Image Gallery 2010

25 March 2010
Aussie Hercs clock 20,000 operational hours

Air Force’s airborne workhorse, the C-130 Hercules, has just exceeded 20,000 flying hours supporting Australian and Coalition troops in the Middle East.

The significant milestone was reached during a mission to aero-medically evacuate Australian soldiers wounded in an Improvised Explosive Device strike late last week.

Pilot of the C-130J to break the mark, Flight Lieutenant Glen Foster said it was a major achievement for the detachment to reach 20,000 operational hours.

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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C130 Hercules lands on a dirt strip at a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Afghanistan to resupply the Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG).

(Date taken: 29 August 2005)
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An Australian Bushmaster provides protection for an Australian C-130J that delivers vital stores and equipment to the Reconstruction Task Force troops in Southern Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 11 September 2006)
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Coalition ground crews move supplies and personnel from an Australian C 130 Hercules during operations in the Middle East.

(Date taken: 04 November 2006)
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An Australian C130J-30 Hercules taxies around after landing in southern Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 06 November 2006)
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An Australian C130J-30 Hercules taxies in after making a slippery landing due to recent rains in southern Afghanistan. On board are the first load of troops from the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment who will make up the final part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 22 November 2006)
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Soldiers from the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment disembark an Australian C130J-30 Hercules on the ground in southern Afghanistan. The troops from the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment will make up the final part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 22 November 2006)
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Soldiers from the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment disembark an Australian C130J-30 Hercules on the ground in southern Afghanistan. The troops from the 5/7 Royal Australian Regiment will make up the final part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 22 November 2006)
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An Australian C-130J Hercules taxies in, carrying a load of troops from the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment who will make up the final part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 27 November 2006)
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Soldiers from the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment disembark an Australian C130J-30 Hercules on the ground in southern Afghanistan. The troops from the 5th/7th Royal Australian Regiment will make up the final part of the 1st Reconstruction Task Force in southern Afghanistan.

(Date taken: 27 November 2006)
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An Australian C130J-30 Hercules taxies in after making another successful landing in Tarin Kot southern Afghanistan. On board is a load of vital supplies for the 1st Reconstruction Task Force.

(Date taken: 01 December 2006)
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An Australian C-130J Hercules takes off from a dirt airstrip in southern Afghanistan after flying in with a load of supplies for the Australian 1st Reconstruction Task Force.

(Date taken: 01 December 2006)
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Aircraft Technician, Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Robert Mc Laren conducts a preflight servicing on an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at an airfield in the Middle East.

(Date taken: 03 December 2008)
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C-130 Hercules aircraft from Task Force 633.4 (TF633.4) stand on the flight line of an airfield in the Middle East.

(Date taken: 03 December 2008)
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Welcome! The last Royal Australian Air Force C-130J to complete re-basing, arrives in the new operating location with a traditional welcome - courtesy of the base fire fighters.

(Date taken: 05 November 2009)
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At rest. Unloading completed and final aircraft checks underway, the final Royal Australian Air Force C-130J to make the move, parked near a new purpose built facility for the Australian Forces in the Middle East.

(Date taken: 05 November 2009)
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