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28 June 2007
Defence Minister visits Exercise Talisman Saber
The Talisman Saber series of exercises are conducted biennially in Australia with the United States. Talisman Saber 2007 is designed to train Australian and US Forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations, which will help improve ADF/US combat readiness and interoperability.
Australia's strategic alliance with the US is a national asset, resulting in major strategic, political and economic benefits. As well, Australia's defence and intelligence capabilities, including in relation to terrorism, also benefit from the critical role played by exercises such as TS07.
Talisman Saber 2007 focuses on operational level war fighting with training based on fictional scenarios that vary according to location between ground, air and marine activities in conjunction with simulated exercises.
Key sites for Talisman Saber 2007 are located in Queensland, Northern Territory and the Coral Sea namely:
* Shoalwater Bay Training Area;
* Townsville Field Training Area; and
* Bradshaw Field Training Area.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP is briefed by staff at the new Joint Combined Training Capability centre in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP officially commissions the new Joint Combined Training Capability centre in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
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(L-R) Chief of Capability Development Lieutenant General David Hurley, Minister for Defence Dr Brendan Nelson MP, Vice Admiral Doug Crowder Commander of the 7th Fleet, Lieutenant General Loyd 'Chip' Utterback (United States Air Force) and Vice Chief of the Defence Force Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie at the new Joint Combined Training Capability centre at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area for Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
(Date taken: 28 June 2007)
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP during a tour of the Urban Operations Training Facility in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP during a tour of the Urban Operations Training Facility with Lieutenant Colonel Peter White in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber 07.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP has a laugh with Lieutenant General Lloyd Utterback (Commanding General of the United States 13th Air Force) and Dr Paul Mayberry (Deputy Under Secretary for Readiness in the Pentagon). They are pictured here about to board a Royal Australian Air Force Caribou to Shoalwater Bay Training Area for Exercise Talisman Saber.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP about to board a Royal Australian Air Force Caribou out to Shoalwater Bay.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP chats to (L-R) Warrant Officer Class One Bob Davison, Captain Meegan Olding and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Ashleigh over a warm meal on a cold morning in Defence Support Central Queensland, known to the troops as Camp Rocky.
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Minister for Defence the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP holds on tight to his new 38 Squadron hat as he shakes hands with Caribou Flight Engineer, Warrant Officer Jason Minns as he exits a Caribou inside Shoalwater Bay Training Area, for Exercise Talisman Saber 2007.
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