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Ocean Explorer Exercise 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
03/01/2017
The exercise includes the first visit to Western Australia by the amphibious ship, HMAS Adelaide.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Australian Ministry of Defence, Australian Navy, Geographe Bay, Geraldton, HMAS Adelaide, Jim Hutton, Lancelin, Ocean Explorer Exercise 2017

RAAF in Cope North 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017 | by Caroline Teames
02/28/2017
The RAAF has deployed to Guam to participate in Exercise Cope North 2017—a high end air combat and humanitarian assistance exercise.
Posted in Con Ops, Slideshow, What's New | Tagged Andersen Air Force Base, Australian Ministry of Defence, C-130J Hercules, COPE NORTH 2017, Exercise Cope North, F/A-18A Hornets, Guam, humanitarian assistance, RAAF, RAAF Williamtown, Royal Australian Air Force

Engineering Support for Australia’s Air Task Group

Posted on June 21, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
06/21/2015
Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) engineering support for Operation Okra.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, Video, What's New | Tagged A-18A Hornet, Australia’ s Air Task Group, Australian Ministry of Defence, E-7A, Iraq, KC-30A, Operation OKRA, Tom William

The Aussies Are Buying Two Additional C-17s

Posted on April 14, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
04/14/2015
Slideshow:The Aussies Are Buying Two Additional C-17s
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Australia, Australian Ministry of Defence, Boeing, C-17, Globemaster III C-17, Karen Meeks, KC-30A, RAAF, Tony Abbott

RAAF C-17s Deliver Blackhawks in Support of Vanuatu Relief Effort

Posted on March 26, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
03/26/2015
Video:RAAF C-17s Deliver Blackhawks in Support of Vanuatu Relief Effort
Posted in HOME, Video | Tagged Australian Ministry of Defence, Blackhawks, C-17, RAAF, Vanuatu Relief Effort

RAAF Pilot Completes His First F-35A Flight

Posted on March 25, 2015 | by SysAdmin
03/25/2015
Video:RAAF Pilot Completes His First F-35A Flight
Posted in HOME, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, Video | Tagged Australian F-35, Australian Ministry of Defence, F-35A, Luke AFB, RAAF, RAAF Pilot
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