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A RAAF FA-18F Super Hornet aircraft departs RAAF Base Darwin for a night flying mission as part of Exercise Pitch Black 2024. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

Back-seat bandits on Exercise Pitch Black

30/07/202405/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1113 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, F/A-18F Super Hornet, RAAF Darwin

As Exercise Pitch Black continues to play out in the Northern Territory and all eyes look towards the sky, the

The Pacific Skies 24 contingent from France, Germany and Spain at RAAF Base Darwin to participate in Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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European unity under southern skies

26/07/202426/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1613 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Pacific Skies 24, RAAF Darwin

Multiple European aircraft from France, Germany and Spain have touched down in Darwin for Pacific Skies 24. CAPTION: The Pacific Skies

Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Aircraft Engineer Joshua Magun, of Air Transport Wing, inspects a PNGDF PAC P-750XL prior to a sortie during Exercise Pitch Black. Story by Flight Lieutenant Matthew Edwards. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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New ground for PNG forces

26/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1868 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, PNGDF

From the rugged and jungle-covered mountains of Papua New Guinea to the flat and arid terrain of northern Australia, Pacific

A RAAF KC-30A multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) pilot's view of a French Airbus A330 MRTT as they attempt to connect for air-to-air refuelling during Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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RAAF’s petrol station of the skies

25/07/202426/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1739 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

While cruising at an altitude of 23,000 feet, sitting in a comfortable over-wing seat of a modified Airbus A330, you

Two new resources will help leaders address personnel issues arising from psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Story by John Noble. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

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RAAF homes in on psychosocial hazards

25/07/202402/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1306 Views 0 Comments Directorate of Mental Health and Wellbeing – Air Force (MH&W-AF), Human Performance and Safety (HPS)

The Royal Australian Air Force has introduced a suite of products to help commanders and team leaders support the mental

From left, a Royal Air Force corporal, Royal Australian Air Force Leading Aircraftman Benjamin Selwood, Royal New Zealand Air Force Corporal Rikki Rawleigh and Patrol Dog McClane patrol the apron at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Kiwis send largest contingent to Pitch Black 24

25/07/202426/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1269 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, NZDF, RAAF Darwin

Australia’s friends from across the ditch have sent their largest contingent to the Royal Australian Air Force’s largest international exercise.

An Exercise Pitch Black multi-national formation with French Air and Space Force Rafale B; Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon; Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon; and RSAF F-15SG Eagle. Photo by Flying Officer Ben Dunleavy.

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Italian fighter jet crashes in NT outback

24/07/202425/07/2024 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3727 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black

A Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000 from the Italian air force crashed in remote bushland in the Northern Territory while participating in

Yuri, an F-35A pilot with the Italian Air Force, on the flightline during Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Matthew Edwards. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Italy soars into Pitch Black debut

24/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1269 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Italian Air Force (ItAF), RAAF Darwin

As the sun rose over RAAF Base Darwin, F-35s from one of Exercise Pitch Black’s newest participants took to the

From left, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Stephen Chappell, Warrant Officer of the Air Force Ralph Clifton; Saskia Hobbs and Reverend Mark Perry take part in the lighting of the candle ceremony. Story and photos by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson.

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Lighting a candle for fallen aviators on London trip

19/07/202430/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1709 Views 0 Comments Chief of Air Force, RAF, United Kingdom

Australia’s new Chief of Air Force has embarked on his first overseas trip, arriving in London for a series of

Air Force aviators from 11 Squadron transfer a Mk54 Lightweight exercise torpedo to a RAAF P-8A Poseidon during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photos by Corporal Adam Abela.

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Poseidon hunts submarines in the Pacific

19/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2699 Views 0 Comments MQ-9A, No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, RIMPAC, US Navy

A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon dropped four exercise torpedoes on a US Navy nuclear submarine during a maritime

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Exercise Pitch Black – in videos

18/07/202425/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2482 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black

Exercise Pitch Black 24 is the Royal Australian Air Force’s biennial capstone international engagement exercise, with forces drawn from a

Head of Air Shows Air Force, Air Commodore Micka Grey, talks during the media launch event for the start of Exercise Pitch Black held at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Matthew Edwards. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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All systems go on largest Pitch Black

17/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1190 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, RAAF Darwin

In the presence of friends, and surrounded by allied aircraft on the heat of the flightline, senior ADF officers and

Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour pulls alongside East Arm Wharf, Darwin, ready to participate in Exercise Pitch Black. Story by Flying Officer Shanea Zeegers. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.

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Italy’s flagship debut at Pitch Black

17/07/202417/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2882 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Italian Navy

In an historic first, the Italian Navy’s flagship, the aircraft carrier Cavour, has arrived in Australia to participate in Exercise

RAAF Group Captain Glenn Pascoe, Surgeon to the Combined Forces Air Component Command at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Hawaii for Exercise RIMPAC, speaks with medical team members. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Corporal Adam Abela.

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RAAF surgeon leads international medical team at RIMPAC

17/07/202424/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1073 Views 0 Comments RIMPAC

A RAAF medical officer is filling one of three component surgeon positions, charged with ensuring the care of more than

Squadron Leader Joshua Brown, right, describes the P-8A Poseidon airborne electronics analyst work stations to Squadron Leader Cosimo Panetta, left, and visiting contractors Peter Ryder, Adam Webber and Justin King. Story by Flying Officer Xavier Szegi. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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New software ensures a safer flight

17/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1202 Views 0 Comments No. 11 Squadron, P-8A Poseidon, RAAF Edinburgh

The Government’s focus on Australian industry capability has resulted in the delivery of an Australian-developed software Weight and Balance Tool

Personnel from 1 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown, participate in a non-permissive training scenario on the flightline at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Tastri Murdoch. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

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Going from virtual to reality

16/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1518 Views 0 Comments No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (3AMES), RAAF Amberley, RAAF Richmond, US Air Force

Late last month, for the first time, the United State Pacific Air Force (PACAF) 18 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (18AES) visited

A Philippine Air Force FA-50PH pilot holds an Australian flag after arriving at RAAF Base Darwin, ready for Exercise Pitch Black 24. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Maddison Scott.

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Philippines lands a first at Pitch Black

12/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2138 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, Philippine Air Force, RAAF Darwin

The arrival of Philippine Air Force aircraft to Exercise Pitch Black marks the first time the Philippines has deployed air

A F/A-18F Super Hornet from 1 Squadron conducts a low-level flypast over Cairns Esplanade, enthralling the local community during Exercise Crimson Dawn. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photo by Jonathan Williams.

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Air power on display in north Queensland

12/07/202414/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1615 Views 0 Comments Exercise Crimson Dawn, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron

Air power has been on display in north Queensland, with additional flying activity taking place through the region, including on

A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214 is refuelled by a RAAF 33 Squadron KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft over the Pacific ocean in transit to Australia. Photo: USMC Corporal Nicholas Johnson

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RAAF and USMC F-35s train together in NT

12/07/202414/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 5098 Views 0 Comments 33 Squadron, Exercise Magpie Lightning, F-35A Lightning II, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 3 Squadron, No. 75 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Tindal, USMC

The skies over the Northern Territory came alive with different variants of the F-35 Lightning II in May and June

Sergeant Hannah Freeman and Flying Officer Jack Tucker, right, join other aviators on a Navy-led innovation voyage on commercial vessel MV Offshore Solution.

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Aviators jump on board innovation voyage

12/07/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1016 Views 0 Comments ADF Reserve, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)

Nine aviators participated in a Navy-led mission on the commercial vessel MV Offshore Solutionas part of a workforce upskilling activity