2017-04-01 During a recent visit to RAF Lossiemouth, we had a chance to talk with a number of RAF and Royal Navy personnel involved with hosting and preparing Joint Warrior 2017 which is currently underway. We also were provided some additional photos of the aircraft which participated in the exercise…
2017-03-30 During a recent visit to RAF Lossiemouth, we had a chance to talk with a number of Typhoon pilots and will focus on the evolving expeditionary experience of the Typhoon squadrons. We were provided these photos by the RAF of their time at Bersama Lima 2016 where they also…
2017-03-29 During a visit to RAF Lossiemouth in March 2017, we had a chance to talk to Typhoon pilots and maintainers who participated in this year’s first Red Flag9 During the exercise the Typhoons flew with USAF F-22s, F-35s and F-15s as well as with the RAAF Wedgetail. These photos…
2017-03-29 During an October 2016 exercise in Japan, RAF Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth operated with the Japanese Self Defense force in a joint exercise. According to an RAF story published on October 22, 2016: Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets and a Voyager aircraft have landed in Japan. Four Typhoon…
2017-03-19 By Todd Miller Todd Miller of the Second Line of Defense joined the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) for live fire Realistic Urban Training (RUT). The RUT is one mission set of thirteen that must be mastered prior to deployment. The 15th MEUs workups require about 6 months of…
2017-03-29 During a recent visit to RAF Lossiemouth, we had a chance to talk with a number of Typhoon pilots and will focus on the evolving expeditionary experience of the Typhoon squadrons. We also were provided a number of photos of the activity of these squadrons. These photos were shot…
2017-03-25 XV(R) Sqn tornado aircraft are seen flying on Friday, March 17, 2017 in formation for the last time, flying over RAF Lossiemouth and surrounding areas, Wg Cdr Froome OC of the squadron was flying the lead aircraft. [maxgallery id="95911"] Credit: RAF For a piece by the last Tornado pilot to…
03/20/2017: Joint Viking is a Norwegian national exercise, where the main goals are to practice crisis management and the defense of Norway. According to an article published by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence which announced the exercise for March 2017: The exercise also aims to increase the Norwegian Armed Forces ability…
