08/07/2015: When former Chief of Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) launched Plan Jericho, he underscored that the core opportunity, which the F-35 provided for the RAAF and the Australian defense forces, is opening up an era of continuous transformation. In his presentation, February 23, 2015 to the…
08/04/2015: During a visit to Australia in August 2015, Second Line of Defense had a chance to talk with senior RAFF personnel about the operations in Iraq and Syria. There will be more to come as these interviews are completed, but a key point was that two new combat systems were…
07/17/2015: U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, demonstrate the long-range artillery capabilities of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Talisman Sabre 2015, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, July 12, 2015. TS-15 is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense…
07/15/2015: U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment conduct an amphibious assault utilizing Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, during exercise Talisman Sabre July 11, 2015. Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable…
07/14/2015: U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment conduct an amphibious assault utilizing Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, during exercise Talisman Sabre July 11, 2015. Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable…
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…
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…
06/30/2015: The Royal Australian Navy Adelaide class frigate, HMAS Melbourne, has successfully fired two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles, reinforcing her war-fighting and mariner skills. The missile firings were conducted off the coast of New South Wales on 24 June against an unmanned aerial target launched from the Beecroft Range at…
