Defense Officials Testify on Nuclear Priorities

04/17/2019
David Trachtenberg, deputy undersecretary of defense for policy; Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command; Navy Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of Strategic Systems Programs; and Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, testify on the fiscal year…

RAAF F-35

12/24/2018
Personnel from the Australian Embassy in Washington, joined Royal Australian Air Force personnel at Luke Air Force Base to host a ‘Mateship’ event recognising contributions to Australia’s F-35 capability. Royal Australian Air Force pilots and maintenance personnel have partnered with United States Air Force units and Lockheed Martin to prepare…

USAF Aircraft in Mobility Guardian 2017

08/18/2017
08/18/2017: Two C-130s from Little Rock Air Force Base, La., taxi and takeoff. A C-130 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, taxis. A C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and a C-130 from AETC taxis. Airmen perform maintenance on a KC-10 from Travis Air Force Base, Calif. More than 3,000…

RCAF at Mobility Guardian 17

08/10/2017
08/10/2017: Canadian air forces arrive at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, for Mobility Guardian. More than 3,000 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and international partners will converge on the state of Washington in support of Mobility Guardian. The exercise is intended to test the abilities of the Mobility Air Forces to execute rapid…

Australia’s P-8A Maiden Flight

06/05/2016
06/05/2016: Australia’s first P-8A Poseidon aircraft has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft flew a short distance from Renton Airfield to Boeing Field in Washington State USA, to where the P-8A’s sophisticated mission systems will be installed as part of project AIR 7000. The $5.4 billion P-8A program will provide Australia’s…

An Overview on NATO in 2015: Trident Juncture

01/31/2016
01/31/2016: The 2015 annual NATO report provides an overview of  NATO activities in 2015. Credit Video: Natochannel:1/27/16 According to a piece written by Murielle Delaporte and published 10/20/15 about This exercise, the largest since 2002 Strong resolve, should not be read as a reaction to Russia’s recent behavior, since it has been…

HMAS Perth Undocking Timelapse

12/28/2015
12/28/2015: HMAS PERTH is being undocked following the completion of the docking phase of IMAV 06 at the AMCCUF at Henderson WA. Whilst docked major maintenance tasks have been conducted on the ships underwater fittings and appendages as well as the ships hull receiving new antifoul coatings. Production work will…

USS Rodney M. Davis Conducts Replenishment at Sea with USNS Pecos

01/05/2015
10/05/2015: The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60) performs vertical replenishment and refueling with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO-197.) Rodney M. Davis, stationed in Everett, Wash., is seen on patrol in the Indian Ocean in support of regional security and…