OFFICIAL Commando News Magazine Edition 15 2023

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AUSTRALIAN COMMANDO ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Alex Mellienus Pat Bigland Clint Wong Brandan Paterson President Vice President Treasurer Secretary PRESIDENT’S REPORT 12 MAY 2023 ANZAC Day Thanks to everyone that joined one or all of our ANZAC events, it was great to catch up with you. We note that our banner needs an upgrade, and we will make it a priority for next year to have it updated with the 1 and 2 Commando patches and we will invest in some appropriate poles (as opposed to the Bunnings bits of wood we are using now). A few of the committee members attended the SASR-ACT pre-ANZAC dinner which was a very good night. We heard from the current CO and Mr Joe Buffone PSM how he started his career in 2 Commando Company and then continued to SASR and a dis tin - guished Public Service career in Emergency Manage - ment. War Widows NSW Before ANZAC Day, some of the team worked with the War Widows NSW and members of 7 Sig Regt to support the Keats family to remember Al Keats. We got them wreaths commemorating SOCOMD and Al (image attached). For those who didn’t know Al, he was a giant of the SIGINT world, and a model of the silent achiever support staff. He got dudes on time on target through numerous deployments supporting SOCOMD deployments, was a great SIGINT mentor to many in his later civilian life in Australian Signals Directorate, and was a long time member of 301 Sig Sqn, 1 Cdo Regt, when he died in Nov 2019. Black Tie event In regard to our Black-Tie event at the Australian War Memorial on the 21 st July we are honoured to have BRIG Ian Langford, DSC & Bars as our keynote speaker and Penelope Twemlow as our MC. A number of sponsors are already committed but if you have any organisations you’d recommend please get in contact ASAP. For all our members – you will soon be invited to purchase discounted tickets before we open to a broader audience. We are also keen to hear from prospective members, and as short sales pitch, a year membership and a ticket to the dinner will almost be the same cost. The Federal Labor Govt delivering for veterans: $47 million for 10 Veterans and Families Hubs around Australia $3.6 million for Darwin's Scott Palmer Centre $24 million for the Veteran Employment Program $234 million for 500 new DVA staff to reduce compensation claims backlog $24 million for more support for veterans having DVA claims processed $46 million to boost Defence personnel and veteran home ownership (08) 8928 0180 Luke.Gosling.MP@aph.gov.au 3/266 Trower Road, Casuarina, NT 0810 Luke Gosling MP Authorised by L. Gosling, 3/266 Trower Road, Casuarina NT 0810 Authorised by L. Gosling, ALP, 3/266 Trower Road, Casuarina NT 0810 COMMANDO ~ The Magazine of the Australian Commando Association ~ Edition 15 I 2023 7
Page 1 and 2: Registered by Australia Post ~ Publ
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA PO
Page 5 and 6: A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to E
Page 7: ACA President’s Report Major Gene
Page 11 and 12: • Andrew Black • Colin Black
Page 13 and 14: Major Mike Eddy, OC of 2 Commando C
Page 15 and 16: Operative Câncio dos Reis Noronha
Page 17 and 18: Sadly, Senhor Câncio Dos Reis Noro
Page 19 and 20: SIGNIFICANT COMMANDO DATES APRIL to
Page 21 and 22: PART 2 PREPARATION FOR OPERATION JA
Page 23 and 24: hand over a few final stores and me
Page 25 and 26: (h) Safe handling and application o
Page 27 and 28: vii. Section landing in stalking on
Page 29 and 30: Boarding shipping presents no very
Page 31 and 32: APPENDIX 1 A. CONTRUCTION, CAPABILI
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Page 35 and 36: (ii) Drifting downstream does avoid
Page 37 and 38: APPENDIX II CLOTHING During trainin
Page 39 and 40: Around the Units Headquarters Speci
Page 41 and 42: The Deployment Phase By CPL Platt,
Page 43 and 44: efforts on providing critical suppo
Page 45 and 46: “Every day involves parachuting.
Page 47 and 48: Captain Mike Calvert circa 1940 Sou
Page 49 and 50: The rest is history. No. 1 Australi
Page 51 and 52: Supporting the AUKUS partnership Of
Page 53 and 54: holding unit for Army members of SO
Page 55 and 56: VALE SERGEANT BARRY LINDSAY GRANT O
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