No. 65 Squadron is a non-flying unit of the
Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF). Raised in 2015, it comprises the RAAF's airfield engineering and
explosive ordnance disposal
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capabilities.
History
No. 65 Squadron was established on 1 July 2015 at
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located southwest of Ipswich, Queensland in Australia and southwest of Brisbane CBD. It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron (operating the F/A-18F Super Hornet), N ...
by combining the Airfield Engineering Flight of
No. 383 Squadron and
No. 1 Security Forces Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Flight. Upon formation, the squadron also comprised a small headquarters and a logistics element.
The squadron's role is to provide the RAAF's airfield repair and recovery capability. At the time the unit was raised, its headquarters was located at RAAF Base Amberley and flights were located at
RAAF Base Townsville
RAAF Base Townsville (formerly RAAF Base Garbutt) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base located in , west of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It is the headquarters for No. 1 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets and, along with L ...
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RAAF Base Richmond
RAAF Base Richmond is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located within the City of Hawkesbury, approximately North-West of the Sydney Central Business District in New South Wales, Australia. Situated between the towns of W ...
and
Defence Establishment Orchard Hills.
No. 65 Squadron's title was selected to reflect its composition. The '6' represents
No. 6 Bomb Disposal Squadron, which was the final RAAF EOD unit raised during
World War II
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. The '5' represents
No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron which was raised during World War II and disbanded in 1974.
As of 2017, No. 65 Squadron formed part of
No. 95 Wing within the RAAF's
Combat Support Group.
References
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