Disaster Response Exercise at Pacific Partnership 2018

05/15/2018
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018)  In this slideshow, the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 attached to Military Selafit Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1) exercises its capabilities in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief field train exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). [maxgallery id="116575"] PP18’s…

NORAD’s 60th

05/14/2018
The North American Aerospace Defense Command held a 60th Anniversary Ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base Colorado, May 12, 2018.  [maxgallery id="116897"] The ceremony and static display of various NORAD aircraft was the culmination of a three-day event, which included a media tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the…

2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Deployment  

05/14/2018
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2018)  Theodore Roosevelt is currently deployed in the Pacific Ocean.   These photos highlight various aspects of that deployment as seen from shipboard. [maxgallery id="116603"] PACIFIC OCEAN 05.04.2018 Photo by Seaman Michael Colemanberry  USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 

Australian P-8 Trains Over the Indian Ocean

04/16/2018
A Royal Australian Air Force No 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon with Harpoon missiles attached conducts a training sortie over the Indian Ocean. [maxgallery id="115538"] Australian Department of Defence March 28, 2018

HMAS Toowoomba Working Naval Cooperation in the APR

04/12/2018
HMAS Toowoomba departed Fleet Base East for a three month deployment to South East Asia. The helicopter frigate will participate in exercises with foreign navies and regional engagement including Malaysia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Credit Photos: Australian Department of Defence March 25, 2018

B-52 in Australia to Work With RAAF

04/12/2018
U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Bombers arrive at RAAF Base Darwin to train with the Royal Australian Air Force as part of Enhanced Air Cooperation (EAC). [maxgallery id="115581"] Enhanced Air Cooperation builds on a broad range of combined air exercises and training activities undertaken between the US and Australia, which…

Exploring HMAS AE1

04/07/2018
His Majesty’s Australian Submarine AE1 was launched in the yard of Vickers Ltd at Barrow-in-Furness, England on 22 May 1913.  She commissioned at Portsmouth on 28 February 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Thomas Fleming Besant, RN.  She was the first of two E Class submarines built for the fledgling Royal Australian…

Australian QRA Support for 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

04/05/2018
Aircrew from No. 1 Squadron, will be providing a quick reaction force as part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) support to the Queensland Government for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft will be on alert to respond to any incursion of the airspace for the…