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Townsville Air Display & Open Day website

Townsville Air Display & Open Day flyerThe Townsville Defence Air Display and Open Day website is now live! The website contains information on when, where, which aircraft are attending and how to get there.

Air Display: The Strand Townsville 26th September 09
Open Day: RAAF Base Townsville 27th September 09

Air Force Delivers the Goods in Afghanistan

Sergeant Reynolds, the senior Air Load Team (ALT)member in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, prepares to move away from theflight line as an Australian C-17 Globemaster closes it's cargo rampprior to take-off.The Air Load Team is responsible for the safe and timely loading and unloading of cargo from Australian and Coalition aircraft in locations throughout the Operation Slipper area of operations.

Operation SLIPPER is Australia's military contribution to coalition efforts against international terrorism. Under this operation our forces contribute to the efforts of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) - led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, aimed at preventing Afghanistan again becoming a safe haven for international terrorists, and the United States-led International Coalition Against Terrorism (ICAT) efforts in the broader Middle East.

Defence Media Gallery

17 Aug 2009 08:34:39 +1000

Air Force Capability On Show

The capacity of RAAF's C-17A Globemasters is clearly demonstrated on a parking apron at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan. In addition to the CH-47D Chinook it delivered to the Rotary Wing Group, it had space to hold a number of pallets of stores and luggage.
The Royal Australian Air Force can boast global coverage on operations with 14 aircraft providing support to all areas of the globe.

The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binksin said the 14 aircraft and support personnel are supporting operations from the Middle East and Northern Australian coastline through to providing aid assistance in the Pacific.

"It's an excellent demonstration of Air Force's flexible capability that we are able to deploy in so many diverse roles," Air Marshal Binskin said.

Recent deployments include a C-17 Globemaster joining C-130s Hercules and AP-3C Orions in the Middle East. The past two deployments have seen aircraft support such as a C-130 to Tonga supporting recovery efforts with Operation ASHIKA ASSIST and a C-17, C-130 and a Caribou aircraft supporting the recovery efforts of the air crash victims with Operation KOKODA ASSIST in Papua New Guinea.

"Being able to rapidly respond as an effective force is important no matter what tasks confront us," Air Marshal Binskin said.

Defence Media Gallery

17 Aug 2009 08:42:06 +1000

New Air Force Multimedia Site

Multimedia site screenshotAir Force has developed a new multimedia site. The site includes, video clips, downloadable videos, games, project resources for kids at school, quizzes with prizes to be won, photo galleries with photo downloads, Air Force Band music downloads, Podcast feeds and more...

Check it out now!

31 Aug 2009 15:25:31 GMT