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MAG-24 and EABO

01/14/2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, conduct live-fire training off the coast of Hawaii, Nov. 4, 2021. HMLA-367 conducted this training to demonstrate readiness and combat proficiency in austere, expeditionary evironments within the Indo-Pacific. 11.04.2021 Video by Cpl. Dalton Payne 1st Marine Aircraft Wing

VMFA-115 Deploys to the Middle East, December 2021

01/12/2022
According to a story written by Senior Airman Jacob B. Wrightsman and published by CENTCOM on December 31, 2021: PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia   – Marines from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in late December, bringing a…

Marines Work a Forward Refueling Point in MCAS Iwakuni Exericise, 2019

01/12/2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 Detachment Bravo (MACS-4 DET B) and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171) conduct a Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) exercise at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. Dec. 13, 2019. FARP training offers MCAS Iwakuni the capability of forward deploying…

Resolute Dragon

01/12/2022
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 provide fuel and are resupplied by two MV-22B Ospreys at Ojojihara Training Area during exercise Resolute Dragon 21, Dec. 4, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) in 2021. RD21 is designed…

Counter Drone: NATO Actions

01/10/2022
The misuse of small, widely available drones represents a significant and growing risk to NATO operations and day-to-day defence activity. NATO is working with industry to develop capabilities to counter this threat. A trial of various counter-drone technologies and systems was undertaken at an airbase in the Netherlands. The exercise,…

The Requirements of a Sovereign Defence Space Capability

01/08/2022
Recently, the Williams Foundation held its latest bi-annual seminar, this one focused on the way ahead for the Australian space enterprise.  Since 2014, the Williams Foundation has held bi-annual seminars on the transformation of the ADF as it embraced fifth generation warfare and working joint force integration. Since 2018, the…

Air Marshal (Retired) Geoff Brown on the ADF and Australian Space Capabilities

01/08/2022
By Robbin Laird On 1 December 2021, the Williams Foundation held its second seminar for the year. The first one was in April 2021 and focused on next generation autonomous systems, and the second one focused on the requirements of a sovereign defence space capability for Australia. After drafting the…