Image Gallery: March 2010
11 March 2010
Commander of Air Combat Group visits Super Hornet team
The first group of Air Force's next-generation Super Hornets will arrive in Australia later this month, Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin announced today.
The Super Hornets arrival will represent a major leap in Air Force capability. They are Australia's first new air combat aircraft in 25 years.
A detachment of aircrew and maintenance personnel from RAAF's No. 1 Squadron is currently at Naval Air Station Lemoore in California,preparing the aircraft for the series of flights to Australia.
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Media visit Naval Base Lemoore, California, USA, to cover the event of the Super Hornets preparing for flight to Australia.
(Date taken: 04 March 2010)
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Commanding Officer of No. 1 Squadron, Wing Commander Glen Braz, Super Hornet Pilot, RAAF Base Amberley, addresses the media on their visit to Naval Base Lemoore, California, USA, to cover the event of the Super Hornets preparing for flight to Australia.
(Date taken: 04 March 2010)
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Commander of Air Combat Group, Air Commodore Mel Hupfeld, RAAF Base Williamtown, compliments No. 1 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley, on the great work achieved to date, Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, USA.
(Date taken: 04 March 2010)
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Group photo of personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force involved in the preparation of the Super Hornets flight to Australia.
(Date taken: 04 March 2010)
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(L-R) Air Staff Officer Plans and Operations,Wing Commander Phillip Gordon, pilot, Office of the Air Attache, USA -Australia Embassy Washington DC; Commander of Air Combat Group, Air Commodore Mel Hupfeld, RAAF Base Williamtown; Air Combat Transition Office, Military Public Affairs Officer, Flight Lieutenant Skye Smith, Administration Officer, Headquarters Air Combat Group, RAAF Base Williamtown; Executive Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer Peter Evans, Headquarters Air Combat Group, RAAF Base Williamtown and Officer Commanding Super Hornet Wing, Group Captain Steven Roberton, Super Hornet Pilot, RAAF Base Amberley, visit Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, USA.
(Date taken: 04 March 2010)
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Officer Commanding of Super Hornet Wing, Group Captain Steven Roberton, Super Hornet Pilot, addresses the media on their visit to Naval Base Lemoore, California, USA, to cover the event of the Super Hornets preparing for flight to Australia.
(Date taken: 05 March 2010)
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