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Royal Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller Sergeant Craig Clarke changes his radio's frequency during live-fire serials as part of Exercise Black Dagger 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photo by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Sun, surf and 4 Squadron life for Pom on exchange

26/11/202428/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 841 Views 0 Comments Exercise Black Dagger, Exercise Long Look, JTAC, No. 4 Squadron, RAAF Williams, RAF

Royal Air Force (RAF) Sergeant Craig Clarke has immersed himself into Australia culture as part of Exercise Long Look. CAPTION: Royal

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Australian Army Joint Tactical Attack Controllers from 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery observe round impacts during Exercise Nigrum Pugio with RAAF at Townsville Field Training Area, Townsville, Queensland. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photos by Trooper Dana Millington.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force

Refining call-in of targeted attacks

20/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 827 Views 0 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Nigrum Pugio, F/A-18F Super Hornet, JTAC, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Townsville

A pair of F/A-18F Super Hornets roar overhead as a joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) on the ground radios through

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft drops a bomb at the Townsville Field Training Area as part of the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course live-fire serials during Exercise Black Dagger 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Grace Casey-Maughan. Photos by Aircraftwoman Laura Flower.

Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force

Exercise Black Dagger 24 right on target

25/10/202426/10/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 4019 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Exercise Black Dagger, F/A-18F Super Hornet, JTAC, No. 1 Squadron, No. 4 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF Townsville

Royal Australian Air Force personnel called in weapons strikes from air combat aircraft and artillery units during Exercise Black Dagger

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A US Air Force B-1B Lancer sits on the runway at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, before flying to Shoalwater Bay and back on a single bombing run for Exercise Talisman Sabre. US Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre USA

Talisman Sabre – Lancers flew 12-hour sorties to Shoalwater Bay

23/07/201723/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3985 Views 0 Comments B-1B Lancer, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, JTAC, Royal Australian Air Force, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Pacific Command

US Air Force B-1B Lancers based at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted two separate integration training missions with Royal

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No. 4 Squadron PC-9 prepares to launch from RAAF Base Townsville to conduct a sortie as part of Exercise Black Dagger.

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force

Ex Black Dagger hatches new brood of JTACs

10/04/201610/04/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 12275 Views 0 Comments Black Dagger, JTAC

Exercise Black Dagger is the culmination of Number 56 Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) course designed to produce combat-ready JTAC-qualified

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High explosives send shockwaves around High Range in Townsville during Exercise Black Dagger.

Australian News

Exercise Black Dagger rocks Townsville

20/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7051 Views 1 Comment Black Dagger, JTAC

Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel and aircraft from Townsville are currently conducting Exercise Black Dagger 2015 in

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