Feb 8, 2019 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack accompanied local MP Darren Chester to RAAF Base East Sale this week to help welcome newly arrived ADF members and their families to Gippsland. The Welcome to Sale event, organised by the Defence Community Organisation and local...
Jan 22, 2019 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The first intake of Australian Defence Force trainee pilots began classes today at RAAF Base East Sale as the finishing touches are made to the $392 million dollar redevelopment at the base. The start of lessons for the first 10 students follows a long local campaign...
Jan 22, 2019 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The latest General Service Training Camp at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base East Sale has kicked off, welcoming 58 cadets and eight support staff for the week-long training camp. Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester, who is also the Federal Member for...
Dec 18, 2018 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
The first intake of students for the new Basic Flying Training School at RAAF Base East Sale will arrive in the region in just weeks. The school’s opening will follow a long-standing campaign over many years by the local community, The Nationals Member for Gippsland...
Oct 24, 2018 | East Sale RAAF Base, Latest News
RAAF Base East Sale will be one of three RAAF bases around Australia to be part of a new program using dogs to improve the wellbeing of Defence Force members and their families. Minister for Defence Personnel and The Nationals Member for Gippsland Darren Chester today...
Oct 17, 2018 | East Sale RAAF Base, Infrastructure, Latest News
The new look Pilatus PC-21 aircraft used by the Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team, the Roulettes, has been unveiled today in Canberra. The Nationals Member for Gippsland and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said the Air Force had...