Massive firepower: US ship, Marines to dock in Brisbane
Keen ship spotters might be able to catch a glimpse of the US Navy’s mighty vessels off Mackay, Gladstone, Brisbane, Bowen or Townsville over coming weeks.
Talisman Sabre 2021
US fighter jets, ships to converge on Qld
US ships, fighter jets and thousands of armed forces personnel to converge on Queensland for Australia’s largest biennial military training operation.
US, Japanese militaries converge on state
More than 650 military personnel including US Marines and sailors have joined Japanese and Australian soldiers for a large-scale, live-fire training exercise this month.
25-year fight to recognise Diggers comes to another stalemate
A 25-year digger led campaign to have all Australian Defence Force members killed, wounded or injured in service be retrospectively awarded medals has once again come to a stalemate.
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Fighter jets make emergency landing
Two RAAF fighter jets involved in Exercise Talisman Sabre make urgent calls prior to emergency landings.
Ship linked to whale deaths arrives in Brisbane
An Australian ship that arrived into a US naval port dragging two whale carcasses underneath its hull has arrived in Brisbane.
Updated: The best place to spot US ships this week
Ship spotters delight: At least 12 invited foreign military ships will grace the Queensland coast over the next few weeks to take part in Exercise Talisman Sabre.
In pictures: Talisman Sabre war games
More than 17,000 troops from Australia and across the world are in Queensland for the ninth Talisman Sabre war games.
Chinese spy ship off Queensland as massive war games kick off
A Chinese surveillance ship has been spotted just outside Australian waters as a massive joint Australia-US military operation moves into high gear.
US aircraft arrive as largest military exercise ramps up
As submarine, US aircraft arrive and members of foreign militaries complete hotel quarantine, the director of Australia’s largest military exercise has warned of an increase in defence vehicles on land, sea and air.
Bush isolation tents, no US sailors: How huge military exercise has changed
No US sailors or marines will be allowed off their ship, while isolation tents will be set up in the field in case any Australian or foreign service member falls ill with Covid-19 as Talisman Sabre 2021 ramps up.
‘Ready for anything’: The unbreakable US-Australia bond
Preserving peace was the aim of a 70-year-unbreakable bond between the Australian and US militaries, according to officials at the opening ceremony of Exercise Talisman Sabre.
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