Top honour for ‘innovative’ airman

SUPPORTING the C-17A Globemaster III fleet at home and during critical missions has led to Corporal Jack Simpson being named the Air Force’s 2022 Enlisted Aviator of the Year. Among other initiatives at RAAF Base Amberley, Corporal Simpson was instrumental in developing a training manual for 36 Squadron for new aviators arriving on to the […]

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