10/10/2017: No nation can confront today’s challenges alone. Petty Officer Third Class Cody Hendrix shows us how Exercise Aurora 17 is bringing allied and partner nations together in Sweden. SWEDEN 09.25.2017 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Hendrix American Forces Network Europe
10/09/2017: Battle Group Poland Engineers continue the construction of the trench near at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area that will be used for upcoming exercises and future training by the battle group and Polish units, Sept. 13, 2017. [maxgallery id="100686"] The unique, multinational battle group, comprised of U.S., U.K. and Romanian…
10/09/2017: 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,…
10/06/2017: Exercise Pandaroo is a bi-lateral annual exercise held between the Australian Army and the People’s Liberation Army to enable participants to build teams to overcome adversity in various adventurous training activities. [maxgallery id="100610"] The Exercise Pandaroo program includes obstacle training, rock climbing, field cooking and camping with all participants working…
10/05/2017: Capt. Michael Wehner discusses what it’s like to be an AV-8B Harrier II pilot at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 8, 2017. Harrier pilots conduct offensive and defensive anti-air warfare, including combat air patrol; armed escort missions; and offensive missions against enemy ground-to-air defenses. Wehner is assigned…
10/04/2017: The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Detachment is policing Baltic air space at Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania. 09.07.2017 Defense Media Activity - Air Force
10/03/2017: The 428th Fighter Squadron saw first hand how exercises like Red Flag Nellis bring units together. During Red Flag 17-4, the squadron integrated with multiple airframes and held key leadership positions. MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, ID, UNITED STATES 08.28.2017 Video by Senior Airman Citiyah Burton 366th Fighter Wing
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…
