Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Australia’s Defence Relations with the United States
Appendix B–
Delegation Program
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
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
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.