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Expand Engagement: RAAF E-7A Wedgetail visits Hickam en route home from Red Flag Alaska
(From left) General Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander; Mr. Scott Dewar, Australian Consul-General in Honolulu, Hawaii; and Maj. Gen. Kevin Pottinger, PACAF Chief of Operations, climb aboard a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, August 26, 2013. The RAAF Wedgetail and crew were at JBPH-H on a stopover on the return home from participating in Red Flag-Alaska. AEW&C aircraft can control the tactical battle space, providing direction for fighter aircraft, surface combatants and land based elements, as well as supporting aircraft such as tankers and intelligence platforms. RAAF Wedgetail crew provided static displays and a familiarization flight to JBPH-H personnel, to familiarize Airmen with RAAF Wedgetail capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)