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  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Video clips filmed during the Royal Air Force Public Display Authority at RAF Coningsby. Cheif of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston Air Vice-Marshal joined Ian Duguid who reviewed the performances by the RAF Typhoon Display Team and the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Aircraft are under the command of Squadron Leader Sugden and the Typhoon Display Team are under the command of Wing Commander Calvert. Flight Lieutenant Adam O'Hare is the 2022 display pilot for the RAF Typhoon Display Team. The display was undertaken at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire on the 26th May 2022.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Display manoeuvres included in the 2022 Red Arrows display. In order - Detonator, Goose, Phoenix Roll and Tornado. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team - The Red Arrows are currently deployed to Tanagra Air Base, Greece on Exercise Springhawk 2022. During the deployment the team use the good weather to practice 3 displays a day, 5 days a week for the 6-week period, working towards being awarded their PDA (public display authority). Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows showcase the excellence of the RAF and represent the United Kingdom both at home and overseas. The team consists of 11 pilots, nine of whom fly in the display, and more than 100 support personnel and technicians. Each of the pilots has previous fast-jet, operational experience flying the Tornado, Typhoon or Harrier, enabling the RAF to secure the skies and protect the nation and its interests, 365-days a year. One of the world’s premier aeroba...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conduct routine flight operations in support of RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 5, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability in order to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL UK Solders conduct a sling load operation to transport a RWMIK,  pallet of barbed wire, Hawk jet and has been dropping bags of aggregate – a mixture of sand, gravel and stone – into the dam to shore it up and into surrounding watercourses to stem the flow of water into the reservoir.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Soldiers assigned to V Corps alongside NATO allies demonstrate interoperability and their combat-credible force conducting a historic wet-gap crossing during DEFENDER-Europe 2022 at Nowogród, Poland, May 19, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters supporting NATO. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL 1st Air Cavalry Brigade conducts battalion-sized air assault training operation with the Italian Paratrooper Brigade "FOLGORE" during Swift Response 2022, Skopje, North Macedonia, May 17, 2022. Exercise Swift Response 2022 is an annual multinational training exercise, which takes place in Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North, Baltics, and Balkans from May 2-20, 2022. It aims to present combat credible Army forces in Europe and Africa and enhance readiness by building airborne interoperability with Allies and Partners and the integration of joint service partnerships. 

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The A-10 Thunderbolt II has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and altitude, and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. The aircraft can loiter near battle areas for extended periods of time and operate in low ceiling and visibility conditions. The wide combat radius and short takeoff and landing capability permit operations in and out of locations near front lines. Using night vision goggles, A-10 pilots can conduct their missions during darkness.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL The British Army’s global response force is training to show it’s readiness to respond to global crises alongside allied airborne forces. Exercise Swift Response sees 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team take command of more than 3,000 soldiers from 8 NATO countries training together in North Macedonia. Some 2,000 British troops and 500 vehicles from the 2 PARA Battlegroup and attack, reconnaissance and support helicopters of Aviation Task Force 1 have travelled across Europe by road, rail, air and sea for the six-week-long exercise (21 Apr – 31 May). It starts with preparatory training to build the joint force’s skills and relationships before it deploys by parachute and helicopter to practise offensive and defensive operations on the rugged Krivolak training area. The manoeuvres in North Macedonia are one element of a wider exercise, with multinational forces under the direction of US Army Europe and Africa conducting simultaneous trainin...

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL French and Polish troops with the NATO multinational battlegroup continue to train in Romania, where they are deployed following Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conduct flight operations to get familiar with the airspace in order to support exercise RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 30, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, enabling the exchange of tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability in order to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL So far, the Department of Defense has sent at least 7,000 FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles and 1,400 FIM-92E Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL Exercise Eagle Rapid 22 is a battalion-level exercise conducted by 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment at the Crvena Zemlja Training Area near Knin, Croatia from May 2 to May 13, 2022. The goal of the training is to maintain squads’ proficiency in battle drills by conducting platoon and company training over the course of one week. The training consists of numerous challenging and complicated tasks that include conducting direct and indirect fires, strategic emplacement of assets, reacting to enemy contact, effective communication, and breaching obstacles. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance.

  Video Source:  U.S. MILITARY CENTRAL F-35As Lightning II fifth generation aircraft from the Vermont Air National Guard departed May 2 to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to continue NATO’s Enhanced Air Policing mission along the Eastern flank.