2015-10-24 The Spanish are key participants in the Southern tier focus of the large scale NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2015. The Spanish joined NATO in the 1980s which was a major historical shift and one which contributed to the ending of the Cold War. Members of the Second Line of…
10/23/2015: US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum’s At Sea Demonstration (ASD) Oct. 20, 2015. This is first time a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA guided interceptor was fired…
10/23/2015: The live portion of Trident Juncture – NATO’s biggest exercise in over a decade, kicks off today. Portuguese “Fuzileiros” Marines and U.S. Marines put forces ashore in a beach in Pinheiro da Cruz from the USS Arlington in an amphibious assault training exercise. Meanwhile in San Gregorio, Spain, the Baltic…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…