Pitch Black 2008
| Military Working Dogs on hanger security Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Security Police patrol RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 27 June - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| Red Force war games training With Exercise Pitch Black 08 in full swing at RAAF Base Tindal, the 'Red Force' gears up for more intense war games against the 'Blue Force' during the Royal Australian Air Force's largest exercise involving a myriad of international players. (Date uploaded: 27 June - 11 images) View Gallery |
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| Night mission out of RAAF Base Darwin A Royal Australian Air Force F-111 sits on the tarmac at sunset during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 27 June - 7 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF Base Darwin A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 takes to the sky during Exercise Pitch Black with the Darwin Air Traffic Control Tower in the background. (Date uploaded: 27 June - 15 images) View Gallery |
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| Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin, Air Commander Australia visits RAAF Base Darwin Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Mark Binskin, Air Commander Australia (ACAUST) receives a salute from a Guard of Honour upon his arrival at RAAF Base Darwin. (Date uploaded: 27 June - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Night mission out of RAAF Base Darwin Exercise Pitch Black, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest biannual exercises that allows the men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force to train with representatives from The United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, France, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom and NATO. (Date uploaded: 25 June - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| One Mob, Different Country Representatives of foreign air forces, along with employers of Australian Defence Force reservists, were treated to a reception at RAAF Base Darwin (Date uploaded: 25 June - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Pitch Black 2008 takeoff gallery Exercise Pitch Black, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest biannual exercises that allows the men and women of the Royal Australian Air Force to train with representatives from all over the world. (Date uploaded: 25 June - 12 images) View Gallery |
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| Red Force overtime As Exercise Pitch Black 08 begins, the RED FORCE at Task Unit Headquarters in Tindal working overtime. (Date uploaded: 25 June - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| F-5 Fighter Jet As Exercise Pitch Black 08 reaches climax, the RED FORCE is scrambled by the Task Unit Headquarters in Tindal to defend the Air Base from 'enemy' BLUE FORCE attack. (Date uploaded: 25 June - 14 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF Base Darwin For the first time in the exercise's history, Nos. 3 and 77 squadron - both of whom operate the F/A-18 Hornet at RAAF Base Williamtown - have merged forces for the exercise on both the aircrew and ground support level. (Date uploaded: 24 June - 11 images) View Gallery |
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| Takes more than just pilots to run an Air Force Corporal (CPL) Mark Burke, an Aircraft Technician at 75 Squadron, carries out an engine inspection on an F/A-18 during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 20 June - 13 images) View Gallery |
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| Caribou airlift support A pair of Caribou aircraft from No. 38 Squadron have been sent to Exercise Pitch Black 08 at RAAF Base Darwin to provide airlift support as well as play a 'high value target' during exercise sorties. (Date uploaded: 20 June - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Red Force Preperations at Tindal As Exercise Pitch Black 08 begins, the RED FORCE at Tindal begin their preparations. (Date uploaded: 20 June - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Foreign Observers The Exercise Pitch Black 2008 Foreign Observer Programme saw approximately 30 senior military members from 17 different countries visit RAAF Base Tindal, near Katherine in the Northern Territory, to observe various exercise activities. (Date uploaded: 19 June - 11 images) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Boss Lift Exercise Boss Lift gave these civilian employers a chance to see for themselves what their employees do in their Reserve uniform as part of Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 19 June - 09 images) View Gallery |
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| F/A-18 Hornet refuelling F/A-18s from the United States Navy's and the Royal Australian Air Force take on fuel from the drogue of a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 707 during Exercise Pitch Black 08. (Date uploaded: 18 June - 14 images) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Pitch Black 08 Open Day An F/A 18 Hornet fighter jet zoomed across the skies thrilling the more than 10,000 visitors who turned out to the RAAF Base Darwin Open Day. (Date uploaded: 18 June - 15 images) View Gallery |
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| Exercise Pitch Black Open Day The crowds at the Exercise Pitch Black 2008 Open Day at RAAF Base Darwin. (Date uploaded: 16 June - 03 images) View Gallery |
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| Defence missile battery Gunner Gerard Blundell (foreground) maintains radio communications at an RBS-70 Ground Based Air Defence missile battery manned by GNR Murray Keogh (left) and Bombardier Nicholas Selzer (right). (Date uploaded: 16 June - 04 images) View Gallery |
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| Building International relationships (L-R) Building International relationships, Republic of Singapore Air Force's Major Yeow Wei Pang, German NATO's Captain Peter Verlande, Republic of Singapore's Lieutenant, Chris Quek and Royal Australian Air Force's Flying Officer, Martin Alderette at the Darwin Cultural Museum. (Date uploaded: 16 June - 19 images) View Gallery |
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| Learning to be a Military Working Dog As the Air-to-Air combat exercise of Pitch Black 08 begins to spreads its wings, the tempo picks up for the members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) security team, protecting the over 60 Australian and international aircraft in Darwin. (Date uploaded: 13 June 2008 - 18 images) View Gallery |
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| Captain David Emich final F/A-18 flight International Air Force participants have taken to the skies above the Northern Territory for air combat training during Exercise Pitch Black. (Date uploaded: 13 June 2008 - 18 images) View Gallery |
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| Controlling air traffic during Exercise Pitch Black 2008 As the Air-to-Air combat exercise of Pitch Black 08 begins to spreads its wings, the tempo picks up for the Air Traffic Control members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as they control the skies over Darwin for both military and civilian aircraft. (Date uploaded: 13 June 2008 - 18 images) View Gallery |
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| F/A-18 during Exercise Pitch Black 2008 The Royal Australian Air Force's biggest biennial exercise - Pitch Black 08 has officially begun. Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin opened the event at RAAF Base Darwin. (Date uploaded: 11 June 2008 - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| Guard of honour to welcome Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin The Royal Australian Air Force's biggest biennial exercise - Pitch Black 08 has officially begun. Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin opened the event at RAAF Base Darwin. (Date uploaded: 10 June 2008 - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Door-stop' interview to mark the start of Exercise Pitch Black 08 The Royal Australian Air Force's biggest biennial exercise - Pitch Black 08 has officially begun. Air Commander Australia, Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin opened the event at RAAF Base Darwin. (Date uploaded: 10 June 2008 - 06 images) View Gallery |
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| Extra personnel for RAAF Base Darwin - Flight line activities With Exercise Pitch Black 08 about to begin and the work load increasing, RAAF Base Darwin has seen the arrival of extra personnel in the build up to the Air Force’s major exercise of the year. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2008 - 16 images) View Gallery |
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| Extra personnel for RAAF Base Darwin - Planes coming and going With Exercise Pitch Black 08 about to begin and the work load increasing, RAAF Base Darwin has seen the arrival of extra personnel in the build up to the Air Force’s major exercise of the year. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2008 - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| Extra personnel for RAAF Base Darwin - Suppliers and cooks With Exercise Pitch Black 08 about to begin and the work load increasing, RAAF Base Darwin has seen the arrival of extra personnel in the build up to the Air Force’s major exercise of the year. (Date uploaded: 06 June 2008 - 07 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF Base Tindal 12 F/A 18 Hornet aircraft from the US Navy's VFA-97 'Warhawks' Squadron arrive at RAAF Base Tindal, near Katherine in the Northern Territory, to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 05 June 2008 - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| RAAF Base Darwin With Pitch Black 08 about to begin and the work load increasing, RAAF Base Darwin has seen the arrival of extra personnel in the build up to the Air Force’s major exercise of the year. (Date uploaded: 05 June 2008 - 08 images) View Gallery |
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| C-17 arrives in Darwin A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 arrives in Darwin with stores and equipment for Exercise Pitch Black. (Date uploaded: 05 June 2008 - 05 images) View Gallery |
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| Arrival of Royal Thai Air Force in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black 2008 Corporal Mark Montefiroe marshals in a Royal Thai Air Force Airbus 310 at RAAF Base Darwin, which is carrying RTAF members and cargo in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date uploaded: 05 June 2008 - 06 images) View Gallery |
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