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Exercise Talisman Sabre

Australian Army soldiers from 2nd Cavalary Regiment, and United States Navy personnel, assist members from Depth Defence Logistics loading M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks to a United States Navy Loading Craft Utility during Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Townsville Port, Queensland. Photo by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News USA 

Tanks on the Hook for Talisman Sabre

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 947 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four of the Australian Army’s new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks and a MA88 recovery vehicle have been craned

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Royal Australian Navy sailors prepare to board a vessel from a United States Coast Guard Transportable Port Security Boat near Larrakeyah Barracks, Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
News Royal Australian Navy USA 

AU US boarding teams build partnerships

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1439 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

“Australian Navy! Australian Navy!” – If someone hears those words shouted with authority while a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) boarding

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The 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force launch a Type 12 surface-to-ship missile at Beecroft Weapons Range, New South Wales, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Private Alex Brown.
Australian Japan News 

Japan fires missile in Jervis Bay

25/07/202503/08/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 877 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

For the second time in Australia, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has conducted a live-fire demonstration of Type 12

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Royal Australian Air Force personnel conduct re-arming operations on an F/A-18F Super Hornet at the Forward Arming and Refuelling Point at RAAF Base Learmonth, Western Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

RAAF arms and refuels at austere airfield

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 861 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Exercising enhanced survivability, flexibility, lethality and reach were the primary objectives for a Forward Arming Refuelling Point (FARP) demonstration at

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HMAS Sydney transits as part of the double carrier formation, UK Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales and US Navy’s George Washington Carrier Strike Group, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photographer unknown.
News Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney splits from TS25 – homeward bound

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 808 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

After participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, Royal Australian Navy air warfare destroyer HMAS Sydney has started the journey home to

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A United States Coast Guard vessel heads out on patrol from HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Michael Currie.
Australian News USA 

US security patrols feel like honorary Aussies

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 519 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They may be a long way from their home base of Clearwater, Florida, but the United States Coast Guard personnel

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Australian Army Reserve soldiers from 41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment, board a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30 at RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland to deploy to northern Western Australia as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Hamid Farahani.
Australian Army News 

Storm-free ride for RNSWR reservists

25/07/202526/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 666 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Four months ago, in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Australian Army soldiers from 41st Battalion, the Royal New South

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A Republic of Korea Marine Corps marine conducts a combat team assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Bowen, Queensland on 18 July 2025. Photo by Lance Corporal Jessica Gray.
Asia Australian Army News USA 

Korean marines launch attack backed by AU US

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 659 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Two Republic of Korea MUH-1 Marineon helicopters departed the ROKS Marado sitting offshore. They roared into Bowen, delivering an amphibious

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Australian Army nursing officer Lieutenant Martina Sydenham from 3rd Health Battalion monitors vital signs of a simulated casualty at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.
Australian Army News 

Reserve medicos support Talisman Saber 25

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 776 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

They spend their time treating the sick and injured in cities and towns. Now these doctors and nurses are on

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Australian Army soldiers from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment extract water for desalination and purification from Victoria River in the Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Madhur Chitnis.
Australian Army News 

Risking life to get fresh water to troops

25/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 559 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

In the crocodile-infested waters of the Victoria River, soldiers are risking their lives – not in combat, but to ensure

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel attached to the Australian Amphibious Force - Amphibious Task Group 1 (ATG-1) participate in Wet and Dry Environmental Rehearsals (WADER) from HMAS Canberra during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in the Cowley Beach Training Area, Queensland. Photo by Leading Seaman Connor Morrison.
Japan News Pacific 

Multinational integration during amphib landings

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 597 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Over the last few days, the Australian Amphibious Force has completed significant Force Integration Training (FIT) and Wet and Dry

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, disembark a Royal Australian Navy landing craft at Cowley Beach during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Corporal Luke Bellman.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy 

Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 2025

25/07/202525/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 692 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Boots and heavy vehicles hit the shores of Cowley Beach, kicking off the first phase of a littoral amphibious training

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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 2215 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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United States Army paratroopers from the 11th Airborne Division conduct a night airborne insertion from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III over Charters Towers. Story by Corporal Luke Bellman. Photos by Corporal Emma Schwenke.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Allied paratroopers own the night

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1345 Views 0 Comments C-17A Globemaster III, Exercise Talisman Sabre, French Armed Forces, German Army, Joint Forcible Entry Operation (JFEO), US Army

Three-hundred-and-thirty-five US paratroopers dropped into Charters Towers under the cover of night, exploiting allied night vision capabilities to launch a

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Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Air Force personnel work together to refuel a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft using Sustainable Aviation Fuel at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, prior to the commencement of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Story by Cleo Arya. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Neil Bradbury.
News Royal Australian Air Force 

Flying clean at Talisman Sabre 2025

18/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 797 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport, No. 33 Squadron, RAAF Amberley, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

As Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 (TS25) ramps up across Australia, the skies above Queensland have marked a new milestone in

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An Australian Army soldier from Battle Group Ram conducts a trench assault during the South Queensland Warfighter Exercise in preparation for Talisman Sabre. Story by Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Rickey. Photos by Corporal Johnny Huang.
Australian Army News 

Who adapts wins – Chief of Army’s plan for victory

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1801 Views 1 Comment Chief of Army, Exercise Regional Warfighter, Exercise Talisman Sabre, HIMARS

The Australian Army is undergoing a major phase of adaptation and proof of the transformation to the Army of 2030

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Commander United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, Royal Navy Commodore James Blackmore is welcomed on board HMAS Sydney. Story by Lieutenant Hinako Shiraishi. Photo by Leading Seaman David Cox.
News Overseas Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Sydney hosts Carrier Strike Group Commodore

15/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1724 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre, HMAS Sydney, Operation Highmast, Regional Presence Deployment, Royal Navy

HMAS Sydney has welcomed the Commander of the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Royal Navy Commodore James Blackmore, on

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Australian Army News 

Arty showcases new RQ-21 Integrator drone

15/07/202523/07/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 809 Views 0 Comments 20th Regiment RAA, Exercise Talisman Sabre, RQ-21 TUAS, Shoalwater Bay Training Area

In the skies above Shoalwater Bay, a lone aerial vehicle glides over rugged terrain, camera payload trained on the scrub

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A Japanese Ground Self Defence Force Chū-SAM Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile system fires during a combined joint live-fire exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Photo by Leading Seaman Susan Mossop.
ADF News 

Ex Talisman Sabre 2025 officially launched

14/07/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1551 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

Australia’s largest bilateral military exercise, Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, officially commenced today following an opening ceremony on board HMAS Adelaide.

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One of three New Zealand NH-90 helicopters to be deployed on Ex Talisman Sabre 25 approached for embarkation on HMNZS Canterbury to sail for Australia. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News 

New Zealand sending impressive contingent to Talisman Sabre

06/06/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1618 Views 0 Comments Exercise Talisman Sabre

New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel and assets have begun to deploy to one of the largest multi-national military exercises

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