Approximately 500 Soldiers of the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and attached units, Italian Armed Forces and Israeli Defense Forces conducted airborne insertion exercises of personnel and heavy equipment on Miroslawiec Airfield, Poland, June 8, 2018. The airborne operations were part of Exercise Swift Response 18 taking place in…
Outgoing Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC, handed command of the Australian Defence Force to General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC, at a parade in Canberra on 6 July 2018. The parade featured Australia’s Federation Guard, the Band of the Royal Military College – Duntroon, a…
Members of the Colorado Air National Guard, 140th Wing, board a C-17 Globemaster III as they forward deploy to Cerklje ob Air Base, Slovenia, with airlift support from the Heavy Airlift Wing operating out of Pápa Air Base, Hungary, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia June 3, 2018 in support of…
KAIRAI, LTHUANIA (June 4, 2018) U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Members of the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion conduct an amphibious assault during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 in Kairai, Lithuania, June 4. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in…
A Joint Task Group of four ships and more than 1,000 personnel from the Australian Defence Force are deployed on Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018, a series of key engagement activities with Australia’s regional neighbors. [maxgallery id="118209"] Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2018 is the second iteration of the exercise and part of ongoing efforts…
U.S. Marines with 2nd LAAD Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Air Wing lock on to aerial targets in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Site 50, Welton, Ariz., April 20. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration…
Exercise Hamel is a major Army exercise that is designed to evaluate the war fighting skills of a brigade. In 2018 the Brisbane-based 7th Brigade will be undergoing this evaluation. Major exercises such as Exercise Hamel allow commanders to ensure their formations and units are battle ready. These exercises are…
Undersecretary of State for Defence Angelo Tofalo recently participated in a workshop focused on "European Defence Initiatives: An Opportunity for the Italian Economy." According to a story published by the Italian Ministry of Defence on Jun e 26, 2018: The location of the event -organized by Assemblea Generale della Federazione aziende italiane per…
