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Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program 2019
Message from the Minister for
Defence Personnel Darren Chester
I’m proud to present the Australian Defence Force
Parliamentary Program (ADFPP) for 2019.
The Program provides a unique opportunity for Senators
and Members of Parliament to walk in the boots of our
servicemen and women and gain an understanding of the
work of our ADF personnel.
As parliamentarians, we carry the responsibility of
potentially sending our servicemen and women into
harm’s way, knowing the physical and emotional cost of
this service and the impact this has on families and loved
ones.
I encourage all Senators and Members to take the
opportunity to participate in an ADFPP option and
experience the professionalism, skill and dedication of our
world-class defence force. Regardless of which activity
you elect to undertake, I am confident you will find it
challenging, enlightening and rewarding.
The ADFPP also includes an exchange element, where
Senators and Members host an ADF member during a
sitting week of parliament. The mutual understanding
and respect achieved through this aspect of the Program
cannot be overstated.
The 2019 ADFPP provides a diverse range of activities and
I encourage all Senators and Members to take the time
to consider the options available, and I hope to see you
taking part in this valuable Program.
The Hon Darren Chester MP
Minister for Defence Personnel
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Welcome to the ADF
Parliamentary Program from VCDF
Welcome to the 2019 Australian Defence Force There are also a number of other engaging experiences
Parliamentary Program (ADFPP). The Australian Defence showcasing the depth and breadth of the ADF including
Force, together with the Minister for Defence Personnel, our logistics and health assets in support of operations
the Honourable Darren Chester MP, is proud to present and exercises.
this highly successful Program, now in its nineteenth year. The 2019 Program includes an impressive range of
The ADF is known and respected around the world for options. However, in order to enable such opportunities,
its professionalism and formidable military capability. The all parliamentarians need to be aware of the safety and
Navy, Army and Air Force work closely together in defence security risks associated with a continually evolving
of our nation and in support of a range of operations in operational environment. While the ADF is honoured to
Australia and around the world. The ADFPP offers a rare welcome you among us, we would ask that you take any
opportunity for our elected representatives to experience precautions and regulations seriously.
everyday life in the ADF and gain a better understanding of I join with the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus
how Australia’s serving men and women defend Australia Campbell AO, DSC, the Service Chiefs and the wider
and its national interests in complex and changing Defence community, in thanking you for your ongoing
environments. support for the ADFPP and inviting all parliamentarians to
The 2019 Program showcases the remarkable diversity of take advantage of this unique program.
ADF operations and the varied physical environment our
people work in. As well as our continued commitments to
operations around the globe, 2019 will see the ADF host
Exercise TALISMAN SABRE, a combined United States
and Australia bilateral Field Training Exercise conducted in
Central Queensland. Other options include taking to the
seas in a submarine off the coast of Western Australia or
a surface combatant ship near New South Wales, joining
one of the Army’s multi-role combat brigades in the field
and experiencing first-hand the fire power of these units.
If you feel extra adventurous and want to push yourself,
you may wish to take part in a special operations training
exercise.
Vice Admiral David Johnston AO RAN
In late 2018 we welcomed to Australia the first F35 Joint Vice Chief of the Defence Force
Strike Fighters, enhancing our air capabilities. You may
wish to see the impact of the introduction of this fifth
generation capability by visiting one of our airbases around
Australia.
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Ms Madeleine King MP
Member for Brand, Western Australia
It was a great privilege to spend three days living and Garden Island is a beautiful part of the world. One morning
working with Defence personnel on HMAS Stirling, as part I joined a group of Polly Farmer Foundation students on a
of the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program. bike ride around the island. At dawn I could stand on the
HMAS Stirling on Garden Island sits just five kilometres beach and look out over my hometown, across Cockburn
off Rockingham in my electorate, so not only was the Sound and Mangles Bay to Rockingham Beach. It was
Program a chance to learn more about the great work of a reminder of how lucky I am to represent this incredible
our Royal Australian Navy, it was a chance to spend some place and the amazing people who work on Garden Island
quality time with my constituents. and serve of our nation.
For those few days on the ADF Parliamentary Program, I wish to thank all the men and women serving on HMAS
the Navy welcomed me as one of their own. I donned their Stirling for taking me in and being so welcoming. It was
uniform and visited the firefighting training and emergency an honour to spend such meaningful time with the great
training areas, the submarine rescue facility and toured women and men who serve my community and the
the HMAS Ballarat frigate. I even got to work in the galley nation. Even more so, it was a privilege to share in the
and hear about the challenge of feeding thousands of lives of my constituents, working alongside the sailors that
personnel. work and live in my electorate. It’s not every day an MP
gets that experience and I am very grateful.
I would encourage all MPs to set aside the time to
participate in the ADFPP. It is a rewarding, challenging,
fun and unequal opportunity to learn more about the lives
and experiences of the men and women of the Australian
Defence Force.
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Mr Ben Morton MP
Member for Tangney, Western Australia
Our ability to live safely and securely here in Australia The last stages of training involved “defensive operations”
is built on the hard work, commitment, honour and where Borneo platoon had dug in for a number of
dedication of those who serve as members of the days before they had a series of mock attacks against
Australian Defence Force (ADF). The ADF Parliamentary them. That platoon then went on to their final stages of
Program (ADFPP) allows Members of Parliament to assessment, in a process rightly named ‘hardcore’.
spend a week with the ADF to better understand how
As part of the week-long exercises, I camped out
they operate, how they interact with each other and the
overnight in the field. While I learnt a lot about the ADF,
important work they do.
I also think those ADF members were pleased to learn
My first experience with the ADFPP saw me visit ADF that Members of Parliament are everyday Aussies making
members serving overseas in the Middle East region and a contribution in a different way; that we are eager to
specifically in Afghanistan. While deployed I saw first-hand respect their contribution by learning from them directly
the professionalism of our ADF members overseas. But about what they do and how they do it. I suspect they
that professionalism and skill didn’t just materialise. It was might have also enjoyed the real demonstration of the
grown, built and developed by those in the ADF who train usefulness of “simunition” on me in training as opposed to
young men and women from communities right around blanks… It was a compelling lesson.
Australia.
That’s why in my second year I wanted to learn more
about the training to become an infantryman. I attended
the School of Infantry at the Lone Pine Barracks at
Singleton in New South Wales where I spent time with
the Coral and Borneo platoons, learning the theory and
participating in practical exercises. In both platoons were
young ADF Gap-year members who were experiencing a
full year in the life of the ADF. It was important to see two
different platoons about five weeks apart in their training in
order to see the difference not only in skill, but in attitude
and confidence developed over this time.
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The Hon Damian Drum MP
Member for Murray, Victoria
In early October 2018 I was fortunate to participate in the
Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (ADFPP)
with a seven-day deployment to the Middle East.
The lead up to the trip is daunting in the fact that you don’t
really know what to expect, you get a few snippets from
other members of parliament that have been on similar
trips but it’s unlike preparing for any other trip or vacation.
Whilst the Program gives a grown man, with a child’s
passion for adventure, the opportunity to drive a
bushmaster, shoot a pistol, a machine gun and take off
and land a Hercules from the cockpit, it gave participants
so much more!
Because you get thrown into the induction program
with the other troops, you quickly became part of the
team. You have the same early starts, work out in the
searing heat together, and endure the language of military
acronyms by the dozen through countless briefings. You
learn how to attach a tourniquet with one hand whilst
being shot at in full body armour that restricts your
movements and flexibility to that of an aged care resident
and you learn that while this may be repetitive for our
troops, it may well be a life and death lesson!
The ADFPP gives parliamentarians a great insight into
the deployed lives of our Defence Force, including their
capabilities and seeing first-hand their discipline, their
attention to detail, their commitment and their humility.
It was an absolute privilege to meet so many ADF
members of the highest calibre. They are a credit not just
to their Service, but to their families and their country. The
Program also gave me a much greater understanding of
the role our troops are playing in keeping our country safe
from the wrath of terrorism in all its different forms.
Thank you all for the opportunity.
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Senator Kimberley Kitching Senator for Victoria Standing on the hill at the Afghan National Army’s training fair that we make these decisions based on observation base, looking out to a warlord’s compound in one direction and briefings of the conditions under which the ADF has and observing the training exercises we are helping to to work, so that parliamentarians understand the most deliver in another; to visiting the military museum on the serious decision we make. This Program not only provides base containing artefacts collected from centuries of that understanding, but also offers the opportunity to war in that country; and being able to meet members observe the intense and professional training that our of today’s Australian Defence Force and hear their servicemen and women undertake. experiences has been something I will always remember. I want to thank everyone from the ADF and the Over the past year I have had the privilege of visiting both Department of Defence whose professionalism and Iraq and Afghanistan, meeting with the men and women courtesy made my participation in the ADFPP both a of the ADF who are serving with such distinction in those pleasure and a valuable learning experience. I look forward countries. Many people might assume that the conflicts to participating in the Program again in 2019. I am a better in Iraq and Afghanistan are over, but the ADF is there human being and a better representative for it. working with the respective national defence forces to help them help their countries. I also had the privilege of observing the RIMPAC naval exercise, in which the RAN plays such a prominent role. RIMPAC, the largest and most complex military exercise in the world, involves more than 25,000 personnel and 47 ships from the navies of 25 countries. The Pacific Ocean is now the focus of the world’s great power rivalries. Australia, as a good global citizen, upholds the rules-based order and has a vital interest in the security of this region, not only as a trade-dependent Pacific nation. The opportunity of attending RIMPAC to see firsthand the commitment of so many of our friends and allies working together was a very reassuring experience. Members of this Parliament have the sombre responsibility of sending ADF members into harm’s way. We expect them to perform dangerous and difficult work in hostile environments, while also demanding that they adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct. I think it is only
Mrs Nola Marino
Member for Forest, Western Australia
There are many privileges enjoyed by Senators and
Members in the Federal Parliament. Few of them match
the opportunity to participate in the ADF Parliamentary
Program. The vast majority of those who participate
once go on to repeat the experience. My participation in
Exercise RIMPAC 18 in Hawaii was my tenth time. My
previous options included.
2008 NORFORCE
2009 HMAS Stirling
Ex TALISMAN SABRE
2010 OP RESOLUTE
2011 Middle East Region
2012 Timor Leste
2014 RAAF Williamtown
There are multiple benefits of the program for
2015 Ex PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP parliamentarians including spending time with colleagues
2017 Navy Sydney Establishments from the ‘other house’ and other political parties in a
neutral environment or participating in activities you
2018 Ex RIMPAC
would never be able to experience is certainly character
My mother was a WWII widow which is why this building. Most importantly, it is the pride with which our
Program is so important to me. The ADF Parliamentary ADF personnel serve our country that is the constant
Program offers an opportunity to be embedded with ADF factor evident throughout my participation in the ADF
personnel at every level, from understanding the roles and Parliamentary Program.
responsibilities of the Commanding Officer on operations
to working alongside the sailors, soldiers, airmen and
women carrying out their daily duties and everyone in-
between.
10General Information
The following provides general information about the Administrative Arrangements
Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (ADFPP) and
Some of the activities on offer require participants to meet
a summary of attachment options for 2019. Specific dates
basic medical standards. Transport to and from the option
are nominated where applicable, however, requirements may
start location will be at the participant’s expense. These
necessitate some date changes as the year unfolds.
administrative requirements will be further clarified prior to
Applications and Selection Process the commencement of each option.
Application forms are only available in an electronic format Security
on the ADFPP website at www.defence.gov.au/adfpp.
Operational security is a key factor in ensuring the safety of
Applications should indicate your first preference and, in the
all parliamentarians participating in ADFPP attachments to
event of oversubscription, a second and third preference.
operations, as well as deployed ADF personnel. Should you
In the event of an option being oversubscribed, a ballot will
participate in the Middle East Region or Operation RESOLUTE
apply to establish a rank order and reserve list. All applications
options, please do not make public any details relating to the
will be initially acknowledged on receipt. Subsequent to any
visit or share your movements with those who do not need
balloting requirements, participants will be advised of the
to know.
success of their application.
Applications will remain open for all ADFPP Options until Parliamentary Exchange
28 days prior with the exception of the MER which will close An integral part of the ADFPP is the exchange element where
42 days prior. ADF personnel are attached to the office of a parliamentarian
at Parliament House, Canberra, for a one-week period during
Working Routine
a sitting week. Exchange personnel gain an insight into
The attachment options on offer are designed to ensure the parliamentary and committee processes and develop
participants gain the maximum impact from the experience. an understanding of the departments that operate within
Wherever possible, you will have the opportunity to work Parliament House. ADF members also gain an appreciation
and live alongside servicemen and women at all rank levels. of the scope of the extensive and varied activities undertaken
The situations you find yourself in may not offer five-star by Senators or Members of Parliament. The exchange to
comforts and there will be very little protocol. Nor is it an Parliament House is tentatively planned to occur in the latter
endurance test, so the prospect of arduous physical activity half of 2019. Expressions of interest from parliamentarians
and conditions should not deter anyone from joining the willing to host this year will be sought closer to the activity.
Program. Defence can and will tailor the conditions to suit
individual abilities to ensure participants get the most out of ADFPP Dining-In Night
the experience. To that end, we ask that, wherever possible, The culminating event of ADFPP calendar is the annual
participants plan to complete the full attachment period Military Dining-In Night. The Dining-In Night provides
offered. participants with another valuable insight into the customs
and traditions of the military.
Uniforms
The Dining-In Night is by invite only and is offered to
Participants will be issued with the same uniforms, protective
parliamentarians who have supported the Program
clothing or equipment used by ADF personnel at the
throughout the year by participating in an option or hosting
destination unit wherever possible, and a distinctive ‘rank’
an ADF member during the exchange program. The event is
insignia identifying them as a parliamentarian attached to
hosted by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force and attended
the ADFPP. by the Service Chiefs as well as the majority of ADF members
who participated in the exchange program. The exchange is
tentively planned to occur in the first joint sitting period after
the spring recess period.
122019 Attachment Options
Option 1 - Navy Option 9A - Army Option 14 - Air Force
Submarines Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE RAAF Base Edinburgh and Woomera
Duration: 5 days 7RAR Battlegroup Duration: 5 days
Dates: Flexible Duration: 5 days Dates: Flexible within autumn recess
Option 2 - Navy Dates: 9 – 20 Sep Option 15 - Air Force
Surface Combatants (Fleet Base East) Option 9B - Army RAAF Base Pearce and Learmonth
Duration: 5 days Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE Duration: 5 days
Dates: Flexible Combat Training Centre Dates: 03 – 14 Jun or
Option 3 - Navy Duration: 3 days 26 Aug – 06 Sep
Amphibious & Fleet Support Dates: 12 – 17 Sep Option 16 - Joint Operations
Duration: 5 days Option 10A - Army Middle East Region
Dates: Flexible Special Air Service Regiment Duration: 10 days
Option 4 - Navy Duration: 5 days Dates: Winter and spring recess
Navy Aviation & Officer Training Dates: Flexible within Option 17 - Joint Operations
Duration: 3 days autumn / spring recess Operation RESOLUTE
Dates: Flexible Option 10B - Army Duration: 5 days
Option 5 - Navy 2nd Commando Regiment Dates: Autumn/winter/spring recess
Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2019 Duration: 5 days Option 18 - Combined Exercise
Duration: 5 days Dates: Flexible within spring recess Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 19
Dates: 25 Feb – 7 Mar Option 11 - Army Duration: 7 days
Option 6 - Army AACAP Dates: 13 - 19 Jul
1st Signal Regiment Duration: 5 days Option 19 - ADF Health
Duration: 3 days Dates: 7 – 14 Jul HMAS Penguin, Sydney
Dates: Apr or May Option 12 - Air Force Duration: 2 days
Option 7 - Army RAAF Base Amberley Dates: Flexible within
Amphibious Task Group Duration: 5 days winter/spring recess
Duration: 4 days Dates: Flexible within Option 20 - ADF Logistics
Dates: 18 – 21 Jun autumn/spring recess Joint Logistics Unit – South
Option 8 - Army Option 13 - Air Force Queensland
Exercise BROLGA WALK RAAF Base Williamtown Duration: 5 days
Duration: 5 days Duration: 4 days Dates: 15 – 19 Jul
Dates: 29 Apr – 10 May Dates: Flexible within spring recess Option 21 - ADF Health
Gallipoli Barracks Health Facilities
Duration: 1 day
Dates: Flexible within
winter/spring recess
13The Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF), comprising the Navy,
Army and Air Force, is the military organisation responsible
for the defence of Australia. The ADF is a modern, people-
focused organisation, and it is one of Australia’s major
employers. There are some 80,000 ADF personnel serving
in locations across every Australian state and territory, as
well as overseas. Their roles include preparing for and
carrying out combat operations, protecting trade and
commerce routes, as well as conducting peacekeeping
operations and providing humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief. Included in the total number of ADF
personnel are more than 20,000 reserves who provide
crucial support and skills to the broader defence effort.
The ADF has a reputation as one of the most highly
skilled, professional and well-equipped forces in the world.
Despite their own unique histories, traditions and cultures,
the Navy, Army and Air Force work very closely alongside
one another, especially in the operational domain as the
“Joint Force”. In a complex and rapidly changing strategic
environment, the ADF is continuing to innovate and adapt
its war-fighting capabilities for new realities. The ADF
possesses some of the world’s most advanced defence
technology in the air, the sea and on land. But the ADF
is more than just its capability. One of its major strengths
lies in the diversity of its serving men and women, and the
skills and education they possess.
In addition to its role in various operational theatres around
the world, the ADF partners closely with a number of
foreign militaries to uphold shared values and the rules-
based order, especially in the Indo-Pacific region where
the ADF has a major presence.
14Royal Australian Navy
Our values:
• Honour
• Honesty
• Courage
• Integrity
• Loyalty
Australia possesses one of the largest maritime zones
in the world. Throughout its 118-year history, the Royal
Australian Navy (RAN) has played a critical role in the
defence of our shores. As a maritime trading nation
in the Indo-Pacific region, which is fast becoming the
major driver of global economic growth, the RAN plays
a role in upholding the rules-based order and protecting
international sea lanes from non-state threats.
With a long and rich history, the RAN is experiencing an
unprecedented expansion. As part of the 2016 Defence
White Paper, the Australian Government announced the
construction of 21 Pacific Patrol Boats, 12 Offshore Patrol
Vessels, nine future frigates and 12 new submarines. This
is the most significant nation-building project Australia
has ever undertaken and is resulting in a massive
investment in Australia’s defence industry, with some
15,000 personnel to be directly or indirectly employed in
the naval shipbuilding enterprise. In recent years, the RAN
commissioned two Landing Helicopter Dock ships, the
HMA Ships Adelaide and Canberra - the largest ships ever
in the RAN - and the Air Warfare Destroyers HMA Ships
Hobart and Brisbane, which are the most sophisticated
warships ever operated by the RAN.
The Navy’s new capabilities ensure it is able to accomplish
the full spectrum of maritime security operations
throughout the Indo-Pacific region and defend our
national interests.
15Option 1
Fleet Base West - Submarines
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Fleet Base West is located just south of Perth at HMAS Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
Stirling on Garden Island in Rockingham, Western orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You
Australia. Half of the Navy fleet, including five Anzac Class will then have the opportunity to:
Frigates and the underway replenishment ship HMAS
• Embark on a Collins class submarine for two or three
Sirius, are based at Fleet Base West, as well as five Collins
days at sea.
class submarines, Australian Clearance Diving Team 4 and
the training authority for submarines. • Observe how some of the most highly skilled
personnel in the Navy conduct their duties in support
of submarine operations.
• Visit the Weapon Training Simulation System facility
and observe or take part in weapons training.
• Meet Navy combat specialists of Australian Clearance
Diving Team 4.
• Participate in a training demonstration at the Royal
Australian Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety,
which includes firefighting, dealing with fast and slow
floods and defence against nuclear, biological and
chemical attacks.
Dates: This is a five-day program.
Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.
Participant Numbers: Four.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
have a Medical Standards for Non-Service Personnel
Embarking in Royal Australian Navy Submarines
assessment completed by their General Practitioner.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for
information regarding medical requirements for sea-riding
in a submarine.
16Option 2
Fleet Base East – Surface Combatants
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Fleet Base East is a major fleet base that comprises Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
several naval establishments and facilities clustered orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You
around Sydney Harbour, centred on HMAS Kuttabul. The will then have the opportunity to:
base extends beyond the borders of Kuttabul and includes
• Embark on an Anzac or Adelaide class frigate for two-
the commercially-operated dockyard at Garden Island and
to-three days at sea.
adjacent wharf facilities at nearby Woolloomooloo where
Anzac and Adelaide class frigates are berthed. • Embed with the various ships’ departments to
experience and gain an understanding of the range of
crew responsibilities.
• Meet the highly skilled members of Fleet Headquarters
and gain an understanding of Navy within the Whole-of
Government operational context.
• Visit HMAS Watson and observe the next generation
of Navy’s leaders undergo maritime warfare training
and/or take part in simulated maritime warfare training
using state of the art simulators.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales.
Dates: This is a five-day program. Dates are flexible within
the parliamentary recess periods.
Participant Numbers: Flexible, depending on the Naval
asset supporting the activity.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
complete a medical self-assessment for review by Fleet
Medical Officer prior to participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for
information regarding medical requirements for sea-riding.
17Option 3
Amphibious & Fleet Support
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Fleet Base East is a major fleet base that comprises Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
several naval establishments and facilities clustered orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You
around Sydney Harbour, centred on HMAS Kuttabul. will then have the opportunity to:
The base extends beyond the borders of Kuttabul • Embark on a Canberra class Landing Helicopter Dock
and includes the commercially-operated dockyard at or resupply ship HMAS Success for two-to-three days
Garden Island and adjacent wharf facilities at nearby at sea.
Woolloomooloo where Navy’s Canberra-class landing
ship dock HMA Ships Canberra and Adelaide, Bay class • Embed with the various ships’ departments to
landing ship HMAS Choules and Durance class multi- experience and gain an understanding of the range of
product replenishment oiler HMAS Success are stationed. crew responsibilities.
• Visit HMAS Watson and observe the next generation
of Navy’s leaders undergo maritime warfare training
and/or take part in simulated maritime warfare training
using state of the art simulators.
• Meet the highly skilled members of Fleet Headquarters
and gain an understanding of Navy within the Whole-
of-Government operational context.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales.
Dates: This is a five-day program.
Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.
Participant Numbers: Flexible, depending on the Naval
asset supporting the activity.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
complete a medical self-assessment for review by Fleet
Medical Officer prior to participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for
information regarding medical requirements for sea-riding.
18Option 4
Navy Aviation & Officer Training
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
HMAS Creswell, located in Jervis Bay in the Shoalhaven Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
area south of Sydney, was originally established as a orientate you to the facilities and key base personnel. You
training school for young officers prior to the First World will then have the opportunity to:
War. Today, all Navy officers commence their career • Explore one of Navy’s most historic establishments
at HMAS Creswell. The base also provides support to and join the next generation of Navy’s leaders
operations within Jervis Bay and the Eastern Australian undertaking training at the prestigious Royal Australian
Exercise Area. Naval College.
HMAS Albatross, on the outskirts of Nowra in New South • Participate in a helicopter flight and experience the
Wales, is the centre of naval aviation in Australia. It is the work of the sailors and Fleet Air Arm staff of the Naval
home to the Fleet Air Arm who operate the Navy’s combat Aviation Squadrons.
training helicopters. The base is also home to the Tactical
Electronic Warfare Support Section, the Naval Weather • Fly one of the Navy’s ‘state-of-the-art’ helicopters
and Oceanographic Centre, the Joint Acoustic Analysis in a flight simulator and participate in Helicopter
Centre, the Army’s Parachute Training School and the Underwater Escape Training (HUET).
popular Fleet Air Arm Museum. • Visit the Navy School of Survivability and Ship Safety
and participate in a training demonstration which
includes firefighting, dealing with fast and slow floods
and defence against nuclear, biological and chemical
attack.
Location: Jervis Bay Territory and Nowra,
New South Wales.
Dates: This is a three-day program.
Dates are flexible within the parliamentary recess periods.
Participant Numbers: Flexible.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
complete a medical self-assessment for review by an
ADF Medical Officer prior to participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for
information regarding medical requirements for HUET.
19Option 5
Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2019
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 2019 is a training exercise Embarking with the task group, you will be provided a first-
based on supported Annual Continuation Training hand opportunity to observe Navy’s capability to:
conducted by the Royal Australian Navy and jointly- • Operate a number of ships under one commander
enabled by the Royal Australian Air Force, conducted off and focus primarily on sea control operations,
the West Australian coast. which can include the full spectrum of maritime
security operations from diplomacy and international
engagement, through to humanitarian and disaster
relief, constabulary and peacekeeping operations and,
at the upper end of the spectrum, warfighting.
• Embark with a Navy Task Group for up to five days on
a warship and Navy’s support ship.
• Meet the highly skilled members of the Task Group as
they conduct operational planning in the context of
whole-of-government and inter-agency operations.
• Be introduced to the work of Navy’s sailors
undertaking operations in support of a high-end
warfighting mission.
• Observe and/or participate in high-end maritime air
defence and anti-submarine warfare serials.
Location: Rockingham, Western Australia.
Dates: This is a five-day program, conducted during the
period 25 Feb – 7 Mar.
Participant Numbers: Three.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
complete a medical self-assessment for review by Fleet
Medical Officer prior to participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP for
information regarding medical requirements for sea-riding.
20Australian Army
Our values:
• Courage
• Initiative
• Respect
• Teamwork
The mission of the Australian Army is to prepare land
forces for war in order to defend Australia and its national
interests as part of the Joint Force. Despite its small size
in comparison to the armies of many other nations, it
punches well above its weight in terms of its capability,
and the skill and organisation of its personnel.
The Army has been heavily engaged for nearly 20 years
in the Middle East, not to mention ongoing engagement
in our closer region and at home. Due to the close nature
of combat experienced by Army personnel, significant
investments have been made to ensure that our fighting
men and women retain a warfighting edge.
The Army is divided into three components. Forces
Command (FORCOMD) is the largest command within
the Australian Army and comprises approximately 85% of
the Army’s personnel. FORCOMD is responsible for the
combat brigades, and the enabling and training formations
reporting to the Chief of the Army. FORCOMD generates
Army’s foundation warfighting capability in order to ensure
individuals and force elements are successful.
The 1st Division, headquartered in Brisbane, provides
the ADF’s high-readiness Deployable Joint Force
Headquarters for contingencies in Australia and overseas,
as well as responsibility for Amphibious Capability
Development on behalf of the ADF.
Finally, Special Operations Command provides ready and
relevant forces to conduct special operations in a joint,
combined or inter-agency environment.
21Option 6
1st Signal Regiment
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
The 1st Signal Regiment is located at Gallipoli Barracks Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
in Brisbane. Its primary responsibility is to provide the orientate you to the facilities and meet with key base
communications and logistic support for a deployable joint personnel. You will then have the opportunity to:
force headquarters. It also holds a niche capability that
• Experience a day in the life of the Regiment, meet
annually conducts the refurbishment and upgrade of base
the soldiers, learn about our capability as well as get
communications facilities in Australia and overseas. The
hands-on with the equipment.
Regiment is frequently at the forefront of receiving new
technology and instrumental in the implementation of new • Participate with the members of the unit in a light
capability for the wider Army. The 1st Signal Regiment is physical training session.
committed to several operations and exercises around • Conduct familiarisation training on the combat radio
the world at any one time. The Regiment also holds a system.
deployable communications and logistics element that is
• Gain an understanding of the operational servers and
able to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
the capability they provide.
short-notice missions.
• Observe the cutting edge in deployable satellite
capability.
• Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster)
familiarisation drive.
• Participate in a demonstration and practical of the
newly introduced HX77 and 40M trucks.
• Experience hands-on the EF88 - the Thales Australia
designed and manufactured evolution of the Austeyr
F88SA2 assault rifle - and MAG58 machine gun.
Location: Brisbane, Queensland.
Dates: This is a three-day program.
Dates are flexible within the autumn and spring
recess periods.
Participant Numbers: Flexible.
22Option 7
Exercise SEA EXPLORER (Amphibious Task Group)
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Exercise SEA EXPLORER is a joint amphibious exercise Your program will allow you to experience routine life as
designed to certify the Amphibious Ready Unit in a member of the Amphibious Task Group and participate
the conduct of amphibious operations. It is aimed at in all levels of amphibious operations, from practical
preparing units from the Navy, Army and Air Force in participation with embarked landing forces to conceptual
amphibious operations to meet the broad spectrum of briefings with Headquarters staff, including:
ADF amphibious missions. The Amphibious Task Group
• Flight operations involving the integration of
contributes to the preparation of amphibious units through
Amphibious Task Group vehicles, ship-to-shore
the conduct of amphibious collective training, operational connectors and joint fires.
planning and commanding tactical operations within a
combined and/or joint task force. • Participate in assault stations with embarked landing
forces, including landing craft loading through the well
deck and amphibious insertion on to the beach to
observe a live fire exercise.
• Observe specialist amphibious training involving the
pre-landing force.
• Participate in aviation mission rehearsals, amphibious
landings, landing craft mission rehearsals and medical
response training.
• Gain an insight into the function and scope of
Australia’s Amphibious Task Force operations.
Location: Cowley Beach, North Queensland.
Dates: This is a four-day program, conducted during
the period 18 – 21 Jun.
Participant Numbers: Five.
Medical Requirements: Participants are required to
complete a medical self-assessment for review by an
ADF Medical Officer prior to participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP
for information regarding medical requirements.
23Option 8
Exercise BROLGA WALK
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Exercise BROLGA WALK is a company-level combat field Your program will commence with a tour of the base to
training exercise conducted by 3rd Brigade to monitor the orientate you to the facilities and meet with key base
Combat Team training levels in accordance with the Army personnel including exercise briefings from Headquarters
Force Generation Cycle. 3rd Brigade is one of three multi- 3rd Brigade Staff. You will then have the opportunity to:
role combat brigades in the Australian Army and is based
• Deploy with combat elements to the field environment
at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville.
by vehicle or helicopter.
3rd Brigade is a unique formation with many skills that are
• Receive instruction on field craft and have the
not held elsewhere within Army. As a multi-role brigade,
opportunity to practice some of these skills.
3rd Brigade excels in rapid response and manoeuvre.
3rd Brigade units can move strategically and tactically • Conduct familiarisation training with Australian
by a range of means: amphibious ships and fixed-wing weapons and equipment, and receive safety briefs
and rotary-wing aircraft (including C-17, C-130, MRH-90 where appropriate.
and CH-47). 3rd Brigade specialises in seizing a point of • Participate in infantry, artillery, armoured and combat
disembarkation, establishing forward operating bases and engineer company level combat training.
maintaining them until heavier forces arrive.
• Observe the logistics support provided to the combat
element of the exercise.
Location: Townsville, Queensland.
Dates: This is a five-day program.
Dates are flexible within the period 29 Apr – 10 May.
Participant Numbers: Four.
24Option 9A
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE 19 - 7 RAR Battle Group
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE 19 is a high-end battle group OUTLINE
combined arms combat training exercise, which is used
This option will provide you with the opportunity to join
to certify 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
7RAR and integrate into the field training exercise. 7RAR
(7RAR) as a ready battle group within the 1st Brigade.
generates infantry capability in order to contribute to the
7RAR will conduct a battle group war fighter as their final
maintenance of the 1st Brigade’s combined arms teams
exercise prior to assuming the Ready Battalion Group
within the requirements of the Force Generation Cycle.
responsibilities. The battle group war fighter is a live, force
Based at Horseshoe Lines within the Edinburgh Defence
on force field training activity aimed at consolidating battle
Precinct in South Australia, these soldiers are at the
group tactics, techniques and procedures.
forefront of Australia’s operational commitments around
In 2019, Army will offer two options to participate in the world.
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE, as a member of the Battle
INDICATIVE PROGRAM
Group or the Combat Training Team carrying out the
evaluation and certification of 7 RAR. This opportunity will expose you to high-end battlegroup
combined arms training. Your program will commence
with an in-brief at the Range Control Cultana Training Area.
You will then have the opportunity to:
• Receive familiarisation training with Australian weapons
and equipment, and receive safety briefs where
appropriate.
• Receive instruction on field craft and have the
opportunity to practice some of these skills.
• Participate in stability operations training from
company to battlegroup level combined arms.
• Participate in live fire range practices by armoured
fighting vehicle, infantry, artillery and combat engineer
elements.
Dates: This is a five-day program.
Dates are flexible within the period 9 – 20 Sep.
Number of Participants: Two.
Location: Cultana Training Area
(Port Augusta, South Australia).
25Option 9B
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE 19 - Combat Training Centre
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE 19 is a high-end battle group INDICATIVE PROGRAM
combined arms combat training exercise, which is used
This opportunity will see you embedded in a small team
to certify 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
committed to the delivery of challenging and realistic
(7RAR) as a ready battle group within the 1st Brigade.
training for Australian Army force elements preparing for
7RAR will conduct a battle group war fighter as their final
operations. Your program will commence with an in-brief
exercise prior to assuming the Ready Battalion Group
at the Range Control Cultana Training Area. You will then
responsibilities. The battle group war fighter is a live, force
have the opportunity to:
on force field training activity aimed at consolidating battle
group tactics, techniques and procedures. • Observe the use of a fully integrated training simulation
system focused on the tactical development of a
In 2019, Army will offer two options to participate in
battlegroup in stressful and challenging environments
Exercise PREDATOR STRIKE, as a member of the Battle
in order to enhance realism.
Group or the Combat Training Team carrying out the
evaluation and certification of 7 RAR. • Receive familiarisation training with Australian weapons
and equipment and receive safety briefs where
OUTLINE
appropriate.
The Combat Training Centre (CTC) is the Australian
• Observe the evaluation and certification of a
Army’s premier training centre committed to the delivery
battlegroup conducting offensive and defensive
of challenging and realistic training for force elements
operations.
preparing for operations and contingencies. CTC provides
advanced collective training to forces in order to support • Witness the integration of armoured fighting vehicles,
the certification of 7RAR during Ex PREDATOR STRIKE. artillery, infantry and supporting elements in the field
environment.
Dates: This is a three-day program.
Dates are flexible within the period 12 - 17 Sep.
Number of Participants: Eight.
Location: Cultana Training Area
(Port Augusta, South Australia).
26Option 10A
Special Operations Command - The Special Air Service Regiment
The Special Operations Command mission is to provide INDICATIVE PROGRAM
ready and relevant forces to conduct special operations
This is your opportunity to meet Special Air Service
across the operational domain in a joint, combined or
Regiment personnel and to see first-hand some of their
interagency environment, in support of Australia’s national
capabilities, training, and facilities. Your program will
interests.
commence with a tour of the base to orientate you to the
In 2019, Special Operations Command will offer two facilities and key base personnel. You will then have the
options to participate in selected unit training, with an opportunity to:
option to visit the Special Air Service Regiment in Perth or
• Explore the history of Australia’s Special Air Services
the 2nd Commando Regiment in Sydney.
through touring the unit’s historical collection.
OUTLINE
• Observe and participate in selected unit training.
The Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) is a unit of
• The Commanding Officer will provide a detailed
Special Operations Command and is located in Perth,
program on arrival.
Western Australia. The unit consists of specially selected
and trained officers and soldiers who are well-resourced, Location: Perth, Western Australia.
technically enabled and trusted to operate in diverse Dates: This is a five-day program.
environments and deliver effects beyond the capability of Dates are flexible within the autumn and spring
other ADF elements. The Special Air Service Regiment recess period.
employs discreet, clandestine and overt means to achieve
Participant Numbers: One.
specialist intelligence collection, recovery, strike and
specialist support effects. Medical Requirements: Participant will require a high
level of physical fitness and complete a medical self-
assessment for review by an ADF Medical Officer prior to
participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP
for information regarding medical requirements.
27Option 10B
Special Operations Command - The 2nd Commando Regiment
The Special Operations Command mission is to provide INDICATIVE PROGRAM
ready and relevant forces to conduct special operations This is your opportunity to meet 2nd Commando
across the operational domain in a joint, combined or Regiment personnel and to see first-hand some of their
interagency environment, in support of Australia’s national capabilities, training, and facilities. Your program will
interests. commence with a tour of the base to become familiar with
In 2019, Special Operations Command will offer two the facilities and key base personnel. You will then have
options to participate in selected unit training, with an the opportunity to:
option to visit the Special Air Service Regiment in Perth or • Explore the history of Australia’s Commando’s through
the 2nd Commando Regiment in Sydney. touring the unit’s historical collection.
OUTLINE • Observe and participate in selected unit training.
The 2nd Commando Regiment is a unit of Special • A familiarisation tour of other Special Operations
Operations Command and is located in Sydney, New Command units located in Holsworthy Barracks,
South Wales. The unit consists of specially selected and including the Special Operations Engineer Regiment,
trained officers and soldiers who are well-resourced, the Special Operations Training and Education Centre,
technically enabled and trusted to operate in diverse the Special Operations Logistics Squadron, and the
environments and deliver effects beyond the capability 6th Aviation Regiment.
of other ADF elements. The 2nd Commando Regiment
employs discreet, clandestine and overt means to conduct • The Commanding Officer will provide a detailed
strategic reconnaissance, recovery, strike and specialist program on arrival.
support effects. Location: Sydney, New South Wales.
Dates: This is a five-day program.
Dates are flexible within the spring recess period.
Participant Numbers: One.
Medical Requirements: Participant will require a high
level of physical fitness and complete a medical self-
assessment for review by an ADF Medical Officer prior to
participation.
Note: Please contact the Executive Officer ADFPP
for information regarding medical requirements.
28Option 11
Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program
OUTLINE INDICATIVE PROGRAM
The Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program Your program will allow you to experience life as a member
(AACAP) is a partnership between the Department of of an Army Engineer Construction Squadron and gain an
Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian Army. understanding of the conditions experienced in a remote
AACAP aims to address community safety by improving community. On arrival you will be immersed in a range of
environmental health and living conditions in remote activities and have the opportunity to:
indigenous communities. • Observe and participate in the construction of
One project is undertaken each calendar year, targeting township infrastructure and community buildings.
improvements in housing and essential services such as • Participate and interact during visits to the medical and
water, power, sewerage and health. AACAP achieves this environmental health facilities, workshops and kitchen.
through the delivery of infrastructure, vocational skills and
complementary healthcare services. In 2019 AACAP will • Visit the Army-run medical and dental programs within
be held in Jigalong, a remote community of approximately the community and gain an understanding of the local
400 people located 1000km North East of Perth in the health issues.
East Pilbara. • Observe members of the Jigalong community in
a range of vocations skills workshops and training
programs.
• Engage with local leaders and the community.
• Participate in efforts to improve health, well-being and
infrastructure in a remote indigenous community.
Location: Jigalong, East Pilbara, Western Australia.
Dates: This is a five-day program conducted during
NAIDOC Week, from 7 to 14 Jul.
Participant Numbers: Two.
29Royal Australian Air Force
Our values:
• Respect
• Excellence
• Agility
• Dedication
• Integrity
• Teamwork
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) provides immediate
and responsive military options across the spectrum of
operations as part of a whole-of-government joint or
coalition response, either from Australia or overseas.
Air power is achieved through control of the skies,
precision strikes, intelligence, surveillance and response,
and air mobility, all of which are enabled by combat and
operational support.
The Air Force is undergoing significant change as it
transitions to the fifth-generation air combat capability.
The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (in operational
service from 2020) and the E/A-18G Growler Electronic
Attack aircraft (in service from this year) will provide the
force with a potent and technologically advanced strike
and air combat capability over the next decade.
In 2021, the RAAF will celebrate 100 years as an
independent Service.
30Option 12
RAAF Base Amberley
OUTLINE
RAAF Base Amberley is the largest operational base in • Step back in time at the Aviation Heritage Centre with
the Air Force, employing approximately 5,800 service and some hands-on maintenance experience restoring
civilian personnel. RAAF Base Amberley is home to four some of our former aircraft.
of the Air Force’s newest aircraft, including the EA-18G
• Spend time with the mechanics where you will have
Growler, F/A-18F Super Hornet, the KC-30A Multi Role
the opportunity for some hands-on experience with
Tanker Transport and the C-17A Globemaster. RAAF
our speciality vehicles.
Base Amberley is also home to Army elements, making
up the 9th Force Support Battalion, 6th Engineer Support Location: Ipswich, Queensland.
Regiment and Land 121 Training Wing. Dates: This is a five-day program. Dates are flexible within
INDICATIVE PROGRAM the autumn and spring recess period.
• Inspect RAAF Base Amberley’s airfield and join the air Participant Numbers: Three.
traffic controllers in the tower as they separate aircraft Note: Aircraft flight is subject to successful completion
in a busy and challenging environment. of an aviation medical, physical restrictions of the aircraft
• Participate in a C-17A, F/A-18F or KC-30A simulator. and aircraft availability.
Take a familiarisation flight on a KC-30A Multi Role
Tanker Transport or a C-17A Globemaster.
• Join 35 Squadron aircrew and maintenance staff for a
guided tour of their new facilities and the latest addition
to the Amberley fleet, the C-27J Spartan.
• Join Combat Support Group personnel for an insight
into the work that goes into keeping the Air Force
operational, including observing how the Health
Services Wing set up an aero medical evacuation
facility on the C-17A.
• Observe military working dogs in training and the
breeding program.
• Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster)
familiarisation drive and conduct a weapons shoot at
the Weapon Training Simulation System facility.
31Option 13
RAAF Base Williamtown
OUTLINE
A variety of aircraft permanently operate from RAAF Base • Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster)
Williamtown, including the F/A-18 Hornet, the Hawk familiarisation drive and visit the Weapon Training
127, E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control Simulation System, culminating in a live fire shoot at
aircraft and PC-9/A Pilatus Forward Aircraft Control the weapons range wearing full body armour.
aircraft. The base is currently undergoing major New
• If an aircraft is available, join the Number 2 Squadron
Aircraft Combat Capability works in the lead-up to the
team to participate in a mission aboard an E-7A
introduction to service of the F-35A advanced fighter.
Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.
INDICATIVE PROGRAM
• Undertake a personal tour and gain insight into the
With increasing emphasis on inter-governmental agency $1.5b New Aircraft Combat Capability and base
interaction, this is an excellent opportunity to join the infrastructure works program for the base.
ADF, Australian Border Force and other agencies in their
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales.
combined role at Maritime Border Command to protect
Australia’s borders and maritime interests. Dates This is a four-day program but can be modified for
a shorter duration if required.
• Join an aircraft maintenance team as they prepare the
Dates are flexible within the spring recess period.
Hawk 127 or F/A-18 Hornet aircraft for the daily flying
program. Number of Participants: Three.
• Spend time in the Operations Room where the fighter Note: Aircraft flight is subject to successful completion of
control missions are conducted, and observe a an aviation medical, physical restrictions of the aircraft and
mission readiness exercise for the air battle managers aircraft availability.
in support of Middle East operations.
• Observe the operation of air traffic controllers in the
air traffic control tower and approach room where
they provide services for the Hawk 127, F/A-18
Hornet, E-7A, PC-9/A and civilian passenger aircraft
movements.
• Join the Number 1 Security Forces Squadron to
experience how the airfield defence guards and military
working dog teams operate.
32Option 14
RAAF Bases Edinburgh And Woomera
OUTLINE
RAAF Base Edinburgh is the largest military base in South • Conduct a one-day visit to RAAF Woomera and
Australia, employing approximately 3,000 personnel. RAAF the Woomera Test Range to see where the RAAF
Base Woomera is located approximately 450km NNW of conducts weapon system tests and evaluation.
Adelaide and supports the Woomera Test Range which
• Participate in a Protected Mobility Vehicle (Bushmaster)
covers an area of approximately 122,188km2 of land and
familiarisation drive and visit the Weapon Training
airspace.
Simulation System, culminating in a live fire shoot at
92 Wing operates the AP-3C Orion and P-8A Poseidon the weapons range wearing full body armour.
surveillance aircraft and regularly undertakes a range of
Location: Edinburgh and Woomera, South Australia.
operational border security missions. The Air Warfare
Centre enables warfighting capability and encompasses Dates This is a four-day program but can be modified for
the Information Warfare Directorate, the Test and Evaluation a shorter duration if required.
Directorate and the Air Force Ranges Directorate. Dates are flexible within the autumn recess period.
INDICATIVE PROGRAM Participant Numbers: Three.
• Help plan and brief a maritime surveillance mission at Note: Aircraft flight is subject to successful completion of
92 Wing. Learn how Air Force locates everything from an aviation medical, physical restrictions of the aircraft and
submarines to illegal fishing boats in Australian waters. aircraft availability.
• Observe how the Information Warfare Directorate
produces targeting intelligence for precision guided
munitions delivery and gain an understanding of cyber
warfare vulnerability.
• Understand Number 1 Remote Sensor Unit’s role in
conducting wide area surveillance utilising Australia’s
world leading high-frequency Over-The-Horizon-Radar
capability.
• Take a flight in a Test and Evaluation Directorate PC-9A.
• Tour the Test and Evaluation Directorate’s RAAF
Institute of Aviation Medicine to learn how aircrew are
trained in the effects of flight at high altitude and
high “g”.
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