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No. 4 Squadron Combat Controllers - The Commander’s eyes and ears on the ground
12 March 2019The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) No. 4 Squadron (4SQN) Combat Control Team (CCT) has the important job of being the first on the ground to assess the viability for...
New lights shine on Hercules maintenance personnel
10 March 2019New lighting fixtures at RAAF Base Richmond are illuminating the work of night-time maintenance personnel.Last December, works were completed on Stage One of a project to...
Air Force launches second Air Warfare Instructors Course
8 March 2019Following the success of the inaugural course in 2017, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has commenced its second biennial Air Warfare ...
Multi-national training shines in Asia-Pacific Region with US and Japanese partners
5 March 2019Security Forces from Japan, Australia and the United States shared their tactics, training and procedures and determined how to best integrate their capabilities as a...
Air Force welcomes demonstration of emerging air-traffic management technologies with the ‘Virtual’ Control Tower
25 February 2019The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is trialling emerging technology in Air Traffic Management with an active demonstration of a virtual control tower that can be...
Air Force joins United States and Japan for Exercise Cope North
24 February 2019The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed 16 aircraft and over 450 personnel to participate in Exercise Cope North in Guam. The exercise focuses on...
Air Force wraps up Exercise Red Flag in the US
18 February 2019The Royal Australian Air Force has completed an intensive three-weeks of training on Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1 in Nevada, United States. The Exercise was held...
77SQN flies high stakes on Red Flag
15 February 2019Number 77 Squadron has proven itself a worthy adversary during Exercise Red Flag Nellis 19-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States.Red Flag is based around...
Untrained dogs seeking new homes!
15 February 2019The Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School have five male and 20 female Belgian Malinois dogs who are seeking ideal homes.These dogs vary in age from 15...
C-27J Spartan reaches isolated airfields in western Queensland to provide urgent fuel stocks
10 February 2019No. 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan aircraft and personnel from Amberley have responded swiftly to deliver personnel and urgent fuel stocks to Mt Isa and western Queensland in...
Townsville flood assistance
8 February 2019In a 24-hour period, both No. 36 Squadron Air Crew and No. 23 Squadron Air Movements personnel delivered on the call for groceries urgently needed in...
Puppy love prevails during visit to Ipswich Hospital
31 January 2019A new litter of Air Force puppies who will soon start training to become Military Working Dogs won the hearts of young patients and staff at Ipswich Hospital today.Seven...
Perfected paint keeps aircraft flying
30 January 2019Soon after posting into No. 36 Squadron, Corporal Kelvin Green noticed a problem with the C-17A Globemaster’s paint.“I look at every aircraft in detail – I can spot a...
RAAF Base East Sale wins blood challenge
29 January 2019RAAF Base East Sale has won the 2018 “Battle of the Bases” blood challenge and Senior ADF Officer East Sale GPCAPT Dennis Tan proudly received the perpetual trophy at...
Seasonal cheer delivered by Hercules
20 December 2018Seasonal cheer once again was delivered by Hercules transport aircraft to remote Pacific communities thanks to Operation Christmas Drop 18.Conducted from Andersen Air...
A Christmas gift for remote relatives
20 December 2018A ride on a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules has allowed a United States Air Force (USAF) member to deliver gifts to his relatives during Operation...
Operation Christmas Drop 18 wrapped up in Guam
19 December 2018The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has helped deliver seasonal cheer to remote Pacific communities through its participation in Operation Christmas Drop 18.The RAAF...
Air Force Joint Strike Fighters arrive in Australia
10 December 2018In an historic day in Australian aviation, the first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to be permanently based in Australia arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown.The Minister...
Australia to join United States and Japan in Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 18
3 December 2018The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will deploy a C-130J Hercules transport aircraft to Guam for Operation Christmas Drop 18, the world’s longest running humanitarian...
Phantom gets to work at Air Force’s No. 36 Squadron
23 November 2018Routine servicing of the colossal C-17A Globemaster transport at RAAF Base Amberley’s No. 36 Squadron is now receiving a little help from a ‘Phantom’.The DJI Phantom 4 is...
Air Command directorate achieves a coaching first
22 November 2018Headquarters Air Command Logistics directorate has achieved a first for an Air Force organisation with the development of team-wide coaching charter. Personnel across all...
Air Force Imagery Specialists at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
19 November 2018How do you take a photo when your camera is too hot to touch?Sergeant (SGT) Shane Gidall and SGT Chris Dickson, imagery specialists from No. 28 Squadron (28SQN),...
Australia and United States work together on aeromedical interoperability
18 November 2018An aeromedical exercise was held recently as part of the Enhanced Air Cooperation program to enhance the partnership and interoperability between the Royal...
New tanks add to C-130J Hercules' fuel capacity
17 November 2018External fuel tanks will be installed on a pair of Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, boosting the Air Mobility Group workhorse’s ability...
Deciphering the secrets of WWI and WWII bones using DNA
7 November 2018No. 2 Expeditionary Health Squadron’s (2EHS) Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Dr Kirsty Wright has identified victims of the Bali Bombings, the Boxing Day Tsunami,...
