David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Defence) Share this | Hansard source

Defence resources assigned to this operation involved some 280 Defence personnel, as well as two RAAF C17 Globemaster aircraft, with planning and support staff operating from the Eindhoven air base in the Netherlands. A third C17 Globemaster and an Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft flew logistic flights to and from Eindhoven; however, they were not force-assigned as such. Defence planning and liaison staff also worked with their Dutch and Malaysian partners in The Hague. Defence liaison, communication and support staff supported the international mission in Ukraine. A seven-person strategic aeromedical evacuation team and a seven-person surgical team were integrated with Dutch forces. Defence also pre-positioned personnel in Europe with our Dutch partners in the Netherlands to ensure that we were postured for a range of contingencies on the ground in Ukraine.