U.S. – Australia Relations

ADF and US Forces Build up to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005

Canberra — 1 June 2005

CPA 151/05

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States (US) forces are set to participate in four weeks of intensive training at Shoalwater Bay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Gladstone, Ipswich and the Coral Sea during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005 (TS05).

TS05 is now in the build-up phase and in response to growing media and public enquiries, the TS05 Combined Joint Information Bureau (CJIB) starts operations from 0800 Thursday 2 June.

The CJIB, located at CSI Rockhampton, is available to assist the public and the media with any enquiries[.]

Original document from www.defence.gov.au.

Last update Wednesday, 23 July 2008