Monthly Archives: August 2022

RAAF to deploy aircraft to NZ

AIR & SEA LIFT | 08 AUGUST 2022 By: Reporter A number of pilot training aircraft will fly across the Tasman to take part in a joint military exercise. Four Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) PC-21 aircraft and two JTAC instructors are set to take part in Exercise Raven Kahu — a combined training exercise withContinue reading “RAAF to deploy aircraft to NZ”

Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, as seen from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).

PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2022)Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christina Himes) from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/HuMmrw8 via IFTTT

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter crew train – as newest member’s dad looks on – Yule, who grew up between Manaia and Eltham, in South Taranaki, became a winch operator during a 16-year stint in the Royal New Zealand Navy, which she joined the day after her 18th birthday.

Andrew Owen19:50, Aug 07 2022 LISA BURD/STUFF Winch training for the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter at Back Beach on Saturday. On Saturday morning, Paul Kalin got a text message from his daughter. If you are free, Tiffany Yule told him, I’ll be down at Back Beach from 9am doing wet winching. So he went along toContinue reading “Taranaki Rescue Helicopter crew train – as newest member’s dad looks on – Yule, who grew up between Manaia and Eltham, in South Taranaki, became a winch operator during a 16-year stint in the Royal New Zealand Navy, which she joined the day after her 18th birthday.”

USS Farragut Deploys with George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 06 August 2022 From Carrier Strike Group 10 MAYPORT, Fla. — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Aug. 6.

  This is a routine deployment for Farragut and the first after a dry-dock maintenance period in 2021. Farragut returned to operational capability in summer of 2021 and has completed a rigorous training cycle, including a visit from the Congressional Board of Inspection and Survey. “We are looking forward to getting underway and supporting ourContinue reading “USS Farragut Deploys with George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group 06 August 2022 From Carrier Strike Group 10 MAYPORT, Fla. — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG) from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Aug. 6.”

China Sends Ships and Planes Toward Taiwan, Defying Rising Criticism Beijing also halted talks with the United States on the military, climate change and other issues, sending ties between the two powers into a deeper chill.

Taiwanese navy ships in Keelung, Taiwan, on Friday. Taiwan’s defense ministry said Chinese ships and planes crossed the informal median line in the Taiwan Strait on Friday. Credit…Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times By Jane Perlez, Alexandra Stevenson, John Liu and Michael Crowley Aug. 4, 2022 阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 Sign up for the Russia-Ukraine War Briefing.  Every evening, we’ll send you aContinue reading “China Sends Ships and Planes Toward Taiwan, Defying Rising Criticism Beijing also halted talks with the United States on the military, climate change and other issues, sending ties between the two powers into a deeper chill.”