Image Gallery: April 2010
30 April 2010
Excercise Bersama Shield 2010
Six F/A-18s from 75 Squadron regularly take to the sky to join the Air Forces of Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK in Exercise Bersama Shield 10.
Exercise Bersama Shield has challenged the personnel of 75 Squadron to conduct a joint military operation with regional powers.
More than 59 military aircraft, 19 warships and 2500 personnel are participating in this annual exercise which is being conducted by the Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA) over the Malaysian peninsula and the South China Sea from 26 April to 7 May.
The exercise has challenged the F/A-18 pilots to test their skills and the technologies of their F/A-18 aircraft against dissimilar aircraft types and tactics operated by FPDA member nations.
75 Squadron, which is based at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, has a long affiliation with Butterworth Air Base where it was based from 1966 to 1988.
| 20100427raaf8160785_0002 F/A-18 Pilot Flying Officer Benjamin Monaghan of 75 Squadron, from Camberwell, Victoria in Australia, signs for his jet prior to the morning mission out of Butterworth Air Force Base during Exercise Bersama Shield 2010. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0004 F/A-18 Pilot Flight Lieutenant Craig Tobin of 75 Squadron signs for his F/A-18 Hornet fighter prior to the morning mission out of Butterworth Air Force Base during Bersama Shield 2010 10. Flight Lieutenant Tobin comes from Bright, Victoria in Australia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0009 Aircraftman David Paterson from Melton, Victoria, of 75 Squadron assists F/A-18 Pilot Flying Officer Benjamin Monaghan strap into his F/A-18 Hornet during exercise Bersama Shield 10 at Butterworth Air Base in Malaysia. Flying Officer Benjamin Monaghan and Aircraftsman David Paterson come from Camberwell Victoria and Melton Victoria in Australia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0011 Aircraftman David Paterson from Melton, Victoria, of 75 Squadron assists F/A-18 Pilot Flying Officer Benjamin Monaghan straps into his F/A-18 Hornet during exercise Bersama Shield 10 at Butterworth Air Base in Malaysia. Flying Officer Benjamin Monaghan and Aircraftsman David Paterson comes from Camberwell Victoria and Mentone Victoria in Australia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0016 Aircraftman David Paterson from Melton, Victoria, of 75 Squadron inspects the flight controls as part of the start up procedure prior to this F/A-18 Hornet flying a mission during Exercise Bersama Shield 2010 at Butterworth Air Base in Malaysia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0022 Duty flight line technician, Corporal Jason Ruhan of Budgewoi, New South Wales, of 75 Squadron, completes a final check on an F/A-18 Hornet prior to launching for a morning mission during Bersama Shield 2010. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0030 Flight Lieutenant Steve Jillett, an Air Traffic Control Officer, has a vital role in Exercise Bersama Shield to help Malaysian Air Force Air Traffic Controllers to manage the increase in air operations during Exercise Bersama Shield. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0036 Flight Lieutenant Steve Jillett (right), an Air Traffic Control Officer, has a vital role in Exercise Bersama Shield to help Malaysian Air Force Air Traffic Controllers to manage the increase in air operations during Exercise Bersama Shield. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0044 Flight Lieutenant Steve Jillett, an Air Traffic Control Officer, has a vital role in Exercise Bersama Shield to help Malaysian Air Force Air Traffic Controllers to manage the increase in air operations during Exercise Bersama Shield. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0049 Leading Aircraftman Reece Fenoglio, from Ingham, Queensland in Australia, conducts an after flight pitot probe inspection of an F/A-18 following a flight during Exercise Bersama Shield 2010 in Malaysia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0056 Leading Aircraftman Reece Fenoglio, from Ingham in Queensland Australia, conducts an after flight inspection of the forward looking infrared radar of an F/A-18 following a flight during Exercise Bersama Shield 2010 in Malaysia. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0067 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Luke Rodell of 75 Squadron conducts a before flight service on a F/A-18 pilots helmet during Bersama Shield at Royal Military Air Force Base Butterworth from 26 April to 7 May 2010. LAC Rodell's hometown is Darwin in the Northern Territory. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0070 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Luke Rodell of 75 Squadron conducts a before flight service on a F/A-18 pilots G-suite during Bersama Shield at Royal Military Air Force Base Butterworth from 26 April to 7 May2010. LAC Rodell's hometown is Darwin in the Northern Territory. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100427raaf8160785_0085 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Grant McCloskey of 75 Squadron equipment section Tindal conducts a spot check on the equipment held at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base during exercise Bersama Shield 2010. LAC McCloskey home town is Camden, New South Wales. (Date taken: 27 April 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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