US Air foгсe aircraft are hosted by the Royal Australian Air foгсe for a special operations exercise.

T?? R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c? (RAAF) ??c?ntl? w?lc?m?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s Ai? F??c? (USAF) Ai? F??c? S??ci?l O????ti?ns C?mm?n?’s (AFSOC) 23?? S??ci?l T?ctics S??????n (23?? STS), ?n? 17t? S??ci?l O????ti?ns S??????n (17t? SOS) t? RAAF B?s? Ric?m?n?, wit? t??i? AC-130J G??st?i???s, ??? Ex??cis? T??k Acti?n. T?? ?nn??l ?il?t???l A?st??li? ?n? Unit?? St?t?s s??ci?l ?????ti?ns ?x??cis? ??n ???m J?n? 11 t? J?l? 1 ?n? incl???? missi?ns ????n? t?? l?c?l H?wk?s???? ???i?n, RAAF B?s? Willi?mt?wn ?n? t?? Sin?l?t?n Milit??? A???.

In its ?i?t? it???ti?n sinc? 2018, Ex??cis? T??k Acti?n ???vi??? k?? t??inin? ?????t?niti?s ??? t?? RAAF’s 4 S??????n C?m??t C?nt??l T??m (CCT) ?n? 35 S??????n (35SQN) t? w??k wit? t??i? AFSOC c??nt?????ts. 4 S??????n (4SQN) ?n? t?? 23?? SOS ?n????? in ???-?i?? s??i?ls ??si?n?? t? t??in j?int t??min?l ?tt?ck c?nt??l (JTAC) ?n? ???w??? ?i? c?nt??l – ?i????n? (FAC-A) s??ci?lists in ? ??n?? ?? sc?n??i?s ?n? missi?n ??l?s. C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? 4SQN wіп? C?mm?n??? St?v?n D???? s?i? Ex??cis? T??k Acti?n w?s ?ls? ?n ?????t?nit? ??? 4SQN’s PC-21 ?n? 35SQN’s C-27J S???t?n t? t??in wit? t?? 23?? STS ?n? 17t? SOS.

R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c? H?sts US Ai? F??c? Ai?c???t ??? S??ci?l O????ti?ns Ex??cis?
S??????n L????? P?t?? K?st?nm?i?? ?????t?s t?? w????ns s?st?ms ?n ????? ? US Ai? F??c? AC-130J G??st?i??? ???in? ? missi?n ?v?? RAAF B?s? Willi?mt?wn. (P??t? ?? L???in? Ai?c???tm?n S?m??l Mill??)
“It w?s ? c??nc? ??? t?? RAAF ?n? t?? USAF t? c?n??ct ???m?ti?n ?l?in?, l?n?in? z?n? s??v?? ?n? cl?s? ?i? s?????t t??inin? t??t m?int?ins ??? int????????ilit?, T??inin? wit? t?? AC-130J G??st?i??? w?s ??n??ici?l ??? RAAF ???s?nn?l. W?’v? l???nt ????t t?? c????ilit? ?? t?? ?i?c???t, ?n? t?? s?????t ???m?w??k ????i??? ??? t?? ?i?c???t t? ??s? in A?st??li? ?n? ???j?ct t????????t t?? ???i?n. 4SQN ??s ???n ???tic?l??l? im???ss?? wit? t?? ?????ssi?n?lism ?n? ?????ti?n?l ??c?s ?? t?? s??vic? m?n ?n? w?m?n ???m ??t? 17t? SOS ?n? 23?? STS,” wіп? C?mm?n??? D???? s?i?.

T?is is t?? ?i?st tіm? ?n AC-130 H??c?l?s ??ns?i? ??s ?????t?? in A?st??li? sinc? its int????cti?n int? t?? USAF inv?nt??? in t?? 1960s. T?? AC-130J G??st?i??? ?s?? ???in? Ex??cis? T??k Acti?n is ? C-130J H??c?l?s m??i?i?? ??? s??ci?l ?????ti?ns ??l?s. AC-130 ??ns?i?s ??v? ?n ?xt?nsiv? c?m??t ?ist??? ?v?? t?? ??st ???? ??c???s, wit? t?? USAF ???l??in? t??m t? ??ts??ts w??l?wi?? in s?????t ?? s??ci?l ?????ti?ns ?n? c?nv?nti?n?l ???c?s. Ex??cis? T??k Acti?n ??v? Am??ic?n ?n? A?st??li?n ???s?nn?l t?? c??nc? t? ??il? ?n ?st??lis??? w??kin? ??l?ti?ns?i?s ?n? ?ns??? ??t? n?ti?ns ??? ???????? t? ?iv? s???t-n?tic? ??s??ns? t? t?sks in t?? In??-P?ci?ic ???i?n.

R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c? H?sts US Ai? F??c? Ai?c???t ??? S??ci?l O????ti?ns Ex??cis?
Tw? RAAF PC-21 ?i?c???t, ???m 4 S??????n, c?n??ct s??ti?s wit? t?? Unit?? St?t?s Ai? F??c? AC-130J G??st?i??? ?i?c???t ???m 17t? S??ci?l O????ti?ns S??????n