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22 September 2006
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Exercise Bersama Padu 2006, an annual Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) Exercise, will be held from 4 Sept 2006 until 24 Sept 2006. This year's exercise will be conducted off the east coast of Malaysia.

Exercise Bersama Padu 2006 will provide an important opportunity for the men and women of the RAAF to train with a multinational force that will include Air Force and Navy representatives from the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.

The exercise scenario will focus on both the operational and tactical levels of warfare, as well as providing RAAF personnel with a valuable learning experience operating in a multinational environment

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An AP-3C aircraft lands at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth after a mission is flown during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Leading Aircraftman Hannaford, an Aircraft Technician from 11 Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, preforms after flight checks on an AP-3C after a mission during Exercise Bersama Padu.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)

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Leading Aircraftwoman Riyani Duhigg, an Aircraft Technician from 11 Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, performs after-flight servicing on an AP-3C after a flight flown during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Leading Aircraftwoman Riyani Duhigg, an Aircraft Technician from 11 Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, performs after-flight servicing on an AP-3C after a flight flown during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Leading Aircraftwoman Riyani Duhigg, an Aircraft Technician from 11 Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, checks the propellers for damage in an after-flight servicing on an AP-3C during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Corporal Pickering, and Avionics Technician from RAAF Base Edinburgh, prepares to load sonobuoys onto the AP-3C aircraft during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Sergeant Kruljac (left) and Leading Aircraftman Calton, both from 11 Squadron, RAAF Base Edinburgh, conduct continuity checks on the sonobuoy shoot on an AP-3C during Exercise Bersama Padu.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Sergeant Kruljac from 11 Squadron's B shift maintenance crew loads sonobuoys on an AP-3C during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006 at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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Sergeant Kruljac from 11 Squadron's B shift maintenance crew loads sonobuoys on an AP-3C during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006.

(Date taken: 18 September 2006)
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