During that year, the squadron relinquished the training role ahead of being re-equipped with Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.

[1] The RAAF is hopeful that the trial will lead to better outcomes than training the aircrew in the United States, including by ensuring that they are familiar with Australian operational procedures from the outset, as these are not taught by the US Navy.

[3] From 26 November to 9 December 2020, Exercise Gauntlet Strike was held at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, providing the final qualification activity for operational conversion courses for aircrew trainees.

[4] The flight remained active as of March 2023, when it conducted the periodic Exercise Crimson Dawn as the final stage of the eight month long F/A-18F conversion course.

[5] In December 2023 the Department of Defence noted that the most recent iteration of Exercise Crimson Dawn had been conducted by a unit called No.