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…
U.S. Marines with Ground Sensor Platoon (GSP), Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion (Intel Bn), II Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Information Group, test a new sensor system to enhance battlefield awareness during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, July 15, 2021. The exercise was held to test the…
HMAS Ballarat conducts a five-inch gun firing off the coast of Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 (TS21). Held every two years, Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral training activity between Australia and the United States. TS21 aims to test Australian interoperability with the United States and other…
