No. 81 Wing RAAF
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| Service | RAAF | ||
| Parent Unit | Air Combat Group | ||
| Role | Tactical Fighters | ||
| Motto | Prepared to Fight | ||
| Headquarters | RAAF Base Williamtown | ||
| Callsign | EMPIRE | ||
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| 3 Squadron | |||
| 75 Squadron | |||
| 77 Squadron | |||
No. 81 Wing is the Royal Australian Air Force's Tactical Fighter Wing. It is headquartered at RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales, and operates F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.
The Wing currently comprises 3 and 77 Squadrons, based at RAAF Williamtown, and 75 Squadron, based at RAAF Tindal in the Northern Territory. For many years part of RAAF Air Command's Tactical Fighter Group (TFG), it became part of Air Combat Group (ACG) when TFG merged with Strike Reconnaissance Group (SRG) in January 2002.
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