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03/26/2015: MV-22 Ospreys with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa participate in a Spanish disaster relief exercised called Gamma Daimiel in Daimiel, Spain, March 11, 2015.
U.S. Marines transported Unidad Militar de Emergencias personnel to various landing zones during the large-scale training exercise.
03/25/2015: Time lapse of forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transiting through Sasebo Harbor. Bonhomme Richard is seen underway conducting operations in the U.S. 7th fleet area of responsibility.
03/25/2015: The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a high-endurance icebreaker, returns to their homeport of Coast Guard Base Seattle from a 101-day Antarctic deployment, March 10, 2015.
The crew deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, a multi-agency operation managed by the National Science Foundation.
03/25/2015: Pilots assigned to the 31st Fighter squadron take-off for Estonia March 20, 2015, from Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Approximately 280 airmen and 14 Vipers from Team Aviano will work alongside their Estonian partners.
The focus is to maintain joint readiness while enhancing interoperability with a NATO ally, particularly the F-16 Fighting Falcon’s Forward Air Controller (Airborne) mission.
The giant aircraft carrier and her escort, the destroyer Winston S Churchill, arrived on Sunday for five days on the first stop of a worldwide deployment.
The visit forms part of an ongoing partnership between the US and UK on carrier operations in the run-up to the Royal Navy’s two new 65,000-tonne ships – HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales – entering service. Among the 5,226 crew on board the carrier are six Royal Navy aircraft handlers who are honing their skills ahead of serving on board HMS Queen Elizabeth which is due to arrive in Portsmouth in 2017.
Another crew member is on board the support ship Winston S Churchill, 27 year-old Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Lynsey Sewell is the ship’s navigating officer. The position is always filled by a UK navigator to honour the ship’s British connection. Senior officers on board both ships will call on senior Royal Navy officers during the visit to discuss recent global operations and get an update on the UK’s carrier program.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, said:
(March 22, 2015) Commanding Officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Capt. Daniel Grieco, left, receives a token of appreciation from the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon aboard Theodore Roosevelt March 22, 2015. Theodore Roosevelt, homeported in Norfok, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Hopkins II/Released)
The USS Theodore Roosevelt’s visit shows yet again that UK/US relations are as close as ever. Ten days ago, I was the first of his counterparts to meet incoming Defence Secretary Ash Carter.
Having the Roosevelt in Portsmouth today is yet another example of the world’s broadest, deepest and most enduring defence relationship at work. I’m thrilled to be going aboard today to welcome the crew personally.
The Royal Navy’s First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, said:
It is excellent to see US Navy carrier steel in Portsmouth. And in barely two years we will see UK carrier steel here too. We warmly welcome the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group – a reflection of the close partnership between our nations and navies, and the value of credible seapower in support of our shared national interests.
Across the spectrum – from Type 45 destroyers providing area air defence for US carriers launching air strikes against ISIL, to generous US support as we regenerate our own carrier strike capability – our common bond has never been richer. USS Theodore Roosevelt will anchor off Stokes Bay near Gosport on Sunday at 17:00 and the USS Winston S Churchill arrives at Portsmouth Naval Base at approximately 13:30. Both leave Portsmouth on March 27.
03/23/2015: NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 performs a touch-and-go landing under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 06, 2015.
The E-3A component, NATO’s first integrated, multinational flying unit is responsible for providing airborne surveillance, command, control and communication to NATO commanders around the globe.
03/21/2015: The Australian Defence Force (ADF) was tasked to support Australian Government assistance to the people of Vanuatu following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Pam.
HMAS Tobruk set sail to Vanuatu from the Port of Townsville in mid-march 2015, loaded with much needed supplies and ADF personnel, to help assist in the clean-up following the after math of Tropical Cyclone Pam.
HMAS Tobruk is deployed under Operation Pacific Assist 2015, a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operation aimed at assisting the Government of Vanuatu.
Credit: Australian Ministry of Defence:March 19, 2015
