HMAS Ballarat in the Middle East

01/02/2019
Ballarat’s first patrol is part of a nine-month rotation that will see her cover 3.2 million square miles of international waters on a mission to contribute to the maritime security and stability of the region.  This is the 67th rotation of a Royal Australian Navy ship in the Middle East…

Australia’s Air Task Group in the Middle East: A Look Back at the KC-30A and Its Role

10/31/2018
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…

USS America and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Return Home 2018

06/01/2018
The Marines and Sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and America Amphibious Ready Group return home after completing a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific, Horn of Africa, Middle East and Mediterranean, this is their deployment video. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Hannah Perkins) PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 2, 2018)…

USS America Completes First Deployment

02/11/2018
2/11/18: The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepares to transit underneath the Coronado Bridge as during its return to homeport in San Diego from its maiden deployment Feb 2, 2018. [maxgallery id="104143"] The America, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is…

Aussie KC-30A in the Middle East

09/25/2017
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…

Supporting Aussie F/A-18F Super Hornets in the Middle East

09/19/2017
09/19/2017: The essential support sections for the F/A-18F Super Hornet are key in ensuring the aircraft is prepared and ready to fly the next mission. In this video we take a look at the maintenance, armaments and life support sections and what happens between returning from a mission and getting the…

HMAS Arunta Completes Deployment  to the Middle East

07/23/2017
2017-07-23: Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta has completed a nine-month deployment to the Middle East and is returning to Australia. HMAS Arunta operates as part of the multi-national Combined Maritime Forces, predominantly tasked to support counter-terrorism and maritime security operations. Arunta is on her third deployment to the MER on…

Shelter for Strike Element Hornets

12/10/2016
12/10/2016: Maintenance personnel with Air Task group 630 are able to escape the heat and distraction on the flightline at Australia's main air operations base in the Middle East. A 4K Hangar - so named because it covers an area of 4000 square feet - has been constructed to allow maintenance…