Скачать или смотреть Millenary milestone for embarked helicopter crew

HMAS Ballarat’s MH-60R helicopter — dubbed ‘Convict,’ — has achieved 1,000 flying hours while at sea during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). Convict, its flight crew and a team of maintainers from 816 Squadron’s Flight 3 recently assisted in the search for the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, contributed to surveillance efforts on Operation Argos, took part in multiple transits through the South China Sea, worked with other navies in the region, and played a key role in Exercise Talisman Sabre.

Held every two years, TS21 is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States, aimed to test Australian interoperability with the United States and other participating forces in complex warfighting scenarios. In addition to the United States, TS21 involves participating forces from Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.