DefenceTalkThe Army’s ongoing pilot to develop multi-domain capabilities that could one day be replicated across the service is slated to undergo further testing overseas for the first time next year. The Multi-Domain Task Force, which leaders envision to be a battalion-plus unit that maximizes air, sea, land, cyber and space assets on the battlefield, is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/multi-domain-task-force-set-to-lead-pacific-pathways-rotation-in-first-overseas-tests-71723/

DefenceTalkCAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait: Soldiers from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Task Force Wraith completed combined training with the 208th Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Company and Camp Buehring’s emergency services at Udairi Landing Zone, Kuwait, Oct. 24, 2017 to increase their capability to respond to a chemical attack. The training event was a simulated chemical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/task-force-wraith-trains-to-respond-swiftly-to-chemical-attack-70746/

DefenceTalkUK forces have taken command of NATO’s Response Force and its flagship Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. UK forces have taken command of NATO’s Response Force’s Land Component and its flagship Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), committing thousands of troops to be on standby and ready to deploy within days. Defence Minister […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-steps-up-to-take-command-of-nato-task-force-68795/

DefenceTalkFollowing the Government’s decision to prepare to contribute to international led efforts to disrupt and degrade ISIL, the Australian Defence Force will now deploy approximately 600 ADF personnel to the Middle East. The Australian contingent will move to the United Arab Emirates where they will prepare to respond to future Government decisions regarding Iraq. This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australia-sends-air-task-force-to-iraq-60575/

DefenceTalkAfter eight years of front line military operations involving tens of thousands of British Servicemen and women, the UK’s military headquarters in Helmand was disbanded yesterday. In the latest stage of the ongoing drawdown of UK operations in Afghanistan, the functions of Headquarters Task Force Helmand have been subsumed into the wider US-led Regional Command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ceremony-marks-end-of-uk-task-force-helmand-59214/