Royal Australian Navy Sea Trials Aboard HMAS Adelaide for the Seahawk

05/16/2020
HMAS Adelaide, Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Trials Unit (AMAFTU) and 816 Squadron conducted First Of Class Flight Trials for the MH-60 ‘Romeo’ helicopter off the coast of Queensland. The trials determine the safe operating limits of the 'Romeo' helicopters on the Landing Helicopter Dock in a range of sea states…

F-35 to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

05/12/2020
U.S. Air Force Col. David Skalicky, the 354th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. James Christensen, the 356th Fighter Squadron commander, land, taxi, and park the 354th Fighter Wing’s first assigned F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 21, 2020. Eielson’s F-35As will join a…

Live Fire Exercise at Sea: 31st MEU

05/11/2020
Marines assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a live fire exercise aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and…

Operation Solania

05/08/2020
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…