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C-17A Globemaster

Australian Federal Police Specialist Response Group members and an official from Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade board a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster at Canberra Airport to assist in the international search and rescue effort for children missing in a cave complex in Thailand. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.
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ADF and AFP lend hand in successful Thai cave search

03/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3678 Views 0 Comments Australian Federal Police, C-17A Globemaster, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Tham Luang Nang Non cave

A soccer team of 12 boys aged between 11 and 16, along with their 25-year-old coach, who went missing in

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Skydiving from a C-17A Globemaster

03/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5969 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster, No. 36 Squadron, No. 86 Wing

An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III will support Legacy on Saturday with a mission to deliver 200 skydivers to Toogoolawah

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A RAAF C-17A airdrops supplies at Davis research station in Antarctica. Photo by Barry Becker, Australian Antarctic Division.
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C-17 non-stop paradrop in Antarctica

25/09/201707/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6849 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport

A mid-air plane refuel extended Australia’s ability to reach its Antarctic stations and enabled a pre-season airdrop of supplies to

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies low over the Story Bridge during the lead up to Riverfire 2013. File photo by Corporal Glen McCarthy.
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EA-18G Growler to debut at Riverfire

19/09/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7339 Views 0 Comments 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, C-17A Globemaster, EA-18G Growler, MRH90, Riverfire, Roulettes

The Australian Defence Force today announced it will once again support Brisbane Festival’s Sunsuper Riverfire on Saturday 30 September –

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Four C17s in low-level formation off Queensland

14/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4791 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster, Exercise Talisman Sabre 17, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Up to four United States Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemasters will fly in a trail formation off the Queensland coast

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