Image Gallery: February 2006
EX Red Flag: intensive air combat training in USA
17 February 2006
Personnel
from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base
Amberley and RAAF Base Williamtown have participated
in three weeks of intensive training in the
United States of America as part of Exercise
RED FLAG 06.
Up to 270 personnel, six F-111's and seven F/A-18
Hornets have deployed to the United States for
advanced training at one of the world's best
tactical combat training facilities.
Red Flag provides significant training objectives
for RAAF aircrew as it offers complex air combat
scenarios involving coalition fighter, strike
and surveillance assets.
Deployment for Red Flag began in stages from
26 January 06, with the exercise running from
6 to 17 February.
| 20060213raaf8159336_10_001 Squadron Leader Peter O'Donnell, Staff Officer Engineering from No 82 Wing, Royal Australian Air Force, in front of a RAAF F-111 participating in Exercise Red Flag 06 at Nellis Air Force base. (Date taken: 13 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060213raaf8159336_10_026 A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 waits in line for take off at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 06. (Date taken: 13 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060213raaf8159336_10_053 Group Captain Gavin Davies, the Officer Commanding Number 82 Wing, Royal Australian Air Force, gives an interview during the Exercise Red Flag 06 media day at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (Date taken: 13 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060213raaf8159336_10_063 Soon to be dropped off in a "downed pilot" scenario in Exercise Red Flag 06, Flight Lieutenant Tim Willetts (centre) of the Royal Australian Air Force walks out on the flight line with Senior Airmen Micah Agee (left) and Brian Daubert (right) of US Air Force Combat Survival and Rescue. (Date taken: 13 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060214raaf8159336_11_001 Warrant Officer David Brewer from Headquarters Air Combat Group, RAAF Base Williamtown, sits at the head of the conference table at a conference for the senior airmen at Nellis Air Force Base during Exercise Red Flag. (Date taken: 14 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060214raaf8159336_11_010 A Royal Australian Air Force F-111 from Number 1 Squadron and two F/A-18s from Number 3 Squadron taxi out to the runway to take part in Exercise Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (Date taken: 14 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20060214raaf8159336_11_040 A Royal Australian Air Force F-111 is towed past F-16s of the US Air Force air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. (Date taken: 14 February 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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