The US Air Power (USAF) and Military have labored with the Australian Military on a December joint maritime strike train involving a number of RAAF and Navy bases.
Train Kenney Strikes Again noticed USAF C-17 Globemaster IIIs, operated by 62nd Airlift Wing, loaded with excessive mobility artillery rocket techniques (HIMARS) from tenth Brigade’s 14th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery alongside Australian Military Bushmasters and US Military MRZR all-terrain automobiles.
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Defence mentioned the HIMARS and automobiles have been flown from RAAF Amberley to RAAF Base Scherger in Far North Queensland and HMAS Albatross on the NSW South Coast earlier than “quickly establishing communications, simulating a hearth mission and re-loading onto the C-17s for a fast exit”.
“Working with our American counterparts is at all times a rewarding exercise. They arrive with a whole lot of expertise, which is useful for us as we’re a brand new unit and we nonetheless have lots to study,” mentioned Battery Sergeant Main of 14 Regt’s 54th Siege Battery, Warrant Officer Class Two, Mick Krek.
“On the similar time, the USAF additionally learns lots from the Australian name indicators, and I really feel our coaching has postured us completely to execute missions equivalent to this to disclaim avenues of strategy to the north.”
Parts of the US Military’s seventeenth Discipline Artillery Battery labored alongside the 14th Regiment, and its commander, Captain Daniel Schell mentioned it was “rewarding to reveal proof of idea for mixed HIMARS fast infiltration missions”.
“We have been capable of obtain a mission throughout our flight window after which retailer that info. We hit the bottom operating and moved over to the firing level, then transferred the knowledge from US forces to Australian forces, who then prosecuted the goal.”
“One of many nice issues about this train has been the possibility to see among the similarities we have now with Australian forces, share classes discovered and work by among the new issues that we’re doing as a part of coalition and joint coaching.”
In keeping with US Air Power Lt. Col. Bradley Wills, 4th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Commander for the train, the train aimed to extend interoperability between US and Australian forces.
“Working with our Australian counterparts was one other desired studying goal, simply actually discovering higher methods to accomplice with them,” he mentioned.
“There was a whole lot of partnership constructing. We labored out some contingency plans, and developed techniques, strategies, and procedures on the fly. Having all these folks collectively and speaking about it, a whole lot of innovation and proficiency occurred.”
