Deployed in short order last year to bolster international operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, Australia's Air Task Group is a compact bellwether of an air force in transition. Comprising six Royal Australian Air Force Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets, a Boeing E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Airbus KC-30A mul-tirole tanker transport, the force has been punching above its weight since self-deploying in September with the support of Boeing C-17s as part of Operation Okra. The F/A-18Fs have hit IS targets with guided weapons; the E-7A has provided control and tasking services to hundreds of coalition aircraft; and the tanker has supported multiple international force platforms, offloading more than 3.65 million lb. of fuel in January alone.
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机译：澳大利亚的空中任务小组于去年在短期内部署，以加强针对伊拉克和叙利亚伊斯兰国激进分子的国际行动，是过渡时期空军的紧凑领头羊。自澳大利亚皇家空军的六架F / A-18F超级大黄蜂，一架波音E-7A Wedgetail机载预警和控制飞机以及一架空中客车KC-30A多级油轮运输机组成以来，自从作为“秋葵”行动的一部分，在波音C-17的支持下于9月进行了部署。 F / A-18F用制导武器击中了IS目标； E-7A为数百架联合飞机提供了控制和任务服务；该油轮已经为多个国际部队平台提供了支持，仅在一月份就卸载了365万磅以上的燃料。
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