Post by corsair67 on Jan 30, 2007 14:12:30 GMT 12
ADF media release.
Australian fighter jets take to Nevada skies
RAAF fighter jet aviators and their Air Lift Group colleagues will undertake advanced training at one of the world’s best tactical combat training facilities during Exercise RED FLAG 07 near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Australian forces will train with and against American and British aircraft types including the B-2, the B-1, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, AH-64 Apache and RAF GR-4 Tornadoes in mock combat missions over the western deserts of the United States. Six F-111 jets from RAAF Base Amberley will join two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from RAAF Base Richmond and a team of approximately 260 support personnel during the Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base.
The F-111s and one C-130H are departing Amberley today (29 January) and will transit through Hawaii en-route to Nellis Air Force Base where they are scheduled to arrive on 1 February. A C-130H aircraft is also deploying today directly to Nellis, carrying both cargo and personnel while the 36 Squadron C-17 is providing transport support.
Exercise RED FLAG 07 officially begins on 5 February.
Officer Commanding 81 Wing, Group Captain Mel Hupfeld, will command the RAAF’s contribution to the Exercise.
“Exercise Red Flag represents a significant component of the training for our aircrew as it provides realistic coalition operations training in an assessable high threat environment by providing complex air combat scenarios,” GPCAPT Hupfeld said.
“The exercise also gives maintenance and support personnel the opportunity to practice operating from and deploying to an overseas base.”
“I am also looking forward to having Air Combat Group assets exercise interoperability with Coalition counterparts, particularly to test the Australian capabilities against a range of threats and within scenarios only available at Red Flag.”
“Australia’s fast jets don’t have the opportunity to work with the United States or the British every day, so Red Flag is a significant training exercise, not only for the pilots, but also for the support personnel involved.”
F/A-18 Hornets from RAAF Williamtown along with the F-111 aircraft from RAAF Amberley participated in Exercise Red Flag 06.
Australian fighter jets take to Nevada skies
RAAF fighter jet aviators and their Air Lift Group colleagues will undertake advanced training at one of the world’s best tactical combat training facilities during Exercise RED FLAG 07 near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Australian forces will train with and against American and British aircraft types including the B-2, the B-1, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-117 Nighthawk, AH-64 Apache and RAF GR-4 Tornadoes in mock combat missions over the western deserts of the United States. Six F-111 jets from RAAF Base Amberley will join two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft from RAAF Base Richmond and a team of approximately 260 support personnel during the Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base.
The F-111s and one C-130H are departing Amberley today (29 January) and will transit through Hawaii en-route to Nellis Air Force Base where they are scheduled to arrive on 1 February. A C-130H aircraft is also deploying today directly to Nellis, carrying both cargo and personnel while the 36 Squadron C-17 is providing transport support.
Exercise RED FLAG 07 officially begins on 5 February.
Officer Commanding 81 Wing, Group Captain Mel Hupfeld, will command the RAAF’s contribution to the Exercise.
“Exercise Red Flag represents a significant component of the training for our aircrew as it provides realistic coalition operations training in an assessable high threat environment by providing complex air combat scenarios,” GPCAPT Hupfeld said.
“The exercise also gives maintenance and support personnel the opportunity to practice operating from and deploying to an overseas base.”
“I am also looking forward to having Air Combat Group assets exercise interoperability with Coalition counterparts, particularly to test the Australian capabilities against a range of threats and within scenarios only available at Red Flag.”
“Australia’s fast jets don’t have the opportunity to work with the United States or the British every day, so Red Flag is a significant training exercise, not only for the pilots, but also for the support personnel involved.”
F/A-18 Hornets from RAAF Williamtown along with the F-111 aircraft from RAAF Amberley participated in Exercise Red Flag 06.
