They were Flight Lieutenant David Whyte and Pilot Officer Stephen Maunder, the first two Air Force pilots to undertake their conversion course at RAAF Base Amberley.
Until now, all Australian C-17A pilots have been initially trained on the aircraft in the US.
It is anticipated that employing newly constructed training facilities at RAAF Base Amberley will produce significant financial and workforce savings compared to sending personnel overseas.
The introduction of C-17 training in Australia has been delivered through a strong Defence and industry partnership.
The Aircrew Training System for the C-17A at Amberley includes Boeing instructors, and a full-motion cockpit and separate loadmaster station simulator.
Pilots converting to the C-17A require 350 hours of training provided by Boeing instructors, which includes 120 simulated flight hours.
The trainee pilots then complete the operational conversion by conducting a series of five flights in a real C-17A under the supervision of Air Force Qualified Flying Instructors.
Australia is the only country outside of the US with its own local-based C-17A pilot training facilities.
All other Globemaster-operating air forces conduct their C-17A pilot training through the US Air Force.
The RAAF's four C-17As were delivered to No. 36 Squadron between 2006 and 2008, and have greatly increased the air mobility available to the Australian Defence Force, in particular support to deployed forces.