RAAF aircrew complete basic training in EA-18G

Five Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrew personnel graduated from basic training at VAQ-129 on Feb. 27.

EA-18G VX-31 over Ridgecrest CA 2009.jpg
EA-18G VX-31 over Ridgecrest CA 2009” by U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson, USN – U.S. Navy Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division (NAWCWD) [1] photo [2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The five RAAF aircrew will be assigned to U.S. Navy expeditionary units for approximately two years, deploying and operating the EA-18G under the Personnel Exchange Program.

One of the five graduates already deployed and is operating in the U.S. Pacific Fleet area of responsibility.

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