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eservist excellence award 2002 - recognition Chief Petty Officer Wayne Gilligan was employed within the Submarine FEG Engineering Department as the Deputy Senior Marine Engineer Officer (SMEO) from December 2001 to August 2002. This very challenging position, normally filled by a Warrant Officer, is primarily responsible for the management of the submarine headquarters Technical Administration Authority office. CPO Gilligan worked tirelessly to ensure that all technical administration functions within the SMFEG were efficiently and effectively carried out during what was a difficult period in Collins class submarine maintenance engineering. In particular, his outstanding devotion to duty ensured that all urgent defects impacting on the operational availability of the submarine fleet were handled professionally and expeditiously. His efforts directly contributed to the safe operational availability of submarines. CPO Gilligan was also responsible within the Submarine FEG for the disposal of the decommissioned Oberon Class Submarine OTAMA from HMAS STIRLING to Westernport Bay in Victoria. He successfully conducted this challenging task with little supervision, often sacrificing his own time to ensure completion within the allocated time frame. CPO Gilligan’s professional and dedicated attitude toward his duties reflected highly on the RAN and served as an excellent example to all submariners. He is an outstanding submarine technical senior sailor who is a very worthy recipient of a Reservist Excellence Award for 2002. HMAS COLLINS DEPLOYMENT 2000 CRUISEBOOK/CD ROM Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postal Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P/Code: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please send me ________ Cruisebook/Cruisebooks at $35.00 each. Make cheque payable to Australian Canvas Prints or Simon Polling. 18 months in the making, the books are now ready. Included is a CD-ROM with 2454 photographs of the Deployment. Delays regretted, Enjoy. Mail to: POCISSM Polling, Navcommsta Canberra C/- HMAS HARMAN, Canberra ACT, 2600 14
exercise longlook 2002 By CMEA(ML)(SM) Paul D. Hepworth,RN E xercise Longlook is a tri-service, tri-country evolution carried out on an annual basis using serving members from all three armed forces of the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The application process starts in September and carries through to departure in May the following year with return in the autumn normally September. Longlook 2002 was ultimately led by the Army but each service is responsible for the processing and vetting of applications and matches. The main objective of the exercise is to enable servicemen and women the unique experience of sampling military life and career in a different environment and country with the expectations that the exerciser both learns and grows from the experience. After the initial confusion, well it initially lasted several months; I was off to Australia with Exercise Longlook flying with the RAF under the watchful eye of the Army in the guise of Maj. JA Hughes and his tri-service Admin. Staff. Confusion reigned initially, as stated, due to the fact that it was and probably is a rare event for a Royal Naval Submariner to be selected to take part let alone a MEAOW. Still, everyone in the UK, and especially at the Clyde Submarine Base were quick to sort out problems and therefore here I was, at RAF Brize Norton on my way to the southern hemisphere and ultimately HMAS STIRLING in Rockingham, Western Australia. It has been quoted that half the fun of going anywhere is the journey but on this occasion I would beg to differ. The flights were efficient but it took four days until we reached our destination in Perth. We did stay in fine hotels in the cities of Qatar and Singapore but these respites were brief and we were marching to Army time, still ‘nough said’. Arriving in Perth gave everyone a chance to rest. We arrived on the Friday, picked up by an ex-RN submariner (well diesel submariner) POMT D. Naldrett, to minimise any language difficulties, as he was an adopted ‘Geordie’. Our trip to Rockingham and over the causeway to our final island home took in a few tourist sights and general location information but eventually the holy grail came in sight - basically the base, a cabin and thankfully a bed no belay that – my bed. The priority was rest and over the weekend everything caught up and by the Monday I was ready to see what Australia had to offer. Australia fortunately, had a lot to offer and is such a big place – attending meetings where the travel arrangements went through two time zones was an eye-opener for example. Australians are renowned for their friendliness and it soon became apparent how true this was. Everyone I met over the course of the exercise was happy to take time out and explain his or her duties and responsibilities. People, both servicemen and contractors, all helped to make my exercise a success from tours of establishments, departments, schools to the supply of a laptop computer to assist with an Open University course started in the UK. Everyone was determined that I would achieve as much as possible from the experience and suggestions came from all quarters as I worked within the departments of the Submarine Squadron. Then, as I visited establishments throughout Australia (work, work, and work!), I realised that the Australian attitude was endemic throughout the country. Travelling to the heat of Darwin, the beauty of Cairns, the splendour of Sydney and the officialdom of the capital, Canberra, it was apparent that servicemen are basically alike throughout the commonwealth and in my opinion none more so than the submariner. To have so much in common with people from a different country and culture was a pleasant surprise and the methods and attitudes I learned during the course of the exercise will stay with me long after the exercise has finished. Travel opportunities were frequent and of minimal, if any cost. With a little effort and flexibility it was possible to visit the working environments of the RAN throughout Australia. On a leisure note, my wife and family flew out in the middle of the exercise. Once again the hospitality of the Australians was apparent and my family were made to feel equally welcome within the community. Assistance finding accommodation and transport was forthcoming ensuring a comfortable time enabling the unique experience to be shared as if any option had been available. Our aim as Longlookers was to represent the UK and in particular the Royal Navy Submarine Service, a task I hopefully achieved but in doing so was equally matched if not surpassed with the representations of Australia and its ‘can-do’ people. To summarise, throughout my time in Australia I have sampled, I have learnt and hopefully grown over the run of the exercise and the experience was certainly unique and most certainly one that I would heartily recommend to the rest of the fleet – submariners first! 15
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