Update from the Australian Army Liaison Officer

Update from the Australian Army Liaison Officer

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS CORPS SUBSCRIPTIONS WHY SUBSCRIBE? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT? Subscriptions to Corps Funds provide the income that Individuals may benefit from Corps Funds, either directly or allows us to care for our heritage and foster Esprit de indirectly. Corps. The Corps Fund has provided financial support to: The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers has a collective responsibility to our predecessors and ourselves to ensure • Corps sporting events, teams and tours, we preserve, protect and develop our heritage. • the annual Sapper of Excellence awards, • the publication of Unit histories. The legacy that we have been left, and that we will subsequently leave, includes historical equipment, important Individuals and groups can apply for support from the medal groups, diaries, photographs, publications, letters fund at anytime. and other records of the Corps’ achievements. Most of our items of importance are displayed in The The Future Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering or at The The Corps Fund will continue to support Corps sporting, School of Military Engineering. adventure training and other activities. Funds will also Your Corps Fund subscription will ensure that the Royal be required to assist with the research and publication of Australian Engineers can afford to preserve, protect and Volume V of The Corps History. develop our heritage while fostering our Esprit de Corps. HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE? WHAT IS THE COST? Subscription can bemade by cheque or electronic transfer to the following account: The annual cost of subscriptions is as follows: ARA Officers -Sergeant: $52 per annum ($2 per fortnight) • Australian Defence Credit Union BSB No: 642-170 ARA Corporal -Sapper: $26 per annum ($1 per fortnight) • Account Number: 528618 ARes Officers: $30 per annum • Name of Account: RAE Corps Fund ARes ORs: $20 per annum Ex-Service Officers: $30 per annum Please include your PMKeys number and surname with Ex-Service ORs: $20 per annum your payment. Cheques should be made payable to: RAE RAE ex-service Association: Annual Donation Corps Funds. For further information or to request support from the Fund, contact the RAE Head of Corps Cell via email at: [email protected] Contents 12 26 64 Message from the Head of Corps �������������������������������������������������2 5th Engineer Regiment �����������������������������������������������������������35 Message from the Corps Sergeant Major �������������������������������������3 6th Engineer Support Regiment ��������������������������������������������37 The Royal Australian Engineers Foundation �������������������������������4 Special Operations Engineer Regiment ���������������������������������39 Force Engineer Branch ������������������������������������������������������������������5 8th Engineer Regiment �����������������������������������������������������������41 Corps Capability Development �����������������������������������������������������6 11th Engineer Regiment ��������������������������������������������������������43 DSCM-A RAE ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 19th Chief Engineer Works ����������������������������������������������������44 DOCM-A RAE ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 22nd Engineer Regiment ��������������������������������������������������������46 RAE Trades & Training ���������������������������������������������������������������10 1st Topographical Survey Squadron ��������������������������������������47 School of Military Engineering ��������������������������������������������������12 Personnel Matters �����������������������������������������������������������������������49 Operations: Sapper Obituaries �����������������������������������������������������������������������51 SLIPPER �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 Moorebank Unit Relocation Project �������������������������������������������52 Regional Support ��������������������������������������������������������������������20 The Corps’ Museum ��������������������������������������������������������������������53 Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program ���������������22 The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization ��54 RESOLUTE ������������������������������������������������������������������������������23 Australian Army Liaision Officer - ‘Helping me to help you���’ �55 PARAPET ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 Animals in War Remembered �����������������������������������������������������56 Sapper SITREP: RAE Short Term Industry Secondment Program ����������������������58 1st Combat Engineer Regiment ���������������������������������������������25 Force Protection Engineering �����������������������������������������������������59 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment ��������������������������������������������29 The Kapooka Tragedy ������������������������������������������������������������������60 3rd Field Squadron ������������������������������������������������������������������32 ANZAC Day at Villers Bretonneux ���������������������������������������������62 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment ���������������������������������������������33 The Invictus Games ���������������������������������������������������������������������64 PUBLISHER EDITORIAL BOARD Australian Sapper Magazine is published annually by Head of Corps Royal Editor-in-Chief: Australian Engineers (magazine not published 2004/05/06). Brigadier Wayne Budd, CSC DISCLAIMER Editor: The views expressed in this publication are the personal views of the author and Major Craig Clunas unless otherwise stated, are not necessarily the views or policies of the Royal Assistant Editors: Australian Engineers, the Australian Army or the Australian Defence Force. Regional Education Detachment (NSW) COPYRIGHT Graphic Design: Text and images in this publication are copyright of the Commonwealth of Mr George Petrovski, Mr Steve Comer Australia unless otherwise credited. Enquiries regarding the use of material in CONTACT THE EDITOR: this publication in the first instance should be directed to the Editor. [email protected] AUSTRALIAN SAPPER – 2014, ISSN: 1449-4140 COVER: The construction of the new ‘Home of the Sapper’ is well progressed with the School of Military Engineering scheduled to move into the new Steele Lines in April 2015. The official opening of the Corps’ new facility is planned for 27 June 2015. (Source: Department of Defence, image taken by SKYview) AUSTRALIAN SAPPER – 2014 1 Message from the Head of Corps Royal Australian Engineers Brigadier Wayne Budd, CSC elcome to this 2014 edition of Sapper Magazine� will ensure heritage and history These pages record that we remain busy on opera- lives on and I welcome the fu- W tions, training and support to domestic activities� ture for our reserve regiments� In all endeavours our Corps has maintained its reputation for Growth in our ARA units is also leading the way and getting the job done� I congratulate you all� welcome under Plan Beersheba When I last wrote to you I assessed that the reduced opera- and I assess our CERs to be tional tempo would let us get back to foundation training in our strong and well balanced structurally� What we need to do is core skills� This adjustment has allowed many unit training ac- continue to push for the next generation of equipment which is tivities to be undertaken this year and for a successful Exercise needed to maintain and expand our capabilities on the battle- HAMEL to be conducted� The force generation cycle is solidly in field� This is a key area of work for those of us with a strategic effect and we can forecast the activity schedule with some de- focus on the Corps future� gree of certainty� That said, the world remains an uncertain place On the people front there have been many of our own who have and we have seen the ADF responding to previously unimagined received significant honours this year both in terms of awards and global security threats� Our core sapper skills will be essential also in terms of their appointments within the Army� Our people to all future operations, so the training cycle opportunities must simply achieve outstanding things� What I will ask of all of us, is a continue to be grasped� continuing commitment to the welfare of our entire Corps family� Our commitment to domestic and regional support operations At the strategic level we continually try to understand the impacts has also been fruitful training for our regiments� The G20 was a of operational service from our multiple operations� What I have massive undertaking and all the hard work enabling security saw learnt is that the bonds of friendship simply help� I encourage all our high risk search skills rolled out and refreshed� The OPERA- of us to join a regional RAE association if you depart fulltime or TION RENDER SAFE activity lead by 6th Engineer Support Regi- part-time service� Staying connected this way will help all of us, ment was also a valuable EOD training opportunity� Additionally those that need help and those that want to ensure their mates are the AACAP program remains strong� This is a wonderful com- well and happy� A multitude of service support organisations are mitment by Army to the indigenous communities of Australia� out there for support now but we have our own RAE Foundation I know that those of you who have the opportunity to work on which seeks to underpin support to all sappers� Your continued

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