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An infantry soldier from the 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment advances during an assault on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
Australian Army News 

Simulated battle creates real readiness

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 213 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

The crackle of simulated gunfire breaks the stillness of a North Queensland afternoon as Australian and New Zealand troops launch

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Australian Army Private Shonee Gelhaar and her explosive detection dog Ash from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment – their skills put to the test in Townsville, Queensland, during the nation-wide Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News 

K9 team tackle danger zones

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 196 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Amid shifting tactics, explosive detection dog (EDD) Ash is helping engineers secure objectives and detect threats before troops breach danger

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An Australian Army soldier from 6th Engineer Support Regiment, attaches a railing to a fixed modular bridge (FMB) during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Sergeant Roger Tang.
Australian Army News 

Sappers bridge gap for critical transport

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 233 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) builds strategic bridges between military personnel from 19 nations, soldiers from the 6th Engineer

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Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalary Regiment, and United States Navy personnel, assist members from Depth Defence Logistics loading M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to a United States Navy Loading Craft Utility during Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Townsville Port, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News USA 

Tanks on the Hook for Talisman Sabre

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 256 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four of the Australian Army’s new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and a MA88 recovery vehicle have been craned

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Royal Australian Navy sailors prepare to board a vessel from a United States Coast Guard Transportable Port Security Boat near Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

AU US boarding teams build partnerships

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 285 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

“Australian Navy! Australian Navy!” – If someone hears those words shouted with authority while a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) boarding

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HMAS Sydney (left) and Spanish Navy frigate Mendez Nunez conduct officer of the watch manoeuvres during Regional Presence Deployment 25-2. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

International sister ships meet at sea

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 209 Views 0 Comments

If HMAS Sydney looked like it was sailing with a twin, that’s because it was. CAPTION: HMAS Sydney (left) and

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The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Private Alex Brown.
Australian Japan News 

Japan fires missile in Jervis Bay

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 221 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

For the second time in Australia, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live-fire demonstration of Type 12

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Royal Australian Air Force personnel conduct re-arming operations on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Forward Arming and Refuelling Point at RAAF Base Learmonth, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF arms and refuels at austere airfield

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 164 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Exercising enhanced survivability, flexibility, lethality and reach were the primary objectives for a Forward Arming Refuelling Point (FARP) demonstration at

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HMAS Sydney transits as part of the double carrier formation, UK Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales and US Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photographer unknown.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney splits from TS25 – homeward bound

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 197 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, Royal Australian Navy air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney has started the journey home to

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A United States Coast Guard vessel heads out on patrol from HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian News USA 

US security patrols feel like honorary Aussies

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 149 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They may be a long way from their home base of Clearwater, Florida, but the United States Coast Guard personnel

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland to deploy to northern Western Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Hamid Farahani.
Australian Army News 

Storm-free ride for RNSWR reservists

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 156 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four months ago, in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, the Royal New South

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A Republic of Korea Marine Corps marine conducts a combat team assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Bowen, Queensland on 18 July 2025. Photo by Lance Corporal Jessica Gray.
Asia Australian Army News USA 

Korean marines launch attack backed by AU US

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 171 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Two Republic of Korea MUH-1 Marineon helicopters departed the ROKS Marado sitting offshore. They roared into Bowen, delivering an amphibious

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Australian Army nursing officer Lieutenant Martina Sydenham from 3rd Health Battalion monitors vital signs of a simulated casualty at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Reserve medicos support Talisman Saber 25

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 126 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They spend their time treating the sick and injured in cities and towns. Now these doctors and nurses are on

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment extract water for desalination and purification from Victoria River in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Army News 

Risking life to get fresh water to troops

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 142 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

In the crocodile-infested waters of the Victoria River, soldiers are risking their lives – not in combat, but to ensure

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel attached to the Australian Amphibious Force - Amphibious Task Group 1 (ATG-1) participate in Wet and Dry Environmental Rehearsals (WADER) from HMAS Canberra during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in the Cowley Beach Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
Japan News Pacific 

Multinational integration during amphib landings

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 148 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Over the last few days, the Australian Amphibious Force has completed significant Force Integration Training (FIT) and Wet and Dry

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, disembark a Royal Australian Navy landing craft at Cowley Beach during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 2025

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 155 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training

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Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tanks await loading onto a ship in Australia, bound for Ukraine. Photo by Sergeant Tristan Kennedy.
Australian Europe News 

Aussie tanks arrive in Ukraine

20/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1197 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine

The transfer of the first tranche of Australian-gifted M1A1 Abrams tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed.

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Australian Operational Service Medal – Indo-Pacific on display during an award ceremony at the Navy Capability Centre – Henderson, Western Australia. Photo by Leading Seaman Rikki-Lea Phillips.
ADF News Pacific 

New medal for Indo-Pacific service

18/07/202518/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1867 Views 0 Comments

Approximately 150 personnel of ship’s company of HMAS Stuart are among the first in the nation to receive the Australian

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Executive Officer of 2 Security Forces Squadron, Squadron Leader Tai Kohn, has her head shaved after the squadron completed 3521 laps around the RAAF Base Amberley running track to raise funds to fight ovarian cancer. Story by Corporal Sam Price. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Taylor Anderson.
ADF People Health and Wellbeing Royal Australian Air Force 

Squadron runs laps for cancer battle

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 921 Views 0 Comments No. 2 Security Forces Squadron, RAAF Amberley

Donations are still open for a 2 Security Forces Squadron fundraiser to support a member undergoing her second round of

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a trench clearance, supported by 2nd Cavalry Regiment M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, as part of Exercise Brolga Sprint at Townsville Field Training Area, Qld. Story by Captain Brittany Evans. Photo by Private Jessica Gray.
Australian Army News 

3rd Brigade sprints ahead

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 971 Views 0 Comments 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Brolga Sprint, Exercises North Queensland Warfighter

Exercises North Queensland Warfighter and Brolga Sprint have showcased the transformation of Army’s Armoured Brigade, bringing 3500 soldiers, officers and

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