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Talisman Sabre – mass-casualty exercise

20/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4373 Views 0 Comments 17th Combat Service Support Brigade, 17th CSS Brigade, mass-casualty exercise, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Williamson Air Field

Australian Army medics with 17th Combat Service Support Brigade evaluate a patient with a simulated gunshot wound during a mass-casualty

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Talisman Sabre – Marine and Aussie integration

20/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4571 Views 0 Comments 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Australian Army, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, Field Training Exercise North, Mount Bundey Training Area, NORFORCE, United States Marine Corps

Members of the Australian Army and United States Marine Corps learned how to train and fight together during Exercise Talisman

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Talisman Sabre – second major beach landing

20/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4555 Views 0 Comments 2RAR, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, 31st MEU, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Landing Craft Air Cushioned, LCAC, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, V-22 Osprey

Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit land on Freshwater Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area on 19 July

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RAAF leads airbridge into Williamson Airfield

19/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4400 Views 0 Comments airbridge, C-130 Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III

The Royal Australian Air force lead a multi national fleet of military aircraft in one of Australia’s biggest peacetime air

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Talisman Sabre – Landing craft air cushion beach rotation

18/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3872 Views 0 Comments Landing craft air cushions, LCAC, Talisman Sabre 17, USS Bonhomme Richard

Landing craft air cushions – LCAC – assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, conduct 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

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Talisman Sabre – USS Ronald Reagan adds gravitas

18/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2799 Views 0 Comments carrier strike group, USS Ronald Reagan

The USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group was a major component of Exercise Talisman Sabre 17 – not only for

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Talisman Sabre – Marines and Aussies in battle up north

18/07/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3303 Views 0 Comments 1st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 5RAR, 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, US Marines

US Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Marine Rotational Force Darwin, along with soldiers from Australian

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Talisman Sabre – USS Ashland launches amphibious assault vehicles

16/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2994 Views 0 Comments USS Ashland

Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), launched amphibious assault vehicles from the amphibious dock landing ship USS

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Talisman Sabre – Rockhampton Open Day

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3998 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Nearly 15,000 central Queensland residents joined troops from Australia, the United States and New Zealand today at the Exercise Talisman

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Talisman Sabre – northern sea component

14/07/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3925 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

The Northern Territory component of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, called Field Training Exercise – North (FTX-N), took place from 21

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Talisman Sabre – beach and air insertions begin

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3857 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 was launched on Thursday, 13 July 2017, with the largest amphibious

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A USMC MV-22 Osprey in the Northern Territory. Photo by Leading Seaman Jake Badior.
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Talisman Sabre – integrating with the Marines

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3389 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017

Members of the Australian Defence Force and United States Armed Forces learned how to train and fight together during Exercise

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HMAS Canberra landing rehearsals video
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Talisman sabre – HMAS Canberra prepares for landings

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3406 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 17

HMAS Canberra has conducted amphibious landing rehearsals ahead of the main beach landing at Exercise Talisman Sabre. The landing rehearsals

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Four C17s in low-level formation off Queensland

14/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5585 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster, Exercise Talisman Sabre 17, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

Up to four United States Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemasters will fly in a trail formation off the Queensland coast

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Talisman Sabre – loading the big ships

13/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3593 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre

Amphibious ships HMAS Canberra and HMAS Choules docked in Townsville to embark troops, vehicles and equipment ahead of a Combined

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Talisman Sabre – great big convoy

13/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3851 Views 0 Comments

The Mackay Showground saw an influx of military vehicles and personnel, as the bulk of 3rd Brigade made its way

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HMNZS Te Kaha gets a top-up of aviation fuel from USS Nimitz during combined operations in the western Pacific. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead.
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HMNZS Te Kaha plays with the big toys

06/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4237 Views 1 Comment HMNZS Te Kaha, USS Nimitz

Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Kaha being resupplied at sea with aviation fuel by giant United States aircraft

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USAF A-10 surge
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SURGE – SURGE – SURGE

01/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4604 Views 1 Comment A-10C Thunderbolt II, HC-130J Combat King II, HH-60G Pave Hawk, Moody Air Force Base, United States Air Force, USAF

Aircraft from the United States Air Force’s 23rd Wing conducted a surge exercise on 22 May 2017 at Moody Air

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A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) from USS Bonhomme Richard enters Sydney Harbour. Photo by Petty Officer Yuri Ramsey.
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Talisman Sabre 2017 officially opened in Sydney

29/06/201715/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8194 Views 0 Comments Talisman Sabre

Australia’s largest military exercise, Talisman Sabre, was officially opened today aboard the United States Landing Helicopter Dock USS Bonhomme Richard off

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US Army AH-64 Apache fitted with Raytheon high-energy laser test capsule. US Army photo.
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AH-64 Apache armed with laser tested

27/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4360 Views 0 Comments AH-64 Apache, High Energy Laser, Multi-Spectral Targeting System

Raytheon announced yesterday that, in collaboration with the US Army Apache Program Management Office and US Special Operations Command, it

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