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Exercise Talisman Sabre

Army soldiers from 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers patrol through bush at Holsworthy, NSW, during Exercise Menin Run. Story by Captain Tim Klingner. Photos by Corporal Jarrod Moreels.
Australian Army News 

Shake-out for brigade ahead of Talisman Sabre

21/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 107 Views 0 Comments 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers, 5th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Menin Run, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Hundreds of reservists of 5th Brigade from across NSW and the ACT went through their paces this month in preparation

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ADF Chief of Joint Operations Vice Admiral Justin Jones, left, speaks with Colonel Craig Solomon of the PNG Defence Force during a visit to Murray Barracks in Port Moresby. Story and photos by Corporal Michael Rogers.
Australian Army News Overseas Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

International debut for Talisman Sabre

06/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 705 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, PNGDF

Australia’s largest military exercise will be making its international debut, with Papua New Guinea hosting elements of Exercise Talisman Sabre

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Australian Army soldiers from units across 13th Brigade work with security elements of the RAAF protecting people and critical infrastructure at RAAF Base Curtin as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Derby, WA. Story by Captain Jon Stewart. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army News 

2nd (Australian) Division reshaping for north-facing defence

13/10/202316/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2508 Views 0 Comments 13th Brigade, 2nd (Australia) Division, 8th Brigade, 9th Brigade, Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

The role of the 2nd (Australian) Division will focus on the defence of Australia’s north and offshore territories, in line

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Private Thomas Adamson with a Minimi machine gun during protection operations by Battle Group Waratah in and around the town of Ingham, Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
ADF People 

Sticking with it

25/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1197 Views 1 Comment 1st/19th Royal NSW Regiment (RNSWR), Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

A small country town near Townsville, Queensland, has gave a 22-year-old Australian Army reserve soldier from the central-west of NSW

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from Battle Group Waratah patrol the main street of Ingham, Queensland, while carrying out protection operations as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Major Jesse Robilliard. Photos by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian Army News 

A new experience for reservists

16/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1573 Views 0 Comments Army Reserve, Exercise Talisman Sabre

More than 200 members of Battle Group Waratah played a very different role during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 than in

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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 1264 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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Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to US Army personnel during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Camp Growl in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Story and photos by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
ADF People 

Faith in the field

15/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 993 Views 0 Comments 9 Force Support Battalion., Chaplains, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Chaplain Haydn Parsons was in a dark place when inspiration struck. CAPTION: Australian Army Chaplain Major Haydn Parsons serving communion to

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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 1758 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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Royal Australian Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technician Sergeant Troy Garland from 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron prepares to conduct a simulated improvised explosive device training drill at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Ready to act on suspicion

11/08/202311/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1885 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, No. 65 Air Base Recovery Squadron, RAAF Curtin

It’s a small thought that many people might have had at some point – ‘that bag’s been left alone a

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A Republic of Korea Armed Forces K9 Thunder deployed during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Adam Abela.
Australian Army News Sovereign industry 

Australia’s future SPH previewed on TS23

11/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 4269 Views 2 Comments 4th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery, Exercise Talisman Sabre, HIMARS, Republic of Korea Armed Forces

South Korean self-propelled howitzers made their Australian debut at Exercise Talisman Sabre, ahead of the planned construction of the Australian-variant

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Corporal Christopher Meldrum, an avionics technician from 33 Squadron, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 at RAAF Base Darwin. Story and photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.
ADF People 

From the runway to the sky

11/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1172 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Darwin

Corporal Christopher Meldrum finds fixing an aircraft one of the most rewarding parts of being an aircraft technician in the

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An Australian sapper from 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment guides an M113 armoured personnel carrier over the new dry support bridge during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photos by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army News 

River crossing a first for division

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2550 Views 0 Comments 7th Brigade, Exercise Talisman Sabre, M113, Rheinmetall Boxer CRV

Advancing south through the Townsville Field Training Area as part of the 1st Australian Division, 7th Brigade reconnaissance assets identified

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International participants of Exercise Talisman Sabre, representing the Combat Training Centres of France, Canada and the UK, with Colonel Ben McLennan (ADF), far right. Story by V. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
Australian Army News 

Nations combined for world-class combat training

09/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1632 Views 0 Comments Combat Training Centre, Exercise Talisman Sabre

Enhancing relationships was a key theme for this year’s Talisman Sabre and nowhere was this more evident than in 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 2064 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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The 1st Combat Communications Squadron convoy vehicles at RAAF Base Curtin, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Stories by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photos by Leading Aircraftwoman Annika Smit.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Epic task for comms unit

09/08/202313/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1421 Views 0 Comments 1st Combat Communications Squadron (1CCS), Exercise Talisman Sabre, RAAF Curtin

It was a road move like no other for 1st Combat Communications Squadron (1CCS), taking the route by road from

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USS Ronald Reagan steams in formation with HMAS Perth, USS North Carolina and USS Robert Smalls, and USS Antietam in the Indian Ocean during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023. Story byLieutenant Commander Andrew Herring. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan Brown (US Navy).
News Royal Australian Navy 

Naval forces amassed in Australian waters

09/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1626 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, US Navy

The largest massing of naval capability in Australian waters in recent years occurred when the Exercise Talisman Sabre 23 fleet

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Australian Army soldiers from units across 13th Brigade work with security elements of the Royal Australian Air Force protecting people and critical infrastructure at RAAF Base Curtin as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Derby, Western Australia. Photo by Corporal Janet Pan.
Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Royal Australian Navy 

Talisman Sabre wrapped up

09/08/202309/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1879 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After two weeks of high-end warfighting, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 (TS23) has officially closed. CAPTION: Australian Army soldiers from units across

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Commander Force Sustainment Group, Colonel Charmaine Benfield, centre, and FSG personnel chat with Mrs Judy Braithwaite at the Ingham, QLD markets during Exercise Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Geoff Long. Photos by Sergeant David Said.
Australian Army News 

Locals played key role in Talisman Sabre

04/08/202308/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2029 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

In the small north Queensland community of Ingham (population 4400), one of the friendly locals has just dropped off a

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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 1491 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 1933 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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