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Dog Brings Smiles to Officer Trainees
17 October 2019Officers’ Training School (OTS) welcomes Radar the soon-to-be therapy dog into their classrooms to help relieve students of stress, anxiety and homesickness. Flight...
AI-SEARCH TO TRANSFORM SEARCH & RESCUE
16 October 2019This story starts with a challenge - AIRCDRE Darren Goldie challenged Jericho to find a way of using a detector on an aircraft to enhance Search and Rescue (SAR). While...
Untrained dogs seeking new homes
14 October 2019The Royal Australian Air Force Security and Fire School have five male and 11 female Belgian Malinois dogs that are seeking ideal homes. These dogs vary in age from 15...
New C-17 hangar handed over to No. 36 Squadron
9 October 2019A dedicated new maintenance hangar for No. 36 Squadron’s (36SQN's) fleet of C-17A Globemaster aircraft was formally handed over to Defence at RAAF Base Amberley during a...
Together in tactical training
5 October 2019Fighter jets from the Royal Australian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASF) spent two weeks training in Japanese airspace for Exercise Bushido Guardian....
Thirst for air battle challenge
4 October 2019Career variety and working with a diverse group of interesting people is why Flight Lieutenant Aaron Thorpe became an air battle manager with the Royal Australian Air...
E-3 AWAC visits RAAF Williamtown
2 October 2019AIR Force E-7A crews and USAF E-3 personnel have taken the rare opportunity for close training and tour of the AWACS platforms on Australian soil recently. The USAF...
EXCELLENCE within the Air Mobility Group (AMG)
2 October 2019By Eamon HamiltonEXCELLENCE within the Air Mobility Group (AMG) community was recognised with the presentation of its annual Pathfinder Awards on September 19.No. 35...
Well deserved recognition
2 October 2019FLTLT Tracey Bowman reports WARRANT Officer (WOFF) Daryl Bessell says he is thrilled to receive a Federation Star and the fifth clasp to his Defence Long Service...
Building the air picture with our Japanese partners
30 September 2019Control of the battlespace on Exercise Bushido Guardian was seamlessly integrated as RAAF Air Battle Managers and Air Surveillance Operators sat side-by-side with...
Cultural conversation starters
27 September 2019Working side-by-side with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on Exercise Bushido Guardian presented a unique opportunity to share in each other’s culture. For most of...
Air Force welcomed to Japan for first air combat exercise
20 September 2019Six F/A-18 Hornets and crews have arrived at the Chitose Air Base in Japan for the first bilateral air combat exercise between the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Kōkū...
Air mobility supports heavy airlift to Japan
19 September 2019The ability to deploy 140 personnel, six fighter jets and 61,000kg of cargo across the globe to Japan would not be possible without the heavy airlift muscle of Air...
No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit partners with RAAF Association (SA) to commemorate Battle of Britain
15 September 2019On Saturday 14 September, No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit partnered with the RAAF Association (SA) to host South Australia’s annual Battle of Britain Commemoration Service at...
E-7A Wedgetail aircraft joins US-led global coalition against Daesh
14 September 2019Media Release SENATOR THE HON LINDA REYNOLDS CSC Ministerfor Defence Senator for Western Australia As part of Australia’s contribution to the US-led...
J-model’s first big step
13 September 2019When Australia announced its purchase of the C-130J Hercules in December 1995, few could imagine the challenges that would be faced bringing the aircraft into service....
Air Force jets arrive in Townsville to support military exercises
13 September 2019Up to eleven Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets will arrive in Townsville to support Exercise Black Dagger and Exercise Nigrum Pugio. The aircraft and...
RAAF refuellers join the mammoth contingent at Exercise Mobility Guardian
9 September 2019The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has dispatched its two largest aircraft, a C-17A Globemaster III and a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, to the United States for...
Hercules takes one giant leap into remote NT community
2 September 2019NASA engineers and scientists have flown on a No. 37 Squadron Hercules to a remote corner of Arnhem Land, on a mission to inspire students and educators.Flying by C-...
Woomera Prohibited Area: Road closures during the period 1 September - 5 October
30 August 2019The Woomera Prohibited Area (WPA) is the ground area of the Woomera Test Range and covers 122,000 square km - that’s an area roughly the same size as England. The...
RAAF Chaplains tour Woomera for national conference
26 August 2019Air Force Chaplains travelled to remote Woomera (450km north of Adelaide) for a unique annual Chaplains National Conference. The Chaplains experienced desert spirituality...
278 Squadron doing their 'FareShare'
22 August 2019Personnel from No. 278 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley recently traded their uniforms for aprons to volunteer at FareShare, a not for profit organisation that turns...
VP Day in Adelaide
16 August 2019VP (Victory in the Pacific) Day is commemorated annually on the 15th of August and for Australians, it marks the end of the Second World War. This year, a new VP Day...
A First for Aircrew Initial Survival Training
14 August 2019For the first time, trainees from No.1 Flying Training School and Air Mission Training School have completed Aircrew Initial Survival Training as part of their Initial...
No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit 'Unites' the services
14 August 2019No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (3CRU) has celebrated a unique event at RAAF Base Williamtown. In front of Unit personnel, the Commanding Officer, WGCDR Simon Wildermuth...
