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GLOBAL REACH A RAAF C-17 lands at Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, in August. (POPH Dave Connolly/Dept of Defence)
RAAF C-17s in the Middle East
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The RAAF’s new fleet of C-17 transports is rapidly gaining a new level of maturity after commencing regular runs to the Middle East earlier this year in support of Australian and coalitions forces based there.
The missions have in many areas replaced previously chartered Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-124s or the occasional front or backload on USAF C-17s and C-5s in the ADF’s outsize cargo requirement, and have brought a new level of flexibility and capability to Australian forces, particularly those working in Afghanistan.
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