C-27J Spartan

Pilot Officer Isabella Filmer is reunited with her sister, Ashlee, at their home in Mallacoota.

Air Force Disaster relief

Return to fire-ravaged home evokes mixed feelings

Pilot Officer Isabella Filmer did not know what to expect when she recently returned to her hometown of Mallacoota to be reunited with her family.

No. 35 Squadron C-27J Spartan pilots work in arduous conditions as they help evacuees in Mallacoota. Photo: Flight Lieutenant Luke Georgeson

Air Force Disaster relief

Nightmare conditions no deterrent to mission

Our pilots have been flying through some of the most difficult weather imaginable to get the job done.

Two Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters with supplies for isolated areas in Victoria take off at RAAF Base East Sale. Photo: Corporal Nicole Dorrett

Defence Disaster relief

Busy hub keeps skies and hopes open

RAAF Base East Sale is proving to be a nerve centre for Victorian relief operations.

The C-27J Spartan fuselage trainer is removed from a semi-trailer after delivery to RAAF Base Amberley. Photo: Corporal Colin Dadd

Air Force

Wrapped to arrive at Amberley

Transporting No. 35 Squadron's C-27J Spartan fuselage trainer from the United States to RAAF Base Amberley has been a Herculean task.

Air Force

Air drops bring Christmas cheer

Airdrop missions will deliver Christmas cheer to remote communities in Australia and the West Pacific while providing Air Force crews with essential...

Royal Australian Air Force No. 35 Squadron and Australian Army 9th Force Support Battalion personnel load a C-27J Spartan aircraft before leaving RAAF Base Amberley for Richmond and Julia Creek in regional North Queensland.

Air Force Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance

Air Force provides urgent fuel stocks

The Royal Australian Air Force provided humanitarian aid and disaster relief to isolated regions of flood-affected Queensland.