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Aussie C-130s Support Force Insertion

Posted on September 23, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
09/23/2015
Aussie C-130s Support Force Insertion during Exercise Northern Shield.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Air Force, Army, Australia, Australian Defence Force, C-130 Hercules, Exercise Northern Shield, Exmouth

Aviation Support to Ready Combat Team in Exercise Northern Shield

Posted on September 23, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
09/23/2015
Exercise Northern Shield involves over 1000 troops from the Army and Air Force.
Posted in Con Ops, HOME, Video | Tagged Air Force, Army, Brisbane, C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster, Exercise Northern Shield, Exmouth, Hawk 127 jets, KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft, RAAF Learmonth, Ready Combat Team, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, Western Australia

The RAAF’s Air Combat Group: Middle East Operations and the Way Ahead

Posted on September 23, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
09/23/2015
The head of the Air Combat Group discusses recent RAAF experience in the Middle East as well as the way ahead for the fighter force.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

First Australian-Indian Bilateral Naval Exercise

Posted on September 23, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
09/23/2015
The Australians and Indians have held their first joint naval exercise.
Posted in Strategy, What's New | Tagged AP-3C, Arunta, AUSINDEX15, Australia, Australian-Indian Bilateral Naval Exercise, inaugural bilateral maritime exercise, india, Prashanth Parameswaran, Ranvijayi, Royal Australian Air Force, Shakti, Sheean, Shivalik, Sirius, Visakhapatnam

The RAAF’s Air Combat Group in Transition

Posted on September 23, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
09/23/2015
Group Captain Robert Denney, Chief of Staff, for the Air Combat Group, discusses the RAAF's air combat transition.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Shaping a Kurdish Opportunity: Broadening the Aperture of Close Air Support Against Isis Forces

Posted on September 22, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2015
Working with the Kurds to establish an airbase for CAS now and transitioning to a Super Tucano force for the future provides strategic options.
Posted in Strategy, What's New

F-22s Come to Middle East Operations: The ACC Commander Looks at the Way Ahead

Posted on September 22, 2015 | by Robbin Laird
09/22/2015
In this interview with General "Hawk" Carlisle, the reality of fifth generation warfare shaping the way ahead is the focus of attention.
Posted in Con Ops, The Integrated Distributed Combat Force, What's New

Osprey as Combat Connector: Landing on JMSFD Hyuga during Dawn Blitz 2015

Posted on September 21, 2015 | by Caroline Teames
09/21/2015
Osprey as Combat Connector: Landing on JMSFD Hyuga during Dawn Blitz 2015
Posted in Con Ops, Video, What's New | Tagged 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade, combat connector, Daniel H. Fillion, David Coffman, Dawn Blitz 2015, Expeditionary Strike Group, Japan, JMSFD Hyuga, MV-22, Osprey, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy
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