U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a functions test for a Ground Air Task Oriented Radar in preparation for Talisman Saber 2021 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 14, 2021. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military…
U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 19, 2021. TS21, the ninth iteration and conducted since 2005, occurs biennially across Northern Australia. SHOALWATER BAY, QLD, AUSTRALIA…
Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21) is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States. This year the peak activity was between 18-31 July and will see an increased number of military and civilian air traffic above Townsville. For the Air Base controllers at Townsville Air Traffic Control,…
The accuracy and lethality of the Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicle has impressed personnel on a turret conversion course. After completing several weeks of theory, members of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment finally got their chance to set the sites of the main 30mm armament of the Boxer at the live-fire…
A live fire activity featuring different weapons systems from land, air, sea and cyber was conducted at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). Synchronising traditional warfare and digital assets, TS21 participants conducted an attack against a simulated adversary on Townshend Island. “Multi-domain Strike”…
The RBS 70 is a short-range anti-aircraft missile weapons system used by the Australian Army. Soldiers and officers of 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery conducted an RBS70 live-fire in conjunction with the Patriot surface to air missile firing by the United States Army during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). Held…
The United States Air Force's 26th Special Tactics Squadron out of Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico train at Fort McCoy, Wis., on the installation's different drop zones June 23-24, 2021. Airmen participate in free-fall jumps out of C-130s from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing out…
According to the Australian Department of Defence: "RAAF’s six E-7A Wedgetails are best described as a command centre in the sky. Each is equipped with multiple radars and tech that allows it to scan and communicate with up to 80 aircraft and ground and sea units over an eye-popping distance…
