RAAF Base Amberley
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RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base that is located 8 km of Ipswich, Queensland and 50 km southwest of Brisbane, Queensland and currently home to No. 1 & No. 6 Squadron RAAF (operating the F-111's) and No. 38 Squadron RAAF (operating the DHC-4 Caribou) and also home to RAAF Amberley's largest squadron in terms of size: No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron, an Active Reserve Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Location
Amberley is the largest operational base in the Air Force employing approximately three thousand five hundred Service and civilian personnel. There are a variety of other formations on the base such as training colleges and maintenance areas. It is soon to become Australia's largest air force base.Climate
Amberley Air Force Base enjoys good weather almost all year round. There is generally a humid summer and a relatively dry, windy winter period. Amberley experiences thunderstorms during summer and fogs during winter. Showers and rain events can occur at any time of the year. Average temperatures range from Summer - 31 down to 20 degrees Celsius and Winter 21 down to 06 degrees Celsius.Units
| UNIT | FULL NAME | FEG | AIRCRAFT
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|---|---|---|---|
| 278SQN DET AMB | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Amberley | Air Combat Group |
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| HQ82WG | Headquarters No. 82 Wing | Air Combat Group |
|
| 1SQN | No. 1 Squadron | Air Combat Group | F-111
|
| 6SQN | No. 6 Squadron | Air Combat Group | F-111
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| 38SQN | No. 38 Squadron | Air Lift Group | DCH-4 Caribou
|
| 44WG DET AMB | No. 44 Wing Detachment Amberley | Surveillance and Response Group |
|
| HQCSG | Headquarters Combat Support Group | Combat Support Group |
|
| 382ECSS | No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | Combat Support Group |
|
| 383ECSS | No. 383 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | Combat Support Group |
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| 1ATS DET AMB | No. 1 Air Terminal Squadron Detachment Amberley | Combat Support Group |
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| HQAFDW | Headquarters Airfield Defence Wing | Combat Support Group |
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| 2AFDS | No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron | Combat Support Group |
|
| 3AFDS | No. 3 Airfield Defence Squadron | Combat Support Group |
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| HQHSW | Headquarters Health Services Wing | Combat Support Group |
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| 1ATHS | No. 1 Air Transportable Health Squadron | Combat Support Group |
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| CSU-AMB | Combat Support Unit - Amberley | Combat Support Group |
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| 23SQN | No. 23 Squadron | Combat Support Group |
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| RAAFSFS | RAAF Security and Fire School | Training Command |
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