A RAAF C-17A Globemaster III has transported humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) supplies, equipment and personnel to Nepal, in the wake of the catastrophic floods.
CAPTION: Flight Lieutenant Alisha Follington gets ready to land a C-17A Globemaster III at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Petty Officer Jarrod Mulvihill.
This support by the ADF to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade forms part of the whole-of-Australian government response to the disaster.
The supplies included hygiene kits, solar lighting and other humanitarian support.
The C-17A departed RAAF Base Amberley on September 1 and arrived in Nepal on September 2.
A member from 23SQN prepares Australian Aid pallets in response to the catastrophic flooding in Nepal. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor AndersonA pallet of Australian aid is loaded onto a C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.A C-17A Globemaster III is loaded with pallets of Australian aid for Nepal. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell LatchA C-17A Globemaster III loaded with pallets of Australian aid readies to depart RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.A RAAF C-17A departs RAAF Base Amberley for Nepal. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.Australian Ambassador to Nepal Simon Ernst pushes Australian HADR supplies from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Corporal Dana Millington.Australian Ambassador to Nepal Simon Ernst greets Nepal’s Minister for Home Affairs Sudan Gurung onboard a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Corporal Dana Millington. .
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