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No. 17 Squadron

Military Working Dog Handlers from RAAF Base Tindal, Corporal Jesse Beard (Left) with his dog Xon and Corporal Natasha Blackman with her dog Onix at the Australian International Airshow 2025. Story by Flight Lieutenant Sharon Sebastian. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Campbell Latch.
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Dogs truly are a handler’s best friend

27/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1261 Views 0 Comments Australian International Airshow, Military Working Dogs, No. 17 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Military working dog, Onix, and handler are stealing the spotlight at their first Australian International Airshow with a crowd pleasing

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RAAF aviation refueller, Leading Aircraftman Stephen Gannon (L) instructs US Marine Corps refuellers on the operation of Australian refuelling trucks at RAAF Base Williamtown, NSW. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
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Refuelling international partnerships

07/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1282 Views 0 Comments No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 26 Squadron, RAAF Williamtown, USMC

Driver training officers from 96 Wing have welcomed United States Marine Corps (USMC) refuellers to RAAF Base Williamtown with essential

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17 Squadron firefighters assisted NTFRS where a freight train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in the town of Katherine, NT. Photo: Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Campbell.
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Tindal firies help at train crash

04/07/202306/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1981 Views 0 Comments No. 17 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Firefighters from 17 Squadron in RAAF Base Tindal assisted the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) in responding to

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Air Force assists residents from the Kalkarindji area being evacuated during major flooding in the Northern Territory. Story by Flight Lieutenant Rob Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Ashley Gillett.
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RAAF’s quick response to NT floods

22/03/202322/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2639 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, C-27J Spartan, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, No. 17 Squadron, No. 35 Squadron, No. 37 Squadron, Operation Flood Assist 2023-1, RAAF Tindal

As persistent rain blanketed the Top End towards the end of February and into March it became inevitable that several

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Leading Aircraftwoman Toni Rutherford, a firefighter from 17 Squadron, on the rear deck of a fire truck near Katherine. Story by Flight Lieutenant Joshua Fuad. Photo by Flight Sergeant Mark Egan.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Tindal fire section assist in Katherine bushfire

23/11/202224/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1297 Views 0 Comments Bushfires, No. 17 Squadron, RAAF Tindal

Responding to a request for assistance from Bushfires Northern Territory (BFNT), 17 Squadron Fire Section helped extinguish a fire that

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Aircraft A21-02 flown by Group Captain Jason Easthope, Chief of Staff, Air Combat Group taxis through a farewell water canon at RAAF Base Williamtown. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Corporal Craig Barrett.
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Combat support unit reflects fondly on Hornets

03/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1935 Views 0 Comments F/A-18A/B Hornets, No. 17 Squadron

Approximately 300kms south of Darwin near the township of Katherine is RAAF Base Tindal, a remote air base. The base

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