U.S. Marines train alongside allies and partners to support the interoperability of forces and maintain a close relationship during exercise Baltic Operations 2019 in Palanga, Lithuania, June 16, 2019. BALTOPS is the premier, annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 47th year of one of the largest exercises…
U.S. Army Soldiers from C Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, participated in a live fire training exercise as part of Tabruq Legacy 2019. The U.S. Forces demonstrated the ability to rapidly deploy and defend friendly areas with lethality and precision. USTKA, POLAND 06.18.2019 Video by Sgt. Kyle…
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force participate in a large scale air assault during Exercise Steel Pike 19 at Camp Davis, North Carolina, June 11, 2019. Steel Pike is a joint regimental exercise designed to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force capabilities in order to increase…
The Afghan Air Force has been going through a modernisation program for the last decade, and it is now reaching operational maturity. There has been a significant shift forward in the capability to be more operational. ADF advisers at the NATO-led Train, Advise, Assist, Command Air (TAAC-Air) mission, support key…
By Andrew McLaughlin The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has conducted a 9,000km rapid reaction deployment training mission from Edwards AFB in California to a range in the Netherlands. The June 13 strike mission was conducted RNLAF pilots and two F-35As based with the joint 323rd Test and Evaluation Squadron (323rdTES)…
By Lt. General (Retired) Deptula After the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down an unmanned and unarmed U.S. Navy surveillance drone last week, President Trump exercised significant restraint, calling off a planned kinetic strike against the offending surface-to-air missile (SAM) launch site. Many—including the Iranian leadership—expected to see a retaliatory attack in…
By Max Blenkin Israel is a nation under constant threat, and has developed very advanced defensive capabilities including an air and missile defence (IAMD) system and that could be of relevance to Australia. At the lowest level is Iron Dome, a mobile Counter Rocket and Mortar (C-RAM) system, the development…
The RAAF recently announced their continuation of the cross-servicing agreement between USAF C-17s and Aussies C-17s. According to a recent article published by the RAAF: The United States and Australia have agreed to a cross-servicing arrangement for the repair and maintenance of C-17A Globemasters. The establishment of an Aircraft Repair and…
