Image Gallery: August 2005
Exercise Pacific Airlift Rally in Thailand
24 August 2005
Approximately
20 personnel from both the Royal Australian
Air Force (RAAF) and Australian Regular Army
(ARA), were among participants from 17 nations
that attended the Pacific Airlift Rally 2005
(PAR05) at the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Udon
Thani Air Base, in August 2005.
The Australian detachment included personnel
from 37 Squadron (37SQN), 86 Wing (86WG), Headquarters
Air Command (HQAC), 395 Expeditionary Combat
Support Wing (395ECSW), the Australian Embassy,
Bangkok and 176 Air Despatch Squadron (176AD
SQN). The 37SQN contingent included British
Flight Sergeant (FSGT) Loadmaster Michael Childs,
who is attached to 37SQN on the Longlook exchange
program.
PAR05 is a biennial multilateral activity, sponsored
by Headquarters Pacific Air Force (HQ PACAF),
Hawaii. The activity is designed to promote
interoperability by the exchange of humanitarian
airlift, air-land and airdrop delivery techniques.
Additionally, it promotes regional stability
through unity of purpose in coalition building
and international cooperation.
While PACAF sponsored the symposium, Australia
has been welcomed as a major participant in
its planning and conduct since its inception.
The participating countries involved include,
Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Fiji, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Tonga and the United States.
Read release: Multinational Disaster Relief Exercise
| 000172578_0011 Squadron Leader Chris Robson (centre) an Air Defence Officer from Air Headquarters, Glenbrook, NSW, listens to speeches during the Command Post Exercise of Exercise Pacific Airlift Rally in Thailand. He is flanked by participants from two of the 17 participating countries. On the left is Wing Commander Sudarat Jayakorn from the host nation Thailand, and on the right is United States Air Force (USAF) Captain Keith Ensor of 36 Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Force Base, Japan. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172578_0018 Squadron Leader Michael Rosenthal of the Royal Australian Air Force, addresses the delegates of the Command Post Exercise during Exercise Pacific Airlift Rally in Thailand. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172578_0024 Flight Lieutenant Andrew Colledge and Flying Officer Damien Buswell of 37 Squadron (37SQN), plan out a route to the Nam Phong Drop Zone during Exercise Pacific Airlift Rally in Thailand. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172578_0031 A Malaysian C-130 Hercules taxis past a United States Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules prior to taking off to perform an airdrop at the Nam Phong Drop Zone (DZ) during Exercise Pacific Airlift Rally. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172579_0003 (L-R) A Malaysian, a Thai and American (background) pilots attend a mission briefing for Pacific Airlift Rally 2005. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172579_0009 Sixteen of the countries attending the Pacific Airlift Rally 2005 Command Post Exercise in Thailand, are grouped into six sets of three countries where they are given tasks to solve. Pictured centre is the table of (L-R) Major Jone Baleikadavu and Captain Isoa Loanakadavu from Fiji, Major Rudolf Presley Bulolo and Major Rudy Tjitiadi from Indonesia and Squadron Leader Michael Rosenthal and Flight Lieutenant Nadine Crimpton from Australia. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172579_0024 Three members of the United States Air Force (USAF) experienced the low level flight to the Nam Phong Drop Zone from the cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules. The USAF members are (L-R) First Lieutenant Ty Flinton, Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Hunter Crompton and Captain Gabe Matty. (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 000172579_0028 (L-R) A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) loadmaster and three Australian Army riggers from 176 Air Despatch Squadron (176ADSQN) deploy a helibox and a maxibox load from a 37 Squadron (37SQN) C-130J Hercules, into the Nam Phong Drop Zone (DZ). (Date taken: 18 August 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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