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We Envy No Man on Earth Because We Fly. the Australian Fleet Air
We Envy No Man On Earth Because We Fly. The Australian Fleet Air Arm: A Comparative Operational Study. This thesis is presented for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Murdoch University 2016 Sharron Lee Spargo BA (Hons) Murdoch University I declare that this thesis is my own account of my research and contains as its main content work which has not previously been submitted for a degree at any tertiary education institution. …………………………………………………………………………….. Abstract This thesis examines a small component of the Australian Navy, the Fleet Air Arm. Naval aviators have been contributing to Australian military history since 1914 but they remain relatively unheard of in the wider community and in some instances, in Australian military circles. Aviation within the maritime environment was, and remains, a versatile weapon in any modern navy but the struggle to initiate an aviation branch within the Royal Australian Navy was a protracted one. Finally coming into existence in 1947, the Australian Fleet Air Arm operated from the largest of all naval vessels in the post battle ship era; aircraft carriers. HMAS Albatross, Sydney, Vengeance and Melbourne carried, operated and fully maintained various fixed-wing aircraft and the naval personnel needed for operational deployments until 1982. These deployments included contributions to national and multinational combat, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. With the Australian government’s decision not to replace the last of the aging aircraft carriers, HMAS Melbourne, in 1982, the survival of the Australian Fleet Air Arm, and its highly trained personnel, was in grave doubt. This was a major turning point for Australian Naval Aviation; these versatile flyers and the maintenance and technical crews who supported them retrained on rotary aircraft, or helicopters, and adapted to flight operations utilising small compact ships. -
Headmark 110 Spring 2003
Journal of the Australian Naval Institute Spring 2003 AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE The Australian Naval Institute was formed and incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory in 1975. The main objectives of the Institute are: • to encourage and promote the advancement of knowledge related to the Navy and the maritime profession; and • to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning subjects related to the Navy and the maritime profession. The Institute is self-supporting and non-profit-making. Views and opinions expressed in the Journal o/'tlit' Australian Naval Institute are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute, the Royal Australian Navy or the Australian Defence Organisation. The aim is to encourage discussion, dissemination of information, comment and opinion and the advancement of professional knowledge concerning naval and maritime matters. PATRON Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie, AO RAN COUNCIL MEMBERS President Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt, RAN Vice President Captain Richard Mcnhinick, CSC RAN Secretary Commander Peter Leavy, RAN Treasurer Lieutenant Commander Craig Opie, RAN Journal Kditor Mr Andrew Forbes Councillor Commodore James Goldrick, CSC RAN Councillor Captain Peter Jones, AM RAN Councillor Captain Ray Griggs. CSC RAN Councillor Dr David Stevens Councillor Commander Kevin Codes, RNZN Public Officer Lieutenant Patience Neal, RAN AREA REPRESENTATIVES The following Institute members have agreed to act as points of contact on membership issues and for submitting articles, book reviews -
Report of the Inquiry Into Recognition for Service with 547 Signal Troop In
INQUIRY INTO RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE WITH 547 SIGNAL TROOP IN VIETNAM FROM 1966 TO 1971 CONTENTS CONTENTS..........................................................................................................................................................2 LETTER OF TRANSMISSION ...........................................................................................................................4 TERMS OF REFERENCE....................................................................................................................................5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................6 Eligibility Criteria for the Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC) ....................................................................6 Belated Recognition (Retrospectivity) ..........................................................................................................6 Assessment of the Performance of 547 Signal Troop .................................................................................8 Other recognition ............................................................................................................................................9 Summary of Conclusions ...............................................................................................................................9 Recommendations.........................................................................................................................................10 -
Issue115 – Apr 2013
CASCABEL Journal of the ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION (VICTORIA) INCORPORATED ABN 22 850 898 908 ISSUE 115 Published Quarterly in APRIL 2013 Victoria Australia Heading Home: Anzac Coy troops wait for takeoff onboard a Hercules bound for Australia Courtesy Army News. Photo by Lt-Cmdr Darren Mallett 1 Article Pages Cascabel General Information 3 Assn Contacts, Conditions & Copyright 4 The President Writes and Membership Report 5 Long standing members recognised 6 From The Colonel Commandant 7 Introducing Lt Col Matthew Burr 8 BC 2/15 Light Bty Maj Garry Rolfe 9 Editor’s Indulgence 11 The Royal Australian Navy 100 years 13 Part 5 of the diary of Lt. Keith Batiste 14 TK Gunners salute on St Barbara's Day and Aussies pass on knowledge 19 The Line of Fire 20 New Generation Veterans, Decorated Gunners and Warrant Officers are always right 22 Our brave saviours of Wau 23 MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT 25 Statement issued on behalf of Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith VC, MG 26 "Air Story" out of Vietnam 27 Emended address given by the CHIEF OF ARMY 29 Stand up for OUR country and China’s new aircraft carrier 30 AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL TO HOLD HISTORIC DOCUMENT 31 Cultana training area expansion 32 The 1RAR Shovel and Political Correctness (PC) Has Gone Stark Raving Mad 33 Another of Lt Reg Kidd’s memoirs 34 ADF participation in Mardi Gras 36 The Hines twins 37 HMAS Toowoomba deploys for the Middle East 39 The sensor in the sky and BSM 132 Bty 40 A Gunners Lament 41 Soldiers will face the new Physical Employment Standards Assessments next year 42 -
Call the Hands
CALL THE HANDS Issue No. 5 February 2017 From the President Welcome to the fifth edition of Call the Hands and 2017. It is a newsletter for Society members and the broader Navy Family. During the coming year the Society intends keeping you up to date and well informed about events of historical and contemporary interest. We will continue uploading stories from the Society’s journal; the Naval Historical Review published over forty years to our website. It is a wonderful resource. Articles published in Call the Hands are often triggered by research queries received through the website or by phone. The nature of queries is deep and wide with many from family history researchers. Our research service is outlined at https://www.navyhistory.org.au/research/. During 2017 a number of significant 75th anniversary commemoration events for RAN ships lost during World War 2 will be conducted. To this end the Navy flyer accompanying this newsletter seeks community assistance to locate and notify survivors and their families of the commemorative events Navy will be hosting. David Michael From the Editor Welcome to the February edition of ‘Call the hands’. Throughout 2017 we aim to develop the format of Call the Hands and transition it into HTML format. We will continuously refine the format and content based on your feedback. Thanks for your personal stories and perspectives on particular events or aspects of Australian naval history. We appreciate hearing from you. Feel free to contribute stories and photos, particularly of people (with names) at work. Our gallery is heavily weighted towards platforms. -
Headmark 109 Winter 2003
Journal of the Australian Naval Institute Winter 2003 AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE The Australian Naval Institute was formed and incorporated in the ACT in 1975. The main objectives of the Institute are: • to encourage and promote the advancement of knowledge related to the Navy and the maritime profession: and • to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas concerning subjects related to the Navy and the maritime profession. The Institute is self-supporting and non-profit-making. Views and opinions expressed in the ./ounnil o/'rhc Australian Naval Institute are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Institute, the Royal Australian Navy or the Australian Defence Organisation. The aim is to encourage discussion, dissemination of information, comment and opinion and the advancement of professional knowledge concerning naval and maritime matters. PATRON ( hid of Navv Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie. AO RAN COUNCIL MEMBERS President Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt, RAN Vice President Captain Richard Menhinick, CSC RAN Secretary Commander Craig Pritchard, RAN Treasurer Ms Kym Williams Journal Kditor Mr Andrew Forbes ( OIIIH illni Commodore James Goldrick. CSC RAN ( ouncillor Captain Peter Jones. AM RAN (ouncillor Captain Ray Griggs, CSC RAN ( ouncillor Dr David Stevens (Ouncillor Commander Kevin C'orles, RNZN Public Officer Lieutenant Patience Neal. RAN AREA REPRESENTATIVES The following Institute members have agreed to act as points of contact on membership issues and for submitting articles, book reviews and correspondence for the Journal. -
CREATING ONE DEFENCE First Principles Review CREATING ONE DEFENCE 2 First Principles Review | CREATING ONE DEFENCE CONTENTS
First Principles Review CREATING ONE DEFENCE First Principles Review CREATING ONE DEFENCE 2 First Principles Review | CREATING ONE DEFENCE CONTENTS Foreword 5 Key Recommendations 7 Specific Recommendations 9 Creating One Defence Chapter 1: One Defence – Case for Change 11 Chapter 2: One Defence – A Strong, Strategic Centre 19 Chapter 3: One Defence – Capability Development Life Cycle 31 Chapter 4: One Defence – Corporate and Military Enablers 43 Chapter 5: One Defence – Workforce 53 Optimising Resources and Implementation Chapter 6: One Defence – Optimising Resources and Dispelling Myths 63 Chapter 7: One Defence – Implementation 71 Annexes 79 A. Terms of Reference including alignment with recommendations 81 B. Framework for the First Principles Review of Defence 89 C. Recurring themes identified in recent reviews 91 D. Growth in Defence senior leadership numbers 95 E. Capability Development Life Cycle 97 F. Australian Public Service classifications and Australian Defence Force equivalent ranks 99 G. List of stakeholder interviews 101 H. Departmental Secretariat 107 First Principles Review | CREATING ONE DEFENCE 3 4 First Principles Review | CREATING ONE DEFENCE FOREWORD I am pleased to present the Report of the First Principles Review Team. In August 2014, the previous Minister for Defence appointed the team to undertake the First Principles Review of Defence. I was asked to chair the review team comprised of Professor Robert Hill, Professor Peter Leahy, Mr Jim McDowell and Mr Lindsay Tanner. The membership of the review team brought together a range of perspectives and a wealth of experience and expertise. We were ably supported by Roxanne Kelley, Major General Paul Symon and their secretariat1 as well as the Boston Consulting Group. -
King-Hall Naval History Conference 2009
The 2013 King-Hall Naval History Conference The War at Sea 1914-18 Thursday BAE Systems Theatre, Australian War Memorial 23 May 0900 - 0925 Registration 0925 Emergency and administration briefing 0930 - 0940 Opening Remarks Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC, RAN Chief of Navy 0940 - 1020 Keynote Address The War at Sea 1914-18 Dr Norman Friedman (Sponsored by the School of Humanities & Social Sciences University of NSW, Canberra) 1020 - 1050 Morning Tea 1050 - 1230 Grand Admiral von Tirpitz (1849-1930): The making of a Wilhelmine Imperialist Naval Officer Dr John Moses, Professorial Associate, Charles Sturt University Prelude to 1914: German Naval Planning against the United States in Asian- Pacific waters Dr Peter Overlack Lessons Learnt? How the Great War shaped the Japanese Navy's planning for the next war Colonel Tim Gellel, CSC, Defence Headquarters 1230 - 1320 Lunch 1320-1500 St Andrew against the Kaiser: Russia’s naval strategy and operations in the Baltic and Black Sea Theatres 1914-18 Dr Alexey Muraviev, Curtin University Naval command, co-operation and capability during the Dardanelles campaign Dr Rhys Crawley, Australian National University Ottoman Anti-submarine measures in the Dardanelles conflict 1915 Harvey Broadbent, Macquarie University 1500 – 1530 Afternoon Tea 1530 – 1650 Austro-Hungarian Naval Intelligence 1914-18 Professor John Schindler, US Naval War College Communications current at the outbreak of WWI and their evolution Captain Richard Arundel, RAN (Rtd) Friday BAE Systems Theatre, Australian War Memorial 24 May -
The Ran and the Acquisition of a Surface to Air Missile Capability
Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre Working Paper No. 2 STRUGGLING FOR A SOLUTION: THE RAN AND THE ACQUISITION OF A SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE CAPABILITY Peter Jones and James Goldrick January 2000 ii Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2000 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Department of Defence Announcement statement—may be announced to the public. Secondary release—may be released to the public. All Defence information, whether classified or not, is protected from unauthorised disclosure under the Crimes Act 1914. Defence Information may only be released in accordance with the Defence Protective Security Manual (SECMAN 4) and/or Defence Instruction (General) OPS 13-4—Release of Classified Defence Information to Other Countries, as appropriate. Requests and inquiries should be addressed to the Director, Sea Power Centre, HMAS CRESWELL, JERVIS BAY NSW 2540. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Jones, P.D. (Peter D.). Struggling for a solution – the RAN and the acquisition of a surface to air missile capability. ISBN 0 642 29530 1 1. Australia. Royal Australian Navy. 2. Antiaircraft guns - Australia. 3. Surface to Air Missiles - Australia. 4. Australia - Defences. I. Goldrick, James. II. Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Sea Power Centre. III. Title. (Series : Working paper (Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Sea Power Centre); no. 2). 358.174820994 iii Disclaimer The views expressed are the authors’ and not necessarily those of the Department of Defence. The Commonwealth of Australia will not be legally responsible in contract, tort or otherwise for any statement made in this publication. -
Niche Wars Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001–2014
NICHE WARS AUSTRALIA IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, 2001–2014 NICHE WARS AUSTRALIA IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, 2001–2014 EDITED BY JOHN BLAXLAND, MARCUS FIELDING AND THEA GELLERFY Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] Available to download for free at press.anu.edu.au ISBN (print): 9781760464028 ISBN (online): 9781760464035 WorldCat (print): 1224563694 WorldCat (online): 1224563779 DOI: 10.22459/NW.2020 This title is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). The full licence terms are available at creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode Cover design and layout by ANU Press. Cover photograph: Special Operations Task Group – Operation SLIPPER by Department of Defence. This edition © 2020 ANU Press Contents Foreword . vii Maps, figures and images . ix Acknowledgements . xiii Maps . xv Contributors . xxi Glossary . xxix Introduction . 1 John Blaxland Part 1: Policy and strategy 1 . A minister’s perspective . 21 Robert Hill 2 . A departmental Secretary’s perspective . 31 Ric Smith 3 . A Chief of Defence Force’s perspective . 47 Chris Barrie Part 2: On operations in Afghanistan and Iraq 4 . Australia’s intervention in Afghanistan, 2001–02 . 65 Dan McDaniel 5 . Air Operations Control and Reporting Centre . 81 Chris Westwood 6 . Conventional stability operations at the battle group level in Iraq . 91 Anthony Rawlins 7 . Maritime operations . 127 Peter Jones 8 . Embeds . 149 Jim Molan Part 3: Joint forces, enablers and partners 9 . Command and control . 155 Michael Crane 10. Intelligence in Afghanistan . 173 Mick Lehmann 11 . -
ANMM Council Members
ANMM Council Members BIOGRAPHIES Table of Contents Directors of the ANMM ........................................................................... 4 Kevin Sumption (NSW) ...................................................................................................... 4 Mary-Louise Williams AM (NSW) ....................................................................................... 4 Dr Kevin Fewster AM (NSW) ............................................................................................. 4 Chairs of the ANMM Council ............................................................. 5 Peter Doyle AM (NSW) ...................................................................................................... 5 Kay Cottee AO (NSW) ....................................................................................................... 5 Mark Bethwaite AM (NSW) ................................................................................................ 5 Peter J Sinclair AM CSC (NSW) ........................................................................................ 5 Peter Dexter AM (NSW) .................................................................................................... 6 John Mullen (NSW) ........................................................................................................... 6 Naval members of the ANMM Council ....................................... 7 RADM David Holthouse AO RAN (NSW) ........................................................................... 7 RADM Tony Hunt