RIMPAC 2004
HMAS Success, HMAS Newcastle, HMAS Parramatta, the Collins class submarine HMAS Rankin, Clearance Diving Team 1, RAAF AP-3 Orions and Charlie Coy 2RAR headed to Hawaii for RIMPAC 04....
JTF 633: IRAQ OPS
Full on security operations in downtown Baghdad and the Australian Training Teams in Iraq supporting the development of democracy in the cradle of civilisation.
Great pix of SECDET and terror attacks....
EX ACES NORTH
USAF F-15s deploy to Darwin for Ex Aces North - the RAAF's proving course for new Fighter Instructors and Fighter Controllers courses during the Top End dry season....
DIGGING IN
Tim Page, the legendary Vietnam combat photojournalist, dug into his files for an outstanding photo history of early 1RAR and 5RAR operations around Bien
Hoa and the pacification of Phuoc Tuy in 65/66....
SMALLER STORIES:
SUDAN DEPLOYMENT PREPARATIONS. EAST TIMOR EXTENDED UNMISET OPS, SOLOMON ISLANDS - RAMSI DRAW DOWN, WEDGETAIL FLIGHT TESTS, NEW RAN UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT SHIP, BUSHRANGER ENTERS SERVICE, NEW HELMET, TIGER GUNSHIP, EX CROIX DU SUD 04, EX ARNHEM 04.
PITCH BLACK
The Pitch Black exercise series continued in July/August with regular players the RAAF and Republic of Singapore Air Force joining with Thai and French fighters for the mega AIR-EX....