Nov. 24, 2022 US Air Force, Hawaii Air National Guard, Royal Australian Air Force participate in bilateral exercise Over 30 active-duty U.S. Air Force and Hawaii Air National Guard service members worked with the Royal Australian Air Force during a bilateral training exercise Nov. 12-19.
Nov. 17, 2022 US, UK, Australian and Canadian forces operate as a combined force in exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition “Fights on” loudly echos across the battlespace kicking off exercise VIRTUAL FLAG: Coalition 23-1 at the Distributed Mission Operations Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed sites across four countries, during the first day of an eleven-day exercise.
Sept. 29, 2022 RAAF, USAF leaders sign Joint Vision Statement in Washington The Joint Vision Statement builds on the U.S. and Australian strategic partnership and conveys the two countries’ intent to work together to direct and support the development and operations of their air forces.
Sept. 22, 2022 Air Force announces hypersonic missile contract award The Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is an air-launched, scramjet-powered hypersonic weapon designed to hold high-value targets at risk in contested environments from standoff distances.
Aug. 9, 2022 Building relationships: Royal Australian Air Force leader visits 343rd Training Squadron A squadron leader from the Royal Australian Air Force visited the 343rd Training Squadron here to kick off their relationship building July 11-15. Like the U.S. Security Forces Academy, the Australian Security and Fire Academy is currently going through a transformation of their curriculum.
July 29, 2022 JBER kicks off RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 with Royal Australian Air Forces RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 is in full swing starting 28 July through 12 August with U.S. forces and international partners. RF-A is a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored joint and multilateral exercise designed to provide realistic training essential to the continued development and improvement of combined and
July 15, 2022 Air Force focuses on future of Indo-Pacific alliances, Agile Combat Employment Cope North tests how well medics from the three nations operate during challenging scenarios while strengthening partnerships and integrating Agile Combat Employment concepts.
June 6, 2022 Joint and coalition warfighters test tactical expertise during Navy FST-J exercise Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Florida, supported the U.S. Navy Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint exercise, or FST-J.
May 9, 2022 DAF hosts congressional delegation for ABMS update, E-7 orientation Department of the Air Force leaders hosted a congressional delegation at Nellis Air Force Base, May 6, for an update on the base’s Advanced Battle Management System initiatives and an orientation of the E-7 Wedgetail.
May 6, 2022 Exercise Global Dexterity day 1 The 15th Wing hosted the RAF as part of Exercise Global Dexterity 2022, where U.S. and Australian C-17s and aircrew can train and fly side-by-side to learn from each other. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Benjamin Aronson)