Operation Highroad Dawn Service 

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: According to a piece published on the Australian Ministry of Defence website: "On Anzac Day, Australians remember not only the original Anzacs who died on 25 April 1915, but every one of our Australian service men and women who have served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.…

Gallipoli Dawn Service 

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: The ADF supports Gallipoli commemorative services with catafalque and flag parties to provide the ceremonial honours. The responsibility for ceremonies on the Gallipoli Peninsula rests with Australia's Federation Guard, who provided a ceremonial contingent for Anzac Day services. Australian Department of Defence: 4/25/17  

Marines Train with Japanese in Cold Weather Conditions

05/01/2017
05/01/2017: U.S. Marines conduct cold weather training at sekiyama, Japan, during exercise Forest Light March 13- 15, 2017. Forest Light is one of various bi-lateral training opportunities conducted by JGSD and deployed U.S. Marine forces. Marines are with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary…

VMFA-121 Update

04/27/2017
04/28/2017: This video contains footage of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 conducting ordnance reload training on the F-35B’s with the engine running for the first time ever on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 conducted aviation delivered ground refueling with Marine Fighter…

Atlantic Trident 17 Patrouille de France Demo Team

04/27/2017
04/27/2017: Patrouille de France during Atlantic Trident 20176 LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, VA, UNITED STATES 04.21.2017 Video by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Garcia 192nd Fighter Wing Earlier, we highlighted the coming of the Patrouille de France to the United States in a piece published on 3/2/17: The Patrouille Acrobatique de France also known as the Patrouille de…

The Aussies in World War I: Remembrance on ANZAC Day

04/27/2017
04/27/2017: Able Seaman Luke Menz of Australia’s Federation Guard, will read a WWI soldier’s letter during the Anzac Day Dawn Service ceremony at Villers-Bretonneux, in France. On Anzac Day, we remember not only the original Anzacs who died on 25 April 1915, but every one of our service men and women…

Refueling F-35s on European Deployment

04/26/2017
04/26/2017: Airmen from the 349 Air Refueling Squadron use their KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel four F-35A Lightning II fighters on their way to Europe for the first time for a training deployment. Europe is scheduled to begin receiving the fifth generation fighter in the early 2020's. KS, UNITED STATES:04.14.2017 Video by Staff…