Australian combat jets fly final strike mission over Iraq

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has flown its final strike mission over Iraq in the fight against Islamic State (IS), an RAAF chief marshal said on Tuesday night. Australian F/A-18 Hornets have conducted operations in Iraq since October 2014, providing support to troops as they fought to reclaim Mosul and other cities from IS. Read more

An F/A-18F Super Hornet transits to the battlespace over Iraq as part of the air campaign to defeat and degrade Daesh
(Credit: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence/Fltlt Guy)