Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Australia’s Defence Relations with the United States

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Honolulu Hawaii  

Tuesday 28 Jun 05

0950 Arrive Honolulu Airport – QF3 from Sydney

• Met by: Consul General Quinn
• Luggage to be taken to Hotel by Consulate Staff

1100 Depart Airport for Consulate

1130 – 1230 Lunch and Consulate Brief

• Australian Naval Attaché CDRE Gerry Christian to join program from this point

1230 – 1315 Travel to US Pacific Command ( US PACOMD)

1315 – 1400 USPACOM Command Brief

1400 – 1430 Office Call on RADM Mike Tracy

• Director for Strategic Planning & Policy

1430 – 1500 Office Call on VADM Gary Roughead

• Deputy Commander USPACOM

1500 – 1530 Travel to Boathouse

1530 – 1700 Tour of USS Arizona Memorial

• hosted by RADM Donnolly (Alternative program for Mr Edwards)
• wreath laying on behalf of the Australian Parliament – Mr Scott, MP

1700 – 1800 Travel to Consul General’s Residence

1800 – 2100 Dinner with US Military officials and Hawaiian Strategic Studies academics

Wednesday 29th June

0600 Check-Out and Baggage to Foyer

0620 Depart for Airport – AA270 to LA Departing at 0820

4:34pm Arrive Los Angeles Airport from Honolulu

• Met on arrival by LTCOL Andy Hofman

5:00pm Depart Airport for Park Hyatt Hotel

• Address: 2151 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles , CA 90067

5:30pm Arrive hotel

6:45pm Depart hotel for Consul-General’s Residence

7:30pm Dinner at Residence

**** Depart Residence for hotel

Los Angeles

Thursday 30 June

9:00am Depart hotel for Rand Center for Asia Pacific Policy

10:00am Meet with Director Bill Overholt for discussions.

12:00pm Either depart for hotel to checkout and then drive to San Diego or check out 8.30am and depart for San Diego directly from Rand. Lunch along the way.

3.00/4.00pm Arrive San Diego

Evening Free

San Diego

Friday 1 July

8:00am Depart hotel for 1 st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton.

9:00am Briefing and discussions with 1 MEF.

11:00am Depart for Raytheon Expeditionary Warfare Center

12:00pm Arrive at Raytheon

12:00pm Welcome and Introductions

12:15pm Raytheon Company overview

• Integrated Ship Electronics
• Integrated Combat Systems
• Reachback capability and knowledge transfer
• Tour of facility

2:15pm Depart for San Diego Naval Base

3:00pm Arrive at San Diego Naval Base

3:00pm Tour of USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD6)

5:00pm Depart for hotel.

Evening Free

Saturday 2 July

6:30am Check out of hotel and depart for San Diego airport.

8:00am Depart San Diego for Los Angeles/Orlando

• UA 6160/UA 272

5:28pm Delegation arrives Orlando International Airport on UA272 from Los Angeles

6:45pm Depart airport for Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel

7:15pm Delegation arrives hotel

Florida

Sunday 3 July

9:00am Delegation departs hotel for Kennedy Space Center ,

10:30am Minibus arrives Visitors Center , Kennedy Space Center

(Approx)

***** Tour and scheduled activities

4:00pm Delegation departs Kennedy Space center for Hotel

5:30pm Delegation arrives hotel

Monday 4 July (US Independence Day Holiday)

9:00am Delegation departs hotel for City of Orlando Independence Day activities.

7:00pm Delegation dinner – 4 th of July Fireworks.

Tuesday 5 July

9:00am Delegation departs hotel for US Central Command (CENTCOM) HQ, McDill AFB, Tampa .

11:00am Arrive McDill Air Force Base

11:00am Briefings and discussions with HQ CENTCOM staff

• Meet with General John Abizaid
• Briefing on CENTCOM area of operations and Australian Interoperability issues.

3:30pm Depart CENTCOM HQ for United Airlines terminal, Tampa Airport

4:00pm Arrive United terminal

5:25pm Delegation departs for Pittsburgh/Harrisburg on UA 2619

9:45pm Delegation arrives Harrisburg on UA 4010

10:15pm Depart airport for Hilton Harrisburg Hotel

10:45pm Arrive hotel

Carlisle PA

Wednesday 6 July

8:00am Depart hotel for US Army War College, Carlisle PA

9:00am Arrive US Army War College

9:00am Discussions with Strategic Studies Insitute

11:00am Depart US Army War College for Gettysburg National Battlefield Park

***** Arrive Gettysburg Park

***** Tour

6:00pm Delegation Dinner with Australian Exchange student US Army War College

***** Depart Gettysburg for hotel

**** Arrive hotel

Dayton Ohio

Thursday 7 July

5:30am Depart hotel for Delta terminal, Harrisburg airport

7:00am Delegation departs Harrisburg for Cleveland/Dayton on DL 2653

9:45am Delegation arrives Dayton airport on DL 3359 from Cleveland

10:30am Depart airport for Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC) Lima

11:45am Arrive JSMC in Lima

• Brief by US Dept of Defence Abrams Project Office
• Brief by General Dynamics Land Systems – Abrams tank manufacturer
• Tour M1 Abrams rebuild factory
• Familiarisation drive M1 Abrams tank

3:30pm Delegation departs Lima Tank Plant for Dayton Doubletree Downtown Hotel

5:00pm Arrive hotel

Washington DC

Friday 8 July

7:00am Delegation departs hotel for Delta terminal, Dayton airport

8:40am Delegation departs Dayton for Atlanta/Baltimore Washington Airport on DL 351/1426

1: 01pm Delegation arrives at BWI airport on DL 1426

Met by: Mr Corcoran

2:00pm Delegation departs airport for Hay Adams Hotel

3:00pm Delegation arrives Hay Adams Hotel

check-in/refresh

4:00pm Delegation departs hotel for Embassy

4:15pm Meeting with Head Australian Defence Staff – Washington , RADM Raydon Gates and Defence Attaches

5:00pm Embassy Reception – US Defence and invited guests

**** Delegation departs Embassy for hotel

**** Delegation arrives hotel

Saturday 9 July

8:30am Depart hotel for Arlington National Cemetery

8:50am Arrive at Arlington National Cemetery

9:00am Wreath-Laying at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Delegation Leader - Sen Ferguson

9:20am Meet with Superintendent Arlington National Cemetery

9:30am Visit Pilot Officer Milne gravesite

• only Australian buried at Arlington National Cemetery

9:45am Visit Group Marker for the victims of September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon

10:15am Depart Arlington National Cemetery for

• Vietnam and Korean Memorials

10:30 am Arrive at the Vietnam and Korean Memorials

• wreath laying ceremony Korean War Memorial – Mrs Joanna Gash, MP
• wreath laying ceremony Vietnam Memorial – Mr Graeme Edwards, MP

12:00noon Depart memorials for hotel

1:00 pm Depart hotel for Mt Vernon Estate (former home of George Washington)

1:45 pm Tour Mt Vernon Estate

• includes wreath laying ceremony at Washington tomb – Sen Ferguson.

5:00 pm Return to hotel

Sunday 10 July

• Rest Day – delegates own arrangements.

Monday 11 July

8:15am Depart for Embassy

8:30am Briefing with Ambassador Dennis Richardson , AO and principal staff:

• Mr Gary Quinlan – Deputy Chief of Mission
• Admiral Raydon Gates, Head Australian Defence Staff ( Washington)

9:30am Depart Embassy for Pentagon

10:00am Discussions with OSD/Joint Staff

• Chaired by Mr Peter Florey - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

12:30pm Depart Pentagon for Crystal City

1:30pm Joint Strike Fighter update briefing

• Admiral Steve Enewold, JSF Program office US Dept of Defence
• Mr Rick Kirkland, Vice President Lockheed Martin Corporation

4:00pm Depart Crystal City for hotel

Tuesday 12 July

9:00am Depart hotel for Capitol Hill meetings

9:30am Meeting with Congressman Jim Saxton

• Chair Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities sub committee of the House Armed Services Committee

10:30am Meeting with Senator Lisa Murkowski

• Chair sub committee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

11:30am Meeting with Congressman Rob Simmons

• Chair Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment sub committee of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

12:30pm Ambassador Richardson working lunch – Australian Embassy

• Mr Tom Donnelly – American Enterprise Institute
• Mr Dan Blumenthal - American Enterprise Institute
• Mr Kurt Campbell – Centre for Strategic and International Studies

2:00pm Depart Embassy for State Department

2:30pm Meeting US Dept of State Director for International Relations in the Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization

3:40pm Depart for Union Station

5:00pm Depart for New York by train

8:00pm Arrive Penn Station NY

8:30pm Arrive hotel

New York

Wednesday 13 July

9:00am Depart hotel for United Nations Headquarters

9:30am VIP tour UN Headquarters

11:00am Depart UN HQ for Australia Permanent Mission

11:15am Discussions with HE Mr John Dauth, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN

• Mr Rick Nimmo – Counsellor
• Colonel Tim Simkins – Defence Attache

12:00pm Lunch own arrangements

3:30pm Depart hotel for JFK International Airport

7:20pm Delegation departs US for Sydney.

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