A strategic airlift to keep the peace

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In September, the ADF transported a contingent of People’s Army of Vietnam personnel and equipment in a RAAF C-17A Globemaster to Juba and back to support the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

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A group of military members sit at a long table for a meeting.
ADF and People’s Army of Vietnam personnel discuss requirements for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan 2026. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
Two military people look over a document in a temporary tent structure.
LACW Dana Jones and SGT Nicholas Dixon work on loading plan. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
A military woman oversees a man moving a small lifting vehicle.
ADF personnel prepare cargo ahead of the Vietnam People’s Army deployment. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
Five men push a huge package of supplies onto a plane.
RAAF aviators help load cargo onto a C-17A Globemaster at Hanoi International Airport, Vietnam before a strategic airlift. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
A military person takes a photo of two military woman smiling and standing close.
Australian Defence Attache to Vietnam COL Alana Burkitt with Vietnam People’s Army peacekeepers before their departure. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
A group of military personnel stand in front of an aircraft with flags, while waving to a crowd.
Vietnam People’s Army personnel farewell media before boarding a RAAF C-17A Globemaster III for their deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
A large group of military personnel wave up from the cabin of an aircraft.
People’s Army of Vietnam United Nations peacekeepers prepare to take off from Hanoi International Airport after boarding a RAAF C-17A Globemaster. Photo: CPL Luke Bellman
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