U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Company B, 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, participate in a ground attack exercise during U.S. Northern Command’s Exercise Arctic Edge 20 at Ft. Greely, AK, Feb. 26, 2020. The U.S. military has the ability to rapidly deploy and operate in the Arctic and the U.S. Northern…
U.S. Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, load a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) onto a U.S. Air Force LC-130H assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing during U.S. Northern Command’s Exercise Arctic Edge. Arctic Edge 2020 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command & U.S. Northern Command…
U.S. Air Force Col. David Skalicky, the 354th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. James Christensen, the 356th Fighter Squadron commander, land, taxi, and park the 354th Fighter Wing’s first assigned F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. Eielson’s F-35As will join a…
In a further milestone for the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program, the two halves of the first of class ship, Arafura, built by Luerssen Australia and its partner ASC have been brought together and welded to form a complete hull. In what was the largest block move in the history…
Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a live fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, as well as their components and regions, are conducting their core missions. (U.S. Air Force Video by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Grimes). 04.29.2020 Video by Tech. Sgt. Tommy Grimes U.S. Northern Command
Operation Solania is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to regional security in partnership with the Pacific Island nations. It also supports Operations Kuru Kuru, Island Chief, Tui Moana and Rai Balang, which are coordinated maritime surveillance and patrol operations run by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), to detect and…
Growler aircraft assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, takes off during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2020. The Growler is a derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet, the US Navy’s maritime strike aircraft. Its mission is mainly…