Guardians of the sky watch the sea

Flightline

A C-27J Spartan and its crew patrol the waters around the Solomon Islands to combat illegal maritime activities.

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A man looks out the window of an aircraft with binoculars.
RAAF FSGT Samuel Fedderson conducts maritime surveillance on a C-27J Spartan. Photo: SGT Samuel Miller
Two military men, one wearing a life vest, look at a screen while inside an aircraft.
RAAF loadmaster CPL Cameron Kunde (L) and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Police Constable Joseph Eresi analyse maritime surveillance imagery on a RAAF C-27J Spartan. Photo: LAC Thomas Clarke-Kelly
An aircraft on the tarmac, with its propellers spinning.
A RAAF C-27J Spartan takes off from Honiara Airport, Solomon Islands. Photo: LAC Thomas Clarke-Kelly
A man looks out the window of an aircraft.
John Raraisalo from the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources conducts maritime surveillance imagery on a C-27J Spartan. Photo: SGT Samuel Miller
A military member in high-vis signals to a moving aircraft on the tarmac.
A RAAF member marshals a C-27J Spartan from 35SQN at Honiara Airport, Solomon Islands. Photo: LEUT Tahlia Merigan
Two flags hung up inside an aircraft with a man visible in the cockpit.
Australian and Solomon Islands flags inside a RAAF C-27J Spartan at Honiara Airport, Solomon Islands. Photo: LAC Thomas Clarke-Kelly
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