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SOLDIERS could soon benefit from lessons learned by Australia’s most successful athletes, following an agreement between Army and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) signed on August 13.

CA Lt-Gen Rick Burr and AIS Director Peter Conde signed up to work together on the human perfor-mance practices of the respective organisations.

Athletes and soldiers will partici-pate in similar scenarios and share experiences to better enable the mental and physical performance that tough situations demand.

Similarities between the physical requirements of athletes and soldiers were identified when Lt-Gen Burr and Mr Conde first met last year.

“I want to thank the Chief of Army for making this possible,” Mr Conde said.

“We have agreed to make some tangible actions in the coming months and into the future.

“We are really looking forward to this partnership.”

The partnership’s key focus areas include mental health and wellbe-ing, performance under pressure, injury and illness prevention and talent confirmation and induction into high performance, Lt-Gen Burr explained.

“The partnership will allow sol-diers to realise their full potential,” he said.

“A partnership with the best in the land – the AIS and the Army –

allows us to take our human capital, our people, and give them the abil-ity to achieve a competitive edge.

“That’s exactly the business we should be in.

“We all take people into our care.

“We recruit them, we develop them, we support them, enable their success and then ultimately we transition them from being an elite athlete or from the Army back into the community. Any edge that we can gain is going to be to every-one’s betterment.”

The first activity in the project held in November will better equip Australian athletes before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, giving them techniques soldiers use in scenarios of high stress.

Likewise, soldiers will learn strategies Olympians employ when faced with high-pressure situa-tions.

It is expected the program will benefit about 120 athletes, coaches and performance teams, in the next two years before the next Olympics.

Peak of human performance

Capt Anna-Lise Brink

WHILE oceans separate most families when a loved one deploys overseas, one father and daughter are fortu-nate to be serving in the Middle East together at the same time.

Sgt Joseph Rounds is deployed on Operation Okra in Iraq while his daughter Pte Nikita Rounds is serv-ing on Operation Accordion at Camp Baird.

“It’s been unreal, definitely one of the highlights of my career so far, being in the same area of operation as Dad,” Pte Rounds said.

“It’s also good because it’s not his first deployment, so he’s been able to offer a lot of support because he knows what it’s like.”

This is Sgt Rounds’ fourth deploy-ment, having completed tours to Afghanistan, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste, but his first serving with family.

“As a father, I couldn’t be prouder,” Sgt Rounds said.

“Just to be deployed at the same time is a once in a lifetime opportu-nity. I’ve seen other families deploy, but to actually experience that feeling and have her relate, it’s good.”

The pair work in logistics; Sgt Rounds as a company quartermaster sergeant for Task Group Taji-7 and Pte Rounds as an accounts payable officer for HQ JTF633.

Their roles are closely linked, with Pte Rounds processing and paying for equipment orders her dad places on behalf of Task Group Taji-7’s training

Like father, like daughter

teams. It means they have con-stantly communicated for work, but have also taken the opportunity to connect as a family.

“It’s like being at home, being in a family,” Sgt Rounds said.

“You’re just talking to your daughter every day. The sergeant

thing, the rank, doesn’t come into play – it’s just Dad, she’s still Nikita to me and that will never change.”

With their deployments offset, Pte Rounds will head home a few months earlier than her dad.

“It’s definitely bittersweet, part

of me wants to go home and part of me wants to stay,” she said.

When they do both return home, they’ll again be working in close quarters, as both are posted 7 Bde along with mum and wife, Pte Irene Rounds, who is also in logistics.

Sgt Joseph Rounds and Pte Nikita Rounds are a father and daughter concurrently deployed on operations the Middle East Region.Photo: PO Andrew Dakin

CA Lt-Gen Rick Burr (centre left) and AIS Director Peter Conde (centre right) at the signing of the relationship intent statement between the Army and the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra. Photo: Sgt Ray Vance

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TASK Group Taji’s Quick Reaction Force (QRF) has been learning how its US counterpart operates during integration training at Taji Military Complex in Iraq.

The joint Australian and New Zealand team conducted range shoots and urban operations training with Team Bandit, the US’s security ele-ment on base.

Task Group Taji QRF Platoon Commander Lt Brayden Joy said they’ve been working side-by-side at both the section and platoon level.

“We’ve been trying to inte-grate with them as much as possible both professionally and socially, running drills together, interacting, learning about how the US forces run and the differences we have,” he said.

QRF member Pte Keegan McCann enjoyed the concur-rent training saying it was insightful to learn US drills and to also impart some “Anzac” knowledge.

“It’s good for professional development, strengthening bonds between other Coalition

armies and seeing how they operate so if we had to get enacted together, we could operate seamlessly,” he said.

The QRF is Task Group Taji’s contingency force, ready to go at a moment’s notice in the unlikely case of an incident at the Taji Military Complex.

The QRF also provides force protection for groups heading out of the Coalition compound and into the wider military base.

Lt Joy said he’s proud to be leading such a good team.

“Especially as it’s an Anzac call sign, we’ve got both Australian and New Zealand members, so it’s very exciting to get that international leader-ship,” he said.

“The team is really work-ing well together, we’re push-ing each other along and the whole team is building as we go.”

With the Taji-Bandit train-ing a big success, the QRF is now planning on expanding its partner training program.

“We’re starting to set up training with the British Forces and pretty soon we’ll also look to train with the Iraqi QRF,” Lt Joy said.

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US soldiers with Bandit Troop, 3 Cav Regt, demonstrate building clearance drills during concurrency training with Australian soldiers from Task Group Taji’s quick reaction force. Photos: Spc Audrey Ward

Australian soldiers, with Task Group Taji’s quick reaction force.

Australian soldiers, with Task Group Taji’s quick reaction force, demonstrate building clearance drills during concurrency training with US soldiers.

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USUALLY separated by thousands of kilometres and a few subtle differ-ences, lately that gap has

shrunk between Australian soldiers and US marines.

Hailing from 2RAR and the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, United States Marine Corps (USMC), soldiers and marines were quite literally shoulder to shoulder during Exercise RimPac.

It was not the confines of HMAS Adelaide that brought the soldiers and marines closer, but tight friendships and mutual trust that have bound the two forces together.

Forty-six marines were fully integrated into 2RAR’s amphibious team, known as Pre-Landing Force Bravo (PLF-B). Lt Jackson Healy, of 2RAR, said the two forces had been living and working together seamlessly for several months.

“We’ve been fully integrated since May and completed amphibi-

Friends in arms

Despite training thousands of kilometres apart, Australian soldiers and US marines have been working shoulder to shoulder for Exercise RimPac, Cpl Kyle Genner reports.

ous training together in Townsville before embarking on Exercise Indo-Pacific Endeavour where we visited Fiji and Tonga,” Lt Healy said.

“Since RimPac 18 started, we’ve conducted plenty of amphibious tasks and numerous section and platoon live-fire shoot at Pohakuloa Training Area in Hawaii,” he said.

PLF-B is 110 soldiers strong and comprises a rifle platoon, small

boats platoon, reconnaissance sur-veillance and snipers, and a Combat Service Support Team that includes medical technicians.

USMC Lt Marzae Brooks said his marines had been excited to work with PLF-B since they arrived in Townsville.

“The amphibious role for the Australian Army is very new and the USMC are well-known for these types of operations, so it is good to contribute to something that could grow much bigger,” Lt Brooks said.

“There’s no language barrier and our standard operating procedures are quite similar, so there has been no significant friction during our integration and training.

“Luckily our biggest chal-lenge has just been learning the Australian slang. I think just about every day for the past three months I have learned a new Aussie word.”

Likewise, 2RAR was not immune from learning a thing or two.

‘Every day for the past three months I have learned a new Aussie word.

– Lt Marzae Brooks, US marine

Above: Sgt Andrew Rimmer, of 2RAR, waits to board a USMC CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on board HMAS Adelaide.

Below: 2RAR members recover a Zodiac onto a LCM-8 during amphibious operations.

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Flt-Lt Stephanie Anderson

THREE Army members of Air Force’s Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Suppor t Uni t ( JEWOSU) jo ined HMAS Adelaide for the duration of Exercise RimPac to support Navy’s 808 Sqn.

Together, the JEWOSU team is devel-oping an electronic warfare library for the MRH90. Working with that aircraft during RimPac has provided the opportunity to develop and test the information gathered.

The EWLs are loaded into aircraft sys-tems to identify threats detected by the radar warning receiver.

After each sortie, the post flight anal-ysis reports are collected and the team checks how the library performed before making any necessary changes for the next sortie.

Electronic warfare engineer Capt Rhys Stephens said the highlight of the exer-cise was deploying to an area with real “threat” radar emitters.

“In the short time we’ve been here, we’ve learned more about how the radar warning receiver on board the MRH works than we would have in a year back at JEWOSU,” he said.

“The ability to focus on one task has been really valuable.”

The entire process is crucial to flying ops, because if a threat isn’t programmed or is slightly outside programmed param-eters, it won’t alert pilots.

“It’s imperative we produce a quality electronic warfare library,” Capt Stephens

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said. “It’s also ideal that we deploy with the library so we can fine tune it once in theatre as the threats always behave slight-ly differently in the real world.”

While all members of the team had toured the Landing Helicopter Docks prior to RimPac, it was the first time they had the opportunity to go out to sea.

Capt Stephens said none of them knew what to expect from spending a month on board Adelaide.

“Overall it’s been a great experience, especially seeing the difference between Navy and Army aviation,” he said.

“Because we’ve only been on board for the exercise, we’re haven’t been given any ship’s duties so we’ve been able to take full advantage of the facilities.

“The aircrew in particular have been very welcoming and we look forward to working with them again in the future.”

WO2 Neil Dickie (foreground) with Capts Rhys Stephens and Samuel Harvey at work on board HMAS Adelaide. Photo: AB Ronnie Baltoft

‘The ability to focus on one task has been really valuable.– Capt Rhys Stephens,

electronic warfare engineer

Lt Healy noted some mem-bers of PLF-B had embraced the USMC’s famous “ooh rah” holler.

These personal relationships were key to the success of the inte-gration between the two forces and the growth of PLF-B.

Lt Healy said teamwork and mateship were probably the most important factors contributing to

PLF-B’s success both on and off duty. “Knowing people and hav-ing troops with great interpersonal skills are at the foundation of all our activities,” Lt Healy said.

“This attitude will set us up for the future.”

“Who’s to know if our soldiers and marines won’t cross paths again as sergeants and sub-unit command-

ers, they will know how each other thinks and operates.”

Lt Brooks agreed with Lt Healy and said his marines had grown both professionally and personally.

“The average age of 2RAR’s force is a few years older than the marines and there’s a great mature culture that 2RAR has built – it’s rubbing off on my marines,” he said.

2RAR soldiers clear an urban training complex as part of an amphibious assault at Bellows Training Area during Exercise RimPac. Photos: Cpl Kyle Genner

Lt Jackson Healy, of 2RAR, and US marine Lt Marzae Brooks, on board HMAS Adelaide during RimPac.


FOR the first time in 10 years, 16ALR travelled from Woodside Barracks in South Australia to train in real-time drills and oper-

ations with the RAAF through ground-based air-defence missions.

The soldiers of 16ALR provided protection for land forces and airfields against enemy aircraft at the Bradshaw Field Training Area and Delamere Air Weapons Ranges during Exercise Pitch Black.

Maj James Floyd, of 16ALR, said Pitch Black provided a realistic joint environment to develop and enhance capabilities to respond to the require-ments of the modern battle space.

“We have several Air Force mem-bers embedded in the regiment,” he said.

“They are working closely with our

troops in the field environment to track enemy aircraft and defend Nackeroo airfield in Bradshaw.

“We have several short range mis-sile launcher systems in the area and the Giraffe Agile Multi-Beam radar has been deployed to the region for the first time.”

16ALR personnel and the Giraffe radar arrived on a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Tindal on July 26.

“The Giraffe detects and warns land forces of incoming artillery attack, as well as locating the point of origin of those attacks to enable joint effects on the enemy,” Maj Floyd said.

“Many of our younger soldiers had not yet had the chance to track aircraft so this was highly beneficial training for them.”

From the ground up

COMBINING with the Royal Netherlands Army, JTACs from 16ALR deployed to Delamere Air Weapons Range in the Northern Territory to conduct joint train-ing operations.

JTAC evaluator Sgt Corey Freckleton said Exercise Pitch Black enabled JTACs to cross-train and share intelligence to execute a wide range of missions.

“We’ve been working with the Dutch Forces at the Delamere Air Weapons Range, predominantly operating from an observation tower engaging targets in a tactical urban environment,” Sgt Freckleton said.

“Once the training target was identi-fied, the RAAF 4 Sqn PC-9 dropped a smoke marker for coalition fighters to engage on a close air support mission.

“Other target engagements used preci-sion munitions including joint direct attack

munitions and laser-guided munitions with aircraft from the US Air Force, Royal Singaporean Air Force, US Marine Corps and other international forces.

“Throughout the exercise, we will pro-vide support for a multitude of countries including Canadian, Dutch and German JTACs.”

Delamere is the RAAF’s primary range for air-to-surface weapon delivery train-ing, located 536 kilometres from Darwin and covers 2112 square kilometres of Commonwealth land.

“Delamere’s vast open spaces provide an environment where JTACs from across the world can integrate to achieve joint learning outcomes,” Sgt Fickleton said.

“The exercise reinforces Australia’s commitment to the on-going develop-ment of JTAC interoperability with other nations.”

Members of 16ALR defended the skies from below for Exercise Pitch Black,

Flg-Off Belinda Scott reports.

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Australian and Dutch train together for Exercise Pitch Black. Photos: Cpl Glen McCarthy

Gnrs Blake Bartuccio and Fiaz Jafary, of 16ALR, operate from Bradshaw Field Training Area.

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SUSTAINING Army’s operations with new aircraft and ships will play an important role in training the next gen-eration of air dispatchers.

Twice a year, Air Mobility Training Development Unit (AMTDU) at RAAF Base Richmond conducts the nine-week initial employment training for air dispatchers.

AMTDU is a joint Air Force and Army unit that has trained personnel in aerial delivery techniques since the Vietnam War.

The unit recently graduated 14 stu-dents from its IET Air Dispatch and Subject 4 Corporal Course, comprised of 12 full-time soldiers and two reserv-ists.

Sgt Simon Ingram, an instructor at AMTDU, said air dispatchers would continue to play an important role in sustaining Army operations.

“The need for air dispatchers and their unique aerial logistic qualifica-tions will only grow as aircraft like the C-27J Spartan move towards final operational capability,” Sgt Ingram said.

“There will also be high demand for external lift from the decks of Navy ships to deploy and resupply ashore.

“These students will play a key role in sustaining and enabling Army’s Force Generation cycle going for-ward.”

AMTDU works with the Army Logistic Training Centre to evolve and progress the training continuum, and will provide a greater focus on aviation safety in future courses.

The importance of aviation safety is reinforced during course highlights such as external lift training.

The role has been long-practised by Defence, but will potentially see great-er application when used in concert with Navy’s Canberra-class LHDs.

The air dispatch course instructs students on the safe preparation of external lift loads, and ‘hooking’ them onto a helicopter – such as an 11-tonne CH-47F Chinook – while it’s hovering less than a metre above them.

“The external lift component is

a highlight for the students on every course,” Sgt Ingram said.

“Standing underneath a CH-47 or MRH90 takes the students well and truly out of their comfort zone.”

Another course highlight is manual dispatch training, where students build

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and deliver payloads from a RAAF C-130J Hercules.

The role can be employed on the C-27J Spartan or C-17A Globemaster, and used to resupply troops in the field or provide humanitarian rations during an emergency.

Pte Makenzi Maloney said manual dispatch was an experience the stu-dents were looking forward from the outset.

“Before dropping, the process was explained to us thoroughly to ensure it ran smoothly,” Pte Maloney said.

“It was an exhilarating feel-ing standing on the edge of the air-craft ramp dispatching a load that we rigged.

“The overall experience is some-thing I’ll always remember and hope to participate in again.”

On completion of the nine-week course, the students are posted to 9FSB or 176 AD Sqn.

‘These students will play a key role in sustaining and enabling Army’s

Force Generation cycle going forward.

– Sgt Simon Ingram, AMTDU instructor

Participants in the Combined Basic Air Dispatch Course and Subject 4 Corporal Air Dispatch Crew Commanders’ Course with training staff and C-27J Spartan in background. Photo: Rachael Baron

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DESPITE threats to their lives and the challenges awaiting them as fully-fledged army commanders, a cohort of more than 200 Afghan officer cadets have proven their mettle to become the latest gradu-ates of Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA).

Qualifying as platoon com-manders in the Afghan National Army, they are now capable of leading their soldiers on combat operations.

Jus t l ike the RMC-D in Canberra, ANAOA’s graduation parade offers a moment of pride and pomp for these young women and men who embark on their careers of service to their country.

Top cadet, 2Lt Mohammed, said the cadets’ success was tes-tament to the excellent instruc-tion and mentorship provided at ANAOA.

“We thank our international mentors who really helped us. We will never forget their support and assistance,” he said.

2Lt Mohammed’s sentiment was shared by his female cadet col-league.

“We are so excited to enter into the second stage of our lives,” she said.

For two exceptional students, officer training does not finish in Afghanistan.

Australia is providing places for two top performers to con-tinue their studies at RMC-D. 2Lt Mohamed and 2Lt Siavash will be the third and fourth ANAOA gradu-ates to be offered this opportunity since 2017.

Australian mentor and the Senior National Representative at ANAOA, Lt-Col Alwyn Payne, said this was part of the ongoing and lasting relationship Australia has formed with the Afghan National Army.

“ In the i r 18 mon ths a t Duntroon, these outstanding junior Afghan leaders are going to learn more about the profession of arms and how we lead in the military environment,” he said.

“Importantly, they will form strong relationships with future leaders of the Australian Army.

“In five, 10 or even 15 years’ time, some of those Afghan and Australian officer cadets who stud-ied together at RMC may recon-nect on joint activities and that absolutely supports the culture of cooperation that we are building on Operation Highroad.”

Since Afghanistan took the lead for its own security in 2015, Australian and international forces have worked alongside Afghans as they build their own capable defence, security and counterterror-

The next generationAustralians are helping to train the future trainers of Afghan officers, Capt Lucy Saaroni writes.

Afghan National Army officer cadets celebrate the end of their training with a parade at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy near Kabul. Photos: Cpl Rebecca Brown (UK)

We thank our international

mentors who really helped us. We

will never forget their support and

assistance.– 2Lt Mohammed,

top cadet

ism forces. Despite being one step removed from the officer cadets of ANAOA, the Aussie mentors are filled with pride as they see the fruits of their mentees’ labour on graduation day.

“This is a team game” Lt-Col Payne said.

“The mentors work closely with Afghan instructors to ensure the training those officer cadets receive is relevant to their needs and is the best it can possibly be.”

As part of Operation Highroad, about 100 ADF members are based at the Marshal Fahim National Defense University, where they support the development of Afghan instructors at three of Afghanistan’s main military academies.


Capt Lucy Saaroni

TRAINING for female Afghan officer cadets is evolving at lightning pace at the Afghan National Army Officer Academy (ANAOA), with the sup-port of Australian mentors who assist Afghan instructors on the curriculum and conduct of training.

Capt Louise Broadfoot works alongside coalition partners to advise and mentor female Afghan instructors at ANAOA.

“One of the greatest achievements I’ve witnessed on my deployment so far is the introduction of night training for the female officer cadets,” she said.

“Culturally, it is a big step to have Afghan females and males training side-by-side, in particular at night-time.

“Seeing women work outside at night, conducting activities that have previously been the exclusive domain of men challenges Afghan social norms.”

The ADF team deployed to mentor Afghan instructors worked over many months to support them in designing a safe and appropriate training environ-ment whereby the females can go out at night so they too can receive the full military training experience.

For a country where women are routinely confined to roles such as cook and cleaner, institutions like ANAOA offer roles of empowerment.

“I’ve seen the confidence grow in my mentee Bridmal (Sergeant) Hanifa in delivering training to her officer

cadets,” Capt Broadfoot said.The mentors make a conscious

effort to enable and empower the female instructors through their chain of command, providing enthusiastic instructors with additional responsi-bilities.

The drive demonstrated by the

Afghan female instructors under the mentorship of Australians flows through to their female students who push boundaries and challenge expec-tations of others every day.

Capt Broadfoot, who is also a former cricketer with Australia’s national team, said she was continually

impressed by the female officer cadets’ physical training abilities.

“It is inspiring to see, given they do their PT in all kinds of weather, wearing full-length tracksuits and headscarves, especially considering Afghanistan is not the kind of country where young girls grow up playing

sport and being active as a matter of course,” she said.

Since 2014, more than 150 female officer cadets have graduated at ANAOA under instruction of female Afghan instructors, who are in turn mentored by Australian and coalition officers and NCOs.

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IRAQI Army trainees will be better equipped for their upcoming training after Task Group Taji’s Logistic Coy helped facilitate the handover of US support weapons systems and ammunition.

Australian and NZ personnel worked alongside their US counterparts to finalise the transfer, which included .50 cal heavy machine guns, M249 and M240 light machine guns and 120 mm mortars.

OC Task Group Taji-7’s Logistics Company Maj Varun Singh said the task group had a vested interest in the transfer.

“The Iraqis need the equipment to be able to train,” he said.

“We won’t be able to do their job as effectively if they don’t have the right equipment to conduct those lessons and training plans,” he said.

“It gives the Iraqis confidence we’re there with them overseeing and helping with the equipment issuing process, they get a sense of confidence the equipment they’re getting is going to help them do their jobs and it also helps our trainers gain an understand-ing of what they’ll be working with.”

On the day of the transfers, NZ members of the company, includ-ing storemen, transport operators and a command and control element, worked with US members of the 249th Composite Supply Company, 82nd

Airborne Division at the Taji Military Complex to unload the equipment, while Australian soldiers provided force protection.

Representatives from the Iraqi Army’s 59th Brigade collected the

weapons and ammunition, which have since been used for the Task Group Taji-led heavy weapons training pack-age.

2IC Training Team Sierra Capt Laurence Smith led the mobile training

team which delivered the heavy weap-ons package to Iraqi soldiers.

“Specialist personnel within the training team were involved in inspect-ing the weapons prior to them being given to the Iraqi Army, to ensure they

Weapons in new hands

are in working order and everything was ready to be handed over to the Iraqi army,” Capt Smith said.

“The Iraqi Army then took the weapons to Besmayah, where we met them and conducted live-fire training to give them a level of confidence on those weapon systems.

“The trainees performed really well, and they enjoyed it.”

Task Group Taji will provide logis-tics support to further US to Iraqi Army equipment transfers, including military vehicles, in the coming months.

Inset: US Army Spc Schenfield inventories equipment in preparation for a weapons transfer between the US Army and the Iraqi Army.

Iraq’s 59 Bde Commander inspects equipment being transferred between the US Army and the Iraqi Army with support from Task Group Taji’s Logistics Company. Photos: Spc Audrey Ward


Capt Carrie Robards

WHEN first stepping into a role at Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) Perth, Col Jason Groat didn’t imagine he would return to the organisation many years later as Deputy Director Recruiting Delivery, leading to promotion to Colonel and a command appointment on overseas operations.

“I first went to DFR as a captain in the role of senior defence interviewer.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my role,” he said.

“Not only was I able to promote Army, but I reflected on why I loved the job and was invigorated by the enthusi-asm of those who wished to join.”

“I consider my time at DFR to be very rewarding, both personally and pro-fessionally.

“It is important to enhance and con-tribute to Army’s future capability, and what better place to do that than recruit-ing the right people for our organisation.”

DFR works to recruiting targets and priorities set by the three Service Chiefs, including placing the right people into the right jobs at the right time and meet-ing diversity goals.

“As we know, it is vital we have the right people in DFR to inspire and pro-vide the best impression of the ADF to potential recruits. Our staff are ful-filling a vital role,” Director General Defence Force Recruiting Air-Cdre Sue McGready said.

“Army’s priority is recruiting broadly to better represent the society we serve, and we must fulfil future needs – putting the right people into the right jobs.

“The importance of this role should not be underestimated.”

“Col Groat’s recent promotion is tes-tament to the positive impact working in DFR can have on your career.

“Some soldiers and officers may not have thought about coming to DFR. We encourage those seeking a rewarding posting to come and join us.”

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DCA Maj-Gen Jake Ellwood presents Col Jason Groat with his certificate of promotion.

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Keeping watch of the fans, the red berets of Miltary Police (MPs) from Domestic Policing Unit – Townsville were on hand to assist the Queensland Police Service (QPS) monitor the three-day event.

The Supercars attracted more than 150,000 people, a large proportion of which were local Defence personnel.

QPS worked with event organisers to ensure public safety was maintained and stood by to respond to any major incident.

For the second year running, Townsville MPs teamed up with the QPS to assist in proactive patrols, ready to help with the management of Defence personnel at the event.

OIC Domestic Policing Unit – Townsville Sgt Stephen Derham said working with QPS demonstrated the strength of the relationship between the two agencies.

“Having a visible MP presence alongside our civilian counterparts reduces the risk of Defence members misbehaving,” he said.

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Officer Snr Sgt Janelle Poole said hav-ing a close relationship with the MPs was essential for any large public event when significant numbers of military personnel were present.

“Having the MP presence at public events provides an additional support to the QPS and improves our ability to manage Defence personnel,” she said.

By the end of next year all garrison military policing will be transitioned to the new Joint Military Police Unit.

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THE Duke of Gloucester Cup now has pride of place at 6RAR’s Cpl Dan Keighran VC Club, with its section taking the award, along

with the Ghurkha Trophy for best overall shooting.

Sections from each of the Royal Australian Regiment’s battalions com-peted for the prestigious cup at the School of Infantry from August 5-8.

6RAR’s Cpl Josh Conaty led his sec-tion through patrols and long stomps to victory.

Although the team prepared from early this year, a few last-minute adjust-ments were needed.

“One of our team members finished a course on the day we left for DoG Cup, we briefed him on the strategies we were going to employ and he took that on board, just like we would do in any com-bat situation,” Cpl Conaty said.

“It’s been a busy year already. I’m sure the section was considered as the underdog this year, but I think our guys were quietly confident in their abilities.

“Looking up and seeing the trophies we took away from the DoG Cup in the cabinet of the Dan Keighran Club, it’s a great feeling to have earned that brag-ging right.”

6RAR spen t two mon ths i n Shoalwater Bay earlier this year and majority of its fighting force are deployed to the Middle East.

“The message has gotten to our deployed members and they were so happy, we really wanted to boost their morale,” Cpl Conaty said.

“I am so proud of all of the section members for volunteering and really put-

ting in so much effort, especially on the day.”

Senior Instructor – Tactics Wing at the School of Infantry, Maj Alastair Robinson, said the competition changed this year.

“Last year we brought fatigue to the competition, this year the focus was on the basic skills of a soldier; marksman-ship, navigation and communication.

“Each regiment was extremely com-petitive and the soldiers displayed a high level of marksmanship this year.”

Soldiers were tested on things like command ability, care of the battle casu-alty, soldier welfare, navigation, resupply and communications.

Over five days each soldier covered close to 150 kilometres, including a 20-kilometre extraction, a 3-kilometre

jerry can carry and 4-kilometre stretcher carry.

Before the completion finished, each section was put through the obstacle course.

In October 6RAR’s DoG Cup win-ning section will compete in Exercise Cambian Patrol, a two-day competition in the Cambrian Mountains and swamp-land of Wales.

The soldiers of 6RAR have proven themselves the best battalion in the infantry at the Duke of Gloucester Cup, reports Cpl Carla Armenti.

Pte Logan Andrews, of 3RAR, completes an obstacle.

Pte Sean Jackson, of 3RAR, provides first aid to a simulated casualty.

Soldiers from 6RAR proudly display their trophies after winning the 2018 Duke of Gloucester Cup.

DURING his second crack at Duke of Gloucester Cup, 1RAR’s Pte Ryan Marro emerged as the competition’s best overall soldier, winning the DSM Roche CSC Memorial Cup.

Pte Marro said the competition kept him guessing what was next.

“I’ve been in the Army for three years now, after competing in the Duke of Gloucester Cup last year, I knew we would have to push ourselves physically and mentally to meet the challenge,” he said.

“You just have no idea how you are

going throughout the competition, even though we had trained well and were pret-ty confident, we really just had to push ourselves the whole time.

“It was relentless.”1RAR identified their key perform-

ers earlier this year and their Duke of Gloucester Cup section developed a train-ing program to make themselves competi-tive.

This paid off with 1RAR’s section tak-ing the OSCMAR Trophy for the section with the best endurance.

Sir Arthur MacDonald Trophy, awarded to the best section (founda-tion warfighting)

1st place – 3RAR2nd place – 6RAR3rd place – 2RAR

Ghurkha Trophy, best overall shooting 1st place – 6RAR2nd place – 7RAR3rd place – 1RAR

Royal Ulster Rifles Trophy, best falling plate shooting

1st place – 7RAR2nd place – 6RAR3rd place – 2RAR

OSCMAR Trophy, the best endurance1st place – 1RAR2nd place – 8/9RAR3rd place – 2RAR

DSM Roche CSC Memorial Cup, best individual soldier

1st place – Pte RB Marro – 1RAR2nd place – Cpl S Jacobs – 7RAR 3rd place – LCpl SC Evans – 6RAR4th place – Pte FS Victor – 2RAR

Duke of Gloucester Cup 20181st place – 6RAR2nd place – 2RAR3rd place – 3RAR4th place – 1RAR5th place – 7RAR6th place – 5RAR7th Place – 8/9RAR

Results

Second time’s the charm for best overall soldier

A 6RAR soldier provides cover to his section during the Duke of Gloucester Cup at Singleton Military Area. Photo: Cpl Nunu Campos

2RAR soldiers clear a building.

A 7RAR soldier bounds forward in the section attack.

Pte Ryan Marro, of 1RAR, at last year’s Duke of Gloucester Cup.Photo: Sgt Max Bree

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THE End User Computing (EUC) project is approaching halfway in its task to move more than 110,000 people in Defence from Windows 7 to Windows 10.

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Upgrade at halfway An extended period of illness or injury that prevents the member from performing their effective ser-vice. Applicable where the illness or injury was long and serious enough to prevent service for a whole finan-cial year.

Where an illness or injury did not prevent service across a whole financial year, it should be explained why the minimum effective service period could not have been per-formed during the part of the year where there was no illness or injury.

Defective decisions that result in service performed but not recog-nised. This might include a defect in a member’s appointment, enlist-ment or transfer which is later fixed, but might leave a period where it is unclear if the member provided effective service.

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It is advised requests for an exemption are discussed with the chain of command before submit-ting.

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Exemption decisions are made under Regulation 20 of the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Regulations 2008.

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exceptional circumstances exist.However, whatever the circum-

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Introduced by the government in 2016, the initiative provides all Australians with an online summary of their health information.

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THE cybersecurity courses being run at the University of NSW (UNSW) received a boost with the opening of the university’s new training centre at its ADFA campus on August 2.

The facilities, including a dig-ital forensics lab and virtualised computing, were opened by Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor, who said cybersecurity was a significant issue for all Australians.

“In my opinion, there won’t be a CEO or board member in the country who won’t need to be cyber literate in the next five years,” Mr Taylor said.

“I’m humbled to be able to open this facility. It’s a very important contribution to solving these problems and I pay tribute to the work UNSW and ADFA are doing in this area.

“I really look forward to see-ing the fruits of their work in the coming months and years.”

The facilities, in which UNSW invested almost $3 mil-lion, include more capacity for face-to-face teaching and the ability to create virtual labs for

participants to safely learn about malicious tools and software.

Information Warfare Division’s Lt-Col Robert Watson said the centre would enhance training and education for Defence as it continued to devel-op its cyber capabilities.

“There are a number of per-sonnel across Defence who will benefit from both the courses run out of the new training centre, and the research it produces,” Lt-Col Watson said.

“Our existing training resources are a good start, but this centre will serve to further deepen our own cyber capabili-ties, as well as our understanding of international capabilities.

“The Minister said it best – if you’re interested in the field, the demand for personnel is enormously outstripping sup-ply. I’d encourage people to get involved, build the skills and pur-sue a career in cyber security.”

A number of short courses, including a ‘cyber-boot camp’, will be run out of the centre, along with degree and masters programs for students of the university.

Cpl Sebastian Beurich

PROFESSIONAL military educa-tion has taken a step forward with the establishment of the Masters of Special Operations and Irregular Warfare, a joint initiative between Special Operations Command and the University of NSW (UNSW) Canberra.

Special Operations Training and Education Centre staff officer Maj A said the distance course covered a range of special operations topics to increase awareness of what was an often misun-derstood capability.

“We’ve worked with UNSW for the past few months to develop a master’s-accredited course covering the theory of military operations outside of conven-tional warfare,” Maj A said.

It includes the history and employ-ment of special operations forces through a number of operations, ranging from missions in WWII through to CIA-led action in Laos during the 1960s and ’70s, and recent operations in West Africa.

Maj A said one of the aims was to provide an understanding of the context behind political support for the employ-ment of special operations and the com-peting and complementary theories of how special operations were planned and executed.

He said subjects within the course could also be taken as electives within the broader UNSW Canberra Masters in Strategy and Security and War Studies programs.

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Law Enforcement and Cyber Security Minister Angus Taylor speaks at the opening of the new cyber training centre at ADFA.

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ALTHOUGH he hasn’t had the chance to visit every unit since his appointment as CA, Lt-Gen Rick Burr

has still managed to speak to the vast majority of soldiers.

Hosted by The Cove, the inaugu-ral CA Webinar was held on August 8, allowing CA to lay out his vision and answer questions from soldiers around Australia.

Lt-Gen Burr said his vision could be codified as an ‘Army in motion’, which comprises four key parts: pre-paredness, people, professionalism and potential.

“Understanding the fundamentals of our army and how we leverage them not only today, but also into the future, is an important thing for me as Chief,” Lt-Gen Burr said.

“We’re an army of 45,000 peo-ple, both full- and part-time, spread throughout the country, with an enor-mous amount of talent and capability between us all.

“Collectively, our job is to make the most of that, think about our-selves in different ways and apply our unique value to the circumstanc-es at hand.”

To CA, the most important part of the webinar was making himself accessible to soldiers and striking conversations around the questions they had for him.

“I look forward to getting out and about and seeing everyone and learn-ing more about what you’re doing and what’s on your mind,” Lt-Gen Burr said when he was closing the webinar.

LCpl Joel Sutherland, 7CSR: Has Army considered adopting a four-day working week to determine the pros and cons of this approach?CA: I don’t think it’s something we need to do by design, but command-ers should make appropriate choices to make sure we are using every moment we can to improve and get better – just not at the expense of appropriate rest, family and reflection time.

Cpl Johnathon Brew, 2/14LHR (QMI): With the acquisition of the Boxer, will cavalry’s role change from reconnaissance to counter-recon or minor tank tactics?CA: [The Boxer] is not a one-for-one vehicle. It’s a profoundly more capa-ble vehicle and I can assure you; if we’re using it the same way as the ASLAV, we’re selling ourselves short. We’ve probably got 18 months to two years before it arrives and we’re using that time to think through a lot of things.

Sgt Royce Allen, School of Transport: With the exposure and emphasis over the past few years on gender equality, will there be a review of the BFA at any time in the future?CA: We’re in a pretty unforgiving industry and we need to be doing

all we can to make sure that we get to the standard in a progressive and productive way – without doing things we don’t need to. It’s something we’re open to and I look forward to any creative ideas you have.

Sgt Peter Van Dinther, ASEME: What is Army’s plan for common trade training within the ADF?CA: Wherever we can achieve effi-ciencies and understand where there is common ground to be able to deliver training more efficiently and effectively, then we absolutely should be getting after that. This is some-thing I don’t have a firm view on yet, but look forward to hearing about as I get around the Army and get a more informed understanding.

Cpl Sophie Thompson, 1CHB: Could 360 degree reporting be uti-lised as part of the PAR process to ensure accurate reporting, particu-larly in the leadership component?CA: The 360 degree process is incredibly resource intensive and we would only do it sparingly. A more dynamic, leadership-centric approach is much more effective and I would commend everyone to look at how they provide feedback and the envi-ronment they’ve made for everyone to have a fair go.

Soldiers ask the important questionsChief of Army Lt-Gen Rick Burr answers soldiers queries online, Cpl Sebastian Beurich reports.

“I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback on what we’ve talked about today and what the Army in motion means to you, your organisa-tion and how we can all achieve our potential for the future.”

The full recording of the webinar will be available on The Cove (cove.org.au) in the near future.

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AT THE doorstep of the Nullarbor, on the Great Australian Bight, desert and sea winds bar-

rage the town of Yalata, South Australia.

The 300-strong population, predominantly Anangu peo-ple, settled in the area in the 1950s after being moved from Maralinga when the British car-ried out nuclear testing.

This year, the community welcomed the Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program (AACAP), which brought construction, training and health-care projects to town.

Leading the AACAP team in its 22th continuous year, OC 17 Const Sqn, 6ESR, Maj Fabian Harrison said the program was an initiative of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, allowing Army’s construction engineers to carry out training and create permanent benefit to the community.

“It is very rewarding. Often

people in these remote areas don’t get to see what Army has to provide, and for many of our junior soldiers this is the first time they’ve been to a remote Indigenous community,” Maj Harrison said.

“We’re building permanent infrastructure that’s going to be used by the civilian population for years to come and it’s good to see the positive impact that has.

“It’s more rewarding than working on an exercise of short duration where we can only achieve temporary effects.”

AACAP runs for up to six months each year, and serves as a qualification exercise for the readying construction squadron.

“There are two construc-tion squadrons, 17 and 21, who alternate in a 24-month cycle,” Maj Harrison said.

“One squadron will be on-line. It participates in the joint land series exercise, but is also in readiness for short-notice

response. The other squadron conducts AACAP, which exer-cises our more technical, large-scale capabilities, and we get to do that year-on, year-off; we don’t have a reset. 6ESR has a very high tempo.”

Although the program rotates between just two squadrons, Maj Harrison said each AACAP was unique.

“AACAP is always tailored to the community it’s being delivered in,” Maj Harrison said.

“There are similarities – we always deploy to a remote area and we always conduct the same effects, which tests each of our functions – but each year is new for the people doing it, and it’s very valuable training.

“Because of the posting cycle, most of us here are doing our job for the first time, even those of us who have done several AACAPs in the past.”

AACAP began in Yalata in early May with works sched-uled to wrap up in September.

IN A town like Yalata, a footpath isn’t just a footpath, goal posts aren’t just goal posts and restoring a church kitchen gives back more than just a sink and tap.

The AACAP team identified these and other tasks of opportunity around town – projects of low cost and high impact.

Comd Resource Troop Lt Nick Bunting said restoring the church kitchen was par-ticularly rewarding.

“For their community, the church is a pretty big hub,” Lt Bunting said.

“It probably gets the most use out of any buildings, so it was our first priority for any significant upgrades or opportuni-ties to give the community.”

Lt Bunting said the kitchen was look-ing “dilapidated” when they arrived.

“It was eaten out by white ants and there was a fair bit of water damage,” he said.

“We were able to rip up the previous kitchen and uproot the linoleum floor, which was not suitable for a wet area.

“We put an Epoxy flooring down and we had a prefabricated steel kitchen done up in Adelaide, so we’ve installed that.”

Resource Troop handed over the kitch-en at a Sunday service on August 5, and troop sergeant Sgt Shaun Walsh said the community was overjoyed.

“Seeing their reaction was very reward-ing,” Sgt Walsh said.

“We were making coffees and mingling with the locals, and it was great getting such a positive reaction to our labours.

“This upgrade improves the locals’ ability to interact with one another, so now they have a place to gather.

“It means our presence and impact on the community will be remembered beyond AACAP 2018.”

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Sgt Shaun Walsh enjoys the new kitchen with the Yalata locals.

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THE future is looking brighter for 17-year-old Yalata resident Rubin Windlass after the AACAP training cell delivered courses to the commu-nity.

With just three small businesses doing their best to attract passing tour-ists – a lonely store in the main street, a caravan park and an art gallery that opens sporadically – there is little opportunity for employment in town.

AACAP 2018 Training and Development Officer Capt Holly Godwin said with that in mind, the training team put together two pack-ages.

“The culture here separates ‘men’s business’ from ‘women’s business’, so we had to be mindful of which courses we offered,” she said.

“After consulting with the commu-nity we decided a Cert II in hospitality and a Cert II in construction were the most suitable.”

Over an eight-week period, two women completed the hospitality

course and Rubin completed the con-struction course. With a Year 11 educa-tion behind him, Rubin said Army’s help in getting his certificate was a valuable experience.

“They helped me a lot,” Rubin said. “They took me through simple

instruction and broke it down into little bits.”

Rubin said he was glad he stuck with his training.

“I just pushed myself, I guess,” he said.

“I thought about what I wanted to be doing in the next two-three years, so I just kept turning up every day.”

Almost immediately after complet-ing his certificate, Rubin’s hard work paid off, landing him a job with a local building company.

“I have a job, doing plumbing and construction stuff. I started Monday,” he said.

“It feels good to be working; I didn’t have a job before. The future’s looking bright.”

Resident’s bright future

The sign welcoming visitors to Yalata, and inset, 17-year-old local resident Rubin Windlass who just earned a Certificate II in construction. Photos: Cpl Julia Whitwell

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A WHITE windsock blown to full exten-sion is the only indication of an air-strip at Yalata.

Reached from town by a bumpy, dirt road, the strip hosts the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia aircraft during their monthly visits, or when a patient needs evacuation.

As part of the scope for AACAP 2018, Airstrip Road was selected for an upgrade, to make the journey to medical care safer and more comfortable for patients.

Spr Rowan Stevens said AACAP usually included a horizontal effect each year, such as a road, and Airstrip Road was the obvi-ous choice in Yalata.

“It’s not just going to impact the com-munity, but also the surrounding area,” Spr Stevens said.

“The Flying Doctors use that runway, so it’ll affect their ability get to the aeroplane and deliver patients quicker.

“The quality of the road will be like a highway; it will be 400 per cent safer.”

Each year the scope of AACAP works also includes a vertical effect, which this year came in the form of two projects for Yalata – a staff house for visiting specialists, and an upgrade to the caravan park to help generate income for the town.

Electrician Pte Mollie Emond, of SME, said it felt good being able to apply her training to a meaningful project.

“I think that’s why a lot of people join the Army – they want a sense of helping people, and AACAP’s all about that,” Pte Emond said.

“You might not see the end result, but we can know we came out here and helped out.”

Highway to helpUpgraded road ensures safer, faster trip for medics, writes Cpl Julia Whitwell.


EXPOSED to dusty winds and with a large population of free-range dogs, Yalata has many environmental health-risk factors.

Deployed as part of the AACAP health team, environmental officer Lt Nicole Muphy had the task of iden-tifying these and other concerns for the community and Army contingent.

“My job is to oversee the pre-ventative medical technicians and provide advice to the command team about public health issues,” Lt Murphy said.

“Our main job here is water test-ing, making sure everyone in the contingent is healthy and working with the community to provide a long-lasting effect once Army has gone.”

Lt Murphy and her preventative medicine technicians teamed up with community member Ivan Bryant, an employee at the local health clinic

with an interest in environmental health.

“We’re training up an environ-mental health worker at Tullawon Health Service,” Lt Murphy said.

“He’s very keen and excited to learn, and sometimes that one person is all you need in the community to start making the small changes.

“The change we’ve been able to see, and the education we’ve been able to provide, will be career-long for him.”

Ivan’s first project in the commu-nity was to foster seedling plants to eliminate dust-related health issues.

Preventative medicine technician Pte Georgie Estens said she worked with Ivan to assist with his seedling project and also conduct training with him.

“Working with Ivan includes watering the plants, cleaning the community a bit, and then I’ve been

training him in other areas,” Pte Estens said.

“I’ve been training him on how to carry out a kitchen inspection and what to look for.”

Pte Estens also drew on expertise from her pre-ADF career as a vet nurse to better the community.

With visiting AACAP vet Maj Brett Jones, Pte Estens helped carry out vaccinations, desexing and worming of the town’s dog popula-tion.

“Over two days, we literally went to every single door in the commu-nity and if we saw a dog we’d go and knock on the door, introduce ourselves and we find which house-holds wanted their dogs desexed,” Pte Estens said.

“The next day we went to those houses, sedated the dogs and took them back to the clinic, and did the surgery.”

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An Australian Army Rheinmetall MAN HX77 variant dump truck carrying out road works near Yalata for the local airstrip. Photo: Supplied

The AACAP team has desexed much of the Yalata dog population.

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HEALTH care in Yalata works a lit-tle differently than in the city; a doc-tor visits weekly, dentists every three months and clinic staff track down the patients for appointments.

Among the 160-strong contingent AACAP 2018 brought to the town, was a health team to keep soldiers and the Yalata community in the best health possible over the four-month project.

AACAP doctor Capt Tim Rogers, of 2GHB, was part of the team that included a dentist, physiotherapist, environmental health officer, nurses, medics and a PTI.

“Our primary job is to look after our contingent here and be prepared for the resuscitation trauma that will hopefully never happen,” Capt Rogers said.

“We also provide primary health care as we would anywhere.”

He said treating patients from the community gave the health team valuable experience with rural and Indigenous concerns.

“In the Army we don’t have diabe-tes, we don’t have as many blood pres-sure problems, we have smokers but not the same amount of heart disease,” Capt Rogers said.

“I find it rewarding to get involved and see things I don’t normally see in the Army.”

Aside from the different types of health concerns, Capt Rogers said the remoteness of Yalata also had impacts he didn’t deal with on a day-to-day basis.

“I find it really interesting from a logistics point of view; the distance compounds the problems,” Capt Rogers said.

“Even with a simple thing like an x-ray – the closest machine is two hours away.

“When you talk to someone about going to hospital, you have to negoti-ate. They might be there for a couple of days, they might need to take family with them – it’s a big deal.”

The AACAP dental team also noticed other locality-related obstacles in treating patients in Yalata.

Dentist Capt Robert Hodgson said with such infrequent dental visits to the town, the local population had their hesitations visiting.

“It’s hard to expect the community members to trust us enough to come in and get any work done,” he said.

“It’s a whole different approach to what we’re used to. In the cities, peo-ple come in because they know they need something done.

“What we’ve been doing is visiting the kids at school, so they get to know us in a familiar environment before we bring them into an unfamiliar environ-ment like the clinic.”

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Capt Tim Rogers takes the blood pressure of Sally Williams.Photos: Cpl Julia Whitwell

Capt Robert Hodgson checks the teeth of Roslyn Peters.

Cpl Jesse Kuskopf goes through the first aid kit with Terrence Milera.

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WITHIN 50 paces of where they touched down in Yalata, CA Lt-Gen Rick Burr and RSM-A WO

Grant McFarlane were at the fore of the AACAP team’s efforts.

Surveying the contrast of Airfield Road against the backdrop of a shrub-by desert plain, Lt-Gen Burr said the project’s impact was undeniable.

“There’s no doubt in my mind the work being carried out here today will provide a benefit to Yalata over dec-ades to come,” Lt-Gen Burr said.

“This road upgrade represents more than a safe journey to the airstrip.

“It will ultimately give the commu-nity accessibility, which translates into better opportunities for medical care.

“This is why AACAP is such an important program. It’s an opportunity to support Australia’s remote commu-nities while also achieving key training outcomes.”

After a tour of the base camp, Camp Birt – named in honour of Cpl Ashley Birt who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2011 – the CA and RSM-A took a tour of the remaining job sites for the project, Staff House and the caravan park.

WO McFarlane said the works were on track to being completed on time, despite adverse conditions.

“It’s not a very forgiving climate, and it has thrown everything at the team here,” WO McFarlane said.

Promotion of YalataCA Lt-Gen Rick Burr and RSM-A Grant McFarlane inspect AACAP’s progress, Cpl Julia Whitwell reports.

“Everyone has put in and cracked on with the job, and I’m proud of the professionalism they’ve shown in get-ting these facilities up and running to keep our promise to the community.”

On the visit, the CA made time for one other important item of business – promoting one of the AACAP team’s junior leaders.

The foreman of the staff house, now LCpl Matthew Wrench, said it was an unexpected highlight.

“It was definitely a surprise, espe-cially here on AACAP,” he said.

“This is my first time as a foreman and it’s been a really good leadership experience for me.

“The lads have been working hard, and getting everything done to sched-ule, so to top it off with a promotion from the CA is a highlight for sure.”

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FORMER South Australian turned ADF striker Lt Alison Stock devastated her old state scoring the win-ning goal against SA in a bronze medal match at the Australian Country Hockey Championships.

“I was so happy, if I wasn’t in the Defence team I would have been playing for SA,” she said.

“I have a lot of friends on that team and they were a bit devastated I got that goal.”

ADF were confident as they headed to Berri, SA, to battle state teams from August 3-11, using their deep roster to replace missing players.

“We had a few last minute injuries but we got a good squad away,” Lt Stock said.

“We have a good amount of players to choose from, so it’s quite competitive to get chosen now.”

They opened the comp with a 1-1 draw against SA, followed by a 2-1 win over Victoria, then a 1-1 draw with WA.

They silenced NSW 1-0, the first time ADF have defeated the women in blue. ADF then copped a 5-0 thumping at the hands of Queensland.

“We were guaranteed a spot in the finals so we decided to try a few players in different positions for something new,” Lt Stock said.

“Queensland turned out to be a very strong team.”Their play off for the grand final ended in a 1-1

draw with NSW, but the women in blue beat ADF in a penalty shootout.

“We got a goal early on which is what happened in the previous game, but this time they managed to get one back,” Lt Stock.

“Their keeper was really good at the shootouts and they got it over us at the end.”

ADF were hit early in their bronze medal match against SA, with a goal scored against them just two minutes in.

“It was a bit rough to start with,” Lt Stock said.“We just kept fighting for it, the momentum kept

building and we put it away.”AB Courtney McVeigh finally put ADF on the

board when she scored off a penalty corner in the 53rd minute. Four minutes later Lt Alison Stock put ADF ahead scoring from another penalty corner with Defence going on to win 2-1. The bronze medal mir-rored ADF’s third place finish last year.

After the comp, Lt Stock and teammate Cpl Jackleene Macarthur were selected for the Australian Country representative side touring New Zealand in April next year.

The ADF men opened their comp strongly with a 4-2 victory against SA and followed with a 2-0 win over Victoria.

They were tested by WA, but emerged victorious 2-3, then NSW humbled Defence with a 11-1 thump-ing.

A shaken ADF side then wrestled Queensland to a 0-0 draw in the last round match.

The Queenslanders denied ADF a spot in the grand final with a 3-1 win in a qualifying semi.

Things briefly looked hopeful after Defence scored in the first minute of the bronze medal match until WA responded with a goal two minutes later.

Both sides arm-wrestled for about 20 minutes before WA scored again. WA ran away in the second half to win 5-1.

The bronze brigade

Cpl Jackleene Macarthur takes control of the ball, during a preliminary game against Qld, at the Australian Country Championships. Photo: Cpl Bill Solomou

AN ELECTRIC basketball match pit-ted service teams against each other in the ACT/Wagga Defence Interservice Basketball Competition at ADFA on July 28-29.

More than 80 personnel participated in the event, showcasing their skills in the hope of being selected to represent ACT/Wagga at the Australian Defence Force Basketball Association champi-onships at RAAF Base Edinburgh in November.

The women’s competition was close all weekend, until the final between Air Force and Army, with Navy providing an extra player for each team.

Air Force proved too strong for Army coming up with a 33-15 win in the grand fnal.

“Given the standard of women’s basketball at the interservice comp, we’ll definitely be able to represent well at Combined Service tournament,” Air Force women’s coach Sqn-Ldr Turnbull said.

“The men’s competition was very even, all teams were contenders for the final.”

In the men’s competition, Army and ADFA went into the final undefeated from the pool A and pool B rounds on Saturday and the semifinal games on Sunday morning.

This was the second year in a row the Army and ADFA teams went head-to-head in the final, with ADFA maintaining their winning streak to beat Army 34-24 in the grand final.

ADFA player Midn Andrew Kilgannon shoots the ball over Army’s Capt Zak Looker in the grand final match.

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Cpl Nikki Weinheimer takes control of the ball, during a preliminary game against Qld, at the Australian Country Championships.Photo: Cpl Bill Solomou

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