RAAF BASE AMBERLEY, Australia - Two U.S. Air Force and two Royal Australian Air Force C-17s conducted their first interfly mission during Talisman Saber 2013.
A combined team of U.S. Air Force and RAAF C-17 aircraft conducted a groundbreaking interoperability mission - a joint capability cargo air drop during Talisman Saber 2013.
Exercise Talisman Saber (July 15 – Aug. 5, 2013) is a major bilateral exercise designed to improve training and interoperability between Australian and United States military forces and other government agencies.
Around 28,000 Australian and U.S. personnel are taking part in the 21-day exercise, currently being conducted in the Coral Sea and military training areas in central and northern Queensland. Supporting activities are also underway in the waters of the Timor and Arafura seas, and throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory.