Image Gallery 2009
14 July 2009
Aussie C-17A on the job in Afghanistan
Amberley-based C-17 Heavy Air Lift aircraft have achieved another major capability milestone in their short Air Force careers with the successful delivery of vital stores and equipment to Australian troops based in southern Afghanistan this week.
The C-17, which only started flying with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in December 2006, delivered its first load to Australian Army personnel serving with the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force- Two (MRTF-2) based at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan Province, southern Afghanistan.
| 20090710adf0000000_001 An Australian C-17 Globemaster touches down in Tarin Kowt for the first time to resupply soldiers deployed with the Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force-Two (MRTF-2). (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090710adf0000000_002 Members of the Air Lift Team (ALT) stationed in Tarin Kowt in southern Afghanistan, unload cargo from the first Australian C-17 Globemaster to land in Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090710adf8083167_003 Australian Defence Force personnel travelling onboard an Australian C-17 Globemaster during its first mission into Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090710adf8083167_023 The impressive cargo space inside an Australian C-17 Globemaster during its first mission into Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090710adf8083167_070 Warrant Officer Loadmaster John Maddigan at his station during the first Australian C-17 Globemaster flight into Afghanistan. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090710adf8083167_074 The flight crew of the first Australian C-17 Globemaster to fly into Afghanistan return to a base in the Middle East after a successful mission. From L to R, Flying Officer Steven Hall, Warrant Officer John Maddigan, Flight Lieutenant Dean Bolton, TG633.2 Air Component Commander Group Captain Gary Martin, Warrant Officer Mick Wilson, Flight Lieutenant Brent Taylor and Flight Lieutenant Lukasz Wijacha. (Date taken: 10 July 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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