U.S. Sailors assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 conduct flight operations with CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters aboard the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in response to the crashed Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 aircraft off the coast of Moriches, New York, July 27, 1996. TWA…
By Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred An eight-ship formation of F/A-18A/B Hornets filled the Williamtown skyline in a fitting farewell to the aircraft as it was retired from No. 77 Squadron on December 11. With the squadron transitioning to the F-35A Lightning II this month, Air Force’s only remaining Hornet squadron…
Our colleagues at the Italian defense journal RID have highlighted the departure of the Cavour for the United States: "The aircraft carrier CAVOUR has left for the United States where it will embark the F-35Bs of the Navy stationed Beaufort and will acquire the certification to operate the aircraft. "The…
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), execute tail gunnery and confined area landing during MEU Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, December 15, 2020. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a…
By Pierre Tran Paris - France has ordered a batch of 12 Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jets to replace for those which the air force is handing over to Greece, the minister of the armed forces, Florence Parly, said Jan. 29. “It is with great pleasure that today I announce…
By Peter Jennings Like a lot of immigrants to Australia, my family settled in this country to escape a war. We came here from southern central Africa in the 1970s. What was then Rhodesia was tearing itself apart in a civil war that devastated the country, killed tens of thousands,…
Australia Day is held annually on January 26th to reflect on our nation’s past and celebrate the Australian spirit, mateship and sense of community. A Royal Australian Navy MH-60R helicopter carrying the Australian National Flag took to the skies over Sydney Harbour to mark Australia Day 2021. Australian Department of…
By Robbin Laird On December 31, 2020, the Australian Department of Defence published an article by Flight Lieutenant Natalie Giles which highlighted a ceremony remembering one contributor to the small ship's role in World War II. Former World War II Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force telephonist Thelma Zimmerman was presented…
