05/04/2015: Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster aircraft arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief stores and repatriate Australian nationals as part of OP Nepal Assist, on 30 April 2015. The relief stores consisted of hygiene kits, tarpaulins, blankets and water purification tablets. Both aircraft…
05/04/2015: Gen. Nakatani, the Japanese Defense Minister, arrives outside the Pentagon and boards an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), Arlington, Virginia, April 29, 2015. The flight was part of several events promoting a strong working relationship between Japan and the United States Marine Corps. Credit: Headquarters…
In the video below, released on April 10. 2015, the Netherlands armed forces highlight their contributions to Dutch defense and security, both nationally and internationally. Credit: Dutch MoD
2015-05-02 Late in the evening of April 29, 2015, an Air Force transport KC-767 aircraft took off from Pratica di Mare directed to Nepal, carrying a medical, technical and operational task force sent by the Italian Government to provide humanitarian aid to the Nepalese people in the aftermath of the…
2015-05-02 In a story published on the French Ministry of Defense website on April 30, 2015, the initiation of French aid to Nepal was described. A French Air Force A340 was the initial means to deliver French aid to Nepal. [maxgallery id="77263"] The initial shipment was of 17 tons of…
05/01/2015: A CH-47D Chinook and a CH-47F Chinook perform a flyby over the California National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Stockton, California, on Feb. 9. The flyby was part of a ceremony unveiling the Cal Guard's new, high-tech CH-47F Chinooks which are replacing the state's aging CH-47D fleet. This…
05/01/2015: Joint Warrior is a UK tri-Service multinational exercise that involves numerous warships, aircraft, marines and troops. Joint Warrior provides a complex environment in which UK, NATO and allied units can go through training together in tactics and skills for use in a combined joint task force. The exercise runs…
04/30/2015: In this phase of Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, a simulated air attack against Spanish warship Mendez Nuñez off the coast of Scotland is highlighted. This is one tactical exercise among many within Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, which ran from April 11-24 off the coast of Scotland. NATO’s three standing naval forces…
