The Tindal RAAF Base is front and centre with Australia's involvement in Exercise Cope North in Guam.
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The exercise is a joint training operation with military forces from the United States and Japan running until March 8.
The Department of Defence yesterday confirmed Tindal's big involvement in the overseas exercise.
The western Pacific island of Guam is home to a major US military base.
The RAAF has deployed 16 aircraft and over 450 personnel to participate in Exercise Cope North.
"The exercise focuses on interoperability with Australia’s counterparts from the United States and Japan," a defence statement read.
Up to 12 F/A-18A Hornets from 75 Squadron at Tindal and more than 140 personnel from the base are taking part in the exercise.
"This includes personnel from professions such as engineering, maintenance, pilots, mission support and supply," a defence spokesman said yesterday.
Exercise Cope North is staging from at Andersen Air Force Base, is a long-standing joint military exercise to improve combat readiness, humanitarian assistance procedures and cooperation between the defence forces of the United States, Australia and Japan.
Group Captain Nicholas Hogan, Australian Commander for Exercise Cope North, said it was an effective way to strengthen military alliances.
“More than 2900 military personnel and approximately 100 aircraft from the RAAF, United States Air Force, United States Navy and Japan Air Self Defense Force will participate,” Group Captain Hogan said.
“The exercise will begin with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training, and conclude with air combat and large force employment training, to refine our procedures and operate more effectively alongside our military partners in the region.”
Twelve F/A-18A Hornets, an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, two C-27J Spartans, a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, a Combat Support Element and an Aeromedical Evacuation Team have deployed to the exercise.
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