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Sapper - 2008 Issn: 1449-4140 AUSTRALIAN SAPPER - 2008 ISSN: 1449-4140 PUBLISHER CONTACT DETAILS Australian Sapper magazine is published annually by the Head of The Editor Corps - Royal Australian Engineers. Australian Sapper School of Military Engineering DISCLAIMER Steele Barracks The views expressed in this publication are the personal views of Moorebank Avenue the authors and, unless otherwise stated, are not necessarily the MOOREBANK NSW 2170 views or policies of the Royal Australian Engineers, the Australian Army or the Australian Defence Force. Phone: 02 8782 4443 Email: [email protected] COPYRIGHT Text and images in this publication are copyright of the Common- FRONT COVER wealth of Australia unless otherwise credited. Enquiries regarding Sappers from Reconstruction Task Force Four build a patrol base the use of material in this publication in the first instance should in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. be directed to the Editor. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-In-Chief: ...............................Brigadier Wayne Budd, CSC Managing Editor: ............................Lieutenant Colonel Dave Rye Assistant Managing Editor: ............Major Stu Pemberton Assistant Editor: ..............................Major Paul Hampton Editor, Design and Production: ......Mr Warren Ennis Contents A Message from the Head of Corps - Royal Australian Improvised Explosive Device Threat - The Adaptive Sapper ...... 44 Engineers ....................................................................................2 Exercise Puk Puk 2008 - Australian Sappers Leading the School of Military Engineering - Training for the Future ..............2 Way in Papua new Guinea ...................................................... 45 Aussie Engineers in Taliban Heartland - Reconstruction Task Timor-Leste Battle Group Three - Operation Astute .................. 46 Force Four ...................................................................................8 United States Marine Corps Urban Breachers Course .............. 48 The Modular Engineer Force .......................................................10 RAE Junior Commander Training ..............................................49 Head of Corps - Royal Australian Engineers Staff Report ...........13 Timor-Leste Battle Group Five - Engineer Support Sapper Sitrep Predeployment Training .......................................................... 50 1st Combat Engineer Regiment ...............................................14 Pacific Partnership 2008 ...............................................................51 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment .............................................17 Working with Contractors in Developing Nations ..................... 52 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment ..............................................18 Reserves Help to Build a Community ..........................................54 4th Combat Engineer Regiment ..............................................19 Sappers Down Tools to Negotiate ............................................... 55 5th Combat Engineer Regiment ............................................. 20 Constructive Skills Make a Difference ........................................ 56 6th Engineer Support Regiment ..............................................21 Incident Respone Regiment ........................................................ 58 21st Construction Regiment ................................................... 25 A New Arrival’s First Impressions ............................................... 60 22nd Construction Regiment ................................................. 29 Explosives Detection Dogs on Operations in Afghanistan ..........61 35th Field Squadron ................................................................29 An Interview with Explosives Detection Dog Bailey ....................61 Royal Australian Engineers Trades and Training ........................30 Explosives Detection Dogs Play Vital Role in Afghanistan ........ 63 Rebuilding Afghanistan - 18 Months Forward .............................34 Equipment News ......................................................................... 64 Combat Team Hammer - A Discussion on Engineer-Led POME in a Slouch Hat - The First Year in the New Life of a Combat Team Structures .........................................................35 UK Lateral Recruit .................................................................. 66 Construction of Forward Operating Base Locke using New Unit Colour Patch for Infrastructure Division ....................67 The Afghan Hand ....................................................................38 Mine Action Centre - Bagram Air Base Afghanistan .................. 68 Trade Training School Led by a Sapper ...................................... 40 Personnel Matters ........................................................................ 70 Afghan National Army Training - One Task - Two Outcomes ....41 Sapper Obituary ............................................................................71 Combat Team Engineer - The RTF-3 Experience ....................... 42 13th Field Squadron Retires an Old Soldier ...............................72 AUSTRALIAN SAPPER - 2008 1 A Message From The HEAD OF CORPS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS ellow Sappers, welcome to another edition of Australian Sap- You will read in the pages that follow about the current devel- per magazine. Last year’s resurrected magazine was a huge hit opments with the Modular Engineer Force. We have briefed the Fand I have received great feedback from many of you. The Army Capability Management Committee and the Chief of Army magazine is a credit to the hardworking team at the School of Senior Advisory Group about our thoughts for the future shape Military Engineering who put it together. Mr and structure for the Corps. This work is impor- Warren Ennis, Major Stu Pemberton and Lieu- tant to our Corps’ future and we seek to balance tenant Colonel David Rye have produced a first the shape of units with our ability to equip the class magazine which I hope you will enjoy read- force while we address deficiencies with com- ing. mand and control. The decisions that will be This year’s magazine continues to record made this year will shape the work of staff for the great work our sapper-based Reconstruc- the next few years as we undertake a measured tion Task Forces have been doing in Afghani- transformation of the Corps that keeps pace stan. The Reconstruction Task Force experience with Army’s growth and equipment acquisition has been good for the Corps and it has demon- programs. strated to the world the quality of the Australian I thank all units and individuals that have sapper. In this edition we are also highlighting prepared articles for this edition of Australian the Corps’ Army Aboriginal Community Assis- Sapper. It is your magazine and the editorial tance Program (AACAP) activities. The AACAP committee seeks to present supplied informa- has been of enormous benefit to Australia’s Ab- tion in an enduring format. original communities; however, projects past In closing, I would like to congratulate Mr 2009 are currently unclear. It was our AACAP Paul Godbolt of the School of Military Engi- experience that shaped the foundation ideas neering for his achievement of 40 years service for our Reconstruction Task Force campaign in in the Australian Public Service and for serving Afghanistan, which demonstrates that our activities in peace are all of those 40 years as a staff member at the School. Our Corps preparing us well for operations in conflict. benefits greatly from the dedicate service of long-term, committed At the last Corps Committee meeting it was directed that RAE individuals like Paul. Corps subscriptions would be centralised in order to manage the Enjoy reading this edition of the magazine. funds more equitably. Details on how to subscribe to the fund are contained in this edition of the magazine. BRIGADIER WAYNE BUDD, CSC SCHOOL OF MILITARY ENGINEERING Training for the Future s with most units in the Army, the School of Military En- TC-A) initiative for urban operations and from 2009 an RAE in- gineering (SME) once again has had a very hectic schedule structor will be established at the School of Infantry to provide Asince the 2007 edition of Australian Sapper. In addition to subject matter expertise in this field. In addition to our training our already significant scheduled course program, 2008 has seen responsibilities, SME has also invested heavily in the promotion us develop and implement the Training Commander’s Explosive of the Corps’ heritage in the last few months. Utilising a combi- Hazard Awareness and Protection (EHAP) training initiative. This nation of training funds and profits from the RAE Corps Shop, is an all Corps training continuum based on three modules com- the Adult Trade Trainees have been busy increasing the overhead mencing at recruit and officer cadet training establishments and protection available for our larger historic vehicles. The construc- concludes at operational planning courses for both senior NCOs tion of a Strarch Hangar at the western end of the heritage park is a and officers. SME is the centre of expertise for this training. Of significant enhancement for the Corps museum. The Adult Trade particular note is the creation of an all Arms Corps explosive entry Trainees have also commenced the internal development plan for capability and for Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) specifically, the museum and constructed a theatrette, new Corps shop and new explosive breaching techniques.
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