Exercise Rim of the Pacific 18 (RIMPAC 18) is a biennial military training exercise to strengthen international maritime partnerships, enhance interoperability and improve the readiness of participating forces for a wide range of potential operations. Now in its 25th iteration, the Australian Defence Force deployed HMA Ships Adelaide, Success, Toowoomba,…
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors with the Amphibious Squadron 6 (PHIBRON), train aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) during PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training, Atlantic Ocean N.C., June 18, 2018. PHIBRON-MEU Integration Training is a two-week training evolution that allows Marines and Sailors to train as a…
U.S. Special Operations Forces and Afghan Special Security Forces use non-traditional re-supply by utilizing donkeys to carry food, water and other equipment during a clearing operation against ISIS-K in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN 06.01.2018 Video by Staff Sgt. Marcus Butler Resolute Support Headquarters
By the end of RIMPAC, the U.S. and Indian planes were sharing high-end missions, an Australian P-8A squadron joined in as a major step towards the Royal Australian Navy declaring final operational capability on their new planes, and the U.S. and Australian P-8s not only prosecuted submarines but also dropped Harpoon missiles on a decommissioned…
U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, participate in the Concept of Real World CBRN Operations course at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, June 22, 2018. This training was conducted to enhance and refine the conduct of sensitive site exploitation, which…
U.S. Special Operations Forces and Afghan Special Security Forces provide humanitarian assistance to Afghan locals who were displaced by ISIS-K in Deh Bala district in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN 05.31.2018 Video by Bob Ditchey Resolute Support Headquarters
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with German Navy frigate FGS Hessen (F 221). 07.06.2018 Video by Lt.Cmdr. Laura Stegherr and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Twiss USS Harry S Truman
In 2015, a Japanese RFP for the development of electro-magnetic rail guns for their aegis destroyers was issued. In an article published on Navy Recognition on July 22, 2015, details of the development were highlighted. According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) request for proposal (RfP) to bidding contractors,…
