Exercise Aurora 17: Sweden Focuses on Deterrence

09/30/2017
2017-09-26 Aurora 17 is the largest Swedish exercise in more than 20 years, and is intended to exercise Sweden’s defense capability against a larger, sophisticated opponent. According to the Swedish Ministry of Defence: In order to increase military capabilities, Swedish Armed Forces will conduct Exercise Aurora 17 – a national exercise that will…

Beverly High: Preparing for High Tempo Operations

09/26/2017
09/26/2017: Beverly High is a 24 hour realistic training exercise evaluating Kadena Air Base’s capabilities for 3 days. It’s comprised of multiple units working together confirming the readiness to fight today, tonight, tomorrow. Airmen loading 20MM onto F-15s KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JAPAN 09.07.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine 18th Wing…

Australian Task Force for Indo-Pacific Endeavor 2017

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: An Australian Defence Force (ADF) Joint Task Group, Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2017, has departed Sydney to participate in a series of key military exercises throughout the Indo-Pacific region. Running from September to November, Indo-Pacific Endeavour will focus on enhancing military cooperation with some of Australia’s key regional partners including Indonesia, Japan,…

Osprey Across the Pacific

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 successfully completed their deployment with Marine Rotational Force Darwin on Sept. 17, 2017. This marked several milestones for the aircraft, which included the first trans-Pacific Flight from Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Darwin, Australia and the aircrafts first deployment…

Australian Minister of Defense Visit To PACOM

09/25/2017
09/25/2017: Monday Sep. 18, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Adm. Harry Harris met with Australian Minister of Defence Marise Payne, at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Adm. Harris welcomed the Minister’s first visit to PACOM headquarters. During Adm. Harris’ most recent trip to Australia last June, he participated with Minister Payne in…