‘Be more lethal’: Major Australia & US joint military exercise kicks off in Pacific
RT.com
29 Jun, 2017
Australia and the US have started their largest-ever combined military drills involving various activities, mostly at sea. As well as honing military skills, the exercises are aimed at sending a message to “friends, allies, partners and potential adversaries.”
“This realistic and challenging exercise provides endless opportunities for our nations to innovatively prepare for regional and global security challenges,” the US Pacific Command chief, Admiral Harry Harris, said Thursday at the opening ceremony of the biennial Talisman Saber drills.
Speaking on board the ‘USS Bonhomme Richard,’ an amphibious assault ship, Harris called on the forces “to be faster, more precise, more cost-effective, and – most importantly – more lethal.”
“I’m pleased about that message it sends our friends, allies, partners and potential adversaries,” he told reporters, as quoted by Reuters.
Being held for the seventh time, Talisman Saber will last until late July, with more than 33,000 Australian and American troops engaged. Along with the ‘USS Bonhomme Richard,’ 20 other ships and more than 200 aircraft will take part in the activities in multiple locations in and around Australia.
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