U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 987th Medical Detachment (Blood Support), Australian 2nd Health Battalion, and other participating countries cross-train medical protocols during Talisman Sabre 25 in Queensland, Australia, throughout July 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)
As the U.S. military transitions from two decades of counterinsurgency operations to a renewed focus on large-scale combat operations (LSCO), the way we train, organize, and prepare our medical forces must evolve. At the heart of this transformation lies a comprehensive, multi-domain training exercise designed to rigorously test the limits of military medical capabilities under the most challenging and realistic conditions imaginable: Global...
