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…

U.S. Marines Share Tactics with Foreign Militaries

10/01/2015
10/01/2015: U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) teach vehicle checkpoint security and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) during a military-to-military training exercise at Davis Air field, N.C., July 23, 2015. The training was designed to increase the Marines proficiency in working with foreign…

Visiting 29 Squadron: Typhoons on Display

09/26/2015
2015-09-26 “In June 2005 the Squadron officially moved to its home base at RAF Coningsby and by July it was teaching new pilots for 17(R) Squadron on a formal course. Bucking the trend of recent squadron disbandments, 29(R) Squadron officially ‘stood up’ for operational service on 4 November 2005. This…

U.S. Marines Fly Night Strikes in Southwest Asia

09/26/2015
09/26/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, prepare and launch F/A-18s for night strike missions in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2015. The pilots of VMFA-232 fly a combination of kinetic strike missions, close air support and reconnaissance sorties supporting USSCENTCOM…

U.S. Marines Launch for F/A-18 strikes in Southwest Asia

09/24/2015
09/24/2015: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force—Crisis Response—Central Command, prepare and launch F/A-18s for strike missions in Southwest Asia, June 30 – July 8, 2015. The pilots of VMFA-232 fly a combination of kinetic strike missions, close air support and reconnaissance sorties…

Aviation Support to Ready Combat Team in Exercise Northern Shield

09/23/2015
09/23/2015: Brisbane based soldiers from the Ready Combat Team have been bolstered by significant aviation support during Exercise Northern Shield. Hawk 127 jets and Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) have been providing notional combat and close air support against a simulated enemy threat in Exmouth, Western Australia. During one exercise…