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No. 382 Squadron

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 1919 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

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Combat Support Group aviators assisting role players during a decontamination scenario during Exercise Toxic Gauntlet. Story by Flying Officer Greg Hinks. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Training to survive toxic shocks

07/12/202207/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1370 Views 0 Comments Combat Support Group, No. 382 Squadron, RAAF Amberley

RAAF’s Combat Support Group aviators took training to the airfield in November, to continue development of their chemical, biological, radiological

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Aircraftsman Sam Schmidt, left, guides a forklift operator while unloading a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at Honiara International Airport, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.
ADF People 

Happy to help in time of need

01/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1547 Views 0 Comments No. 382 Squadron, Solomon Islands unrest

It was only weeks into his first posting at No. 382 Squadron that Aircraftman Sam Schmidt found himself deploying to

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