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2 NEWS Army February 4, 2010 Do you have write stuff? APPLICATIONS are sought from soldiers interested in doing on-the-job training at Army with a view to pursuing a career as a ilitary Reporter. Applicants should be fully-qualified corporals or have completed the Junior Leaders’ Course. Only soldiers who supply two samples of their work will be considered for on-thejob training, which will consist of at least a wo-week stint at the newpaper’s office in anberra. During the placement, soldiers will e trained in news writing and photography, nd will be assessed on their abilities. Prospective Military Reporters must demnstrate a flair for writing, an interest in phoography, be AIRN compliant and be willing o work long hours and be deployed around Australia and the world. Interested soldiers should contact the editor on (02) 6266 7609 or email armynews@defencenews.gov.au. The Soldiers’ Newspaper Director Rod Horan: (02) 6265 4650 Editorial Editor David Edlington: (02) 6266 7609 Deputy Editor Sharon Palmer: (02) 6266 7612 Senior reporter: WO2 Graham McBean: (02) 6266 7608 Reporters: Sgt Andrew Hetherington: (02) 6266 7614 Cpl Corinne Boer: (02) 6265 2427 Cpl Zenith King: (02) 6265 2151 Sydney photographer: Bill Cunneen: 0402 155 220 Contact us Email: armynews@defencenews.gov.au Fax: (02) 6265 6690 Mail: The Editor, Army, R8-LG-038, Department of Defence, Canberra ACT 2600 Web site: www.defence.gov.au/news/ armynews Advertising Manager Tim Asher: (07) 3332 7651 or 0414 552 662 Email: advertising@defencenews.gov.au Subscriptions Phone: (02) 6266 7607 Email: tdillon@defencenews.gov.au Disclaimer Army is published fortnightly by Defence Newspapers. It is printed under contract by Capital Fine Print. The material published is selected for its interest. The views expressed in published articles are not necessarily those of Defence or Army. Every advertisement is subject to Directorate of Defence Newspapers approval and the Directorate of Defence Newspapers may, at its discretion, refuse to accept an advertisement. The Directorate accepts no responsibility or liability in relation to any loss due to the failure of an advertisement to appear or if it appears in a form which is not in accordance with the instructions received by the Directorate of Defence Newspapers. The fact that an advertisement is accepted for publication does not mean that the product or service has the endorsement of the Department of Defence or Army. Face of Army Ever ready: Pte Kevin Dillon, MRTF 2, provides security in the Mirabad Valley region of Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt Mick Davis Landmark: Prince William checks the score with Cpl Kyle Balfoort after firing a Minimi. Photo by Cpl Raymond Vance A right royal shot By Michael Brooke THE soldiers of 3RAR and 2 Cdo Regt hosted a landmark royal visit when Prince William visited Holsworthy Barracks on January 20 during a whirlwind tour of Sydney. Prince William, who recently graduated as a RAF helicopter pilot, joined A Coy, 3RAR, for a livefire practice at the Marksmanship Training Range. He chatted with the soldiers before demonstrating his prowess with the Steyr and the Minimi. Cpl Kyle Balfoort had the distinction of helping Prince William come to grips with the Army’s “tools of the trade”. “He was all over it,” Cpl Balfoort said in reaction to the Prince’s handling of the weapons. Prince William’s grouping of 103mm on the Steyr was shy of the day’s best score of 70mm, but better than more than a dozen new soldiers, who had earlier joked they were determined not to lose to a ‘RAFie’. They can take comfort in the fact that Prince William was originally an officer and troop commander in the Household Cavalry before he transferred to the RAF in 2009. He handled the Minimi with remarkable expertise, as his three- to six-round bursts shredded the target at a range of 100m. The soldiers of A Coy gave Prince William the thumbs up as a marksman and also as a “really good bloke”. Most of the soldiers had an IN BRIEF Overpaid in error DEFENCE has identified an error in the payment of allowances affecting 63 personnel. The personnel, who recently returned from overseas, were accidentally overpaid their International Campaign Allowance. Overpayments ranged from $2000 to $9000. Defence is offering all personnel options for managing repayments to avoid unfairly burdening families. Defence Minister John Princess visits gunners MEMBERS of 8/12 Mdm Regt deployed to Afghanistan met Princess Mary of Denmark during her visit to Helmand province late last year, southern Afghanistan. The gunners (pictured above) were deployed with the British Army’s 1 Regt, Royal Horse Artillery. While visiting Danish troops opportunity to chat with the Prince, who was genuinely interested in their operational experiences – particularly in Afghanistan where his brother, Prince Harry, has served. Cpl Jeremy Kiely, a manoeuvre support section commander, said Prince William was relaxed and very comfortable talking to the Faulkner said the cause of the overpayment was a manual input error. Black Hawks support BAE Systems had been awarded a three-year contract worth $35m to support the Black Hawks for the remainder of their service. The Black Hawk will remain the primary troop lift capability for the Army until it is replaced by the MRH 90 progressively between 2011 and 2015. deployed in Helmand, the Australian-born Danish Princess made time in her busy itinerary to visit the 15 Aussie artillerymen of “Brumby Troop”. The gunners were based at forward Operating Base Armadillo supporting British and Danish ISAF troops, as well and Afghan National Security Forces. soldiers. LCpl Matthew Ferndale described him as “just really chilled and really happy to mix it with the boys.” LCpl Chris Finn probably summed up the feelings about Prince William’s morale-building visit best of all. “Any celebrity who wants to see the ADF, they go to Reservists recognised RESERVE Forces Day 2010 will pay special recognition to reservists who volunteered and served overseas and were awarded a medal for that service. Maj-Gen Craig Williams made the announcement at the event’s national launch late last year. To mark Reserve Forces Day, a parade will be held on July 4 in Sydney along with parades in 20 cities across Australia. the naval bases, they never come out here where we’re actually doing the hard yards,” he said. “It was pretty respectful for him to come. He’s a good bloke.” Ironically, Pte Thomas Quirke, of 1 Section, was no stranger to royalty or Prince William, having first met him at The Gallery Nightclub in York in 2007. “He said he remembered shaking hands with me, but it was a really big night and I probably wasn’t the only well-wisher,” he said with a grin. After the live-fire exercise Prince William posed with the diggers for a commemorative photo and was presented with a slouch hat by CO 3RAR Lt-Col Trent Scott. Lt-Col Scott said the Prince’s visit coincided with a period of intense training for A Coy, which has worked hard in its role as the ready company group to deal with any short-notice contingency. Prince William also visited 2 Cdo Regt where he met some 2 Cdo Regt and IRR soldiers wounded in action in Afghanistan. The veterans’ families were also in attendance, creating a small and personal affair away from the glare of media and minders that allowed the Prince and the soldiers to relax and engage in candid discussions. The Prince’s down-to-earth manner impressed the soldiers and their families. The conversations focused primarily on the similarities of service life in the UK and Australia, as well as specifics about the soldiers’ wounds and rehabilitation programs. Contract signed DEFENCE has signed a two-year deal with Manpower Services to deliver the ADF’s recruiting services. Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Minister Greg Combet said the contract was an interim arrangement to ensure continuity of recruitment operations while longer-term arrangements were finalised. The previous service provider withdrew from the contract last September.
Army February 4, 2010 Recognition: Medal for Gallantry winner WO2 John Lines in Afghanistan with unexploded ordnance. Awards honour bravery By WO2 Graham McBean GALLANTRY awards earned under heavy enemy fire on operations led this year’s Australia Day honours. Pte S received the Star of Gallantry – the nation’s second highest award for alour – for his bravery in “circumstancs of great peril” while a lead scout in fghanistan in 2008. Pte David Cox, WO2 John Lines, and pl Giancarlos Taraborrelli received the edal for Gallantry for their actions in fghanistan. The citation for Pte S states his galantry ensured the safety of his team hile neutralising the enemy threat and chieving mission success. Pte S was heavily engaged at close uarters with automatic fire and RPGs by a well armed and determined insurgent force. He displayed complete disregard for his personal safety by moving to an exposed firing position to fire and throw grenades to suppress enemy within 30m of his position. The citation states: “His selfless act enabled the rest of his team to fire and manoeuvre to regain the initiative and neutralise the enemy. His efforts are in he finest traditions of the Australian rmy and the ADF.” Medal for Gallantry recipient WO2 ines said it was a great honour to be recognised by his country. The then sergeant and an Australian ieutenant were serving with an OMLT n Afghanistan near Kakarak on January , 2009, when they encountered a large nemy force. His citation states he acted with total isregard for his personal safety to neuralise the assaulting elements and suppress flanking forces. “It was very intense,” WO2 Lines said. “There was just myself, an Australian officer and 18 Afghan soldiers and it was a very intense couple of hours.” The patrol encountered a meeting of insurgent leaders, including their body- guards, who opened the contact with heavy small-arms fire and RPGs. WO2 Lines’ citation states that his “courageous and gallant” action during the contact and the direction and encouragement to the ANA soldiers were instrumental in regaining the initiative from the enemy. “It’s a very prestigious award and I am happy to be in the same company as those soldiers who have received it before,” he said. “But both the other Aussie and myself were just doing our job at the end of the day and I just wanted to get us out of there alive.” Pte Cox was serving as a rifleman and combat first aider with MRTF 1 at Kakarak when he earned his Medal for Gallantry on March 16, 2009. His citation states: “While under heavy fire and with total disregard to his personal safety, he moved across open ground to render first aid to a wounded soldier and evacuate the casualty to an area of relative safety where he provided further emergency treatment.” Cpl Taraborrelli received his Medal for Gallantry for his actions with an OMLT on March 16, 2009. While in contact with a numerically superior enemy force and under sustained fire, the then lance corporal secured a compound and suppressed enemy flanking forces. His actions helped the recovery of a seriously wounded Australian soldier and the withdrawal of his patrol. His citation reads that with total disregard for his personal safety, Cpl Taraborrelli directed and inspired the ANA soldiers he was mentoring. Cpl Taraborrelli said it was an honour to receive the award but he was sure other people would have done the same thing in his position. “It was just what was required of me on the day – everyone has a job to do and it has to be fulfilled,” he said. “It was just one of the jobs that had to be done.” Full list of Army’s Australia Day honours recipients – Page 26 ARMY ARMYSHOP SHOP Ceremonial Military Military Swords Swords Infantry Sword. With brown leather scabbard - $995.00 With nickel plated scabbard - $1,095.00 Boxed Miniature (260mm long) - $179.00 Cavalry Sword. 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