Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Prepares for Operations

09/06/2017
09/06/2017: The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), the final work-up phase and certification event prior to deployment scheduled later this year. Over the course of a month, the TRCSG sailed upwards of 7,500 nautical miles, launched over 1,700 fixed wing aircraft, conducted nine replenishments-at-sea,…

USAF Assumes Lead in NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission

09/05/2017
09/05/2017: ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania The United States Air Force assumed control of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission from the Polish air force during a hand-over, take-over ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, Aug. 30, 2017. SIAULIAI, LITHUANIA 08.30.2017 Video by Senior Airman Elizabeth Taranto 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

THAAD on Guam

09/04/2017
09/04/2017: Guam is safe with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System ready to protect American citizens here. AFN's Staff Sgt. Mariko Frazee reports from Andersen Air Force Base with more about the THAAD System on Guam... Video by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Magee:08.25.2017 Defense Media Activity - Guam

Japanese and US PAC-3 Joint Training

09/04/2017
09/04/2017: The Japan Air Self Defense Force trained with the Patriot Advanced Capability three on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to improve their skills in an unfamiliar environment. Marine Cpl. Emily Kirk went to flight line to see how the JASDF will handle a missile threat. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 09.01.2017 Video…

Australian Naval Shipbuilding Plan: Osborne South Surface Warship Facilities

09/04/2017
09/04/2017: The Australian Government has unveiled the design and turned the first sod for the new surface shipbuilding yard in Osborne, South Australia. This is the latest in a series of significant announcements supporting the delivery of a continuous naval shipbuilding program in Australia. The unveiling of the design for this…

HC-130J Gets Escorted by F-22’s

08/25/2017
08/25/2017: Members of the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, traveled to South Carolina to take possession of a new HC-130J "Combat King II" aircraft from Lockheed Martin. Once over Alaska airspace, two F-22 Raptors from the U.S. Air Force's 3rd Wing escorted the new HC-130J and its passengers to its…

The G/ATOR Radar for the USMC

08/23/2017
08/23/2017: Marines assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2 test the capabilities of the new AN/TPS-80 aviation radar system during a field exercise at Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic, August 1, 2017. There are only two AN/TPS-80 [G/ATOR] radar systems actively used within the United States Marine Corps today. The new…

First Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyer Arrives at Fleet Base East 

08/21/2017
08/21/2017: The Royal Australian Navy’s newest ship, the air warfare destroyer (AWD) NUSHIP Hobart, arrived in her home port of Sydney for the first time prior to her commissioning in September. The future HMAS Hobart is the first of three Hobart Class destroyers. In 2017, Hobart successfully completed builder and acceptance…