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Images from Exercise ECADEX
9 November 2005
The
East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX) is an important training
activity for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
ECADEX
05 spanned three weeks of intensive training from Wednesday 26 October
to Wednesday 9 November 2005. It is a vital training exercise for
Air Force personnel in order to maintain operational capacity and
to practise key defence skills.
The
exercise provided an opportunity for Air Force personnel to practise
their skills at maintaining the integrity of Australian air space
and protecting vital infrastructure, such as a shipping port or
an airfield.
The
majority of the aircraft assets and personnel engaged in ECADEX
05 operated out of their home bases at RAAF Williamtown (NSW) and
RAAF Amberley (QLD).
F-111
strike aircraft based at RAAF Base Amberley formed part of the "Red"
enemy forces flying out of Amberley, with F/A-18 Hornet fighter
aircraft deployed from RAAF Base Tindal.
Hawk and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft flew out of RAAF Base Williamtown
to form the "Blue" friendly forces.
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This
deployable Air Operations Centre set up at RAAF Base Richmond
functioned as the "Red" enemy air tasking agency for
the East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX 05). This exercised
the deployability of the Operations Centre, and tested its ability
to manage day-to-day operations from an unfamiliar and austere
environment, including daily commander's briefings via video
conferencing.
(Date taken: 02 November 2005)
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(L to R) Air Commodore Dick Newlands, Air Commander Headquarters
Joint Forces New Zealand (HQJFNZ); Air Vice Marshal John Quaife,
Air Commander Australia (ACAUST); and Wing Commander Bob Drinkwater,
Acting Director of Operations discuss the functionality of a
deployable Air Operations Centre erected in tents at RAAF Base
Richmond during the East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX).
(Date taken: 02 November 2005)
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Discussing the functionality of a deployable Air Operations
Centre erected in tents at RAAF Base Richmond during the East
Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX), left to right are Wing
Commander Bryan Francis, New Zealand Air Advisor; Wing Commander
Bob Drinkwater, Acting Director of Operations; Air Commodore
Dick Newlands, Air Commander Headquarters Joint Forces New Zealand;
Air Vice Marshal John Quaife, Air Commander Australia (ACAUST);
and Wing Commander Roger Pringle, RNZAF, Personal Staff Officer
to Air Commander Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
(Date taken: 02 November 2005)
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F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of 77 Squadron RAAF ready for operations
at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW, during the East Coast Air Defence
Exercise (ECADEX 05).
(Date taken: 07 November 2005)
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An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft of 77 Squadron
RAAF, taxis during the East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX
05).
(Date taken: 07 November 2005)
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A
pilot of 77 Squadron RAAF checks his F/A-18 aircraft at RAAF
Base Williamtown, NSW, prior to a mission during the East Coast
Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX 05).
(Date taken: 07 November 2005)
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This
deployable Air Operations Centre set up at RAAF Base Richmond
functioned as the "Red" enemy air tasking agency for
the East Coast Air Defence Exercise (ECADEX 05). This exercised
the deployability of the Operations Centre, and tested its ability
to manage day-to-day operations from an unfamiliar and austere
environment, including daily commanders' briefings via video
conferencing.
(Date taken: 02 November 2005)
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