15-jul-13    to    06-aug-13

Talisman Saber 2013

15-jul-13    to    06-aug-13


australia Queensland



Large exercise between United States (known as Talisman SABRE) and Australia with all military disciplines. Exercise in Queensland held most at the Shoalwater Bay Training Aerea, also Coral Sea used and most of the aircraft based tdy at Rockhampton. Some fixed wings flew from Rockhapmton and from there own airfield.

Fixed wing participations from Australia: F/A-18, C-17, C-130 Hercules, Beech 350, Airbus 330, Orion. From United States: C-130 Hercules, C-2 Greyhound, C-17, KC-135, Boeing 737. Not all aircraft and ships be present the 3 weeks.



  Units


Dates UnitModels
    15jul13 to 06aug13 AU 808 Squadron Fleet Air Arm (RAN) MRH90 Taipan
    15jul13 to 06aug13 US VMM-265 US Marine Corps V-22 Osprey
    15jul13 to 06aug13 US HSL-37 US Navy S-70 H-60
    15jul13 to 06aug13 US HSC-12 US Navy S-70 H-60
    15jul13 to 06aug13 US HSC-85 US Navy S-70 H-60
Not all models shown may have taken part in the Operation




helicopter   Individual helicopters


Model IDs
Bell UH-1Y Venom 168407     168408    
Bell MV-22B Osprey 165219     168028     168031    
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 164464    
Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk 168534    
Sikorsky S-70B-2 Seahawk N24-011    
Sikorsky HH-60H Rescue Hawk 163785     165118     165257     165259    
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation ca-32 kiowa A17-014     A17-051    


  Ships


ClassesShips
Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered)   Improved Nimitz class US Navy CVN-73 USS George Washington,
Guided-Missile Cruiser   Ticonderoga VLS class US Navy CG-54 USS Antietam,
Frigate   Anzac class Royal Australian Navy FFH 157 HMAS Perth,
Command ship   Blue Ridge class US Navy LCC-19 USS Blue Ridge,
Assault Carrier   Wasp class US Navy LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard,
Landing Ship/Platform Dock   Bay class Royal Australian Navy L100 HMAS Choules,
Landing Ship/Platform Dock   Whidbey Island class US Navy LSD-42 USS Germantown,
Support Ship   Cantabria class Spanish Navy A-15 Cantabria,
Support Ship   Lewis and Clark class US Navy T-AKE-10 USNS Charles Drew,
Support Ship   Henry J. Kaiser class US Navy T-AO-202 USNS Yukon,





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