Talisman Sabre 21: US Marines, Australian Defence Force train together at Hughenden Air Field

Credit: Lt. Travis Weger | Date Taken: 07/21/2021
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Hogge, Forward Arming and Refueling Point officer-in-charge with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, and Capt. Gary Tyler, platoon commander with 9th Petroleum Platoon, 10th Force Support Battalion, talk about the value of interoperability and combined training between U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Force petroleum elements of the 9th and 10th Force Support Battalions during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at Hughenden Air Field in Queensland, Australia, July 21, 2021. TS21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise conducted biennially across Northern Australia designed to enhance the U.S.-Australia alliance which is an anchor of peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. Exercises like this provide effective and intense training to ensure the forces are capable, interoperable, responsive and combat-ready. (U.S. Navy video by Lt. Travis Weger)