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Nimitz CSG to visit Thailand

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The U.S. Navy Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG-11) has been making its way across the Indo-Pacific region since November 2022, participating in joint training operations and port visits with partners and allies. On Apr. 24, the Strike Group will arrived in Thailand for a scheduled visit aimed at strengthening the U.S.-Thai security partnership and celebrating the 190th anniversary of U.S.-Thai diplomatic relations.

230422-N-WM182-1173 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2023) U.S. Navy Capt. Craig Sicola, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), front seat, and Cmdr. Luke Edwards, commanding officer of the “Fighting Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, make an arrested landing in an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-22 marking the 350,000th time the carrier has landed a fixed-wing aircraft on its flight deck. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)

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RAAF and U.S. military partnership paves the way for successful MQ-4C deployment in Guam

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The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is playing a vital role in the deployment of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle. Recently, RAAF personnel worked alongside their counterparts from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy to facilitate the shipment of Forward Operating Base (FOB) equipment and a Mobile Remote Quick Look (RQL) trailer to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam in February.

Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Stephen Grimmer, assigned to the Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-262) Triton – Cooperative Program out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, and Teresa Ruleman, Dayton T. Brown Inc. electrical engineer, attach a support to a Mobile Remote Quick Look trailer aboard a C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 1, 2023. The RQL trailer was flown to Andersen AFB, Guam by a 3rd Airlift Squadron aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Royal Thai Navy conducts training on FK-3 air defense missile system

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On Apr. 10, Rear Admiral Supasit Buranatos, the commander of the Royal Thai Navy’s Air and Coastal Defense Command unit, along with his commanding officers, visited the military training grounds in Sattahip district, Chonburi province to observe the testing and training of the FK-3 medium-range air defense system.


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Engineers aim to extend life of U.S. Navy’s aerial refueling store pods for MQ-25

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The U.S. Navy is testing the possibility of using their aging fleet of Aerial Refueling Store pods on their new air-to-air refueling tanker, the MQ-25 Stingray. Engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) are testing the current pods to determine their potential for life-extension testing, potentially saving the Navy millions of dollars.

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