Since 2006, the 36th Squadron of the Australian Air Force has operated eight C-17s. The association is based on the Queensland-based Amberly base and, like numerous other associations, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Australian Air Force in 2021. The first zero of the anniversary logo on the tail unit contains the kangaroo as a heraldic animal, while the second zero is flown through by the silhouette of a C-17.

This die-cast metal airplane model comes in 1/500 scale with landing gear no stand. Model is approximately 4 ¼ inches long with 4 1/8 inch wingspan.