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Ocean Explorer Exercise 2017

03/01/2017
03/01/2017: According to a story on the Australian Ministry of Defence website published on February 24, 2017, the Australian Navy is hosting a multinational training exercise which features its new amphibious ship. [maxgallery id="94617"] More than 17 ships and aircraft are descending on the Western Australian coast for one of the…

RAAF in Cope North 2017

02/28/2017
02/28/2017: According to a story published on the Australian Ministry of Defence’s website on February 22, 2107, the RAAF is going to Cope North to hone its high end combat skills. [maxgallery id="94631"] The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has deployed to Guam to participate in Exercise Cope North 2017—a high…

Visiting the Prowler: USMC Electronic Warfare Capabilities in Transition

02/27/2017
2017-02-22 By Todd Miller The unmistakable Grumman EA-6B Prowler comes into view on the horizon and streaks low across the hills of southern Virginia. “Dog 31” of the VMAQ-3 Moon Dogs is on a routine low level training mission. The flight ensures pilot and electronic countermeasures officers (ECMOs) realize the…

Shaping a Way Ahead for Norwegian Defense

02/26/2017
Norway is enhancing its core defense capabilities for national and coalition purposes. Notably, air and naval power modernization is a key part of the Norwegian effort as well as shaping the kind of ground maneuver defense capability appropriate to its territory and Arctic operations. And shaping forces to work hand…

COPE NORTH 2017

02/26/2017
02/26/2017: According to an article published February 19, 2017 by The Guam Daily Post, Cope North 2017 has begun. U.S. Marines, sailors and airmen are training alongside Japanese and Australian allies as part of the annual Cope North 2017 at Andersen Air Force Base on Feb. 15. Approximately 1,700 service members…

Ocean Explorer Aero-Medical Training

02/26/2017
02/26/2017: HMAS Adelaide is conducting Aero Medical Evacuation (AME) training off the West Australian coast during Exercise Ocean Explorer 2017. AME is a vital capability to deliver best care to navy personnel, to ensure they can be retrieved from the ship to a shore facility for ongoing medical support. Exercise OCEAN…