AIR F RCE
Vol. 55, No. 18, September 26, 2013
The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Air Force
mighty
show
Assets and personnel show
their mettle over the NSW
mid-north coast during the
biennial East Coast Air
Defence Exercise
CENTREPIECE
FILLING UP: An F/A-18 Hornet
from 3SQN refuels with a 33SQN
KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
aircraft during the East Coast
Air Defence Exercise; inset,
CPL Colin Weyman, an Aircraft
Technician with 33SQN, performs
routine maintenance on a KC-30A
refuelling pod during the exercise.
Photos: CPL Glen McCarthy and
LACW Kylie Gibson
Family health
Historic test flight
Members to benefit
with roll-out of the ADF
Family Health Program
Replica Bristol
Boxkite takes to
the skies
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AIR F RCE
Celebrating 70 years
CPL Max Bree
Air Force’s longest continually
serving operational squadron marked
70 years of flying on September 15.
38SQN has continually operated
since it began with a fleet of Hudson
aircraft in 1943 at RAAF Base
Richmond.
CAF AIRMSHL Geoff Brown congratulated all those who had served
with 38SQN for their achievements.
“Over the last 70 years, 38SQN
has worked continuously to support
both peacetime and military operations, from supporting troops on the
frontline to providing much-needed
relief following disasters,” AIRMSHL
Brown said.
“This anniversary is an opportunity
to celebrate the squadron’s achievements, as well as remember those who
paid the ultimate price and lost their
lives in the squadron’s service.”
Commanding Officer 38SQN
WGCDR Stew Dowrie said the squadron had the distinction of always being
needed.
“Most squadrons stood down after
World War II, but 38SQN quickly
moved into returning prisoners of war
from Singapore before it supported
Commonwealth occupation forces in
Japan,” he said.
“Squadron aircraft and crews
then went on to serve during the
Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Malayan
Emergency and Vietnam War.
“I think there was never the opportunity to shut us down; we weren’t
necessarily at the forefront of operations, but we were always there doing
the business.”
He said the aircraft flown by the
unit may not have been the most
modern or glamorous.
“Hudsons were quickly replaced
with the trusty DC-3s, before they
were phased out by the Caribou from
1964. King Air aircraft arrived at the
squadron in 2009 to replace the aging
Caribou. But, for their day, each of
those aircraft was considered reliable,
dependable and highly effective.”
WGCDR Dowrie said squadron
tasking was largely the same today as
its original orders to fly personnel and
light cargo around Australia and the
region.
“We’re pretty much doing the same
job with the same great calibre of
people; it’s just the aircraft that have
changed,” he said.
The squadron frequently conducts operations in the Asia-Pacific
region and spends a lot of time in
Papua New Guinea. It also recently
supported the Australian federal
election where the King Airs moved
34SQN crews around, and ferried security personnel to guard
aircraft.
An increasing number of Defence
personnel have also been flown by
IN BRIEF
Ministerial team sworn
into Defence portfolio
THE new members of the Defence
portfolio were sworn into office as part
of the new government on September
18. They are Defence
Minister David Johnston
(pictured), Assistant
Defence Minister Stuart
Robert and Defence
Parliamentary Secretary
Darren Chester. Senator Johnston
previously served as Shadow Minister
for Defence from 2008. Mr Robert, a
former Shadow Minister for Defence
Science, Technology and Personnel,
served 12 years in the ADF in intelligence and security roles. Prime
Minister Tony Abbott said Senator
Johnston would drive the development
of the Defence White Paper and oversee Defence’s procurement program.
Mr Robert will be responsible for
personnel matters.
Commander appointed
to border operation
NEWLY promoted LTGEN Angus
Campbell commenced his appointment
as Commander of the Joint Agency
Task Force for Operation Sovereign
Borders on September 19. CDF GEN
David Hurley said LTGEN Campbell
brought “a unique and highly valuable
history of senior appointments, both
military and civilian, to this new position”.
New Director of Military
Prosecutions
BRIG Michael Griffin has been appointed Director of Military Prosecutions
(DMP). He took the oath of office
before Chief Judge Advocate MAJGEN
Ian Westwood in Canberra on August 5.
The DMP’s functions under the Defence
Force Discipline Act 1982 include
deciding, independently of the chain
of command, whether or not to charge
an ADF member with more serious
service offences and the prosecution of
those charges before courts-martial or
Defence Force magistrates.
Eureka moment for
armour research
38SQN’s King Air, saving significant
time at little expense to unit budgets,
according to WGCDR Dowrie.
“We provide niche light transport
that’s flexible, efficient and saves
people time and money. But it’s not
just for VIPs; it’s for anyone who
needs to move quickly.”
To maintain and fly the squadron’s
Director
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EDITORIAL TEAM
September 26, 2013
Editor
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CPL Max Bree: (02) 6266 7608
LS Helen Frank: (02) 6266 7606
Michael Brooke: (02) 9359 2494
eight aircraft, 60 Air Force personnel and 25 contractors from Hawker
Pacific are on hand.
The squadron also plays a role in
giving pilots valuable aviation experience, producing flying instructor
candidates and junior pilots capable of
transitioning to the large modern fleet
Air Force operates.
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NON-STOP FOR 70 YEARS:
FLTLT Adam Glanville, ACW
Laura Whalley and FLGOFF
Christopher Davis; inset, CO
38SQN WGCDR Stew Dowrie,
CPL Robert Syder, Andrew Ward
and Kristian Whitehead beside a
King Air in the squadron hangar.
Photos: CPL Max Bree
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A team of scientists behind the development of innovative vehicle armour
manufacturing techniques and materials was awarded the 2013 Defence
Science and Technology Organisation
Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in
Safeguarding Australia on
September 4. The team, comprising
scientists and engineers from
universities, industry and research
agencies across Australia, is collaborating on the Armour Applications
Program under the auspices of the
Defence Materials Technology Centre.
The program is looking at ways to
reduce weight, increase mobility and
improve the carrying capacity of
vehicles, while providing superior
vehicle and personnel protection.
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News 3
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Healthcare for families
Cpl Nick Wiseman
HELPING HAND: Families of ADF personnel, like
33SQN pilot FLTLT Justin Ryder, will benefit from
the introduction of the ADF Family Health Program.
Photo: LACW Kylie Gibson
REIMBURSEMENT of basic
healthcare including allied health
and specialist services such as
dental and optical will be available for families of all permanent
and reserve members on continuous full-time service from
January 1 next year.
The ADF Family Health
Program will reimburse an unlimited amount of gap expenses for visits to a general practitioner and up
to $400 a family member for allied
health and specialist services. This
can be transferred between family
members and combined to cover
more expensive services.
Director General Strategic
Health Coordination AIRCDRE
Tracy Smart said about 71,000 ADF
dependants would be eligible to
benefit from the program when it
began.
“Since 2009, Defence has been
conducting a trial into improving access to healthcare for ADF
dependants in eight regional and
remote locations,” AIRCDRE Smart
said.
“A thorough evaluation of the
trial was completed in early 2012
which identified the most effective
model for delivery of this initiative.
“The trial has been well received
and appreciated by the Defence
families involved, and revealed
overwhelming support for the
national roll out of the program.”
Despite all dependants of ADF
members being eligible for the
program, families must sign up and
be recognised on PMKeyS before
claims can be made.
The program has been designed
to allow families to continue using
any local services in the community
they already might be using anywhere around Australia.
Members and their families
who use the service need to know
that benefits claimed are reportable fringe benefits and it is
recommended to seek financial
advice before claiming. There are
some fact sheets on the ADF Family
Health website that may also be of
assistance.
AIRCDRE Smart said Defence
families faced a number of challenges, some unique to service life.
“This program clearly demonstrates recognition of these challenges and the service and sacrifices
made by ADF personnel and their
families,” she said.
ADF Family Health Program
To become part of the program,
personnel should ensure dependants are recognised on PMKeyS by
checking PMKeyS Self Service or
contacting their local administration
centre.
To register for the program,
complete the Webform ‘AD858-1
ADF Family Health Registration’,
which is available on the DRN. A
PDF version is also available on the
public Defence homepage.
For more information, visit www.
defence.gov.au/health/Dependant_
Healthcare/i-healthcare.htm, email ADF.
DependantHealth@defence.gov.au,
check out the Facebook page at www.
facebook.com/ADFfamilyhealth or phone
(02) 6266 3547.
New choices in footwear
AIR Force members are now able
to wear black, elastic-sided boots
on an optional basis, following
DCAF AVM Leo Davies’ review
of Air Force policy on footwear.
Deputy Director Air Force
Uniforms WGCDR Terry Curtain
said the style of boot had to
conform to that shown in the
photograph pictured.
“Boots are to be
plain black leather
with no additional
embellishments,”
WGCDR Curtain
said.
“The sole may be either leather
or rubber and brand names on the
pull on tabs are acceptable.”
The following styles of boot
meet the criteria, however, other
brands may be worn if they conform with the appearance and material specifications:
➤R
.M. Williams: Dress Craftsman,
Dress Tambo, Dress Jodphur,
Dress Gardener and Dress
Blaxland Craftsman.
➤B
axter: Rider, Henry Baxter,
Drover and Horseman.
The boots may be worn with
Service Dress (SD) slacks and
trousers when these garments are
worn as working dress or form
part of mess dress. The boots may
not be worn with SD uniform at any
ceremonial event.
WGCDR Curtain said individuals choosing to wear the
footwear must remember that,
because the material is plain
leather, regular cleaning and
maintenance was required to
ensure the boots presented an
acceptable level of appearance.
“Acquisition of the boots is an
individual responsibility,” he said.
“If any product purchased does
not meet appearance and material
criteria, it will not be permitted to
be worn with the Air Force
uniform.”
For further information contact WGCDR
Terry Curtain on (02) 6265 4206 or
WOFF Richard Neal on (02) 6265 1084.
Medical
➤A
ny general practitioner (GP) can be
used and the remaining gap, after
the Medicare rebate, can be claimed
through this program.
➤ T here is no limit to how many visits to
GPs a family member can have or limit
to the amount of gap payment.
➤S
ervices must have a Medicare
Benefits Schedule item number to be
eligible.
➤ F amily members should pay the fee
at time of service, claim the Medicare
rebate and then claim the gap through
the ADF Family Health Program.
➤C
laims can be lodged by form or an
online portal.
➤ T he gap payment should be received
within two business days of receipt
– subject to provision of required
documentary evidence.
Allied Health and Specialist
➤ E ach family member will be allocated
$400 each financial year.
➤ T his amount can be transferred
between family members.
➤M
ost claims will be able to be
processed on the spot electronically by
using the ADF Family Health Card.
➤ E ligible services include audiology,
chiropractic, dental, dietician,
occupational therapy, optical, osteopathy, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry/chiropody and speech therapy.
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AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Joining the space trace
CPL Nick Wiseman
AUSTRALIA will play a greater
role in space surveillance with the
relocation of a US radar to Exmouth
in Western Australia that will be able
to track items in orbit around the
earth.
It is the first radar of its kind in
the southern hemisphere and will be
jointly operated by Air Force and
the US, filling a gap in a
world-wide space surveillance network.
Director Defence
Space Coordinating Office
GPCAPT Colin Thomson
said instead of expecting
allies to track and protect
space-based capabilities on
our behalf, the ADF would
now be a contributor.
“There has been a
movement in the international community to seek
input from other nations
rather than the US doing it
all,” GPCAPT Thomson said.
A team of US National Guards has
begun work on the Exmouth installation, which is scheduled to be up and
running in 2016.
Once operational, Air Force members from No. 1 Radar Surveillance
Unit based at RAAF Base Edinburgh
will operate the radar and be able to
track items in orbit around the earth.
GPCAPT Thomson said the job
of tracking these items was known
NEW FRONTIER: Mission
crew chief instructor CPL
Tristan Apperley at work in
the US; inset, a satellite.
as “catalogue maintenance” and was
part of the space situational awareness
network.
“We know of many objects out in
space including debris and old satellites,” GPCAPT Thomson said.
“These objects need to be reacquired periodically and recalibrated
because after time their orbit becomes
less predictable. Knowing where these
items are means we can avoid collisions with satellites.”
Debris in space is an increasing
problem, along with spaceweather and, to some degree, deliberate
actions by humans, such as electronic jamming. These actions can cause
problems with many of the services
that ADF members take for granted in
their jobs, such as GPS-based devices
and any other satellite-based systems.
GPCAPT Thomson said most people just assumed these devices and
systems were always going to be there.
“It’s something that is invisible and
people don’t think about but a lot of
work behind the scenes is required
to operate satellites safely,” GPCAPT
Thomson said.
“Australia has now crossed the line
from being just a user of the data to
being part of the community that takes
care and assures the space mission.”
Air Force members have been
working in Colorado in the US for
several years, where they are getting
hands-on experience operating in the
realms of space.
CPL Tristan Apperley, of 460th
Operational Support Squadron, is a
mission crew chief instructor who has
been there since June 2011.
His job is to instruct others before
they move on to the 24-hour operations floor.
CPL Apperley said the role allowed
him to work with technology not available in Australia.
“It’s been great to get access to all
the US systems,” CPL Apperley said.
“This is the way of the future and
we need to be getting more involved at
the ground level.”
The other three members posted to
the US in similar space-related roles
are FLTLT Mark Wilson, SGT Dan
Hickey and CPL Ryan McKee.
News 5
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Satellite launch
all goes to plan
Sixteen ADF personnel are working in the US on Australia’s contribution
to the Wideband Global Satellite-Communications Project,
WO2 Andrew Hetherington reports.
I
N THE lead-up to the launch of
the WGS-6 satellite aboard a Delta
IV rocket from Cape Canaveral on
August 7, WGCDR Patrick Del
Guidice’s team was both nervous and
excited.
“Nervous, because launches very
rarely go exactly as planned and can
be delayed by hours, days, weeks or
even months depending on the issues,”
WGCDR Del Guidice said.
“Excited, as this was the satellite
Australia funded and, for Australia, it
was a major milestone in the project.
In the end, everything went exactly to
plan and the satellite was successfully
launched.”
He said Australia’s commitment
to the Wideband Global SatelliteCommunications (WGS) Project began
in November 2007 when it signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with
the US, making Australia the first
international partner.
Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands and New Zealand have
now also come on board.
Australia agreed to fund the acquisition and sustainment costs for satellite number six, known as WGS-6,
totalling about $A800 million.
Australia’s contribution to the
WGS constellation provides Australia
POWER TOWER
The WGS-6 satellite was
launched into space
aboard a Delta IV Medium
+ launch vehicle.
Length of Delta IV: 66
metres
Engine: RL 10B-2 producing 24,750lb of thrust
Fuel: cryogenic liquid
hydrogen/liquid oxygen
READY TO GO: The Delta 4 rocket and its military
communications satellite payload ready for launch; right;
WGS-6 awaiting shipment for integration into the rocket.
Photos: Justin Ray/ Spaceflight Now and Boeing
Our chance to reflect
WORLD Space Week will remind
us of the achievements that continue to provide ADF warfighters
with sustainable space-based and
space-related capabilities.
So says Head of Capability
Development Systems within the
Capability Development Group,
MAJGEN John Caligari.
The United Nations has declared
October 4-10 as World Space Week.
“Defence capabilities, whether
employed in Australian or coalition
military operations, have become
critically dependant on space and
space-based systems,” MAJGEN
Caligari said.
“This dependency makes both
the space environment and assured
access to space systems important.”
World Space Week is an international celebration of science and
technology and their contribution to
Space Week would be held each year
from October 4-10.
These dates commemorate two
significant events in space history:
➤ October 4, 1957: Launch of the
first human-made Earth satellite,
Sputnik 1, which opened the way
for space exploration.
➤O
ctober 10, 1967: The sign-
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS:
World Space Week will be held
from October 4-10.
the betterment of the human
condition.
In 1999 the UN General
Assembly declared that World
ing of the Treaty on Principles
Governing the Activities of States
in the Exploration and Peaceful
Uses of Outer Space, including
the Moon and Other Celestial
Bodies.
This year the UN is celebrating
50 years of women in space, with
2013 marking the 50th anniversary
of the first space flight by a woman,
cosmonaut Valentina V. Tereshkova,
on June 16, 1963.
NEW
SKILLS:
CPL Thomas
Weston is
one of five
Air Force
members
working on
the WGS
Project in
the United
States.
of interest section for “hot jobs” in
PMKeyS.
“Before applying I was unaware of
how vast Australia’s involvement with
the WGS project was,” CPL Weston
said.
“There were quite a large number
of selection criteria for this position,
all of which I was able to meet.
“I was always interested in working with a foreign military force and
wanted to expand my skills by learning
as much as I could from them.”
The difference between this job and
with access to the first six WGS satel- his past roles is that this is more of an
operations role, with a small amount of
lites, globally distributed, until the
technical involvement with the equipagreement ends in September 2029.
The ADF can use the communications ment he is operating.
“In past roles I have focused mainpayload aboard these satellites to allow
ly on the technical and repair side of
deployed personnel to communicate
the equipment, not the operating side,”
from the field to base locations and
back to Australia.
he said.
WGCDR Del Guidice, who is
“This job can be very challengthe senior officer and one of five Air
ing at times, as the satellites and their
Force members in an ADF group of
associated ground control equipment
16 embedded with the US military in
are very complex systems, requiring a
Colorado, Nebraska and Hawaii,
large amount of training.”
witnessed the WGS-6 launch.
CPL Weston lives in Kapolei,
The ADF members come from all
Hawaii, with his family.
three services, as well as one person
“Even though the work hours are
from the Australian Public Service.
long, it’s an enjoyable and rewarding
One of the Air Force team memplace to live,” he said.
bers is Communications Electronics
“The best aspect of this job is the
Technician CPL Thomas Weston,
fact that I have been exposed to and
who began working in Hawaii during
learned about a complicated system
January 2012.
only a handful of ADF members have
He assists with the control and
been able to experience.
monitoring of the WGS systems.
“I’d recommend this position to my
“This involves me performing a
peers back home as it’s a rewarding
number of different functions, including the control of the satellite payloads job.”
and their transmissions,” CPL Weston
To read more about the WGS-6 satellite
said.
“With payload control, I’m respon- launch, visit http://nasatech.net/ntWGS-6_
sible for the management of the health PAGE.html and www.boeing.com/boeing/
defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/702/
and configuration of the satellites.
With transmission control, I’m respon- wgs/wgs_factsheet.page for more informasible for supporting the customers who tion on the WG satellites.
To view video of the WGS-6 Delta IV rocket
use the satellites.”
launch from August 7, visit www.youtube.
CPL Weston said he applied for
his posting through the expression
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AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Point droppers take aim
LS Helen Frank
IT HAS almost been 70 years since
460SQN, formerly a Lancaster
bomber squadron in World War
II, had bomb aimers but, with the
certification of analysts to aim
GPS-guided weapons, they are back.
In a major targeting enhancement, select Geospatial-Intelligence
(GEOINT) Air Intelligence Analysts
(AIA) at 460SQN and 87SQN are the
first outside the US to be certified in
precise point mensuration (PPM).
PPM is the acquisition of highly
accurate geographic coordinates using
specialist tools and data drawn from
GPS and imagery systems. These
coordinates are then used to determine
aim points for coordinate-seeking
weapons.
Commanding Officer 460SQN
WGCDR Robert Elliott said US Air
Force personnel from 20th Intelligence
Squadron came to Australia in 2011
and 2012 to train a number of AIA
GEOINTs.
“This gave us a base line of trained
analyst personnel,” WGCDR Elliott
said.
“We then sent two senior AIA
GEOINT personnel to the US to
become our first certifiers. These
members were the first to be certified
by the US and laid the platform for the
ADF PPM program to achieve accreditation in March this year and certify its
own point droppers.”
In a Lancaster, targeting was
BOMB AIMERS ARE BACK: Select Geospatial-Intelligence Air Intelligence Analysts at 460SQN and 87SQN
are the first outside the US to be certified in precise point mensuration; inset, “G” for George, a Lancaster
aircraft from World War II, now displayed at the Australian War Memorial.
Photo: 460SQN and AWM
conducted in the aircraft by a bomb
aimer. Minutes before entering the
target area, settings were input manually depending on aircraft altitude
and speed, and the composition of the
bomb load.
Aiming modern precision GPSguided weapons is now an analytical
process of transforming imagery into
precise three-dimensional geospatial
coordinates.
This analysis can be done from
months to minutes before the weapon
is employed, and is conducted by highly skilled GEOINT members in the
AIA mustering who have completed
the US-accredited training program
and rigorous certification assessment
to become a certified PPM “point
dropper”.
Once certified, the analysts
maintain their currency by being
re-certified every two years. The
need for such a robust training and
certification process is because GPS
weapons have transitioned aircrewderived precision to intelligence-based
precision, and the analysts are now
directly linked to the application of
kinetic weapons.
The Australian Geospatialintelligence Organisation (AGO),
formerly the Defence Imagery and
Geospatial Organisation, runs the PPM
program on behalf of the ADF, and
460SQN provides the qualified personnel within AGO to certify other ADF
members in PPM.
The Defence Intelligence Training
Centre has now rolled the initial
PPM training into the basic training
course for all AIA GEOINT personnel, and the mission qualification
training work-up is conducted within
both 460SQN and 87SQN.
When personnel have completed
the mission qualification training
work-up, they can apply to be certified
by the 460SQN certifying team.
Air Force can provide this PPM
capability to any GPS-guided weapon on any platform – a significant
development for Air Force’s targeting
enterprise, where 460SQN produces
baseline target intelligence from which
87SQN produces weaponeered target
intelligence for air operations.
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The purpose of Civil Skills Data (CSD) is to improve visibility of the full range of member skills and experience, so as to increase
opportunities for both the ADF and the individual.
•
CSD reporting now extended to all uniformed members - permanent
and reserve. (CDF Directive 18/2012 provides policy guidance re use
of CSD).
•
The new aspect of CSD is that ‘self-claimed’ skills and experience can
be recorded (ie not only formal qualifications) so your hobbies/skills
or language skills can now be included (if potentially of use to the
ADF eg carpentry).
•
CSD includes:
- Self-claimed skills (a wide range of skills are listed from which
to choose)
- Self-claimed language skills (languages acquired without
examinations)
- Professional Registrations and Licences
- Membership of Professional Organisations
- Civil Education Qualifications
- Civilian Employment Details/History (reservists and regulars)
•
Access CSD data via PMKeyS (usual authorisations required)
For more information: go to DGRES-AF website, CSD section.
For questions or help: email the CSD helpline (include your PMKeyS number): ADO.CivilSkillsData@defence.gov.au
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News 7
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
One out of
the Boxkite
AVM Mark Skidmore (retd) thinks history in the evolution of military
he may well be the only RAAF pilot aviation in Australia.
“It was the first official military
who has flown both the fastest and
aircraft built in this country and used
slowest aircraft in the Air Force.
AVM Skidmore, a former F-111
pilot, was behind the controls of a
Bristol Boxkite replica which completed a program of flight testing at RAAF
Base Point Cook on September 11.
He said the aircraft, built at the
RAAF Museum in Victoria, flew about
1000 metres and reached a speed of
about 67½ km/h.
“It was an exhilarating and
humbling experience. I am honoured
and proud to follow those aviators
who pioneered military aviation in this
country,” he said.
“The Bristol Boxkite has a rich
HISTORIC TESTS: Former F-111 pilot AVM Mark Skidmore (retd) kitted out and ready
to go for a ride in the slow lane aboard the replica Bristol Boxkite which took to the air at
Point Cook, right.
Photos: CPL Amanda Campbell
Herc heave-ho for
charity at Richmond
Michael Brooke
WITH 20 people providing the muscle
to drag a 36-tonne C-130J over 10m,
37SQN has raised $1000 for the Special
Olympics.
They were among more than 700
NSW law enforcement and emergency
services personnel who competed in
the RAAF Base Richmond Emergency
Services Plane Pull on September 7.
For the third year in a row, the event
was won by the NSW Police Force’s
Public Order and Riot Squad.
37SQN finished 10th and was
pleased with the fundraising effort.
The event was part of the Law
Enforcement Torch Run, which raises
money to support the Special Olympics
and about $20,000 was raised overall.
The 37SQN participants were AC
Samuel Brown, LACW Shanika Carling,
LAC Joshua Henderson, AC Calam
Kroesen, LAC Luke Kluft, CPL Ben
Dombrowski, LAC Nicholas Anikieff,
LAC James Roberts, CPL Jennifer
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“They may go to war for their country, they may go to war for the
cause of freedom, for Australia, for their families. But when they’re
there, when they’re fighting, it’s all about their mates”.
Proudfoot, LAC Matt Crighton, LAC
Benn Cave, LAC Aidan Pritchard, CPL
Christopher Robinson, LAC Hamish
Blake, AC Nathan Stevens, SGT Robert
McClelland, LAC Jacob Rye, LAC
Benjamin Lewis and Jo-Anne Brechin.
The C-130J, which is capable of
carrying 20 tonnes of cargo, had a towbar and rope specially fitted to its nose
wheel for the event.
LAC Roberts said it was tough.
“My leg and arm muscles were killing me afterwards,” LAC Roberts said.
LAC Crighton said the task of hauling a Herc was not as hard as it looked.
“Once it starts to move it rolls quite
fast,” he said.
But LAC Roberts said the team was
disappointed it did not qualify for the
final, as it had in other years.
He said the team, which had the
advantage of being able to train with the
aircraft, would train harder next year.
“It’s a really worthwhile charity
event,” he said.
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HERCULEAN EFFORT: LAC James Roberts and members of 37SQN
get the C-130J in motion during the RAAF Base Richmond Emergency
Services Plane Pull.
Photo: CPL Amanda Campbell
to train our first military pilots.”
Developed in Britain in 1910 by
the British and Colonial Aeroplane
Company, the Bristol Boxkite first
flew on July 29 of that year. It was
state-of-the-art in its time.
The first Bristol Boxkite to be
built in Australia was constructed by
the Central Flying School at Point
Cook and flew its maiden flight on
August 10, 1915.
The replica aircraft will be a major
drawcard when Point Cook plays host
to the Centenary of Military Aviation
in Australia event on March 1 and 2
next year.
AVM Skidmore, formerly Air
Commander Australia, is now a test
pilot with the Aircraft Research and
Development Unit.
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News 9
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Sky-high thrill
He knew his
grandfather
was watching
SGT Dave Morley
FLYING over the family farm in a
Hercules knowing his grandfather, a
former Air Force pilot, was watching below was a special moment for
a 37SQN pilot.
FLTLT Nick Bourke said the
training flight felt like a tribute to the
influence his grandfather had had on
his life.
“I think my grandfather being
in the Air Force had a strong influence on my decision to join,” FLTLT
Bourke said.
“I have a number of other family members who have served in the
Army, so joining the services always
seemed like a good opportunity.”
FLTLT Bourke’s grandfather,
former PLTOFF Ian Reid, 89, of
Young in south-west NSW, said he
joined the Air Force because he did
not like walking and didn’t want to
get seasick.
After training, he went to No. 9
Elementary Flying Training School at
Cunderin in Western Australia as an
instructor.
“When I was there I took two or
three feet off the wing of a Tiger Moth
when I hit a tree,” Mr Reid said.
“I got court martialled for flying too low and reduced back to
where I’d started. After that I went to
No. 2 Air Navigation School at Mt
Gambier before going to 30SQN on
Beaufighters up in New Guinea and
Borneo.”
Mr Reid said he was very proud of
his grandson.
“When he flew over the farm
recently I wished I was up there with
him,” he said.
MUTUAL PRIDE: 37SQN pilot
FLTLT Nicholas Bourke on the
flightline; inset, his grandfather,
Ian Reid, on a Beaufighter.
Main photo: CPL Amanda Campbell
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10 News
AIR F RCE
Veterans’ trophy
SGT Dave Morley
A MIXED dining-in night at the
Weston Creek Mess in Canberra
provided the opportunity to recognise one of 460SQN’s leading air
intelligence airmen.
LAC Shaun Thomson became
the first leading aircraftman to
receive the 460SQN Veterans’ and
Friends’ Group Trophy.
The award was primarily for
work he did during his time as
the 460SQN unit training coordinator from November 2012 to
May 2013.
LAC Thomson conducted
a detailed review of the unit
training coordinator role and
developed new documentation that
greatly increased the effectiveness
of the squadron’s training systems.
“I was extremely humbled – I
knew that I had been working hard
and it was such a great feeling to
receive recognition for the work I
was doing,” LAC Thomson said.
“I find that it is easy to work
hard when you enjoy what you
do.”
The citation said LAC Thomson
was commended for his exceptional
performance as an air intelligence
airman and senior analyst, unit
training coordinator, deployed
analyst in Afghanistan, and his
contributions in secondary roles of
squadron merchandise officer and
physical fitness assistant.
Commanding Officer 460SQN
WELL DONE: CO
460SQN WGCDR Rob
Elliott congratulates
LAC Shaun Thomson
after he was awarded
the 460SQN
Veterans’ and
Friends’ Trophy.
Photo: CPL Guy Young
September 26, 2013
IN BRIEF
Air Force joins IFR
AIR Force will help Navy commemorate the
centenary of the RAN Fleet’s 1913 arrival into
Sydney on October 4 with a spectacular flypast
over Sydney Harbour during the International
Fleet Review (IFR). The flypast will include Air
Force fixed wing aircraft, Navy and Army helicopters, as well as aircraft from visiting nations.
More than 40 warships and 16 tall ships from
20 nations will sail into Sydney Harbour for the
IFR. HMAS Sydney will lead the Australian warships into the harbour, symbolic of the seven
ships that entered on October 4, 1913. For more
information visit the IFR website at www.navy.
gov.au/ifr, email ifr.info@defence.gov.au, or call
1800 815 652.
ADF Mental Health Day
WORLD Mental Health Day is on October 10 and
aims to raise public awareness about mental
health issues and promote open discussion
about mental disorders. To demonstrate the
ADF’s commitment to addressing mental health
issues, the day will also be observed as the
annual ADF Mental Health Day. It is an opportunity for all members to reflect on their own
mental health, and that of their colleagues. Joint
Health Command and the services will conduct
a range of activities in support of ADF Mental
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WGCDR Rob Elliott said LAC
Thomson had tirelessly sought to
develop key capabilities within the
squadron and had demonstrated
leadership beyond that expected of
his rank.
The award was presented by
460SQN veterans Frank Gubbins
(bomb aimer), Alex Jenkins (pilot)
and Maurie O’Keefe (wireless
operator).
LAC Thomson said 460SQN
had a really good relationship with
its veterans and personnel
generally saw them a few times
a year on Anzac Day, Bomber
Command memorial commemorations and 460SQN functions.
“It’s always great to spend some
time with each of them and hear
their stories, so being presented
with the trophy from our veterans is
such an honour,” he said.
LAC Thomson has served for
three years in the Air Force after six
years in the RAN and four years in
the Navy Reserve.
His deployments include
Operations Trek in 2001 (Solomon
Islands), Slipper (Persian Gulf) in
2002 and Slipper (Afghanistan) in
2012. LAC Thomson’s mother served
in the WRAAF and his father discharged early last year as a flight
lieutenant after 37 years of service.
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months or noteworthy contributions over a
number of years. ADF and APS personnel, as
well as officers and instructors of cadets, are eligible for nomination. Awarding authorities must
advise the Directorate of Honours and Awards
of successful nominations by November 8. For
more information, see DEFGRAM 495/2013.
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News 11
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Combating
illegal fishing
together
LEUT Andrew Ragless
Illegal fishing was the focus of
a combined ADF and Indonesian
armed forces operation this month.
The fourth annual Australian and
Indonesian coordinated maritime security patrol (CORPAT) took place from
September 2-16.
The operation, which started in
Darwin and ended in Kupang, West
Timor, included aircraft, ships and
headquarters staff from both countries
in two synchronised task groups.
The ADF contribution included
an AP-3C Orion and Armidale Class
Patrol Boat HMAS Wollongong, while
the Indonesian armed forces provided
naval vessels KRI Hiu and KRI Kakap
and a CASA NC-212 aircraft.
JOINT EFFORT:
An AP-3C Orion
teamed up with
HMAS Wollongong
and Indonesian
assets during the
coordinated maritime
security patrol.
Here, personnel on
Wollongong’s RHIBs
prepare to board
a fishing boat in
northern Australian
waters.
Main photo: LS Jo Dilorenzo
Inset: LACW Nicci Freeman
The aircraft and ships patrolled
along the Australian and Indonesian
shared maritime boundaries near
Ashmore Island, the Provisional
Fisheries Surveillance Enforcement
Line and the Australian Indonesian
Seabed Line.
The Commander of the ADF
Task Group, AIRCDRE Ken Watson,
said the combined patrol provided
an excellent opportunity to improve
mutual understanding and cooperation between the two countries’ armed
forces.
“We have built upon the success
of previous coordinated patrols with a
marked improvement in communication and interoperability,” AIRCDRE
Watson said.
“Throughout the patrol, both
Australian and Indonesian vessels
conducted a number of boardings to
investigate suspected incursions by
fishing vessels.
“The fact that there was a
significant reduction in fishing
activity within the CORPAT focus area
demonstrates that deterrence of illegal
activity by the task group was effectively achieved.”
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AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Legacy picks CDF
CPL Nick Wiseman
Legacy announced CDF GEN David
Hurley as its first national patron on
September 6.
The announcement follows a new advertising campaign featuring a bronze-coloured
statue standing in the background of everyday situations, a reminder of the battle many
veterans and widows still experience on the
home front.
GEN Hurley said he was extremely
proud to accept the newly created role.
“We are indebted to Legacy and its
remarkable volunteers for the compassion
they have shown Defence families over the
past 90 years,” he said.
“I look forward to working with Legacy
as the organisation continues to adapt to
meet the needs of a new generation of
Defence families.”
Adding to the solemn nature of the many
roles Legacy supports and the new advertis-
ing campaign, people attending the event at
the Australian Defence Force Academy were
greeted with the sight of the bronze statue
sitting among the guests.
Many commented on the statue and its
effect, including GEN Hurley who said
seeing the silent soldier in the audience was
moving.
“I think the new direction Legacy has
taken in terms of not only looking after families of deceased members, but also returned
servicemen and women who are incapacitated, is an important move,” he said.
“I am honoured to accept the role of
national patron.”
At the event, officer cadets and midshipmen donated $21,600, which they raised
through various methods to help Legacy
continue assisting families in need.
MOVING TRIBUTE:
CDF GEN David Hurley
is the new national
patron of Legacy.
Photos: CPL Nick Wiseman
To learn more about Legacy visit
www.legacy.com.au
WELL
DONE:
ADFA officer
cadets and
midshipmen
raised
$21,600 for
Legacy. They
are pictured
here with
the Legacy
bronze
statue.
BROAD SUPPORT: RAAFSTT gets behind Legacy to raise money.
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Thirty-three Air Force personnel
volunteered their time to raise money
for Legacy with six staff from various
units around base and 27 Air Force
trainees from the RAAF School of
Technical Training (RAAFSTT) getting
involved in the fundraising.
Three stalls were manned each day
for a week on the base, raising more
than $1900.
CPL Dion Johnston, of RAAFSTT,
said he wanted to support Legacy
because they looked after ADF families.
“As a serving member and the son
of a returned serviceman, it is extremely important to me,” CPL Johnston said.
“Legacy has been there for ADF
personnel who have lost colleagues in
recent years and have supported families who have lost loved ones.
“It is also important that we encourage junior ADF personnel to interact,
raise public awareness and support such
a fine organisation as Legacy.”
A Legacy stall was also set up in the
city and raised more than $5200.
Fun of
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Centre on September
7 for the Australian
Aerospace Defence
Charity Ball – Legacy
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14 News
AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Taking the next step
An Air Force member whose son relies on weekly immune-boosting
blood transfusions is encouraging people to join the international bone
marrow registry when they donate blood.
SGT Andrew Kleef’s son Nathan
was diagnosed with a rare immune
deficiency known as X-Linked
Hyper IGM Syndrome in August
2011.
Without weekly immune-boosting transfusions of a blood product
known as Intragam, Nathan has no
defence against bacterial infections
which could damage his organs and
place him in hospital for months at
a time.
SGT Kleef, of 81WG at RAAF
Base Williamtown, said with the
help of blood products, Nathan,
despite requiring a bone marrow
transplant, was now a normal threeyear-old full of life.
“My wife and I have learnt to
deal with the challenges of delivering the immune-boosting therapy at
home and it would be easy to continue without thinking about what
could happen,” SGT Kleef said.
“But as Nathan grows up his
body will become more susceptible
to infections.”
SGT Kleef said the oldest living person with the same condition
was in his mid-40s and the only cure
was a bone marrow transplant. “In
late August, my wife and I visited
Westmead Hospital to meet with the
transplant team to discuss the process,” he said.
“Although we felt very well prepared for the meeting, we were taken
aback by the mortality rate of 20 per
cent.
“We learned that if we leave the
transplant until he is older than 10,
the mortality rate worsens by 10 per
cent. Doing the transplant between
the ages of five and 10 is a better
option, but doing it before he is five
is even better because the body is
more accepting to the donor graft.”
To make his body ready to accept
a transplant, Nathan will receive
high-strength chemotherapy to wipe
out any immune defence he has left.
The graft is then added, along with
anti-rejection medication.
“The thought of putting him
through such treatment is not easy
and we don’t yet have a bone marrow donor,” SGT Kleef said.
Although the couple’s five-yearold son was the most likely family
member to be a bone marrow match,
it turned out that he was not a close
enough match to be a viable donor.
“We now have to wait until
a donor is found from the international bone marrow donor registry,
of which there are only 15 million
people,” he said.
To be listed on the bone marrow
registry, people need to fill in an
additional form when they donate
blood. An additional small vial of
blood is taken and sent away for processing.
“Only one in 1000 actually gets
asked to become a donor for someone like my son, but having more
people on the register improves the
chances of someone being a match.”
Donating bone marrow is not as
painful as people think – it can now
be taken through a similar procedure
to a plasma donation.
Assuming the bone marrow
transplant team are able to locate
a viable donor, Nathan could be in
hospital for his transplant as early as
December.
For more information visit
www.abmdr.org.au
BRAVE FAMILY: SGT Andrew Kleef, of 81WG, spends some quality time at
home with his wife Tracy and three-year-old son Nathan who will hopefully
undergo a bone marrow transplant in the near future. Photo: LAC Craig Barrett
Overcoming dread
The sight of blood and needles can
make people uneasy, but one RAAF
reservist recently overcame his fears
by taking part in the 2013 Defence
Blood Challenge.
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SQNLDR John Yialeloglou, of
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September 16 and said, as he suspected,
it didn’t take long or hurt.
“I decided that having irrational
fears was no longer a good enough reason to avoid this important community
service,” SQNLDR Yialeloglou said.
“I also felt that it was inconsistent
with my leadership responsibilities in
my day job in AFHQ and, as a reserve
officer, to watch my colleagues regularly
donate blood and plasma while I stood
by was embarrassing.”
SQNLDR Yialeloglou said the Red
Cross staff were lovely, and that there
were plenty of chilled drinks and snacks
on hand afterwards.
“My positive donor experience
emphasised how groundless my previous fears were and I wish I had done this
a long time ago,” he said.
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and donate.”
He said if people needed any additional motivation apart from potentially saving lots of lives, there was keen
competition between the services for the
most donations.
“Last year Army, with their numerical superiority, took out a well-deserved
first prize with 1191 donations,” he said.
“However, Air Force wasn’t far
behind with 919 donations, and took out
the per capita prize.”
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November 30. Members are encouraged to
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mobile Red Cross donation bus at Russell Offices. Photo: LS Helen Frank
News 15
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Joint
effort
ON GUARD: LAC Christopher
Rice, of the physical security
team at Al Minhad Air Base,
provides ground security
for a C-17A Globemaster at
Multinational Base Tarin Kot
as airmen, airwomen and
soldiers load Bushmasters
on to the aircraft for transport
from Tarin Kot to Kabul. Inset
left, LAC Darren Brooks and
LACW Dana Lumb, of the Air
Load Team Tarin Kot, secure a
Bushmaster aboard the aircraft.
Photos: CPL Mark Doran
Bushmasters sent to Kabul
CPL Mark Doran
T r a n s p o rt i n g n i n e
Bushmasters from Tarin Kot
to Kabul was a joint effort by
personnel from the Force Support
Unit (FSU) and Air Load Team at
Multinational Base Tarin Kot.
A command vehicle and eight
troop variants were transported by a
C-17A Globemaster on three sorties
in August for use by the Australian
security detachment at the Afghan
National Army Officer Academy.
Alongside its coalition partners,
Australia is providing mentors and
training to Afghan National Security
Force (ANSF) instructors in support
of the international effort to develop
the capacity and capability of the
ANSF.
LACW Dana Lumb, of the Air
Load Team Tarin Kot, said the
team did not normally transport the
13-tonne vehicles with mounted
weapon systems.
“The weight was higher than the
normal load requirements,” LACW
Lumb said.
“The final stages of preparing the Bushmasters for transport
included the removal of some
external equipment by the FSU
Royal Australian Electrical
Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) to
reduce the weight of each vehicle.
“Loading Bushmasters on to a
C-17A is actually quite easy and it
took us just under half an hour to
load three vehicles.
“Our job is mostly hands on,
but what I do like is that we have
the balance of needing to understand the theory side as well, so we
can work out the weights and the
centre of gravity calculations for our
loads.”
Pte Joshua Quirk, of the FSU
Freight Distribution Centre, said
part of his team’s role was to ensure
the complete equipment schedules were up to date before the
Bushmasters were shipped.
“If equipment is missing we
order it or cross-level the items from
the vehicles which are returning to
Australia,” PTE Quirk said.
“Our RAEME team check the
engines, electronics, hydraulics
and weapon systems, then the vehicles are test-driven by the transport
s e c t i o n t o c o n fi r m t h ey a r e
operating correctly.
“The main challenges were
the time-frames we were working
with and last minute changeover of
vehicles.”
Centrepiece
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AIR F RCE
MISSION READY
September 26, 2013
17
Air Force personnel practise critical air defence skills over the NSW
coast during the East Coast Air Defence Exercise, FLTLT Cath Friend reports.
T
he mid-north coast of NSW was a flurry
with fighter jets as they tore up the skies en
masse for the latest East Coast Air Defence
Exercise (ECADEX).
The biennial exercise ran from August 26 until
September 13, with 46 aircraft from RAAF Bases
Amberley, Williamtown and Tindal participating.
Platforms included F/A-18F Super Hornet,
F/A-18 Hornet, E-7A Wedgetail and KC-30A Multi
Role Tanker Transport aircraft fighting it out over
restricted airspace.
The mission scenarios were designed to test both
passive and active air defence capabilities where
a “Blue” force was to protect the integrity of the
Australian air space and vital infrastructure against
attack from a “Red” force.
Passive air defence measures involved practising
procedures where aircraft and surveillance assets
were required to positively identify all traffic within
the designated airspace. Active air defence measures
involved maintaining air exclusion zones.
Commander Air Combat Group (ACG)
AIRCDRE Tony Grady said ECADEX was vital
training for many Air Force elements in maintaining
operational capability and practising key air defence
skills.
“The exercise also provides an opportunity for
Air Force personnel to practise their skills at
maintaining the integrity of Australian airspace and
protecting vital infrastructure, such as a shipping
port or an airfield,” AIRCDRE Grady said.
While 103 personnel from 75SQN at Tindal
deployed to Williamtown for the exercise, the
FOCUS: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport Air Refuelling Officer,
WOFF Steven Foster, manages the air-to-air refuelling of four 1SQN
F/A-18F Super Hornets. Photo: CPL Glen McCarthy
majority of assets and personnel operated out of their
home bases at Williamtown and Amberley.
There was one exception – personnel from
No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU) deployed
from their home base of Williamtown to Kempsey to
set up antennas and radars to ensure the airspace had
a continuous flow of clear communications.
Commanding Officer 3CRU WGCDR Rob
Saxton said it was important the communications
team deployed to Kempsey.
“Had the team not worked in Kempsey, the
aircraft protecting the coastline would not have
received clear pictures of what the enemy were
doing and how they could effectively remove them
from the conflict,” WGCDR Saxton said.
Surveillance and Response Group use large-scale
exercises like ECADEX to continue the training of
operational crews and to further develop tactical
procedures within a highly complex and integrated
network.
“ECADEX is no longer an ACG-centric exercise,”
AIRCDRE Grady said.
“We require the assets of Air Lift Group with the
KC-30A for refuelling to keep the jets in the fight
longer, and SRG to supply the ACG aircrew with
clear communications and direction of the
battlespace.
“It’s a very interesting time to be in the Air Force
as we all learn to work together to ultimately protect
Australia and its people.”
ON THE JOB: Communications Electronics Technician LAC Javid
Bing, of No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit, transports cabling used
at the Kempsey showground. Photo: LAC Craig Barrett
ALL IN WORKING ORDER:
Avionics Technician LAC Zac
Briggs, of 33SQN, operates
a power cart to enable
maintenance on a KC-30A
Multi Role Tanker Transport.
Photo: LACW Kylie Gibson
IMPRESSIVE SKILL: Four F/A-18 Hornets from
3SQN prepare to refuel with a 33SQN KC-30A
Mutli Role Tanker Transport. Photo: CPL Glen McCarthy
TEAMWORK: 33SQN technicians, from left, CPL David Van Hoos,
LACs Llewellynn Williams and Zac Briggs extend the refuelling hose
as part of routine maintenance for the KC-30A Multi Role Tanker
Transport during the East Coast Air Defence Exercise.
Photo: LACW Kylie Gibson
IN TRAINING: Aboard an air-to-air
refuelling mission in support of the
East Coast Air Defence Exercise,
33SQN Crew Attendant LACW
Jamie Polzin (seated, front left)
with trainees (rear, from left) LAC
Benjamin Roberts, ACWs Shea
Carney, Ange Wayland and Jodie
Mitchell (seated, front right).
Photo: CPL Glen McCarthy
More than fast jets
The East Coast Air Defence Exercise
(ECADEX) is held every two years
and has a clear learning objective: for
members involved in the missions, either
flying or controlling, to understand the
legal rules of engagement (ROE) of
warfighting and to comply with these
strict rules.
One side of the ECADEX people may not
normally notice is the legal officers, whose
role is not only to brief the players at the
start of the exercise on the ROE, but to sit
through all the missions at No. 3 Control
and Response Unit (3CRU) to ensure
everyone understands and complies with
the level of ROE in force.
During the exercise, one Permanent Air
Force and three reserve legal officers
participated and advised operators on the
legal requirements and restrictions of the
mission.
Unless they are acting under the
inherent right of self defence, aircrew, just
like combatants on the ground, are not
authorised to use force without the direct
authority of the Australian Government
or the United Nations Security Council
(UNSC), depending on the conflict.
As a result, during the ECADEX, the
planners created a fictional UNSC Resolution (UNSCR), which provided the legal
basis for the use of force, as well as
establishing an air exclusion zone (AEZ) – a
defined piece of airspace where identified
military forces are not to enter.
The scenario during the exercise was to
combat aggression shown by the country
of “Redland” (Amberley). For the “Knightsville” (Williamtown) forces, the combatants
could only act in self defence during the
first week as they were flying in international airspace, and the UNSCR had not yet
been passed.
Week two kicked into action and
Redland continued to show aggression
resulting in the UNSCR, which established
the AEZ and authorised the use of force for
mission accomplishment. Now the Knightsville aircrew could fight back, once the
enemy aircraft were declared hostile by the
Combined Forces Air Component
Commander.
Before engaging the enemy, Knightsville had gone through set procedures to
formally identify the aircraft as belonging
to Redland military forces. This process
used the skills of the aircrew, the team in
the E-7A Wedgetail and air battle managers
at 3CRU.
Staff Officer Legal at Surveillance and
Response Group (SRG), SQNLDR AprilLeigh Rose, said it wasn’t as simple as it
was sometimes perceived.
“There are a lot of legal obligations for
all the teams involved, either in the air or
on the ground,” SQNLDR Rose said.
“Each and every member needs to go
through their legal checks and get the right
authorisation before they can pull the
trigger.”
By the third week, ECADEX was in full
force and all exercise participants were
proficient in the first two (more restrictive)
levels of ROE, so they moved into the most
permissive phase. Just like ground combatants in conflict situations, the aircrew were
given permission to take all necessary
measures to enforce the exclusion zone,
meaning once the Knightsville combatants
positively identified a Redland military
aircraft, they had permission to fire.
“The end result of ECADEX is that
Aircrew, Controllers and Intelligence
Officers in both ACG and SRG were not
only trained in different ROE, but were
confident in using different legal levels of
force,”SQNLDR Rose said.
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AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Battle of Britain
remembered
SGT Dave Morley
THE Battle of Britain’s 73rd anniversary was commemorated over
the weekend of September 7-8
with a series of events in Hobart.
The events included a wreathlaying ceremony at Hobart’s cenotaph with a flyover by two 79SQN
Hawk 127 lead-in-fighters, a dining-in night, a church service and a
barbecue.
Commanding Officer 29SQN
WGCDR Andrew Layton said units
involved included 79SQN, 29SQN,
460SQN, AFHQ, WOD Course,
Defence Force Recruiting Tasmania,
Air Force Band and the Australian
Air Force Cadets.
“Air Force was proud to support
the RAAF Association’s (RAAFA)
national commemoration of the
Battle of Britain,” WGCDR Layton
said.
“This is an opportunity to pay our
respect to those who served in the air
and on the ground during the Battle
of Britain and to remember and
honour those men and women.
“29SQN was proud to be one
of several Air Force units that
supported the weekend’s events,
which involved permanent and
reserve Air Force men and women.”
The secretary of the RAAFA in
Tasmania, SQNLDR Alan Robertson
(retd), said when Air Force week
changed from September to around
March 31 in the late 60s/early 70s,
to reflect a more Australian focus,
the events the RAAFA had run
each September were in danger of
disappearing.
“The RAAFA and the RAAF
here finally ‘conspired’ to have an
event in September, and I think it
was about 1977 that it became the
Battle of Britain Dinner,” he said.
“Nowhere else in Australia was
it so recognised to the degree that it
was here and it just went from there.
“It was about seven or eight
years ago that, in recognition of the
long-standing effort Tasmania had
put into to the event, the National
Council of the RAAFA made it the
national commemoration.”
In his address, CAF AIRMSHL
Geoff Brown said some might
wonder about the significance of the
Battle of Britain to Australia.
“A f t e r a l l , t h e A u s t r a l i a n
involvement was not overly great;
more Australian airmen were lost
in one raid by Bomber Command
than in the entire Battle of Britain,”
AIRMSHL Brown said.
“But the Battle of Britain was
the first battle in the history of
armed conflict conducted substantially by air forces
– and this a mere
40 years after the
first flight by the
Wright Brothers at
Kittyhawk.
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present.”
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Feature 19
September 26, 2013
Malaya and Borneo vets
honour lost mates
FLASHBACK: 3SQN Sabres line up at Butterworth.
CPL Nick Wiseman and
SGT Dave Morley
VETERANS from the Malaya and
Borneo conflicts commemorated
both campaigns at the War Memorial
Gardens in Adelaide on August 31.
The commemoration marked
the 47th anniversary of the end of
the Indonesian Confrontation with
Malaysia and 53rd anniversary of the
end of the Malayan Emergency.
The president of the National
M a l a y a a n d B o r n e o Ve t e r a n s ’
Association of South Australia/
Northern Territory, Brian Selby, said
more than 200 people attended the
commemoration service, during which
John Williamson’s song True Blue
played while wreaths were laid.
Australian service personnel deployed as part of the Malayan
Emergency from 1948-60 and as part
of the Indonesian Confrontation with
Malaysia from 1962-1966.
The commemoration this year
was the third annual event since the
conflicts were recognised with a day
of remembrance in 2011.
Mr Selby said the day had a special
place in his heart.
ROLL OF HONOUR
The names of the RAAF airmen who died in these conflicts are
inscribed on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial.
Malayan Emergency
➤ WOFF Heathcote Byron Brown
➤ LAC William Patrick Duffy
➤ LAC D. J. Hall
➤ AC John George Lawson
➤ PLTOFF Gordon John McDonald
➤ LAC M. Murphy
➤ FLTLT Dennis St George Greaves Oates
➤ CPL John Marcus O’Donnell
➤ LAC Colin John Rowe
➤ WOFF George Robert Tait
Indonesian Confrontation
➤ FLGOFF Victor John Cowen
“Vietnam wasn’t the only conflict
during that era,” he said.
“A lot of people have no idea
we were up there as part of a
Commonwealth contingent defending
Malaya over two campaigns.”
The Malayan Emergency was
TRUE BLUES: Some
of the veterans at the
service in Adelaide.
RESPECT: Air Force Cadets perform catafalque party duties during the
service commemorating the Malaya and Borneo conflicts.
Photos: National Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Association
declared on June 18, 1948, after three
estate managers were murdered by
guerrillas of the Malayan Communist
Party in Perak, northern Malaya.
During the Emergency there was
involvement from 38SQN, 1SQN,
3SQN, 77SQN and No. 2 Airfield
Construction Squadron. Thirty-nine
Australian service personnel were
killed but only 15 of these deaths
occurred as a result of operations.
During the Indonesian
Confrontation, 5SQN, 77SQN, 3SQN
and 77SQN were engaged. Twenty-
three Australian service personnel
died, seven on operations.
People interested in helping to plan next
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can register their details at
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AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
AIR FORCE BAND MARKS 90TH BIRTHDAY
For 90 years, the Air Force
Band has been commemorating
the past and celebrating the
achievements of Air Force. On the
occasion of the 90th anniversary
of music in the Air Force, it was
the Air Force Band’s opportunity
to commemorate its own past and
celebrate its own achievements.
– SQNLDR Mathew Shelley,
Commanding Officer Air Force Band
FULL HOUSE: The Air Force Band performed in front of about 300 people – a full house in
Melbourne. The enthusiastic audience included a number of former band members. Photos: CPL Cam Scott
BIG BEAT: Above, FSGT Barry Ramage
on bass drum with the Air Force Band’s
Drum Corps and Piccolos, which performed
between the published program pieces.
The full band then joined in performing a
military march.
GOODBYE, HELLO: Left, flute player
Emma Knight performs as a civilian with
the Air Force Band for the last time. She will
soon begin basic training at No. 1 Recruit
Training Unit at RAAF Base Wagga.
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concert included festive music and major concert band compositions.
On that note,
let’s celebrate
W
ICING ON
THE CAKE:
RAAF College
Commandant
GPCAPT Tony
Checker, left, and
Air Force Band
Commanding
Officer SQNLDR
Mathew Shelley
prepare to
cut the cake
celebrating 90
years of music in
the Air Force.
HEN the Air Force
Band celebrated 90
years of music with a
concert at the ABC’s
Iwaki Auditorium in Melbourne
on August 25, the audience of 300
got some special treats.
Any good birthday celebration
includes a surprise, a present and a
cake, according to Air Force Band
Commanding Officer SQNLDR
Mathew Shelley – and this occasion
was no exception.
➤T
HE SURPRISE was the
appearance on stage of the Air
Force Drum Corps and Piccolos.
With its military precision and
technically demanding performances, the drum corps is a
ceremonial display team which
includes drum-major, snare
drums, bass drum, piccolos and
bugler.
➤T
HE PRESENT was an Air
Force Band medallion that was
handed out to audience members
to mark the happy occasion.
➤ THE CELEBRATORY CAKE
was cut by SQNLDR Shelley
and Commandant of the RAAF
College GPCAPT Tony Checker.
Even though there were
volunteer musicians at Point Cook
as early as 1916, the band did not
take on formal duties until August
1923 when the first bandmaster was
appointed.
In his speech to the audience,
GPCAPT Checker said that, since
those early years, the band had
provided the Air Force’s sound
track.
“Just like our aircrew, musi-
cians are the ultimate professional,”
GPCAPT Checker said.
“[They go through] years of
practise to achieve mastery, years of
dedicated training to become part of
an integrated, disciplined team.”
The concert was one of two held
to celebrate the band’s 90th birthday. The first was at St Andrew’s
Cathedral in Sydney on August 21.
The concerts included festive
music and major concert band
compositions.
AIR F RCE
Feature 21
September 26, 2013
Saved by
couple
of
jets
Aeronautical engineer
WGCDR Steve
Millington was recently
awarded the fifth clasp
to his Federation Star,
John Martin reports.
➤B
eing part of a team at No. 2 Flight Training School (2FTS) where they flew Macchis at
an extremely high flying rate to achieve pilot graduation requirements, including more
than 100 sorties a day on a significant number of occasions (including night
flying).
➤ Introducing the PC/9-A into 2FTS as the local project manager and
transferring the Macchis to 25SQN (later 79SQN).
➤ Following the crash of Macchi A7-076 at Newcastle due to wing
fatigue (and subsequent grounding of the fleet with unserviceable/
out-of-life wing sets), regenerating the capability by arranging a
fast-track purchase of new wings from Italy.
➤ Helping set up the Joint Logistics Systems Agency, which
later became the Logistics Systems Program Office, bringing
together elements from Air Force, Army and
Navy logistic and support commands under
one command.
➤ Negotiating with Army and Navy
aviation engineering to get the Technical
Airworthiness Regulations 4 and 5 for
aviation maintenance activities agreed and
published in the Technical Airworthiness
Management Manual.
➤ Working as a reservist for the RAAF School
40 YEARS OF TREASURES: WGCDR Steve Millington with his original
enlistment paperwork and a congratulatory letter from CAF AIRMSHL Geoff
Brown, which says: “This is both a significant personal and professional
achievement and places you in a very small and elite group of individuals”.
W
GCDR Steve
Millington can
officially thank the Air
Force for 40 years of
memories. Unofficially, his thanks
go back even earlier.
He grew up in the Newcastle
area where he says he frequently
saw jets flying overhead.
“They were mostly Mirages –
though I have vague memories of
Sabres,” WGCDR Millington says.
“And a career with military
aircraft looked like a good way to
go.”
The day two Mirages chasing
each other overhead drowned out
the sound of his deputy headmaster’s tirade at a high school assembly might have clinched the deal.
“I remember thinking ‘that’s
where I want to be’.”
On August 28, the head of
Helicopter Systems Division in the
Defence Materiel Organisation,
RADM Tony Dalton, presented
WGCDR Millington with his fifth
clasp to the Defence Long Service
Medal – Federation Star.
WGCDR Millington is now
the Commanding Officer of the
Material Management Unit in the
Army Aviation Systems Program
Office at Oakey on the Queensland
Darling Downs.
He was barely 18 when he
joined in 1973. His first application
was for the RAAF Academy but he
missed out on pilot aptitude testing
HIGHLIGHTS
START OF A MEMORABLE
CAREER: WGCDR Steve
Millington as a first-year cadet.
and was invited to consider training to be an aeronautical engineer,
based at RAAF Base Frognall in
the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
After his engineering studies,
he served in Melbourne (repair
and overhaul), then Townsville
(35SQN), Pearce (2FTS) before
returning to Melbourne where,
except for another three years in
Pearce to introduce the PC-9/A,
he was posted to various positions
until he transferred to the reserve
in 2000.
ONE HIGHLIGHT: WGCDR Steve Millington enjoyed flying with
35SQN Caribous in PNG in 1982.
For more than 11 years
WGCDR Millington provided
valuable service managing and
developing the senior maintenance manager and warrant
officer engineering courses for
aviation elements of Air Force,
Army and Navy, as well as the senior maintenance manager ground
course for Air Force on behalf of
the RAAF School of Technical
Training.
During his reserve years, he also
completed an honours degree in
theology.
WGCDR Millington transferred
back to the Permanent Air Force
(PAF) in mid-2011 and was posted
to his current position at Oakey.
“I was pretty naive when I
joined so I expected to be on flying
squadron bases a lot more,” he says.
“I also didn’t realise I’d never
be posted to Newcastle (or even
NSW), despite many attempts to
achieve that.
“Nevertheless, once I came to
get a realistic understanding of an
Air Force engineer’s career, I’d say
I’ve had a pretty good one.”
WGCDR Millington says he
never expected to clock up 40
years.
It was not even possible when
the previous compulsory retirement
age was 55.
“The increase of PAF compulsory retirement age to 60 not only
gave me opportunity to transfer
back to PAF but to reach the
unexpected 40-year mark,” he says.
As you’d expect, WGCDR
Millington has enjoyed quite a
number of highlights over such a
long career.
He puts them in two categories
– experiential and career.
“Experiential are those things
that I have experienced that only
few will enjoy,” he says.
“From reading them it may
sound like all I’ve done is fly
around in the back of aircraft and,
while I recall those events with
pleasure, I get equally as much
pleasure from what I have achieved
over my career.”
of Technical Training to take the Senior
Maintenance Manager (SMM) course for
aviation engineers in Air Force, Army and
Navy from infancy to maturity; creating
the SMM Ground (SMMG) for those in the
non-flying Air Force maintenance elements;
and creating the Warrant Officer Engineer
(WOE) course for technical warrant officers in Air Force, Army and Navy. The
SMMG and WOE courses were WGCDR
Millington’s idea as a result of shortcomings he saw. He was able to take them from
concept to maturity and leave them in capable hands when he transferred back to the
Permanent Air Force.
➤ Being one of the few RAAF engineers to be responsible for mainte-
nance of a crash launch (23-metre wooden hull with twin V16 GM
diesel engines based at Townsville Harbour).
➤ Sitting in the back of an Iroquois gunship from 9SQN doing live firing of guns and mis-
siles at High Range, west of Townsville.
➤ Sitting in the back of a Kiowa during a night bombing exercise watching Australian
Mirages and Kiwi Skyhawks dive-bombing a hill under flares dropped from a Caribou
above, again at High Range.
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aving a high/low navigation sortie in the back seat of a Mirage out of Townsville.
➤ Flying around Papua New Guinea with 35SQN Caribous.
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s the resident engineer in Perth, being in the back seat for numerous Macchi test
flights to monitor the instruments.
➤ Enjoying a back seat ride in a PC/9-A as part of a flying course graduation massed
flypast of 21 aircraft in formation.
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It’s hard to see what our veterans go through when they return to civilian life.
They battle invisible enemies such as post-traumatic stress, depression, and
chronic pain – all of which wage a silent war on them – and their families.
Our veterans are in desperate need of crisis support. We need your help urgently.
Donate generously at
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families in times of injury, illness and crisis. DefenceCare is part of RSL Welfare and Benevolent Institution
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AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Self identification
to aid planning
SGT Dave Morley
ONLY 15 per cent of Air Force’s Australian
Public Service (APS) staff have entered selfidentification data on their PMKeyS Self
Service, according to Brian Brennan, Human
Resources Business Partner to Air Force.
Mr Brennan said although all APS members were requested to complete these personal
details on their commencement forms, selfidentification information was often not entered
into PMKeyS.
“Currently 85 per cent of APS staff in Air
Force are classified as ‘undeclared’ and have no
data in this section,” Mr Brennan said.
“While the decision to self-identify is voluntary and a personal choice, staff should
be aware their declaration remains ‘Staff-inConfidence’ and will not allow anyone to identify them publicly.
“Supervisor and work colleagues do not
have access to this area in PMKeyS and information in the system is subject to legal restrictions on security and privacy, so people cannot be personally identified by declaring their
status.”
Mr Brennan said disability identification,
language and cultural background information supported Air Force in requesting funding
resources for disability support services and
indigenous and diversity programs.
“Accurate and up-to-date information assists
Air Force in determining staffing resources and
operational distribution,” he said.
“It also has the added benefit of providing
accurate staffing representation for the whole
organisation, which enables greater insight
as to whether we are meeting our whole-ofgovernment diversity targets.
“In particular we would like to encourage
Defence indigenous people to self-identify on
PMKeyS, as one way to support our efforts
to deliver effective indigenous policies and
programs.”
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Job program for vets in NSW
SELF-IDENTIFY: Updating personal information on PMKeyS will help Air Force
tailor diversity programs. Photo: LS Helen Frank
UPDATING YOUR DETAILS IS EASY
To update your personal details on
PMKeyS, follow these steps:
➤L
og in to PMKeyS Self Service, using
your employee ID number and
personal password.
➤ I n the ‘Employee Self Service’ section,
select ‘My Personal Details’ then select
‘Workplace Equity and Diversity’.
➤U
pdate the relevant fields and save any
amendments.
➤ I n the ‘Update Disability Information’
section, the disability code search
tool will list a number of categories.
Select the category that applies. If you
don’t have a disability, select the ‘No
Disability’ code.
Clubs NSW, the RSL and Services Clubs Association, and
the NSW Government have joined forces to create a new
program that connect veterans to suitable job opportunities with clubs registered with the program. The program –
“Securing Our Veterans’ Future” – is only running in NSW
and is focused on reducing the challenges that come with
transitioning from military to civilian life for modern-era
veterans through employment opportunities. The program
is open to veterans and their spouses, as well as the
spouses of serving members. For more information visit
www.clubsnsw.com.au/Community_Support/securing-ourveterans-future
WHS award nominations open
THE 2014 Defence Work Health and Safety (WHS) Awards
are open for nominations until November 4. The awards
are the apex of safety awards in Defence and are open to
all the services, groups and individual workers. The aim is
to provide recognition to Defence workers for exceptional
performance in WHS, raise the profile and awareness of
WHS and rehabilitation programs, and promote innovation and the implementation of new safety methods and
technologies. They also help to reinforce, shape, drive and
model a positive safety culture within Defence and are the
gateway into the Comcare Safety Awards. For more information read DEFGRAM 441/2013.
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EDUCATION CELEBRATION: From left, LACW Amber Murray, Commanding Officer School of Postgraduate Studies (SPS) WGCDR Andrew Ratz and tutor Tony Hasting cut SPS’s 15th birthday cake on
August 30. The milestone was celebrated at RAAF Base Wagga with a morning tea attended by three
of the former six commanding officers and two former school warrant officers. SPS was
created in 1998 when the Airmen Leadership Flight merged with the School of Applied Management.
Over the years, the SPS has graduated more than 16,000 residential and 21,000 distance students.
About 1100 residential and 1500 distance students are expected to graduate this year. The cake was
decorated as a Defence Long Service Medal ribbon.
– FLTLT Rob Dias
AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY: 28SQN’s youngest member Leena Clark, CAF
AIRMSHL Geoff Brown and Commanding Officer 28SQN WGCDR
Karen Ashworth cut the cake celebrating the squadron’s 30th birthday.
Photo: CPL Guy Young
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AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
GOOD TO GO: Above, FSGT Craig Holz, of RAAF
Base Richmond, secures F-111 aircraft A8-130
before its flight to the Pacific Aviation Museum in
Hawaii aboard a C-17A Globemaster. Photo: LACW Kylie Gibson
ON OPS: Right, FLTLT Emma Archibald, Executive
Officer of the Force Support Unit based at
Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Photo: CPL Mark Doran
CONCENTRATION: Below, CPL John Davidson,
of 84WG Detachment A, completes a training
scenario on the 285SQN familiarisation trainer
during a confined space entry course. Photo: CPL Amanda Campbell
ON THE JOB: AC Toby Dawson, of 92WG’s Engine Buildup Section,
lockwires a fuel shut-off valve on a fuel control unit. Photo: CPL Colin Dadd
MAKING WAY: Above, LAC Kieran Bligh, of 84WG
Detachment A, communicates with a teammate inside the
C-130J trainer during a confined space entry course with
Photo: CPL Amanda Campbell
285SQN.
STOCK CHECK: Right, CPL Helen Russell, of the
Aerospace Operational Support Group, checks stock levels
in the warehouse.
Photo: LAC David Cotton
Keeps you switched on
26 Air Force Improvement
AIR F RCE
September 26, 2013
Stepping up
Air Force Improvement (AFI) has
developed its first Lean Six Sigma
“Green Belt” and “Black Belt”
consultants who can help units and
commanders solve problems and
eliminate waste.
At its most basic level, Lean
Six Sigma relates to eliminating
waste – a core AFI role is to support
units through basic improvements,
clearing out obvious waste, and
identifying further opportunities for
improvement.
Deputy Director AFI WGCDR
David Honeyman said the AFI team
had assisted units with business and
strategic planning, and supported
commanders and their teams through
their change programs.
“Critically, we have provided training and skills to unit members and
commanders, directly through AFI
practitioner courses and indirectly
through AFI content on professional military education and training
courses,” WGCDR Honeyman said.
“Our current business model of
providing not just training, but also
skills and experience, is now starting
to pay dividends.
“As a result, many people in
Air Force now have the bit firmly
between their teeth. We have moved
well beyond painting floors and
general clean-up and are now tackling
fundamental improvements to units
and organisations.”
‘
Critically, we have provided training and skills
to unit members and commanders, directly
through AFI practitioner courses and indirectly
through AFI content on professional military
education and training courses.
– WGCDR David Honeyman,
Deputy Director Air Force Improvement
A s u n i t s ’ c a p a b i l i t i e s h ave
improved, the skills and experience
of the supporting AFI teams has also
developed.
“Several AFI team members have
now had sufficient improvement
experience to be awarded Green Belt
status as improvement leaders, with
two people achieving the more
advanced Black Belt status,” WGCDR
Honeyman said.
SQNLDR Mia Clapton is one
of these people and said she was
regularly told of previous changes
that did not stick or did not lead to an
improvement.
“Now, our more experienced
and accredited consultants help
unit commanders get to the crux of
the problem, and help them identify
an improvement that will have real
effect,” SQNLDR Clapton said.
“The key is understanding the
actual problem rather than the
symptom.”
Brett Morrison, who leads the AFI
team at RAAF Base Williams, is also
a Black Belt consultant and said AFI
now had a stronger ability to help
commanders establish effective and
sustainable outcomes to complex
problems.
“We can also help units and
commanders grasp the cross-boundary issues that have plagued previous
change programs,” Mr Morrison said.
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eliminate waste. Photo: AFI
Justice 27
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Election options available
CAPT Scott Ritchie
Director Military Discipline Law
ALTHOUGH many alleged breaches
of the Defence Force Discipline Act
1982 (DFDA) are heard by summary authorities, in such hearings
members also have the opportunity
to elect to have their charge heard at
a higher level – either courts martial
or Defence Force Magistrate (DFM).
During a summary authority
hearing, an election can occur at the
beginning of dealing with a charge
(called an upfront election), or
during the trial itself (called an in-trial
election).
Whether an election is available
will depend on the offence and the
rank of the accused.
Upfront elections must be given for
all charges being faced by members at
or above the rank of
wing
commander.
However, for members below that
rank, an upfront election can only
be offered for charges other than a
Schedule 1A DFDA offence or a
prescribed offence.
In-trial elections can only be
offered by commanding officers or
superior summary authorities where
the member has not been offered an
upfront election.
It can only be offered where the
member is of the rank of squadron leader or below, the charge is
a Schedule 1A offence, and the
summary authority considered it
appropriate to impose an elective
punishment if the member was
convicted of the charge.
Any member offered an election is
generally provided 24 hours to make
their decision, and is also given the
opportunity to obtain legal advice.
An election to have the charge
heard by a higher authority can be
withdrawn by the member at any time
before the trial date.
Where a matter is heard by courts
martial or DFM, a greater range of
punishments, such as imprisonment,
become available.
However, the offer of an upfront
or in-trial election also allows for an
expanded range of punishments to be
available to the summary authority in
the event that the member does not
elect.
AUGUST TRIAL RESULTS
Note: All Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate trial results are subject to command review and appeal.
The results published are of trials across the ADF.
OR
Restricted Court Martial
One charge of recklessly
inflicting grievous
bodily harm – DFDA s 61(3)
and Crimes Act 1900 ACT) s
20(1)
Two charges of assault on
service land – DFDA s 33(a)
(one in the alternative)
One charge of assault
occasioning actual
bodily harm – DFDA s 61(3)
and Crimes Act 1900 (ACT) s
24(1) (in the alternative)
The member was accused of
recklessly assaulting another
member by punching them in
the head, causing injury. The
member pleaded not guilty but
was found guilty of one charge
of assault on service land and
fined $880.
NCO
CHOICE: ADF members can elect to
have their charge heard at a higher level
in some instances. Photo: LS Helen Frank
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One charge of knowingly
making a false or misleading
statement in relation to an
application for a benefit –
DFDA s 56(1)
One charge of recklessly
making a false or misleading
statement in relation to an
application for a benefit –
DFDA s 56(4) (statutory alternative)
The member was accused of
knowingly making a false or
misleading statement by
sending an email relating to a
benefit for completing a course
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that had not actually been
completed. The member
pleaded not guilty and was
found not guilty, but found
guilty of the statutory alternative charge. The member
forfeited seniority.
NCO
Defence Force Magistrate
One charge of prejudicial
conduct – DFDA s 60(1)
The member was accused of
sending a parcel through the
Defence logistics system that
contained non-itemised contents. The member pleaded
guilty, was found guilty and
severely reprimanded.
OR
Defence Force Magistrate
One charge of prejudicial
conduct – DFDA s 60(1)
One charge of using insulting language – DFDA s 26(2)
The member was accused of
using insulting, offensive and
inappropriate language in the
presence of others, including
a superior officer. The member pleaded guilty, was found
guilty and sentenced to 28
days’ detention for each of the
two charges, with both punishments suspended.
OR
Defence Force Magistrate
One charge of engaging in
insubordinate conduct –
Defence Force Magistrate
DFDA s 26(1)
13 charges of misuse of
One charge of assault
a Commonwealth credit
occasioning actual
card – DFDA s 61(3) and
bodily harm – DFDA s 61(3)
Financial Management and
Accountability Act 1997 s 60(1) and Crimes Act (ACT) s 24
One charge of assaulting
The member was accused of
obtaining Commonwealth funds another person in a public
place – DFDA s 33(a)
totalling $8110.75 when not
authorised to do so. The
The member was accused of
member pleaded not guilty
using inappropriate language
but was found guilty. The
in the presence of a superior
member was dismissed from
officer, and assaulting other
the ADF and sentenced to 13
members by punching them in
months’ imprisonment, but
the face. The member pleaded
to be released upon entering
not guilty and was found not
into a recognisance order to
guilty of engaging in insubordithe sum of $2000 and be of
nate conduct, but guilty of the
good behaviour for two years.
others charges. The member
The member was also ordered was sentenced to detention for
to pay reparation totalling
49 days (one charge) and 35
days (second charge).
$8248.14 in a lump sum.
OR
28 Finance
AIR F RCE
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Homing
in on
interest
With interest rates at an all-time low, Australian
Securities and Investment Commission chairman
Greg Medcraft explains how to take advantage.
September 26, 2013
Consider a savings
account that
will offer higher
interest rates
than a transaction
account.
–
Photo: LS Helen Frank
L
you will be happy knowing you are
OW interest rates are good
The business needs of each credit
when you are paying interest provider influence the rate they set for
paying less than the variable rate.
on a mortgage, but not so good home loans and deposits.
➤R
ate drops will annoy you – If
if you are saving for your first
rates go down below your fixed rate,
Home loans
home.
you will be repaying more than the
The Reserve Bank of Australia
variable rate and you will not benIf you are about to buy a home,
sets the cash interest rate, which is you may be thinking about fixing your
efit from the rate drop.
reviewed every month. The cash rate home loan rate because of the low ➤ C
an you make extra repayments?
is the rate charged on overnight loans interest rates.
– Extra loan repayments are often
between banks.
not allowed if you have a fixed rate,
You need to weigh up the advanIt is used by the Reserve Bank to tages and disadvantages of this.
or may only be allowed with a fee.
set monetary policy (that is, it raises ➤ M
akes budgeting easier – You ➤ Break fees – Fixed rate loans may
or lowers interest rates each month to
also have a break fee if you change
know exactly what you are repayhelp control the economy).
or pay off your loan within the set
ing. This contrasts with a variable
Credit providers such as banks
period; for example, if you sell your
rate loan where your repayments
set their own rates and can choose to
home.
vary as rates change.
increase or decrease the rate in line ➤ R
Another option is to fix 50 per cent
ate rises don’t matter – If interest rates rise above your fixed rate, of your loan and keep 50 per cent as
with the cash rate.
Finding it
hard to help
variable. This means you can manage fees, what interest you lose if you
some of the risk of rate rises while still withdraw money and what rewards
being able to make extra repayments.
you get if you deposit money regularly.
Savings account
Shop around for the best deal. You
You may be concerned about low can find information online at credit
rates if you are saving for your first providers’ websites and comparison
home.
sites.
If so, consider a savings account
Another option is a first h ome
that will offer higher interest rates than saver account. They earn high interest
a transaction account.
and you get a government bonus to put
To decide which account is best for
you, compare the features, including towards your deposit. However, make
the interest rate, how regularly you sure you understand the restrictions
receive the interest and how long any before you open one.
honeymoon or introductory interest
rate applies, minimum and maximum Visit www.moneysmart.gov.au for more
account balances, account keeping tips and tools.
This film will help you.
Watch the video or order the DVD on the website
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Health 29
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Just add water
As spring returns, so too does the impact of working, training and
exercising in the increasing heat. With this in mind, LT Rob Orr looks
at the importance of hydration.
D
EHYDRATION is the lack of Factors affecting
How to hydrate during
sufficient water in the human
the day
dehydration
body. Water is necessary
for energy production, the ➤ Diuretics: Drinks like alcohol and ➤ Every time you rinse out your cup
removal of waste products and, most
just after a cup of coffee, fill it with
caffeine have a diuretic effect causwater and have a drink.
ing an increase in urine output and
importantly, internal heat regulation
➤ Have a bottle full of water on your
loss of water.
(temperature control).
Some water facts
➤ For every hour of exercise you can
lose two to three litres of water.
➤ A dults need around 2.5 to three
litres of water a day. This intake
comes from metabolism (about 10
per cent), solid foods (about 30
per cent) and drinking water/fluid
(about 60 per cent).
➤ With about 30 per cent of fluid
intake coming from food, it has
been claimed that in 37 per cent
of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is very often
mistaken for hunger.
➤ Water helps to maintain healthy
body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite.
➤T
he basic symptoms of dehydration
are thirst, dry mouth, nausea, lightheadedness, difficulty concentrating,
confusion and disorientation.
➤ Weather and humidity: As the
prime mechanism for heat loss during exercise is through the evaporation of sweat off the skin, the
more humid the weather, the less the
evaporation and the less effective
sweat is at cooling the body.
➤ C lothing: Clothing with poor
breathability can create a microclimate and can lead to an increased
risk of heat illness.
➤ Activities that restrict heat loss:
Cycling and swimming both impede
the cooling effectiveness of the
body. Cycling blows sweat from the
skin, hindering the primary means
of heat loss when exercising (this
is why, when you stop at the traffic lights and there is no longer a
cycling-induced air flow, you suddenly become drenched in sweat).
Being immersed in water and
conducting exercise can likewise
impede conduction and reduce heat
transfer from the body.
desk. You will be amazed at how
much extra water you will drink
daily.
How to hydrate when
exercising
➤ E nsure you are hydrated before
beginning to exercise.
➤ D rink 100-200ml of water every
10-15 minutes of exercise.
➤ Drink cool water as this is more pal-
atable and, by reducing the temperature of the stomach, fluid flow from
the stomach to the small intestine is
increased.
➤ Continue to drink water well after
your session is finished.
Next edition: Maintaining the electrolyte balance.
Lt Rob Orr is a former Army PTI and now a
reservist and Assistant Professor at the Bond
Institute of Sport and Health.
KEEP THE FLUIDS UP: Drink 100-200ml of water every 10-15 minutes
of exercise. Photo: LS Helen Frank
30 Sp rt
Finding touch
once again
AIR Force has won the South
Australian men’s interservice
touch football championships at
RAAF Base Edinburgh for the
second year.
Air Force, which last year
ended 10 years of domination by
APS teams, went through this
year’s tournament undefeated.
It beat Army A 5-3, APS 7-3
and Army B 6-2.
The tournament was the culmination of two days of touch
action at the base on August
22 and 23 involving about 120
Defence employees from across
the state.
On day one, nine inter-unit
teams, including five from Air
Force, competed for the 4th
Military District trophy.
The Joint Electronic Warfare
Operational Support Unit beat
Army’s 16 Air Land Regiment
side 3-2 in the final.
On day two, four men’s teams
and two women’s teams competed
in the interservice championships. Army won the women’s
title by beating defending champion Air Force in both games, 1-0
and 3-2.
The Defence Health Eagles are looking for non-Defence players to assist
in forming a women’s team. For more
details, contact Defence Health Eagles
manager Brice Mitchell at brice.mitchell@dsto.defence.gov.au
AIR F RCE September 26, 2013
Blazing batsmen
John Martin
WITH batsmen CPL Adam Bosworth
and LAC Kaleb Tymko showing
some fine form for the Australian
Services Cricket Association (ASCA)
at a Twenty20 tournament in August,
Air Force has reason for confidence
going into the triservice competition in
Canberra in November.
“I think the Air Force have a hot
chilli chance of winning,” CPL
Bosworth said.
Air Force was knocked out by
eventual winner Pakistan Joint
Services in the semi-finals of the
I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e f e n c e C r i c ke t
Challenge in Canberra last November,
so is not too far off the pace.
The ASCA team, which played in
Brisbane for the International Cricket
Council Asia Pacific Rising Stars
Trophy from August 12-17, included three RAAFies – FLTLT Jarrod
Moxey, CPL Bosworth and LAC
Tymko. CPL Ricky Mace and LAC
Kevin Chapman were unavailable.
FLTLT Moxey said ASCA acquitted itself well despite being up against
some very good opposition.
“Good batting towards the last half
of the tournament from Boz (CPL
Bosworth), Timmy (LAC Tymko) and
the guys was nearly enough to get us
across the line, which shows ASCA
wasn’t outclassed,” FLTLT Moxey
said.
TAKE THAT: LAC Kayeb Tymko,
above, and FLTLT Jarrod Moxey.
Photos: International Cricket Council East
Asia Pacific regional office
The other teams were Papua New
Guinea (PNG), which is ranked 19th in
the world and used the tournament as
a warm-up for its World Cup Qualifier
in Dubai later this year, the Australian
indigenous development squad and a
team from the East Asia/Pacific region,
which consisted of players from
Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, PNG and Japan.
ASCA fell only 38 runs short
against eventual winner PNG after
chasing a big total.
wickets before CPL Bosworth and
captain SGT Ian Roberts came together and made a 64-run stand.
When CPL Bosworth fell for 43,
LAC Tymko belted 25 from 11 balls,
which left ASCA needing 24 runs in
24 balls to win.
Unfortunately, ASCA lost its final
seven wickets for only 11 runs to lose
by nine.
CPL Bosworth, who also scored a
quickfire 25 from 12 balls in another
game and ended the competition with
five wickets, came third in the player
of the tournament rankings.
That was particularly pleasing for
him after both ankle and elbow surgery
last year.
The men’s national triservice competition will be held in Canberra from
November 19-27.
For the first time it is hoped a
women’s competition will be run from
November 22-27.
Then it came out blazing against
Representative combined services
the highly regarded Australian (male and female) matches will be
Indigenous Team, first restricting the held from November 27-30.
opposition to only 104 runs from the
20 overs, then making easy work of If you interested in representing Air Force
the run chase.
men at this year’s carnival, email raaf.
Unfortunately, the result was cricket@defence.gov.au
reversed against the same team in the Players interested in the women’s competiplay-off for third spot.
tion can get more information at the ASCA
The Australian Indigenous Team website at http://ascacricket.com.au/index.
made 141.
php/nationals-w or email asca.cricket@
In reply, ASCA lost two quick defence.gov.au
Soccer deadline
SOCCER players wishing to contest the interservice championship
from November 2-8 have
until October 11 to register
interest with FLTLT Ben
Cowan at ben.cowan@
defence.gov.au
Rough day but it’s
the trophy at last
SQNLDR Ken Gilbert held on to win the South Australian
combined services golf championship at Clare Golf Club
in the Clare Valley on September 9 and 10.
He scored 81 in his first 18 holes to take a three-stroke
lead into day two.
“The rough was very long and if you didn’t hit the
fairway off the tee, it wasn’t hard to lose your ball,”
SQNLDR Gilbert said.
Not being able to find the fairway was nearly
SQNLDR Gilbert’s downfall during the second round,
which almost resulted in him squandering his overnight
lead.
But he managed to finish with an 88 to secure the
trophy by two shots.
This was the eighth year SQNLDR Gilbert, who plays
off a handicap of seven, had contested the competition.
He has won other prizes in previous years, including
Air Force champion, but this was his first overall victory.
Winner of the handicap trophy was WOFF Steve
Shuck who will now represent South Australia at
the Defence national championships in Canberra in
December.
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Despite having ankle and elbow surgery last year, CPL Adam Bosworth, pictured,
was one of the Australian Services Cricket Association’s best players at a
Twenty20 tournament in August – and he says Air Force has reason for confidence
going into the triservice competition in Canberra in November.
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