Exercisethe^ “Dawn^ Strike^ 2017”^ is^ final^ exercise^ in^ the^ six^
month^ long^ Royal^ Australian^ Air^
“Air^ Warfare^ InstructorsForceCourse^ 2017”.^ The^ course
involves^ Pilots,^ Intelligence^ Officers^
aAir^ Combat^ Officers^ across^ and^ range^ of^ Air^ Force^ platforms
including18A^ F/A‐ Hornets,^ F/A‐
Super^ Hornets,^ E‐7A18FWedgetail^ and^ C‐130J^ Hercules
aircraft.^ Conducted^ by the^ Air^ Warfare^
thethe^ aim^ of^ Centre,^ “Air^ Warfare^ Instructors^ Course”
isexpert^ to^ graduate^ leaders^ and^ in‐
tacticscapable^ of^ structors^ development,^ validation^ and
instruction.^ The^ series of^ exercises^ is^
to^ integrate^ peopledesignedand^ systems;^ an^ objective
whichachievable^ is^ now^ with^ the^ in‐
of^ fifth^ generationtroductioncapabilities^ into^ the^ Royal
Australian^ Air^ Force. As^ Australian^ De‐
Force^ platforms^ interact,fenceelectronically,^ so^ too^ must
theelements^ human^ interact^ more^
greatestto^ get^ the^ closely^ benefit^ from^ this^ technology.
TheWarfare^ “Air^ Instructors^ Course”^
by^ the^ Air^ WarfaredevelopedCentre,^ has^ done^ that^
each^ component^ ofandthe^ course^ has^
bethe^ instructors^ to^ prepared^ effective^ in^ the^ integrated
Air^ Warfare^ space.^
leadership^ will^ provide^ development^ in^ the^ Graduatesof^ future^ tactics and^ help^ determine^
those^ tactics^ can^ behowused^ to^ enhance^ the^ Australian
Defence^ Forces^ joint war^ fighting^ ca‐(^) generationfifth (^) using platforms.^ pability The course exercises complex^ war‐like^ scenarios^ and^
theirstudents^ put^ the^ newly^ developed^
makeinto^ practice^ and^ skills^ decisions^ which^ will^ shape
the^ way^ Air^ Force fights^ in^ the^ future;^
spacean^ integrated^ war‐in^ using^ fifth^ generation^ platforms.
is^ “Dawn^ Strike^ 2017”^ the^ the^ culmination^ of^ Exercise
“AirInstructor^ Warfare^ Course^ 2017”^
missionrepresents^ the^ final^ and^ prior^ to^ graduation”,^
Commodoreto^ Air^ according^ Joe^ Iervasi,^
of^ the^ AircommanderWarfare^ Centre.^ “These^ RAAF
Air^ Warfare^ Instructors will^ put^ their^
practicedeveloped^ skills^ into^ newly^ on^ this^ final^ mission.”
The^ new^ Air Warfare^ Instructors^ re‐
Williamtownto^ RAAF^ Base^ turned^ on^ Friday^30 June
2017 after^ taking part^ in^ Exercise^
placeStorm”^ which^ took^ “Diamond^ at^ RAAF^ Base^ Darwin
and^ RAAF^ Base Tindal.^ “The^ gradu‐
nucleuswill^ form^ a^ ates^ for^ tactics^ development^ which
will^ shape^ the^ way the^ Air^ Force^ con‐
air^ power^ in^ theductsfuture.^ Graduates^ will^ provide^
developmentin^ the^ leadership^ of^ future^
and^ help^ determine^ howtacticsthose^ tactics^ can^ be^ used
toADF’s^ enhance^ the^ joint^ war^ fight‐
(^) fifthusing the (^) capability generation^ platforms.”^ ing In this final phase of the course^ a^ total^45 Royal^ Australian
Airtook^ Force^ aircraft^ part^ in^ a^
battle^ in^ thesimulatedRAAF^ Base^ Williamtown^ area
with^ various^ elements tasked^ as^ either^
Ator^ defensive^ forces.^ offensive^ the^ conclusion^ of^ the
attack^ all^ the participating^ aircraft^ re‐
to^ RAAF^ Base^ Williamtowncoveredafter^ a^ series^ of^ low
level,^ high^ speed passes^ at^ dawn.^
and^ F/A‐18A/B^ Hornets^ departed^2 Hawk^ Mk.117’s^20
from^ RAAF^ Base Williamtown^ at^ 6.00am^
departedthe^ other^ aircraft^ while^ from^ RAAF^ Base^ Amberley.
Around^ 08.15am^ Exercise^ “Dawn^
Strike^ came^ to^ an^ end.^ 2017”^ 2017”:^ inAircraft^ “Dawn^ Strike^ involved^ Exercise 26 F/A‐18A^ Hornets^11 F/A‐18B^ Hornets^ 18F^ Super^ HornetsF/A‐ 4 2 Hawk^ Mk.127’s^1 E‐7A^ Wedgetail^1 C‐130J^ Hercules^