10/11/2016: Operations Render Safe 16 has come to a fitting end in the Solomon Islands following a reconnaissance mission to the Western Provinces that will pave the way for the future destruction of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW). An enduring annual Australian-led mission, this year the operation destroyed over 10 tonnes…
10/09/2016: Next year the UK will lead NATO’s spearhead force, the VJTF, designed to react to a crisis in days. Meet some of the British soldiers who will form part of the task force and find out what it means to them. SENNELAGER, GERMANY:09.23.2016 Courtesy Video:Natochannel What remains is to properly…
10/08/2016: Royal Australian Navy clearance divers hauled in over 3.5 tons of WWII munitions from the ocean in the Solomon Islands in a single morning during Operation Render Safe in September. The Australian Clearance Diving Team One found 82 United States 155mm high explosive projectiles off Guadalcanal just 50 meters from…
10/07/2016: "After the Cold War, we forgot them. We forgot about the men and women that defend our nation, 24/7, with nuclear weapons by their side. And yes, we are fully aware that should these weapons ever be used, the final page of history is in their hands. This video…
10/06/2016: Vice Adm. James G. Foggo III and the P-8 Poseidon crew discuss the plane's capabilities. FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD, UNITED STATES 09.19.2016 Video by Daniel Zaborows For our report on the P-8/Triton dyad, see the following: http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-arrival-of-a-maritime-domain-awareness-strike-capability-the-impact-of-the-p-8triton-dyad/
10/04/2016: As James Gigliotti, now the F-35C Navy Program Manager at Lockheed Martin and previously commander of the Aircraft Carrier USS Harry Truman, put it: "One has to understand that distributed operations have always been crucial to carrier operations. In what we used to call “chain saw”, F-14s would operate at…
10/03/2016: Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75 and its Task Groups participate in Exercise Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing on real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace. CTF-75…
10/01/2016: Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron Two (CRS-2) conduct operational testing with Coastal Riverine Group 1, Det Guam Mark VI Patrol Boats during Valiant Shield 2016 in Santa Rita, Guam, Sep. 17, 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing…
