U.S. Marines In the Baltics

11/05/2016
11/05/2016: U.S. Marines participate in force-on-force training during Exercise Silver Arrow 2016 at Adazi Military Base in Latvia, Oct. 27, 2016. Silver Arrow is a multinational annual exercise designed to expedite NATO’s response time during conflict and increase collective defense capabilities amongst nations. ADAZI, LATVIA 10/27/2016 U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe…

Maj. Gen. Paul McLachlan on Working with US Forces

11/03/2016
11/03/2016: Maj. Gen. Paul McLachlan, AM, CSC,Commander 1st Division/ Deployable Joint Force Headquarters, Australian Defence Force. The Army War Fighting Assessment provides the Army, joint force, and multinational partners a triple payoff of training, interoperability, and future force development. EL PASO, TX, UNITED STATES 10/27/2016 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

New Australian Army Grenade Laucher

11/01/2016
11/01/2016: Australian Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, put the new Mark 47 L40-2 lightweight automatic grenade launcher through its paces during a live-fire training activity at the Joint Proof and Experimental Establishment near Port Wakefield, South Australia, in September 2016. The live-fire training activity is part of the…

Exercise Chong Ju 

10/30/2016
10/30/2016: Exercise Chong Ju is an annual live-fire training exercise conducted at the Australian Army’s Combined Arms Training Centre at Puckapunyal training area in northern Victoria to showcase capabilities to Army’s next generation of combat leaders. Exercise Chong Ju 2016 included demonstrations from the M1A1 Abrams tank, ASLAV (Australian Light…

Clear Horizon 2016

10/30/2016
10/31/2016: Members participating in Clear Horizon (CH16) conduct Very Shallow Water (VSW) Mine Countermeasure operations in Chinhae, Korea from Oct. 16-20, 2016. CH16 is a live-action exercise which enhances cooperation and improves capabilities in mine countermeasures operations, with participating nations including Republic of Korea Navy, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand,…

Exercise Bersama Lima 2016 

10/30/2016
10/30/2016: Approximately 400 ADF personnel, from Navy, Army and Air Force, participated in Exercise Bersama Lima 2016 (Ex BL 16), a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) combined joint exercise being held in Malaysia, Singapore and the South China Sea over the period 04 – 21 October 2016. Ex BL16 incorporates integration training,…

Maritime Support to NATO Quick Reaction Support Forces

10/30/2016
10/31/2016: Ships, submarines and aircraft all take part in large-scale exercises off the west coast of Scotland, performing anti-submarine warfare, mine counter-measures, maritime security, live fire and close air support. AT SEA 10/20/2016 Natochannel According to a Royal Navy press release dated October 7, 2016: Scotland will host elements of a…