Nighttime F-35 Training Sortie at Luke AFB
03/15/2016
03/15/2015: Evening training sortie F-35 takeoffs at Luke AFB, AZ. Credit:56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:2/10/16
Australian Defence Minister at the Air Power Conference 2016: Highlighting Priorities
03/15/2016
2016-03-16 By Robbin Laird The first of a two day conference on Air Power hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force featured a keynote presentation by the Minister of Defence. This represented her first major policy statement after the release of the White Paper and associated documents. For an American attending…
The Service Chiefs Address the Australian Airpower Conference: Shaping a Convergent Way Ahead
03/15/2016
2016-03-16 By Robbin Laird The three Australian Service Chiefs – Air Marshal Davis (RAAF), Vice Admiral Tim Barrett (Royal Australian Navy) and Lieutenant General Angus J. Campbell, (Army) – provided a perspective on their services and the dovetailing of their efforts. http://www.airforce.gov.au/Our_People/Our_Leaders/Chief_of_Air_Force/?RAAF-cIPygzYc/Fwxxi5dCKVD3g8SFEpfUGXS http://www.navy.gov.au/biography/vice-admiral-tim-barrett http://www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Leaders/Chief-of-Army What was clear from the three presentations…
USCG Hercules In Rescue Effort at Sea
03/14/2016
03/14/2015: An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point dropped a dewatering pump and supplies to 42 people who abandoned ship after their fishing vessel caught fire 1,800 miles south of Hawaii, Feb. 10, 2016. The Hercules crew worked with Fong Seong 888, a Tuvalu-flagged oil tanker, to successfully…
Field Life During Cold Response 16
03/14/2016
03/14/2016: Marines with various units reveal their daily lives in the field during Exercise Cold Response 16 in Norway, March 4 and 5, 2016. Cold Response brings together 13 NATO allies and partner nations to enhance crisis response capabilities in cold weather environments. Credit:II Marine Expeditionary Force:3/5/16
Norway, the High North and Security: Shaping a Template for the Way Ahead
03/14/2016
2016-03-15 By Robbin Laird Norway is in a unique position with regard to the future of the Arctic. The Norwegian High North is a key part of Norwegian territory and with decades of development of energy supplies on the Norwegian continental shelf has established approaches and procedures for the future…
PAX River and the F-35 Integrated Test Force Looks Back on 2015
03/13/2016
2016-03-07 Developmental testing is a fact of life for operational fleets. As one test engineer commented during our visit to Pax River, “we continue to do developmental testing on the Super Hornet here at Pax.” And with more than 50,000 flight hours on the F-35 fleet and an operational squadron with…
U.S. Marines During Cold Response 16
03/11/2016
03/11/2016: U.S. Marines conduct an amphibious assault in Namsos, Norway the morning of March 3, 2016, during Exercise Cold Response 16. The exercise is a Norwegian invitational comprised of 13 NATO partners and allies working together to strengthen partnerships and crisis response capabilities. Credit: II MEF:3/3/16