SYDNEY, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Joint Australian-U.S. military exercise, Talisman Sabre 2019 continued on Thursday following a successful amphibious landing and offensive assault on beaches in the north-east Australian State of Queensland.
As well as Australian and U.S. forces, personnel from Britain, Japan, New Zealand and Canada are taking part in Talisman Sabre 2019, which runs from late June to early August and involves over 34,000 personnel, 30 ships and 200 aircraft, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Thursday.
Wednesday saw the largest Australian-led amphibious landing and offensive assault since the Second World War, an effort to sharpen the skills of personnel operating in marine and coastal environments.
Major General Roger Noble, deputy chief of joint operations for the Australian Defence Force said the amphibious assault was a key phase of Talisman Sabre which runs every two years and is the largest military exercise to take place in Australia.
