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Air Force Info Flashcards

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What are the 5 core values of the RAAF

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  • Service
  • Courage
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Excellence
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Where are the Air Force Bases in the NT

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  • RAAF Base Darwin, Darwin
  • RAAF Base Tindal, Katherine
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Where are the Air Force Bases in QLD

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  • RAAF Base Amberley, Ipswich (near Brisbane)
  • RAAF Base Scherger near Weipa (bare base)
  • RAAF Base Townsville, Townsville
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Where are the Air Force Bases in NSW

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  • RAAF Base Glenbrook (near Sydney)
  • Defence Establishment Orhcard Hills ​(near Sydney)
  • RAAF Base Richmond, Richmond ​(near Sydney)
  • RAAF Base Wagga (Wagga Wagga)
  • RAAF Base Williamtown, Williamtown (near Newcastle)
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Where are the Air Force Bases in ACT

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  • Russell Offices (ADF and RAAF HQ)
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Where are the Air Force Bases in VIC

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  • RAAF Base East Sale, Sale (Gippsland region)
  • RAAF Williams, Laverton Base, Laverton (near Melbourne)
  • RAAF Base Point Cook, Point Cook (near Melbourne)
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Where are the Air Force Bases in SA

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  • RAAF Base Edinburgh, Edinburgh (near Adelaide)
  • Woomera Range Complex
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Where are the Air Force Bases in WA

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  • RAAF Base Curtin, near Derby (bare base)
  • RAAF Base Learmonth, near Exmouth (bare base)
  • RAAF Base Pearce, Bullsbrook (near Perth)
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Rank Structure in RAAF

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Commissioned (Officers)

  1. Air Officers
  2. Senior Officers
  3. Junior Officers

Non-Commissioned

  1. Warrant Officers
  2. Senior Non-Commissioned Officers
  3. Non-Commissioned Officers
  4. Junior Airmen
  5. Non-Commissioned Officer Cadets Under Training
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Air Officer Ranks

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  1. Marshal of the RAAF
  2. Air Chief Marshal
  3. Air Marshal
  4. Air Vice Marshal
  5. Air Commodore
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Senior Officer Ranks

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  1. Group Captain
  2. Wing Commander
  3. Squadron Leader
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Junior Officer Ranks

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  1. Flight Lieutenant
  2. Flying Officer
  3. Pilot Officer
  4. Officer Cadet
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Warrant Officer Ranks

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  1. Warrant Officer of the Air Force
  2. Warrant Officer
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Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks

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  • Flight Sergeant
  • Sergeant
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Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks

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  1. Corporal
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Junior Airmen

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  1. Leading Aircraftman
  2. Aircraftman
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Non-Commissioned Officer Cadets Under Training Ranks

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  1. Non-Commissioned Officer Cadet
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Who is the Chief of Air Force

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Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC was appointed Chief of Air Force in July 2019.

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Current Operations in the Middle East

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  • Operation ACCORDION
  • Operation HIGHROAD
  • Operation OKRA
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Current Operations in South East Asia

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  • Operation GATEWAY
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Current Operations in South Sudan

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  • Operation ASLAN
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Current Border Protection Operations

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  • Operation RESOLUTE
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Four Categories of Aircraft in the RAAF

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  • Air Combat
  • Air Mobility
  • Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
  • Aviation Training
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Air Combat Aircraft

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  • F-35A Lightning II
  • EA-18G Growler
  • F/A-18F Super Hornet
  • F/A-18A/B Hornet
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Air Mobility Aircraft

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  • C-17A Globemaster III
  • C-130J Hercules
  • C-27J Spartan
  • KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport
  • 737 Boeing Business Jet
  • KA350 King Air
  • Dassault Falcon 7X
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Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft

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  • P-8A Poseidon
  • E-7A Wedgetail
  • AP-3C Orion
  • MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System
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Aviation Training Aircraft

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  • MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System
  • Hawk 127
  • PC-9/A
  • PC-21
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What is the main aircraft at RAAF base Richmond

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C-130(j) Hercules

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What is a ‘Wing’

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  • In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.
  • In most military aviation services, a wing is a relatively large formation of planes.
  • In Commonwealth countries a wing usually comprises three squadrons, with several wings forming a group (around 10 squadrons). Each squadron will contain around 20 planes
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What are the six Force Element Groups in the RAAF

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  1. Air Combat Group (ACG)
  2. Air Mobility Group (AMG)
  3. Air Warfare Centre (AWC)
  4. Surveillance and Response Group (SRG)
  5. Air Force Training Group (ATG)
  6. Combat Support Group (CSG)
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Where is the Air Force HQ

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Russell Offices Canberra

32
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Where are the Air Command Headquarters

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Glenbrook Base NSW

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What is the role of the Air Command Headquarters

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  • Air Command Headquarters coordinates Air Force operations.
  • Headquarters staff help the Air Commander control the activities of six Force Element Groups
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What is the mission of the Air command

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Air Command’s mission is to raise, train and sustain Air Force’s air and space power to meet Government objectives

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What is the role of Air Combat Group

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Air Combat Group controls all the Royal Australian Air Force’s fast-jet combat aircraft to enable control of the air and conduct precision air strikes.

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What is the role of Air Mobility Group

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Air Mobility Group is one of the largest Force Element Groups within the Air Force and is responsible for providing the Australian Defence Force’s combat air mobility capability.

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What is the role of Air Warfare Centre

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The Air Warfare Centre exists within Air Command and is critical to establishing the Air Force as a modern and united combat force that can deliver air and space power effects in the information age

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What is the role of Combat Support Group

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The Royal Australian Air Force’s Combat Support Group is the most diverse Force Element Group and provides airbase operational support to fixed and expeditionary air bases, including bare bases in Australia’s north and in remote areas of strategic interest

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What is the role of Surveillance and Response Group

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SRG was formed on 30 March 2004 by merging the former Surveillance and Control, and Maritime Patrol Groups. Its motto ‘Foremost Sentinel’ encapsulates the Group’s contribution as the early warning and response capability of the Australian Defence Force

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What is the role of Air Force Training Group

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Air Force Training Group (AFTG) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the future Air Force is Potent, Competent, Effective and Essential, by skilling the Australian Defence workforce in the adaptive, agile application of Air Power capability

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Describe the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

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  • Role: Multi Role Fighter
  • Location: RAAF Base Williamtown and Tindal (No 3 SQN opertaional in 2021)
  • Speed: 1,960 km/h (Mach 1.6)
  • Crew: One
  • Weapons: AIM-120C Air to Air Missile, AIM-9X “Sidewinder” Short Range Air to Air Missile, GBU-31 Joint Direct, Attack Munitions (JDAM) Guided Bombs, Laser-Guided Bombs, Internal 25mm GAU-22/A Cannon
  • Force Size: 72
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Plans for F-35A in Australia

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  • Australia has committed to 72 F-35A aircraft for three operational squadrons at RAAF Base Williamtown and RAAF Base Tindal, and a training squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown\
  • The F-35A is being purchased by the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group under project AIR 6000 Phase 2A/2B - New Air Combat Capability
  • The F-35A Lightning II is the Australian Defence Force’s first fifth-generation air combat capability
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Features of F-35A

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  • a low observable design
  • internal weapons and fuel carriage
  • advanced radar
  • electro-optical and infrared sensors
  • advanced voice and data link communications, and
  • the ability to employ a wide range of air-to-surface and air-to-air weapons

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