Aug. 4, 2025 Mission proven: 55th Wing wraps Talon Shield with combat-ready precision In the final hours of Exercise Talon Shield, conducted under the umbrella of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 55th Wing concluded a historic deployment alongside the Royal Australian Air Force’s 10 Squadron and 92 Wing. The result was a demonstration of coalition precision, rapid
July 31, 2025 Allied eyes on the fight: U.S. and Australian ground C2 team powers the kill chain at TS25 On a dusty northern Australian airfield, deep in the heart of Exercise Talisman Saber 2025, a small but powerful coalition team is proving that command and control doesn't just happen in the sky. From the ground, a combined U.S. and Australian Battle Management Command and Control element is
July 21, 2025 Precision in motion: what it takes to deploy the 55th Wing to Australia Deploying an U.S. Air Force RC-135V/W Rivet Joint and nearly 200 of America’s finest Airmen and over 55 tons of equipment halfway across the globe isn’t routine, it’s a showcase of strategic reach, rapid integration, and operational dominance. It requires years of deliberate planning, intricate
July 17, 2025 From Pub Talk to Power Projection: How a shared vision brought the 55th Wing into Talisman Sabre A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant from the 55th Wing and a Royal Australian Air Force sergeant from No. 10 Squadron sat across from each other at a local pub after a long day of flying operations. As they discussed their shared missions and growing trust between their units, a question came up: Why
Nov. 9, 2018 2 WS shares Halloween down under On Halloween, nearly 430 people from Exmouth – a town of about 2,000 located on Western Australia’s Northwest coast – visited a haunted house built by Airmen from 2nd Weather Squadron’s Detachment 1. The popularity of the detachment’s haunted house is underscored by the fact that Australia isn’t