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Oct
Commanding Officer No. 383 Squadron Wing Commander Alan Brown on September 30 was presented an artwork painted for the squadron by Kailin Kyle.
Tag Archives: RAAF Base Townsville
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Oct
Oct
It was watching videos of military flying that first piqued the interest of a young Lieutenant Jaime Spragge, who went on to qualify as a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilot and earlier this year reached 500 flying hours.
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Oct
Oct
Participants in the Indigenous Youth Program (IYP) visited RAAF Base Townsville from September 20-22 to experience Air Force life and possible career options.
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Oct
Oct
A crystal ball won’t help predict the weather, but a good meteorologist can, as well as make all the difference in planning military air operations, particularly in tropical north-east Queensland.
This year’s Exercise Kangaroo Down tested the emergency response limits of RAAF Base Townsville to a simulated helicopter crash.
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Sep
Sep
RAAF Base Townsville’s Sergeant Tory Tipler, of No.2 Security Forces Squadron, has been awarded the annual Mayor’s award for the most outstanding Royal Australian Air Force member.
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Jul
Jul
Exercise Talisman Sabre is Australia’s largest and most important bilateral exercise with the United States, and our two nation’s P-8A Poseidon crews are making the most of working together at RAAF Base Townsville.
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Jul
Jul
Captain David Fileman is an Army helicopter pilot working in an Air Force squadron and deployed on the multi-national Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21).
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Jul
Jul
Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise has put thousands of boots on Townsville ground, but up in the skies above Castle Hill, military aircraft operations are ramping up too.
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Jun
Jun
There was excitement on the faces of 10 Defence Force Recruiting candidates as they walked through the hot exhaust and into the rear of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter for a flight over Townsville.