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Foreign Observers Programme visit a 75 Squadron A21 F/A-18 Hornet
18 August 2006

Exercise Pitch Black 2006, the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) largest exercise, will run from 28 July 2006 until 18 August 2006. Conducted on a biennial basis, this year's exercise will be held in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Exercise Pitch Black 2006 will provide an important opportunity for the men and women of the RAAF to train with a multinational force that will include Air Force representatives from France, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The scenario for this exercise will focus on both the operational and tactical levels of air warfare, as well as providing RAAF personnel with a valuable learning experience in a multinational environment. The exercise will have three areas of operation: 'Blueland' with it's major forward operating base located at RAAF Bases Darwin and Curtin, and 'Redland', operating from RAAF Base Tindal

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Commanding Officer 75 Squadron Wing Commander Steve Roberton shows members of the Excercise Pitch Black Foreign Observers Programme through the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet during a visit to RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black.

Date taken: 10 August 2006)
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Commanding Officer 75 Squadron Wing Commander Steve Roberton shows members of the Excercise Pitch Black Foreign Observers Programme through the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet during a visit to RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black.

Date taken: 10 August 2006)
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Commanding Officer 75 Squadron Wing Commander Steve Roberton shows Squadron Leader A. Sondhi (Indian Air Force) through the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet during a visit to RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black.

Date taken: 10 August 2006)
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Members of the Excercise Pitch Black Foreign Observers Programme visit a 75 Squadron A21 F/A-18 Hornet at RAAF Base Tindal.

Date taken: 10 August 2006)
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Commanding Officer 75 Squadron Wing Commander Steve Roberton shows members of the Excercise Pitch Black Foreign Observers Programme through the cockpit of a F/A-18 Hornet during a visit to RAAF Base Tindal during Exercise Pitch Black.

Date taken: 10 August 2006)
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