Bases Flashcards

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RAAF BASE Darwin

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One of our main forward operating bases.

Shares the runway with Darwin International Airport.

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NT BASES

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RAAF BASE Darwin

RAAF BASE Tindal

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RAAF BASE Tindal

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15km out of Katherine.
Home to F/A - 18 Hornet aircraft.
Very involved in Katherine community.

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QLD BASES

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RAAF BASE Townsville
RAAF BASE Amberely
RAAF BASE Schurger

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RAAF BASE Townsville

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Another forward operating base.
Aircraft Support Unit.
Home to Army’s Blackhawk and Chinook aircraft.

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RAAF BASE Amberely

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Australia’s larger Air Force base.
Home to Heron remotely piloted aircraft.
Also houses FA - 18 Hornet, C-17 Globemaster and air to air refuelling components

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RAAF BASE Schurger

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Designed for operational units to move into existing facilities at short notice, for either defence purposes or exercises.

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NSW BASES

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RAAF BASE Williamtown
RAAF BASE Glenbrook
RAAF BASE Richmond
RAAF BASE Wagga

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RAAF BASE Williamtown

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Nation’s main fighter pilot training base.

Planned to house most of the incoming F-35A JSF Lightning aircraft (less that $130 million and by 2020)

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RAAF BASE Glenbrook

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At the foothills of the Blue Mountains.

Home to Air Command - raise, train and sustain our air and space power according to the Government’s needs

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RAAF BASE Richmond

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Home to the C-130J Hercules medium transport aircraft

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RAAF BASE Wagga

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Delivers both technical and non technical training (I will go to the No1 Recruit Training Unit)

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ACT BASES

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ADFA

Russell Offices

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Russell Offices

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Home to Air Force HQ

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VIC BASES

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RAAF BASE East Sale

RAAF BASE Williams

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RAAF BASE East Sale

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Officer Training School

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RAAF BASE Williams

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Mainly training (Aerospace Systems Familiarisation Course)

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SA BASES

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RAAF BASE Edinburgh

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RAAF BASE Edinburgh

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Home to AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft

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WA BASES

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RAAF BASE Pearce
RAAF BASE Curtin
RAAF BASE Learmonth

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RAAF BASE Pearce

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Home to No2 Flying Training School.

The Republic of Singapore’s No130 Squadron is also based here.

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RAAF BASE Curtin

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Constructed as another bare base

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RAAF BASE Learmonth

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Also used as a bare base