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TRI-SERVICE LIFT BONUS FOR TOBRUK

N::':ata~~s ~r;: d~~~~~~,:sd,,~~~~:rt~=~i~ne :~!~~:n!~ Known as "Rats Over Tobrukn it began when an Army

Chinook helicopter carried underslung the fuselage of RAAF Caribou A4-1 79 from Amberley to Ca irncross wharf in Brisbane. There the Navy's amphibious heavy lift ship HMAS TOBRUK (CMDR Glenn Robinson) was benhed. waiting for her unusual cargo.

Caribou A4- 179 holds the distinc tion of being the first Australian aircraft into South Vietnam. and the last out. No longer considercd a viable airframe, it has been given a new lease of life and will now see service of a different kind at RAM Richmond as an air cargo loading trainer under the Reduce Aircrafl to Spares (RATS) Project.

Once firml y on the wharf the Caribou was wheeled into pos ition by airmen from Air Movement Trainin g and Development Unit (AMTDU) and hauled onto TOBRUK's deck by a derrick.

The Officer Commanding Ship's Army Detachment. Major Greg Jackson, said TOBRUK. with i t~ large deck space avail -

able. was ideal for c'h:.c,,,,t~~~'--a-;-II;-e-ng-e--

"We have a great deal of experience working with the Army and the Air Force but this task is a bonus for us. It provides us with a technical challenge because we have never lifted some­thing of these dimensions before." he said.

Meanwhile. a group of 50 Naval Suppon Command person­nel and Defence civilians have had a taSle of life at sea in TOBRUK.

And those at NSCHQ-Pyrmont who were unable 10 make the trip from Newcastle 10 Sydney had the opponunity to tour the amphibious ship when it benhed in front of their buildings.

TOBRUK became the largest Oeet unit to benh alongside at Pyrmont since 1988. when the oceanographic research ship COOK benhed during the Bicentennial Naval Salute.

CMDR Robinson said sea rides were wonhwhile because they gave naval personnel and civilians the opponunity to e!lperience the ship's routine. working condi tions and living environment and watch hel icopter operations and ship han­dling.

TOBRU K ben hed at Pyrmont after an eight-week deploy­ment which included Exercise Swift Eagle and the final SEAAC navigation deployment for ADFA students.

Initial AWA students Ar~~~:~i~e ~~un~~s s~: students have successful­Iy completed the first AWA course conducted at the Submari ne Training and Syste ms Centre (STSC) al HMAS STIRLING.

The course instructors, CPO Tony Noakes and PO Ralph Jeffree. taught the students s ubjects ranging from ships hus· balld ry, sonar theory, seamanshi p and sonar equipmenloperation.

The NBCD was CO n -

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The practical part of the course was conduct­ed al the Submarine Warfare and Systems Centre at HMAS WAT­SON.

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2 (306) NAVY NEWS, October 21, 1996

Family opts for West Head visit A:f~~~eUdn~~U:lf~~~~~i~eg h~~l~~ Hastings Bush Hospital in Victoria.

It took the fonn of a day at West Head Gunnery Range - and no, it was not the booby prize as some may think.

The winners, in fac l, chose the visit over a night at a top Melbourne hotel.

The rationale for choosing the visit to West Head was the fact it is not possible to buy a visit to West Head and the ir children were thrilled by the experience.

During the vis it the Annstrong fami · ly viewed 4.5 inch AA firings conduct· ed by SEAAC class 2 ) A against a s leeve target as well as 50 cal machine gun firing s by Ba s ic Bosu ns Mat e Class 130B.

An added bonus for one of the chil ­dren was a ride on a fire truck which. as chance would have il. was provided by CERBERUS as fire fighting back up afiercontraclOrs accidentally cut through the main water pipe to the range.

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A~~t;~~~adn a~:f:neC: Ministers have signed an agreement providing sup­port flying by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Aus tralian Defence Force for a fur· ther five years.

The New Zealand Minister of Defence. Mr Paul Ea st, Signed the agreement in Wellington this month aod Austrolia's Minister for Defence Industry, Scie nce and Personnel. Mrs Bronwyn Bi s hop. s igned for Ihe Australian Government 3 fewdays l3teT.

This means a continu3-tion of the RNZAF pres­enceat Naval Air Station Nowra to se rVice the Eastern Australian Exer-ciseArea.

ernmenlS of Australia expen5lvetooperote. and New Zealand," Mrs Mrs Bishop saId the BishOp said. cost of having [he

" II is a continuation of RNZAF detachment pro-the agreement providing vide the training should for support flying for the be weighed against the AOF by the RNZAF COSt to the Austra l ian which was signed in Defence Force of main-Ca nberra on July 13, tai ning a squadron of 1990." Skyhawk aircraft and the

The Minister said the supporting personnel, agreemen t provided a stores, aircraft engineer-very cost effective way to ing and the associated meet the flying support infrastructufC. requi red by the RAN. Mrs Bi shop said the

"The Skyhawk, as an 53-perso n RNZAF aircrafl with fighter char· delachment at Now ra acterisucs. with a small would provide 10790 fly· radar cross section and a 109 hours a year of flying ma.limum speed of aoout support for the RAN on 550 knots. is more sulled Ihe east and west coasts. to the category o f fleet "The detachment will air defence training sup- Irain up 10 si.l RNZAF port required by the Skyhawk p ilots pe r RAN." she said. year." she said. ":md Ihe

"These requ irements Australian Government

honours or awards in inveslltures at NSW Governmenl House. Sydney.

Made Mem bers of the O rder of AuSlrl.l lia were former CO of HMAS PERTH. CORE Geoffrey Smith, and CD RE Geoffrey Walpole.

CO RE Walpole received his honour for e.lcepllonal service to Ihe Navy'scombal force, par­ticularly in his role as OireclOr Combat Fo rce De\e1opmenl (Sea).

CORE Smith's cilation read that he had s hown strong Jeadership,e.lcel­lent managenal skills and had ~e t an e.le mplary standard to hi S subordi-

'This five-year renew- are beyond the capability will provide 0ppoTluni. Loyalty al in the Enhanced of Macchi and Le:Hjet ties for the New Zealand Nowra Agreement reaf- am; raft. but well below squ adron to train with "He is an ou tstand ing finns and strengthens the those of the RAAF' s other elements of the officer. accepting respon~i-Close Dcfence Relations F/A 18 Hornets, which AOF whcn it is cost neu' bili ty with enthusiasm and policy between the gov- are very much tralto Australia to do so." displaying loyally beyond ... ___________________ 01 ~h~ncda~~~f g~t~~'r~~~:r::

Learning Steyrs T~:~:a~o~t~~gehe~ its first 1996 Stcyr con­ve rs ion course at the Mcintosh and Majura range complexes in Canberra.

Earlier thi s yea r it was found a significant number of military per­sonnel wi th in OlD were not Stcy r qu al ified. Co n sequently. the

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The Arm y Marksmanship Training Detachmcnt gave advice and assistance with local instruclOrs provided from qualified personnel fro m OIOandAHQ.

The instructional phase of the course utilised the Ca nberra R ifle Club facilities at Mcintosh rirle range, while Ihe firing pracllces were at the Majura MTR. The 2~ stu­dents ranged in rank from corporal to colonel. cor­poralto wing commander and PO 10 LCDR.

All students succcssful­ly completed Ihecourse.

RAN personnel anend­ing were POEWL P. Cook, LEUT 1. Williamson and LCDRSmith.

The succes!> of the cour~ e. combined wit h the number of senior per­~onnel yet to become Ste)T qualified. sugge't~ further courses are likely.

House gucsts wcte told.

"That's a wonde rful citallon." His E.lcellency the Governor. Mr Gordon Sa muels. told CD RE Smllh.

CMOR Stephen Hooke recei\'ed the ConspicuoWi Se r vice C ross for ou t­s tanding achievement while serving as the Commanding Officer of HMAS WESTRALIA.

The M eda l o f the O rder of Austra lia went to LCDR William Shurey. for me ritorious se rvice as the Sea hawk Helicopter Flight Simu!ator Project Officer.

A war d ed the Co ns p ic uo us Serv ice Meda l wa~ PO Wayne Clarke for except ional se rvice in the field of physic al and adventu re troimng for the RAN.

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"Through hiS enthusi­asm, dedicatIOn and ini­tiative. he has increased the awareness of personal physical fitness Ihat has seen the PLAT YP US gymnasium having one of the highes t partIcipation ra tes in the RAN." guests .... ·erelOld.

Inassociatcdfields,lhe M eda l o f th e O rd er of A us trali a. Ge ne r a l Division, was awarded to Mr Cedric Bellingham for service to [hecommu­nity through the Lismore Na\al Re serve Cadcts and to Mr Harold Horsley for sen ice to maflne safelya~a member of the Roval Volunteer Coa~tal

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• M rs Ka re n C la rk t st raigh te ns hus ba nd PO Wayne C larke's Cons picuous Stn 'ice Medal at Sydney's GO\'ernment no~. Picture: LSPH Sieve G urnet!.

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Changes to Dad's leave pay hom T~ee ~euf~n:; a ~~:c~ ~:r::;~spe~~:~~t ~OaU:~ ~a~~:c~~:~~t:~:g :~~ Tribunal has extended the access to the re levant dis- A u s t r a I ian Arm y entitlement of Clearance ability elements of Ordllance Corps trades Di ving Allowan ce \0 Clearanc e Di ving and an improvement in members of the Reserve Allowance as well as the pay group placement of where they meet the same qualification and skill Air Defence and e ligibility criteria as those element. Photographer Pub lic in the permancnI force. Mean while. the Iri- Relnlions categories.

The e ligibilit y came bunal has determined a In Augus t the ADF into effect 011 October 17. number of other salary requested that the tribunal

The tribunal decided and allowance issues. incorpora te the rec rc-that Reserve Clearance 11le decisions included ational leave bonus into Divers who carried ou t the incorporation of salary. to s implify the the same duties and suf· rec reation leave bonus admi ni s tration of the fered si milar disabilities into salary. an increase in leave bonus.

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T~~a~~~~: s Ofp~z:~~ clicked into place late one night recently for Army Intelligence Corps' Mark Holloway.

Mark's grandfather. Peu y Oflicer Co1tswain Eric Hubber. was on board the heavy cruiser HMAS AUSTRALIA on Trafa!gnrDny 1944

Enrly on the morning of October 21, Ihe Jnpane\e launched the firsl of many kamikaze raids against Allied ships: an nircrnft crnshed into the AUSTRALIA's fore­mnst causi ng consider­able damage and struting afire.

Thirty were killed or mortally wounded and a further 64 injured.

POCOX Hubber, how­ever. lived to sail home.

'· 1 had been tryi ng to research what my grnnd­father did," said Mark . "Th ere we re Ihree PO Hubbcrs at the time. two of whom served in AUS­TRALIA."

"My grandfather died IOor 11 years ago and he left. amongst other Ih ings, a pair o f seven power fi e ld binoculars with J . F. Ra yment engraved on them

Account "Late one night I was

reading throughhislOrian George Odgers' account of the Bailie of Leyte Gulfin the tri -se rvice publication, Diggers. when I SPO(led this name J.F. Ray m e nt in an account of what had hap­pened when the Japanese plane slrock the bridge: '

A similar naval history by Odgers allribules Ihe following account to the CO of HMAS SHROP­SH IRE. CA PT R.E Nicholls, who succeeded the senior Aus:rnlian offi­cer in the action. then CORE John Collins:

Although under heavy fi re, a Japanese aircraft passed up the pon side of AUSfRAUA and crashed into the foremost at 0605. There was a large uplo·

sio" and an intense fire ",as started in th e air defence !,osition (lild bridges. Type 173 radar 1/111 (md lantern fell on to tilt' compass platform: both H.A. Directors (md D.Cr. were put mit 0/ action and the port sml/ 0/ the foremost I\'US bro· ken. 17,efire was brought under control ver) quid. ll' aud bl' 0635 the large 'I,wl/lily o/wreckugt' 01/

Ihe ('ompa.H plat/orm ami AD.P had been cJt'urf'(1 GlIUI. Commodore J. A. comus m//ered hi/flU

Qnd wounds. CAPT E. F. V. DechainellX and Commal/der J. F. Rayment wert monally wounded ...

"I wondered where I had seen it before and thought for some reason of th e binoculars and went in to ha\'e a look al them and there it was," said Mark . "A ll th e pieces just fell into place

" I gote1tcited and went around to speak to some ofthc senior naval types in the area of Russe ll Offices where I work . One of them. CMDR Grah.:lm Atkinson. said he knew a CORE Mike Rayment. retired from the RAN and li vi n g in CanbelTIl.

"It occurred to me that my g randfather was either given the binocu­lars as a present o r to look out the side of the s hip du rin g {he baili e leading up to the kamikaze attack.

"They had no burn marks and, as 1 unde r­sta nd it. many of those who died did so from buming fuel from the air· craft.

"Whatever the case. I thought il would be nice to pass them back 10 the fa mily and contacted COR E Rayment and let him kn ow I wa nted to prot se nt him with the binoculars.

"He was the son of the o riginal ow ner o f the binoculars and had joined thot Navy as a Midshipman shonly after World War II.

" He was very pleased to receive them."

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Digby a nd ABET Grant O'Connor.

NEWCASTLE's gun gunners F~~s~t~Ag:n ~~~~: tainers have spent three da ys helping repair an Indonesian frigate' s 76mmgun.

While laking part in Exerci se New Horizon 96. the TNI-AL AHMED YANI suffered problems with the gun and in anemptsto repair it. three firing pins were broken.

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crew was quick to offer come as [he 1'.1'0 teams assistance as a thank-you worked s ide by side in for the Indonesian Navy's searinghc:l1. hospitality while the ship A solid bond ~f unde.f-was in Surabaya. standing and fnendshLp

[t s pent it s last day was forged, fulfiJling the there working on aim of the exercise. gun AHMED YAN l' s gun. team member POET Russ removing the breech Stanley said. block. effecting repairs "The assis tance wa s and replacing it. deeplyapprcci:ned by the

The "gunbu s ters" Commanding Officer and found language diffieul- gun c rcw of A HMED ties were quickl y over- YANI:' PO Stanley said.

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Manila Bay and into an un sc heduled visit to Subic Ba y during her visit 10 The Philippines.

NEWCASTLE made it back to Manila two days latcrto suppon Australian indu s try bid s for s hip building contracts in the country.

In Manila, NEW­CASTLE's officers hosted a coc ktail pany for the Minister for Defence Indu stry. Science and Personnel. Mrs Bronwyn Bishop. members of the Philippine Navy and rep­resentatives of Transfield Industries.

And she showed natur­al flair on the helm

D:~~cn~~i~n~ej~ii~~~; forces th rough an indus­try a llian ce 10 develop naval comba t systems designed to make Australia'S Collins-class submarinesevcnsnmner.

A combat system gath­ers and imerprcts sensor data which is then used to form a tactical picture How sman a combat sys­tem is can dClermine the success or failure of an operation.

The Defence Science a nd T ech n 0 log y Organi s ation and Rockwell Australia Ltd have signed an industry alliance at the Aeronautical and Maritimc Re sea rch Laboratory in Fishermans Bend_ Melbourne.

• Hl\"lAS COLLINS during her fi rst Sydney visit .. _ getting s marte r.

lllc industry alliance ini­tially focuses on enhancing the Collin s -class s ub­marines' combal system.

The hi -tech Collin s­class collect more sensor data us ing fewer opera­IOrs than otherconven­tional s ubmarines. This present s new so ftware

challenges in the areas of data fu sion. inlerpretation andpresent::uion.

DSTO and Rockwell will work together to iden­tify and demons trate advanced conCepts need· ed to use the increased amounts of se nsor data andgeneratcameaningful tactical picture to assist command decisions.

Workhorse high, dry H~!~~ ~;r~A~~t:~ Shoalwater Bay Training Area, her home away from home, in her si xth deployment there in 18 months.

BETANO was support­ing the Advanced Clearance Diver Course 13 and Basic Clearance Diver Course 41. which were at Shoalwater Bay to be instructed in surface and underwater demoli­tions.

BETA NO transported muniti o ns, boats and equipment for the course from Sydney to the train­ing area. She was kept busy transporting divers

to and from the mainland and the range.

She also assi s ted the BASC Rockhampton range maintenance crew tran s porting it to Townshend Island.

Fo r the work horse it was business as usual as 5he helped Reserve core training at Brisbane on her way from Sydney 10

Shoal Water Bay. For BETA NO's

Commanding Officer. LCDR Michael Kludass. it was his last visit us Caplain. leaving the ship this mouth forStalTCollcgetrainingat Qucensclitf.

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iThe vets fight on CDF outlines I:,~:: :~'~~o:":~,~~' ~T:;~ ~;k,~:l;,~:':~::dw~~~ p e 0 pie p I a n (tonal piece amid (he those years ago had been stroslty (hal was called an se to grab hold of a CO".v l v Lall ty of a part and parcelofa fo theCodlllg Machme lS deck-head fntlng to reunion of WWII Navy caslle pany affirmed still being argued. swing themselves into a vcterans: they'd still be able to Everyone present was hammock - a sight that

" ~ow do .you reckon operate the winches, raise gentlemanly enough not would be something to you d fare If you sud- the anchor. wash down to mention anythin g behold in the case of dcnly were ordered 10 th e cable and stow it about hea ring aids or some of the veterans. board your ship of all properly below. suchlike when the asdic Imagine them trying to those years ago and take Confidence being what and radar blokes con- squeeze their expanded her to sea again?" it is, a couple of old Navy tended that. like learning waistlines into skin-tight

Forget all the new· signalmen reckoned that 10 swim, they'd never bell-bottomed uniforms fangled ga~g~IrY,and hi- once Icarned, M orse forgotten the an of iden. of yesteryear. tech sophIsticatIOn the Code on a signal projec- tifying "bogeys" and Imagine th e cry pt ic

~:~y ~:~el:s~~~t;e~; ~ ;::;o~~~e~,n~o~~t~~ ~~~u;i~:'a-s:~~u~~ et~~~ ~~;~~:;t~na:h~e~~~::1 ships today. We' re talk- themselves with a hope at the hi-tech sophistica- five shillings (50 cents) a ing of your last ship , that the orders for the tion of the asdic and day. for suffering unbe-

:~;~t, the time WWII ~~i!:;~a~~':~t;~:tte~ ::!:~I:s~a r o n today's ~j~V~~~ ;~~~i~I~~Sr::~~ The boiler room boys Not too fast.. Depth charge crew- long periods at sea and

were quick to respond. Radio room sparkers men reckoned they could high danger. They reckoned, for sure, avowed that the dits and accomplish the settings Yet there was one that they could fire the dahs business in a on their charges by day thing on which the entire boilers and raise steam wanime warship's radio or even in the darkness group was in complete in pretty sman time. room was still well and of a ship comp letely agreemem. When It came

And the engine room tnlly in their memories _ blac ked out under time to spl ice the main-crewmen were quick to though some unkind soul wanime conditions. bra ce o r to toast t he claim that once learned, jibed that in the last war There were no officers Queen, the King or any· they had never forgotten their expertise lay mostly presem to confirm that o ne eise, they'd do il their expertise in han- in listening, because radio despite today 's satellite e:Hreme ly we ll s ilting dUng all the dials. rooms rarely transmitted navigational and hi-tech down in accordance with

~:I~:Se:~di;:~I:~o;/~ fO~S~~~~~ ~;~~~ies o f ft:~~;~:: ' S~i~~~g~~s~~ :~~~~:~t;~~ng-estab-warship's engine room. Nava l Cod e became skill. They all agreed on plus that of all the andl- something of a stumbling But a few aspects real- something else:. lary machinery that sur- block. Whether a couple Iy stumped the gather- What a thrill it would rounded them. of wartime coders could ing. There were groans be to do just one more

A couple who all still manipulate the mon- aplenty when someone trip in their old ship.

T~~fe~~!ef o~or~~~ General John Baker, has adopted a series of per­sonnel principles outlined in last year 's Glenn Report as the basis for dcveloping the services' staffing ()Olicies.

In a statement released this month. General Baker told Navy, Air Force and Army commanders that to be effective. the forces' personnel policy needed to handle both the cotpO+ rate needs of the ADF and the "individual and collec· tive needs"of ilS poople.

Following the Glenn principl es, the major objectives were 10 achieve a versatile fighting force, to anract and retain the right people and to lead and manage people for organisational change.

In hi s statement, General Baker said the release of the principles marked the beginning ofa profound change.

''They provide you with guidance on how you can expect to be u-eated in both your professional and per­sonallransactions within

Defence and they provide guidance to managers and leaders on how 10 treat theirpoople." he said.

The 10 principles are: • The personnel policy

strategy enables the ADF \0 ach ieve the Defence mission of promoting the security of Australia and protecting ils people and its interests.

• In ac hi eving the Defence mission. the ADF demonstrates commitment to it s peopl e by gi\'ing personnel fac tors d ue weight in all ADF consid· erations.

• The ADF comprises profeSSional. well trained. flexible. innovative. disci­plinedandproduclivepeo­pie amongst whom ethics and probity prevail.

• The ADF is a fair and competitive employer and must offer allract ive employment and fulfilling careers, affording flexibil­ity. participation, choice and challenge, in an envi­ronment whe rc equal opportunity employment prevails.

• The ADF seeks \0 give recognition to the spedal

nature of military service. • In the ADF, recogni­

tion and advancement arc meril based: andremuner-at ion and conditions of service systems are flexi · ble and responsi\'e to indi­vid:!al con t ribu t ions, needs and circumstances.

• Th e well being of members and their fami· lies is integral to the effi­ciency and effectiveness of the ADF and is a sha re d re spo nsibi lit y between the ADF and the member.

• Pcrsonnel policy seeks a bala nce between the organisational requirements of the ADF and the irKiivid-ual interests and personal freedoms of its people.

• The ADFeffectively manages the impa ct of c hange o n its people through its personnel poli­cies and lakes account of the various elements of the integrated Defence organisation.

• Effective communica­tions with its people, Ihe Govemment and the com-munity are integral to the ADF personn el policy strategy.

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[She's the Top Catl Hrc~~:~~!~~~ ha s demonstrated that she really is a "top cat" through her pe rfor­mances during Flee t Concentration Period 96-2.

After a long AMP, which included an unex­pected docking followed by three days working with HMAS ANZAC in earl y J uly. the s hip 's company worked hard to get her back into shape.

FCP Phase I saw the Steel Cat sail from Sydney in company with PERTH , CANTER ­BURY, WAIKATO and

ENDEAVOUR. The work up included

replenishments at sea, officer of the wat c h manoeuvres and night steams in company, the only respite for the ships being a weekend break with visits to Townsville or Caims.

Afte r saili ng from Cairns. BRISBANE and PERTH began the hectic passage of the inner Greal Barrier Reef.

After Turning the Comer and transiting the Prince of Wales Chan­nel. the ships continued to hone their skills with

a schedule which even include d BRI SBANE being towed by PERTH.

After the work-up the ships attended briefs in Darwin. making an impressive sight withsi,; Austra lian warships alongside at Stokes Hill Wharf, two New Zealand warships and ENDEAVOUR at the Oil W harf a nd WES­TRALIA a l anchor in Darwin Harbour.

While the fleet was in Darwin, HMAS COON­AWARR A hosted a sports day for all ships.

BR ISBANE was the

only ship able to field a team in eve ry sport played.

The enthusiasm shown by the Cat resulted in a we ll dese rved ove rall first place. with HMNZS WAIKATO second.

In her sea check which included damage con­trol. seamanship. warfare and e ngineering. BRIS­BANE gained a result of "Standard Achieved Plus".

The Steel Cat is now conducting final prepara­tion s for he r second South East Asian deployment for the year.

I And stays in touch I H~~: gS:C~~u~I~.~~t ~h~YS~~ leads the way when il comes to trialing new technology in the fleet.

As part of a Mari tim e Headquarters initiative. during her recent Assis ted Maintena nce Period BRISBANE received the equipment required to takcadvan­tage of the latest information technology.

1be Steel Cat can now be found prowling around the Internet and can be accessed via the Navy and Naval Information Web Home Page.

The C a t can now e xchange electro ni c information from almost anywhere in the world.

The ship makes use of her INMA RSAT connection 10 clear e-mail twice daily.

This p rocess takes about 10 minutes, sending any mail waiting in the queue from the onboard computer and then downloading any mail which has been awaiting her cal!.

Anyone with access 10 e-mail can stay in touch with Iheship and vice-versa, no matter where the ship is provided that satellite

commu nicalionsca n be estab­lished. The same system can be used to send faxes.

Not only has Ihis proved useful for logistics and pay adminis tra­tion purposes. but families can stay in louch.

Anyone wishing 10 send an e­mailleller to the ship can do so by addressing it 10 : Post master @ddg41.mc.gov.au.

Next time you arc surfi ng the net. drop by the B R IS BANE Home Page (http://www/navy. gov.aulddg4I ) and find 0111 what the Steel Cat is up to.

Service in the SWIM T~in~a:?~:n~~ I~ c~i:e~ :~;v~~~~: and Darwin areas for the Minor War Vessels.

SWIM Line stands for Ship's Weekly lnfonnation Messages Line.

The Reverse SWIM Line service is available for families and friends to send a message to a loved one in a ship on long or operational deployments of more than three months overseas.

All they do is ring a telephone number and leave a personal message which is then played on a radio program broad· cast to the ships weekly.

The program includes music. news. crazy calls, sport and guest celebrities, who this year have included Paul Roos from the Sydney Swans, HG Nelson from Roy and HG and Laurie Daley from the Canberra Raiders. A number of naval personnel have also appeared.

This year 40 programs have been pro­duced and 612 personal messages played

The SWIM Line is a totl free telephone number for families and friends to receive regular up to date information on what the ships have been up to while on long or operational deployments overseas.

Members on the ships can send per­sonal messages such as b irthday and anniversary messages home whilst away

SWIM Line has been in operation since May 1994 and nearly 50,000 calls have been received. This year more than 9500 people have phoned ill to liSlen to what the ships have been up to.

The concept in Cairns and Darwin wj]l be co-ordinated by the respective Personal Services Organisations.

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(312) NAVY NEWS, October 21 , 1996

Ships and sailors still draw thousands in damp weather T~~:~~ b~ta;h:~;~ri':o~ those attending Sydney's Nally Week open days were sky high.

In fact. many of th e 40.000 people who lIen­tured to Fleet Base East oller the twO damp days. spe nt a s i g nificant amount of time looking to the heallens and watching di s plays by o ne of the Nally'S Sea King heli ­copters.

And whcn they weren't gaping upwards, the peo-

Ships NEWCASTLE and ANZAC inspecting the Seahawk and Squirrcl hel i­copters.

The acclaimed RAN Band. joined by legendary musician Don Burrow s. wasalsoabigdraw-card.

Crowds galhcrcd around the periormers. panicular­Iy when the NallY'S Swing Band took to the siage in the afternoon.

DireclOr of Mu sic LCDR Ashley Greedy said he was proud of his team. which performed c~cep­

t ionall y well at the open days.

"We'lIe done some great concerts thi s year ... but the bandjusl keepsgeuing beller." he said.

Lynne Bolton. who trav- regular open day activities.

:vv elled from the Central several major defence

NIi. Coast with her husband. organisations had displays Steve. and six-year-old son on the base. These included Mitchell. said the long trip AD!. which allowed \'isitors

WEEK ,~ hadbeenwonhWhi1c . a rare view of the Caplain

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and love working with Indoor Sports Centre's 'The who le day has Don:' hands-on display. been reallyintcresting. and

The Royal Australian The physical trainers had especially good for Navy Rugby Union "sausage the youngest of chi ldren Mitc hell as a lea rnin g

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~~ir~~iPAS Agreement will better-GM cut travel costs r.~='7!~~~::~'~::;= ~~'E T~o:'!:::;~:;,'~;,~ new ~neral JDIlDIIIU. Mr Paul O'NriIJ.

"Privadstltion __ that DAS DillbilJution is better

placed to continue 10 meet tile developing needs 0(

cUents. such as Dtfea:e. in die txIIrIpditift mvironmmt bcinrg~byJOVftlllD!lll,"MrO·Neillsaid.

He said tbt grt:8Wr pr"f$SUft brtiac brought to bear on a1l govemmmt departments aad agencies to out­source their non-core activities positioned DAS Distribution as tM IIrst option ror oaliooa.l and inter­national transport ad storage Defence rontnK:ts.

give more efficient move­ment support 10 sailors and soldiers travelling on courses following the signing of an agreement between the manager of Defence Travel Services. Mr Brett McDougall. and lheCommanderofthe 1st Joint Movement Group. Colonel PeterSibree. "Defence manaatrs are being upKkd to continue

to develop innovative soIutMni to support core acth"· ities, while at the same tirM deliver outcomes within Qantas has provided an tigh~nJ[~ndituftcomtraints. implant office for the

"By using OAS Distribution to support the ddi\'uy AMC in Victor ia ofcoreacdvilit!S,maagersgaintbeadvaDtageotour Barracks in Sydney. to extensive experienct 01 both government operations make its job of making and our experrenct or. and links with, private indus- about 800 bookings for try to deliver senric'es morecompetively," he said. air. rail and coach Iravel

Privatisation does mean major changes for DAS each month quicker and Distribution, but from the ( lient's point of view the easier. changes are in the right direction. In its first year of oper-

"We will continue to deliver smart outsourcing ation the AMC, previous-solutions, International management services and Iy the 2nd Movement dookatoo logistic senias. We'U just do it more com- Unit Detachment Sydney, petinly," Mr O'Neill said. arranged movement and

" DAS Distribution has a long histo ry with allowances for 1130 Defence, delivering services ranging (rom interna- Army courses involving tlonal (reight (orwarding or personal errects to 18.880 soldiers and 1930 movement or explosives..

"It's provided tbeS«Urlty, semithity and breadth or experience to get the job done and done right," he said.

"Delivery of such Sitn'kes is our main game and pri­HllNltioo will bImcaIIy mean we will do it even better."

sailors.

The IOta I Qantas bill for Army for the first year was close to $5 mil­lion. but with discounts

the Anny paid only $2.6 million. It later received $300.000 in rebates and retrieved $350.000 in debt recovery.

The total Qantas bill for the Navy for its first year was $915,000 of which Navy paid only $468.000, receiving $100.000 in rebates.

Under the command of the 1st Joint Movement Group. lhe Administrative Movement Cell has been endeavouring to improve customer service in other ways.

From this month indi­vidual Student Booking Confirmations will replace movement orders , so the sooner a member's Student Booking Request is submitted to AMC the sooner the member will know the movement details.

Allowances for courses now will be paid by units and not the AMC. The amount is calculated by the AMC and advised in the Student Booking Confinnation.

I Final bridging course j

• The fi nal Senior Sailors' Bridging Course ._. (rea r J-r) CPO Hughes, PO Dallon, CPO Lunt, PO Buckley, PO SCOII;PO Nourse, \VO Benham ; (front)

PUC Frosl, CPO Moyle, CPO J ones, PO Connolly, PO Tymms.

T~:~~/ o~~~erC~i:: will be well sought after. follow ing the final Senior Sailors' Bridging Course at HMAS WATSON.

In the c1ass of 12 senior

sailors . CPO Moyle managed the perfect score, achieving 100 per cent throughout the five months of intensive cross training.

The students are now

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FONSC names, presents, inspects

By

~JQ~ N ~\~a~;:~~~;: RADM David Campbell. has been kept extremely busy at HM AS CER· BERUS duringhis:mnual Inspec t ion of the shore establishment.

During his visit. a com· prehensive program was devised to ensure that FONS C was s how n a ll facets of CERBERUS. in duding the new develop-­menlS.

This saw FONSC \'isit· ing each o f the facuities and he had the opportuni· ty to present the category course graduation certifi· cates to ET course 122. Initial Cooks Course 127 and Basic Bosuns Male Course 130.

Highlights of hi s visit included reviewing cere· monial divisions and o ffi ­cially naming the CER· BE RUS rifle range and theheahh centre.

The rifle range. which has been in use at CER· BERUS si nce 1922. was named in honour of Able Seaman William G . V. Williams.

AS Wi lliams was a t membe r of the POrt

Me lbourne: Di vision of ~ the Ro yal Au slralian i NavaIResc:rve.

On September II 1914

he landed with 25 other members of No 6 Compa n y of th e Au strali:!n Navy and MilItary Expeditionary Force, a t Kabakaul in New Britain to destroy the main German w ire­less station in the arca.

They were the firs t Austrnlians to light in the Great War.

In the ad va nce to the wireless Slat ion, strong res ista nce was encoun ­tered and AB William s was killed, becoming the fi rst Austra lian 10 lose his life during enemy ac tion in World War One.

The CERBERUS Health Centre wa s o pened b y RAOM Briggs (FONTC) i n April th is year and officially named in hon­o ur o f Surgeon Rear Admirnl Lockwood, CBE. MVO , OSC by FONSC. during the visit.

Bo rn at Natimuk in Victoria. UOfIel Lockwood j oi ned Ihe RAN on November 12, 1924 and was appointed a Surgeon Lieutcnant (on probation).

He se rved al CE R· BERUS, at what was then ca lled F linders Naval Depot.

A s a Sur g eon Commander he served in HM AS HOBART fro m 1941 10 1943. in the Mediterranean Reet and in the China and Ja\'a seas.

iRec ruiters :take a dive T~~~:J ~~~~s~'~~~

, has embarke d on an # advemure not sui table for

the faint hearted or any· one who isn ' t comfort­

- ablejumpingdiffs. Thc c rew, o f WO

Gordon Benavente. PO Ton y Bo uc keart. LS Kirsty B ird. LS Marsh Quintie ri and LS Tanya Par-;ons. above, repeated. ly endured an adrenalin pumping 100 metre sky-

sei! from the hi g he st mountain lfl Townsville. Thcymadethcskyseilby using a flying fo x-s tyle contraptio n which takes the daring sportsperson 100 mc tres across a canyon to what appears 10

be a very small pinnac1e. According to the Navy

team, the drop is "awe· some".

1be crew is now decid­ing where their next adventure will take them.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery and endurance when HOBART was escortwg convoys under substantial enemy actions.

He left the HOBART in April 1943 and served ashore in Australia forthc remainder of the war.

Promoted to Surgeon

Captain in 1946. he sub· sequently served in Navy Office as Direc tor of Naval Medical Services and Medical D irector General.

Pro mo ted to Surgeon Rear Admiral in 1955 he was appointed Commander of the British Empire in the 1957 New Years Honours List and retired in 1964.

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I The last redress I Myths,. magic T~'t,::~:.'::,:,';'~'; for Christmas ::~~e~~~~~~:~'r;~~~ , after 31 years' service. RomlJnMyth. ble in the past and an eigh t other children's

LCDR Nash was by Jane F. G. rdiner excellent mtroduction books [0 her credit awa rded a eNS Com- BritJsh Museum Prel. for the older chitd. but il This one is a rollicking mcndntioll 10 recogn ise through Doubleday is disappointing for the sequel to a slim tome

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as ~~6-:R~?~h became R~~~:~~y'h~Sf c~~~~~c~ ~~r~a~1~~~i~hl1ess than ~~~[~:~r~ad::;::tel:i~~ the Navy's firs t [.A R(I) myths brought back Also, the women's lib- the jocys when CNS. VADM Rod some ... but not many erationists will shudder There's crusty old Taylor. created the office ... memories of my days at the trials and tribula- Grandad the retired to carry out independent at school studying Latin tions Roman heroines. Admiral. fo ur lovable investigations into a ll Boring. you might say. especially Lucretia. had pirates. one of whom applications for redress of but as a 12-ycar-old. 10 face in order to pro- turns out to be a gourmet grievance in June 1991. some of the translations tect their virtue. cher. a nasty piece of

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Auslr::llian Defence Force a od AUSlr31ian Fede ral Pol ice personnel sen 'ing overse:K

Packing of the parcels was organised by Mr Roy Wood s. the AFOF field officer employed by the NSW branch of the RSL.

11.30am at ~'lari1la House. The Te n an t

Co ns uitath'e G r o u p meets on the third Wednesday of the month (except during sc hool ho lid ays) at Marilla House, 26 Dargin Way,at IO.30am to discuss any issues rc latcd to housing.

Se ni or "' ri ends -Contact Peta (524 6065). Sue (592 3917) or Ann (5 27 98 33) for mo re information about the day out 10 the Linga Looga Adventure Park in Baldivis.

Derenee Sj>«ial Needs S upport Group -Stirling Cootact Group is now up and running. We ndy (592 4924 ) and Kathy (592 4383) are the co-ordinators.

SYDNEY: A cofree group for a l l Defen ce spouses and Iheir children is held in the Thoma s "'Bede" Kerry V.CO Army Reserve Unit, 2 Burrows Road , Arncliffe on the fir s t Tues day of eac h month starting at9.30am. AnOlher group a[so meets

~lr Woods was assisted by Navy's Chief PellY Officer Mi c k Blank s, Corporal J.J . JarrOIl (Army) an d Flight Lieutenant Judy Stein­hardl ( RAAF), pictured below.

at the Sutherland Family Network, Syh'a nia Community Health Centre. 29 Sylvania Road. Sylvania on the third Tuesday of each month. For Defence spo uses in the l1Iawarra region a coffee group is held at Woonona on the second Wedn esda y of each month . Co ntac t Leigh Ralston (02) 9349 0764.

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Female soccer team regains national crown T:~c~:VYt:a~em~~~ regained the national ser­vices soccer crown after defeating RAAF 3nd Armyleams,

The male team came close to a win, however the RAAF won the com­petition. at RAAF Base Williamtown. after a nil­all draw in the final.

In the first day's com­petition.the Army com­pelcdagainstlheRAAE

In the men's competi­tion the RAAF managed a surprising 3·] victory.

In the women's compe­lilion the highly fancied Army team beat the RAAF3-0.

On the second day. the Navy was pitted agains t the Anny.

1bc women's learn was first up and the game was p[ayed hard and fast.

In temperatures hover­ing around the 30 degree mark. playing conditions were very uncomfortable.

The Navy team seemed 10 cope beller and had several shots at goal. The Navy's defence was solid and allowed few opportu­nities for the Army. In a magnificent effort the women held the Anny to a nil all draw and gave themselves a chance to win the tournament on the final day.

The Navy men's team played with purpose and determination for the first half and after defending well. conceded a hean­breaking goal 45 seconds beforehalf· time.

After half time the Navy started slowly and were caught earl y with anothe r fine goal fro m

Captain O'Brien. Navy then began to

attack and slowly started 10 dominate . It was rewarded with a hrilliant right foot strike f rom SB LT Glenn Croft.

The goal was later voted as the goal of the tournament.

Navy des perately pushed for the equaliser and went tantalising ly close on a number of occasions but finally went down 2-1.

This set up an exciting final day's competition with the prospect of vic­tory (or both the men's and women's teams.

The women's team started the day in great sty le and was leading 4-0 after only 15 minutes. The girls went on to dom­inate the first half and by halftime were leading 7-O.

In what was described as Navy's best-ever half of soccer. goals were scored by A BBM Kylie Terry (3). ABMT Tammy Sprott (2) and LSRO Rilll Valvasori (2). LSRO Valvasori scored again in the second half. taking the final score to 8-0.

The men's team went into the final game of the competition full of confi­dence.

But at half-time the scorewasml-atl.

In the second half. desp ite threatening on seve ral occasions, the

TIle Universiry of New England in Northern NSW offen: nexible. (ee-paying, professional courses through Distance Education. to assist defence personnel and professionals in related areas to upgrade !heir prescnt qualifications.

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14 (318) NAVY NEWS, October 21 , 1996

Operation Pennyfarlhing. helps raise money for the Sydney-based Arrow Foundation, which coor­dinatesresean::h into lym­phatic diseases such as leukemia and bre-.I!;( c~r.

Whi le the official fundraising penod culmi­nated with adinner-dance earlier this month. dona-

Spiderman stars in run S~~I:;Sd~~:e~ff~~~~ interesting spon s cloth­Ing for HMAS CER­BERUS parttcularly unusual cross county running championships.

Garbage bags. sheets and old uniforms were popular atllre at thi s year's even!. SMN Allwood stole the show with his Spidennan outfit

[I was su nny when organisers began to sct up the even\, however this changed as soon as the roce briefing began.

The rain started topeh down - all knew they could rely on CER ­BERUS to put on liS typ­icalweather.

After WOPT Rush ton conducled a warm-up session. Mrs Scan::e gave the gree n light 10 Ihe veteran runners.

The mai n group fol­lo .... ed _hortly after.

Sr. INBM Bird was tlte first female across the line In24 minutes and 10 seconds.

She was followed by the first male, SMNCK Miller who completed the run in 29 minutes.

CPOMT Taylor came first in the vetenllls' sec­tionmatimeof31'21.

Afler the trophies were prc;;emed by CAPT Scarce and his wife, everyone danced the night away at Club CERBERUS.

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Firies nudge out sailors in tasar race ry;n~Yla;;J

T~~;!: ~~~ ~~:~~ race of thi s season's

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The team of Johll Bowles, Ian Bell, Andrew Kucharewi cz and Ed Ca ldwell defeated

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Niagara Falts does not freeze over in winter, but the surroundi~g landscape is cov~w,thsnow.

It was a particularly close contest, with DNW team olle only ,25 poi nts behind the winning team. which scored 56.75.

Captain's Cup organ ­iser POPT Peter Swift said 28 people were involved in the race day on Sydney Harbour.

"We've had a great tum.-out so far this season

and I hope the enthusiasm for sailing continues." he said.

He sai d the 1996/97 Captain's Cup series was being conducted under a new format.

The new format involves one full day of sailing each month instead of a half-day every week.

This allowed more per­sonnel to compete and caused less disruption in the workplace. said PO Swift

"This is a better deal for both bosses and those

who wish to sail competi­tively." he said.

The Captain's Cup series o f sellen one-day events will continue umil April.

The remain ing races will be on October 30. November 27. February 19, March 12andApril9.

The best six results for each team will determine lhe Captain's Cup win­ners,

For further information about the series. contact PO Swift on (02) 362 4312.

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ahead w:~~n~r~~n~t f~:~ Canberra 10 Sydney has paid off for MIDN Casey O·Shea.lhefema1ewin­neroflhisyear"s HMAS PENGU IN Gate to Gate Fun Run.

Casey. 20, who made the three-hour trip so she could arrive in time for the 5km race, won the femalcseclion in 20 min­utes and 22 seconds.

" I did the best I could .. , I honestly co uldn't have done any more." said a puffed Casey.

for Ken. who has come second for the past twO years

Ken. whose best time on the course is 16 min­utes and five seconds. said he was alsoad\'erse­Iyaffccted by the hcat.

'"Coming from Canben-a where I'oe havenOl had a hot da y for month s. I found ;1 dr:lin;ng:' he said

"M y Canberra white skin i~ not used to weath­er ou tsi de of the high teens:

Ken said he and several other compe tit ors had been preparing for the

Running up hills "The heal he re in

Sydney is ext reme .. I found it \'ery difficull"

But Casey. who regu­larly competes in uialhlons. will soon become used to the steamy weather,

Next year she hopes to complele phase one of the Seaman One Course al ADFA and laler gain patrol boat experience in either Town sville or Darwin.

CPO Ken Steinman. a keen triathlete from Canberra, won the male section of the 18th annual race in 17 minutes and II seconds.

It was third time lucky

race by running up hills and stairs,

"You really have to be ready for the 100 or so stairs in this r:lCC," he said

'The s tairs make or break )'ou."

Ken said he now planned to COl'ICentrateon competing in the n:llion31 ADF tri3thlon series. which begins ncxt month

Other Gate to Gale winners included thc Canberra Raiders ( team evcnt),

One hundred and eight people completed the Gate to Gate and organis­er POPT Huggard con­gratulated all those who entered.

s~:; ::m::~~t:~_:~i~::'~~~C: :t: Kosciusko lour cross country ski race al Peri she Valley.

The race was a freestyle cross country o\'er 18km uaditionally run fro m the top of Thredbo t Charlottes Pass and along the valley 10 the finish line at Pensher,

However, due to the eXlreme wind conditions on the day. the course was changed to a 9km loop from Perisher Valley to Spencers Creek and back which was completed twice 10 make 18kIn.

About 150 people participated in the mee. A mass Slart a~ Perisher Valley saw a nurry 0

colour burst up the first hill . with much jostling and maooeuvnng to secure the best skiing path.

However. the first two and a half ki lometres. an uphill and inlO a gale. sorted the crowd OUI and allowed most people to ski unhindcred for the rest of the race.

With an inter-service cup up for grabs it became obvious Ihat Navy and Anny were going to fight il OUllotheveryend,

With the accumu lative times of the fi rst Ihrc;e team members counting, Navy managed to grab the trophy from Anny with superb efforts from Mike Young (AOFA). Peler Talbot (M HQ) and RAOM Peter Purcell.

Mike Young won his age group (25·30 years) in Ihr 33min and RAOM Purcell claimed third in his group (50-55 years).

Mick Ruslen (OPC Project) Came fourth for Navy. closely followed by Paul Toohey (MCISA). Doug Collins (HS Projecl) and Sharon Dean (DSO).

Unfortunately an injury meant Navy's other gun skier. Marie- Louise Jones (ALBATROSS), was unable 10 compete.

Up Top cricketers defend local title T~~v~~:~ ~~~:e; team has won the Darwin and Dis trict Cri cket Association Egrade title for the third successive year,

'The final was pJayed at Tiwi Oval again st University/Northern Districts (UnilND)

In a rare miss captain

Michael Buhagia r 1051

the toss and the sailors wcre sent in

Aflera scratchy start the tcam reached 175 in 40 overs

UniINO were also slow 10 s tart. los ing three quick wickets

Ex ce llent catches by David Becker and David Jones lifted Iheleam

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Some outstanding per­formances with the ball came from Steve Bryant (39 wickets for the sea· son). Chris Mulholland with a hat · trick (3113) and David Becker bagged 6116 from eighl overs to devastate a very experienced Palmerston sidcearly in thescason.

Wilh Ihc bat, Michael Buhagiar and David Beeler provided plenty of long chases for the fieldlOg sides