Secretary Pompeo holds a joint press availability with Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Australian Minister of Defense Marisa Payne, in Palo Alto, California. PALO ALTO, CA, UNITED STATES 07.24.2018 U.S. Department of State According to an article published on the Australian Department of Defence…
The Coastal Riverine Squadron 10, Task Group 68.6 mission is to provide 360-degree security, anti-terrorism and force protection for significant high value assets that enter and exit the port of Djibouti DJIBOUTI 06.21.2018 Video by Senior Airman Megan Coin Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Combat Camera
In this slide show SOF teams are seen performing insertion and extraction system training. [maxgallery id="118598"] WAHIAWA, HI, UNITED STATES 06.27.2018 Photo by Chief Petty Officer Cynthia De Leon Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet
The French Air Force is participating in the 2018 Pitch Black exercise. Rafales have participated before, but as these photos highlight, they arrived in Australia supported by the Aussie version of the A330MRTT, the KC-30A. The French Air Force will soon operate its own A330MRTTs in support of their air…
The evolving relationship between the Aussie forces and the USMC-US Navy team has been enhanced by the coming of Australian amphibious capabilities. In this video the HMAS Adelaide is seen working with the USN-USMC team in the latest RIMPAC Exercise. Exercise Rim of the Pacific 18 (RIMPAC 18) is a…
Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three week multi-national large force employment exercise conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal. Exercise Pitch Black 2018 will be held from 27 July to 17 August 2018. Exercises such as Pitch Black are pivotal to ensuring Air Force remains ready to…
Ships enter Pearl Harbor June 26, 2018 in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. In order, the four ships are: French Navy frigate FS Prairial (F731), Royal Australian Navy multi-product replenishment oiler HMAS Success (OR 304), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter shipMaritime Self-Defense Force (DDH 182), and…
Iraqi Security Forces fire at known ISIS locations near the Iraqi-Syrian border using an M198 and M109A6 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers, June 15, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition partners provided fire support to assist the Syrian Democratic Forces as they continue Operation Roundup, the military offensive to accelerate the defeat…
