KC-30A Operations During Tailsman Sabre 2017

04/15/2018
KC-30 Multi Role Tanker Transport Operations during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017.  Now in its seventh iteration, the Talisman Saber series of exercises is the principal Australian and US military training activity focused on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity "high end" war fighting in the air, land and maritime domains. …

HMAS Toowoomba Working Naval Cooperation in the APR

04/12/2018
HMAS Toowoomba departed Fleet Base East for a three month deployment to South East Asia. The helicopter frigate will participate in exercises with foreign navies and regional engagement including Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Credit Photos: Australian Department of Defence March 25, 2018

B-52 in Australia to Work With RAAF

04/12/2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bombers arrive at RAAF Base Darwin to train with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC). [maxgallery id="115581"] Enhanced Air Cooperation builds on a broad range of combined air exercises and training activities undertaken between the US and Australia, which…

Arctic Edge 2018

04/09/2018
Soldiers operating at Clear Air Station and Fort Greely, Alaska, conducted two force protection exercises designed to enhance the military’s ability to operate tactically in extreme cold weather conditions as part of Alaskan Command’s Arctic Edge exercise, March 12-23, 2018. EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, UNITED STATES 04.03.2018 Video by Senior…

Avengers and the F-35B

04/09/2018
F-35B Lighting IIs assigned to the "Avengers" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 participate in a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise and Maj. Chris Brandt, F-35B pilot assigned to VMFA 211, conducts an interview on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Pacific…

Marines, the F-35B and CENTCOM

04/08/2018
Lance Cpl. Taryn Escott, Marine Corps Forces Central Command AFB MACDILL, Fla. -- The F-35B Lightning II aircraft arrived at U.S. Central Command on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 4, 2018. The purpose of the two-day visit was to inform CENTCOM senior leadership on the capabilities and limitations of…

THAAD Soldiers Train on Guam

04/07/2018
Soldiers from Task Force Talon, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command hone their Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or (THAAD) skills during a pallet de-configuration and reconfiguration training exercise on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 26, 2017.  The training allows the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command…