written by Staff reporter
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August 3, 2021
The Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 35 Squadron has begun a sister squadron arrangement with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force’s Air Training Wing.
Captain Randall Hepota, from the PNGDF Air Element, visited No. 35 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley on the final leg of his international exchange.
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Kicking off the sister squadron (‘susa skwadron’ in Tok Pisin) arrangement with the PNGDF Air Training Wing, CAPT Hepota experienced a C-27J Spartan flight and met with personnel capability specialist Aircraftwoman Brodee Doubtfire, who will be travelling to PNG for three months as part of the reciprocal Defence Cooperation Program in August.