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Armed Forces of the Philippines service members assess a runway during an Airfield Survey and Airfield Repair Mobile Training Team program. Story by Squadron Leader Eamon Hamilton. Photos by Joint Australian Training Team - Philippines.

RAAF aids Philippines on remote airfields

04/07/202504/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1253 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), mobile training team (MTT), Philippines

Royal Australian Air Force aviators have worked with their Philippine counterparts on support for flying operations from austere and damaged

Pilot Officer Ema Kobayakawa talks with Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel at RAAF Base Tindal, NT. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rachael Blake. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

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Breaking down language barriers

19/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1211 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, F-35A Lightning II, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, No. 452 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

An historic visit by Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning IIs to Australia allowed a small group of linguists

Royal Australian Air Force air traffic control officers Flying Officer Adam Roberts and Flying Officer Leigh Cremin in the transportable air operations tower at RAAF Base Curtin, WA, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

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Mobile system allows air traffic team to take control

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1605 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 44 Wing, RAAF Curtin

It’s an airfield structure you would expect to see at almost any active runway in Australia, the air traffic control

Squadron Leader Peter O’Connell in Baghdad, where he was part of the first Coalition rotation to the city’s airport air traffic control tower. Story by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.

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Tall and proud in the control tower

18/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1104 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, Iraq

Air Traffic Controllers often have to deal with the unexpected. This is especially true in war zones. CAPTION: Squadron Leader Peter

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$409million upgrade to air traffic control facilities

19/03/201619/03/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4058 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, Airservices Australia, OneSKY

Defence’s antiquated air traffic control facilities will be upgraded under a $409-million project approved by parliament yesterday. Assistant Minister for