Thursday 20 August 2015

Exercise Young Eagle

An Oryx helicopter flies by during the open day at the culmination of Exercise Young Eagle held at the SA Army Combat training Centre at Lohatlha in the Northern Cape. The exercise includes various units of the army and culminates in the battle at Aasvoelkop in which the Air Force plays a part as well as the armoured units and infantry.
The battlefield erupts.
A Hawk aircraft fires on targets.
Fast roping down to recover a downed pilot.