1/31/2024 0 Comments Elite force m1a2 battle tank 1/18Benjamin Watson, commanding officer of Battle Group Ram, at the Townsville Field Training Area, Townsville, Australia, July 24, 2023. Isenhower III, the commanding general of 1st Armored Division, receives a briefing from Lt. Throughout his visit he highlighted how this is the first time the Army’s tanks have participated in the exercise and the value of interoperability. Isenhower conducted a battlefield circulation to the Townsville Field Training Area in Queensland July 24, where he met with the Comanche Soldiers, key leaders, and others involved in the exercise. Army tank company to participate in Talisman Sabre. The division selected Comanche Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment as the first U.S. “But, as we all know, tanks are extremely decisive in large-scale combat operations and so, we need to validate our ability to project that power over distances across the shore, into land and then employ them.” “It’s quite a logistics challenge to move equipment as heavy as a tank company,” Isenhower said. Isenhower III, this was an opportunity to demonstrate the division’s and the Army’s power projection capabilities. The 1st Armored Division deployed a tank company plus personnel from Fort Bliss, Texas, and 14 tanks from the Army Prepositioned Stocks in Korea to areas in and around Townsville in early July.Īccording to the 1st Armored Division Commander, Maj. TOWNSVILLE, Australia - The 1st Armored Division brought M1A2 Abrams tanks to Australia for the first time to train alongside partners and allies during exercise Talisman Sabre 23. 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 enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. Comanche Company conducted refuel on the move operations to ensure its platforms could continue to support the fight. Army M1A2 Abrams tank from Comanche Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment moves to refuel during exercise Talisman Sabre 23 at the Townsville Field Training Area, Townsville, Australia, July 25, 2023.
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