14 July 2009
RAAF Base Darwin ready to roll into Talisman Saber 09
No. 44 Wing Detachment Darwin provides Air Traffic Control services to Australia's 'top end', and is in full motion as flying tempo has increased rapidly with the arrival of numerous aircraft participating in Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
Here they come! Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Greg Hay, an Air Traffic Controller from RAAF Williamtown, is on relief manning at No. 44 Wing Detachment Darwin. FLTLT Hay is positioned in the approach room as the Recovery Director, managing the flow control between the Darwin approach airspace and military airspace.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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You break it, we fix it - Leading Aircraftman (LAC)Robert Durighello, a Communication Electronic Technician with Ground Electronics Services, No. 44 Wing Detachment Darwin, is placing an electrical wiring patch onto a crone rack. LAC Durighello's role has him overseeing technical operations and maintenance for the approach room at the Air Traffic Control Tower.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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An F-15 Eagle from 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa in Japan, prepares for launch at RAAF Darwin during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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Ready to go: An F-15 Eagle from 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa in Japan, prepares for launch at RAAF Darwin during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A United States Air Force F-15 Eagle of the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, taxis past a United States Navy C-130 Hercules.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron , Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, taxiis past a United States Navy C-130 Hercules.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A United States Air Force F-15 Eagle of the 67th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, takes of for a mission at RAAF Darwin during exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from 909th Air Refuelling Squadron , Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, departs RAAF Darwin during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet from No. 3 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown taxis past a United States Navy C-130 Hercules with air crew inside preparing for launch.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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A civilian Dash-8 passenger plane is framed against the wing of a United States Navy C-130 Hercules during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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An F/A-18 Hornet from No. 3 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown departs RAAF Base Darwin for a mission during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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Service with a smile - Flight Lieutenant Nikki Olsen, an Air Traffic Controller at 44 Wing Detachment Darwin, has just finished a busy shift in the control tower overseeing both civilian, Australian and foreign military aircraft during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 13 July 2009)
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Here to help - Leading Aircraftman Clinton Drechsler, Communication Electronic Technician at 44 Wing Detachment Darwin, works at the TOM (Technical Operations and Maintenance) console within the approach room and manages the EE605 fault and service log.
