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AIRF RCEVol. 60, No. 8, May 17, 2018 The official newspaper of the Royal Australian Air Force
Recognising the critical contribution
of our Air Force mums on Mother’s
Day Page 5
SIMPLY THE BEST
CPL Tara Bowen receives lots of love from her children Cadel, 7, and Amalie, 4, for Mother’s Day.Photo: CPL Bill Solomou
Our F-35A project gathers pace Exercise Green Flag wrap-up Pages 2-3 Pages 10-11
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Alisha Welch
THE Air Combat Systems Program Office (ACSPO) was stood up at RAAF Base Williamtown recently as the Australian F-35A project moves full steam ahead with our first two fighters on track to arrive in December.
ACSPO, part of Aerospace Systems Division in Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), is the in-service support agency responsible for managing the sustainment arrange-ments of the Australian F-35A Air System.
The F-35A air vehicle and associ-ated off-board mission and support sys-tems are being procured under Project AIR 6000 Phase 2A/B within the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Division. It will transition into sustainment from the end of this year to the anticipated dec-laration of F-35A Final Operating Capability in late 2023.
The inaugural Officer Commanding ACSPO, GPCAPT Gerry van Leeuwen, said his priorities this year related to the establishment of a functional Systems Program Office and its inte-gration into the F-35 enterprise.
“Given ACSPO is responsible for sustainment of the F-35A Air System, the organisation is critical to the deliv-ery of the F-35A capability,” GPCAPT van Leeuwen said.
“GPCAPT Angela Castner and the Air Combat Transition Team did some great work last year laying the founda-tions for our success.
“We will be seeking early oppor-tunities to support the JSF Division to transition sustainment activities in the lead-up to the arrival of the first aircraft in December, as well as maturing the organisation, its processes and inter-faces with Air Combat Group (ACG) to support Initial Operating Capability
(IOC) at the end of 2020 and beyond.”GPCAPT van Leeuwen, who
has served in Air Force since 1989, said while a lot of attention had been focused on acquisition, sustainment of the F-35A Air System had largely flown under the radar.
“As with any developmental pro-gram, there have been discoveries and issues that have unsurprisingly drawn attention to a program of this scale and cost,” he said.
“The full scope and cost of F-35A sustainment activity won’t be fully quantified until final verification activi-ties have been completed and all mod-elling data and assumptions are quali-fied.
“I see that – along with integration of the F-35A Air System (more than just the platform) into ACG – as the main challenges for ACSPO.
“I’d expect as we exercise the F-35A in Australia in the lead-up to IOC, the level of uncertainty will decrease as the support system matures.”
GPCAPT van Leeuwen said mem-bers of ACSPO would work close-ly with staff in the JSF Division and Air Force – ACG and the Air Combat Transition Office – moving forward.
“These relationships are critical to the success of the F-35A capability,” he said.
“There is heavy reliance on all ele-ments across the enterprise in terms of roles and responsibilities as we deliv-er, introduce and sustain this highly potent fifth-generation capability for our warfighters.
“With the imminent arrival of the F-35A, we should all be very proud to be part of arguably the best equipped, most skilled and capable Air Force in the world.”
F-35A project gathers pace
ACSPO AT A GLANCEACSPO is part of Aerospace Systems Division in Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group and is responsible for the sustainment of the F-35A Air System.
An integrated team of 22 Air Force and Australian Public Service personnel work in ACSPO. The organisation is likely to grow to 35 by the end of this
year, with 14 Air Force and 21 APS staff.
The roles include sustainment, engineering and logistics govern-ance, planning and assurance functions, as well commercial and administrative support services.
ACSPO is located at RAAF Base Williamtown, where the first two Australian F-35A aircraft will be based from December this year.
Air Combat Systems Program Office is critical to developing the JSF’s capability
An Antonov An-124 loaded with state-of-the-art F-35A training equipment parks on the flightline as an E7-A Wedgetail, left, taxis into RAAF Base Williamtown.Photos: CPL Nicci Freeman
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Jacqui Payne
RAAF Base Williamtown was the centre of interest when the first of the training equip-ment for the Australian F-35A Integrated Training Centre (ITC) was delivered by an Antonov (An-124) – one of the world’s larg-est aircraft.
The An-124 landed about 4.30pm on May 2 to the delight of a few hundred plane spotters at the end of runway. The aircraft had flown from the United Kingdom, carrying equipment bound for the ITC within Williamtown’s No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU).
The aircraft was contracted by Lockheed Martin to deliver an Ejection Systems
Maintenance Trainer (a replica of the F-35A aircraft escape systems) and a Weapons Load Trainer (replicates the F-35A fuselage, including the weapons bay and wing hard points).
The equipment delivered to the base will provide Australia with its own F-35A pilot and maintainer training capability and will form part of the overall Australian F-35A Training System.
The equipment was off-loaded in the early morning on May 3 before the aircraft departed at about 11am.
RAAF Base Williamtown last hosted an An-124 – the “baby” of the Antonov heavy-lift fleet – about 10 years ago.
Mighty lift for our future jet fighters
Personnel unload an F-35A training equipment at RAAF Base Williamtown.
ANTONOV ‘BABY’ FACTS The Antonov An-124
Ruslan (NATO reporting name: Condor) is a strate-gic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union (USSR).
The An-124 cargo aircraft has a wingspan of 73.3m, length 69.1m, and is 20.78m high at the tail.
The An-124 remains one the largest military trans-port aircraft in the world.
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Rising eye in the sky
CPL Sebastian Beurich
THE 2018-19 Budget held no sur-prises for Defence, with priority given to funding the long-term plans laid out in the 2016 Defence White Paper and 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper.
The government has allocated $36.4 billion for Defence expendi-ture.
Defence Minister Marise Payne said the Budget focused on three major Defence areas: operations, the Defence Integrated Investment Program and the strategies outlined in the Defence Industry Policy Statement.
“As part of our ongoing commit-ment to security and stability at home and around the globe, the government continues to fund major operations,” Senator Payne said.
“The Integrated Investment Program details Defence’s future capability requirements to ensure the men and women in the ADF have the platforms and equipment they need to keep Australia secure.
“The government continues to invest in upgrading and expanding the Defence estate, which ensures the ADF has the infrastructure it needs to operate and support key capabilities.”
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS $1.8bn for the next eight
F-35A aircraft. The first two are expected to be based out of RAAF Williamtown from December.
$592m for delivery of the eighth and ninth P-8A Poseidons.
$403m for the next 24 training aircraft, six flight simulators and associated elements to support pilot training at RAAF Bases East Sale and Pearce.
$215m to progress modifica-tion and testing of mission computing and IFF upgrades for the E-7A Wedgetail.
$197m to progress delivery of a mobile threat train-ing emitter system for the EA-18G Growler.
$78m to commence, but not complete, delivery of a second KC-30A MRTT fitted with the government trans-port and communications capability.
Eamon Hamilton
A REUNION to celebrate the 75th anni-versary of No. 37 Squadron is planned for RAAF Base Richmond on July 14.
Past members are invited to join their contemporary counterparts for the event, which will involve a 1940s-themed func-tion held in the 37SQN hangar.
CO 37SQN WGCDR Matt Cooper said the unit had provided airlift ever since its origins at RAAF Base Laverton in July 1943.
“The squadron was formed as the Allies took an upper hand in the war in the Pacific,” WGCDR Cooper said.
“As the Allies advanced through the Pacific, there was a greater need for air transport to carry people and cargo, both within Australia and throughout the region.
“Technology and circumstances have changed in 75 years, but the job of carry-ing Defence personnel and cargo remains a common experience to all generations of 37SQN.”
With a history of service taking it around the globe, 37SQN has witnessed the rise of a close community of past and present members in recent years.
The 70th anniversary of 37SQN in 2013 led to the creation of a 37SQN Association, which meets regularly on Anzac Day and other squadron anniver-saries.
Col Coyne, a former loadmaster and now president of the 37SQN Association, said many former members were looking forward to the reunion in July.
“The 75th anniversary is an opportu-nity to celebrate our history under the one roof.”
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Eamon Hamilton
A NEW sight is evolving on the RAAF Base Richmond skyline – the installation of a control cabin structure on a new air traffic con-trol (ATC) tower.
The cabin structure is 79 tonnes and was carefully installed on top of the tower with the use of a 500-tonne hydraulic crane.
This is the portion of the tower used by air traffic controllers and communications electronics tech-nicians to deliver Richmond’s con-trol tower capabilities.
SADFO RAAF Base Richmond AIRCDRE William Kourelakos said construction of the ATC tower and an accompanying Airfield Systems Complex building had started last October.
“The new ATC facilities for RAAF Base Richmond will be completed in December 2018,” AIRCDRE Kourelakos said.
“The tower will have a control cabin, external observation deck and a crew rest area, toilet, kitch-enette and a mechanical plant room.
“Unlike the existing ATC tower, the new building will feature both
stairs and an elevator to reach the control cabin level.”
Once completed, the new building will replace the ageing ATC Tower that was constructed at Richmond in the early-1960s, along with several other buildings around the base.
The current ATC tower will be demolished once services are being provided from the new tower.
“The removal of the old ATC tower is necessary in order to pro-vide an unobstructed view from the new ATC tower of air operations across RAAF Base Richmond,” AIRCDRE Kourelakos said.
“The new ATC tower and the accompanying facilities are essen-tial infrastructure for us to safe-ly manage ground and airspace operations around RAAF Base Richmond.”
The new facilities are part of a wider Defence infrastructure pro-gram, AIR5431 Phases 2 and 3, which will deliver new or upgrad-ed ATC facilities at 13 Defence bases across Australia.
Construction has commenced at most locations, and the project will be complete by late 2021.
Richmond control tower growing fast
2018-19 Budget
E-7A Wedgetail in Middle East.
Photo: WO2 Neil Ruskin
The air traffic control cabin is lifted on to RAAF Base Richmond’s new ATC tower.Photo: CPL Casey Forster
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You’re the best, mumCPL Bill Solomou
BIG hugs and kisses as well as spending the day with her children was how CPL Tara Bowen, of No. 460 Squadron, spent Mother’s Day on May 13.
Like many mothers in Air Force, CPL Bowen said she enjoyed the simple things on the special day.
“I enjoyed the hand-made gifts from the kids. Normally it’s new winter pyjamas, but I like spending time with the kids, whether we are snuggled up watching TV all day, or whether we go out. As long as we are together I’m happy,” she said.
CPL Bowen said she joined Air Force because it offered her a challenging and rewarding career with professional train-ing, and the flexibility to do what she needed to do as a mother.
“My role as an Air Intelligence Analyst (AIA), Operation Intelligence (OPINT) with 460SQN can be quite demanding,” CPL Bowen said.
“Air Force offers me the opportunity to continue to contribute to the overall capa-bility and to be an active mum.
“The work-life balance is important so I can spend valuable time with my kids, and continue on with my language studies to support Air Force as a linguist.
“I had both my kids during my employ-ment with Air Force, and I appreciate having a supportive employer while I had children.”
CPL Bowen said Air Force offered great flexibility for working mums.
CPL Tara Bowen, of 460SQN with her children Cadel and Amalie. Photo: CPL Bill Solomou
FLGOFF Bel Scott
THE Air Warfare Centre hosted the inaugural Trilateral Commanders’ Initiative at RAAF Base Edinburgh from April 23-27.
When the AWC was established in 2015 under Plan Jericho, part of its mandate was to build rela-tionships between coalition part-ners and Air Warfare Centre equiva-lents to promote integrated, fifth- generation warfighting.
CDR AWC AIRCDRE Joe Iervasi said productive relationships, built through a series of meetings known as “commanders’ initiatives”, were ini-tially established with RAF, USAF, and more recently USN, air warfare centres.
“The evolution of these forums is to turbo charge collaboration and integration of advanced warfighting,” AIRCDRE Iervasi said.
“In addition to common warfighting technical capabilities, a key enabler for integration is the establishment of trust through effective and enduring inter-personal relationships.
“These trilateral talks coincided with Anzac Day, which allowed our international partners to experience the full range of Anzac Day commemora-tive and social activities.”
AIRCDRE Joe Iervasi said this form of engagement served to empha-sise the degree to which our three countries shared enduring values, inter-ests and historical bonds.
“From this perspective alone, the inaugural trilateral meetings were a great success; and the extent of com-mon interests and challenges identified through the week’s discussions gives us great confidence that this forum has a very productive future ahead of it,” he said.
The first trilateral symposium at Air Warfare Centre seeks to ‘turbo charge’ collaboration in warfighting
The power of three
USAF Chief Master SGT Charles Hoffman, left, USAF MAJGEN Peter Gersten, Commander Air Warfare Centre AIRCDRE Joe Iervasi, WOFF John Lindsay, RAF AIRCDRE Alistair Seymour and USN CAPT John Enfield at the inaugural AWC trilateral commanders’ initiative. Photo: CPL David Cotton
7May 17, 2018RCEAIR F News
FLTLT Stephanie Anderson
GOING outside their usual remit, No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provided a medical team to support Australian WWII veterans attending the International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) opening in Lincoln, England.
The 3AMES team escor ted our veterans during the 12-day UK tour. They also provided medical support and assistance during
commemorations and other activities organised by the Bomber Command Association in Australia (BCAA).
The IBCC was opened on April 2 in recognition and remembrance of the men and women who served in Bomber Command.
M e d i c a l O ff i c e r S Q N L D R Alex Lobanov said he felt humbled and privileged to care for Bomber Command veterans “to whom we owed so much”.
“They were ordinary men and
women thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and through bravery, determination and luck have been able to share their incredible stories with us,” SQNLDR Lobanov said.
“The loss of their mates is as raw today as it was over 70 years ago. Lest we forget.”
3AMES worked with the BCAA to determine the level of support required for the veterans, who are all aged in their 90s.
The team comprised two Medical
Officers, SQNLDR Lobanov and FLTLT Lauren Browne, and two Medical Assistants, CPL Dianne Thomas and LAC Michael Youngberry.
3AMES members are trained and experienced in aviation medicine and general practice, which ensured the health of the veterans during the trip.
LAC Michael Youngberry said it was incredible to experience the opening tour of the centre with Australian WWII veterans.
“Being able to hear their first-hand
stories and memories during the tour made this trip truly remarkable,” LAC Youngberry said.
Each team member felt honoured to have accompanied the veterans on the tour, and were inspired after being a part of such a special ceremony.
The Department of Veterans Affairs supported the tour with funding for the veterans and their carers plus the coordination of travel insurance by Defence Health for all veterans at no cost.
Tribute to brave deeds
‘Being able to hear their first-hand stories and memories during the tour made this trip truly remarkable.
– LAC Michael Youngberry, Medical Assistant
FLGOFF Lawrence Woods DFC (retd), centre, with 3AMES medical team, from left, LAC Michael Youngberry, FLTLT Lauren Browne, CPL Dianne Thomas and SQNLDR Alex Lobanov during an International Bomber Command Centre tour.
Incredible stories shared as our WWII vets attend opening of Bomber Command centre in the UK
The International Bomber Command Centre tour group in Lincoln, United Kingdom.
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Beyond the call of dutyFLTLT Stephanie Anderson
SGT Gareth Thomas, a reservist for Airbase Protection Flight at No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, put his skills to the test when he apprehended an armed robber in Brisbane in April.
SGT Thomas was buying dinner for his family when he noticed a suspicious man entering a local Subway store.
“I saw him go into the store and come back out again, and I thought it was strange, so I decided to watch him from my car,” SGT Thomas said.
“When he went back into the store, he tried to open the gate to get behind the counter, and the girl working in the store started looking distressed, so I went in to help.”
SGT Thomas’ training kicked in and he quickly subdued the would-be robber who was armed with a syringe.
“My son called the police, and I held the man until they arrived,” he said.
“My main concern was for the girls working in the store. One of them goes to school with my son, so they were fairly young.”
SGT Thomas has been a reservist for 24 years. He first joined as an Airfield Defence Guard prior to moving into the Airbase Protection Flight.
Acacia Ridge Criminal Investigation Branch Detective Sergeant Toby Phillips thanks SGT Gareth Thomas, of
2SECFOR, for preventing an attempted robbery. Photo: CPL Colin Dadd
FLGOFF Bel Scott
PERSONNEL from the Vietnam People’s Air Force Aviation Medicine Institute have visited the RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine (IAM) at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
The visitors observed demonstra-tions of equipment and gained knowl-edge of training and medical evalua-tions conducted at the unit.
Institute of Aviation Medicine XO SQNLDR Martin Biner said visit in March was a chance to showcase the best aviation medical practices that managed aviation safety risks through medical expertise.
“The diverse two-day program cov-ered the functions of aviation medicine in Vietnam and Australia,” SQNLDR Biner said.
“We also discussed potential areas for cooperation, such as a focus on staff training and exchange programs, as well as sharing procedures and standards for military aircrew health assessments.
“The visit formed part of an ongoing commitment to collaborate with our international partners in the development and delivery of aviation medicine.”
SQNLDR Biner said the institute ensured safe, effective military avia-tion activities through: aviation medi-cine knowledge for aircrew; medical suitability for aircrew personnel; training and development for aviation medical officers; and the provision of SME advice to manage contemporary human-systems integration issues.
Healthy dose of sharing
Institute of Aviation Medicine XO SQNLDR Martin Biner (centre back) escorts Vietnam People’s Air Force personnel through a training facility at RAAF Base Edinburgh. Photo: CPL David Cotton
Learning from the Anzac legend
A group of Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC) now have a deeper understanding of the sacrifice made by the Anzacs on the Western Front after a 15-day tour. Sourced from all AAFC Wings in Australia (except 7WG), the cadets attended Anzac Day commemorations and battlefield tours. They met with CAF and ministers, including Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester (pictured).
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10 11RCEAIR FExercise Green Flag May 17, 2018
Crucial skills shared as our Hercules muscle in on the action during Exercise Green Flag in the US, FLTLT Simon Carroll and Eamon Hamilton report
SOUTHERN skies in the United States have reverberated with the sound of C-130 Hercules as No. 37 Squadron joined coun-
terparts from three nations for Exercise Green Flag Little Rock.
Regarded as one of the largest training activities for tactical airlift, the exercise involved 5000 American Army troops deployed or supplied in Louisiana training ranges from April 4-17.
Day and night missions were flown as they would be in a warlike operation, with participants planning missions at short-notice and being forced to over-come simulated threats.
The 37SQN contingent included a C-130J Hercules along with aircrew and maintainers, joined by intelligence staff from No. 87 Squadron.
Also participating in the exercise were contingents from New Zealand and the United States.
Little Rock Air Force Base is
America’s home of the C-130 Hercules, and is led by COL Gerald Donohue, Commander of United States Air Force (USAF) 19th Airlift Wing.
“Exercises such as Green Flag provide us with opportunities to train together, improve our interoperability and strengthen our partnerships,” COL Donohue said.
“Our coalition and joint partners are critical to projecting and sustaining combat airlift across the globe.
“All of this enables us to provide agile combat airlift at a moment’s notice, anywhere in the world.”
Several Green Flag exercises are held throughout the US each year, focusing on the integration of air power effects with ground forces.
For Exercise Green Flag Little Rock, Hercules flew to a forward operating base at Fort Polk in Louisiana, and then to airstrips and drop zones in the exercise area.
Few other exercises recreated the scale of Exercise Green Flag Little Rock, according to RAAF Detachment Commander SQNLDR David Torrington.
“We do a lot of training in Australia which pushes our crews hard and tests the limits of our preparedness,” SQNLDR Torrington said.
“By coming to Exercise Green Flag Little Rock we are able to take readiness to the next level.
“Integrating what we do with partner nations is essential to preparing for ef-fective deployments.”
On top of the exercise scenario, aircrew were scored by judges on their performance, with the 37SQN team taking out top honours for the airdrop accuracy award.
On the ground, the aircrew were brought into “escape and evade” serials, focusing on their ability to survive and escape capture if brought down.
Maintainers at Little Rock faced challenging conditions as a Polar vortex brought unseasonably freezing condi-tions to Little Rock.
“Our crews and support person-nel gain valuable insights and experi-ence into the latest practices on C-130 planning, operations and deployment,” SQNLDR Torrington said.
“We deployed permanent and reserv-ist members on Exercise Green Flag Little Rock to ensure our approach was as fully integrated as possible.”
Learning points from the exercise are imported back into the training and deployment cycle in Australia.
“The investment in coming here is re-paid many times over through improved skills and training, sharing of tactics and intelligence and a thorough workout with multinational partners,” SQNLDR Torrington said.
ON THE BUTTON
A 37SQN C-130J Hercules at Little Rock Air Force Base in the US.Photo: Airman 1st Class Kristine M. Gruwell (USAF)
FLTLT Eleanor Bradshaw on the ramp of a 37SQN Hercules.Photo: Airman 1st Class Rhett Isbell (USAF)
SGT Paul Cox, centre, converses with American and New Zealand counterparts. Photo: Airman 1st Class Rhett Isbell (USAF)
37SQN Pilots, FLTLT Nina Carpenter and FLTLT Eleanor Bradshaw, in a C-130J Hercules cockpit ahead of an Exercise Green Flag mission.Photo: Airman 1st Class Kristine M. Gruwell (USAF)
37SQN Loadmasters SGT Samantha Bax and SGT Paul Cox reconfigure a C-130J Hercules cargo bay during Exercise Green Flag. Photo: Airman 1st Class Kristine M. Gruwell (USAF)
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Historic award for unitFLTLT Tracey Li
FOR the first time in its history, the RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training has been awarded the Stonehaven Trophy in the 2017 Air Force Proficiency and Leadership Awards.
CO RAAFSALT WGCDR Vhonda Hewson said the unit at RAAF Base Wagga was tremendously proud of the achievement.
“It is the first time in history that RAAFSALT has received this award and I am tremendously proud of the unit,” WGCDR Hewson said.
“Every day I witness the countless efforts RAAFSALT members make towards providing relevant, engaging and innovative learning for a fifth-generation Air Force.
“The entire team contributed to this award. The efforts of each and every member of the unit are reflective of
an immensely proficient team with an unwavering commitment to quality learning.”
The award recognises the most proficient training establishment that contributes to Air Force learning and was open for nominations from 27 other units.
WGCDR Hewson said the win-ning unit was assessed in areas such as delivery of effective trainees to Air Force, calibre of instructional person-
nel, contributions to capability as well as commitment to values, morale and esprit de corps.
CPL Naomi Grey, a newly posted Personnel Capability Specialist, said she felt extremely inspired by what the members of the unit had achieved.
“I was encouraged by my chain of command to examine our current ways of teaching following a simple philos-ophy from day one, ‘does what we do contribute to learning and if not why
are we doing it?’,” CPL Grey said.“This way of thinking has inspired
us to focus on teaching our students ‘how to think’ as opposed to ‘what to think’.
“As a result, students now have more ownership of their learning and our instructors have the freedom to employ different instructing styles to suit students’ needs.
“I look forward to seeing where this instructor career can take me.”
RAAFSALT staff and students at RAAF Base Wagga celebrate receiving the 2017 Stonehaven Trophy for the first time. Photo: CPL Ben Lowe
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LIFE IN THE RAAFDriving change
FLTLT Tracey Li meets a member who enjoys teaching specialised driving skills
LOOKING outside the square was the catalyst for CPL Renata Cooper to start a rewarding career with move-ments in 2008.
CPL Cooper said after working for a civilian company for 20 years she decided to try something completely different and join.
“I have several friends who are either cur-rently or formerly in the Defence Force and I had always enjoyed listening to their stories about their experiences,” CPL Cooper said.
“I found those stories very inspiring and decided to join Air Force as a mover because I wanted to work on aircraft, be exposed to a range of different variables and have a job where I can make a difference.”
Movers can be employed in different categories, including air movements, aircraft refuelling and road movements, and CPL Cooper has worked in all three.
Currently posted to RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training, CPL Cooper is an instructor for a movements vehicle licensing course.
“The course is 12 weeks long and aims to teach students how to operate Defence vehi-cles in accordance with correct procedures,” CPL Cooper said.
“By the end of course students will gain up to a medium rigid licence, and become fully qualified forklift operators.
“Having such skills would allow them to perform a wide range of tasks in their move-ments career.
“I thoroughly enjoy my job as an instruc-
tor and watching my students gaining new skills is extremely rewarding.”
CPL Cooper said her service career had given her experiences she would not have had in the civilian world, for example, two deployments in 2009 and 2010.
“I deployed as an Air Movements Operator as part of Operation Padang Assist in 2009 – a disaster relief operation to help the Indonesian region to recover from a pow-erful offshore earthquake,” CPL Cooper said.
“My role was to unload and load relief supplies including food and water, and other cargo from our aircraft for the residents and recovery teams.
“The work we did there made a huge difference to local people and they were so grateful of our assistance.
“It was an extremely humbling experi-ence and I remember thinking that is one of the reasons why I joined.”
CPL Cooper said both her family and friends are very supportive and proud of her serving in Air Force.
“I have just recently clocked up 10 years in the RAAF, and I must say the time has flown,” CPL Cooper said.
“I am excited to see where this career can take me as I know our organisation is ever-changing, so the possibilities are endless.”
CPL Cooper lives with her dog Jackson and loves walking him twice a day. In her spare time she enjoys dragon boating with a local club called Bidgee Dragons. CPL Renata Cooper attends to a vehicle at RAAF Base Wagga. Photo: SGT Michael Formosa
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STORIES are our history. They con-nect us through shared experiences and become a part of our rich mili-tary traditions and culture.
Some of these stories were shared when community leaders and Defence personnel launched the Serving Country Exhibition at the Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre on April 20.
Serving Country shares the personal journeys of nearly 200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service personnel over the past cen-tury.
The exhibition honours the service, acknowledges the sac-rifices and celebrates the positive roles Indigenous servicemen and women have performed within the Australian community.
Uncle Harry Allie, Air Force Elder, shared his journey and is fea-tured in the exhibition.
“Honouring the service contribu-tion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women to the nation is a vital part of the reconciliation process and will cre-
ate newer and richer understanding about Australian identity and his-tory,” Uncle Harry said.
Another member to share their Serving Country story is WOFF Mick Enchong.
“Defence will challenge you individually, physically, emotionally, intellectually and culturally,” he said.
“But the challenges are there for you to meet and I urge everyone to take that challenge.”
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a long and proud tradition of serving in the ADF.
For more than a cen tury Indigenous Australians have served alongside other servicemen and women – from South Africa and Gallipoli to the trenches of Belgium and France, to the battlefields of Korea and Vietnam, and the rocky deserts of Afghanistan.
WOFF (ret) Len Waters was the first Indigenous Australian to earn his wings as a military aviator and the only one to serve as a RAAF fighter pilot during World War II.
During the war, WOFF Waters served with No. 78 Squadron and
flew 95 Kittyhawk missions in Dutch New Guinea, Morotai and Borneo. By chance, his Kittyhawk had been named “Black Magic” by a previous pilot to have flown it and WOFF Waters chose to retain the name as a sign of good luck.
The first Serving Country Exhibition was held in 2014.
The exhibition launch provided a platform to recognise Defence’s commitment to the Closing the Gap Strategy, Defence Reconciliation Action Plan and Pathway to Change.
The ADF is recognised as one of the first equal employers of Indigenous Australians.
Current and former serving per-sonnel contributed to the Serving Country collection, which features images, stories and personal quotes.
The exhibition will be on display at the Newcastle Region Library until June 9.
Indigenous personnel are encour-aged to participate in the exhibition.
To register your interest visit: www.servingcountry.com.au/contact
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Sharing journeys at the Serving Country Exhibition
The photograph of CPL Tara Enchong takes pride of place among the many portraits of past and present Indigenous serving members in the Serving Country Exhibition.Photo: CPL Nicci Freeman
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AN Air Force team played a key role in the collection of objects and stories from the Middle East area of operations for the Australian War Memorial’s National Collection.
Personnel took part in the ADF/AWM Collections Coordination Group’s (CCG) mission to procure items from Operations Accordion, Okra and Manitou in the Middle East.
The mission was planned and execut-ed by the History and Heritage Branch Air Force (HH-AF) on behalf of the Sea Power Centre Australia and the Army History Unit. It marked the first oppor-tunity to take the lead in a joint AWM/ADF activity.
HH-AF Director-General AIRCDRE John Meier, a member of the AWM CCG, said the intent of the mission was to provide access for AWM personnel to visit deployed units to conduct inter-views, acquire imagery as well as iden-tify artefacts and records of historical significance.
“It was the largest and broadest in scope of any mission [of its type] con-ducted, with 12 ADF and AWM person-nel deploying on three concurrent opera-tions,” AIRCDRE Meier said.
Detachment Commander WGCDR Leigh Collins, Deputy Director Plans HH-AF, said the Air Force/AWM ele-ment was particularly interested in cov-ering the contribution of Air Task Group, Air Mobility Task Group and other Air Force support elements.
“An essential element of preparation and familiarisation was the opportunity
to visit units and personnel undertak-ing pre-deployment training,” WGCDR Collins said.
The AWM team visited RAAF Base Williamtown to meet crew members about to deploy, inspected an E-7A Wedgetail and observed an E-7A crew undergoing mission rehearsal exer-cises in preparation for their upcoming deployment.
The team also visited No. 33 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley and participated in a KC-30A air refuelling training mission.
The Air Force team included GPCAPT Phil Edwards from the Air Power Development Centre and two AWM staff members, Shane Casey and Stuart Bennington. An additional team member was Megan Cope, AWM com-missioned official war artist.
“One of my tasks was to collect information so that current operations are incorporated into the RAAF online Air Power courses available through the Air Power Development Centre website,” GPCAPT Edwards said.
WGCDR Collins said more than 80 formal oral history interviews were recorded, complemented by ad-hoc inter-views with a range of personnel.
Interviews are planned with members who have returned home from deploy-ment along with follow-up visits to units to build on Air Force’s contributions.
CCG is co-chaired by MAJGEN Brian Dawson (retd), Head Military Strategic Commitments and Nick Fletcher, Assistant Director, Branch Head, National Collection.
Our story lives on
Left: Shane Casey, Senior Curator at the AWM, right, observes a member of the Air Task Group armament team working at the main operating base in the Middle East.Above: Stuart Bennington, of the AWM, official war artist Megan Cope and GPCAPT Phil Edwards, of the Air Power Development Centre, inspect a maintenance team “roto board” at Air Mobility Task Group.
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CPL Kathryn Whelan, left, interacts with students at 77 Elementary School in Bengkulu, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership in the Indo-Pacific. Photo: US Navy
Life Support Fitter CPL James Clews, of 2OCU, at the Wings Over Illawarra air show at Illawarra regional airport on May 5-6. Photo: CPL Casey Forster
CPL Joshua Parry-Jones, of 13SQN at RAAF Base Darwin, is deployed on Operation Okra working as ground crew embedded with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. Photo: SGT Mark Doran
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BEING part of something big and helping out those in need is a major motivation driving the staff and coach-es of the Australian Invictus Games 2018 team.
For team physiotherapist FLTLT Sue Pescud, helping our competitors is a cause she is proud to be part of.
FLTLT Pescud was on hand dur-ing the final selection camp for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 swim-ming team at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre from April 27-29.
“I was part of the Invictus Games 2017 medical team last year and it feels great to be back,” FLTLT Pescud said.
“I’m the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 team lead physiotherapist, which means I have a clinical role as well as organising some wonderful physios that help me to support the program.
“As part of my role I am responsi-ble for the baseline assessments and ongoing screening as well as the criti-cal job categorising competitors in the correct category.
“It’s a fantastic program and it’s good to be able to see an improvement in competitors over the course of the program from the testing we’ve car-ried out.”
FLTLT Pescud said the Invictus Games was a program that could change a person’s life.
“Personally, it’s amazing to see. I went in to Defence to make a differ-ence and giving back is like a com-munity service to me. This is not about covering sport. This program is so important and life changing for the competitors.”
FLTLT Pescud said there were people at the beginning of last year’s Invictus Games program who strug-gled with conversation or had no active involvement with exercise or being part of a team.
“By the end they were chatting to people, taking on roles, reducing their medication, being more active and get-ting back into life,” she said.
FLTLT Pescud said as a result of competitors training hard leading up to selections, injuries arised from over-training.
“We try to put a lot of work into ‘prehab’ where we try to prevent inju-ries occurring,” she said.
The ADF and RSL will support a combined team of 72 competitors at the games in Sydney from October 20-27. The final team will be announced mid-year.
THORPEDO VISIT INSPIRES INVICTUS SWIMMERSPLTOFF Aaron Curran
INSPIRATION does not come much bigger than one of Australia’s great-est athletes taking time out to talk to and mentor you.
For the competitors who par-ticipated in the final swimming selection camp for the Invictus Games in Sydney, the visit by for-mer Olympian and Invictus Games Sydney 2018 ambassador Ian Thorpe was a welcome boost to
morale and another reason to get in the pool and train harder.
Thorpe took time out of his schedule to sit down with the com-petitors and talk to them about his experiences and what they can do to improve their performances.
“I wanted to share some of my experiences in sport with the swim-mers,” Thorpe said.
“I spoke about what I did when it came to pressure, preparation, and
all the skills you need to take away from the pool as well.”
Thorpe said it was great to return and support the team for the third time.
“I was a spectator at the first games in London,” he said.
“I thought, ‘I want to be a part of this as well’, because it was an event that has inspired me. It gets back to the purity of sport where just getting out there and competing is their gold medal.”
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FLTLT Sue Pescud.Photo: PLTOFF Aaron Curran
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NINE Air Force Rugby Union (AFRU) players were selected in the ADF Rugby Union squads after impressive performances at the Australian Defence Force Rugby Union (ADFRU) Championships in Brisbane from April 29 to May 5.
Four women and five men made the cut, despite both Air Force teams finishing without a win.
AFRU men’s coach SGT Mick Godfrey said the men’s team had 10 new players.
“The scores never reflected the games played. The team always competed and remained positive until the final whistle of all three games,” SGT Godfrey said.
Women’s team coach SGT Bryan Hudson had similar praises for his squad.
He said highlights for the team were their development and improvement in the short period they were together.
“The women’s team fought throughout the championship show-ing courage, teamwork and respect at all times, both on and off the pad-dock,” he said.
“We were able to build our struc-ture and foundation for Air Force Women’s Rugby, and we will con-tinue to build on that during the year.”
LACW Brooke McHugh said she was honoured to be named co- captain with two other great players.
“I’ve learnt a lot from them, and they are great role models both on and off the field,” she said.
“We have such a great culture, and a great bunch of women, who I now have the privilege of calling my family.”
O F F C D T I z z y A t k i n s o n -Smith, LACW Brooke McHugh, LACW Annie Turner, and LACW Madeleine Thiess, impressed the selectors to be named in the ADFRU women’s squad.
The five men to make the ADFRU squad were: LAC Peatrie Birney, LAC Liam Krautz, LAC Simon Tagaloa , LAC Brady Cochrane, and LAC Emerson Burgess.
FLGOFF Chloe Stevenson
NETBALLERS have made the ADF proud by taking home the Victorian RSL Anzac Netball Cup against their Anzac brethren in Auckland, New Zealand.
The tournament is held as a tri-match series, taking place every three years. The cup has been con-tested since 1998, with both the ADF and the NZDF sharing hosting of the tournament.
WO2 Megan White said the team worked hard to represent Australia for such a special tourna-ment.
“The ADF came out strong in the first match with a significant lead of 13 goals going into the fourth and final quarter that saw the Kiwis fight back hard,” WO2 White said.
“The ADF ladies managed to hold them off to win the first game 45-41.
The second match was played on Anzac Day, but first both teams went to a dawn service in Auckland.
“In the Anzac Day match, the ADF again came out strong in the
Making the cut in rugby
LEUT Dave Devlin
A NEW era in AFLW unfolded when the ADF Women’s All-Stars stepped out for the inaugural Women’s Anzac Challenge Cup match in Melbourne.
The All-Stars lined up against the Richmond VFLW team as a result of the strategic partnership between the Richmond Football Club and ADF Australian Rules Association.
The match, held at the Swinburne Centre’s Punt Road Oval on April 24, was a curtain raiser to the Richmond versus Melbourne AFL clash at the MCG.
Despite both teams battling in poor conditions, and boasting star AFLW players, the All-Stars were defeated by 12 points (4.4-28 to 2.4-16).
CPL Andrea Pearce, of No. 24 Squadron, said pulling on the ADF jersey was a rare privilege.
“It’s pretty special to be able to represent Defence while playing the nation’s game, with your serving mates by your side,” CPL Pearce said.
All-Stars coach LTCOL Dani Glatz said she couldn’t think of a better day
for ADF teams to play representative football.
“The value we place on mateship, and the gratitude we have for those who have given it all so that we might continue to have the freedoms we enjoy, are never taken for granted,” LTCOL Glatz said.
“I could not have been prouder of how the team played.
“I think this is a testament not only to the values we hold as ADF members, but also the exceptional character of the women playing AFL.”
With a new format and opponent for the annual match, the ADF women held a training camp the week prior to the game at Simpson Barracks, focusing on the wellness of each player, skills development, recovery and self-assessment.
The training included expert tips from AFLW premiership coach Bec Goddard, who took the time to impart some expert knowledge onto the playing group.
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Spirit of the challengeSweet win over Kiwis
first three quarters,” WO2 White said.“The NZDF however did not dis-
appoint, causing a few heart-stopping moments in the fourth quarter when the game looked to be taken from their grasp, but the team showed that Anzac spirit, fighting back for an ADF win 43-41.”
The third game was a draw at 37-37.
CAPT Anna Delaney said taking home the win for the ADF on the sec-ond day was a special moment.
“Securing the cup on Anzac Day with the Anzac spirit within all of the girls and the coach, was simply the most amazing feeling,” she said.
“All of the ladies agreed that it was the highlight of their netball career.”
CPL Lauren Anstey, centre, contests the ball during the ADF Women’s All-Stars clash.
The ADF netball team went through the triennial series against the NZDF undefeated, including two wins and a draw.
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LACW Brooke McHugh, right, will be co-captain of the ADF Rugby Union
Women’s squad.
