A pair of shells flew over the water and slammed into Townshend Island within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area. At sea, the five-inch guns of HMAS Ballarat and USS Rafael Peralta unleashed a further barrage of rounds, beginning the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 firepower demonstration. The bombardment didn’t relent as HMAS Parramatta and Japanese destroyer […]
July 2021
Tactical capability focus of EX Southern Jackaroo
With more than seven live-fire traces open simultaneously, the culminating activity of Exercise Southern Jackaroo, held from June 15-24, took months to plan, and included forces from the US Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defence Force. Private Brendan Hannam, from 5 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), fired the first Javelin in the Mount Bundey Training Area. […]