Aussie Hornets return

SIX ROYAL AUSTRALIAN Air Force F/A-18As returned to RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia, after completing the first air combat exercise on Japanese soil.
 
The Hornets from No 77 Squadron participated in Exercise ‘Bushido Guardian’ at Chitose and Misawa Air Bases from September 11 to October 8. Here, F/A-18A serial A21-23 flies in formation with Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J and F-2A fighters along with a U-4 VIP jet during the exercise.
 
RAAF/JASDF
Australian Department of Defence