Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Exercise Christmas Hop is a domestic engagement activity signalling Air Force’s practical commitment to improving community engagement outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples and their communities, while concurrently achieving FORGEN training for 35SQN and 37SQN, joint training between Army and Air Force, and airlift support (ALS) effects to remote areas. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is a delivery partner for Exercise Christmas Hop under a Memorandum of Understanding (2021-2026). The Exercise was conducted from Townsville from 1-9 December, visiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Far North Queensland.
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Exercise Christmas Hop is a domestic engagement activity signalling Air Force’s practical commitment to improving community engagement outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Peoples and their communities, while concurrently achieving FORGEN training for 35SQN and 37SQN, joint training between Army and Air Force, and airlift support (ALS) effects to remote areas. The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is a delivery partner for Exercise Christmas Hop under a Memorandum of Understanding (2021-2026). The Exercise was conducted from Townsville from 1-9 December, visiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Far North Queensland.
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