07/13/2015:15th Special Operations Squadron crew members conduct tilt-rotor air-to-air refueling with a CV-22 Osprey in support of Emerald Warrior 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real world contingency operations. Credit:3rd Combat Camera Squadron:4/29/15…
07/13/2015: U.S. Marine V-22 Ospreys conduct a combined aerial insert mission with Australian Army and U.S. Marines during Talisman Sabre 2015, Fog Bay, Australia, July 11, 2015. TS-15 is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a…
2015-07-12 On July 6, 2015, the UK MoD indicated that they had taken delivery of their third A400M. According to an article on the UK MoD website: The aircraft is the third of 22 A400M Atlas to be accepted by the UK as part of a £2.75 billion programme which…
07/12/2015: In this video, the outgoing Chief of Staff of the RAAF talks about his look back and ahead. He highlights the evolving capability for global and regional operations as the RAAF has become a more sustainable force with global reach with the C-17s and the KC-30As and is looking…
07/12/2015: An acceptance ceremony was held at RAAF Base Richmond on 30 June 2015 for the first of ten C-27J Spartan battlefield airlifters to enter service with the Royal Australian Air Force. The aircraft, operated by No. 35 Squadron, will fulfill an airlift role between the Army rotary-wing fleet and…
07/12/2015: U.S. Military Members aboard Amphibious Transport Dock Ship USS Green Bay LPD-20 check equipment and personnel during Talisman Sabre 15 at the Port of Darwin, Australia, July 8, 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for approximately 30,000 U.S. and Australian service members to…
07/12/2015: The Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Brown, AO officially handed over command of the Royal Australian Air Force to Air Marshal Leo Davies, AO CSC at a ceremony in Canberra on the 3rd of July 2015. The ceremony is held to recognize the contribution by the Chief…
2015-07-11 By Richard Weitz Recently, the Pentagon released a new National Military Strategy (NMS), which updates the NMS released in 2011. It correctly identifies major threats to U.S. security but not how to generate the resources needed to generate the capabilities needed to execute an effective counterstrategy. The 2015 NMS…
