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From left, Air Refuelling Officers Technical Sergeant Robert Kniveton from the United States Air Force, Flying Officer Rudolph Liebenberg from the Royal Australian Air Force and Captain Matthew MacMillan from the Royal Canadian Air Force stand in front of a RAAF KC-30A at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Natasha Silver. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.

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Building global air mobility

18/02/202618/02/2026 Posted by Mike Hughes 552 Views 0 Comments air-to-air refuelling, KC-30A MRTT, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, Royal Canadian Air Force, US Air Force

Three nations. One team. One mission. CAPTION: From left, Air Refuelling Officers Technical Sergeant Robert Kniveton from the United States

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Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Corporal Matthew Vella, an explosive ordnance disposal assistant from 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron (65ABRS), assesses a Mark 82 bomb with a snake eye tail fin at airstrip at the Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photos by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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New foundations for airfield recovery in Australia

03/09/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 8110 Views 0 Comments Exercise Bronze Crocodile, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Townsville Field Training Area, US Air Force

A patch of bushland within Townsville Field Training Area is at the heart of a new airbase resilience capability for

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Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant Commander Brian Brook, Royal Australian Navy Lieutenant Commander Andrew Frugtniet and US Navy Lieutenant Makiling are deployed to Japan in support of the UN Security Council sanctions Enforcement Coordination Cell. Story by Captain Annie Richardson. Photos by Leading Seaman David Cox.

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Front-row seat on Indo-Pacific security

21/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 4035 Views 0 Comments North Korea, Royal Canadian Air Force, united Nations Security Council, US Navy

From a naval base in Tokyo, a team of four Australians are working with international partners to enforce United Nations

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RAAF ground support equipment technician Corporal James Harding, left, and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft arrestor systems technician Corporal Evan Barbeau maintain a BAK arrestor arm. Flight Lieutenant Jessica Winnall. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.

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Stopping jets in their tracks

07/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1992 Views 0 Comments canada, Exercise Pitch Black, No. 13 Squadron, RAAF Darwin, Royal Canadian Air Force

With the influx of fast jets from around the world at Exercise Pitch Black, the mechanical equipment operations and maintenance

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