2018 Security of Defense Supply Agreement Between Norway and the United States

05/18/2018
On April 12, 2018, the US Department of Defense and the Norwegian Ministry of Defence signed a new agreement on security of supply between the two countries. According to a story on the Department of Defense website: Mr. Eric Chewning, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial…

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Air Wing Exercises with French Navy

05/18/2018
The slideshow highlights French and US training aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).  The ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier air wing exercises with the French navy. [maxgallery id="117117"]  05.15.2018 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mora  USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77

The First Japan-Australia Defence Industry Forum

05/17/2018
On March 6th, the Japan-Australia Public-Private Defence Industry Forum was jointly held for the first time by the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) and the Department of Defence of Australia. In the forum, both goverments shared information with participating companies on systems and structures surrounding defense industries of their…

The Dutch Ministry of Defense Highlights its Role in the Netherlands

05/17/2018
The Dutch government has released a new White Paper on Defence. In this video, the Dutch MoD makes its case about the importance of a close relationship between society and the military in terms not dissimilar to developments in the Nordic countries as well. We are the Ministry of Defence.…

UAS as Part of 26th MEU

05/16/2018
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (April 3, 2018)  U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fly an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations, April 3, 2018.  The 26th MEU…

Disaster Response Exercise at Pacific Partnership 2018

05/15/2018
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018)  In this slideshow, the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 attached to Military Selafit Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1) exercises its capabilities in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief field train exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). [maxgallery id="116575"] PP18’s…

NORAD’s 60th

05/14/2018
The North American Aerospace Defense Command held a 60th Anniversary Ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base Colorado, May 12, 2018.  [maxgallery id="116897"] The ceremony and static display of various NORAD aircraft was the culmination of a three-day event, which included a media tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the…