Australian Army Air Corps CH-47F Chinooks named

A First Nations smoking ceremony was held at RAAF Base Townsville, North Queensland, to name four of the Australian Army Air Corps’ (AAAC) Boeing CH-47F Chinooks. The first CH-47F (A15-311) was named Capable, in part to recognise the Chinooks’ half a century of service with the Australian Defence Force in its current and earlier iterations. The second (A15-312) became Chariot, as a reference to the use of chariots as military transports, while A15-313 was named Cunning, a reminder of the