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Community Day at RAAF Williamtown: Focusing on the F-35

07/06/2019
On 5 July 2019, RAAF Base Williamtown hosted an F-35A Community Day for invited community members, leaders, organisational representatives and Defence community partners of the Hunter region. Guests were treated to a ‘windscreen’ familiarisation tour with Air Force personnel providing commentary and a unique insight into the Base, its infrastructure…

French Forces Work with the Marines on Sea Base Operations

07/06/2019
The French and the USMC have worked together for a very long time. With the advent of the new roles for amphibious ships, the Marines and the French Army and Navy are working through new ways to operate from the sea-base. In the Bold Alligator Exercises, the French have participated…

Celebrating the 77th Anniversary of No. 77 Squadron at RAAF Williamtown

07/06/2019
The Royal Australian Air Force’s Number 77 Squadron conducted a flypast over RAAF Base Williamtown on July 5, 2019 in a ‘double seven’ formation to mark the unit’s 77 years of operations. The flypast took the 16 F/A-18A Hornets over RAAF Williamtown and well as the Lower Hunter and Port…

Navy League SeaAirSpace Symposium Showcases Emerging Technologies

07/05/2019
By George Galdorisi Occurring less than six months after the publication of the U.S. Navy’s latest strategic document, Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority Version 2.0 (Design 2.0), the recent Navy League SeaAirSpace Symposium and Global Maritime Exposition had a strong focus on the document’s three Lines of Efforts (LOE) (Blue: Strengthen…

BALTOPS 2019

07/05/2019
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…

Tabruq Legacy 2019

07/03/2019
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…