Pacific Reach

01/15/2020
The Australian Department of Defence is contributing to a whole-of-Government initiative to further deepen Australia’s engagement in the Pacific region. Since the announcement of the Pacific Step-up in November 2018, Defence has enhanced existing engagement across the region. Working with her partners, Australia is increasing Defence’s presence, conducting training and…

Immediate Response Force Deploys to Iraq

01/14/2020
Following up the insertion of a USMC SP-MAGTF Crisis Response Force to the US embassy in Iraq, U.S. Air Force Airmen load equipment assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft bound for the U.S. Central Command area of operations from Fort Bragg,…

GPS 2

01/13/2020
The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 8:51 a.m. EST, Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite, known as “Vespucci,” in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer…

B2 Bomber

01/08/2020
The B-2 Spirit is a multi-role bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represents a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 brings massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously…

Bomber Task Force Europe 20-1

01/06/2020
This video serves as a Bomber Task Force Europe wrap-up video production, which captures the efforts and successes of the deployed Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to RAF Fairford, England, in 2019. BTF Europe brought four B-52H Stratofortress bombers, 2nd Bomb Wing Airmen and necessary support equipment to…