2nd Division Centenary Parade

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/27/2015

07/26/2015: The Australian Army’s 2nd Division marked its centenary with a national parade at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Friday, 24 July 2015.

More than 300 soldiers travelled across Australia to take part in the parade, which displayed the colours, guidons and banners of 2nd Division brigades and direct command units.

The parade was reviewed by His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, Governor-General of Australia, and was attended by Lieutenant General Angus Campbell, Chief of Army, and Major General Stephen Porter, Commander of 2nd Division.

2nd Division was first raised in Egypt on 26 July 1915 and deployed to Gallipoli later that year.

It went on to become the first Australian Army division to join the battle on the Western Front in 1916. Today, 2nd Division commands all the Army Reserve brigades across Australia.

Credit: Australian MoD:July 27, 2015

KC-130J Training for SP-MAGTF

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/25/2015

07/25/2015: A KC-130J with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa conducts a training flight from Morόn Air Base, Spain, May 7, 2015. 

Pilots with SPMAGTF-CR-AF performed a series of maneuvers to remain proficient in different flying techniques.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa:5/7/15

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/23/2015

07/23/2015: An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, assigned to “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 46, prepares for take off from USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) May 1, 2015.

Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is seen conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.

Credit:Navy Media Content Services:5/1/15

 

Night Vision Fuel Transport

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/20/2015

07/20/2015: Members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, along with Air Force Raven support, conduct aerial operations onboard a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 6, 2015.

Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:5/6/15

 

 

Nellis AFB hosts Red Flag 15-3 July 13-31, 2015

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/18/2015

07/18/2015: 4/22/2015 – NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.

Southern Nevada residents may notice increased military aircraft activity as the Air Force conducts Red Flag 15-3 from July 13-31.

Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air, space and cyber forces of the United States and its allies.

The exercise is hosted north of Las Vegas on the Nevada Test and Training Range — the U.S. Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 15,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. With 1,900 possible targets, realistic threat systems and an opposing enemy force that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world, Nellis AFB and the NTTR are the home of a simulated battlefield, providing combat air forces with the ability to train to fight together in a peacetime environment, and to survive and win together.

The 414th Combat Training Squadron is responsible for executing Red Flag. The exercise is one out of a series of advanced training programs administered at Nellis AFB and on the NTTR by organizations assigned to the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. More than 115 aircraft are scheduled to depart Nellis twice a day and aircraft may remain in the air for up to five hours. Flying times are scheduled to accommodate other flying missions at Nellis AFB and provide Red Flag participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide variety of combat missions.

The exercise will include U.S. forces and aircraft from:

 – 53rd Wing, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, F-15Cs, Nellis AFB, Nev.

– 159th Fighter Wing, 122nd Fighter Squadron, F-15Cs, New Orleans, La.

– 325th Fighter Wing, 95th Fighter Squadron, F-22As, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

– 20th Fighter Wing, 55th Fighter Squadron, F-16CMs, Shaw AFB, S.C.

– 55th Wing, 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron, EC-130Hs, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

– 52nd Fighter Wing, 480th Fighter Squadron, F-16CMs, Spangdahlem AB, Germany

– 5th Bomber Wing, 69th Bomber Squadron, B-52H, Minot AFB, N.D.

– 366th Fighter Wing, 389th Fighter Squadron, F-15Es, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

– 366th Fighter Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, F-15Es, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

– 552nd Air Combat Wing, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, E-3A, Tinker AFB, Okla.

– 22nd Air Refueling Wing, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, KC-135, McConnell AFB, Kan.

– 55th Wing, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, RC-135V/Ws, Offutt AFB, Neb.

– 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-16C, Nellis AFB, Nev.

– 57th Wing, 64th Aggressors, F-15C, Nellis AFB, Nev.

– 116th Air Control Wing, 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, E-8s, Robins AFB, Ga.

– 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, F/A-18s, Marine Corps      Air Station Beaufort, S.C.

-2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, EA-6Bs, Marine   Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C.

– Commander, Electronic Attack Wing, Electronic Attack Squadron 138, EA- 18Gs, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.

http://www.nellis.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123445925

 The photos show some of the aircraft involved in the exercise.

Credit:99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs:7/13/15

  • In the first photo, an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., flies during a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015.
  • In the second photo, an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, flies during a Red Flag 15-3 sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015.
  • In the third photo, two maintainers from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., watch an F/A-18C Hornet taxi during Red Flag 15-03 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015
  • In the fourth photo, an EA-18G Growler taxis down the flightline during Red Flag 15-03 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015.
  • In the final photo, members of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., walk off the flightline after performing an end-of-runway check on three F-16 Fighting Falcons during Red Flag 15-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 13, 2015.

 

 

C-17 Fuel Transport

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/17/2015

07/17/2015:Members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, along with Air Force Raven support, conduct aerial operations onboard a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 6, 2015.

Credit: U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs:5/6/15

 

Aerial View of Amphibious Landing

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
07/16/2015

07/16/2015: U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious assault rehearsal on Dundee Beach during exercise Talisman Sabre July 8, 2015.

Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable opportunity to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase the U.S. and Australia’s ability to plan and execute contingency response from combat missions to humanitarian efforts.

Credit: III Marine Expeditionary Force Combat Camera: 7/8/15

 

KC-30A in Talisman Sabre 2015

Posted on | by Caroline Teames

07/16/2015: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, refuels a variety of U.S. and Australian F/A-18 fighter’s during a training exercise that is part of Talisman Sabre 2015, 13 July 2015.

Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian Defence Forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts.

Credit:19th Public Affairs Detachment:7/12/15

With the Aussies, Singapore and South Korea all buying the Airbus tankers, the Airbus tanker fleet will become a key lynchpin for extended air operations in the region.