from being a garrison city with many residents not fully understanding the capabilities of our military as they’re not visible on a daily basis. My father was in the Army and grew up in garrison towns and cities and have an appreciation of the military. However; I suspect many of parliaments newly elected may not have experienced our military prior to being elected.

I’ve been incredibly fortunate in the eight ADFPP activities that I’ve done. My first experience was with the Army’s Regional Force Surveillance Unit (NORFORCE) employed in surveillance and reconnaissance of the remote areas of Northern Australia. I spent 10 days in the bush on Tiwi Islands with a group of Indigenous Trainees. In 2009, I spent 10 days at the Army’s 1st recruit Training Battalion at Kapooka, where my father did his training when he joined the Army. It was here I experienced and overcame genuine fear, abseiling face forward off a three-storey high tower. Maybe my father left that bit out when he told me what to expect. In 2010 I was afforded the privilege of 10 days in Afghanistan, spending time with the highly trained men and women of our military in a place of extraordinary danger, where they are doing something that most of us wouldn’t dream of doing.

I have also nominated to participate in ADF activities in East Timor, doing riot training with our New Zealand cousins as a part of the ANZAC contingent and Operation Resolute, aboard a force-assigned Navy vessel protecting Australia’s offshore maritime interests from security threats. I have spent time with the Army’s infantry soldiers in the field firing live ammunition. In 2018 I truly challenged myself by participating in the Navy’s Helicopter Underwater Escape Training at HMAS Albatross, where I was strapped into a helicopter, flipped upside down and dumped six metres into a pool, and you have to get out before you drown. To top that off, I also did their tear gas training; so I was tear-gassed as well. I think I’m the only Member of Parliament to do it.

In 2019, I travelled to Jigalong, a remote community in north-western Australia with the Army to participate in The Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP) a joint initiative between the National Indigenous Australians Agency and the Australian Army, improving the environmental, health, training and infrastructure conditions in remote Indigenous communities. Again, it was amazing watching the engineering troops set up a camp in the desert, with full waste control and full water monitoring, leaving a very small footprint.

When you go to the places that I’ve been to and spend time with the people that I’ve spent time with, you understand that it isn’t just a story that we have one of the best trained militaries in the world; we actually do. They are an extraordinary group of people, so it’s incredibly important that we, as members of parliament, get to know these extraordinary men and women who do things that we ask them to do in the defence of Australia.

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General Information

The following provides general information about the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (ADFPP) and a summary of attachment options for 2019. Specific dates are nominated where applicable, however, requirements may necessitate some date changes as the year unfolds.

Applications and Selection Process Application forms are only available in an electronic format on the ADFPP website at www.defence.gov.au/adfpp. Applications should indicate your first preference and, in the event of oversubscription, a second and third preference. In the event of an option being oversubscribed, a ballot will apply to establish a rank order and reserve list. All applications will be initially acknowledged on receipt. Subsequent to any balloting requirements, participants will be advised of the success of their application.

Ideally applications should be submitted as early as possible to allow for planning. However, applications will remain open for all ADFPP Options until 28 days prior to commencement of the activity, with the exception of the Middle East Region which will close 42 days prior.

Working Routine The attachment options on offer are designed to ensure that participants will gain the maximum impact from the experience. Wherever possible, you will have the opportunity to work and live alongside servicemen and women at all rank levels. While the situations you find yourself in may not offer five-star comforts and there will be very little protocol, the experience will be rewarding. Defence can, and will, tailor the conditions to suit individual abilities to ensure that participants get the most out of the experience. But do not worry, this is not an endurance test, so the prospect of arduous physical activity and conditions should not deter anyone from joining the Program. To that end, we ask that, wherever possible, participants plan to complete the full attachment period offered.

Uniforms Participants will be issued with the same uniforms, protective clothing or equipment used by ADF personnel at the destination unit wherever possible, and a distinctive ‘rank’ insignia identifying them as a parliamentarian attached to the ADFPP. Uniforms are issued in Canberra during the sitting period prior to the activity.

Administrative Arrangements Medical: Some of the activities on offer require participants to meet basic medical standards. Medical forms will be forwarded as soon as participation is confirmed and are required to be completed at least 14 days prior to commencement of the activity.

Medicals for Middle East, Malaysia and submarine sea rides require a General Practitioner to complete.

Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for information regarding medical requirements for any activities.

Transport: All travel arrangements to and from the activity start location will be at the participant’s expense.

Meals and Accommodation: Throughout the activity all meals and accommodation will be provided by Defence, utilising on base messing where available.

Activity Briefing: A pre activity briefing will be provided with all administrative requirements further clarified prior to the commencement of each option.

SecurityOperational security is a key factor in ensuring the safety of all parliamentarians participating in ADFPP attachments to operations, as well as deployed ADF personnel. Should you participate in the Middle East Region or Operation RESOLUTE options, please do not make public any details relating to the visit or share your movements with those who do not need to know.

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Parliamentary Exchange An integral part of the ADFPP is the exchange element where ADF personnel are attached to the office of a parliamentarian at Parliament House, Canberra, for a one-week period during a sitting week. ADF exchange personnel gain an insight into the parliamentary and committee processes, and develop an understanding of the departments that operate within Parliament House. ADF exchange personnel also gain an appreciation of the scope of the extensive and varied activities undertaken by Senators or Members of Parliament.

The exchange to Parliament House is tentatively planned to occur during the sitting week 7 – 11 September 2020. Expressions of interest from parliamentarians willing to host this year will be sought closer to the activity.

ADFPP Dining-In NightThe culminating event of ADFPP calendar is the annual Military Dining-In Night. The Dining-In Night provides participating parliamentarians with another valuable insight into the customs and traditions of the military. The Dining-In Night is by invite only. Invites are offered to parliamentarians who have supported the Program throughout the year by participating in an option, or hosting an ADF member during the exchange program. The event is hosted by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force and attended by the Service Chiefs, as well as the majority of ADF members who participated in the exchange program.

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NavyOption 1 Submarines & Clearance DivingLocation: HMAS Stirling, WADuration: 5 daysDates: Autumn, Winter or Spring RecessOption 2 Fleet Base East – Surface Combatants“An opportunity to sea ride aboard a Destroyer or Frigate.”Location: Sydney, NSWDuration: 5 daysDates: Winter or Spring RecessOption 3 Amphibious & Fleet Support“An opportunity to sea ride aboard a Canberra class Amphibious Assault Ship.”Location: Sydney, NSWDuration: 5 daysDates: Winter or Spring RecessOption 4 Navy Aviation & Officer TrainingLocation: Jervis Bay Territory & Nowra, NSWDuration: 5 daysDates: Autumn, Winter or Spring RecessOption 5 Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2020“An opportunity to participate in a multi ship task group exercise.” Location: Sydney NSWDuration: 5 daysDates: 17 – 21 Feb

ArmyOption 6 Exercise HAMEL 2020“An opportunity to participate in the largest Army exercise for 2020.”Location: Townsville, QLD Duration: 5 daysDates: 3 – 7 AugOption 7 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance ProgrammeLocation: Pormpuraaw Community, Cape York Peninsula, QLDDuration 5-7 daysDates: Winter RecessOption 8 Combat Training Centre“An opportunity to be part of an Army Battle Group Mission Rehearsal Exercise.”Location: Townsville, QLDDuration: 5 daysDates: 19 – 23 OctOption 9 39th Operational Support Battalion“An opportunity to join ADF members undertaking force preparation prior to deploying.” Location: Randwick, NSWDuration: 5 days Dates: Autumn or Winter Recess Option 10 2nd/30th Training Group“Be a part of Army elements undertaking foundation war fighting training in South East Asia.”Location: Butterworth, Penang, MalaysiaDuration: 5 DaysDates: 29 Jun – 3 Jul and 28 Sep – 2 Oct

2020 Attachment Options

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Air ForceOption 11RAAF Base AmberleyLocation: Ipswich, QLDDuration: 5 daysDates: Autumn or Spring RecessOption 12RAAF Base WilliamtownLocation: Newcastle, NSWDuration: 4 daysDates: Spring RecessOption 13RAAF Bases Edinburgh and WoomeraLocation: Elizabeth, SADuration: 5 daysDates: Autumn RecessOption 14RAAF Bases Pearce and LearmonthLocation: Perth, WADuration: 5 daysDates: Spring RecessOption 15RAAF Base East SaleLocation: Sale, VICDuration: 4 days Dates: Autumn, Winter or Spring RecessOption 16Exercise PITCH BLACK 2020“An opportunity to participate in Australia’s largest Air Exercise”Location: Darwin, NTDuration: 5 daysDates: 27 – 31 Jul

Joint Operations Option 17Middle East Region Location: Depart Sydney, NSWDuration: 10 daysDates: Autumn, Winter or Spring RecessOption 18Operation RESOLUTELocation: Canberra, ACT & Darwin, NTDuration: 5 daysDates: Autumn, Winter or Spring RecessOption 19Exercise RIMPAC 2020“An opportunity to participate in the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise.”Location: Hawaii, USADuration: 7 – 9 daysDates: 19 – 25 Jul

Joint CapabilitiesOption 20ADFA Leadership Challenge OneLocation: Canberra, ACTDuration: 1 dayDates: 16 Oct Option 21ADF Joint Cyberspace Training and OperationLocation: Canberra, Adelaide and MelbourneDuration: 5 daysDates: Winter Recess Option 22ADFA Cross Country and International Cultural DayLocation: Canberra, ACTDuration 1 dayDates: 29 May

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Royal Australian Navy

The first Australian naval forces were formed in the colonies in the late 1850s in response to fears of a Russian invasion. In 1901, the various colonial navies and their motley collection of vessels, were amalgamated into the Commonwealth Naval Forces. In the years that followed, it was debated in Australia and Britain whether Australia needed its own navy, or should simply finance the stationing of Royal (British) Navy vessels in Australian waters. Finally, in 1909, a decision was taken to acquire new ships to form an Australian Navy and on 10 July 1911, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was formed. The first of the new ships arrived on 4 October 1913.

The Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) was formed in April 1941, as a result of a shortage of telegraphists in the RAN. At the end of the Second World War it was disbanded. However, manpower shortages in the RAN led to the service being re-constituted in 1951, and it was made a permanent part of the RAN in December 1959. WRANS personnel were gradually absorbed into the RAN during the early 1980s and in due course the service was disbanded. By 1983, women were also permitted to serve aboard ships.

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Option 1Submarines & Clearance Diving

OUTLINE

This option will introduce participants to the sea power generated by the submarine capability. Fleet Base West is at HMAS Stirling on Garden Island in Rockingham, Western Australia and is the home port of the Collins Class submarines and Australian Clearance Diving Team 4.

The characteristics and range of Collins class submarines are tailored specifically for its defence and two-ocean surveillance role in the Royal Australian Navy. The Collins class submarines are designed to be as quiet as advanced technology can achieve. One of the first submarines to be totally designed by computers, these submarines boast a vast range of features. These features include a high performance hull form, highly automated controls, low indiscretion rates, high shock resistance and an efficient weapons handling and discharge system

Australian Clearance Diving Team 4 is one of two commissioned Clearance Diving Teams in the Royal Australian Navy. They are the Australian Defence Force’s specialist divers, who operate in-service diving equipment to the maximum permissible depths.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

Your program will commence with a tour of the base to orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You will then have the opportunity to:

• Observe how some of the most highly skilled personnel in the Navy conduct their duties in support of submarine operations.

• Visit the Weapon Training Simulation System facility and observe or take part in weapons training.

• Undertake some capability activities with Clearance Diving Team 4.

• Participate in a training demonstration at the Royal Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety, which includes firefighting, dealing with fast and slow floods and defence against nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.

• Pending participant’s health suitability and platform availability, it is intended to provide two-to-three days at sea in a Collins Class submarine.

Location: Rockingham, Western Australia

Dates: This is a five day program – Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.

Number of Participants: Three.

Medical Requirements: Participants are required to have a General Practitioner complete a medical assessment prior to participation.

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Option 2 Fleet Base East – Surface Combatants

OUTLINE

Centred at Fleet Base East (Sydney) this option will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the role that the Surface Combatant Group plays in support of Navy’s mission.

In their war-fighting role, surface combatants are expected to counter a wide variety of threats across all domains. They must be capable of conducting constabulary tasks such as dealing with piracy, illegal fishing, bio-diversity (quarantine) infringements, human trafficking, drug and arms smuggling and illegal maritime arrivals. Furthermore, they must be able to participate in an equally broad range of diplomatic operations either independently, or as part of a larger task force.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

Your program will commence with a tour of the Garden Island Defence Precinct and Fleet Headquarters to orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You will then have the opportunity to:

• Meet the highly skilled members of Fleet Headquarters and gain an understanding of Navy within the Whole-of Government operational context.

• Visit HMAS Watson and observe the next generation of Navy’s leaders undergo maritime warfare training and/or take part in simulated maritime warfare training using state of the art simulators.

• This option will be rounded off with two-to-three days at sea in a Destroyer, Frigate or Mine Hunter, embedded within the ships’ departments gaining an understanding of the platform’s capabilities and to experience what life at sea is like for our Navy personnel.

Location: Sydney, New South Wales.

Dates: This is a five day program – Dates are flexible within the winter and spring parliamentary recess periods.

Participant Numbers: Three.

Medical Requirements: Participants are required complete a medical self-assessment for review by a Medical Officer prior to participation.

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Option 3 Amphibious & Fleet Support

OUTLINE

Centred at Fleet Base East (Sydney) this option will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the role the Amphibious Afloat Support Group plays in support of Navy’s mission.

Amphibious forces, by their nature, possess mobility in mass, but their defining characteristic is their unique cross-domain mobility and they are useful across the full spectrum of military, constabulary and diplomatic tasks. In periods of tension putting a maritime force to sea can be prudent, providing a gesture of support to allies or a threat to adversaries. The capacity to provide a sustained forward presence is a powerful diplomatic tool, while its ability to manoeuvre freely at sea can be used to escalate or defuse tensions as required.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

Your program will commence with a tour of the Garden Island Defence Precinct and Fleet Headquarters to orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You will then have the opportunity to:

• Meet the highly skilled members of Fleet Headquarters and gain an understanding of Navy within the Whole-of Government operational context.

• Visit HMAS Watson and observe the next generation of Navy’s leaders undergo maritime warfare training and/or take part in simulated maritime warfare training using state of the art simulators.

• The option will be rounded off with two-to-three days at sea in a major amphibious ship, embedded within the ships’ departments gaining an understanding of the platform’s capabilities and to experience what life at sea is like for our Navy personnel.

Location: Sydney, New South Wales.

Dates: This is a five-day program. Dates are flexible within the winter and spring parliamentary recess periods.

Participant Numbers: Three.


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Option 4 Navy Aviation & Officer Training

OUTLINE

This option will provide you an opportunity to engage with Navy’s emerging leaders as they undertake initial training, as well as gain an understanding of the Navy’s aviation capability.

HMAS Creswell, located in Jervis Bay in the Shoalhaven area south of Sydney, was originally established as a training school for young officers prior to the First World War. Today, all Navy officers commence their career at HMAS Creswell. The base also provides support to operations within Jervis Bay and the Eastern Australian Exercise Area.

HMAS Albatross, on the outskirts of Nowra in New South Wales, is the centre of naval aviation in Australia. It is the home to the Fleet Air Arm who operate the Navy’s combat training helicopters. The base is also home to the Tactical Electronic Warfare Support Section, the Naval Weather and Oceanographic Centre, the Joint Acoustic Analysis Centre, the Army’s Parachute Training School and the popular Fleet Air Arm Museum.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM


• Explore HMAS Creswell, one of Navy’s most historic establishments, gaining an insight into the birth and history of the Australian Navy.

• Join the next generation of Navy’s leaders as part of the Initial Entry Officer Course undertake training.

• Visit the Navy school of Survivability and Ship Safety and participate in a training demonstration which includes firefighting, dealing with fast and slow floods, and defence against nuclear, biological and chemical attack.

• At HMAS Albatross (Norwa) you will gain an understanding of the naval aviation capability through engagement with Navy aircrew.

• Fly one of the Navy’s ‘state-of-the-art’ helicopters in a flight simulator and participate in Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) and an opportunity to fly in a Navy helicopter.

Location: Jervis Bay, New South Wales.

Dates: This is a five-day program. Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.

Participant Numbers: Five.


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Option 5 Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2020

OUTLINEExercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2020 is a training exercise based on supported Annual Continuation Training conducted by the Royal Australian Navy. Embarking with the Task Group, you will observe Navy’s capability, to operate a number of ships under one commander and focus primarily on sea control operations. This may include the full spectrum of maritime security operations from diplomacy and international engagement, through to humanitarian and disaster relief, constabulary and peacekeeping operations and at the upper end of the spectrum, warfighting.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM• Embark with a Navy Task Group for up to five days on

a warship and Navy’s support ship.• Meet the highly skilled members of the Task Group as

they conduct operational planning in the context of Whole-of-Government and inter-agency operations.

• Embed with the various ships’ departments to experience and gain an understanding of the range of crew responsibilities and experience what life at sea is like for our Navy personnel.

• Be introduced to the work of Navy’s sailors undertaking operations in support of a high-end warfighting mission.

• This exercise is scheduled to occur in the Eastern Australian Exercise Areas in 2020.

Location: Sydney, New South Wales.Dates: 17 – 21 Feb. Participant Numbers: Three.Medical Requirements: Participants are required complete a medical self-assessment for review by a Medical Officer prior to participation.

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Australian Army

Before Federation, each of the Australian colonies had their own armies composed of a mixture of regular (paid full-time soldiers), militia (paid part-time soldiers), and volunteer (unpaid part-time soldiers) units. In March 1901 the Commonwealth Government assumed responsibility for defence matters and the colonial armies were merged to form the Commonwealth Military Forces (CMF). Throughout the next 47 years the Australian Military Forces, as they soon became known, remained a part-time force of citizen soldiers with only a small regular component. These forces were restricted to service on Australian territory. Two special volunteer forces, both known as the Australian Imperial Force, were formed for service overseas during the two world wars. Citizens’ force units did, however, serve in Australian and Australian-mandated territory in the Pacific during the Second World War.

After the Second World War, the Australian Military Forces were reorganised. The Australian Regular Army was formed in September 1947; this was to be supported by the reorganised Citizen Military Forces. This is the structure that remains in place today, although the full-time component of the army is much larger than it was in 1947 and the part-time component has shrunk considerably. It is only since 1980 that the “Australian Army” has been officially given this name.

The formation of the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) was authorised by Government on 13 August 1941 to, “release men from certain military duties for employment in fighting units.” The AWAS was the only non-medical women’s service to send personnel overseas during the war; in 1944 and 1945 AWAS served in both Dutch and Australian New Guinea. But by 30 June 1947 all members of the AWAS had been demobilised.

Facing a severe manpower shortage due to the demands of the Korean War and national service in a time of full employment, enlistment for the Women’s Royal Australian Army Corps (WRAAC) recommenced in April 1951. By the late 1970s, female soldiers began to be integrated into the Army at large and in early 1984, the WRAAC was disbanded.

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Option 6 Exercise HAMEL 2020

OUTLINE

Exercise HAMEL 2020 is your opportunity to experience the Army ‘in action’ by participating in the Army’s major training activity for 2020. Exercise HAMEL is Army’s capstone training activity for the year and will be conducted at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland over the period 3 – 21 August 2020. The exercise will showcase Army’s capabilities in a challenging scenario and will see Army’s 3rd Combat Brigade being tested in the field. There will be a large international presence on the activity as well, with elements from the New Zealand Army and United Sates Army National Guard involved.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

With the Commander Forces Command and the Director General Training and Doctrine as your hosts, you will be immersed in a broad range of activities conducted as part of Exercise HAMEL 2020. You will have the opportunity to:

• Experience an Australian Combat Brigade conducting Force Integration Training (such as familiarisation with Army aviation platforms) and the conduct of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance in the exercise area prior to commencement of the exercise.

• View the planning and integration conducted at the Brigade Headquarters to enable the conduct of operations on Exercise HAMEL.

• Gain an understanding of the exercise command, control and methodology to safely achieve the training and exercise objectives of approximately 12,000 participants incorporating the friendly forces, the adversary forces, other government agencies and the logistical supporting forces.

• View how the Australian Army effectively integrates and works with our allies on operations.

• Experience the majority of Army’s capabilities preparing for a major activity in both live and simulated environments.

• Witness the conduct of land trials that inform ongoing Land Projects delivered as part of government’s Integrated Investment Plan.

Location: Townsville, Queensland.

Dates: 3 – 7 August.

Number of Participants: Five.

Medical Requirements: Participants are required complete a medical self-assessment prior to participation.

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Option 7 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme

OUTLINE

The intent for this option is to provide participants a hands-on experience of the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme, which aims to improve the environmental, health, training and infrastructure conditions in remote Indigenous communities. In 2020, the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme will be supporting the Pormpuraaw Community, on the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.

Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme is a joint initiative between the National Indigenous Australians Agency and the Australian Army. It supports Government’s commitment to ‘Closing the Gap’.

Army’s Engineer involvement in the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme includes the design, planning, coordination and control of engineering works in the recipient community. In the last decade, this involvement has extended to coordinating the health and veterinary training and support as well as the delivery of certified and non-certified employability skills programs.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

Participants will be hosted by the Headquarters Staff of the 17th Construction Squadron, a sub-unit of the 6th Engineer Support Regiment. Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Experience living alongside servicemen men and women of varying ranks and trades in Camp Birt, which houses the contingent of approximately 100 personnel.

• Participate in and observe community engagement and training activities which may include sporting matches, hospitality training, healthy lifestyle seminars, music workshops, trade training and augmentation of the local health clinic.

• Observe construction tasks being delivered to the Pormpuraaw community.

Location: Pormpuraaw Community, Cape Your Peninsula, Queensland.

Indicative Dates: This is a five - seven day program, conducted in the winter parliamentary recess.

Number of Participants: Two.


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Option 8 Combat Training Centre

OUTLINE

This is your opportunity to see the Army ‘ready’ to face challenges to protect our national interests, as the Combat Training Centre (CTC) delivers advanced collective combat training to high readiness forces in order to prepare them for specific operations and contingencies.

The Combat Training Centre’s motto for the CTC is ‘Know yourself, know your enemy, know your environment’. Accordingly, the CTC delivers advanced field training exercises to a training audience who are fully integrated into a training simulation system for that exercise, in order to enhance realism. The focus for CTC is on the tactical development of a Battle Group or Combat Team sized organisation in stressful and challenging environments. To succeed the CTC constantly refreshes the problems given to the training audience. By doing so they are individually challenged and are collectively developed. As the contemporary operating environment evolves, so too will the training delivered at the CTC to ensure the Australian Army is ready for operations.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

With the Commandant Combat Training Centre and the Commanding Officer of the Combat Training Centre-Live as your hosts, you will witness the broad range of scenarios and challenges our soldiers are prepared for. You will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in simulated training test, ‘Australian Soldier’.

• Witness the Australian Army in Motion – preparing for future challenges it may face.

• Learn about the rigorous training undertaken by our soldiers which ensure they reach the highest standards.

Location: Townsville, Queensland.

Dates: 19 – 23 October.



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Option 9 39th Operational Support Battalion

OUTLINE

This is your opportunity to ‘prepare for operations’ and experience the life of an Australian Defence Force (ADF) member who is preparing to deploy to the Middle East Region. The 39th Operational Support Battalion trains and prepares Australian Defence Force members who have been selected to represent Australia in military operations.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

With the Commanding Officer of the 39th Operational Support Battalion as your host, you will be immersed into the broad range of activities conducted as part of force preparation. You will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in both simulated and live weapon practices, using the weapons of the Australian soldier.

• Participate in the cultural immersion program and preparation that soldiers receive to prepare them for the specific region they will deploy to.

• Participate in lessons delivered by recent veterans of respective operations, who provide updates to their respective deployments.

• Experience the life of an ADF member who receives all the knowledge training and support they need to safely and assuredly represent Australia in operations.

Location: Randwick Barracks, Randwick, New South Wales.

Dates: This is a five day program. Dates are flexible within the autumn and winter parliamentary recess periods.



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Option 10 2nd/30th Training Group Malaysia

OUTLINE

This is your opportunity to experience one of Australia’s longest international engagement and training activities. The 2nd/ 30th Training Group is the home of the collective jungle training given to companies of Australian soldiers. Additionally, this unit is one of the longest standing international engagement activities Australia does with our Commonwealth partners Malaysia.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

With the Commanding Officer as your host, you will be immersed in the broad range of training and engagement our soldiers do in the jungles of Malaysia with the Malaysian Armed Forces. You will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in a guided tour of Australian facilities at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base, Butterworth.

• Participate in field training and have the opportunity to fire the weapons of an Australian soldier.

• Learn about the Australian military history in Malaysia.

• Learn about Australian training and operations in the South-east Asian Region.

• Experience the day to day life of an Australian Soldier while on training the Malaysian jungle. This includes learning survival skills as part of a jungle patrol.

• Participate in a cultural tour of Penang City.

Location: Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

Dates: 29 June – 3 July and 28 September – 2 October.


Medical Requirements: Participants are required to have a General Practitioner complete a medical assessment prior to participation.

Note: Participants are responsible for their own transport to and from Penang.

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Royal Australian Air Force

Military aviation was pioneered during the First World War. During that war, both the armies and the navies of all the major combatants operated aircraft. Late in the war, when it was realised that aerial fighting was a distinct form of warfare and not just an adjunct to land or sea operations, some nations formed specialist air forces. Combining the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps, Great Britain formed the Royal Air Force in 1918. Although, the four squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) remained part of the Australian Imperial Force. In 1920, the remnants of the AFC became the Australian Air Corps, which in turn became the Royal Australian Air Force on 31 March 1921.

The Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) was formed in March 1941 after considerable lobbying by women keen to serve, and by the Chief of the Air Staff who wanted to release male personnel serving in Australia for service overseas. The WAAAF was the largest of the Second World War women’s services. It was disbanded in December 1947. A new Australian women’s air force was formed in July 1950 and in November became the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF). The WRAAF was disbanded in the early 1980s and female personnel were absorbed into the mainstream RAAF.

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Option 11 RAAF Base Amberley

OUTLINE

RAAF Base Amberley is the largest operational base in the Air Force, employing over 6,500 service and civilian personnel. Amberley is home to five of the Air Force’s newest aircraft, including the EA-18G Growler, F/A-18F Super Hornet, the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport, C-17A Globemaster and C-27J Spartan. The base is also the Headquarters for Combat Support Group, which is responsible for air base services, command, control and management at fixed and expeditionary airbases in support of air operations. RAAF Base Amberley’s population also includes almost eight hundred Army personnel made up from the 9th Force Support Battalion, 6th Engineer Support Regiment and Land 121 Training Wing.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Inspect RAAF Base Amberley’s airfield and join the air traffic controllers in the tower as they separate aircraft in a busy and challenging environment.

• View operating aircraft up close and observe how they are maintained.

• Visit Air Movements and get hands on experience preparing, loading or unloading a KC-30, C-17 or C-27.

• Participate in a C-17A, F/A-18F or KC-30A simulator. Take a familiarisation flight on a KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport or a C-17A Globemaster.

• Join 35 Squadron aircrew and maintenance staff for a guided tour of their new facilities and the latest addition to the Amberley fleet, the C-27J Spartan. Take the opportunity for a flight in the C-27 and observe the practice drop of a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) supplies.

• Join Combat Support Group personnel for an insight into the work that goes into keeping the Air Force operational, including observing how the Health Services Wing set up an aero-medical evacuation facility on the C-17A Globemaster.

• Spend time with personnel at the RAAF School of Fire and Security and gain hands-on experience under controlled conditions, with firefighting and the Panther fire truck. Also take the opportunity to observe the military working dogs in training and the breeding program.

• Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster) familiarisation drive and conduct a weapons shoot at the Weapon Training Simulation System facility.

Location: Ipswich, Queensland.

Dates: This is a five day program. Dates are flexible within the autumn and spring parliamentary recess periods.

No of Participants: Four.

Medical Requirements: Participants are required to have pre-flight medical conducted by base medical staff prior to undertaking service aircraft flights.

Note: Aircraft flight is subject to successful completion of pre-flight medical, physical restrictions of the aircraft and aircraft availability

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Option 12RAAF Base Williamtown

OUTLINE

RAAF Base Williamtown is located north of Newcastle in New South Wales and is one of the Air Force’s busiest and most complex bases. The base includes Headquarters Air Combat Group, responsible for developing and maintaining the expertise to competently operate world class fighter aircraft; Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group, which commands the Air Force’s airspace, and Air Battle Management Capability; and Combat Support Group, which provides airbase operations support functions and contingency response to national and international relief support tasks.

A variety of aircraft permanently operate from RAAF Base Williamtown, including the F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18 Hornet, the Hawk 127, E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft and PC-9/A Pilatus Forward Air Control aircraft. The Base is currently undergoing major redevelopment works in conjunction with the introduction to service of the F-35A advanced fighter.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Join an aircraft maintenance team as they prepare the Hawk 127 or F/A-18 Hornet aircraft for the daily flying program.

• Spend time in the Operations Room where the fighter control missions are conducted, and observe a Mission Readiness Exercise for the Air Battle Managers in support of Middle East operations.

• Observe the operation of air traffic controllers in the air traffic control tower and Approach Room, where they provide services for Hawk 127, F/A-18 Hornet, E-7, PC-9 and civilian passenger aircraft movements.

• Join the Number 1 Security Forces Squadron to experience how the Airfield Defence Guards and Military Working Dog Teams operate.

• Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster) familiarisation drive and visit the Weapon Training Simulation System, culminating in a live fire shoot at the weapons range wearing full body armour.

• If an aircraft is available, join the Number 2 Squadron team to participate in a mission aboard an E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.

• Experience a simulated explosive ordnance demolition activity using state of the art explosive detection systems and personal protective equipment.

• Undertake a personal facilities tour and gain insight into the $1.5b new Aircraft Combat Capability and base infrastructure works program.

Location: Newcastle, New South Wales.

Dates: This is a four-day program, Dates are flexible within the spring parliamentary recess.



Note: Aircraft flight is subject to successful completion of pre-flight medical, physical restrictions of the aircraft and aircraft availability.

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Option 13 RAAF Bases Edinburgh And Woomera

OUTLINE

RAAF Base Edinburgh is the largest military base in South Australia, employing approximately 3,000 personnel. Located 25km north of Adelaide, the Base is home to 19 units, the largest 92 Wing which operate the P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft and regularly undertake a range of operational border security missions. Elements of the Army’s 1st Brigade are garrisoned at RAAF Base Edinburgh including 1st Armoured Regiment and the 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.

RAAF Base Woomera is located approximately 450 kilometres NNW of Adelaide and supports the Woomera Test Range which covers an area of approximately 122,188 square kilometres of land and airspace. Woomera Test Range operates in support of both Defence and National objectives.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Help plan and brief a maritime surveillance mission at 92 Wing. Learn how Air Force locates everything from submarines to illegal fishing boats.

• Observe how Information Warfare Directorate produces targeting intelligence for precision guided munitions delivery. Also gain an understanding of the threat landscape in cyber warfare.

• Understand Number 1 Remote Sensor Unit’s role in conducting wide area surveillance utilising Australia’s world leading high-frequency Over-The-Horizon-Radar capability.

• Take a flight in a Test and Evaluation Directorate PC21 and watch one of the Aircraft Research and Development Unit’s highly skilled test pilots demonstrate how they put the aircraft through its paces before acceptance into service.

• Tour the Test and Evaluation Directorate’s RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine to learn how aircrew are trained in the effects of flight at high altitude and high “g-force”.

• Conduct a one-day visit to RAAF Woomera and the Woomera Test Range to see where the RAAF conducts weapon system test and evaluation.

• Experience how the airfield defence guards and military working dog teams operate.

• Conduct a 1st Brigade (Army) experience including an armoured fighting vehicle operations familiarisation drive and visit the Weapon Training Simulation System, culminating in a live fire shoot at the weapons range wearing full body armour.

Location: Elizabeth, north of Adelaide, South Australia.

Dates: This is a five-day program, which can be modified for a shorter duration if required. Dates are flexible within the autumn parliamentary recess.


Location: Elizabeth, South Australia.



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Option 14 RAAF Bases Pearce and Learmonth

OUTLINE

RAAF Base Pearce in Bullsbrook, Western Australia is one of Air Force’s key flight training bases. The Base is responsible for graduating RAAF trainee pilots from Number 2 Flying Training School, and Singaporean pilots from Number 130 Squadron. It also provides initial fast jet aircraft conversion training via Number 79 Squadron.

RAAF Base Pearce is administered by Number 25 Squadron, and provides crucial support for many Australian Defence Force operations and exercise’s conducted within Western Australia. RAAF Base Pearce also supports Navy and Army activities in the area. Number 25 Squadron is also responsible for supporting operations from RAAF Base Learmonth (Exmouth).

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Inspect RAAF Base Pearce, the satellite airfield at Gingin, meet staff and students at Number 2 Flying Training School, Number 79 Squadron, Number 25 Squadron, and the Pearce Health Centre.

• Visit Singapore Number 130 Squadron.

• Observe a Military Working Dog display at Number 3 Security Forces Squadron Detachment Pearce.

• Visit Pearce’s new tower air traffic control tower and see how aircraft are visually controlled within the circuit environment.

• Spend time in Perth Approach with military controllers from Number 453 Squadron and see how aircraft are controlled and separated via radar in some of Australia’s busiest airspace.

• Visit Number 2 Flying Training School’s state of the art facility, and participate in a simulator ride in a PC-21, Australia’s newest training aircraft.

• Get suited up as a pilot and participate in a scenic flight around the Perth surrounding area, and feel what it is like to be an Air Force Pilot.

• Participate in the Hawk 127 simulator and gain an insight into how students’ progress onto a fast jet engine aircraft.

• Travel to RAAF Learmonth, a Forward Operating Base, to experience life on a remote RAAF Base. Flying opportunities may be available depending on fight operations and training at the time.

Location: Perth, Western Australia.

Dates: This is a five-day program, which can be modified for a shorter duration if required. Dates are flexible within the spring parliamentary recess.




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Option 15 RAAF Base East Sale

OUTLINE

RAAF Base East Sale is located 220km south east of Melbourne, in Victoria’s Gippsland region and is the home of Air Force officer training. All new officers attend the Officers’ Training School for 17 weeks of initial training, with aviation specialists moving to the Air Academy for their next phase of training to become Defence pilots and mission aircrew for a 5th Generation Air Force. Other Base units include the Central Flying School, No 1 Flying Training School, School of Air Traffic Control, Air Mission Training School and No 30 (Airbase Operations) Squadron.

Two aircraft types are permanently home based at RAAF Base East Sale. No 32 Squadron operate the Beechcraft Super King Air B300, as a Mission Aircrew training aircraft and in the Air Logistic Support role. Central Flying School and No 1 Flying Training School both operate the Pilatus PC-21 aircraft as part of the Pilot Training System.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Experience initial officer training including, teamwork and leadership training.

• Visit the Dutson Air Weapons Range including a visit to indigenous heritage site and students in a field environment.

• Observe officer aircrew candidate selection processes and experience simulators used for pilot training system.

• Experience on-the job training requirements for military Air Traffic Control including airspace management and flight planning, for both a tower and tactical environment. Take part in simulator activities, including a state of the art 360 degree tower simulator.

• Observe the operation of air traffic controllers in the RAAF Base East Sale air traffic control tower as they provide air traffic services to separate aircraft in a mixed training environment.

• Experience air mission training including simulator activity with Air Mission Training School.

• Take a flight in a Pilatus PC-21 and observe how the aircraft performs in a training and aerobatic environment.

• Participate in a mission aboard a Beechcraft King Air aircraft with Number 32 Squadron and Air Mission Training School.

Location: Sale, Victoria.

Dates: This is a four-day program, Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.




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Option 16 EXERCISE PITCH BLACK 2020

OUTLINE

Exercise PITCH BLACK is the largest combined air exercise in northern Australia, involving participants from up to 13 nations including Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States. The primary focus of PITCH BLACK is to exercise a partner coalition in offensive air operations against a capable adversary.

PITCH BLACK is conducted primarily at RAAF Base Darwin, with additional forces operating from RAAF Base Tindal as well as from air weapons ranges located within the Northern Territory. Participants would primarily be accommodated at RAAF Base Darwin, with visits to other exercise areas, including RAAF Base Tindal for a night.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Take part in the initial phase of a mission, including planning a large scale offensive air operation.

• Observe the mission brief of a large-scale offensive air operation.

• Gain insight into the debriefing process of a PITCH BLACK mission.

• Join Combat Support Group providing combat support operations for the ADF.

• Spend time in action with Number 17 Squadron, RAAF Base Tindal, as they deliver the vital engineering, aviation fuel, airfield engineering, logistical and life support facilities to provide the airbase capability needed to effect fast jet squadron operations.

• Join the air traffic control personnel in the air traffic control tower and observe how they separate aircraft in a busy and challenging environment.

• Visit an Air Weapons Range.

Location: Darwin, Northern Territory.

Dates: This is a five-day program, conducted 27 – 31 July.

Number of Participants: Four.



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Joint Operations Command

The Australian Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) is the ADF’s operational level headquarters and responsible for the command and control of ADF operations worldwide. It was formed from “Headquarters Australian Theatre” (HQAST) in 2004, to reflect the changing internal structure of the ADF and the need to establish a purpose built, co-located joint headquarters. Since December 2008, it has been based adjacent to the Kowen district of the Australian Capital Territory. The complex is known as the General John Baker Complex, named after a former Chief of Defence Force who was a strong advocate of joint command and control.

HQJOC plans, controls and conducts ADF military operations, joint exercises and other activities in order to meet Australia’s national objectivesThe unified command and control structure of JOC ensures the three services are aligned with one another all the way from planning, through to deployment and operations.

Chief Joint Operations Command (CJOPS), is responsible for the command and control of all ADF operations worldwide. This means that each of the ADF’s Combined Task Forces (CTF), Joint Task Forces (JTF), and Australian contingents to UN peace monitoring operations, are directly subordinate to HQJOC, and their commanders report directly to CJOPS.

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Option 17 Middle East Region

OUTLINE

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) works alongside coalition partners in various operations on land, sea and air in the Middle East Region (MER) including:

Operation ACCORDION – the ADF mission to support the sustainment of ADF operations, enable contingency planning and enhance regional relationships in the MER. Joint Task Force 633 supports the Australian Whole-of-Government operations in the MER in order to advance Australian’s national interests.

Operation MANITOU is the current name for the Australian Government’s contribution to support international efforts to promote maritime security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East Region (MER). An enhanced security environment ensures Australia’s safe and open access to the region while fostering trade and commerce.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Your program will commence when you board the Defence charter plane and travel to Australia’s main operating base in the MER.

• During the week you will be living with and participating in a range of activities alongside our ADF members, in an often unforgiving climate, experiencing what ‘a day in the life of’ a sailor, soldier, airman or airwoman is like on operations.

• You will experience a range of activities, subject to the operational situation at the time, which may include:

o Battle casualty first aid training and weapons firing.

o Briefings and presentations that will provide you with a greater understanding of the vital work our ADF members are participating in across the MER.

o Visits to a number of Operational Task Groups, which may involve boarding a C-130 Hercules aircraft for travel into one of our areas of operation.

Dates: This is a 10 day program. One attachment per parliamentary recess period. Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for more details on timeframes for this option.

Number of participants: Four (per attachment).

Medical Requirements: Participants are required to have a pre-deployment medical assessment completed by their General Practitioner and cleared by an ADF Medical Officer prior to participation.

Note: All activities are subject to the operational situation and force commitments

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Option 18 Operation RESOLUTE

OUTLINE

Operation RESOLUTE is Defence’s contribution to the whole-of-government approach to protecting Australia’s offshore maritime interests. The Area of Operations covers approximately 10 per cent of the world’s surface and includes Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (AEEZ) which extends up to 200 nautical miles from the Australian mainland and offshore territories. Christmas, Cocos Keeling, Heard, McDonald, Macquarie, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands also fall within the Operation RESOLUTE boundaries.

The ADF contributes forces under Operation RESOLUTE, through Joint Task Force 639, to Maritime Border Command (MBC) a multi-agency taskforce, within the Australian Border Force (ABF), which utilises assets assigned from ABF and ADF to conduct civil maritime security operations. MBC’s maritime surveillance and response activities are commanded and controlled from MBC Headquarters in Canberra.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• With an increasing emphasis on inter-governmental agency interaction, this is an excellent opportunity to join the ADF, Australian Border Force and other agencies in their combined role at Maritime Border Command to protect Australia’s borders and maritime interests.

• Spend a day in Headquarters Maritime Border Command and Headquarters Joint Operations Command in Canberra, where you will be briefed on the wider gamut of ADF operations and the strategic aspects of maritime border protection activities and be kitted in uniform ready for your deployment.

• Travel to Darwin, and visit the Regional Force Surveillance Group to learn about their unique contribution to Border Protection Operations and the ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative.

• Undertake a day sea-ride on board one of Navy’s Armidale Class Patrol boats or Australian Border Force Cape Class Patrol Boats.

• Embark on an Air Force P-8A aircraft or Australian Border Force Dash-8 aircraft as it conducts an aerial patrol of the northern approaches to Australia.

Location: Canberra and Darwin.

Dates: This is a 5 day program. One attachment per parliamentary recess period. Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for more details on timeframes for this option.

Number of participants: Two (per attachment).


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Option 19 Exercise RIMPAC 2020

OUTLINE

Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) is a combined major exercise conducted out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The exercise is sponsored by the US Commander Third Fleet and aims to improve interoperability and proficiency of maritime and air force capability among coalition forces. The exercise is based on a realistic short warning scenario traditionally involving Pacific Rim nation forces. Capabilities being exercised include anti-submarine, anti-surface, anti-air, amphibious warfare and non-combat evacuation operations.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Travel to and from Hawaii on commercial flights. Helicopter transfer to at-sea units HMAS Adelaide or HMAS Hobart:

o HMAS Adelaide is one of the largest ships ever built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Amphibious Assault Ships also known as Landing Helicopter Docks (LHD), provide the ADF with one of the most capable and sophisticated air-land-sea amphibious deployment systems in the world.

o HMAS Hobart is the first of the first of three Hobart Class guided missile destroyers, based on the Navantia designed F100 frigate. Hobart was constructed in Australia by the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance.

• Embed within the various ships’ departments to experience and gain an understanding of the range of crew responsibilities.

• There may also be an opportunity to visit US Navy units including aircraft carriers and amphibious ships.

• At-sea activities in either Royal Australian Navy or US Navy ships, which may include air operations, amphibious operations, underway replenishment and weapons firing serials.

• Visit the Pacific Warfighting Center, Ford Island. Be met by Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander, attend the daily Commanders Update Brief in the Pacific Warfighting Center, undertake a tour of the headquarters and receive an overarching RIMPAC brief.

• Pearl Harbor Heritage Orientation – Arizona Memorial, Missouri Museum, Pacific Aviation Museum.

Location: Hawaii, USA.

Dates: This is a seven day program, conducted 19 - 25 July.



Note: Commercial flights to and from Hawaii are to be at participant’s expense.

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Joint Capabilities Group

Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) was formed in July 2017 as a result of the formation of the Australian Defence Force Headquarters.

JCG is headed by the Chief of Joint Capabilities (CJC), who is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the provision of Joint Health, Logistics, Education and Training, Information Warfare and Joint Military Police. CJC manages agreed Joint projects and their sustainment, in order to support joint capability requirements.

JCG incorporates the critical support functions of the Joint Force to ensure the ADF maintains a military warfighting edge. JCG provides education, training, healthcare and logistics among other key enabling functions.

The key components of JCG include: Joint Health Command, Joint Logistics Command, the Australian Defence College, Information Warfare Division, Gender Advisor to CDF and Joint Military Police Unit.

Joint Health Command Joint Health Command (JHC) provides a joint health effect to enable ADF capability and care for our people. Through the delivery of reliable, resilient, affordable and best practice health services, JHC enables a healthy, ready, and supported Force from enlistment through to transition. In addition, we partner with the Navy, Army and Air Force to ensure that the ADF’s deployable health force is equipped and skilled to provide health care in the deployed setting.

Joint Logistics Command Joint Logistics Command (JLC) is an essential military enabler providing and enhancing joint strategic effects that are fundamental to Australian Defence Force operations and readiness. As our nation’s only joint military logistics capability, JLC integrates logistics functions, resources, capability and infrastructure across the Defence Logistics Enterprise and in partnership with Defence Industry to deliver three essential capability outputs: Logistics Support

to Operations and Readiness Activities; Strong Strategic Centre for Defence Logistics; and Logistics Support and Advice throughout the Capability Life Cycle. JLC draws its strength from its people – military, Australian Public Service and contractors – who possess a rich and diverse variety of skills, experience and knowledge that in some areas are unique within Defence and our nation.

Australian Defence College was established to meet the strategic needs of the ADF for joint professional military education and individual joint warfare training. The Australian Defence College manages the Defence Registered Training Organisation. Commander of the Australian Defence College is the appointed Chief Executive Officer. The Defence Registered Training Organisation is responsible for providing nationally accredited training for the Defence workforce.

Information Warfare Division Commanded by Head Information Warfare (HIW) who is the commander for Information Warfare, which creates a fifth domain of warfare for Defence. HIW has overarching command and control of the Information Warfare Division. HIW is also the Deputy Chief of Joint Capabilities. Information Warfare Division consists of four branches – Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare and Cyber Branch, Space and Communications Branch, Joint Command and Control Branch and the Defence Signals Intelligence and Cyber Command.

Gender Advisor to CDF manages the implementation of Defence responsibilities in the Australian National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security.

Joint Military Police Unit is a tri-service unit providing an intelligence-informed, responsive, mission orientated and preventative policing capability to support ADF Commanders at all levels.

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Option 20 Australian Defence Force Academy Leadership Challenge One

OUTLINE

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a military institution which combines military education and training with academic study for an undergraduate degree. The Academy provides the academic foundation, specialist education and military training for Australian Defence Force Officers.

The Australian Defence Force Academy provides the opportunity for individuals to undertake a program of military and leadership training, while studying and receiving a salary. This training and education provides individuals with the foundation knowledge, skills, professional abilities and character qualities necessary to become an Officer in the Australian Defence Force. Upon graduation, midshipmen and officer cadets become a permanent full-time member of the Australian Defence Force.

Leadership Challenge One is the first test of a trainee’s practical leadership skills. They conduct activities designed to push them out of their comfort zone and test how they use teamwork to overcome problems. The activity will take place at the Academy campus in Canberra.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM


• Participate in Challenge activity stands according to your desire / ability.

• Engage with trainees to gain an understanding of life as an ADFA trainee and future leader within Defence.

• Meet with staff including the Commandant of ADFA and staff from University of New South Wales, providing an overview of the partnership between the organisations.

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Dates: This is a one day program, conducted 16 October.

Participant Numbers: Four.


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Option 21 Joint Cyberspace Training and Operation

OUTLINE

Joint Cyberspace Directorate (JCD) is located at Russell offices. The Directorate, on behalf of Head Information Warfare, manages the ADF Joint Cyberspace training, projects, policy and doctrine. JCD works directly with Navy, Army, Air Force and Joint cyberspace capabilities to ensure that Defence is best placed to defend our communications and mission systems into the future.

Throughout the experience you will be briefed on the diverse work JCD is undertaking, observe cyber operators on the job, visit our joint and single service training environments and gain an understanding of the challenges we face in this rapidly changing environment.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM

• Participate in series of presentations covering the ADF’s Defensive Cyberspace Operations, and an overview of the current and emerging cyber threats to our networks and missions systems.

• Visit to Defence Security Operations Centre (DSOC) located at HMAS HARMAN and Joint Cyber Unit (JCU) / Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) located at Brindabella Business Park.

• Experience a ‘day in the life of a hacker and defender’ at Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC) Game of Threats – an interactive cyber role-playing game.

• Travel to Adelaide to visit Air Force’s 462 Squadron to gain an understanding of Air Force’s cyber capabilities. While you’re there, you will also visit Defence Science & Technology Group (DSTG) to understand emerging technology developments supporting the ADF’s cyberspace capability.

• Travel to Melbourne to visit Army’s 138 Squadron at Simpson Barracks to engage with the Accelerated Defensive Cyber Training personnel and participate in a training exercise called Capture the Packet.

Location: Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne.

Dates: This will be a five day program run during July.

Number of participants: Five.

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Option 22 Australian Defence Force Academy Cross Country and International Cultural DayOUTLINE

The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a military institution which combines military education and training with academic study for an undergraduate degree. The Academy provides the academic foundation, specialist education and military training for Australian Defence Force Officers.

The ADFA academic curriculum pauses for a few nominated days of the year to allow the student body to come together for activities that raise the esprit de corps and celebrate aspects of ADFA life. This is one such day in the ADFA calendar, showcasing the athleticism of our trainees as they divide into their Squadrons and run the cross country. This activity contributes towards the annual Lancaster Shield tournament that decides the champion Squadron of the Officer Training College.

In the afternoon, having worked up a powerful appetite, the International Trainee Association holds the International Cultural Day. This is a celebration of the rich diversity of cultures represented at ADFA. The international trainees who study at ADFA (with succour from their embassies), will prepare national dishes for you to sample and perform cultural entertainment acts, such as kick boxing displays from Thailand, war dances from Fiji and dances from the Philippines.

INDICATIVE PROGRAM


• Be ‘adopted’ by a Squadron and provided a coloured squadron shirt

• As a member of your adopted Squadron, compete in the cross country run.

• Engage with students to gain an understanding of life at ADFA and their aspirations as a future leader within Defence.

• Meet with staff including the Commandant of ADFA and staff from University of New South Wales, providing an overview of the partnership between the organisations.

• Enjoy the International Cultural Day food and activities in the afternoon.

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Dates: This is a one day program, conducted 29 May.

Participant Numbers: Four.

Medical Requirements: Participants should be capable of running 10km to compete in the cross country.

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Contact Details

Executive Officer ADF Parliamentary program

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew (Andy) Martin

R1-5-071Russell Offices PO Box 7920 Canberra ACT 2610 02 6265 6525

[email protected] [email protected]

ADF Parliamentary Program Website

www.defence.gov.au/adfpp

Alternative Contacts

Colonel Jason Logue 02 6265 5872 [email protected]

Defence Advisor - Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel

Miss Rachel Herridge 02 6277 [email protected]

Additional Planning DatesADFPP Parliamentary Exchange

The planning dates for the ADF Parliamentary Exchange are 7 – 11 September 2020. Expressions of interest from parliamentarians willing to host this year will be sought closer to the activity.

ADFPP Dining-in Night

The planning date for the Dining in Night is Wednesday 14 October 2020, commencing at 8:30 pm. The Dining-In Night is by invite only. Invites are offered to parliamentarians who have supported the Program throughout the year by participating in an option, or hosting an ADF member during the exchange program.

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