United States Defence Force arrives in Brisbane en masse

On Thursday I heard from a really good friend that there were going to be a huge mass of defence force aircraft arriving in Brisbane that afternoon.

Aircraft like 

United States Air Force

2 x Boeing C 17A Globemaster's

2 x Gulfstream C-37A's

1 x Gulfstream C-37B's

1 x Boeing 747-E4B

Royal Australian Air Force

1 x Lockheed Martin C130J

1 x Boeing 737 BBJ

1 x Dassault Falcon 7X

So of course, I went out to the airport to catch these aircraft. Seeing the Boeing 747 E4 was the draw card, and it didn't disappoint.

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 
DASSAULT FALCON 7X A56-001 (MSN 283)

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 
LOCKHEED MARTIN C-130J A97-449 (MSN 5449)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
GULFSTREAM C-37A 01-0028 (MSN 620)

UNITED STATES ARMY
GULFSTREAM C-37A 97-1944 (MSN 566)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
BOEING C-17A GLOBEMASTER III 07-7183 (MSN P-183)

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 
BOEING 737-7DT A36-001 (MSN 30829)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
GULFSTREAM C-37B 20-1941 (MSN 5613)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
BOEING 747-E4B 73-1676 (MSN 20682)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 
BOEING C-17A GLOBEMASTER III 08-8196 (MSN P-196)

U.S Defense Minister Lloyd Austin and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are here in Brisbane for the AUSMIN meeting with Mr Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Saturday.

AUSMIN stands for 'Australia-United States Ministerial' Consultations

It is the first time Australia has hosted the annual discussions since 2019 – mainly because COVID disrupted international travel and the usual rotation pattern between the US and Australia.
The talks come as US and Australian forces participate in the massive Talisman Sabre war games in northern Australia, which this year have drawn in more than 30,000 military personnel from 13 different countries.