The main event on Sunday runs from 11am-5pm and features kite-making workshops, roving performers, food stalls and a solo performance by one of the RAAF Roulettes. The Rosebud Kite Festival was started in 2001 by the Chamber of Commerce to attract …

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The minister said both vessels were initially detected by a RAAF maritime patrol aircraft. “Border Protection Command will now make arrangements for the passengers to be transferred to Christmas Island, where they will undergo initial security, …

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by Senior Airman Veronica McMahon 2/21/2012 – ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Team Andersen Airmen joined members from the Japan Air Self Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force to participate in a community beautification project in Dededo, …

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The RAAF purchased 24 Boeing Super Hornet fighters under a $6 billion deal with the US Navy to fill the gap between the retirement of the F-111 fighter bomber and the expected delivery of the first batch of 14 Joint Strike Fighter stealth jets later …

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By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent From a desert airbase in the United Arab Emirates, a Royal Australian Air Force Orion surveillance plane taxis along the tarmac. The 13-strong crew, part of a 25-nation coalition force, has been tasked to …

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The decision is not a major priority, against Defence Minister Stephen Smith's current focus on a potential gap in Australia's air combat capability after the retirement of the RAAF's 71 ageing F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. “So in the course of this year, …

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It was sighted by a RAAF patrol aircraft last night with 143 passengers and four crew on board. HMAS Ararat was later sent to intercept the vessel. Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the steady stream of boats would continue, as he tried to shift …

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RAAF F/A-18A Hornets will highlight an airshow next month commemorating the RNZAF's 75th birthday. Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustang and Spitfire fighters of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force's 75 th Anniversary Air Show …

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The RAAF has just flown in 19 tonnes of supplies to the town of Lightning Ridge and SES crews are delivering bread and milk to some remote properties by helicopter. And the water's yet to reach some towns like Bourke that are still facing the prospect …

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Sydney Morning Herald By Mike Hedge President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard during their visit to RAAF Darwin last year. Photo / Getty Images Curiously, one of the first tunes played by the army band at the 70th anniversary ceremony of the day the Japanese …

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