The Australian Military 1st Aviation Regiment has unfold it wings over the Arizona desert, having deployed a squadron of ARH Tiger Assault Helicopter to California, USA, in August and September to work alongside their US Marine Corps (USMC) counterparts. Train Griffin Eagle additionally offered the Australians with a possibility to additional develop their assault and reconnaissance aviation functionality by means of coaching and interoperability actions. The Australian Military Aviation ARH Tiger carried out nicely within the desert circumstances. The new and dusty circumstances have been much like those we expertise in Darwin.
The Officer Commanding Activity Unit Marlin Main Jason Perrins mentioned,“A spread of earlier pilot trade applications meant there was a longtime relationship with the USMC that could possibly be constructed upon by the visiting squadron. A number of years in the past, I flew Cobra helicopters on the US West Coast as a part of the trade program. In recent times, shut relationships have additionally been shaped with the Marine Rotational Power – Darwin and thirty first Marine Expeditionary Unit throughout mixed workouts in Australia. Having the ability to full a lot of coaching qualification actions with the USMC was a key consequence of the deployment.”
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Train Griffin Eagle was a superb alternative to deploy and maintain a fancy aviation functionality in an austere setting. Distance, a restricted provide chain and obtainable house to take tools have been key concerns within the planning to help the plane and personnel. Working intently with joint businesses and our trade companions, the first Aviation Regiment maintained constant on-line plane together with live-fire actions. The teachings learnt from this train will improve Australian Military Aviation skill to supply secure, efficient and sustainable aviation to the joint drive.
The first Aviation Regiment is among the Australian Military’s three Military Aviation regiments and supplies aerial reconnaissance and hearth help to the Australian Military. The first Aviation Regiment kinds a part of the sixteenth Aviation Brigade and relies at Gaza Traces, Robertson Barracks, Darwin. The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine assault helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It’s manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (previously Eurocopter). The Tiger has the excellence of being the primary all-composite helicopter developed in Europe. The Tiger ARH is the model ordered by the Australian Military to switch its OH-58 Kiowas and UH-1 Iroquois-based ‘Bushranger’ gunships.
