Talisman Sabre – resupply at sea

There’s not much space on a ship – so, sailors and marines conduct a replenishments at sea to keep their supplies of food and fuel topped up.

The crew of the USS Bonhomme Richard is preparing to land on the beaches of Australia’s main training ground for Exercise Talisman Sabre and it takes a lot of supplies to keep them happy.

Video by US Marines Lance Corporal Jacob Colvin

 

 

 

 

Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017 (TS17) is a biennial combined Australian and United States training activity, designed to train respective military forces in planning and conducting combined task-force operations to improve the combat readiness and interoperability between the respective forces.

This exercise is a major undertaking that reflects the closeness of the two alliance and the strength of the ongoing military-to-military relationship.

The exercise involves more than 30,000 soldier, sailors, airmen and marines.

Now in its seventh iteration, the Talisman Sabre series of exercises is the principal Australian and US military training activity focused on the planning and conduct of mid-intensity high-end warfighting in the air, land and maritime domains.

TS17 incorporates force preparation activities, special-forces activities, amphibious landings, parachuting, land-force manoeuvre, urban operations, air operations, maritime operations and a number of live-fire components.

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