C-17A Globemaster III Archives

Flight Lieutenant Tom Breadon, of RAAF’s 36 Squadron, briefs mission details before a joint air-drop mission over Alaska. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Thomson-Pride. Photos by Senior Airman Mark Sulaica (US Air Force).

Sky-high teamwork in Alaska

15/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 719 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC), No. 36 Squadron, RAF, US Air Force, US Army

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III took part in a joint air-drop mission over Alaska, which involved about

People’s Army of Vietnam UN peacekeepers prepare to take off from Juba International Airport, South Sudan, after boarding a RAAF 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster during a strategic airlift. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Vietnamese medics rotate to South Sudan thanks to RAAF

05/11/202408/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 776 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, South Sudan, UN Peacekeeping, Vietnam

Lieutenant Do Thi Dieu Huyen wanted to show the world a heroic face. CAPTION: People’s Army of Vietnam UN peacekeepers prepare

Members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces aboard a RAAF C-17 Globemaster for the final leg of their journey home from the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq. Story and photos Corporal Michael Rogers.

News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

Giving our Pacific neighbours a lift home

20/09/202421/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1146 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Middle East Region, Republic of Fiji Military Forces, UN Peacekeeping

As a C-17 Globemaster began its final approach into Fiji, the harmonious singing that rose above the jet-engines’ roar signalled

RAAF 36 Squadron personnel walk from a C-17 Globemaster towards Hurley’s Hangar after arriving at Australia’s main operating base in the Middle East region. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Aussies deploy on Operation Hydranth

17/05/202418/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1220 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Middle East Region, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Accordion, Operation Beech, Operation Hydranth, Operation Kudu

As Houthi rebels sank and raided vessels in the Red Sea, the Australian Government announced ADF personnel would deploy under

Lieutenant Holly Boubouras in front of a Basler aircraft at Casey Skiway before a flight to Bunger Hills, Antarctica.

ADF People

A glimpse of life on the ice

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 987 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Program, C-17A Globemaster III, RSV Nuyina

People who think meteorologists in Australia are under pressure to get the forecast right should spare a thought for those

Flight Lieutenant Nick Adam, left, Squadron Leader Andrew Marks from 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Captain Alexandra Blecich from 2nd Health Brigade, assist 'Hero', a technical training aid, during a critical care aeromedical evacuation scenario. Story by Corporal Melina Young. Photos by Aircraftman Campbell Latch.

Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force

Taking military dog care to great heights

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 981 Views 0 Comments 2nd Health Brigade, C-17A Globemaster III, military critical care aeromedical evacuation team (MCAT), Military Working Dogs, No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (3AMES), RAAF Amberley

A military working dog and two handlers lie motionless on stretchers near the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster. CAPTION: Flight Lieutenant Nick

Air Force aviators deployed to Solomon Islands unload a RAAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Honiara Henderson Airport. Story by Major Tom Maclean. Photo by Corporal Dustin Anderson.

Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force

ADF support for Solomon Islands election

01/05/202404/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1279 Views 0 Comments Bell 412, C-130J Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan, No. 382 Squadron, Solomon Islands

Australian military aircraft played a major role in the Solomon Islands during national elections, moving police, military and civilian specialists

Members of the Australian Army's 2nd Commando Regiment conduct a free-fall parachute jump from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Nadzab Landings in September 1943. Story by Flying Officer Aarron Dann. Photo by Senior Airman Mackenzie Cooper.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Free-falling into PNG

08/12/202311/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2204 Views 0 Comments 2nd Commando Regiment, C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, Nadzab Landings, No. 36 Squadron, PNGDF, RAF, US Air Force, WWII

Australian Army commandos from 2 Cdo Regt parachuted into Papua New Guinea to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the World

View from a United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A about to conduct an assault landing at RAAF Base Townsville during Exercise Global Dexterity 23-2. Photo by Senior Airman Mackenzie Cooper.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

International heavy lifters exercise down under

05/12/202311/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 3210 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAF, US Air Force

Exercise Global Dexterity has brought together C-17A Globemaster aircraft from the US, UK and Australia for a series of air

Personnel from 2 Security Forces Squadron take part in an aircraft security operations course on the flightline at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Security in numbers for evacuation scenario

01/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1253 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Amberley

As the morning sun shone down on an undisclosed airfield, the roar of a C-17A Globemaster III turned heads as

Maintenance crew from a RAAF KC-30A conduct checks on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, before an assisted-departure flight to Dubai. Photos by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Middle East News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force

ADF support for Israel departures

19/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1578 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Israel, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Middle East, Operation Beech

CAPTION: Maintenance crew from a RAAF KC-30A conduct checks on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, before an assisted-departure

RAAF personnel assist Australian citizens and their families into a C-17A Globemaster III at Ben Gurion airport in Israel. Photos by Corporal Robert Whitmore.

Middle East News Royal Australian Air Force

ADF support to Aussies escaping Israel

17/10/202317/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1392 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, Operation Beech

Two RAAF aircraft – a KC-30A and a C-17A Globemaster III – have joined an Australian-government-supported private charter in safely

Soldiers of Combat Team Charlie from Battle Group Ram prepare to make entry into an abandoned section of Trinity College in Lismore as part of urban clearance training during Exercise Ever Ready Ram. Story by Captain Cody Tsaousis. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.

Australian Army News

Patrolling among locals for a realistic edge

15/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1744 Views 1 Comment 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Members of Battle Group Ram tested their readiness to deal with a civilian community on Exercise Ever Ready Ram in

Squadron Leader Chris Moore (left) from 36 Squadron, with patients Jamie (center) and Sophia from the Queensland Children's Hospital, on the flight deck of a C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Squadron Leader Tina Turner. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Smiles all round for hospital visit

08/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1099 Views 2 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Patients from the Queensland Children’s Hospital and their families had a special visit to RAAF Base Amberley recently to see

The Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic team, the Roulettes, fly past crowds at the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast. Story by Flight Lieutenant Gerard Reed. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Aerobatics wow crowds at Pacific Airshow

01/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1802 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, F/A-18F Super Hornet, No. 1 Squadron, Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, PC-21, RAAF Amberley, Roulettes

From the extreme roar of jet engines to the gentle purr of pistons, military and civilian aircraft criss-crossed the sky

Elders, students and community members from the South East Queensland Indigenous community board a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III for a NAIDOC familiarisation flight from RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flight Lieutenant Greg Hinks.

News Royal Australian Air Force

First time flying

01/09/202303/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1440 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Indigenous, NAIDOC Week, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

As the rear ramp lowered mid-flight on a 36 Squadron C-17 Globemaster III, Arielle Wilson, an Indigenous student from Bremer

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani is presented with a Gold Defence Commendation for Technical Member of the Year by First Assistant Secretary Major Surface Combatants & Combat Systems Sheryl Lutz at the EngTech 23 Conference at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis.

ADF People

Kicking goals in engineering

08/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 877 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Force Academy, C-17A Globemaster III, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

Flight Lieutenant Shiva Tejwani has been named the Engineering and Technical Function Professional Engineer of the Year and received a

Leading Aircraftman Seth Bamblett, from 36 Squadron, explains the mechanical components of a C-17A Globemaster engine to AYAF students.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Moments that inspire future aviators

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 971 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

When a group of students were hosted at RAAF Base Amberley as part of the Australian Youth Aerospace Forum (AYAF),

Marine technicians Able Seaman Liam Duncan (left) and Leading Seaman Aaron Dabinet work on one of HMAS Anzac’s capstans control panels during a scheduled maintenance period in Sembwang, Singapore. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarryd Capper.

News Overseas Royal Australian Navy

HMAS Anzac’s Singapore pitstop

14/07/202319/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1298 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, HMAS Anzac, No. 816 Squadron (RAN), Royal Navy, Singapore

There was more than meets the eye to a scheduled maintenance period for HMAS Anzac alongside at the Sembawang Naval

RAAF personnel from 23 Squadron prepare to refuel a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft as part of Exercise Toxic Gauntlet at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Ready for any environmental threat

07/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1040 Views 0 Comments Air Mobility Group, C-17A Globemaster III, CBRN, Combat Support Group, No. 23 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Combat Support Group (CSG) personnel prepared for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRND) operations during Exercise Toxic Gauntlet at

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