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Talisman Sabre

A Royal Australian Navy clearance diver prepares a subsurface improvised explosive device for disposal as part of a training scenario at Gladstone Marina during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. Story and photo by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Multinational clearance divers tackle complex hazards

01/08/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 746 Views 0 Comments Clearance Divers, Exercise Talisman Sabre

A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers

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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Fred Jabagat, from the 1st Armoured Regiment, controls the M134D minigun remote weapon station attached to a Modular Robotic Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by √. Photos by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Remote weapons technology tested on Talisman Sabre

01/08/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 820 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Exercise Talisman Sabre, first-person view drones (FPVD), Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV)

The 1st Armoured Regiment (1st Armd Regt) transformed this year to provide the Australian Army with a Combat Experimentation Group,

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Australian Army heavy vehicles cross a Dry Support Bridge built by soldiers from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment during Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Overnight success bridges gap for armoured assault

31/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 716 Views 0 Comments 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Dry Support Bridge, Exercise Talisman Sabre, Townsville Field Training Area

Under cover of darkness, using specialist equipment, soldiers from 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment constructed a 46-metre Dry Support Bridge, providing

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Royal Air Force aviator Air Specialist (Class 1) Kate Oldershaw operates a forklift while working with RAAF aviator Leading Aircraftwoman Georgia Dewhirst during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Imogen Lunny. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Nell Bradbury.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Foreign forces unite on the flight line

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 507 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

On the eastern flank of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, RAAF Base Amberley stood as the power hub of cargo and

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An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, takes a sight picture with an anti-drone gun during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Townsville Field Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Kapyong Command Post gives shape to the battle

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 272 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, 3rd Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Inside 3rd Brigade’s Battle Group Kapyong Command Post, battle plans took shape. CAPTION: An Australian Army soldier from the 3rd Battalion,

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A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III takes off from RAAF Base Curtin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story and photo by Flight Lieutenant Deanna Ellick.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

RAAF Base Curtin a high achiever on Talisman Sabre

30/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 393 Views 0 Comments C-17, RAAF Curtin, sabre

Operating an airbase in an austere location may seem like a huge undertaking, but for Royal Australian Air Force Contingency

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Royal New Zealand Air Force military working dog handler Aircraftman Dylan McClintock, left, and Keno, join Royal Australian Air Force Corporal Renee Cahill, from 27 Squadron Security Flight, at RAAF Base Townsville. Story by Flying Officer Casie Scott. Photos by Captain Chloe Ellwood.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Military dogs cross the ditch for Talisman Sabre

30/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 266 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, Military Working Dogs, RAAF Townsville, RNZAF

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Security Forces Patrol Dog Unit has brought extra bite power to RAAF Base

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and 22nd Engineer Regiment conduct a patrol through East Arm in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Captain Tim Klingner. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Army Reserves defend the north

29/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 612 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, 4th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s not every day you see Army Reserve soldiers from Victoria’s 4th Brigade patrolling the streets of Darwin. CAPTION: Australian Army

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From left, Corporal Dillon Walker, of 2 Security Forces Squadron, talks to Senior Airman Brittany Palomo, of the US Air Force, and Leading Aircraftman John Stratford, of 13 Squadron Security Forces, on the flight line at RAAF Base Darwin. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kayla Walliss. Photos by Sergeant David Gibbs.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Northern airbase security kicked up a notch

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 441 Views 0 Comments 2nd (Australia) Division, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 1 Security Forces Squadron., No. 13 Squadron, No. 17 Squadron, No. 2 Security Forces Squadron

As aircraft conducted training missions overhead, ADF ground security elements were generating an integrated security posture across three northern airbases

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HMAS Choules launches its mexefloat with Australian Army MAN HX77 trucks embarked to conduct amphibious operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

D-Day at Shoalwater Bay

29/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 670 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Navy, HX77 Truck, Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), Republic of Korea Navy, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, US Navy

As dawn broke over Shoalwater Bay, the Combined Task Group 628.1 waited in various landing crafts ready to assault the

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Personnel from the French Armed Forces and Australian Army embark HMAS Choules in Townsville, Queensland, in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Lieutenant Tahlia Merigan. Photo by Leading Seaman Lauren Pugsley.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Talisman Sabre 

Amphibious forces embark for Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2093 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules

Preparing for the embarkation and transportation of hundreds of people is no easy task, but for the Australian Amphibious Force

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Australian Army cook Corporal Samantha Kenafake, of 10th Force Support Battalion, prepares pizza for soldiers at Camp Growl, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Sergeant Sagi Biderman.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Compliments to the chefs

16/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1719 Views 0 Comments 10th Force Support Battalion, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Sometimes you just don’t feel like cooking, but that’s not an option for the Army catering team from the 10th

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RAAF Medical technician Corporal Brett Leddy from 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron directs the transport of a patient into the back of a G-Wagon ambulance. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
Health and Wellbeing News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Providing ‘Role 2 Forward’ medical support at RAAF Base Curtin

15/08/202320/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2351 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, G-wagon, No. 1 Expeditionary Health Squadron, RAAF Curtin

When it comes to the activation of a remote air field, providing health support to nearly 700 people becomes the

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Australian Army Private Samuel Austen-Wilkins, left, and His Majesty's Armed Forces of Tonga Lance Corporal Sione Atoa mounted in an Australian Army Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Boxer’s fighting season of firsts

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2215 Views 1 Comment 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Brigade, Boxer CRV, Exercise Talisman Sabre, His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Sitting in a cavalry screen far forward of 7th Brigade Battle Groups, the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle surveilled Objective Otter

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Queensland Police Service assist Royal Australian Navy Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Task Group alongside Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, during the MRH-90 Taipan recovery in the Whitsunday Islands. Photo by Corporal Lisa Sherman.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Update on crashed MRH-90 recovery

08/08/202308/08/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2587 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023

OFFICIAL DEFENCE UPDATE: Tuesday, 8 August 2023 – 16:23pm Defence continues the recovery operation of the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter which

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United States Army Public Affairs Staff Sergeant Brittney Adams and Warrant Officer Class 2 Shane Harris speak with a civilian role player while Private James Hoffman stands nearby in Ingham, Queensland as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Ingham locals help train personnel

04/08/202307/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2219 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, US Army

The town of Ingham, north of Townsville has provided a realistic training ground for the Australian Army and US Armed

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Australian Army cook Private Lehi Basa cooks a batch of pilaf rice to feed the Australian and international forces at Townsville Field Training Area during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story and photos by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Catering to all tastes on Talisman Sabre

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1639 Views 1 Comment Exercise Talisman Sabre, field kitchen

Roasted garlic pulp oozed as Private Zinnia Knight, from the field kitchen at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), crumpled its

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Papua New Guinea Defence Force soldiers from the 2nd Royal Pacific Island Regiment on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Lance Corporal Riley Blennerhassett.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

PNG’s first Talisman Sabre

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2532 Views 0 Comments 3rd Battalion RAR, Exercise Talisman Sabre, PNGDF

Deep in the Australian bush soldiers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) alongside Australian soldiers are role playing enemy forces, remaining

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Royal Australian Air Force air traffic control officers Flying Officer Adam Roberts and Flying Officer Leigh Cremin in the transportable air operations tower at RAAF Base Curtin, WA, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Mobile system allows air traffic team to take control

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1625 Views 0 Comments air traffic control, Exercise Talisman Sabre, No. 44 Wing, RAAF Curtin

It’s an airfield structure you would expect to see at almost any active runway in Australia, the air traffic control

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A Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning ll takes off from RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force Talisman Sabre 

Sleepy air base awakens

04/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2001 Views 0 Comments Combat Support Group (CSG), Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

In the remote northern corner of Western Australia sits RAAF Base Curtin, a contingency air base is maintained with a

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