2017-07-17 The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 was launched on Thursday, 13 July 2017, with the largest amphibious landing Australian troops had been involved in since the Second World War, with troops transported ashore from an Amphibious Readiness Element including HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules and HMNZS Canterbury.…
2017-07-17: Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to an audience attending the commissioning of the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS John Finn, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 15, 2017. The ship is named for Navy Lt. John W. Finn, the first Medal of Honor…
2017-07-17 In it's 7th iteration, Talisman Saber 2017 is a great opportunity to for U.S. PACOM forces to exercise combined combat capabilities and enhance their interagecy and joint warfighting skills using multi-domain battle concepts. TS 17 increases interoperability, flexibility, and readiness all of which are force multipliers in maintaining security…
2017-07-17 The Tailsman Sabre exercise is a biennial military training exercise between the US and Australia held in Australia. According to an article published on the Commander, US Pacific Fleet website and dated June 28, 2017: FORT Shafter, Hawaii - More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian personnel will participate in the…
2017-07-16 Recently, Defence Minister Fallon announced new contracts supporting the modernization of the RAF during the Royal International Air Tattoo Conference in the UK. According to an article published on the UK Ministry of Defence website on July 14, 2017: Speaking at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), Sir Michael…
2017-07-16 The UK Defence Secretary has announced the numbers of the UK’s two new Maritime Patrol Aircraft squadrons and the first commanding officer. Nine new P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be operated by number 120 Squadron and number 201 Squadron from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. 120 Squadron was the RAF’s…
2017-07-15 According to an article published on July 3, 2017 on the Australian Department of Defence website: The newly formed Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) is now open for business under command of the inaugural Chief of Joint Capabilities, Air Vice-Marshal Warren McDonald. Responsible for managing raise-train-sustain functions of the Australian…
2017-07-13 In this video the USAF provides a perspective on the impact of the F-35 on what we have called the renorming of airpower.
