Image Gallery: May 2007
Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course (JTAC) and Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2007
22 May 2007
Exercise Arnhem Thunder 2007 was conducted at near Townsville and involved more than 150 personnel, 10 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft and three PC-9 aircraft.
The exercise runs for three weeks. The first week supports the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) Course being run by Forward Air Control Development Unit with close air support from F/A-18 Hornets.
The second week also involved close air support, this time with PC-9 aircraft providing forward air control.
In the third and final week, 3 Squadron practiced large force employment scenarios where eight aircraft at a time practice air-to-ground targeting twice a day.
| 20070418raaf8164169_0002 A student on the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course (JTAC) using UHF radio during an assessment in the High Range Training Area. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070418raaf8164169_0027 A L119 Hamel gun with members from 4 Field Regiment, fire a 105mm round to mark the target for close air support. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070418raaf8164169_0056 A student being assessed by Captain Weir during a phase of the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course (JTAC). (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070418raaf8164169_0061 Lieutenant Myors relays timings required via radio to the Joint Offensive Support Team nearby and two F/A-18 Hornets overhead, with an instructor assessing his progress, during the last week of the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course in the High Range Training Area at Townsville. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070418raaf8164169_0065 Lieutenant Myors conducts one of the many assessments during the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course (JTAC) in the High Range Training Area at Townsville. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070418raaf8164169_0067 A student on the Joint Terminal Attack Controller Course (JTAC) run by Forward Air Control Development Unit describing the target location to F/A-18 Hornet conducting close air support overhead. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070423raaf8164169_0005 Flying Officer Joel Stitt about to depart on a flying mission. The F/A-18 Hornet is loaded with GBU12s and Mk82 bombs. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070424raaf8164169_0042 Leading Aircraftmen Peter McManus and Luke Rogers assist with lining up the Mk-84 bomb to the pylon under the wing of a F/A-18 Hornet. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070424raaf8164169_0053 Sergeant Mick Bisset checks that a Mk82 bomb has been fitted correctly to the F/A-18 Hornet. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070424raaf8164169_0060 A No.3 Squadron pilot adjusts and checks serviceability of a pair of night vision goggles prior to a night flying mission. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070424raaf8164169_0084 F/A-18 Hornet with two external fuel tanks, two Mk-84 2000lb bombs and a Mk-82 500lb bomb. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070430raaf8164169_0120 Leading Aircraftman Brendan Lohman, an Aircraft Life Support Fitter, grinds the edge of a Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System visor. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070501raaf8164169_0135 A flightline troop marshalls a F/A-18 Hornet returning from a flying mission. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20070501raaf8164169_0142 Leading Aircraftman Higgs earths the F/A-18 Hornet after returning from a flying mission, whilst the pilot prepares to leave the aircraft. (Date taken: 18 May 2007) Low Res | High Res |
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