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22 September 2006
F-111s during Exercise Bersama Padu

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

	20060918raaf8500210_006 Two Royal Australian Air Force F-111s taxi to the runway at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) low-res | high-res
	20060918raaf8500210_018 An F-111 taking off from Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth during Exercise Bersama Padu 2006. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) low-res | high-res
	20060918raaf8500210_032 Officer Cadet Thomas "Hoffy" Hofbrucker, 21, painting the 6 Squadron mascot "Firey Mo" from World War II and the current 6SQN pig mascot onto the wall of the Operations Room at 6SQN Deployment Headquarters, RMAF Butterworth. Officer Cadet Hofbrucker is on an interim posting to 6SQN from the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra. He is waiting for the next pilots' course to commence. (Date taken: 18 September 2006) low-res | high-res