Australia and New Zealand’s air forces have strengthened their operational ties by way of a joint coaching train at RAAF Base Richmond.
Train Trojan Compass introduced collectively personnel from the Royal Australian Air Pressure’s 37 Squadron and the Royal New Zealand Air Pressure’s 40 Squadron. The train centered on constructing interoperability throughout airlift operations, logistics, upkeep and assist features.
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New Zealand personnel and a C-130J plane had been deployed to Australia and embedded inside the Australian unit, permitting each forces to realize a clearer understanding of one another’s operational strategies.
“Deploying on Train Trojan Compass has been an important alternative for aviators of the Royal New Zealand Air Pressure to deploy to an unfamiliar atmosphere,” stated New Zealand Detachment Commander, Squadron Chief Adam Palmer.
“It allowed us to practise our expertise so if we’d like them within the wider area or across the globe, we’re prepared to reply to as required.
“A key spotlight was deploying the New Zealand C-130J internationally beneath an Australian nationwide name signal to finish worldwide tasking for the Australian Defence Pressure.”
Personnel from each nations labored facet by facet on shared flight strains and in hangars to construct familiarity with widespread methods and processes.
“What has been working very well is that now we have related equipment and related plane. It makes it simple for us to arrange freight and cargo as now we have the identical processes and procedures,” stated New Zealand Logistics Officer Flight Lieutenant Kelsey Might.
Past technical integration, the deployment additionally strengthened skilled relationships, fostering belief and reinforcing the long-standing defence partnership between Australia and New Zealand.
“Interoperability was the important thing final result of this train. Working with a international nation has been wonderful and now we have learnt lots from one another alongside the way in which,” stated New Zealand Flight Lieutenant Riley Kennedy.
