SP-MAGTF Basing at Moron Air Base Consolidated

06/21/2015
06/21/2015: According to an article by Cheryl Pellerin on the DoD website: WASHINGTON, June 18, 2015 – U.S. and Spanish officials yesterday signed an amendment to the nations’ defense agreement that will change the deployment of the U.S. crisis response force at Moron Air Base from temporary to permanent, defense…

BALTOPS 2015: Working Coalition Force Insertion

06/15/2015
06/15/2015: by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda BALTIC SEA – Marines from four NATO nations come together during BALTOPS from June 7-17. U.K. Royal Marine Commandos, Finnish Coastal Jaegers, Swedish and U.S. Marines integrate to practice expeditionary, ship-to-shore assaults to enhance their capability to work together as a combined amphibious force. “The U.K. [Commandos]…

Global Hawk and NATO

06/11/2015
06/11/2015: The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent…

Joint Warrior 151 in Scotland

05/01/2015
05/01/2015: Joint Warrior is a UK tri-Service multinational exercise that involves numerous warships, aircraft, marines and troops. Joint Warrior provides a complex environment in which UK, NATO and allied units can go through training together in tactics and skills for use in a combined joint task force. The exercise runs…

Simulated Air Attack on Spanish Warship

04/30/2015
04/30/2015: In this phase of Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, a simulated air attack against Spanish warship Mendez Nuñez off the coast of Scotland is highlighted. This is one tactical exercise among many within Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, which ran from April 11-24 off the coast of Scotland. NATO’s three standing naval forces…

USAF 31st Fighter Squadron Train for Baltic Defense

03/25/2015
03/25/2015: Pilots assigned to the 31st Fighter squadron take-off for Estonia March 20, 2015, from Aviano Air Base, Italy. Approximately 280 airmen and 14 Vipers from Team Aviano will work alongside their Estonian partners. The focus is to maintain joint readiness while enhancing interoperability with a NATO ally, particularly the…

NATO AWACS Practices Approaches on Chièvres Air Base

03/23/2015
03/23/2015: NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 performs a touch-and-go landing under supervision of the 424th Air Base Squadron Control Tower on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 06, 2015. The E-3A component, NATO's first integrated, multinational flying unit is responsible for providing airborne surveillance, command, control and communication…

USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows

03/16/2015
03/16/2015: USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows  PACIFIC OCEAN (March 12, 2015)   Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) test-fires a NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile to intercept a remote-controlled drone during an exercise to test the ship’s defense capability. America is the first in class of a large…