MH-60R helicopter 'NOMAD' conducts essential aviation training with HMAS Adelaide at sunset off the coast of Queensland. As the Royal Australian Navys designated High Readiness Vessel, HMAS Adelaide has been conducting helicopter flight trials and amphibious training off the coast of Queensland to ensure the ship and crew remain ready…
In a small ceremony held at the Air Force Memorial in South Australia on 30 May 20, Royal Australian Air Force No. 462 Squadron (462SQN) marked the 78th Anniversary of Bomber Command - an enduring strategic bombing campaign against Germany during World War 2. Senior Australian Defence Force Officer -…
When considering contributions which the USMC can make to the joint or coalition force in Pacific operations, an ability to put an air arming and refueling point on virtually any spot on the kill web chessboard is clearly a key contribution. These are referred to as FARPs or Forward Arming…
We have visited the USAF's Contingency Response Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakenhurst, New Jersey and have discussed CRG operations in the Pacific with the CRG wing which operates from Anderson Air Base. The CRG concept is designed to operate combat air capabilities from austere basing, or disrupted basing in…
The test team of the 846th Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, Holloman Air Force Base conduct a test simulation at the Holloman High Speed Test Track April 23, 2020. The test was to evaluate key hypersonic braking technologies and enhanced workforce readiness for future hypersonic weapons tests. 04.23.2020 Video by…
Flag Day for the Finnish Armed Forces is held on June 4th. Before we got too far away from the 4th, we wanted to highlight the event. Celebrated since 1950, the 4 June is an official flag day of the Finnish Defence Forces. It is the birthday of C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal…
According to a June 4, 2020 article published by the UK Ministry of Defence, a new Cyber Regiment has been launched to protect frontline operations from digital attack. The Ministry of Defence has launched 13th Signal Regiment, a dedicated Cyber Regiment, which will protect vital defence networks at home and on…
Every year, U.S. European Command Components and historic-lineage military units from the U.S. participate in D-Day commemoration ceremonies in the Normandy region of France. Due to COVID-19, most D-Day 76 events/ceremonies are cancelled this year. While coronavirus has interrupted life around the world to an unprecedented degree, the D-Day tradition…
