Pitch Black 2008
| 20 June 2008 Red Force Preperations at Tindal As Exercise Pitch Black 08 begins, the RED FORCE at Tindal begin their preparations. Royal Australian Air Force alongside the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the US Navy are set to take on the BLUE FORCE in RAAF's largest Pitch Black Exercise to date. |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0018 (L-R) Republic of Singapore Air Force Communications Officer, 2nd Lieutenant Shane Hardie, and Communications Specialist, Sergeant Morris Teo, configure a communications antenna between their radar site and the base command post, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0024 2nd Lieutenant (2nd LT), Yong Hui Fu from the Republic of Singapore Air Force, is part of Fire Control Equipment Section. 2nd LT Fu relays information back to the command post, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0034 Republic of Singapore Air Force, Corporal Teck Chuan, a Tracker Operator of Fire Control Equipment Section, is ready to engage enemy targets during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0047 Australian Regular Army Gunner Justin Christiansen, of 16 Air Defence Regiment Adelaide, maintains communications with base command, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Home Town - Grafton, NSW) (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0062 Australian Regular Army, Bombardier Ciaran McGinniss, of 16 Air Defence Regiment Adelaide, the detachment commander, gives the orders brief to his troops on the ground, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0073 (L-R) Major Bede Galvin, Officer-in-Charge, 16 Air Defence Detachment, keeps a look out as Gunners, Alexander Buckley and Leighton Kavanagh, prepare to defend the skies from enemy attacks and protect RAAF Base Tindal, with the RBS70 laser guided weapons system, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0083 16 Air Defence Detachment Gunners, Alexander Buckley and Leighton Kavanagh, keep a constant look out to defend the skies from enemy attacks, and protect RAAF Base Tindal with the RBS70, laser guided weapons system, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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| 20080616raaf8144078_0085 Gunner Leighton Kavanagh of 16 Air Defence Detachment, points out a possible threat in the sky to the RBS70, laser guided weapons system operator, during Exercise Pitch Black 2008. (Date taken: 16 June 2008) low-res | high-res |
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