The 70th anniversary of the Royal Australian Regiment was marked with a parade at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, on 23 November 2018. The parade was reviewed by former Regiment officer and Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK MC (Retd). The parade presented a…
SOUTHWEST ASIA Danish Contingent Unmanned Aerial System Operators attached to Task Force Lion train U.S. Marine UAS operators with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Crisis Response-Central Command, in advanced techniques to enhance the Marines' expertise using the RQ-20 Puma Sept. 3 -…
The Australian Defence Force continues to contribute to the coalition fight against Daesh with the rotation of the E-7A Wedgetail in to the Middle East. The Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft will help control the tactical movement of coalition aircraft over Iraq and Syria, one of the busiest and…
11/07/2017: F-22 receives fuel from a KC-10 during a refueling mission over Iraq, Oct. 27, 2017. The F-22 possesses a sophisticated sensor suite allowing the pilot to track, identify, shoot and kill air-to-air threats before being detected. It is on regular rotation now to CENCOM and is providing the kind of…
09/25/2017: Two KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft were together at the main air operating base in the Middle East region recently to conduct a routine aircraft ‘tailswap’. The aircraft, flown in by crews from its home unit, No. 33 Squadron, will begin its service as part of the Air Task Group…
09/14/2017: U.S. Air Force members from the 340th EARS preform aerial refueling to F-22 Raptors over Iraq on August 29, 2017. The Raptor's combination of stealth, aerodynamic performance, and situational awareness gives the aircraft unprecedented air combat capabilities. 08.29.2017 Video by Staff Sgt. John Raven U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs…
06/07/2016: A Coalition unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) observes two Da’esh fighters emplacing an improvised explosive device (IED) near the town of Doudyan, Syria, this information was used to report threat locations back to friendly forces. The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the Daesh…
06/05/2016: Airmen assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuel French Mirage Fighters and a U.S. E-3 Sentry during a refueling mission over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve April 19, 2016. A coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to enable Iraqi forces to counter ISIL,…