MV-22 Trans Pacific Flight to Australia

05/09/2017
05/09/2017: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE, Darwin – Four MV-22 Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Marine Rotational Force Darwin 17.2, land in Australia, April 28, 2017. This was the first trans-Pacific flight for the Osprey in history. (Marine Corps video by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos) DARWIN, NT, AUSTRALIA:05.04.2017 Marine Rotational…

First Deployment of F-35s to Bulgaria

05/08/2017
05/08/2017: Major Luke Harris – F-35A pilot from the 34th Fighter Squadron, US Air Force. “What makes the F-35 great is the stealth capability, the ability to get to the target undetected by ground and air threats. “And also the fusion, the sensors. So me as a pilot pulls in all…

Testing Amphibious Robotic Vehicles

05/05/2017
05/05/2017: MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 21, 2017) A Multi-Utility Tactical Transport is tested on Red Beach on board Camp Pendleton, Calif. during the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017. ANTX is conference to harness competition among defense firms and government agencies to advance United States Marine Corps amphibious operations…

Gallipoli Dawn Service 

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: The ADF supports Gallipoli commemorative services with catafalque and flag parties to provide the ceremonial honours. The responsibility for ceremonies on the Gallipoli Peninsula rests with Australia's Federation Guard, who provided a ceremonial contingent for Anzac Day services. Australian Department of Defence: 4/25/17  

USAF C-130 Fire Training

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: A C-130 with the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, follows a U.S. Forest Service lead plane in the mountains east of Boise, Idaho as part of the a5nual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training and certification, April 21, 2017. More than 400 personnel of four C-130 Guard and…

Operation Highroad Dawn Service 

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: According to a piece published on the Australian Ministry of Defence website: "On Anzac Day, Australians remember not only the original Anzacs who died on 25 April 1915, but every one of our Australian service men and women who have served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.…