RAAF Base Amberley

RAAF Base Amberley (<a href="/facts/ICAO_airport_code/KAU1V4MX">ICAO</a>: YAMB) is a <a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Air_Force/kkCS5X4E">Royal Australian Air Force</a> (RAAF) <a href="/facts/Military_airbase/bDV5KnUR">military airbase</a> located 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of <a href="/facts/Ipswich,_Queensland/bB3m59Yr">Ipswich</a>, <a href="/facts/Queensland/lXBlIeY3">Queensland</a> in Australia and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of <a href="/facts/Brisbane_central_business_district/dtAUlVBs">Brisbane CBD</a>. It is the largest <a href="/facts/Military_airbase/bDV5KnUR">military airbase</a> in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>.
Amberley is one of two defence 'super bases' in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, with the other being <a href="/facts/RAAF_Base_Edinburgh/0oXNAQFF">RAAF Base Edinburgh</a>, and is home to over 5,000 uniformed and civilian personnel. The base is currently home to <a href="/facts/No._1_Squadron_RAAF/3cV9rD29">No. 1 Squadron</a> (operating the <a href="/facts/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet/TemtsKRp">F/A-18F Super Hornet</a>), <a href="/facts/No._6_Squadron_RAAF/CGW8WFSx">No. 6 Squadron</a> (operating the <a href="/facts/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler/egbpUwxL">EA-18G Growler</a>), <a href="/facts/No._33_Squadron_RAAF/I4qysaAr">No. 33 Squadron</a> (operating the <a href="/facts/Airbus_A330_MRTT/vUmTgslY">Airbus KC-30A</a>), <a href="/facts/No._35_Squadron_RAAF/KVRnfDCA">No. 35 Squadron</a> (operating the <a href="/facts/C-27J_Spartan/FNlnGVNf">C-27J Spartan</a>) and <a href="/facts/No._36_Squadron_RAAF/1hIhAyMx">No. 36 Squadron</a> (operating the Boeing <a href="/facts/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III/LurFFvap">C-17 Globemaster III</a>). Amberley is also home to Army units making up the <a href="/facts/9th_Force_Support_Battalion_(Australia)/lomHH5aM">9th Force Support Battalion</a> (9 FSB).
There are a variety of other formations on the base such as training colleges and maintenance areas. Amberley's largest squadron in terms of personnel is <a href="/facts/No._382_Expeditionary_Combat_Support_Squadron_RAAF/eph7Gg9F">No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF</a> (ECSS) providing both <a href="/facts/Garrison/7XAH5arE">garrison</a> and deployed <a href="/facts/Combat_support/xHrexRRs">combat support</a>. Amberley was one of only two airfields in Australia (the other being <a href="/facts/Darwin_International_Airport/dSCT71pK">Darwin International Airport</a>) that were listed as a <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle_abort_modes/AAwsIPm9">Transoceanic Abort</a> (TOA) landing site for the <a href="/facts/Space_Shuttle/7BoyetEv">Space Shuttle</a>. Amberley is currently undergoing a <a href="/facts/Australian_dollar/YkLFr4vV">A$</a>64 million dollar re-development program.

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RAAF Base Amberley