Page 3 and Centre CN sets goals for 2022 Plan Pelorus Joint capabilities on show Serving Australia with pride NEWS N AVY Volume 62, No. 4, March 21, 2019 Choules Bonding in the Solomons Page 4 Ballarat Page 5 Drug bust on the high seas TASK GROUP SETS SAIL A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon soars above HMAS Canberra as she sails off the West Australian coast during Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Photo: CPL Kylie Gibson Sri Lanka first stop on Indo-Pacific Endeavour Pages 2-3
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Page 3 and Centre
CN sets goals for 2022
Plan Pelorus
Joint capabilities on show
Serving Australia with pride
NEWSNAVYVolume 62, No. 4, March 21, 2019
Choules
Bonding in the Solomons
Page 4
Ballarat
Page 5
Drug bust on the high seas
TASK GROUP SETS SAIL
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon soars above HMAS Canberra as she sails off the West Australian coast during Indo-Pacific Endeavour. Photo: CPL Kylie Gibson
Sri Lanka first stop on Indo-Pacific EndeavourPages 2-3
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HMA Ships Parramatta, Canberra, Newcastle and Success sail in formation with a P-8A Poseidon and an MH60-R maritime combat helicopter off the West Australian coast on the first leg of Indo-Pacific Endeavour and (inset) an MH60-R prepares to land on the flight deck of HMAS Parramatta. Photos: CPL Kylie GIbson
THE new iteration of Plan Pelorus – Plan Pelorus: Navy Strategy 2022 – pro-vides the framework to guide Navy activities over the next four years.
Navy has a crucial role to play to support our gov-ernment and we must con-tinue to evolve and prepare for a myriad of operational possibilities.
Pelorus 2022 focuses Navy towards achievement of being ready to conduct sustained combat opera-tions as part of the joint force.
It breaks down Navy’s strategy into five key out-comes, each personally led by a member of the Navy Senior Leadership Group and each essential for attainment of Navy’s Headmark.
These outcomes are: providing forces, deliver-ing future systems, ensur-ing safety and seaworthi-ness, people and culture, and, governance and ena-bling services.
In launching the strat-egy, CN VADM Mike Noonan said it was an important time to be in our Navy.
“Our world is changing and we need to genuinely understand our region,” he said.
“We cannot rely on our past methods when our threats are rapidly evolv-ing. We need to embrace new technology, innovate and adapt faster than ever before.
“By doing so it will ensure we are truly a capa-
ble fighting and thinking Navy.”
Underlying Pelorus is the centrality of our people and culture.
DCN RADM Mark Hammond said the plan acknowledges Navy’s big-gest challenge and greatest opportunity over the next four years is our work-force.
“Our people need to give us a combat edge; they need to be empow-ered, motivated and resil-ient,” RADM Hammond said.
“This requires a focus on positive leadership and teamwork from members of every rank. We need to embrace a philosophy of people first and mission always, or risk a failure to achieve our required head-mark.”
RADM Hammond said the focus on people was key to embracing what it meant to be an Australian Navy.
“We serve Australia with pride and passion, knowing that the quality of our people is our most important contributor to our future success,” he said.
VADM Noonan said every Navy member should understand the Pelorus 2022 framework and the significance of our undertaking.
“My Leadership group will be focused on each of our five outcomes,” VADM Noonan said, “but success will ultimately depend on support at all levels.”
Plan Pelorus 2022 in detail – Centre
Goals set for 2022
Plan Pelorus
JOINT Task Force 661 has sailed for Colombo on the first leg of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019 to deepen Australia’s engagement with regional partner nations.
Four ships and more than 1000 ADF personnel set sail on March 9 to support the government’s commit-ment to an open, secure and prosperous region.
Commander JTF 661 AIRCDRE Richard Owen said the mission was to strengthen regional relationships and develop our people.
“It’s about how much people smile,” AIRCDRE Owen said.
“When we’re in port conducting activities and exercises, how much are the people enjoying it? Are they smil-ing, are they laughing, are they having a good time? And, when we leave a port, do those people want us to come back?”
Defence Industry Minister Senator Linda Reynolds praised the capabilities within the task force.
“IPE is critically important to the Australian Government and demon-strates our commitment to regional partners,” Senator Reynolds said.
“We are demonstrating what we are able to contribute, such as world-lead-ing deployable health service support and humanitarian supplies.”
IPE 19 will encompass a wide range of activities, including disaster assis-tance planning, multinational naval manoeuvres and training serials with partner security forces.
Senator Reynolds also thanked the families of those deployed on IPE.
“You enlist, but your families are conscripted,” she said.
“So on behalf of the government, I would like to thank your families; thank you so much for what you’re doing for Australia.”
IPE 19 will strengthen relationships and promote security and stability with Australia’s key regional partners including Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia.
HMA Ships Canberra, Success, Newcastle and Parramatta are joined by force elements from Army, Air Force and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Joint task group
sets sail
The view past an MRH-90 tethered to the flight deck of HMAS
Canberra as HMAS Success departs Fremantle Harbour.
Photo: LSIS Kylie Jagiello
Video of the launch of Indo-Pacific
Endeavour can be seen at video.defence.gov.au/play/6077
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LEUT Dave Devlin
THE Royal Solomon Islands Police Force will be better pre-pared to monitor elections next month after training with crew members of HMAS Choules.
ADF personnel assigned to Joint Task Group 637 took part in a range of bilateral training and community engagement activi-ties while visiting the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara.
JTG637 comprises maritime, land and public affairs training teams, along with multiple sup-porting elements from the ship’s company.
Commander JTG637 CMDR Phillipa Hay said the activities reinforced our strong ties with the people of the Solomon Islands.
“I have been very impressed with the level of professionalism and willingness to train displayed by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force,” CMDR Hay said.
“The training program has
been specifically tailored to prepare the police force for their national general elections in April.
“It will ultimately lead to the increased capacity of the police force and enable them to better contribute to national and regional security.”
The task group also engaged in many local community and sporting events and the Army Band provided entertainment with several performances.
“The people of Honiara have expressed their gratitude for our renewed and enhanced pres-ence in the South-West Pacific,” CMDR Hay said.
“We have received a warm reception and generous hospitality throughout the entire week.
“Our engagement with key leaders and the community has strengthened our relationship with the people of Honiara and made us all feel very welcome in the South-West Pacific.”
The visit finished with an
official reception and ceremonial sunset aboard Choules.
Prime Minister Houenipwela paid special thanks to Australia’s commitment towards his coun-try’s development.
“The visit by HMAS Choules and her mentors is a further sym-bol of the strengthening partner-ship and relationship between Solomon Islands and Australia,” Mr Houenipwela said.
“The huge capabilities of your naval vessels visiting our shores provide reassurance to my country that we are indeed among friends.
“With these examples of stra-tegic and operational partnerships, it is very pleasing for me to reaf-firm the sincerity of my govern-ment’s commitment to work with Australia and together we can contribute to shaping our region’s agenda.”
Mr Houenipwela was given a tour Choules and spoke with members of the ship’s company.
Boost for Islands policeMembers of HMAS Choules’
ship’s company and Joint Task Group 637 line the flight deck
alongside in Honiara. Photos: POIS Justin Brown
Commander Task Group 637 CMDR Phillipa Hay and CO HMAS Choules CMDR Scott Houlihan with Royal Solomon Islands Police Force recruits in Honiara.
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HMAS Ballarat seized two tonnes of hashish with a street value of about $100 million* during a boarding operation on February 28.
The boarding was conduct-ed in international waters by Combined Task Force 150 under the direction of the Combined Maritime Forces as part of Operation Manitou.
Following the suspicious behaviour of a fishing vessel, the boarding team conducted a search and discovered 100 hes-sian bags of hashish.
The drugs were transferred
to Ballarat for testing and then destroyed.
Boarding officer LEUT Lachlan Turner praised his team for conducting a safe and suc-cessful boarding.
“Our training, equipment and commitment to the job at hand makes for a very effective boarding team,” LEUT Turner said.
“We continue to ensure the same high standard on each and every occurrence.
“The ship as a whole is very proud of our achievements to disrupt the trafficking of drugs
and promote a safer maritime environment.”
It is the sixth seizure of narcotics by Ballarat during her current deployment to the Middle East, since departing Fleet Base West in October.
The previous boardings have resulted in Ballarat seizing and destroying about 1.2 tonnes of heroin and 5.2 tonnes of hashish.
*This calculation is a based on the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Illicit Drug Data Report 2015-16 fig-ures for Cannabis Resin (hash-ish) at $50,000 a kilo.
Drug bust on high seas
Members of HMAS Ballarat’s boarding party conduct a search of the dhow smuggling illegal narcotics in the Arabian Sea. Photos: LSIS Bradley Darvill
LEUT Lachlan Turner conducts an identification test on the seized narcotics.
ABML-SO Jacob Owens transfers a bag of the hashish.
Video of the interdiction can be seen at video.defence.gov.au/play/6071
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MORE than 150 members of Defence and the Defence LGBTI Information Service (DEFGLIS) participated in the 41st Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on March 2.
Senior Navy representative WO-N Gary Wight said it was a positive experience for everybody involved, whether in uniform or not.
“Surrounded by 300,000 specta-
tors cheering and clapping, it felt like we were walking through a tunnel, and in that very close and engaging environment you can’t help but have a big smile on your face the whole time,” WO-N Wight said.
“Our Defence community values the strengths we gain from our dif-ferences, and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workforce, so it’s with great pride that I participate in what is an amazing celebration of
true diversity and inclusion.“The experience was made even
better this year with the Australian Army 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancer Band leading the Defence contin-gent.
“They played popular modern music and it felt even more engag-ing and positive. I dare say it felt more like a dance than marching.” ADF members have marched in the parade since 1996 and marched for the first time in uniform in 2013.
IT takes a united effort to achieve gender equal-ity and, according to Navy’s Diverse Sexuality and Gender Adviser, it was great to see women and men being called to action on International Women’s Day.
POML-P Karen Dwyer believes that, too often, the focus can be on what divides us instead of what brings us together.
Her outlook reflects the 2019 UN Australia Women’s IWD theme, More Powerful Together, recognising the role all genders play in advanc-ing equality.
“It’s always refreshing to see more emphasis on providing an inclusive workplace where we support each other, rather than being in competi-tion with each other; the power of collaboration can’t be underestimated,” she said.
“The advantage of true collaboration will only be achieved if everyone is committed to understanding and embracing equality.”
PO Dwyer, also a member of the RAN’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, became involved in the initiatives after a posting to Defence Force Recruiting (DFR) in 2014
where she was a member of Navy’s inaugural Specialist Recruiting Team-Women.
“My time at DFR really opened my eyes to some of the biases faced in the recruiting pro-cess,” she said
“This encouraged me to learn more about what gender equality means, what it looks like and why it’s important.
“Before DFR, I had no idea and, to be hon-est, I’m still on that education journey. I try to bring others along and see healthy debate as a great platform to educate.
“In my experience, discussions about gender equality have the potential to be quite polarising; some men have expressed feeling ostracised, while some women have felt spotlighted. This year’s theme is great because it highlights the strength in all genders uniting and the power in supporting each other,” she said.
PO Dwyer said IWD19 was a time to reflect and acknowledge progress made and the oppor-tunity to maintain the momentum for further progress.
A night of celebration
The Navy contingent marches over the Oxford Street rainbow during the 2019 Mardi Gras Parade. Photo: ABIS Leo Baumgartner
LEUT Rachel Cross
HMAS Hobart honoured the theme of More Powerful Together by raising funds to purchase basic hygiene prod-ucts and donating them to women and girl’s shelters in Sydney.
The ship’s company raised more than $800 to produce 60 care packages, which included shampoo, toothbrushes, soap, sanitary items, notepads, pens and socks.
They were donated to staff at Lou’s Place in Potts Point and the Girl’s Refuge in Leichhardt.
Lou’s Place is a volunteer-run shel-ter in Potts Point for women over the
age of 18 where they can receive basic amenities, such as a meal, shower, clothes washing and access counsel-ling.
Although about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, the shelter relies heavily on donations and volunteers to assist the women who use the facility.
The Girl’s Refuge in Leichhardt, a shelter for girls aged 13-17, provides young girls a place to sleep, shower, cook, access counselling and relax in a comfortable all-female home-like envi-ronment.
The ship’s company marked International Women’s Day by walk-ing en masse in ship’s PT rig to Mrs
Macquarie’s Chair for morning tea to celebrate the day and acknowledge their efforts in fundraising to assist local women and girls in need.
This year’s theme of More Powerful Together sits well with the ship’s motto of Grow with Strength.
CO Hobart CMDR Ryan Gaskin said it was a proud day.
“While we enjoyed strolling togeth-er to morning tea, the ship’s company wanted to make a tangible difference and help disadvantaged women and girls in our local community,” he said.
“I’m immensely proud of the gen-erosity displayed, and our efforts were truly appreciated.”
The power of diversity
Using women’s day to make a differencePOCIS Jessica Buley and Command Warrant Officer WO Shaun Ellerton join the walk for HMAS Hobart’s celebration of International Women’s Day. Photo: ABIS Benjamin Ricketts
– POML-P Karen Dwyer
It’s always refreshing to see more emphasis on providing an inclusive workplace where we support each other.
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LEUT Gary McHugh
MORE than 30 years after first being granted freedom of entry to the Western Australian port city of Fremantle, HMAS Success repeat-ed the feat on March 9 on the eve of her last deployment.
Success, the second RAN ship to bear the name, was commis-sioned in 1986 and has, for the past 32 years, supplied fuel and
stores to RAN and allied ships.Based on the French Durance-
CO Success CAPT Darren Grogan said it was a great honour for his ship’s company to be grant-ed Freedom of Entry to Fremantle.
“The RAN has had a close rela-tionship with Fremantle for many years,” he said.
“Dating back to Navy’s early
days, we have always enjoyed a warm welcome from the people of Fremantle, and that reception is still very evident today.
“Given that Success was first granted Freedom of Entry to Fremantle at the beginning of her life, it seems appropriate that we are here once again on the ship’s decommissioning deployment.”
Hundreds of people lined Market Street and South Terrace to witness the ceremony.
Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt said it was a great privilege to grant Freedom of Entry to the officers and sailors on the ship’s final visit.
Success, the largest ship built entirely in Australia for the RAN, will decommission when she returns to her home port at Fleet Base East in the middle of this year.
She is en route to Sri Lanka as part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019.
Swansong for Success
The ship’s company marches through Fremantle during the Freedom of Entry and (inset) CPONPC Jane Butcher presents the authority to enter the city to Officer in Charge Fremantle Police Senior Sergeant Brad Warburton. Photos: CPL Kylie Gibson
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WHILE sailing under the Australian White Ensign for the first time, HMAS Brisbane became the first ship to trial an enhanced mariner skills evaluation (MSE) in Sydney and off the coast of Jervis Bay.
The new and challenging train-ing program was designed and led by Sea Training Group (STG) to ensure Brisbane and her crew are capable of handling the worst-case scenarios at sea.
Brisbane began her work-up peri-od with basic evolutions at sea, such as seamanship, pilotage, boat drills, repairing engineering defects, fire-fighting and toxic hazard exercises.
ABBM Matthew Joseph said it was the first time he’d participated in an MSE.
“I learnt a lot about seamanship and damage control in Brisbane, espe-cially when it came to understanding different techniques for flood exer-cises,” AB Joseph said.
“But our first replenishment at sea with HMAS Newcastle was my favourite part because it was a big milestone for me.”
In the second week trial phase, the focus shifted to more advanced dam-age control training.
The exercises involved operating with degraded communication and dealing with large amounts of casual-ties.
CO Brisbane CMDR Josh Wilson said it was an important first step in the introduction of Brisbane to the fleet.
“I am really pleased by how the crew learnt from each exercise and how well we worked with STG to build our knowledge of the ship and her procedures,” CMDR Wilson said.
While dealing with damage control throughout the ship, CPOMT Colin Frampton said the added complexity of managing and sustaining engineering equipment was a challenging overlay.
Brisbane on course
“It gave us coverage of what STG are seeking to achieve when training a ship,” CPO Frampton said.
“The marine engineering depart-ment are a fairly junior team, but we have a wide variety of experience from previous ships in the fleet.”
Deputy Marine Engineering Officer LEUT Justin Pogson said the learning benefits of the MSE to a crew working up a brand new ship were significant.
“It’s great to have new capabili-ties, such as the Integrated Platform
Management System, and increased remote monitoring of machinery spac-es, which assists our ability to oper-ate and maintain machinery systems,” LEUT Pogson said.
“It’s exciting to be on a brand new platform, even with the associated challenges of bringing a new capabil-ity into service and helping to establish the destroyer capability.”
The scenario for the phase two MSE was based on realistic situations experienced by other navies.
Fleet Damage Control Officer LCDR Anthony McLeod said it was invaluable for ships to reflect on, and gain an appreciation of, the types of disasters that can and have occurred in peacetime.
“Brisbane already has a culture of implementing the most efficient idea when dealing with damage and the ship’s company continually seeks to refine damage control procedures,” LCDR McLeod said.
With MSE completed, the ship’s
company will move into seaworthiness assurance trials, conducting baseline performance tests of weapon systems and sensors at sea.
Brisbane’s final work-up assess-ment will be her deployment readiness evaluation.
She will sail to the United States later in the year to conduct combat system qualification trials as part of her final step in achieving initial oper-ating capability.
Gunner returns to sea with his shipmatesLEUT Ryan Zerbe
OFFICERS and sailors from HMA Ships Diamantina and Leeuwin were joined by their counterparts from Indonesia and the United States to mark the 77th anniversary of the loss of HMAS Perth I and the USS Houston during the Battle of Sunda Strait.
The service aboard the Indonesian patrol corvette KRI Usman Harun was held off the coast of Java over the wrecks of both ships, which were sunk by Japanese forces in the early hours of March 1, 1942.
A wreath was laid for each ship and the ashes of Perth survivor David Manning, who passed away last year, were committed to the sea.
Mr Manning was an 18-year-old Gunner on board the Leander-class cruiser during the battle and manned his gun against the enemy strike group until the ammunition ran out.
He was blown into the sea when a fourth torpedo struck the ship, and was then captured and forced to work as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma railway.
At the service, his daughter, Dawn Manning, said her father’s
wishes shortly before his death were to be with his shipmates again.
“He would just be absolutely thrilled to be back with his ship and to be with three navies today is a great achievement,” she said.
“As a loving daughter, to sail with my father on his last voyage is a profound moment.
“It’s been a completion of his journey.”
George Hatfield Jnr also attend-ed the service to pay his respects to
his father, PO George Hatfield Snr, who was lost during the battle.
“My father died two months before I was born, so this is the closest I’ve ever been to him,” he said.
“I kind of imagine he’s down there. It [the service] was sad but wonderful.”
Of Perth’s 681-strong company, 324 survived the battle with many taken prisoner. Only 218 men returned home at the end of the war.
SBLT Liam Whitfield presents the Australian White Ensign to Dawn Manning after the service. Photo: LSIS Kayla Jackson
HMAS Brisbane conducts a light line transfer with HMAS Newcastle.
www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS March 21, 2019 1110 CENTRESETTING OUR FUTURE GOALS
GLOBAL competition has changed our re-ality across all the domains in which the
ADF operates. We live in an increasingly complex geo-
political environment, within a dynamic Indo-Pacific region. The maritime domain is central to the security and prosperity of our Nation. As resources become increasingly scarce, and the competition greater, all ele-ments of national power must work together to achieve the desired outcomes for our Na-
tion, and those of our friends. Fuelled by technological advances and availability of information, the future is increasingly unpre-dictable.
Navy has a crucial role to play to support our government and we must continue to evolve and prepare for a myriad of operation-al possibilities. This is the basis of our 2022 Headmark. Clarity and alignment in our un-derstanding of our Headmark will effectively guide our day-to-day actions.
Plan Pelorus provides Chief of Navy’s Senior Advisory Committee’s direction to Navy for the next four years to achieve our Headmark. It will be revised regularly to en-able delivery on our five outcomes.
To achieve our Headmark, the highest priority must be our workforce reconstitution and developing resilience in our workforce – people create capability.
Then we must question the status quo, in-novate and take action.
In 2022 our Navy is ready to conduct sustained combat operations as part of the joint force
HEADMARK 22
It is an important time to be part of Navy
The world is changing, our region is evolv-ing, great power competition is cultivating regional instability and the Indo-Pacific will be the global focal point for the next century.
The Indo-Pacific is driving the world economy and Australia is intrinsically in-volved with every aspect of this region. This presents both opportunities and challenges for our Nation and our Navy.
We need to know and understand our region, our friends and our threatsNavy must continue to operate our forces throughout our region alongside our allies and like-minded partners. Our forces must be equipped, trained and sustained away from home ports so they are ready and able to take decisive action if threatened. This re-quires our Navy to have strong and trusting
relationships with our neighbours and allies and be able to integrate into multinational task forces for common purpose.
Defence is a national enterprise
The national enterprise essential for deliver-ing our future force is immature, and the value of this endeavour is not yet well un-derstood. Infrastructure, industry, workforce and scientific development are all essential to deliver our joint future force and all areas require investment in terms of both money and the willpower of government, the ADF and the nation.
People first and mission alwaysNavy’s biggest challenge and greatest op-portunity over the next four years is our workforce. Our Navy must grow while competing for intellectual, ethical, skilled and professional people in a highly competi-
tive job market. Our people need to give us a combat edge; they need to be empowered, motivated and resilient. By valuing their contribution, supporting them in difficul-ties and by inspiring them to excel, we will ensure we retain our best and brightest.Past success guarantees nothing when the paradigm shifts The rate of disruptive technological de-velopment and adoption across our region will increasingly challenge our ability to maintain a capability advantage. Australia will face new threats in an increasingly congested maritime domain. The informa-tion domain will be increasingly challenged, and the speed of information, the power of data and rise of artificial intelligence will all shape our new reality. We must adapt and respond across our enterprise or we will be left behind.
CHIEF OF NAVY INTENT
OUR OPERATING CONTEXT
We will be fully crewed at sea and staffed ashore, able to train for future demand, and prepared for continued growth.
WorkforceWe are integrated with the joint force and oper-ate effectively with our allies and like-minded partners.
Integrated Battleworthy Sustained Persistent Near regionWe will be able to deny, deter and defeat our ad-versaries in the face of evolv-ing threats and challenges.
We will provide sea, air and cyber worthy platforms to the Chief of Joint Opera-tions.
Our resources are optimised to enable conduct of all our ac-tivities and our future commit-ments.
We will be able to maintain a long-term pres-ence away from our home ports.
Engaged across the Indo-Pacific; we meet all domestic requirements and work closely with our friends and partners in the near region.
Lethal
A THINKING NAVY, A FIGHTING NAVY, AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Chief of Navy VADM Mike Noonan sets out Navy’s direction for the next four years and how we will achieve it.
Head of Navy Engineering is responsible for the provision of advice regarding all ADF maritime technical matters and ensuring the ADF policies and practices relating to the Safety, Sea and Air Worthiness Assurance Frameworks are applied.
We will also update our safety due diligence framework and develop a holistic assurance framework covering all aspects of safety, seaworthiness, airworthiness and cyberworthiness. This framework will be embedded across Navy.
OUTCOME THREEASSURE THE SAFETY, SEAWORTHINESS AND AIRWORTHINESS OF OUR SYSTEMS
OUTCOME ONEPROVIDE MARITIME FORCES FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS, EXERCISES, ENGAGEMENTS AND FUTURECONTINGENCIESThe Fleet Commander is responsible for providing the right forces at the right time, capable of fighting and win-ning at sea, and is to support the Chief of Joint Operations to employ our forces to their potential.
This will be enabled through integrated opera-tions with Air Force and Army, increased activities with allies and like-minded partners in our region.
Head of Navy Capability is responsible for ensuring that Navy’s capability meets current requirements, evolves with changes in threats and technology, and achieves the jointintegrated effect necessary, with an aim to continuously deliver and sustain an agile and lethal naval capability.
We will continue to mature our partnership with industry to de-risk the building, delivery and sustainment of our future capability. This will include remediation of our supply chain to improve security and maximise the use of Australian expertise; and develop sustainable sovereign industry capability.
OUTCOME TWOPLAN AND DELIVER FUTURE MARITIME SYSTEMS
Deputy Chief of Navy is responsible for ensuring that our workforce has the right people, at the right place, at the right time, with the right training and that our people are ready, willing and able to serve where and when required.
We will increase our training throughput as we grow our force. We will build our cognitive diversity and, with it, improve our organisational and individual resilience. We will invest in improving the lead-ership skills of our entire workforce and, in doing so, we will renew our identity as an Australian Navy, fit to fight and proud to serve.
OUTCOME FOUREFFECTIVELY LEAD AND MANAGE OUR PEOPLE
PLAN PELORUS 2022
Deputy Chief of Navy is responsible for ensuring Navy has the resources, enablers and partners required to achieve all directed current and future activities, sustain the force in being and acquire and introduce our future capability into service.
A key focus will be on building robust networks across One Defence to ensure enablers are provid-ing the service that we need to achieve our outcomes. We will continue to invest in our relationships with allies and like-minded partners, working together for shared goals with respect for the rules-based international order.
OUTCOME FIVEPROVIDE THE REQUIRED ENABLERS AND OVERSIGHT TO ACHIEVE NAVY OUTCOMES
This is a significant undertaking when each element of the statement is defined:
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CREWS in hydrographic survey ships and minehunters are used to searching ocean floors, but this search is different.
HMA Ships Leeuwin and Diamantina are on the hunt for the lost destroyer HMAS Vampire I, 77 years after the Australian warship was sunk in battle.
They are sailing off the east coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean to scour the sea floor for signs of Vampire, which was destroyed during air attacks by Japanese forces on April 9, 1942.
Vampire, already battle-hardened from months deployed in the Mediterranean, had been trying to protect the British air-craft carrier HMS Hermes, which was also lost in the engagement.
Despite successfully shooting down at least one Japanese aircraft, Vampire was struck by four enemy bombs, breaking her in half. Nine members of her ship’s com-pany, including her CO CMDR William Moran, died in the battle or later from wounds, while the survivors were rescued by the hospital ship Vita and taken to Colombo.
CO Leeuwin CMDR Richard Mortimer said his ship’s capabilities, combined with those of Diamantina, would allow for a thorough search for Vampire’s wreck and the resting place of her lost crew mem-bers.
“Together, Leeuwin and Diamantina bring advanced underwater search systems including multi-beam Sonar and remotely operated submersible vehicles to provide a complementary capability that gives us the best chance of success,” he said.
“We’re also working with our coun-terparts from the Sri Lankan Navy to complete the most meticulous search we can and hopefully, together, we can answer one of the oldest questions in the Australian Navy’s history and find our fallen shipmates.
“Whatever the outcome, to have a hydrographic survey ship and a mine-hunter deployed farther from Australia than either have been before and working closely with our Sri Lankan Navy partners is an achievement in and of itself.”
ABCSO-MW Jade Bourke, of Diamantina, said the mission was unusual for the minehunter’s crew.
“I’ll be split across two roles, closed up in the ops room operating the Sonar, or out on the deck operating our remotely operated vehicles, which also have Sonar and cameras,” she said.
“It’s a bit out of the ordinary for us. Usually we’re identifying mines so this will be tricky, but it’s also exciting to try and find something different with our technology.”
Hunting VampireA hydrographic survey ship and a minehunter are on a unique mission, LEUT Ryan Zerbe reports.
ABOVE: CPO Andrew Haywood, AB Kat Whittle and LEUT Justin Raward man consoles in the operations room in HMAS Diamantina, where the ship’s advanced Sonar and remotely operated vehicles are controlled.
RIGHT: ABCSO-MW Jade Bourke
readies one of HMAS Diamantina’s
remotely operated vehicles for use.
LEFT: ABHSO Jessica Cafagna and CPO HSM Chris Bell monitor HMAS Leeuwin’s multi-beam survey system while POHSM Penny Watson and SBLT Jared Willans watch on. Photo: LSIS Kayla Jackson
HMAS Diamantina is searching for the lost Australian warship HMAS Vampire I (inset). Photos: LSIS Kayla Jackson
ADF personnel will again have the opportunity to contribute to who we are and how we work.
The 2019 Defence Census will be held from April 1-5.
Regardless of when personnel com-plete the census, they will be asked to reflect their circumstances as they were on census day – April 2.
The census aims to establish an authoritative and credible baseline pro-file of Defence personnel and their families, which will shape the develop-ment of personnel policies that better serve the needs of the workforce.
The census gathers a variety of in-depth demographic, location, accom-modation, education and family infor-mation from members that is not oth-erwise available as a single source of information.
Information from past censuses has been used extensively to improve
Important to have a say
conditions of service and the overall lifestyle of Defence personnel, such as the procurement of housing and other accommodation in regional areas.
Importantly, this census includes a series of questions to gain an under-standing of the science, technology, engineering or mathematics qualifica-tions, study and use in the Defence workforce. Unlike other Defence sur-veys, such as the Your Say survey, the census does not collect attitudinal data.
Director General Workforce Planning AIRCDRE Ken Robinson
said the census was the centrepiece of information about the characteris-tics of our workforce and how it has changed over time.
“It’s incredibly important as many people as possible complete the cen-sus so we get the best picture of who we are and what we do as a Defence workforce,” AIRCDRE Robinson said.
“The value of this cannot be under-stated as it directly shapes policies and conditions of service and employ-ment.”
The census is divided into three
categories that match the Defence workforce: ADF Permanent (SERCAT 7 and 6), Reserve (SERCAT 5, 4 and 3) and Defence APS. Each workforce component receives a specific ques-tionnaire.
For the fi rs t t ime, Defence APS will complete the Defence Census in May 2019 combined with the Australian Public Service Commission’s APS Employee Census. This avoids the need for Defence APS to complete two questionnaires in two months.
Participation is voluntary, names are not collected and all responses are confidential.
No-one can be identified from cen-sus reports as only grouped data is reported.
Roy Morgan Research has been engaged to conduct the census.
ADF permanent personnel will
have the choice of completing their census online or via a paper question-naire.
The front page of the paper ques-tionnaire provides information on how to complete the questionnaire through the Roy Morgan internet-based survey portal.
Reserve members will have a cen-sus questionnaire mailed to their home address in a plain envelope, which they can complete online or return by the reply-paid envelope.
The online survey provides a quicker and more effective user expe-rience, which ADF personnel are encouraged to use.
For more information contact the Defence Census Hotline on 1800 062 410, or search Defence Census 2019 on People Connect.
SGT Max Bree
THE multi-coloured Safebase signs that greet you on entering a Defence base will change as a new system comes into force on March 25.
The old alert levels of ‘alpha’ to ‘echo’, that has been in effect since 2001, will be replaced with a three-tiered structure of ‘aware’, ‘alert’ and ‘act’.
Defence-wide Safebase meas-ures will empower individual bases to develop security procedures relevant to their location.
Director Security Improvement Program Faye Murray said base Senior ADF Officers (SADFOs) will be able to adjust local secu-rity measures in response to local conditions.
“After the change, if you don’t have a guard look at your pass when you enter a building, that doesn’t mean the threat environ-ment has changed, it just might not be a measure required at that base,” she said.
Chief Security Officer Celia Perkins will set the national Safebase alert level from intelli-gence and the advice of ASIO and the Australian Federal Police.
SADFOs can use local informa-tion to change their base’s alert level.
“The local police might call to say ‘a protest group will be at the
front gate tomorrow and we are worried they have potential to turn violent’, so the SADFO could raise the threat level themselves,” Ms Murray said.
“The current system is cumber-some to apply if we change alert levels, which could mean an insuf-ficient response.
“We’ve been at Safebase ‘charlie’ since 2014 and with that came a lack of under-standing of how to use our security response options.”
SADFOs who change their Safebase level must notify HQJOC, who pass the information to senior leaders and other bases.
The changes follow reviews in
2016 and 2017 that found inconsist-ent use, unclear roles and authori-ties.
“We consulted multiple agen-cies and international partner armed forces who were mainly concerned about terrorism,” Ms Murray said.
“They all seemed to feel a sys-tem with four to five tiers was not fit for purpose in the current environ-ment.
“In the UK, where they’ve had a number of terrorist attacks in the
past five years, the bases have never used their highest alert
level.“We found there was
no ‘best practice’ way, but no one was satis-fied with a complex system.”
The change is a first for a system that was launched about 18 years ago. It allows bases to com-municate the threat of violence immediately
and to respond appro-priately, Ms Murray
said.“The point about
Safebase is that it has to be understood by everybody on
the base, including contractors and services, like delivery drivers,” she said.
“The new system had to be sim-ple and intuitive.”
The new levels will have no equivalence to previous Safebase levels.
Larger bases should see new signs immediately, with smaller bases to follow soon after.
All bases should have new signs within a few months.
SAFEBASE alert level is
AWARE
AWARESecurity aware
Normal business
ALERTIncreased security
Restricted business
ACTFollow emergency
procedures
Changes to security
More recognition for veteransVETERANS and their families should get better recognition with new legislation introduced into Federal Government on February 14.
The legislation aims to establish an Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant to include an oath under-pinned by a new “Veteran Card”, an Australian Veteran Lapel Pin and a Reservist Lapel Pin.
The Bill includes a state-ment requiring the Department of
Veterans’ Affairs to adopt a benefi-cial approach when interpreting leg-islation and will create a separate act which should not change current entitlements.
Veterans’ Affairs Minister Darren Chester said it was a means to further acknowledge the sacrific-es made by those serving and their families.
“The legislation would provide a formal way for all Australians to show their appreciation to the men
and women who secured the free-doms we enjoy today and to their families who have supported them,” he said.
T h e A u s t r a l i a n Ve t e r a n s Recognition (Putting Veterans and their Families First) Bill 2019 aims to commence on July 1.
For more information go to www.dva.gov.au/about-dva/legislation/status-current-dva-bills-parliament
HQJOC marks 10th year at Gen John Baker baseCPL Sebastian Beurich
IF YOU travel down a non-descript road about 40km from Canberra, you’ll run into a heavily secured area in the middle of a cleared out valley.
Ten years ago, the valley was part of a sheep farm. Today it’s the Gen John Baker Complex, Bungendore, NSW, home to HQJOC and a few other units, and on March 7, it turned 10 years old.
CJOPS AIRMSHL Mel Hupfeld said the anniversary wasn’t just an oppor-tunity to celebrate the work HQJOC’s staff does now, but also their past efforts.
“The formation of HQJOC was really a defining moment in the devel-
opment of command and control, as well as the conduct of operations for the ADF,” he said.
“The current incumbents have taken that legacy and been building on it over the past 10 years.”
The day was marked as special for two more reasons; first, the arrival of the new WOJOPs WO1 Leanne Iseppi, and second, AIRMSHL Hupfeld’s birthday.
Although dwarfed by the complex’s cake, his staff delivered him a cake as well, and sung happy birthday.
The complex’s opening coincided with AIRMSHL Hupfeld’s role moving to a separate three-star position and co-located staff from Canberra’s Fairbairn and Russell, and Sydney’s Potts Point.
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No previous experience or training is required as tutoring and mentoring will be provided.
The program will be held in Canberra from 12 May to 7 June 2019.
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16 FEATURES www.defence.gov.au/news/NAVYNEWS March 21, 2019
AS part of the ADF’s com-mitment to the war in Afghanistan, Navy underwa-ter medicine clinicians and
doctors are deployed to the arid and rugged landscape, far away from the oceans where they usually ply their trade.
Over the past four years, 11 mem-bers of this close-knit and specialised community have worked across a num-ber of locations in roles ranging from pre-hospital care through to tertiary hospital-based services.
Underwater medicine clinicians, who are also drawn from the Army, receive additional specialised training in diving medicine.
They provide care in isolated and remote settings, often without clinical supervision at hand.
To provide this capability, they are qualified in a range of critical-care skills, such as advanced life support, surgical procedures and airway man-agement.
The changing face of modern war-fare, combined with emerging clinical science, has driven a change in the education of underwater medicine clinicians. Tactical combat casualty care and operational planning have been recent additions to the curriculum that serves these personnel well in war zones like Afghanistan.
Beyond the traditional setting of providing operational healthcare to divers, underwater medicine clinicians
Diving in at dusty endSome underwater medicine clinicians are plying their skills a long way from the world’s oceans.
are now using these clinical skills to treat battle casualties in less traditional domains.
PO Underwater Medicine Clinician Heath Winter has just completed a deployment to Afghanistan, where he worked for the NATO Special Forces Joint Task Force.
PO Winter said his training as both an underwater medicine clinician and a paramedic enabled him to work at the tip of the spear, providing pre-hospital care in a high-functioning combat unit.
“The experience and skills I have gained in the past 15 years have ena-bled me to work independently in a
high-threat environment,” PO Winter said.
“This has been the best deployment and I would encourage any Navy or Army medic to consider a career in underwater medicine if this type of work appeals to them.”
CPO Underwater Medicine
Clinician Zamri Burns is preparing to return to the Middle East, this time to Afghanistan.
CPO Burns said the deployment would be unlike any of his experiences on previous operations.
“I’ll be in charge of a small medi-cal capability and this comes with increased responsibility,” he said.
“The training I have undertaken thus far and my tertiary studies have all played a part in me getting to this stage in my career.”
The Underwater Medicine Clinicians’ Course is held annually in HMAS Penguin and is advertised by both Navy and Army career manage-ment agencies.
CPO Burns has been an instructor on the course and said the training it offered was first class.
“We put a lot of effort into prepar-ing our students for employment at sea, ashore and with the special opera-tions command,” he said.
PO Winter has also been an instruc-tor on the course and speaks highly of the training it provides.
“This really is one of the most advanced and specialised courses a medic can complete in the ADF,” he said.
“This sort of work demands the highest quality of graduate and we have all delivered to that standard since 1967.”
LCDR Gavin Milkins, right, and LS Peter Gough conduct training at the Role 2 Enhanced NATO Medical Treatment Facility at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. Photo: SGT Ricky Fuller
SBLT Jack Parsey pitted his skills against some of the best at the first air show drone racing arena hosted at this year’s international air show.
Navy’s representative was joined by competitors from the Army, the Royal Australian Air Force, the New Zealand Defence Force and a Defence Industry team.
SBLT Parsey said he was thrilled to be involved in the competition.
“It is such a highlight to be selected to represent the Navy. To compete against other services, New Zealand and world
LEUT Ben Willee
NAVY showcased its lead-ing capabilities at the 2019 Austral ian Internat ional Airshow at Avalon, Victoria,
which finished on March 3.More than 200,000 people attend-
ed the air show, where Navy’s foot-print included the MH-60R Seahawk Romeo, Bell 429 Global Ranger and EC135 helicopters, as well as the ScanEagle and Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned aircraft systems.
Attendees were given the oppor-tunity to try their hands at landing a helicopter on a ship using state-of-the art simulators.
MH-60R pilot LCDR James Scott said he was really pleased with how the event was conducted.
“It’s been great to have representa-tives from all HMAS Albatross-based squadrons,” LCDR Scott said.
“Also having our static display in a prime location means our interac-tions with the public have been really productive.
“We have a very strong work-ing relationship with the RAAF and that, combined with the professional-ism of the event organisers Aerospace Australia Limited, means we’ve enjoyed participating in a very suc-cessful event.”
While working at the show, Navy personnel were able to talk to mem-bers of the public about their careers and the opportunities they’ve had to travel and work in dynamic and fulfill-ing working environments.
ABATA Glen Wilson said he enjoyed interacting with people at the air show.
“I’ve really enjoyed manning our static display, comparing roles with other military personnel and working on the MH-60R Seahawk,” AB Wilson said.
“It’s been a busy event with lots of questions about aircraft, especially the capability the AGM-114N Hellfire missile delivers.
“I didn’t realise it would be such a big event. It’s been a lot of fun and I hope I get the chance to come back.”
LEUT Ben Willee
THERE was a lot of interest in Navy’s technical sailors and assets at the Avalon Airshow.
One of Navy’s key showcases was the MH-60-R Seahawk.
ABATA Todd Snider was one of the aircraft maintainers at the show.
“It was hot, dry and we had a lot of work to get done in a short period of time,” AB Snider said.
“Without support at all levels we wouldn’t have been able to get it done. Making sure we had enough time to get the aircraft ready for flying was our key priority.”
Aviation technician avionics sailors are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the aircraft systems and components.
“It’s a very busy and fast-paced environment: one minute we’re getting ready for flying and the next we’re
Navy’s assets and personnel were well represented at this year’s international air show.
Capability on show
New event takes off
champion drone racers has been such an exciting experience,” he said.
Competitors were up against the cur-rent and former world champions from Australia, 15-year-old Rudi Browning and 19-year-old Tom Bitmatta.
SBLT Parsey is a pilot trainee posted to HMAS Albatross.
He believes racing drones has real benefits for his goal to become a Navy pilot.
“Some of the skills required as a drone racer are not dissimilar to that of a pilot, such as the critical thinking, coordi-nation and teamwork aspects,” he said.
As the only competitor for Navy, he is keen to get fellow personnel involved to form a drone racing team. “It would be fantastic to build the Navy team and give the other services a run for their money. Drone racing is a team sport with team events as well as individual races,” he said.
In the team events, Australia retained its hold on the Trans-Tasman Trophy in a frustrating finish for New Zealand, which was leading by a lap until a mid-air drone collision gave Australia the win.
The 2017 world champion drone racer, Mr Bitmatta, set a cracking pace in the individual open event with a 25-second race time, leaving his rivals for dust with a clear three-second advantage.
Mr Bitmatta also passed on knowledge and advice to his fellow racers.
“It speaks to the amazing personnel of the Defence Force as the racing was excellent; they work so hard as military personnel but also as racers,” Mr Bitmatta said.
Organiser of the drone racing tourna-ment LTCOL Keirin Joyce is promoting drone racing in the ADF.
“It is an emerging sport with new audi-ences and we are very pleased to be at the forefront of activities that encourage greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for our Defence personnel,” LTCOL Joyce said.
“Our drone racers are encouraged to race whilst serving in the ADF as this is a serious sport. I congratulate all the ADF racers for their commitment and spec-tacular efforts in trying to keep up with the world champions.”
LTCOL Joyce organised the tourna-ment as an opportunity to forge relation-ships with the Australian drone racing community, the world drone racing cham-pions and the teams from New Zealand.
He said the activity also started a con-versation with the adaptive sports com-munity.
“We had the Governor-General here who commented that it would be good to see a wounded, injured or ill defence member get involved in drone racing as it offers a lot to those undergoing perma-nent transition due to injury,” LTCOL Joyce said.
“It can also help with long-term reha-bilitation.”
Drone racing is an authorised and encouraged adaptive sport in the ADF.
WITH FIVE minutes on the clock the Tridents brought home a win against long-time rivals Army Thunder at the ADF Rugby League inter-service com-petition.
The down-to-the-wire win was the highlight for the men’s team after los-ing their first game to the RAAF Jets a week earlier during the competition held in Sydney from February 25 to March 5.
Tridents rookie and union convert SMN Mitch Walton said both opposing teams were tough competition.
“Army were a big physical team, but we just weathered the storm for the first 20 minutes of each half and then our fit-ness got us through in the end,” he said.
“We played a lot better than we did the first week. I think a few more days
in camp together definitely helped.“Beating Army is always a good
day, so we were really happy with that.”ABET Manuel Grundy-Quay said
the rookie players pulled their weight during both games.
“They fit in perfectly,” he said.“They’re great blokes and it was like
we had played together for ages when we were on the field. All the boys just seemed to play as a team and every-thing worked out for us on the day.
“Beating Army was the best feeling. Bragging rights – that’s all I can say.”
With a large number of rookie play-ers, the women’s team took the oppor-tunity to prove themselves against a combined Army and RAAF team, with five Navy players selected for the ADF side.
“The girls really rose to the chal-lenge – they know Army are always a
tough, physical side, but they weren’t disheartened and never gave up, no mat-ter what the score was throughout the game,” captain LSPTI Shannon Evans said.
“The training definitely had an effect on how we played, but we were able to form a really strong bond throughout our own sessions.
“The girls have a really positive attitude and even the ones who had little to no experience in the game were very coachable and eager to learn.”
After taking a break from Rugby due to deployments, SMNBM Debra Toby said their training really prepared the team for the games.
“The RAAF and Army women’s teams were really competitive and the games were good,” she said.
“I was pretty overwhelmed and excited to be selected for the ADF side.”
LEUT Sarah West
NAVY’S female footballers car-ried their red hot form into the new year by winning the Football NSW Futsal Community Cup in the last weekend of February.
After losing their first game 5-4 to The Indoor 5s, the Navy Ladies won their next two games to set up a re-match in the grand final, which they domi-nated to win 7-1 and secure the Community Cup.
It came on the back of Navy women winning the ADF National Championships late last year.
AB Jessica Muir said she especially enjoyed the pace of fut-sal.
“Playing in this tournament was a real experience,” she said.
“It was extremely fast-paced,
but we adapted very quickly and picked up the nuances of the indoor game.
“The grand final was against great competition, so being able to hold up that trophy with the girls was an unreal experience.”
The Navy men’s team had a much tougher tournament and were unable to secure a win in the round-robin competition, which featured some talented futsal teams from across NSW.
PO Alex Rossi said Navy Football Federation Australia was looking to participate in more fut-sal events.
“Both Navy and the ADF Football Federation are looking to become more involved in futsal, which is a great version of the game for helping players sharpen their footwork and speed, and will
ultimately make us better play-ers,” PO Rossi said.
“Because many of our foot-ballers are deploying regularly to sea and on operations, they can’t commit to playing week-in-week-out football seasons with grass-roots clubs.
“So, participating in commu-nity events like the Football NSW Futsal Community Cup allows us to further develop and test our football skills by playing against grassroots players in our local communities.”
The next big event on the Navy Foo tba l l Fede ra t ion Australia calendar is a Training and Development Camp in Hawaii, with the travelling play-ers looking to hone their skills for the 2019 ADF National Football Championships later in the year.
Women put best futsal forward
Tridents beat old rivalsABET Manual Grundy-Quay crosses the line to score the match-winning try in the final game of the Inter-service Rugby League Championships held at Victoria Barracks in Sydney and (inset) ABBM Debra Toby shows some fancy footwork as she runs the ball up to the Army Thunder defence during the women’s final game.Photos: CPOIS Cameron Martin
The Navy Ladies team with the 2019 Football NSW Futsal Community Cup.
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ABML-SC Philip Samueu takes on Army Thunder’s defensive line during the final of the ADF Inter-service Rugby League Championships.Photo: CPOIS Cameron Martin
