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…

Exploring HMAS AE1

04/07/2018
His Majesty’s Australian Submarine AE1 was launched in the yard of Vickers Ltd at Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 May 1913.  She commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 February 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant, RN.  She was the first of two E Class submarines built for the fledgling Royal Australian…

Australian QRA Support for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

04/05/2018
Aircrew from No. 1 Squadron, will be providing a quick reaction force as part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) support to the Queensland Government for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft will be on alert to respond to any incursion of the airspace for the…

B-52s Arrive in Australia for EAC

04/05/2018
United States 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. Enhanced Air Cooperation builds on a broad range of combined air exercises and training activities undertaken between the US and Australia, which regularly involve…

Juniper Cobra 18: Patriot Missile Training

04/05/2018
Air Defenders from Crew Two, Delta Battery, 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command Spc. Julian Avina, launcher operator, Sgt. Joseph Rivera, section chief, Spc. Troy Devin, forklift operator, Sgt. Carl Miller, squad leader and Spc. Devin Hyman, a Patriot crew member, conducted a…

WTI 2-18: Flight Phase Begins

04/05/2018
Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18's flight phase began at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, April 2.  WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine…

3rd Squadron Marks Changeover to F-35

04/04/2018
On 8 December 2017 ten F/A-18A/B Hornets, flown by No 3 Squadron pilots, form up in the shape of a number 3 to mark the final large formation of the classic jet under the No 3 Squadron color.  [maxgallery id="115507"] No 3 Squadron are set to change over to the…