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Talisman Sabre

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Talisman Sabre – Marine and Aussie integration

20/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4666 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 4619 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 4478 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 3953 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 – HMA Ships Canberra and Choules landings test

18/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3945 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules, HMNZS Canterbury

HMAS Canberra and HMAS Choules participated in the amphibious landing phase of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 this week, lodging around

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Talisman Sabre – USS Ronald Reagan adds gravitas

18/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2880 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 3383 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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KC-30A keeps the fighters flying longer

18/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3589 Views 0 Comments KC-30A, Multi Role Tanker Transport

RAAF’s KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft played its part during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17 keeping Australian and American fighter

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Talisman Sabre – clearance divers clear way for beach landings

17/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4336 Views 1 Comment Australian Clearance Dive Team 4

Australian Clearance Dive Team 4 joined forces with Hydrographic Survey Ship HMAS Melville and Coastal Mine Hunters HMA Ships, Diamantina,

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Talisman Sabre – Aussie ARE passes important test

16/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3979 Views 0 Comments 1RAR, 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 2RAR, Amphibious Ready Element, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, Royal Australian Regiment

The Australian Defence Force’s amphibious capability has passed an important milestone during Exercise Talisman Sabre 17. For the first time,

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Talisman Sabre – USS Ashland launches amphibious assault vehicles

16/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3076 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 4071 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 4009 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 3923 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 3482 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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Talisman sabre – HMAS Canberra prepares for landings

14/07/201718/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3564 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 5674 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 3680 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 3918 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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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 8323 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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