Eagle Resolve 2015: US and Kuwaiti Forces in Amphibious Training Exercises

03/30/2015
03/30/2015: U.S. and Kuwaiti forces rehearse an amphibious landing on Failaka Island, east of Kuwait City in the Arabian Gulf. Highlights include: Kuwaiti Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats, Kuwaiti AH-64D Apache “Longbow” and AS 332B “Super Puma” helicopters, U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicles from the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready…

Eagle Resolve Amphibious Exercise

03/30/2015
03/30/2015: Qatari and Kuwaiti helicopters fly over the Arabian Gulf as a U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion transports ground forces during a simulated amphibious assault on Failaka Island on March 25, 2015, during Exercise Eagle Resolve 2015. The exercise affords 29 partner nations the opportunity to address the regional…

HMAS Canberra Going Through Its Paces: Boarding Team Training

03/29/2015
03/29/2015: HMAS Canberra is the latest addition to the Royal Australian Navy and introduces amphibious capability to the force. According to the Royal Australian Navy, the Canberra is an important addition to the fleet. HMAS Canberra is the lead ship of the two ship Canberra class Amphibious Assault Ships otherwise known as…

Talon Reach Long Range Raids

03/29/2015
2015-03-29 We have written a number of articles highlighting the coming together of new infantry tactics, with aviation enablers and C2 innovations to deliver new capabilities to the Marines. This capability can be launched from the sea base or from a land base. As such the convergence of C2, ISR,…

Looking Back: USMC Ospreys and Harriers Aboard the HMS Illustrious

03/27/2015
03/25/2015: By Robbin Laird In 2007, the HMS Illustrious was the first non-US ship on which an Osprey was to land. I had the opportunity to be aboard one of those Ospreys and land on the ship and observe Marines working with the Royal Navy and operating their Harriers off of the…

Marines with SP-MAGTF Participate in Spanish Relief Exercise

03/26/2015
03/26/2015: MV-22 Ospreys with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa participate in a Spanish disaster relief exercised called Gamma Daimiel in Daimiel, Spain, March 11, 2015. U.S. Marines transported Unidad Militar de Emergencias personnel to various landing zones during the large-scale training exercise. Credit:U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and…

RAAF C-17s Deliver Blackhawks in Support of Vanuatu Relief Effort

03/26/2015
03/26/2015:In this video from the Australian Ministry of Defence, RAAF personnel describe the process of lifting Blackhawks to the Island of Vanuatu. And  Blackhawk operators describe their contribution as well. Credit Video: Australian Ministry of Defence: March 23, 2015.