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No. 36 Squadron

36 Squadron loadmasters Corporal Shaun Harding, left, and Flight Sergeant Rick Haslewood launch essential supplies from a C-17A Globemaster over Casey Station, Antarctica. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath. Photo by Corporal Kylie Gibson.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Air Force 

Great Southern supply airdrop

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2995 Views 1 Comment Australian Antarctic Division, C-17A Globemaster III, Casey Station, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Southern Discovery

Eagerly awaiting personnel at Casey Station, Antarctica, got excited when they saw two containers falling from a C-17A Globemaster III

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Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief stores ready to be loaded on to a No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster bound for Fiji from RAAF Base Amberley.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Essential supplies delivered to Fiji

06/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1667 Views 0 Comments Blackrock, C-17A Globemaster III, Fiji, No. 36 Squadron

The Australian Defence Force has worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to deliver almost 100 pallets of

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Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Ben Russell, left, speaks with US Air Force Technical Sergeant Eric Wiershcem at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Story by Staff Sergeant John Linzmeier and Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Staff Sergeant Alan Ricker (USAF).
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Working together improves aerial dexterity

17/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1854 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Global Dexterity, No. 36 Squadron, US Air Force

Exercise Global Dexterity in Hawaii allowed C-17A Globemaster III crews from Australia and the United States to work as a

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Group Captain Iain Carty, CSM, and United States Air Force aviator Airman First Class Alejandro Duarte (right) from 22nd Airlift Squadron cut the cake during 80th anniversary of the formation of 22nd Airlift Squadron celebrations at RAAF Base Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Tanya Carter. Photo by Leading Aircraftwomen Emma Schwenke.
History News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

USAF 22nd Airlift Squadron celebrates birthday at RAAF Base Amberley

20/04/202225/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2801 Views 0 Comments No. 33 Squadron, No. 36 Squadron, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, US Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) 22nd Airlift Squadron commemorated the 80th anniversary of its establishment in Australia by flying

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The New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s newly acquired Bell 412 helicopter is unloaded from a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III at RAAF Base Richmond. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal Dan Pinhorn.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Third Bell’s the charm

03/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2410 Views 0 Comments Bell 412, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 22 Squadron, No. 36 Squadron, NSWRFS, RAAF Richmond

A third Bell 412 helicopter for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has arrived courtesy of Air

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Pallets of humanitarian assistance and engineering equipment bound for Tonga, are loaded onto a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III, at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
New Zealand News Pacific Royal Australian Air Force Videos 

Relief flights arrive in Tonga

25/01/202219/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2348 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, NZDF, Operation Tonga Assist 2022

A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III has delivered urgently needed relief to Tonga following a volcanic eruption and

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An Air Force C-17A Globemaster III from No. 36 Squadron delivers a drill rig to to Wilkins Aerodrome in Antarctica as part of Operation Southern Discovery. Story by Eamon Hamilton.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Special delivery crucial to climate research

10/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2097 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Division, C-17A Globemaster III, No. 36 Squadron, Operation Southern Discovery

An early Christmas present has been delivered to Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) scientists by an Air Force C-17A Globemaster III.

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No. 36 Squadron aviators pull a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during the tug-o-war challenge at RAAF Base Amberley. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force 

Pulling together for a good cause

03/12/202103/12/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2758 Views 1 Comment Amberley, Beyond Blue, No. 35 Squadron, No. 36 Squadron

In support of mental health, No. 36 Squadron has hosted RAAF Base Amberley’s biggest fundraiser of the year with a

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A RAAF pilot with No. 36 Squadron in the cockpit of a C-17A Globemaster during Exercise Global Dexterity 21. The helmet and oxygen mask are worn when performing airdrops. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Flight Lieutenant Matt Huber.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Marathon mission demonstrates Global Dexterity

23/11/202124/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2061 Views 0 Comments No. 36 Squadron, United States Force Posture Initiative in Australia

C-17A Globemaster III crews flew a marathon mission with the United States Air Force across the western Pacific for Exercise

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Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans Videos 

Skydiving from a C-17A Globemaster

03/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5996 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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