Paratroopers jump into Talisman Saber 2017

By Staff Sgt. Tom Conning, Sgt. Jorge Higuera and Spc. Bradey PettitJuly 14, 2017

A coalition of paratroopers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson JBER (official), and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry jump into Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017, July 13. The paratroopers are conducting small-scale combat operations.

Exercise Talisman Saber 17 is a U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)-sponsored exercise that trains USPACOM forces in a high-end, mid-intensity warfighting scenario involving a Combined Task Force (CTF). Talisman Saber is designed to improve U.S./Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability, demonstrating U.S. resolve to support security operations to a key ally in the region.

Paratroopers jump into Talisman Saber 2017

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