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Talisman Sabre – USS Ashland launches amphibious assault vehicles

16/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2819 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 3377 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 3343 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 3259 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 3097 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 3214 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 4821 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 3389 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 3662 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 3986 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 3999 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 7509 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 4119 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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Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2017

31/05/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5483 Views 0 Comments Exercise Southern Jackaroo

Exercise Southern Jackaroo is the Australian Defence Force’s annual trilateral exercise with elements from United States Pacific Command (US PACOM)

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Rihad, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, May 20, 2017, for the start of their overseas visit to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Rome, Brussels and Taormina, Italy. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.
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Trump entourage land US$110 billion arms deals

22/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4003 Views 2 Comments President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump met yesterday with King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia and other Saudi royalsin what

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Royal Australian Navy Nursing Officer Lieutenant Commander Alison Zilko tends to a Vietnamese patient at the Emergency Reception at Da Nang General Hospital during Exercise Pacific Partnership 2017. Photo by Sergeant Ray Vance.
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Aussie medics in Vietnamese hospitals

14/05/201714/05/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3341 Views 0 Comments Pacific Partnership

A team of Australian Defence Force (ADF) medical specialists have deployed to Vietnam for the final phase of Exercise Pacific

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2016 FILE PHOTO: United States Marine Rotational Force - Darwin arrive at Darwin Airport. Photo by Able Seaman Kayla Hayes.
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6th rotation of Marines arrives in Darwin

18/04/201702/05/2020 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4498 Views 0 Comments Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, MRF-D, United States Marine Corps, US Marines

The next rotation of United States (US) Marines will begin arriving in Darwin this week to commence their sixth rotation

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A US Air Force F-16 Viper part of the F-16 demonstration team from Misawa Air Base, Japan, at the Australian International Airshow, 2017. Photo by Daniel McIntosh.
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F-16 gets life extension – another 30 years at least

14/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6830 Views 0 Comments F-16

The US Air Force has authorised a life extension for the F-16 designed service life to 12,000 hours — far

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FILE PHOTO: MK-15 Phalanx CIWS aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall.
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Phalanx CWIS get ‘tech-refresh’ upgrade

05/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7058 Views 0 Comments Phalanx

Raytheon successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System yesterday. FILE PHOTO: MK-15 Phalanx CIWS aboard the

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C-Band Space Surveillance Radar fully operational in WA

08/03/201708/03/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8436 Views 0 Comments C-Band Space Surveillance Radar, Exmouth, Harold E. Holt Naval Communication Station

In a major project milestone for the Australian Defence Force and United States Air Force (USAF), the relocated C-Band Space

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