Aces North 06 Image Gallery

07 June 2006
RAAF personnel performing tasks at Tindal

The exercise-flying period is scheduled for 22 May 06 to 14 Jun 06 and will include periods of night and early morning flying however noise minimisation efforts will be taken to avoid disturbance to the residents of Tindal, Darwin and other surrounding Northern Territory communities.

Weekend flying is not scheduled.

The Office Commanding the exercise Group Captain David Steele said: "Exercise ACES NORTH will test and validate the knowledge and skills gained over the last few months of the prospective fighter combat instructors, fighter air defence combat controllers and fighter intelligence officers."

"Whilst the exercise is focussed around these young men and women, it also puts a lot of other Air Combat Group and Surveillance and Response Group assets through their paces at the tactical level. Also, a deployment of this size places a considerable impost on the Combat Support Group elements in place at both RAAF Tindal and Darwin".

"In simple terms, the FCI course will provide the RAAF with the next generation of 'air control' tacticians and practitioners".

	20060409raaf8160650_0026 Leading Aircraftwoman Di Hall operates the radio in the operations room talking to the 75 Squadron pilots to co-ordinate communications between the pilots and the squadron. (Date taken: 09 April 2006) low-res | high-res
	20060409raaf8160650_0037 Aircraft Woman Lauren Moore and Warrant Officer John (Fuz) Robinson assemble a portable deployable shower unit. (Date taken: 09 April 2006) low-res | high-res
	20060421raaf8160650_0016 Corporal Cripps taking a call at the base command post (BCP). The BCP co-ordinates the operations of all functions at Tindal. (Date taken: 21 April 2006) low-res | high-res