USCG SAR Exercise
10/20/2015
10/20/2015: The Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew operates in the Arctic Ocean during a search and rescue exercise July 14, 2015. Credit:U.S. Coast Guard District 17:8/24/15
Trident Juncture Exercise Begins
10/20/2015
10/20/2015: The opening ceremony of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 took place at an Italian military base in Trapani, Sicily, 10/19/15. It was followed by a large aerial display with fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters from various NATO member countries. NATO Allies and partner nations kicked off the Alliance’s Trident…
Trident Juncture Begins in Italy
10/20/2015
10/20/2015: The opening ceremony of NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015 took place at an Italian military base in Trapani, Sicily on 10/19/15. It was followed by a large aerial display with fighter jets, transport planes and helicopters from various NATO member countries. The base in Trapani is one of the 16…
Preparing for Trident Juncture: Italian Eurofighters Participate
10/19/2015
2015-10-19 Footage from inside and outside the Eurofighter cockpit is shown in this video. The Eurofighter Typhoon Italians are ready to take part to the Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. Trident Juncture is NATO’s most ambitious land, sea and air exercise in more than a decade. Involving 36,000 troops from 30…
Preparing UMSC Aircraft for Ops at Iwakuni
10/17/2015
10/17/2015: Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, the "Bats," have Marines working day and night to keep aircraft ready to go at a moments notice. Some Marines contribute to this mission by strapping bombs to aircraft. Credit: American Forces Network Iwakuni, Japan:8/19/15
Australian Mine Warfare Exercise Concludes
10/17/2015
10/17/2015: Exercise DUGONG 15, the Royal Australia Navy’s primary Mine Warfare and Clearance training activity, was held in waters around Hobart 5-160CT15. The mine countermeasures tactical training exercise brings key coalition forces together in a combined environment to prepare them for mine countermeasures and diving operations. Personnel from the Navies of…
Launching the F-35C Lightning II
10/16/2015
10/16/2015: F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 go through flight evolutions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducting follow-on sea trials. Credit:U.S. Navy video/Released:10/2/15 According to Colin Clark of Breaking Defense: One…
F-35C Night Ops
10/16/2015
10/16/2015: U.S. Navy sailors conduct night flight operations with the F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The aircraft, assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX 23), are aboard the aircraft carrier for the second phase of…