The Afghan Trucking System Feeds the Grid

09/12/2014
09/12/2014: To operate ground forces in Afghanistan, a very large logistics structure has been put in place over time. Various forms of transport, ground, air and sea provide inputs.  The Afghan trucking system linked with external routes into Afghanistan is an important part of the grid. Credit Video: American Forces…

Steadfast Javelin II Canadian Air Assault

09/10/2014
09/10/2014: Night vision footage of Royal Canadian Regiment soldiers loading into U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters and conducting an air assault operation. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from 10 nations, and takes place across Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The exercise focuses on…

Steadfast Javelin II Exfiltration Operation: Inserting Canadian Forces into the Baltics

09/10/2014
09/10/2014: A C-130H Hercules aircrew from the 142nd Airlift Squadron, Delaware Air National Guard, transports U.S. and Royal Canadian Army paratroopers for an airfield seizure operation at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia as part of Steadfast Javelin II, September 5, 2014. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000…

NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission

09/09/2014
09/09/2014: Royal Air Force No 135 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) has formally handed over the role of supporting nation in the Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission to the Royal Canadian Air Force, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence says.  Credit:Natochannel:9/5/14 More from their news release: The handover ceremony marked the…

B-1 Bombers for Afghanistan

09/08/2014
09/08/2014: In this video, the B-1 bomber is seen taking off and landing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  The footage was taken at Al Udeid AB, Qatar. Credit:379th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/8/14 According to a piece by Kris Osborn on Defense Tech published earlier this year: After being built in…

NATO Wales Summit: Osprey Entrance and Special Ops

09/08/2014
09/08/2014: This video includes a speech from the NATO Summit on NATO Special Operations.  It begins with an Osprey landing key participants. It is not just Special Ops that is transformed by the Osprey, but the Marines as the only tiltorotar enabled assault force can be a game changer for…

AWACs Over Afghanistan III

09/05/2014
09/05/2014: Deployed Airmen from the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, 380th Air AWACS use the E-3 AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) to provide airborne surveillance, command, control and communication functions for aerial forces. This video highlights an aerial refueling of the E-3. Credit:380th Air Expeditionary Wing:7/7/14