Rebuilding the Afghan Air Force: The Role of the Cessna

02/15/2018
02/15/18: About half of the entire sortie count tallied by the Afghan Air Force in 2016 came on the wings of 24 nondescript, single-engine Cessnas that are constantly taking off and landing on airstrips across the country.

 The Cessna 208, a resilient and easy to maintain light airlifter, has “turned…

USMC Stands Up First MEF Support Battallion

02/12/2018
2/12/18: The first Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion in the Marine Corps was activated during a ceremony at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 9, 2018. The new battalion, part of the II MEF Information Group, is designed to provide and coordinate combat-service support as well as security and administrative services to…

TRAP Mission

02/10/2018
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…

Perth Forum on Counter Terrorism

02/10/2018
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,…

Super Stallions Supporting 31st MEU

02/05/2018
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…