Operation Solania is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to regional security in partnership with the Pacific Island nations. It also supports Operations Kuru Kuru, Island Chief, Tui Moana and Rai Balang, which are coordinated maritime surveillance and patrol operations run by the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), to detect and…
Growler aircraft assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, takes off during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2020. The Growler is a derivative of the F/A-18 Hornet, the US Navy’s maritime strike aircraft. Its mission is mainly…
For the first time ever, Team Yokota conducted a C-130J assault landing on the Foxtrot taxiway March 26. This training is conducted to guarantee that the airfield team is ready to perform skilled landings on short, narrow, crowded and even unmarked strips of land. JAPAN 03.26.2020 Video by Yasuo Osakabe…
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 16, 2020) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 lands aboard USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck. The arrestment marked the first time an E-2D had landed aboard Ford. Ford is currently conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing to further test…
In a further milestone for the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program, the two halves of the first of class ship, Arafura, built by Luerssen Australia and its partner ASC have been brought together and welded to form a complete hull. In what was the largest block move in the history…
PHILIPPINE SEA (Mar. 29, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) conducts operations in the Philippine Sea. Barry is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Video by Ensign…
U.S. Army paratroopers got the chance to learn and operate the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s newest acquisition, the Instant Eye in Pocek, Slovenia, March 04, 2020. The Instant Eye is a quad-copter (drone) with multiple options for reconnaissance, quick employment and movement that makes this Small Unmanned Aerial System very versatile.…
Airmen from the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit work on a B-52 Stratofortress at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Red Flag 20-2, March 16, 2020. In addition to giving aircrew an opportunity to experience advanced and realistic combat situations in a controlled environment, this exercise also gives maintenance units a…
