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Newsletter Office@Rusinsw.Org.Au Issue No Defence Plaza Sydney Royal United Services Institute for Defence Locked Bag 18, Darlinghurst NSW1 2010 and Security Studies NSW, Inc Level 20, 270 Pit Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 www.rusinsw.org.au Newsletter [email protected] Issue No. 28 - 27 February 2017 Telephone: (02) 9393 2325 Fax: (02) 9393 3543 Introduction Welcome to this month’s issue of the electronic newsletter of the Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW, the aim of which is to provide members, stakeholders, and other interested parties up to date news of our latest activities and events as well as selective information on defence issues. There is no charge to receive this newsletter electronically and recipients are not required to be a member of the Institute. Invite your colleagues to receive this newsletter by going to the newsletter page on the Institute’s website http://www.rusinsw.org.au/Newsletter where they can register their email contact details. Latest News Counter Daesh conference, NATO Head Quarters The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, attended a meeting of Defence Ministers on 17th February in Brussels to discuss progress in the coalition's military campaign to counter Daesh. The Ministers reviewed the progress of the military campaign, which remains on track, and discussed next steps. After three months of operations to liberate Mosul, East Mosul is liberated and operations will commence shortly to liberate West Mosul, Daesh's last major stronghold in Iraq. As Daesh continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria, the Ministers discussed the importance of the coalition's efforts in tackling the threat of Daesh directed or inspired violent extremism around the world. Minister Payne emphasised the importance Australia places on countering extremism in Southeast Asia, particularly as Daesh’s losses in Iraq and Syria may lead to some foreign fighters returning to our region. While in Brussels, Minister Payne also had a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis to discuss our mutual strategic interests including in Iraq, Afghanistan and the South China Sea. Minister Payne reiterated that the Australia-US Alliance is, and will continue to be, the Australian Government’s highest strategic policy. Minister Payne also met with the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss our shared interests, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. Australia is a leading contributor to the US-led coalition to counter Daesh. The ADF, operating as part of the broader US-led coalition, is providing Official Newsletter of the Royal United ServicesPage | 1Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW, Inc ABN 80 724 654 162 www.rusinsw.org.au [email protected] Telephone: (02) 9393 2325 Fax: (02) 9393 3543 2 support to the Iraqi Security Forces during the Mosul offensive, through the Air Task Group's air operations, and the Building Partner Capacity and Advise and Assist missions. F-22 Raptors and F/A-18A/B Hornets commence combined training In the week ending 17th February United States Air Force F-22 Raptors commenced training with the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F/A 18 Hornets for the first enhanced air cooperation activity in Australia. Enhanced air cooperation is part of the United States Force posture initiatives and builds on a range of air exercises and training activities already undertaken by the United States and Australia. Wing Commander Andrew Tatnell, A United States Air Force F-22 aircraft arrives at RAAF Commanding Officer 17 Squadron, said the F-22 Base Tindal under grey skies and rain in the Northern Territory, ahead of the first Enhanced Air Cooperation Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd activity in Australia. Wing were visiting RAAF Base Tindal to conduct integrated training opportunities with the RAAF’s 75 Squadron F/A-18A/B Hornets along with ground assets and personnel. “The F-22 is one of the world’s most advanced fifth generation fighter aircraft,” Wing Commander Tatnell said “Combined training activity will vastly enhance the Royal Australian Air Force’s ability to integrate with the United States Air Force’s fifth generation aircraft while introducing fifth generation operations to RAAF Base Tindal. “The training is also important to the Royal Australian Air Force as the latest generation of aircraft and technology, including EA-18G Growler and F-35A Lightning II, come into service in the coming years.” It has been 75 years since the 90th Fighter Squadron and members of the 3rd Wing first integrated with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Northern Territory during World War II. During their visit to Tindal, the F-22s will be supported by two United States Air Force KC-135 refueller tankers, which will be based at RAAF Base Darwin. The F-22s and F/A-18A/B Hornets will conduct defensive counter air missions and offensive counter air scenarios during the last two weeks of February. The offensive counter air scenarios will be conducted near Delamere Weapons Range, Kilarney Station, Dry Springs, Kid Springs and Victoria River Downs. The F-22s and F/A-18A/B Hornets will also conduct short missions to RAAF Base Townsville as part of their combined training activities. Up to four F-22s will also fly down to Victoria to take part in the Australian International Air Show at Avalon and will be on public display from 3 to 5 March. The Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC) is part of the US Force Postures Initiative which currently includes an annual rotation of US Marines to Darwin. For further information on EAC and the Marine Rotation Force-Darwin, please visit http://www.defence.gov.au/usfpi Official Newsletter of the Royal United ServicesPage | 2Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW, Inc ABN 80 724 654 162 www.rusinsw.org.au [email protected] Telephone: (02) 9393 2325 Fax: (02) 9393 3543 3 Iraqi Law enforcement trainees complete Task Group Taji training Around 1,900 police from Iraq’s Ninewah province graduated from the Taji Military Complex, on 16th February 2017. Task Group Taji conducted six weeks of intensive instruction to the cohort comprising Sunni, Shia, Kurdish and Turkmen, as part of Australia and New Zealand’s expanded Building Partner Capacity (BPC) mission. More than 19,000 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Iraqi law enforcement personnel have trained under Task Group Taji since May 2015. The Commander of Australia’s Defence Forces in the Middle East region, Major General John Frewen said the graduation marked a significant milestone. “This graduation is an important event as these Ninewah policemen will help ensure that we not only win the current fight but, more importantly, we win the subsequent peace,” Major General Frewen said. “Police forces are essential to building a capable and inclusive Iraq.” Task Group Taji-4 Commander, Colonel Richard Vagg said the graduates will undertake security and stabilisation tasks in and around Mosul, and in northern Iraq. “Iraq’s security forces, including federal and local police, are playing the lead role in defeating Daesh - then defending, holding and stabilising liberated areas,” Colonel Vagg said. “Our current group of trainers from the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces have provided more than 1,900 Iraqi Ninewah Police conduct ‘care of the battle casualty’ members of these forces with much-needed training under the guidance of Australian, New Zealand and British soldiers from Task Group Taji 4 at Taji Military Complex, military skills.” Iraqi Security Forces Iraq. continue to lead the successful operation underway to liberate Mosul and maintain security in territory recaptured from Daesh. “Hold forces such as the Ninewah Police are a key element in the ongoing clearance of Mosul,” Colonel Vagg said. “They will secure the now cleared eastern side of the city, providing flank protection to the Counter Terrorism Service, Iraqi Army and Federal Police as they clear the western side.” As more areas continue to be liberated from Daesh, strong and effective hold forces are a priority to maintain security and support stabilisation operations. “The police are determined to defend their country against Daesh,” Colonel Vagg said. Now in its fourth rotation, Task Group Taji is a combined force of around 300 Australian and 100 New Zealand Defence Force personnel. BPC training includes Law of Armed Conflict, weapons handling, marksmanship, explosive hazard awareness, combat first aid, urban operations, obstacle breaching techniques and combined arms operations. Bushmaster sale another boost to Fiji-Australia defence partnership Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne on 9th February welcomed the sale of 10 refurbished Australian Defence Force Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles to Fiji to support the Republic of Fiji Military Forces’ United Nations peacekeeping missions at the Golan Heights and in Syria. “Fiji will use the vehicles to form part of the force protection mix that protects UN Observers in the Golan Heights and Syria, which includes Australian Defence Force personnel,” Minister Payne said. “The sale of the Bushmasters is a significant Official Newsletter of the Royal United ServicesPage | 3Institute for Defence and Security Studies NSW, Inc ABN 80 724 654 162 www.rusinsw.org.au [email protected] Telephone: (02) 9393 2325 Fax: (02) 9393 3543 4 milestone in Defence cooperation between Australia and Fiji. “Australia and Fiji have a long and proud history of peacekeeping. “Enhancing peacekeeping cooperation with Fiji reflects the strength of the relationship and underscores the importance of working with partners in the region.” Minister Payne said the Bushmaster was widely recognised as one of the finest protected mobility vehicles in the world, and has saved countless Australian Defence Force lives on operation. “Bushmasters provide Australian troops with mobility and protection, including against improvised explosive devices, and I’m proud that Fiji is buying our vehicles,” she said.
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