05/04/2015: Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, Flies first Wing’s Training Sortie According to a story published on 3/19/15 by the 56th Fighter Wing: The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 pilots today when the first student, Brigadier General Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander, flew…
2015-05-04 The recent Airpower symposium held in Copenhagen, Denmark was co-hosted by the Williams Foundation and the Centre for Military Studies, University of Copenhagen. This outreach from Australia to Northern Europe parallels the Aussie engagement in the battle against ISIS and the evolving relationship between Europe and Asia, which has…
05/04/2015: Two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster aircraft arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal, to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief stores and repatriate Australian nationals as part of OP Nepal Assist, on 30 April 2015. The relief stores consisted of hygiene kits, tarpaulins, blankets and water purification tablets. Both aircraft…
05/04/2015: Gen. Nakatani, the Japanese Defense Minister, arrives outside the Pentagon and boards an MV-22 Osprey attached to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), Arlington, Virginia, April 29, 2015. The flight was part of several events promoting a strong working relationship between Japan and the United States Marine Corps. Credit: Headquarters…
2015-05-02 In a story published on the French Ministry of Defense website on April 30, 2015, the initiation of French aid to Nepal was described. A French Air Force A340 was the initial means to deliver French aid to Nepal. [maxgallery id="77263"] The initial shipment was of 17 tons of…
2015-05-02 Late in the evening of April 29, 2015, an Air Force transport KC-767 aircraft took off from Pratica di Mare directed to Nepal, carrying a medical, technical and operational task force sent by the Italian Government to provide humanitarian aid to the Nepalese people in the aftermath of the…
2015-05-02 Earlier this year, Japan and the UK as well as Australia and Japan expanded their discussions on defense industrial cooperation. In an agreement in March, the Japanese did this with France. According to a Reuters story published on March 13, 2015: Japan and France signed a deal on military…
2015-05-02 According to a story published on 4/9/15 on the Norwegian Ministry of Defense website, Norway will take over the role of policing Baltic airspace this month. The Baltic nations Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have all been members of the NATO alliance since 2004, but because of limited own capacities the…
