COMFLOT heads team rehearsing for Croc 03

The Navy team takes to the bush at Wacol Barracks.

By WOCIS4 Jeff Argoon

Deployable Joint Force Headquarters (DJFHQ) stood to for Exercise Vital Prospect 2003 (VP03) under the command of Major General Evans.

MAJGEN Evans is Commander DJFHQ and Commander of 1st Division. Ex VP03 was conducted at Gallipoli Barracks (Enoggera Brisbane) between May 26 and June 6 and included 300 members of the RAN, ARA and RAAF.

The role of DJFHQ is to command and control assigned maritime, land, air and Special Forces for the conduct of joint and/or combined operations.

VP03 is one of two lead-up exercises for Exercise Crocodile 2003, which will be conducted in September this year.
The Maritime element, DJFHQ (M), commanded by Commodore Flotillas (COMFLOT), CDRE Matt Tripovich along with twenty officers and sailors, deployed for two weeks for the exercise.

The first week of the exercise was held at Enoggera, which included briefings and the planning sequence for operations, communications and logistics.

During the second week, the Deployable Headquarters deployed to the field at Wacol Barracks.

Ex Crocodile 2003 will see personnel of DJFHQ (M) deploy to a camp in the field near Rockhampton QLD for four weeks.

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