Operation Highroad Dawn Service 

05/02/2017
05/02/2017: According to a piece published on the Australian Ministry of Defence website: "On Anzac Day, Australians remember not only the original Anzacs who died on 25 April 1915, but every one of our Australian service men and women who have served and died in all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.…

The Aussies in World War I: Remembrance on ANZAC Day

04/27/2017
04/27/2017: Able Seaman Luke Menz of Australia’s Federation Guard, will read a WWI soldier’s letter during the Anzac Day Dawn Service ceremony at Villers-Bretonneux, in France. On Anzac Day, we remember not only the original Anzacs who died on 25 April 1915, but every one of our service men and women…

Exercise Ocean Explorer: The Italians Participate in the Australian Exercise

03/15/2017
03/15/2017: Exercise OCEAN EXPLORER 17 (OE17) is a major Fleet training activity led by the Royal Australian Navy, Exercise Ocean Explorer and jointly-enabled by the Royal Australian Air Force and other nations’ forces. The maritime exercise is one of the largest iterations of the exercise held in the West Australian Exercise…

Growler Arrives in Australia

03/09/2017
03/09/2017: Minister for Defence, Senator the Honourable Marise Payne unveils the EA-18G Growler aircraft at the 2017 Australian International Airshow. RAAF Chief, Leo Davies, discusses the importance of integration for the Australian forces with the coming of new aircraft to the force. Credit: Australian Ministry of Defence February 28, 2017

Australian Thales Vehicles Sold to Fiji

03/07/2017
03/06/2017: The Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Marise Payne and her Fijian counterpart, Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola inspect some Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles Australia is selling to Fiji at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Credit:Australian Ministry of Defense:3/6/17 According to the head of Thales Australia in an interview we conducted in 2014: The…

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…