RAAF Air Vice-Marshal Darren Goldie said, “Help is available for Australian airmen who are suffering from their experiences.
Royal Australian Air Force pilots are receiving psychological support after a mid-air collision with Chinese warplanes over the South China Sea, RAAF Air Chief Air Vice Marshal Darren Goldie said.
“The mental health of our military personnel and our people … dealing with things like radio interference or challenges … it’s important that we talk to them about the experience when we get them back.” Goldie told ABC on Sunday.
The RAAF will notify pilots of this “What services are available, and are they bothered by their experiences?” he added.
Special attention is paid to the well-being of service members who are not in the pilot’s seat because they have less control during tense encounters, the Air Vice Marshal said.
According to Goldie, the readiness of the Australian military for missions has also improved “We have seen a change in the working environment” over the South China Sea.
Much of this western Pacific body of water is claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, despite overlapping claims by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. The United States and its allies, including Australia, have recently carried out frequent naval and air missions in the South China Sea, Washington claims. “Excessive maritime claims are contested around the world, regardless of the identity of the plaintiff.
“There’s been a recent trend where we’ve seen a set of aggressive poses,” said RAAF chief Rob Chipman, referring to the actions of the Chinese pilots. “In such a case, we will raise these issues and express our concerns through diplomatic channels,” he said. he added.
Last June, Canberra blamed Beijing for a dangerous interception a few weeks ago in which a Chinese J-16 fighter jet dropped a bag. “ball” an Australian P-8 maritime surveillance aircraft on its flight path. Chinese pilot’s decision Australian military says aluminum scraps were embedded in RAAF plane’s engine.
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China’s Ministry of Defense said its plane’s actions were reasonable and legal because it was an Australian aircraft that posed a serious threat to China’s sovereignty and security. Beijing “certainly” Against Canberra’s military actions in the region, he said.
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