Since the Group 's formation , ACG aircraft have deployed to Diego Garcia during Operation Slipper and formed part of the Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq . ACG also worked on Operation Guardian II , which was the protection of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002 , and on Operation Falconer , which was providing a larger ground crew and strike force in Iraq . Other tasks have included support for Operation Acolyte ( Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 ) and participation in exercises such as Exercise Pitch Black in Australia and Exercise Red Flag in the United States . Aircraft from the Group have also performed domestic security tasks and participated in overseas exercises
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2002
Air Combat Group RAAF