Bodø (ENBO/BOO) - 2011 MIL

[Lifeliner 3]

RAAF Media Release:

Exercise Combined Strength takes Hercules to Norway

A contingent of 15 Air Force personnel have journeyed to the Arctic Circle for an international exercise focused on the C-130J Hercules transport aircraft.

Exercise Combined Strength 2011 is being conducted at Bodø Air Force Base in Norway from 19-25 March. The exercise is open to countries that operate C-130J aircraft, and will this year feature participants from Denmark, Australia and the host nation Norway.

The Australian contingent will meet with fellow C-130J operators at Bodø, where nations will present the latest methods and practices for operating the Hercules. They'll also participate in flying exercises that include search and rescue practice, day and night-time operations, airdrop missions and cold weather survival.

[Bennie]

NAF43 has just departed its home base Eindhoven en-route to Bodo.