Exercise Pitch Black 2018

07/31/2018
Exercise Pitch Black is a biennial three week multi-national large force employment exercise conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal. Exercise Pitch Black 2018 will be held from 27 July to 17 August 2018.  [maxgallery id="119009"] Exercises such as Pitch Black are pivotal to ensuring Air Force remains ready to respond…

RAAF C-27Js in Exercise Croix du Sud

06/18/2018
A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan is in New Caledonia training for disaster relief as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS 18), 14-25 May. Ex CDS 18 is based around a hypothetical tsunami scenario requiring aid and troops to be transported as part of a multinational…

Exercise Croix du Sud

06/07/2018
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel have joined the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia to practise Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) as part of Exercise Croix du Sud 2018 (Ex CDS18), 14-25 May.  The exercise is held every two years and with eleven participating nations, it is the largest…

Exercise Croix du Sud 2016

11/26/2016
11/26/2016: Exercise Croix du Sud (CDS) is a medium size tactical multi-national Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) and Stability and Security Operations (SASO) Field Training Exercise (FTX) being held in the vicinity of Noumea, New Caledonia from 07 – 18 November 2016. Ex CDS16 is…

38 Squadron Support to Exercise Croix du Sud

11/23/2016
11/23/2016: Exercise Croix du Sud (CDS) is a medium size tactical multi-national Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Non-combatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) and Stability and Security Operations (SASO) Field Training Exercise (FTX) being held in the vicinity of Noumea, New Caledonia from 07 – 18 November 2016. Ex CDS16 is…

Venom in Trilateral Aussie Exercise

09/13/2016
09/13/2016: U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron - 367, conduct an attack during Exercise Koolendong 16 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 29, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral…

Exercise Koolendong 16

09/08/2016
09/08/2016: U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct Exercise Koolendong 16 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia, August 28, 2016. The Marines are part of Marine Rotational Force - Darwin and are taking part in Exercise Koolendong 16, a tri – lateral training exercise between U.S. Marines,…