RAAF in Operation Okra: The Role of Air Task Group Armament Technicians

10/10/2015
10/10/2015: Air Task Group Armament Technicians build precision guidance munitions for Australian F/A-18A Hornets to conduct close air support operations in Iraq as part of the international coalition formed to disrupt and degrade the Da’esh threat. Australia’s Air Task Group (ATG) as part of Operation OKRA comprises six RAAF F/A-18A…

Indonesia 2015 Amphibious Assault

10/07/2015
Sailors and Marines work alongside their Indonesian counterparts during the amphibious assault landing held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia. In its 21st year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations…

Two 21st Century Air Systems Work Together: KC-30As Refuel F-35As

10/04/2015
2015-10-03 Recently, a KC-30A refueled a KC-30A with the new boom system. On 13 August 2015 two KC-30 aircraft from RAAF Amberley conducted a Air to Air refueling training sortie. The Australian Air Force KC-30 aircraft is carrying out an air to air refueling operation using the Airbus Defence and…

Norwegian Engineers Contribute to Baltic Defense

10/04/2015
10/04/2015: Engineers from the Norwegian Army assist the 500th Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade in constructing breaching training walls and a military vehicle road to enhance the capabilities of their Estonian Allies near Tapa, Estonia. The US Army is participating as well. Credit:7th Mobile Public Affairs…

First Flight of Italian-built F-35

10/03/2015
10/03/2015: On Sept. 7, the first F-35A assembled outside the US, made its very first flight from Cameri airbase. The aircraft, designated AL-1, is the first of eight aircraft currently being assembled at the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility at Cameri, in northwestern Italy. During the flight, that lasted about…

The Italian Air Force and Baltic Air Patrolling

10/03/2015
10/03/2015: Italy was the lead nation for the NATO Air Policing Mission for the first part of 2015, reinforced by Poland. According to a Lithuanian Ministry of Defense press release on December 30, 2014: The incoming detachment of Italian Air force will participate in the 37th NATO Air Policing mission and…

2D LAAD Red Flag

10/03/2015
10/03/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to 2d Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Bravo Battery, establish a simulated defensive position in support of Red Flag at Tonopah Test Range, Nev., July 23, 2015. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat exercise to train U.S., NATO, and other allied countries for air combat…