Kakadu 2018  

10/08/2018
Held biennially, Exercise Kakadu is a joint exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy and supported by the Royal Australian Air Force.  23 ships, 21 aircraft, a submarine and more than 3000 personnel from 27 nations are participating in a range of activities both ashore in Darwin and at sea. …

The Perspective of Australian Defence Minister Pyne

10/06/2018
Minister for Defence, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, travelled to the Middle East on 26-27 September where he spent time with Australian troops, and met key leaders in Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates. Minister Pyne was accompanied by the Chief of the Defence Force, General Angus Campbell, AO, DSC. …

Supporting and Sustaining ADF Operations in the Middle East Region 

10/05/2018
About 500 ADF personnel are deployed on Operation Accordion, which comprises Headquarters Joint Task Force 633, a Theatre Communications Group, a Force Support Element, an Expeditionary Airbase Operations Unit, an Air Mobility Task Group, a Joint Movements Coordination Centre and the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service.  Operation Accordion sustains and…

US Special Ops Forces (3)

10/04/2018
U.S. Special Operations Forces and Afghan Special Security Forces react to enemy fire while on patrol in support of ongoing operations against ISIS-K in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.  NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN 06.01.2018 Video by Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler  Resolute Support Headquarters

Exercise Kowari 2018 

10/03/2018
Exercise Kowari is a trilateral military exercise designed to reinforce military relationships, trust and co-operation between Australia, China and the United States.  Between 29 August to 5 September 2018, the Australian Army’s 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, lead participants through a series of adventure training activities including abseiling, sea…

 MV-22 Osprey Takes Off from Manhattan Teleport

10/01/2018
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey takes off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport heading for USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3) in support of Fleet Week New York. 05.24.2017 Video by Lt.j.g. Michael Torres  Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

USMC Conducts First F-35 Combat Operations from a Seabase

09/28/2018
No media team has followed the birthing and growth of the F-35B more than the Second Line of Defense team. We started with the standup at Eglin AFB. We followed the efforts at Yuma and the departure of the first combat ready squadron to Japan and their initial use in…