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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.
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Troops come ashore on quiet beach in final push

01/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1774 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

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

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An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tank from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment moves forward in a simulated attack serial held at the Townsville Field Training Area as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Warrant Officer Class 2 Max Bree. Photo by Corporal Brandon Grey.
Australian Army News USA 

Battle Group Eagle swoops

01/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2308 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Distinctive red-and-white shemaghs and blue baseball caps gave away the “enemy” soldiers scattered in defensive positions around a town under

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United States Marines conduct a simulated wartime airfield scenario at the rear of a Royal Australian Air Force No. 36 Squadron C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, QLD, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Clarice Hurren. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

HIMARS first for Australian and US Air Force

31/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2032 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-17A Globemaster III is the first non-US nation to provide rapid air mobility to

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A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft connects to the KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft refuelling hoseduring Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Sergeant Ben Dempster.
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Refuelling first fosters partnership

31/07/202131/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1383 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

High above the Coral Sea, a Royal Australian Air Force No. 33 Squadron KC-30A multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) trailed refuelling

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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.
News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy USA 

United in directing the fight from the sea

31/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1759 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

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

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A Royal Australian Air Force Avionics Technician guides a P-8A Poseidon aircraft into position, as it prepares to depart RAAF Base Townsville in Queensland. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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Allies in the air and on the ground

28/07/202103/08/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1855 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Exercise Talisman Sabre is Australia’s largest and most important bilateral exercise with the United States, and our two nation’s P-8A

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US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Rodrigo Morales, left, Australian Army Signaller Richard Davis, US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Johnny Hernandez and Australian Army Signaller Kurt Bloomfield at Robertson Barracks. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Rodrigo Villablanca.
Australian Army News USA 

Communications ready for Koolendong

28/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1554 Views 0 Comments

Preparations are underway for high-end warfighting Exercise Koolendong, which is set to take place between elements of 1 Brigade and the

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US Marines from 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, moves forward during an assault on Bowen Airport in Queensland on Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by 1st Lt. Jon Carkhuff (US). Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester.
Australian Army News Overseas USA 

US Marines assault airfield on Exercise Talisman Sabre

28/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2378 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Townsville, Queensland – just as the last rays of light had retreated from the dry riverbed, a low rumble began

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A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb on Townshend Island, during TS2. Story by Captain Dan Mazurek. Photo by Leading Aircraftwomman Jacqueline Forrester.
Australian Army Europe News Royal Australian Air Force USA Videos 

Allies work together to deliver barrage

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2139 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

“Okay, if you’re a JTAC please raise your hand.” CAPTION: A F-35B Lightning II drops a GBU-12 – 500LB Paveway

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Gunner Nathan Wood, of the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, observes a target during the RBS 70 man-portable air defence missile system training serial at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story by Petty Officer Jake Badior. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
ADF News Science & Technology USA 

Striking in a new way

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1829 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

It’s the ADF’s newest joint warfighting concept and it’s on show at this year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21) in a

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Private Supachai Kladpin, of the 10th Force Support Battalion, cooks meals in the Camp Growl kitchen in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Max Logan. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
ADF News USA 

Talisman Sabre stomachs won’t growl

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1763 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

As Patriot surface-to-air missile fuel burnt bright against the blue sky of Shoalwater Bay, cooking fuel in the Camp Growl kitchen

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United States Army technical engineer Staff Sergeant Amelia Ramirez in the Townsville Field Training Area. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo : Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
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Keeping watch on environmental health

23/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1339 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

United States Army Staff Sergeant Amelia Ramirez is getting to see Australia’s unique environment up close on Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21).

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Soldiers from the US Army's 14th Sustainment Brigade demonstrate their vehicle-recovery capabilities to soldiers from the Australian, British and Canadian armies during the Joint Warfighting Assessment. Story by Captain Taylor Lynch. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News USA 

Different uniforms, similar practices

20/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1763 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

A visit to a US Army brigade has shown logistics personnel from Australia’s 7th Combat Brigade the similarities allies have

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Royal Australian Artillery and the United States Marine Corps fire an Australian M777 Howitzer at Shoalwater Bay Training Area during TS21. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Trooper Jarrod McAneney.
ADF Australian Army News USA 

Demonstrating a show of force

20/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1774 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

During rehearsal day for the Exercise Talisman Sabre (TS21) show-of-force demonstration, Australian and US batteries mixed their gunner teams for a fire

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Australian and US soldiers share the experience of watching the Patriot missile live-fire during Talisman Sabre. Story by Private Jacob Joseph. Photo by Trooper Jarrod McAneney.
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Troops in awe of Patriot firepower display

20/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1848 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

Described as “lethal and powerful” by the US soldiers who operate it, the MIM-104 Patriot gained a local reputation after

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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.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy USA Videos 

Weapons unleashed in powerful demonstration

20/07/202126/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2216 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

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

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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.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy USA 

Expeditionary Strike Group 7 arrives for Talisman Sabre

20/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1888 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

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

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A United States Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group MC-130J Commando II passes over RAAF Base Richmond during Exercise Teak Action. Story by Eamon Hamilton. Photo by Corporal David Said.
News Royal Australian Air Force USA 

Teak strengthens aerial ties

16/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1548 Views 1 Comment

Exercise Teak Action has strengthened the ties between Air Force’s No. 37 Squadron and its United States Air Force (USAF)

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United States Army personnel load a Patriot missile on to a guided missile transporter vehicle in the lead-up to a live-fire event to be held at Shoalwater Bay in Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story and photo by Private Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News Overseas Science & Technology USA 

Patriot missile firing will be a first

16/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2363 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

At first glance, the rectangle crates might have looked innocuous, but the two containers loaded onto the US transporter housed

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Private Samuel Bennett, left, and Private Jesse Stroud, from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, prepare equipment at Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, prior to deploying on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. Story by Flight Lieutenant Chloe Stevenson. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Emma Schwenke.
ADF News Overseas USA Videos 

Sabre drawn, troops ready for action

16/07/202125/07/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2132 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre 2021

The Talisman ‘Sabre’ has been drawn in Townsville, Queensland, for Australia’s largest bilateral training activity with the United States. CAPTION:

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