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Personnel from 1 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown, participate in a non-permissive training scenario on the flightline at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

Going from virtual to reality

16/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1046 Views 0 Comments No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (3AMES), RAAF Amberley, RAAF Richmond, US Air Force

Late last month, for the first time, the United State Pacific Air Force (PACAF) 18 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (18AES) visited

A Philippine Air Force FA-50PH pilot holds an Australian flag after arriving at RAAF Base Darwin, ready for Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Philippines lands a first at Pitch Black

12/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1659 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Philippine Air Force, RAAF Darwin

The arrival of Philippine Air Force aircraft to Exercise Pitch Black marks the first time the Philippines has deployed air

A F/A-18F Super Hornet from 1 Squadron conducts a low-level flypast over Cairns Esplanade, enthralling the local community during Exercise Crimson Dawn. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photo by Jonathan Williams.

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Air power on display in north Queensland

12/07/202414/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1171 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crimson Dawn, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron

Air power has been on display in north Queensland, with additional flying activity taking place through the region, including on

A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 is refuelled by a RAAF 33 Squadron KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft over the Pacific ocean in transit to Australia. Photo: USMC Corporal Nicholas Johnson

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RAAF and USMC F-35s train together in NT

12/07/202414/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4569 Views 0 Comments 33 Squadron, Exercise Magpie Lightning, F-35A Lightning II, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 3 Squadron, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Tindal, USMC

The skies over the Northern Territory came alive with different variants of the F-35 Lightning II in May and June

Sergeant Hannah Freeman and Flying Officer Jack Tucker, right, join other aviators on a Navy-led innovation voyage on commercial vessel MV Offshore Solution.

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Aviators jump on board innovation voyage

12/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 688 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

Nine aviators participated in a Navy-led mission on the commercial vessel MV Offshore Solutionas part of a workforce upskilling activity

Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare, or AM) Eurofighter Typhoons taxi at RAAF Base Darwin, followed by an AM KC-767A tanker transport, on arrival for Exercise Pitch Black 24. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell.

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Exercise Pitch Black 24 – biggest ever

11/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1552 Views 1 Comment Exercise Pitch Black

Australia’s biggest international air combat training activity – Exercise Pitch Black – will begin tomorrow, 12 July and run until

RAAF Base Townsville base manager Jacinta Wallace, left, and Acting Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Townsville Wing Commander Paul Howell at the official opening of the new AAFCANS café in Building 53.

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RAAF Base Townsville’s AAFCANS moves into old Sgts Mess

11/07/202417/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 622 Views 0 Comments RAAF Townsville

RAAF Base Townsville’s AAFCANS (Army and Air Force Canteen Service) café has a new home: a refurbished World War 2-era

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RAAF Base Pearce welcomes Republic of Singapore Air Force contingent

10/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1325 Views 0 Comments Republic of Singapore Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force is hosting an extended fighter-aircraft detachment from the Republic of Singapore Air Force over the period

Warrant Officer Rodney Wallace and Squadron Leader Jamie Stirling (fourth and fifth from left) with the other 11 Squadron personnel at Owens Arch along the Kokoda Track. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Trekking for history and self

09/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 752 Views 0 Comments Kokoda Track, No. 11 Squadron, PNG, WWII

The Kokoda Track was always in the back of Squadron Leader Jamie Stirling’s mind during his more than 25 years

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Keeping watch over shipping routes

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1012 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, Operation Gateway, P-8A Poseidon, Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth

The latest iteration of Operation Gateway – Australia’s longest running Defence operation – has successfully concluded following a P-8A Poseidon

Health Operational Conversion Unit Aeromedical Evacuation course director, Flight Lieutenant Diane Casey, left, speaks with participating international partners inside a C-130J Hercules training fuselage at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Flying Officer Madeleine Magee. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Taking training beyond borders

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 766 Views 0 Comments Health Operational Conversion Unit (Health OCU), International Aeromedical Evacuation (I-AE), RAAF Richmond

The Royal Australian Air Force’s Health Operational Conversion Unit (Health OCU) has conducted its first full International Aeromedical Evacuation (I-AE)

Crew of a 6 Squadron EA-18G Growler aircraft taxi at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Sergeant Andrew Eddie.

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Eye of the storm

03/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 860 Views 0 Comments Air Warfare Instructors Course, Exercise Diamond Storm, No. 88 Squadron, RAAF Darwin, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC) candidates conducted complex mission scenarios throughout Northern Australia for their culminating activity, Exercise Diamond Storm,