Aug-Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec 1971-Jan 1972 - Navy League of Australia

"The Civilian A r m of the Navy"DIVISIONSWe invite you to swell uur ranksThe principal objective of the NavyNew South Wales - Box 1719.G.P.O.,League of Australia is to stress the vital and so keep up to date with MaritimeSydney, 2001.importance of Sea Power to the Affairs to help to build anVictoria — Room 6. 2nd Floor, 528Commonwealth of Nations and the ever-increasing weight of informedCollins Street. Melbourne. 3000.important role played by the Royalpublic opinion. The Navy League willAustralian Navy.Queensland — 39 Pinecroft Street,then become widely known and Camp H ill. Queensland. 4152.The League, in conjunction withexercise an important influence in the Tasmania -the Commonwealth Naval Board,administers the Australian Sea Cadet life of the Australian Nation.South Australia - Box 1S29M G.P.O.,Adelaide. 5001Corps, by providing finance andThe League consists of Fellows and Western Australia - 182 Coode Street,technical sea training for boys whointend to serve in the Naval or Associates. All British subject] whoComo, 6152.Australian Capital Territory - 60Merchant Services, also to those support the objectives of the LeagueLimestone Avenue, Ainslie, 2602.sea-minded boys, who do not intend to are eligible for membership. Members Northern Territory - CI- Mrs. V. Mfollow a sea career, but who given thisreceive copies of the League's magazine Slide, 12 Allen Street, Fannie Bayknowledge will form a valuable reserve5790.for the Naval Service."The Navy".ToSir.THE NAVY LEAGUE OF AUSTRALIAThe SecretaryThe Navy League of Australia.in sympathyNameApplication for Membership< Division i.I im desirous of becoming a Member of the Navy League of Australia with whose objects I ami Mr i'Mrsi Miss ii Rank iPlease Print ClearlyStreet Suburb _StateSignaturePost CodeEnclosed is a remittance for $4 20 being mv first annual subscription.AFTER COMPLETION. THIS FORM SHOULD BE DISPATCHED TO YOUR DIVISIONALSECRETARY - NOTE LISTOF ADDRESSES ABOVE«• Fifty-four THE NAVY August-Saptambar-Octobar, IIDate(AH photographs appearing artththis story are United StatesNavy official.).. The World's Frozen FrontierBy Chief Journalist Bill Neal. U.S.N.The Antarctic is the coldest, dryest, windiest and mostinhospitable place on the face of the earth, yet for 17 yearsman has looked at this vast ice-laden continent with amicroscopic eye. He has found a variety of reptile fossils,one identified as a 200 million-year-oid Cynodont; and hehas also found traces of gold, diamonds, oil, coal and manyother elements that drive man in his search for fortune andfame.This fascinating land called Antarctica.the "seventh continent", issome 5 7 million square miles of hostileterrain, ice. snow, treacherousstorms, and the coldest temperaturesin the world. It is about thesize of the United States and Mexicocombined.Removal of the ice that covers thiscontinent, in some places to a depthof 14.000 feet, and you would find alarge land mass and a chain of scatteredmountainous and volcanicislands. One volcano. Mount Erebus.12.450 feet high, remains activetoday.Today, scientists from severalnations are pooling their knowledge,their efforts and their findings in thisvirtually unknown continent at thebottom of the worldJune 23. 1971. marked the 10thanniversary of the entering intoforce of the Antarctic Treaty whichwas signed in Washington. DC . bythe governments of Argentina. Australia.Belgium. Chile. France. Japan.New Zealand. Norway. South Africa,the USSR.. the United Kingdomand the United StatesSince 1954 four nations haveacceded to the treaty Poland.Czechoslovakia. Denmark and theNetherlands, bringing to a total of16 countries that have been cooperatingfor mutual advantage andfor the advancement of scienceduring the last decadeThe U.S. Navy has been, since1955. responsible for providinglogistic support for scientific andother activities of the United Statesin Antarctica and for developing andtesting the techniques necessary tofulfil this mission.The Commander of the U.S. NavalSupport Force. Antarctica, is designatedas the senior U.S. representativein Antarctica. He is alsoresponsible for determining thefeasibility of. and insuring thesuccess and safety of Antarcticoperations.Through the Secretary of the Navy,he may request the assistance ofthe Army and Air Force and otherappropriate elements of the ArmedForces. He is also authorised toconduct direct liaison with othergovernment agencies as necessaryin the fulfilment of his responsibilities.For example, in obtainingthe services of the U.S. Coast Guardicebreakers, he deals with the Departmentof Transportation.This military command forAntarctic operations is basically aplanning and administrativeorganisation under the Commanderin-Chief.U.S. Atlantic Fleet, headquarteredin Norfolk, and is part ofhis operational organisation.The various units involved in U.S.operations in the Antarctic reportunder the control of a Navy RearAdmiral, designated as CommanderTask Force 43 (CTF 43).They remain with this commanduntil their assigned mission is completedor for the duration of theoperating season from September toFebruaryOperation DEEP FREEZE, the codename for the U.S. Navy's operationsin the Antarctic, ended this seasonearly in March. 1971. with the returnto the Washington Navy Yard of RearAdmiral David F Welch, and his jointservice staff.Admiral Welch's command ismade up of personnel from theNavy. Marine Corps. Army. CoastGuard and Air Force — a total ofsome 2.500 men. a half dozen shipsand about a dozen aircraft. This taskforce is brought together to plan andAugust-September-October, 1971 THE NAVY fWt» W—