F-35B Lighting II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 launch from the flight deck of amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 25, 2022 05.25.2022 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Burghart USS Tripoli (LHA 7)

Finnish troops teamed up with Estonia’s Scouts Battalion for Exercise Siil 22, a national defence exercise that tests the readiness of Estonian forces Synopsis Finnish troops are working side by side with the Estonian Army for Exercise Siil 22, a semi-annual exercise designed to test the readiness of the Estonian…

As Gotland is vital to securing the Baltic Sea, Swedish troops practise rapidly reinforcing the island during BALTOPS 22, a US-led maritime exercise. The Swedish island of Gotland hosted defence drills as part of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22, an annual United States-led maritime exercise. Situated roughly 100 kilometres off the…

The annual Air Force Drone Racing Tournament, this year hosted at RAAF Base Amberley from June 16th-19th, invited all racers within the ADF to test their skills and compete to qualify for a spot in the Australian Drone Nationals. Civilian Drone operators from around Brisbane were invited to watch and…

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Horton, an unmanned aircraft systems operator and the Stalker team assigned to Task Force 61/2, assembles a satellite during Exercise Hedgehog 22 near Saaremaa, Estonia, May 19, 2022. Task Force 61/2 is participating in the Estonian-led exercise Siil 22 (Hedgehog 22 in English). Siil 22…

CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (May 9, 2022) Sailors assigned to the Lewis B. Puller expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) went on a five month deployment. Hershel “Woody” Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S.,…

U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268, Aviation Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, and U.S. Navy Corpsmen with the Enroute Care Team, Logistics Combat Element, MRF-D 22, perform a long-range casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) as a part of exercise Southern Jackaroo 22, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia,…

U.S. Marines with 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion attached to Task Group 61/2.4, conduct a movement to a helicopter pickup zone to relocate radar sensor to another site on Saaremaa, Estonia, May 22, 2022. Task Group 61/2.4 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance (RXR)…