Cope North Rescue Training

04/05/2016
04/05/2016: First person POV footage of search and rescue personnel from U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducting an ocean rescue during exercise COPE NORTH 16.  CN16 enhances humanitarian assistance and disaster relief crisis response capabilities between six…

Australian Army Exercises for Joint Fires

04/01/2016
03/30/2016: Members of the 1st Brigade conducted a Joint Fires Day at Exercise Predators Gallop in the Cultana Training Area on Thursday, the 24th of March 2016. Featuring Australian Army M777 Howitzer guns from the 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, mortars, direct fire support weapons and small arms from the…

CH-53 Sea Stallion Helicopter Approaches the Flight Deck

04/01/2016
04/01/2016: A CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter, attached to Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 166 (Reinforced), approaches the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Credit: USS Boxer (LHD 4):2/19/16    

Marine AAVs Drift on Norwegian Ice Track

03/29/2016
03/29/2016: The Norwegian Telemark Battalion instructs U.S. Marine amphibious assault vehicle personnel from 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion on techniques of driving tracked vehicles in winter conditions on an ice track in Rena, Norway, Feb. 15.  In the weeks leading up to exercise Cold Response 16, at the end of the month,…

Practicing the TRAP Mission with the Osprey

03/25/2016
03/25/2016: Sgt. Eric M. Ekelund prepares an MV-22B Osprey to land the tactical recovery of aircraft and personal force during a Cobra Gold 16 demonstration at Utapao, Thailand February 15. During the scenario-based training the MV-22B Osprey unloads the TRAP force personnel so they can continue on foot to rescue the…

USNS Montford Point in Exercise Ssang Young 16

03/25/2016
03/25/2016: The USNS Montford Point, an expeditionary transfer dock, floats off the coast of South Korea, March 17, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16, a biennial combined amphibious exercise between the armed forces of the Republic of Korea, U.S., Australia and New Zealand. An expeditionary transfer dock allows equipment and personnel…

Aussies in Anarctica

03/23/2016
03/23/2016: A team of maintainers from 723 SQN have lent their support to the RAAF in recovering three AS350 Squirrel helicopters for the Australian Antarctic Division in Antarctica. Leading Seaman Jodie Khan, Petty Officer Mark Anderson and Leading Seaman Tim Graham were collected from HMAS Albatross in a RAAF C17 Globemaster,…