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RAAF INFORMATION - What is the Role and Vision of the RAAF?

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Role of the Air Force: Air Force looks after the security of Australia and in times of need, performs a vital role with humanitarian work both nationally and internationally.

Vision: One Team - Swift, Decisive, Resillient and Respected.
We will fight and win by generating kinetic and non-kinetic air and space effects across the land, sea, air, space and cyber operating domains. To defend Australia and its national interests.

Bonus Air Force Mission: Air Force provides integrated air power options for the Australian Government. Our people are innovative masters of the air domain, working alongside Army, Navy and coalition partners

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RAAF INFORMATION: What are the Defence and RAAF Values and why do they exist?

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Values help all understand what the services stand for, provides guidance for work and builds a sense of community.
Establish a basis for personal behavior and reflect the standards we expect of ourselves and our colleagues.

Defence values:
Professionalism
Loyalty
Integrity
Courage
Teamwork
RAAF values: 
Service
Courage
Excellence
Respect
Integrity
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RAAF INFORMATION: Outline the structure of the RAAF

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There are 6 Force Element Groups that have Wings (FEG’s have own) and Squadrons within Wings.
FEG: Responsible for specific capability components (e.g. Air Mobility Group)
Wings: Operational elements of Air Command, made up of 2 or more Squadrons
Squadron: core tactical elements around which the air force operates.

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RAAF INFORMATION: Name some of the leading ranks of the Air Force

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Cheif of RAAF: Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld (July 2019)
Deputy Chief of Air Force: Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Meredith (July 2019)
Air commander Australia: Air Vice-Marshal Joe Irevasi

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: Name current Minister of Defence, Defence force industry minister and other high ranking government officials.

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Minister of Defence: Peter Dutton (March 2021 - after Linda Reynolds)
Defence force industry minister: Melissa Price
Minister of Foreign affairs: Marise Payne (and minister for women, served as acting Minister of Defence while Linda Reynolds was on leave)
Minister of Veteran Affairs: The Hon Darren Chester MP
Prime Minister: Scott Morrison
Opposition Leader: Anthony Albanese of Labour Party

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is the White Paper

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  • Document representing the Governments commitment to the safety of Australia and its people, aiming to keep the nation safe and to protect our way of live.
  • Bonus*
  • Sets out a comprehensive, responsible long term plan for Australia’s defence.
  • Outline of the Governments plan to enhance defence capability to deepen international security partners, collaborate with defence industry and science and technology partners.
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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is Operational Service?

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Role of ADF to serve.

  • All personnel face possibility of being deployed to, or new, war zones
  • potential to engage in action against hostile forces
  • Also means may be involved in operational activities with degree of personal risk
    e. g Major exercises, search and rescue, natural disatster releif.
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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is the Defence Force Discipline Act?

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  • Discipline is essential to maintain command and operational effectiveness.
  • Military law an addition to civilian law
  • All members legally bound to follow lawful commands
  • Own court arrangements and punishments within the ADF

Defence Force Discipline Act (1982) outlines the system to enforce service discipline.
MILITARY DISCIPLINE SYSTEM
1. Discipline Officer Scheme. cfommanders
2. Summary Authorities. commanding officers and officers appointed in charge.
3. Defence Magistrate and court Proceedings.

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is Unrestricted Service?

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All members of the ADF must be available to be moved or deployed across Australia and overseas.
Implication of this is that a candidate cant have any civil or criminal restrictions
- Community Service
- Good behavior Bonds
- Bankrupcy

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is IMPS? What is your IMPS?

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Initial Minimum period of Service.
The condition that required an enlisted member to undertake a minimum period of service.
Begins once completed studied and commence effective employment

Intelligence Officer - 6 years
Intelligence Analyst (Operations) - 6 years
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DEFENCE INFORMATION: Discuss Postings and Locations

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ADF are able to send members to locations based on the needs of the organisation, which may not always suit your needs.

  • to fill current vacancies
  • preferable 3 year postings
  • your personal preference, family welfare will be taken into consideration.
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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What are your physical fitness requirements?

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PFA
Push Ups - 4
Sit ups (feet help) 20
Beet test 6.5

Once in: 2.4km run in 14 minutes

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What are the ADF standards for dress and grooming and why?

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Teamwork and esprit de corps are qualities essential to the defence force.

  • Encourages a sense of belonging and being part of an organisation with long standing and proud traditions.
  • Well-groomed members help promote sense of confidence and pride in military and among the Australian community
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DEFENCE INFORMATION: What is the ADF policy for Drugs and Alcohol?

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Defence has a zero tolerance policy to the non-medical use of drugs and will result in disciplinary action, including dismissal.

Compulsory drug testing may require you to provide a urine sample as part of Urinalysis testing Program (UTP)

ADF does now condone alcohol abuse, only encourage a sensible and balanced view on alcohol.

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: Define combat role

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Combat not confined to infantry.

All roles in ADF are combat role as have potential to be faced with hostile forces

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: benefits of Enlisting

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Pride of being able to serve
Longevity of career
Build technical career
Find fulfillment in leading
Sense of family / part of culture
Do what you love for a living
Train to reach full potential
Travel
Equal opportunities
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RAAF INFORMATION: List some current Operations and their location

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Middle East: ACCORDIAN (MER), HIGHROAD (Afghanistan), OKRA (completed, Iraq), MANITOU (MER), PALADIN (Israel, Syria, Lebanon), MAZURKA (Egypt)

Sudan: ASLAN (South Sudan)

South East Asia: GATEWAY (North Indian Oceans and South China Sea), SOLANA (Pacific Island Coutnries), ARGOS (North East Asia and North Korea)

Arctic: SOUTHERN DISCOVERY (Antarctic)

National: RESOLUTE (Borders), BUSHFIRE ASSIST, COVID-19 ASSIST

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RAAF INFORMATION: List some aircraft

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COMBAT

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

Mobility

  • C-17A Globemaster
  • C-130J Hercules
  • C-27J Spartan
  • KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport
  • Challenger

ISR

  • P8-A Poseidon
  • E-7A Wedgetail
  • AP-3C Orion
  • MQ-4C Triton Unmannd aircraft vehicle (UAV)
  • Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV
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RAAF INFORMATION: List 5 international affairs and how ADF are involved

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  • Flood Assistance in Timor-Leste
  • Humanitarian assistance in Papua New Guinea (Growth of misinformation in Indo-Pacific)
  • ADF to Egypt to assist with covid-19 cases
  • Support Vanuatu Islands to assist installment of radio and solar power systems post tropical cyclone 2015
  • US withdraw from Afghanistan
  • China take over control of South China Sea (ADF operation GATEWAY)
  • Turkey to become Middle East’s new superpower
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RAAF INFORMATION: List some current national affairs and how ADF might be involved

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  1. 20 June cyber attack – increase in cyber capabilties and UAV’s. Released international Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy this year.
  2. Lockheed, Thales to jointly develop local guided missile capability
  3. Tensions over Indo Pacific - increase in surveillance and build on UAV capability
  4. Bushfires
  5. Coronavirus
  6. Globemaster and Hercules sent to WA to support communities affected by tropical cyclone Seroha
  7. Government launches royal commission into veteran suicide.
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RAAF INFORMATION: What is the Strategic Update? What is it’s main focal points?

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$270bn over decade to ensure more capable, agile and potent force. Incld. $42.2bn in 2020-21 to fund defence and defence projects

New Objectives
SHAPE: The security environment. e.g. JORN - world leading surveillance of North and Western Approaches. ADF must be an active an assertive advocate for stability, security and sovereignty in our immediate region.
DETER: actions against our interests e.g. against nuclear threats
RESPOND: by denying, coercing or punishing any subversive actions in our area of strategic interests. e.g. enhance the lethality and readiness of the ADF

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RAAF INFORMATION: What is Air Power

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As defined in the Air Force Capability Guide 2018 “…the ability of a nation to assert its will by projecting military power in, through, and from the air domain”

Air power roles are fundamental and enduring functions of the Air Force. 4 core air power roles are; Control of the air, strike, air mobility and ISR.

Bonus info
4 core air power roles
1. Control of the Air: the ability to conduct operations in the air, land and maritime domains without effective interference from adversary air power and air defence capabilities
2. Strike: The ability to attack with the intention of damaging, neutralizing or destroying a target
3. Air Mobility: the ability to move personnel, material or forces using airborne platforms
4. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. : ISR synchronizes and integrates the planning and operation of sensors, assets and processing, exploitation and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations.

3 enabling air power roles

a) command and control
b) force protection
c) force generation and sustainment

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RAAF INFORMATION: What are the basic principles of RADAR

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Radio Detection and Ranging
Refers to the electronic equipment used to detect and trace object (targets) at considerable distances.
It uses a transmitter that sends out a pulse of energy at the speed of light and a receiver picks it up.

e.g. JORN, utilises the refractive properties of the upper atmosphere (ionosphere) where a High frequency wave is sent out, and is reflected off an object where some of the energy is sent back, picked up by high sophisticated computer systems to determine an object RADAR footprint (location)

RADAR on Aircraft:
Air traffic control uses primary (radar reflects all kinds of echos, including aircraft and clouds) and secondary radars (emits pusles and listens for special answer of digital data emitted by an Aircraft Transponder.

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RAAF INFORMATION: What are some existing a new capabilities for the RAAF

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Mq-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (builds on elements of the Global Hawk UAS by Northrop Grumman)

  • High altitude long endurance (HALE) aircraft
  • Flown by pilots from ground station, supported by a co-pilot.
  • Information gathered will be analyzed and communicated to operational

Loyal Wingman
Ballistic guided missiles and for RAAF anti-ship missiles.

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DEFENCE INFORMATION: Responsibilities of Leaders in the ADF

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  • To exercise their leadership ability to facilitate the attainment of organisational goals
  • leaders to nurture the development of leadership skills among their followers (achieved through delegation, encouraging a willingness to take risks, fostering innovation and creating an environment allowing people to make mistakes and learn from them)
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: What is the role of an Intelligence Officer?

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The role of an intelligence officer is to not only be a part of the team that acquires and interprets information, but they are also there to guide and to motivate the team in time sensitive tasks where information gathered can be of hostile nature.

Intelligence officers are there to support Australian Defence Force Operations and Security force Squadrons.

From my research on the Defence Jobs website, daily tasks for Intelligence officers can include;

  • Preparing and presenting briefs.
  • Assessment of air-related activities
  • Imagery processing
  • Electronic warfare
  • And, counter, target and ground intelligence
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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: What are the training details?

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OTS, 17 weeks, RAAF Base East Sale.
Details: Transforms new officer recruits into military personnel.
-Practical; Weapons training, fitness, ground defence, practice field deployments
-Theoretical; Air force operational studies, RAAF values, Tradition, Histories and Attitudes, Military Law and First aid.
-Self-development; personal development, leadership and communication

IET, Air Intelligence Officer Fundamentals Course, 11 weeks, RAAD Base Edinburgh
Lays foundations for a career in Air Force Intelligence. You will be given a theoretical grounding in the application of air power and how intelligence supports each operation.

2x short courses. Initial Defence Intelligence Cource (3 weeks), and Defence Intelligence Research and Analysis Course (2 weeks) Canungra QLD.

IET, Air Intelligence Officer Basic Course, 12 weeks, at Defence Intelligence Training Centre, Canungra QLD.
Details: More complex practical and theoretical grounding in the application of air power and how intelligence supports each operation.

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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: What is the salary for trainees and fully qualified officers?

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Training $62,531 (Updated October 2020)

Once Trained $79,381

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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: Discuss the role, training, salary and potential bases for the role of Air Intelligence Analyst (Operations)

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Role
Highly-secretive role that involves the operation of sophisticated surveillance equipment, used to interpret signals and collect information; Analyse intelligence from a variety of sources; conduct counterintelligence activities; prepare intelligence reports’ carry out battle space visualisation; capture and organise images and prepare mission packs for air, ground and cyber operations.

Training
IMT, 1RTU, RAAF Base Wagga, 10.6 weeks. transition smoothly from civilian to Service life, acquiring the basic knowledge, skills and physical fitness required for your role; and learning to become an effective and productive member of the Air Force.

 IET, Air Intelligence Analyst IET, RAAF BASE Edinburgh, 10 weeks. Lays foundations

 IET, Air Intelligence Analyst Operation Intelligence, Defence force school of intelligence, Canungra, 11 weeks. Working knowledge

Salary
Training $50,145
Once trained $74,150

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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: What are some challenges of the Intelligence role and how will you overcome?

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  • Highly secure role, unable to speak about role outside of work. Can be isolating
  • adapting to continuous improvements in technology/hardware
  • Role can be fatiguing
  • High consequence decisions
  • As officer deal with personal issues of colleagues
  • Deployments outside of family zone
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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation ASLAN

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Where: South Sudan
Personnel: ~20
Time: September 2011 - present
Details: Contribution to the UN mission in South Sudan, help to establish nation building and protect Sudanese through monitoring of human rights and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Aircraft: C-17A Globemaster to transport humanitarian supplies

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation ARGOS

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Where: North East Asia and North Korea
Time: Present
Details: ADF assists to monitor and deter illegal ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods. Contribute to effots to enforce resolutions to North Korea towards Denuclearisation
Aircraft: AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST

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Where: Australia
Personnel: ~200 (incl. 100 reservists)
Time: 2020 - present
Details: Contribution to whole-of-government response to Australian Bushfires
Aircraft: C-17A Globemaster, C-130J Hercules, Spartan for personnel and cargo movement

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation COVID-19

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Where: Australia
Personnel: Over 1,300
Time: 2020 - present
Details: contribution tot he whole-of-government response to covid-19 pandemic. supports contact tracing, with mandatory quarantine and assistance overseas.

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation RESOLUTE

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Where: Australia’s Border and Maritime Interests
Personnel: Up to 600 either at sea, land or in air.
Time: July 2008 - present
Details: Contribution to the whole-of-government effort to protect Australia’s borders and offshore maritime. Joint task force 693 to protect Australia’s borders from security threats (e.g. maritime terrorism, illegal activity in prohibited areas, piracy and pollution)
Aircraft: P-8! Poseidon for aerial surveillance of Australia’s north-west and northern approaches

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation MAZURKA

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Where: Egypt
Personnel: ~27
Time: 1981 - present
Details: ADF contribution to the multinational force and observers (MFO) assisting the peace process in Sinai, overseeing the terms of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. ADF to Egypt to help manage cases of Covid-19.
Aircraft:
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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation HIGHROAD

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Where: Afghanistan
Personnel: 80
Time: (SLIPPER 2001-2012) Jan 2015 - September 2021
Details: Contribution to the NATO led train, advise and assist mission to support the Afghan government to help contain the threat of international terrorism.
Aircraft: E-7A Wedgetail, KC30A

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation OKRA

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Where: Iraq
Personnel: 110 (approx) part of the Joint task force. 600 in middle east to prevent resurgence of Daesh that threatens our security interests
Time: 2014 - 2020
Details: Contribution to the NATO led train, advise and assist mission to support the Afghan government to help contain the threat of international terrorism.
Aircraft: E-7A Wedgetail, KC-30A MRTT

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation GATEWAY

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Where: North Indian Oceans and South China Sea
Personnel: ~20
Time: Formed during cold war, 1981 - present
Details: ADF contribution to preservation of regional security and stability in South East Asia by providing maritime surveillance patrols in the north Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Part of Malaysia-Australia Joint Defence Program
Aircraft: AP-3C Orion for monitoring of aircraft systems, P8-A Poseidon

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation SOLANIA

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Where: Pacific Island Countries
Details: Provide Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to the pacific Islands nations. Aims to deter illegal fishing in the south-west pacific and has helped 5 lost fishermen return home.
Aircraft: P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, and Royal Australian Navy Ships.

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation SOUTHERN DISCOVERY

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Where: Antarctica
Personnel: ~15
Details: Contribution to the Australian Antarctic Division to provide personnel or equipment in support of scientific or other peaceful purposes
Aircraft: C-17A Globemaster to provide logistic bridge between Tasmania and Antarctica

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation ASLAN

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Where: South Sudan
Personnel: ~20
Time: September 2011 - present
Details: Contribution to the UN missions in South Sudan to help establish conditions for nation-building and development in South Sudan and protect Sudanese through monitoring of human rights and the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Aircraft: C-17A Globemaster to transport humanitarian supplies

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation ARGOS

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Where: North East Asia and North Korea
Details: ADF to assist in monitoring and detecting illegal ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods. And to contribute to the multi-national effort to enforce UN Security Council resolutions related to North Korea until it takes concrete steps towards denuclearisaton
Aircraft: AP-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST

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Where: Australia
Personnel: ~200 (including 100 reservists)
Time: 2020 - present
Details: Contribution to the whole-of-government response to the Australian bush fires. committed to maintaining meaningful contribution to non-emergency recovery operations as directed by the government
Aircraft: C-17A Globemaster, C-130J Hercules and C-27 Spartan for personnel and cargo movement

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation COVID-19

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Where: Australia
Personnel: >1,300
Time: 2020 - present
Details: Contribution to the whole-of-government response to the coronavirus pandemic. supports contact tracing, and assisting support teams and law enforcement agencies with mandatory quarantine arrangements
Aircraft:
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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation COVID-19

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Where: Australia
Personnel: >1,300
Time: 2020 - present
Details: Contribution to the whole-of-government response to the coronavirus pandemic. supports contact tracing, and assisting support teams and law enforcement agencies with mandatory quarantine arrangements

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation RESOLUTE

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Where: Australia’s Border and Maritime interests
Personnel: p to 600 either at sea, on land or in air
Time: July 2008 - present
Details: Contribution to the whole-of-government effort to protect Australia’s borders from security threats (e.g. maritime terrorism, illegal activity in prohibited areas, piracy and robbers at sea, pollution)
New Focus as ADF withdraws from Afghanistan
Aircraft: P-8A Poseidon for aerial surveillance of Australia’s north-west and nothern approaches.

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Operation MAZURKA

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Where: Egypt
Personnel: ~27 from navy, Army and Air Force for 6-9months
Time: 1981 - present
Details: ADF Contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), assisting the peace process in Sinai. Overseeing the terms of the Israel-Egypt Peace treaty and oversee longstanding peace agreements in region ADF to Egypt to help manage cases of Covid-19.

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RAAF INFORMATION: What are the basic principles of Missiles

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Guided airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet engine or rocket motor.

4 system components

  1. Targeting/guidance system
  2. Flight System: can be either vectored thrust or aerodynamic maneuvering.
  3. Engine
  4. Warhead
Shell = airborne without propulsion
Bomb = dropped by aircraft

Missiles on Aircraft:
The latest heat-seeking designs can lock onto a target from various angles, not just from behind, where the heat signature from the engines is strongest. Other types rely on radar guidance

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INTELLIGENCE OFFICER INFORMATION: What are some of the potential bases you may be posted to

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FORCE ELEMENT GROUPS

  • Surveillance and Response Group
  • Air Warfare Centre.

Bases
• No.87SWN Headquarters, RAAF Base Edinburgh, Sa
• No 87SQN Tactical Intelligence Fights, RAAF Base Edinburgh, SA; RAAF Base Amberly, Qld; RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW; RAAF Base Richmond, NSW; RAAF Base Tindal, NT;
• No 460SQN Canberra, ACT
• No 463 RAAF Base Edinburgh, SA
I understand that I will be able to note which unit I would most like to be posted to, but I recognise that it’s only taken into consideration and not guaranteed.
Other Postings;
• Australian Signals Directorate, ACT
• Defence Intelligence Organisation, ACT

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RAAF INFORMATION: Discuss JORN

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3 over the horizon radar systems

  • Layered surveillance network providing coverage of australias norther approaches (Capable of watching over Pacific)
  • Ranges of 1000 to 3000km’s
  • Designed to detect air targets
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RAAF INFORMATION: What does it mean to be a Fifth generation Air Force

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Fifth gen referes to the latest technological evolution of aircraft.
Provides the necessary strength to win against the increasingly complex and lethal threats of warfare in the information age.
Fully networked force that exploits the advantages of an available, integrated and shared battle space picture to deliver lethal and non-lethal air power.
Vastly improved situational awareness through network centric combat environment.

1st gen = subsonic fighter jets, introduced late world war II
2nd gen = 50’s-60’s, turbojet engines enter production (e.g Mirage)
3rd Gen = 70’s, aircraft with maneuverable and ground attack capabilities and guided missiles. (e.g. Phantom)
4th Gen = 70’s – 90’s, multi-role configured aircraft, equipped with sophisticated avionics and weapons systems (e.g. F/A-18/A Hornet)
4 ½ Gen = 90’s – 2005, 4th gen with enhanced capabilities (e.g. GPS guided weapons, F/A-18F Super Hornet
5th Gen = F-35A Lightning II

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RAAF INFORMATION: Discuss KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport

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  • High altitude long endurance (HALE) aircraft
  • Flown by pilots from ground station, supported by a co-pilot.
  • Information gathered will be analyzed and communicated to operational
  • Part of the initial $1.4billion investment in increasing nations surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. (including $364million on new facilities at RAAF Base Edinburgh and Tindal (NT) – Why want to be based Edinburgh
  • Bring fleet to 3 Tritons (7 based in Edinburgh)
  • Enhance the nations intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Long-range, remotely piloted aircraft
  • Capable of monitoring 40,000 sq km’s per day
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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss Budget updates

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ASPI. Force structure plan (FSP) outlines changes in defence as ADF enters ‘Age of missiles)

  • Potential to utilize $100bn over next decade in missiles and guided weapons systems
  • Army acquisition of long-range missiles
  • Enhancing defensive systems

Defence budget projected to grow past 2% of GDP (value added), potentially around 2.4% - higher than pre-covid

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ADF INFORMATION: Discuss ADF Priorities for 2021 (General Angus Campbell Interview)

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Priorities for ADF

  • Implement strategic policies of government, build capability and reform the organisation
  • Engage with partners
  • Focus on Indo-Pacific and deliver for community (support Covid-19 response)

RAAF Priorities

  • Development of Cyber workforce and work in the space domain
  • Sustain aircrew and support team.
  • Develop people and capabilities
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RAAF INFORMATION: Future capabilities for Air Force

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-High focus on development of people by means of increasing professionalism, diversity and drawing talent form our population.

  • Future capabilities to focus on non-moving technology (e.g JORN)
  • missiles (Long range anti-ship missiles for RAAF)
  • Space Domain, Increasing Information warfare capabilities
  • introduction of AI
  • UAV capabilities
  • Air Force to continue to provide reach and responsiveness and army and Navy to provide persistence in their area of operation.
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RAAF INFORMATION: Delamere Air Weapons Range

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  • 120km Katherine
  • Coves over 500,000acres
  • Australia’s premier weapons range, e.g. practice high explosive bombing.
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ADF INFORMATION: Benefits of Australia in the Middle East

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Role of the Air Force: Air force looks after the security of Australia and in times of need, performs a vital role with humanitarian work both nationally and internationally.

Work alongside Afghan National Defence and Security Forces to help build their own defence, security and counter-terrorism forces. (ACCORDIAN)

More recent times to keep alliance with US

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