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Taking place every two years, Talisman Sabre is an opportunity for the Australian military to host a large-scale exercise with many of its allies, including the United States, Canada, and Japan. Taking place off of Australia’s east coast, the VP-5 “Mad Foxes” worked closely with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to hone their skills and ability to work with international allies in support of their maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions.
CDR Ron Rumfelt, Executive Officer of VP-5 said, “TS-19 was an amazing opportunity to work with the RAAF. Combining into one Task Unit (CTU) with No. 10 Squadron (Australian P-8As) and MTOC-31, both from No. 92 Wing, provided us the opportunity to improve the combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and US forces.”
Over the course of the two-week exercise, the Mad Foxes conducted 22 mission flights. In addition to working with the RAAF, VP-5 aircrews also worked in conjunction with naval assets from both Canada and the United States.
“Getting the opportunity to be a part of the Talisman Sabre exercise and work with our Australian counterparts was a great, lasting experience,” said AWO1 Brandon Morgan. “Exercises like these help us train and prepare to work as one cohesive unit if the time ever comes when we have to.”
Aircrew also worked very closely with a large support staff who made all of the mission flights possible. Members of the Mad Fox maintenance team worked around the clock to keep the aircraft mission capable and ready to fly safely and effectively at a moment’s notice, directly contributing to a 100% mission completion rate. MTOC-3 (US), and MTOC-31 (Australian), provided the required tasking and intelligence necessary to fly so many successful mission flights for the exercise.
The Mad Foxes, who are based out of Jacksonville, Florida, are currently deployed to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. Throughout the deployment, they will be conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within SEVENTH Fleet area of operations.
| Date Taken: | 07.25.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2019 23:13 |
| Story ID: | 340886 |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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