U.S. – Australia Relations

Talisman Saber 05 set for June

Yokosuko — 5 May 2005

U.S. Seventh Fleet public affairs
posted: May 5, 2005

YOKOSUKA, Japan – More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australia personnel will participate in the military training exercise Talisman Saber 05 in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Rockhampton, Australia, in June 2005.

Talisman Saber, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, is designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander’s staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise will focus on crisis Action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area.

Additional information on the exercise is available on the U.S. Seventh Fleet Web site at www.c7f.navy.mil/ts05 or through a link from the Australian Defence Force site at www.defence.gov.au/globalexes.cfm.

Original document from www.cf7.navy.mil.

Last update Monday, 19 November 2007