A Royal Air Force (RAF) airman marshals an RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft, from RAF Waddington's 51 Squadron, after its landing May 11, 2018 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Manion, 55th Wing commander, and RAF Air Commodore Dean Andrew, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Force commander, flew a joint mission together during exercise Storm Force 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo)
Royal Air Force (RAF) airmen push a staircase to an RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft, from RAF Waddington's 51 Squadron, after its landing May 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo)
Royal Air Force (RAF) Airmen service an RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft, from RAF Waddington's 51 Squadron, after its landing May 11, 2018 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo)
U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Manion, 55th Wing commander, right, and Royal Air Force Air Commodore Dean Andrew, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Force commander, pose for a photo after landing May 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. Andrew and Manion flew together during exercise Storm Force 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo)
A Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft, from RAF Waddington's 51 Squadron, takes off May 11, 2018, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Manion, 55th Wing commander, and RAF Air Commodore Dean Andrew, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance Force commander, flew a joint mission together during exercise Storm Force 18. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo)
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YOKOSUKA, Japan – A Viking armored personnel vehicle sits on the flight deck of the British Royal Navy Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Albion (L 14) as the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) returns to U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Sailors from the British Royal Navy Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Albion (L 14) render honors to the U.S. Navy’s forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as it returns to U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka(U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released)
YOKOSUKA, Japan – British Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer John Mackenzie takes a selfie with the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) from the flight deck of the Royal Navy Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Albion (L 14) as it returns to U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart/Released)
A United Kingdom Royal Marines provide security while searching for a simulated isolated service member in Rindal, Norway, Nov. 6, 2018. The Royal Marines, with X-Ray Company, 45 Commando, worked in conjunction with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and assets from Marine Aircraft Group 29 to exercise their tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel proficiency and bilateral interoperability during Trident Juncture 18. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
A United Kingdom Royal Marine prepares to evacuate 1st Lt. Zachary Duncavage during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel exercise, Nov. 6, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Margaret Gale)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019) Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay transits with embarked Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 during an expeditionary mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. This experiment, held aboard Mounts Bay, refines and advances the Navy EOD community's ability to command and control an MCM task group. The Navy EOD community achieves this by embarking vessels of opportunity to direct surface, air and expeditionary MCM forces, including the Navy's Expeditionary MCM (ExMCM) units. (U.S. Navy photos by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton/Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019) Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 get underway on a combat rubber raiding craft from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nuñez Jr./Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019) Members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) assigned to the landing ship dock RFA Mounts Bay retrieve a rigid-hull inflatable boat manned by Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nuñez Jr./Released)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2019) US Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 prepare to launch a combat rubber raiding craft from the well deck of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary landing ship dock Mounts Bay during a mine countermeasures (MCM) task group experiment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Ray Nuñez Jr./Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2019) - A U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), prepares to land aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) during flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2019. Ross is currently integrated in Commander, Task Force 473 to include British, Danish, French, and U.S. forces led by French Navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2019) - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jake Ellingson signals to a U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2019.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2019) - Cmdr. David Coles, right, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), and French Navy sailor Lt. j.g. Guillemette De Germay board the Ross from a U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), during flight operations in the Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2019) - Sailors board a U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 23, 2019) - Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jake Ellingson salutes a U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, March 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Krystina Coffey/Released)
Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. 6th Fleet, started May 7, 2019 at the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s Hebrides Range in the vicinity of the Western Isles of Scotland.
The purpose of Formidable Shield is to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile (IAMD) environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures.
Nine nations - including Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States – are contributing 13 ships, more than 10 aircraft, and approximately 3,300 personnel to the exercise. Belgium and Germany will support the exercise with staff officers embarked with Task Group IAMD.
HMS Defender carried out a series of exercises to enhance her Ship boarding sklls, the training took place ahead of their deployment to the Middle East later in the year. Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Example played the role of a small vessel of interest. A Royal Navy Helicopter Wildcat Mk2 HMA operating off the coast of Scotland in support of FS19. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (Courtesy photo /Released)
Pictured: HMS Defender's Navigating officer (center) Lt Dan Wardle during specials)
HMS Defender departs Norway to undertake Sea Training
The Royal Navy type 45 Destroyer left Stavanger in Norway for the North Sea, where she will carry out several weeks of Sea training. A Royal Navy Helicopter Wildcat Mk2 HMA operating off the coast of Scotland in support of FS19. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (Courtesy photo /Released)
HMS Defender is currently taking part in Operation Formidable Shield, working alongside ships from various nations. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (Courtesy photo /Released)
A Royal Navy Helicopter Wildcat Mk2 HMA operating off the coast of Scotland in support of FS19. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (Courtesy photo /Released)
Royal Navy Daring-class destroyer HMS Defender firing her 4.5" Mk8 Mod 1 Gun in the Atlantic Ocean. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire integrated air and missile defense environment, using NATO command and control reporting structures. (Courtesy photo /Released)
ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 18, 2019) A Royal Navy Dauphin helicopter lands on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 18, 2019. FOST is a three-week exercise led by the Royal Navy that tests the ship’s warfighting ability. Donald Cook, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its ninth patrol in the U.S. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 18, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jessica Fergusson watches a Royal Navy Dauphine helicopter land on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 18, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 18, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Desiree Nowak, right, guides a Royal Navy Dauphine helicopter onto the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 18, 2019.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 18, 2019) Sailors secure a Royal Navy Dauphine helicopter to the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 18, 2019. FOST is a three-week exercise led by the Royal Navy that tests the ship’s warfighting ability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
ENGLISH CHANNEL (Sept. 18, 2019) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) receive training on landing a Dauphin helicopter on the flight deck of the ship as part of Flag Officer’s Sea Training (FOST), Sept. 18, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Damon Grosvenor/Released)
British Soldiers, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, drive their Jackal armored wheeled vehicle during a force on force reconnaissance exercise in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 22, 2020. NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence consists of four battalion-sized battle groups deploying on a persistent rotational basis to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to demonstrate the alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to any aggression against its members. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, aims weapon during a force on force reconnaissance exercise in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 22, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, conduct a dismounted patrol during a force on force reconnaissance exercise in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 22, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, wields his L1A1 12.7mm heavy machine gun on a Jackal armored wheeled vehicle during a force on force reconnaissance exercise in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 22, 2020.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
A British Soldier, assigned to the Balaklava Troop, C Squadron, also known as the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, ties his boots during a force on force reconnaissance exercise in support of NATO's enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, Jan. 22, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Hamlin)
