Winter Training in Norway

03/20/2017
03/20/2017: According to an article published March 12, 2017 by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, a UK Royal Marines and a US Marine comment on winter training in Norway. Allies: Training in Norway is challenging but educational The British Corporal Michael Owen from Royal Marines and Captain Mark Edgar from the…

Joint Viking 2017

03/20/2017
03/20/2017: Joint Viking is a Norwegian national exercise, where the main goals are to practice crisis management and the defense of Norway. According to an article published by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence which announced the exercise for March 2017: The exercise also aims to increase the Norwegian Armed Forces ability…

Australian and Indonesian Ministers of Defense Meet After Restoration of Full Defense Cooperation

03/20/2017
03/20/2017: Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, met with Indonesia’s Minister for Defence Ryamizard Ryacudu on March 17, 2017 in Sydney for the annual Indonesia-Australia Defence Ministers’ meeting. [maxgallery id="95433"] Minister Payne said Australia and Indonesia have a long-standing and productive bilateral defence relationship that supports our mutual interests…

The USCG Commandant Highlights the Challenges for 2017

03/19/2017
03/19/2017: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft will delivers the 2017 State of the Coast Guard Address March 16, 2017, at the National Press Club. This annual speech affords the commandant a venue to recognize Service accomplishments, reinforce his strategic intent and provide direction for the coming year. Video by Telfair…

Ocean Explorer 2017 Concludes

03/19/2017
03/19/2017: Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 17 (OE 17) is a major Fleet training activity led by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and jointly-enabled by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and other nations’ forces. The maritime exercise is one of the largest iterations of the exercise held in the West Australian Exercise…

F-35 Pacific Symposium

03/18/2017
03/18/2017: In this Pacific Update, leaders gathered at Joint Base Pearl harbor-Hickam for the F-35B Lightning II Symposium with an interview of Brig. Gen. Craig Wills, Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Video by Staff Sgt. Mariko Frazee: 3/17/2017 American Forces Network…

U2 Reconnaissance Platform in War Against ISIS

03/16/2017
03/16/2017: U.S. Airmen from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron prepare, launch and recover two U.S. Air Force U-2S Dragon Lady reconnaissance planes in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb 14, 2017. The U-2 provides high altitude, all-weather surveillance and…