Image Gallery: October 2007
Orions take to training in West Pacific
25 October 2007
Two AP-3C Orions from the Adelaide-based 11 Squadron deployed to Kadena, Japan, to participate in a multi-lateral maritime patrol and reconnaissance operation in the West Pacific Ocean from 8-15 October 2007.
Number 11 Squadron crews practiced liaison and coordination activities in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Command-Rear (UNC-R) Status of Forces Agreement with the governement of Japan.
The operation aimed to promote regional security and interoperability between participating nations.
| 20070930raaf8202385_0023 11 Squadron ground crewman, Leading Aircraftman Matt Perkins, marshals the recently arrived AP-3C Orion into position on the flightline at Kadena Air Base. (Date taken: 30 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070930raaf8202385_0043 Members of 11 Squadron "head for the sheds" after landing safely in Japan. From left: Pilot Officer Adam Saber, Sergeant Rod Wallace, Flying Officer Adam Cox and Warrant Officer "Bill" Forbes. (Date taken: 30 September 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071002raaf8202385_0018 Corporal Darren Hobbs removes the kinks from an air hose after connecting it from an 11 Squadron AP-3C Orion aircraft to an "air cart" on the Kadena flightline. (Date taken: 02 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008raaf8202385_0015 11 Squadron Detachment Commander for UNC-R Engagement, Squadron Leader Col Smaith, at the flight controls, flying low over the South China Sea during a sortie. (Date taken: 08 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071009raaf8202385_0041 Leading Aircraftman Matt Bundy, an administration clerk with 11 Squadron, stands proudly with an Australian patch on his arm at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, in front of the Japanese, United States of America, and the United Nations flags flown outside the base headquarters. (Date taken: 09 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071012raaf8202385_0016 An Aussie BBQ was held as a social get together towards the end of the visit to Kadena. Here, Commanding Officer of the American VP10 (Orion) Squadron, Kevin Brennan, and Lieutenant Commander Jeff Plasace take a turn at cooking the hamburgers and snags, alongside Corporal Darryl Totaro from 11 Squadron. (Date taken: 12 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071014raaf8202385_0022 Side by side is how the Australians and Americans worked during the two-week UNC-R Engagement. Two of the participants, 11 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Mark Laurence and Chief Rene Watson, a Flight Engineer, before each took flight in their respective Orion aircraft. (Date taken: 14 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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