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Pitch Black 2008

06 June 2008
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.

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Leading Aircraftman Ryan Hawker, a Cook with 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Darwin, prepares some vegetables in preparation for the influx of personnel attending Exercise Pitch Black 2008.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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No.1 Squadron Supplier, Aircraftman Bernard Box, operates a forklift as Sergent Jeff Trenberth supervises the removal of a Toyota tow motor at RAAF Base Darwin in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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No.1 Squadron Supplier, Sergeant Jeff Trenberth supervises the removal of a Toyota tow motor by Aircraftman Bernard Box on a forklift at RAAF Base Darwin in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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No.1 Squadron Supplier, Aircraftman Bernard Box, removes a Toyota tow motor from a semi-trailer for the use of additional aircraft expected at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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(Left-Right) 82 Wing Supplier, Leading Aircraftman Angus McDouhall signs a consignment form for stocks as No.1 Squadron Supplier, Aircraftman Bernard Box watches on.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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82 Wing Supplier, Angus McDouhall, signs a consignment form after receiving extra stocks at RAAF Base Darwin in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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No.1 Squadron Supplier, Aircraftman Bernard Box, completes a consignment form for receiving stocks at RAAF Base Darwin, in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black.

(Date taken: 04 June 2008)
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