Riverine Squadron 2 in Valiant Shield 2016

10/01/2016
10/01/2016: Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron Two (CRS-2) conduct operational testing with Coastal Riverine Group 1, Det Guam Mark VI Patrol Boats during Valiant Shield 2016 in Santa Rita, Guam, Sep. 17, 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps exercise held in Guam, focusing…

Army and Navy Trials Aboard HMAS Adelaide: Multi User Barge Ramp Trial

09/17/2016
09/17/2016: HMAS Adelaide's embarked Light Landing Craft (LLC), participated in a trial alongside Australian Army's 1 BDE, to test and evaluate the recently built Multi User Barge Ramp facility in Darwin. The purpose of the trial is to capture data regarding sea lanes, tidal streams, ramp capacity and environmental constraints. Credit:Australian…

Army and Navy Trials Aboard HMAS Adelaide: The Chinook in Focus

09/16/2016
09/16/2016: Australian Army CH-47F Chinook first of class flight trials are being held on HMAS Adelaide to ensure the safe operation of the helicopters onboard Canberra class amphibious ships. Cold weather aspects of the first of class flight trials have been conducted of the east coast of Tasmania, while hot aspects…

Exercise Northern Shield

09/09/2016
09/09/2016: Exercise Northern Shield 2016 (NS16) is an Australian Defence Force (ADF) training activity where high-readiness forces deploy quickly to remote locations in Australia in response to a simulated security threat. The exercise will see members of the Navy, Army and Air Force rapidly deploy to counter a fictitious force posing…

RAAF Hornets in Northern Shield Exercise

09/08/2016
09/08/2016: Exercise Northern Shield 2016 (NS16) is an Australian Defence Force (ADF) training activity where high-readiness forces deploy quickly to remote locations in Australia in response to a simulated security threat. The exercise will see members of the Navy, Army and Air Force rapidly deploy to counter a fictitious force posing…

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Time-Lapse Video

08/01/2016
08/01/2016: Stars light the sky as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails through the seas of 7th Fleet. Ronald Reagan, Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5) Flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.…

US, Filippino Forces conduct Amphibious Raid

11/28/2015
11/28/2015: U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion and Philippine Marines, with 64th Force Reconnaissance Company, Marine Special Operation Forces Group, work together to conduct an Amphibious Raid during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 08. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine…

Visiting a Key Naval Carrier Supplier: The VCNO in Wisconsin

11/25/2015
11/25/2015: Adm. Michelle Howard, vice chief of naval operations, toured the Milwaukee Valve plant in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, Nov. 20. Milwaukee Valve Company is the Navy's largest supplier of shipboard valves. 'I was reading an article on all the great work that's done up here and said 'If I'm…