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An Air Force C-27J Spartan practices an aerial display over RAAF Base Richmond
10
Sep
2020

C-27J Spartan participating in RAAF Base Townsville exercise

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy C-27J Spartan aircraft and personnel from RAAF Base Amberley near Brisbane QLD, to participate in Exercise Ready Spartan Prove in Townsville.

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79SQN Hawks taxi for take off
16
Jul
2020

RAAF Learmonth base activation for dual exercises

Both 79SQN and 2FTS have deployed their pilots and aircraft from RAAF Base Pearce to RAAF Base Learmonth to participate in a four-week-long flight training exercise.
 
RAAF Base Learmonth is a ‘bare base’ and is designed...
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F/A-18A Hornets based at RAAF Williamtown, NSW, participate in Exercise Aces North 2015.
29
Apr
2019

Exercise Diamond Storm 2019 commences in the Northern Territory

Exercise Diamond Storm 2019 will take place from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal, near Katherine in the Northern Territory on Monday 29 April through to Wednesday 29 May 2019.
 
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A student from Ludmilla Primary School shows off a jet fighter model
27
Jul
2018

Exercise Pitch Black 2018

Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three week multi-national large force employment exercise conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal. Exercise Pitch Black 2018 will be held from 27 July to 17 August 2018.

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No. 11 Squadron Airborne Electronic Analysts keep constant communications flowing for situational awareness on-board the P-8A
27
Jun
2018

Rim-of-the-Pacific

More than 1600 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have arrived in the United States ahead of a month of focused military training activities with 26 nations from across the globe for Exercise Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018.

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No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 aircraft at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.
11
Jun
2018

Maple Flag

The Royal Australian Air Force’s 75 Squadron is deploying eight F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets and 120 personnel to Canada next week to participate in Exercise MAPLE FLAG. 
 
Hosted by 4 Wing in Cold Lake, Alberta, Exercise...
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A multi-aircraft formation flies over RAAF Base Williamtown on return from Exercise High Sierra.
31
May
2018

High Sierra

Australia’s next generation of fighter pilots and E-7A Wedgetail aircrew will return to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Townsville to participate in Exercise High Sierra 2018 from 31 May to 21 June 2018. 
 
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A RAAF C-27J Spartan takes to the skies near Sydney
10
Feb
2018

Cope North

Exercise Cope North is a high-end air combat and humanitarian assistance exercise hosted by the United States Air Force at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
 
The Exercise aims to develop and improve combat readiness, synergistic...

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An Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail at Nellis Air Force Base
29
Jan
2018

Red Flag 2018

From 29 January to 16 February 2018 around 340 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) personnel will deploy to Nevada to train in the world’s most complex air combat environment during Exercise Red Flag 18-1.  
 
The RAAF personnel will...

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