"AMERICA'S FURY! US Launches POWERFUL Minuteman III ICBM Missile in Midnight launch - YouTube - Vandenburg Space Force Base,California - 5 NOV 2024

Northrop Grumman is developing the successor to the Minuteman III,the LGM-35A Sentinel.Northrop Grumman (NOC)

Pacific Perspective:U.S.,Australia,Canada and Japan Complete Successful Exercise Keen Sword 25

According to U.S. Forces Japan,the biennial Exercise Keen Sword 25 was brought to a sucessful conclusion after 10 days of integrated training across Japan.Keen Sword 25 was a joint bilateral and mutilateral exercise that enhanced readiness and interoperability,strengthening the partnership of all involved.It included participation from the Australian Defence Force (ADF),the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF),the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF), and the U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ).The drills ran from 23 OCT to 1 NOV 2024.Throughout the exercise,U.S. Forces Japan worked alongside ADF,CAF and JSDF members to hone skills and sustain warfighting readiness.*Bilateral and mutilateral events of Keen Sword 25 included joint live-fire drills;medical mass casualty exercise;installation security forces training;and simulated airfield repair drills,among others.Participants took advantage of the unique training environment to enhance Tactics,Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) across a wide range of military operations in support of fostering interoperability between the U.S. and its Allies;strengthening deterrence and defence;and regional stability.The drills took place across mainland Japan and its territorial waters.The USS George Washington (CVN 77) Carrier Strike Group (CSG 5),under RDM Greg Newkirk,led Task Force 70 surface and air forces into Keen Sword 25,playing a key role.*U.S. Forces participating in Keen Sword 25 included:U.S. Indo-Pacific Command;U.S. Space Command;U.S. Pacific Fleet;U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific;U.S. Army Pacific;Pacific Air Forces;U.S. Forces Japan;U.S. 7th Fleet;III Marine Expeditionary Force;U.S. Army Japan;U.S. Naval Forces Japan 5th Air Force;along with other forces originating from units across the Department of Defense.*In addition to Carrier Air Wing 5 and the strike group staff,CTF 70 is represented by Expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134;the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70);and the Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer USS Preeble (DDG 808),both operating under Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15.Typically the CSG is accompanied by an unnanounced nuclear-powered attack submarine for force protection.*Said RDM Greg Newkirk,commander Task Force 70 and the GWCSG:The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is crucial in Keen Sword 25.In Keen Sword,our strike group rehearses complex,high-end warfighting with the joint force and Allies.This type of exercise showcases the range,agility and lethality of our unified force and reestablishes the George Washington in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations (it was previously forward deployed to Japan in 2015-16 and recently relieved the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 70) as the only forward deployed naval force outside the U.S. at Naval Base Yokosuka,Japan).*The CSG team,with DESRON 15,coordinated with USS Lake Erie,which operated with Allies in the Philippine Sea near Okinawa,as well as the USS Preeble,which was in Yokosuka and provided a platform for bilateral Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force specialists.Keen Sword is designed to promote peace and security in the Indo-Pacific Region.This exercise,and others like it,are an opportunity to demonstrate to the world the will of the U.S. and Allies to defend Japan,as well as the iron-clad nature of the U.S.-Japan partnership which has stood for more than 70 years.*According to the Australian Ministry of Defence,the ADF contribution to Keen Sword 25 included 80 troops and two RAAF P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol aircraft,civil-military cooperation personnel and amphibious landing observers.The drills included 12,000 U.S. military personnel and 33,000 Japanese troops,40 vessels and 370 aircraft.Commander of the Australian Contingent,Wing Commander Adam Saber,said:Keen Sword demonstrated an increasing complexity in our relationship with Japan,from higher-end warfighting to homeland defence.The exercise was a great opportunity to hone our own skills across that spectrum,both in mainland Japan and its surrounding islands.

Military honours for NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte - YouTube - BTB-concept - Federal Chancellery,Berlin - 4 NOV 2024

Military honours were rendered for the inaugural visit of New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,a key Ally,to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.The Bundeswehr Staff Music Corps plays under the direction of LTCOL Klauka.The video shows the entry of the guard of honour (German Army);the arrival of the delegations;the arrival of the guest;the anthems (the NATO Hymn and the German national anthem);the reviewing of the troops;and the exit of the guard of honour.

US Army, NATO. AH-64 Apache helicopters during military exercises in Norway - YouTube - 31 OCT 2024

NATO Exercise Trident Juncture is a comprehensive series of drills designed to enhance interoperability,integration,deterrence and defence by NATO Allies and Partners.The Boeing AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters took part,as well as the Sikorsky Aircraft (Lockheed Martin subsidiary) UH-60 Black Hawk helos.Boeing (BA),Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Just In:29th Commandant of the Marine Corps, retired Gen. Alfred Gray laid to rest at ANC - YouTube - 29 JUL 2024

Marines from the Marine Corps Band "The President's Own" and Marine Barracks Washington DC rendered military honors with funeral escort for 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps GEN Alfred Gray Jr. USMC ret. in Section 35 of Arlington National Cemetery,Arlington VA.*GEN Gray deployed eight times over his 41-year career,several of them clandestine.In one of his most notable deployments,GEN Gray led Vietnam's first independent Marine ground operations.A pioneer in signals intelligence,he laid the groundwork for the Marine Cryptological Support Battalion (National Security Agency).*Among GEN Gray's Awards and Decorations were the Silver Star Medal,Bronze Star Medal,the Legion of Merit and a Distinguished Service Medal.*At the committal,the Navy Hymn "Eternal Father Strong to Save" was played.*GEN Gray was interred with his wife,Janie Ann Gray.As he and his wife had no surviving family,LTGEN George Flynn USMC ret. received the U.S. Flag from the funeral service.*Text by Arlington National Cemetery and edited by Andrew Taylor