Exercise Cope North 19  

03/04/2019
Exercise COPE NORTH 19 (CN19) is a Commander Pacific Air Forces sponsored multilateral field training exercise involving the United States Air Force (USAF), Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).  CN19 involves large force employment Air Combat Exercise with Dissimilar Air Combat Tactics and a…

RAAF C-27J in Aussie Disaster Relief

02/14/2019
On 9th February 2019, No. 35 Squadron from RAAF Base Amberley was called in to start supporting the North Queensland flood relief effort from Mount Isa.  Two Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan aircraft and crew worked with the Australian Army's 9th Force Support Battalion to deliver urgent aircraft fuel…

ADF in Exercise Croix du Sud 2018

06/19/2018
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have joined the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia to practice Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS18), 14-25 May.  The exercise is held every two years and with eleven participating nations, it is the largest…

RAAF C-27Js in Exercise Croix du Sud

06/18/2018
A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan is in New Caledonia training for disaster relief as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS 18), 14-25 May. Ex CDS 18 is based around a hypothetical tsunami scenario requiring aid and troops to be transported as part of a multinational…

The Royal Australian Navy in Exercise Croix du Sud

06/15/2018
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have joined the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia to practice Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS18), 14-25 May.  The exercise is held every two years and with eleven participating nations, it is the largest…

Exercise Croix du Sud

06/07/2018
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have joined the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia to practise Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS18), 14-25 May.  The exercise is held every two years and with eleven participating nations, it is the largest…

C-27J Spartan’s Flies in Exercise Southern Katipo

10/31/2017
10/31/2017: The RAAF’s No. 35 Squadron has achieved a significant milestone this month, having deployed a C-27J Spartan Battlefield Air Lifter to participate in a major international exercise for the first time since the aircraft was brought into service by the Australian Defence Force. The Spartan is in New Zealand…

C-27J Spartan in the RAAF

12/22/2015
12/22/2015: Instructors from the RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training (RAAFSALT) have taken students through the first C-27J Spartan Air Movements Course at RAAF Base Richmond. The course is intended to provide students with the necessary training to conduct ground loading related functions of the C-27J. In RAAF service,…