Exercise DUGONG 19

01/24/2020
Exercise DUGONG 19, the Royal Australia Navy’s primary Mine Warfare and Clearance training activity, was held in waters around Cockburn Sound coastal locations, Bindoon Training Area and the Western Australian Exercise Area from 7-25 November 2019. The mine countermeasures tactical training exercise brings key coalition forces together in a combined…

MV22 Fast Rope

01/20/2020
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, conduct fast roping drills with the assistance of MV-22B Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Nov. 26, 2019. The training was designed to produce readiness by building confidence, familiarize the Marines with air assets, and prepare them…

Pacific Reach

01/15/2020
The Australian Department of Defence is contributing to a whole-of-Government initiative to further deepen Australia’s engagement in the Pacific region. Since the announcement of the Pacific Step-up in November 2018, Defence has enhanced existing engagement across the region. Working with her partners, Australia is increasing Defence’s presence, conducting training and…

GPS 2

01/13/2020
The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 8:51 a.m. EST, Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite, known as “Vespucci,” in honor of Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer…