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Two F/A-18 Hornets from Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit, RAAF Base Williamtown taxi for a strike mission during Exercise High Sierra held at RAAF Base Townsville.

Exercise High Sierra was conducted from 09-22 June 2014 at RAAF Base Townsville and is the main deployment for Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit. High Sierra represents the last three weeks of the F/A-18 operational conversion course, which converts fighter pilots from the Hawk Mk127 Lead-in-Fighter aircraft to the F/A-18 Hornet. The exercise allows Air Force to maintain key capabilities such as the performance of precision strike missions. It provides participants with high complexity air combat training opportunities for the Air Combat Group to test and practice its deployment capabilities so that it can operate away from its home bases when necessary. No. 76 Squadron with their Hawk 127s deployed in support of the exercise as Red Air, and this year, No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit deployed its Mobile Control and Reporting Centre, for only the second time since Afghanistan and the first time using RAAF aircraft.

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Hornets on Strike

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