Have you participated in the 'Talisman Sabre' biennial exercise?

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:28:55 -0400

More than 33,000 U.S. and Australian troops took part in Talisman Sabre, a biennial exercise that involved 21 ships including the aircraft carrier George Washington and the landing helicopter dock Bonhomme Richard’s expeditionary strike group.

Held from July 4-19, the exercise occurred as U.S. allies confront an increasingly aggressive China, which is building man-made islands in the South China Sea as part of its effort to push its territorial claims into waters that countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam believe belong to them.

China’s reported belligerence has forced Japan to review its role in the world. Japan’s constitution drafted after World War II renounces war. In this year’s Talisman Sabre exercise, sailors with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participated as embedded units within the U.S. military.

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http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/07/26/talisman-sabre-trying-deter-china/30574725/

Talisman Sabre: Trying to deter China

Response by Maj Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 26 at 2015 1:47 PM

Maj Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:47:11 -0400

I participated in TS 07. Good exercise. Cold and wet. Remember July is the middle of winter in Aust.

Response by Cpl Lance Feider made Jul 26 at 2015 2:41 PM

Cpl Lance Feider — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 14:41:37 -0400

My unit was involved in TS11 in both Japan and Australia. Unfortunately I had moved from Ordnance to HazMat but got to explore some cool places while we were in country.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 26 at 2015 4:00 PM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:00:12 -0400

I have a couple times from at sea and from Guam

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 26 at 2015 9:16 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:16:47 -0400

Was this Tandum Thrust before?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 30 at 2015 4:58 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:58:49 -0400

I was there for TS11 near Randwick. Awesome experience and would gladly do it again. Expecially with the team I operated with down there.