First Patriot Missile Launch in Australia

07/20/2021
US military personnel completed the first ever Patriot surface-to-air missile firing on Australian soil at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021(TS21). Held every two-years. TS21 is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States, and is aimed at testing Australian interoperability with the…

Marine Rotational Force Darwin, 2021

07/18/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Banning, commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, gives an interview at Larrakeyah Defence Precinct, Darwin, NT, Australia, July 13, 2021. The interview allowed Banning to express his thoughts on MRF-D’s relationships with partners and allies, as well as MRF-D’s contribution to the III…

Night Warrior: CH-53K Night Air Refueling

07/18/2021
The CH-53K King Stallion executing night vision goggle helicopter aerial refueling. It is the Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations vertical, long-range, heavy-lift, logistic backbone of the Marine Corps,  today and for the next fight. Day. Night. All weather. Credit: NAVAIR July 16, 2021 Recently, Col. Perrin from NAVAIR provided an update on…