23 July 2009
TS09 Air Traffic Controllers
Talisman Saber 2009 involved hundreds of aircraft movements taking place around the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the exercise. Ensuring the safe passage of aircraft and their crew is a complicated task that is coordinated by the Joint Battlefield Airspace Controller.
No 44 Wing, Air Traffic Control from the Royal Australian Air Force fulfills this role of coordinating airspace in the area of operation as well as organising and providing air support for Army activities in the battle space.
Flight Lieutenant Ken Anderson checks the flight planning map during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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Royal Australian Air Force Air Traffic Controller, Flying Officer Laura Vize, coordinates aircraft movements within the Shoalwater Bay training area.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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Air Traffic Controllers, Flight Lieutenant Martin Van Der Merwe and Flying Officer Laura Vize check the airspace planning map during Exercise Talisman Saber 09.
