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Talisman Saber

	SABER A CUT ABOVE IT took 18 months to plan and involved more than 25,000 Australian and US personnel, making Exercise Talisman Saber 2007 one of the ADF’s largest and most complex exercises.

	ASSAULT BY SEA ... IT IS 2am. The amphibious ship USS Juneau sits a few kilometres off the coast of Shoalwater Bay, a grey smudge against the pre-dawn skyline.

	... AIR AND LAND IT is 1700h and it’s getting dark and cold. Soon 3RAR’s “sky soldiers” will be delivered to DZ Kapyong in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA).

	BEST IN THEIR FIELD “THE best unsurfaced airfield I’ve ever landed on,” said a US pilot after touching down on Australia’s newest airfield at Bradshaw Field Training Area in the NT.

	BIGGER THAN TEXAS IT IS a quiet morning on the Wet Spot. Three Texas boys, James Dickey, Amine Brittain and KP Jeanes III, soak up a rare moment of sun in a week of record-breaking lows in Rockhampton.

	A valuable attachment A DARWIN tankie has expanded his knowledge of the Army’s latest piece of heavy metal while on Exercise Talisman Saber.



	MEDICAL TEST DURING its deployment on Exercise Talisman Sabre at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), 1HSB’s readiness and interoperability with US forces were put to the test.

	Sigs make most of first major exercise LAYING cables, aligning satellite dishes and erecting antenna – a typical day for signallers during Talisman Saber.

	Maintaining bonds of friendship ALL they needed was some help from their friends.

	IN THE FRAME EXERCISE Talisman Saber 07 was not only covered by Army, 1 Joint Public Affairs Unit and the civilian media.

	GET OUT AND HIT THE ROAD FOR 26 Tpt Sqn, Exercise Talisman Saber was an opportunity for the unit to do what it does best – distribute anything and everything by road to ADF and US units in the field.

	Plenty in reserve TEAMWORK was the name of the game for a mixed company of reservists deployed on Exercise Talisman Saber.

Features

	Msd technique workshop Defence against knife

	ADF on the move A PROUD driver has elevated vehicle art to a new level by adorning his truck with images of the ADF.



	Pirate boat a labour of love A personal tragedy and a can-do attitude are the inspirations behind an unusual project, writes WO2 Graham McBean.

History

	Battery celebrates THREE notable anniversaries for the air-defence artillery fraternity are being celebrated this year.

Centrepiece

	Force expander The Enhanced Land Force, or ELF, initiative is set to increase Army’s numbers to 30,000, which will assist in sustaining longer low and high-intensity operations, Cpl Mike McSweeney reports.

	7RAR the first step THE growth of re-raised 7RAR, the first phase in the Enhanced Land Force initiative, is occurring at a cracking pace.



	Australia expects EVERY soldier will have a role to play in the expansion of the Army, according to Assistant Deputy Chief of Army Brig Wayne Bowen.

	What part do Navy and RAAF play in ELF? BEING able to sustain concurrent low-intensity and high-intensity operations requires more than just expanding the Army.

Training

	Well aimed training SOLDIERS from Timor-Leste have had a taste of the Aussie bush and ration packs while under the guidance of Norforce’s indigenous soldiers.

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