The Royal Australian Air Force's Air Combat Group (ACG) is the group which administers the RAAF's fighter and bomber aircraft. ACG was formed on 7 February 2002 by merging the RAAF's Tactical Fighter Group and Strike Reconnaissance Group in an attempt to improve the speed with which the RAAF can deploy its combat aircraft.
A No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet during the squadron's deployment to Red Flag – Alaska in early 2008
A No. 79 Squadron Hawk 127
No. 78 Wing is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operational training wing, headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. It comprises Nos. 76 and 79 Squadrons, operating the BAE Hawk 127 lead-in fighter, and No. 278 Squadron, a technical training unit. No. 79 Squadron, located at RAAF Base Pearce, Western Australia, is responsible for converting new pilots to fast jets, while No. 76 Squadron at Williamtown conducts introductory fighter courses; both units also fly support missions for the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army.
No. 78 Squadron Kittyhawks in late 1944
Wing Commander Dick Cresswell flying a No. 78 Wing Mustang, January 1948
No. 78 Wing Vampires at Ħal Far, Malta, 1952
RAAF Sabres in Thailand, c. 1962
