A contingent of Australian advisors is embedded within Train Advise Assist Command – Air (TAAC-Air) at Forward Operating Base Oqab in Kabul, Afghanistan. The mission of TAAC-Air is to support Afghan Air Force counterparts to develop a professional, capable and sustainable Air Force. The ADF members of TAAC-Air work alongside…
Australia is a key member of the F-35 global enterprise and as the arrival of the first squadron approaches, the country is building the appropriate infrastructure at Williamtown and Tyndall Airbases and shaping the support structure in country. According to an article in the Australian Defence Magazine published on August…
In a Ministry of Defence article published on August 24, 2018. the engagement of the RAF in NATO's extended defense was highlighted in terms of its involvement in Enhanced Air Policing while based in Romania. Launching from the Romanian Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, the RAF Typhoons responded yesterday (August 23)…
The Finnish Air Force will participate for the first time in a Red Flag exercise held by the United States Air Force in Alaska from 4 to 19 October 2018. Finland will deploy six F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters to the exercise. The Finnish detachment consisting of around 70 personnel at…
In a story by USNI News’s Megan Eckstein published on August 27, 2018, the operation of F-35s onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln was highlighted. ABOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, IN THE ATLANTIC The Navy’s F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has been incorporated into a carrier air wing’s cyclic flight operations…
U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) Mark 7 Marine Mammal System bottlenose dolphin completing a mine hunting mission, using sonar to locate exercise sea mines in Southern California during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 11. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel…
Video of Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) being resupplied at sea from Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, July 14. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, and about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June…
U.S. Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Australian Clearance Diving Team Four jump from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during helocast training as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 24, 2108. RIMPAC provides…
