02/10/2018: Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct Tactical Recovery of Aircraft Personnel training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 14, 2017. TRAP is a vital capability for the 31st MEU and allows the Aviation Combat Element to tactfully recover aircraft and put…
2/10/18: The inaugural Sub-Regional Defence Ministers’ Meeting on Counter-Terrorism was held in Perth, between 1 and 2 February 2018. The Perth Meeting is a new forum, which brings together ministers from Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation in our region. Minister for Defence,…
02/05/2018: The "Dragons" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 load up Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) onto CH-53E Super Stallions in support of exercise Talisman Saber 17 during a routine deployment with the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN 08.16.2017 Video…
2/01/2018: Interviews with Lt. Col Cody Blake and Lt. Col Clint Guenther regarding the Baltic Air Policing Mission and the Intercept procedures that happen during these events. Baltic Air Policing Mission from SldInfo.com on Vimeo. RAF LAKENHEATH, UNITED KINGDOM 01.04.2018 Video by Senior Airman Elizabeth Taranto and Staff Sgt. Taylor West 48th Fighter…
1/30/2018: This video from Holloman Air Force base provides a nice look at F-16s operating with tanker support. HOLLOMAN, NM, UNITED STATES 12.08.2017 Video by Senior Airman Jason Allred
1/22/2018 HMAS Warramunga intercepted and boarded a suspect vessel in international waters in the Arabian Sea on 07 January, seizing more than 100 kilograms of heroin, valued at approximately AUD$33 million. The operation was planned by the Combined Maritime Forces’ Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) which is commanded by Australia…
1/22/18: The 2017 Contested Urban Environment Strategic Challenge (CUE17), a multi-national defence technology activity led by Defence Science and Technology, was held in Adelaide from 20 November to 1 December 2017. [maxgallery id="103874"] The purpose of CUE17 was to investigate new and emerging technologies that can improve the intelligence, surveillance…
1/21/2018: Aircraft squadrons and landing craft air cushions (LCAC) joined the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on a routine deployment is support of exercise Talisman Saber 17. SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN 06.02.2017 Video by Seaman Cosmo Walrath USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
