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Personnel from the 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, conduct a beach assault on Forrest Beach, Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.

Troops come ashore on quiet beach in final push

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If you were fishing near Forrest Beach, Queensland, over the past month, you might have seen landing craft from HMA Ships

A Royal Australian Air Force FA-18A Classic Hornet aircraft approaches HMAS Brisbane during an air-warfare serial, off the coast of Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Crews work together to fend off Hornets

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It was four against two. Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets screamed overhead a naval task group, primed to

US Army’s Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Schenk, right, Air Force’s Flight Lieutenant Rebekah Johnson-Costigan and Navy’s Lieutenant Michael Van Den Berg in HMAS Brisbane's operations room. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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United in directing the fight from the sea

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Fighter controllers from Navy and Air Force, and the United States Army, have joined forces to conduct tactical warfighting simulations

Collins-class submarines HMA Ships Collins, Farncomb, Dechaineux and Sheean in formation while transiting through Cockburn Sound, Western Australia. Story by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree. Photo by Lieutenant Chris Prescott.

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Submarines add extra layer of realism on Talisman Sabre

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Beneath the impressive amphibious landings and multi-national fleet manoeuvres lurked an unseen menace, keeping sailors on their toes during Exercise

Officer of the watch Sub-Lieutenant Lucas Menenti looks out from HMAS Brisbane’s bridge wing during an air-warfare serial off the coast of Queensland on Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohwede. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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F-35 – lucky they’re on our side

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Air Force’s F-35A Lighting II fighter is one of the most advanced and precise aircraft in operation. Luckily for the

An Australian Army soldier climbs aboard HMAS Ballarat from a Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boat during joint pre-landing force training, off the coast of Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Zerbe. Photo by LSIS Ernesto Sanchez.

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Frigate forms part of amphibious training

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As an Anzac class frigate, HMAS Ballarat is designed for, and ready to fight in, the ‘blue water’ domain of

HMAS Brisbane’s Navigating Officer, Lieutenant Marita Knack, looks on as the ship sails astern of (L to R) USS Rafael Peralta, USS America and HMCS Calgary off the coast of QLD, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navies unite on Talisman Sabre

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Five navies have united off Australia’s eastern coast to sail in formation during Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21). CAPTION: HMAS Brisbane’s

HMAS Ballarat’s embarked MH-60R and S-100 Schiebel Camcopter on the flight deck during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Zerbe. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Camcopter has eyes in the sky during Talisman Sabre

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Apart from an MH-60R helicopter, HMAS Ballarat also carries an S-100 Schiebel Camcopter, an unmanned aerial vehicle that offers enhanced surveillance capability

Commanding Officer Navy Headquarters – South Australia Commander Alastair Cooper with the granddaughters of Thomas Todd, Debra Filippona, left, and Michelle Bitmead at the memorial service. Story by Leading Seaman Jonathan Rendell.

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Sailors killed in WWII mine accident remembered

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Two men believed to have been the first service personnel killed on Australian soil as a result of enemy action

HMAS Brisbane conducts officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres with JS Makinami, ROKS Wang Geon and HMAS Parramatta during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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HMAS Brisbane’s first Talisman Sabre

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HMAS Brisbane, the first Hobart-class warship to participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre, is the air and missile-defence commander for the exercise,

HMAS Ballarat conducts a five-inch gun firing while sailing off the coast of Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Commander Ryan Zerbe. Photo by Leading Seaman Ernesto Sanchez.

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Ballarat adds naval gunfire to Talisman Sabre

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HMAS Ballarat has added the force of its five-inch gun to a blue-water combat event as part of Exercise Talisman

Rockets are launched from US Army and US Marine Corps High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems during a firepower demonstration at Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.

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Weapons unleashed in powerful demonstration

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A pair of shells flew over the water and slammed into Townshend Island within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on the afternoon

USS America, USS New Orleans and USS Germantown sail in formation in the Indo-Pacific region, heading to Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Commander Sherrie Flippin. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jomark Almazan.

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Expeditionary Strike Group 7 arrives for Talisman Sabre

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The forward-deployed ships of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, arrived off the coast

Australian and the United States members at the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 opening ceremony, held at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Sergeant Peter Borys.

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Talisman Sabre kicks off in Queensland

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Australia’s largest bilateral exercise with the United States, Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21), has officially commenced, with the opening ceremony held

Members of the Defence Force School of Signals - Maritime Wing march through the streets of HMAS Cerberus during celebrations to mark 100 years of communications training. Story by Leading Seaman Peta Binns. Photo by Petty Officer James Whittle.

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Signals school marks milestone

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The Defence Force School of Signals – Maritime Communication Information Systems Wing (DFSS-MCISW) marked 100 years of communications training at

Australian Army soldiers, of 2nd Batallion, the Royal Australian Regiment, approach Langham Beach, Queensland, during Talisman Sabre 2019. Story by Major Cameron Jamieson. Photo by Sergeant 1st Class Whitney C. Houston.

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Show of strength for Talisman Sabre

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The stage is set for the ADF and its United States (US) partners to undertake high-end joint land combat against a

HMAS Brisbane, JS Makinami, ROKS Wang Geon and USS Rafael Peralta sail in company during Exercise Pacific Vanguard. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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First Vanguard in Australian waters

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Warships from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the US successfully completed Exercise Pacific Vanguard on July 9, the first time the

HMAS Brisbane launches its Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile during Exercise Pacific Vanguard. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Ex Pacific Vanguard lets fly

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Exercise Pacific Vanguard started with a bang this week after warships from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the US converged on

No. 816 Squadron Flight 7 maintenance team re-arms MH-60R helicopter Tiger 14 with a torpedo during the anti-submarine warfare phase of Exercise Tigerfish. Story by Lieutenant Thomas Kennedy.

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Tigerfish tests warfighting proficiency of aircrews

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Navy’s submarine-hunting and anti-surface warfare helicopters have successfully completed Exercise Tigerfish, proving the warfighting proficiency of aircrews from No. 816

HMAS Brisbane conducts maritime manoeuvres with ships from Japan, South Korea and the US during Exercise Pacific Vanguard. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

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Navies prove strength in numbers

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Warships from Australia, Japan, South Korea and the US have joined forces to conduct a series of high-end warfighting activities