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Garry Cooper and Commanding Officer 4 Squadron Wing Commander Steven Duffy unveil a painting commissioned by aviation artist Ivan Berryman at 4 Squadron, RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flying Officer Jamie Wallace. Photos: Leading Aircraftman Kurt Lewis.
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Painting immortalises historic action

30/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1408 Views 0 Comments Forward Air Controllers, No. 4 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown, WWII

Taking pride of place in 4 Squadron headquarters at RAAF Base Williamtown is a new painting commemorating an important event

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Flight Lieutenant Garry Cooper (retd) during the Vietnam War in front of a US Air Force O-1 Bird Dog. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.
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A historic bird: flying with a Vietnam War pilot

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2796 Views 0 Comments AWM, Forward Air Controllers, US Army, Vietnam War

The South Vietnamese sky was a smoky orange as dusk approached in July of 1968.  The buzz of a United

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Australian Army officer Captain Nicholas Waugh confirms range and target coordinates with an Iraqi Army officer during a Forward Air Controller course live-fire component at Besmayah Range, Iraq. Photo by Corporal Chris Beerens.
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Latest Iraqi Forward Air Controllers graduate

17/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5111 Views 0 Comments Forward Air Controllers

The latest group of Iraqi Forward Air Controllers has graduated from training under Australian and New Zealand tutelage following a 10-week

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