The US and Australia will hold the “largest-ever” iteration of their bilateral military exercise, known as Talisman Sabre, which takes place every two years.
This 10th iteration of the Talisman Sabre will be held from July 22 to August 4 and will involve 30,000 troops. Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Indonesia, Tonga, France, Britain, Canada, and Germany will also participate.
Representatives from the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand will attend as observers. “Talisman Sabre 2023 will be the largest ever iteration of the exercise in terms of both geographic span and also partner nation involvement,” said Brig. Damian Hill, an Australian officer directing the drills.
“This year’s exercise will demonstrate our ability to receive large volumes of personnel and equipment into Australia from across the Indo-Pacific and stage, integrate and move them forward into the large exercise area,” he added.
The plans for the massive exercises come after the US, Australia, and Britain unveiled their plans under the AUKUS military pact with the ultimate goal of Canberra being able to produce nuclear-powered submarines by the 2040s.
The US Navy envisions AUKUS will turn Australia into a full-service submarine hub for the US and its allies in the region in operations targeted at China. As part of the deepening US-Australian military ties, the US also plans to deploy more troops and aircraft to Australia, including nuclear-capable B-52 bombers.
Why is that I feel that all of this could land us all in a war, potentially a World War?
As an Australian I don’t feel protected by America anymore , just another target in a war that will render us all extinct.
Sorry, U.S.A. and Australia, but the 300,000 would be incinerated like the rest of us in a nuclear exchange. Practice all you want.
Give a crap.
Meanwhile….
Perhaps we should focus not on a bunch of ships and planes playing games and focus on a few of these countries (and just how screwed up things are) instead?
Thailand is having an election on May 14th (the Western press barely mentions it) here’s a interesting tidbit from Benar News:
“Who would be that dumb to give him the premiership?” Thaksin said during a recent online forum, referring to Prawit.
Such comments by the patriarch of the Shinawatra family may backfire and do his daughter’s party a disservice, according to observers, because Thai authorities could take steps to dissolve Pheu Thai after the election. Thaksin is banned from participating in Thai politics.
Pheu Thai may be found guilty of violating campaigning rules and could be dissolved – as happened to two other parties founded by Thaksin, observers said.https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/thai/thai-election-key-things-04192023071753.html
Here is some Philippine/Malaysia news A suspected high-ranking insurgent and member of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines was sent back to the country on Monday after Malaysian authorities arrested him in early April, Filipino officials said.
The suspect, Eric Jun Casilao, is believed to be the secretary of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee (SMRC) of the CPP in Davao de Oro, a province in the southern Philippines, according to sources with the police and military intelligence.
He escaped during a gunbattle last year and managed to elude authorities until intelligence operatives tracked him down in the neighboring Southeast Asian country, the sources said. https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/senior-communist-deported-04172023063922.html
There sure is a lot going on in that area of the world but we as a nation just want a big exercise to scare the Chinese because because because???
Some recent headlines here at antiwar.com
US, Australia to Hold ‘Largest-Ever’ Talisman Sabre Military Exercise
US, South Korea To Begin Large-Scale War Games This Week
US Kicks Off Nuclear War Games
US, Philippines Launch Largest-Ever Joint Military Drills
US Opens War Games with Japan & South Korea
US Aircraft Carrier Conducts Drills With South Korean Military
US, South Korea to Hold ‘Largest-Ever’ Live-Fire Drills in June
US-Philippines Annual Military Drills Will Be the Biggest Ever
Edit: It’s hard to keep up.
US B-1 Bombers Drill in India for First Time
I sense a theme here…