CH-47F Chinook
22 February 2022
Army, Defence, Navy
Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance
No port access? No problem for ADF
The ADF has airlifted more than 40 tonnes of stores from Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, to a large populated island with no port access.
3 February 2022
Army, Defence
Disaster relief & humanitarian assistance
Reconnaissance flights survey Tonga
The Australian Defence Force has conducted air and sea reconnaissance flights in Tonga to gain a greater understanding of damage caused to the...
25 October 2021
Army
Hard work pays off for pilot
Lieutenant Jaime Spragge is a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pilot who earlier this year reached 500 flying hours.
23 September 2021
Air Force
'Crash' tests emergency response
This year’s Exercise Kangaroo Down tested the emergency response limits of RAAF Base Townsville to a simulated helicopter crash.
8 July 2021
Army, Defence
International engagement
New Chinooks boost heavy-lift capability
The ADF heavy-lift battlefield aviation capability has been boosted with the arrival of two new CH-47F Chinooks in Townsville yesterday.
