07/09/2016: The Australian Defence Force is deploying three ships, three aircraft and more than 1650 personnel to take part in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 off the coast of Hawaii and California. The multinational activity held from 30 June to 4 August 2016 is the world’s largest maritime exercise…
07/08/2016: Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 re-designated to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, June 30. < Credit: 3rd MAW:6/30/16
07/08/2016: CV-22 Ospreys with the 20th Special Operations Squadron trail behind an MC-130 Commando II during the Air Commando Capabilities Demonstration at the Air Commandos on the High Plains. The 2016 Cannon AFB Airshow is an opportunity to celebrate the long-standing relationship between the 27th Special Operations Wing and the High…
07/08/2016: The Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) is staging open days at its Melbourne laboratory for industry and academia to showcase innovative technologies being developed to give the Australian Defence Force a capability edge. The Partnerships Week event (6 to 10 June) is part of DST's outreach campaign for closer…
07/07/2016: Task Group 659.1, including HMA Ships Canberra, Warramunga, Ballarat and HMNZS Te Kaha arrive in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii for the commencement of the world’s largest maritime warfare exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. The Australian Defence Force is deploying three ships, three aircraft and more than 1,650 personnel to…
07/06/2016: The ordering, assembling, and loading munitions is a full time job at Australia’s main air operating base in the Middle East region. The assembly and loading of weapons is undertaken by Armament Technicians using the necessary ground support equipment. This activity is usually conducted at night to avoid the high…
07/05/2016: Bulk Fuel Specialist Marines and Marine aviation crew chiefs with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th MEU fuel aircraft at a Forward Armament and Refueling Point (FARP) aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 11, 2016. The mission of a FARP is to provide fuel and ordnance necessary…
07/02/2016: Documentation of the first F-35A trans-Atlantic aerial refuel on the way to the United Kingdom. Credit: Air Combat Command:7/1/16
