Tag: RAAF Base Amberley
Middle East duty for Maddie Dillon
LONG WAY FROM SUNSHINE COAST HOME FOR KC-30A CREW ATTENDANT
Corporal Maddie Dillon has flown far and wide since joining the RAAF as a Crew...
IGGS checks out air base
Indigenous students from Ipswich Girls Grammar School enjoyed their first taste of aviation life in a recent visit to squadrons at RAAF Base Amberley.
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Defence spending $1billion at Amberley
As Australia’s largest Defence Force Base, with more than 8,000 people coming through the main gate to work each day, RAAF Base Amberley epitomises...
Combat support for Air Power
A major Defence support capability has its headquarters at RAAF Amberley. Combat Support Group provides flying squadrons with world class air base support critical...
Billion dollar expansion at Amberley Air Base
Work is now well underway on infrastructure projects at the air base to accommodate and provide services for the rapid expansion of air power...
Aviation Centre open to the public
While access to the air base is restricted to personnel who work there, aviation enthusiasts can get their dose of military aviation history at...
More Australian Army units call Amberley home base
Already home to the 9th Force Support Battalion the Australian Army presence at RAAF Base Amberley is set to increase, with plans to relocate...
Airlift and air refueling
Through 2017, RAAF Amberley will ramp up to become the major airlift base in Australia, with the C-17 ‘Globemaster III’ and KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker...
70 years for No 23 Squadron
One of the longest serving squadrons at RAAF Amberley is No 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron. While now a non-flying base operations and training...
Welcome to our Defence Families
The greater Ipswich community extends a warm welcome to new Defence personnel and their families transferred to RAAF Base Amberley, and encourages them to...
Last Flight of No 6 Squadron Super Hornets
Six F/A-18F Super Hornets and their crews from one of the Air Force’s top fighter squadrons have made their final flight together, as the...
‘Heron’ squadron excels in Afghanistan
For almost five years the Heron remotely piloted aircraft flew in the skies over Afghanistan collecting intelligence that potentially saved lives on the ground,...
