Aussies in Anarctica

03/23/2016
03/23/2016: A team of maintainers from 723 SQN have lent their support to the RAAF in recovering three AS350 Squirrel helicopters for the Australian Antarctic Division in Antarctica. Leading Seaman Jodie Khan, Petty Officer Mark Anderson and Leading Seaman Tim Graham were collected from HMAS Albatross in a RAAF C17 Globemaster,…

Flying in Impossible Conditions: Rescue Effected!

10/19/2011
10/19/2011 by Ed Timperlake We’ve written in these pages before about the rigors and risks of operating in the Arctic. https://www.sldinfo.com/perspective-from-moscow-the-international-arctic-forum-moscow/ https://www.sldinfo.com/operating-in-the-arctic-resourcing-for-the-21st-century/ https://www.sldinfo.com/the-uscg-in-the-pacific/ https://www.sldinfo.com/ending-reluctance/ [caption id="attachment_25213" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A ski equipped LC-130 Hercules finishes final preparation before leaving New York and make the 11.000 mile journey to Antarctica in support…