Major exercises
Army’s success on operations is founded in excellence in training and preparation. All Army units and sub-units exercise on a regular basis, however major exercises form an essential part of this process by testing our people and our ability to integrate and operate in a joint environment with Navy and Air Force, and in a combined environment with our allies. These exercises ensure that we continually learn and adapt faster than our adversaries.
- Exercise Talisman Sabre
Exercise Talisman Sabre is a multi-national exercise, predominantly involving Australia and the United States, where both countries exercise in a combined and joint environment. Other countries such as New Zealand, Canada and recently Japan, may be involved as all nations work towards harmonisation of procedures and enhancing integration.
- What is Exercise Hamel?
Exercise Hamel, which takes its name from a battle fought in France in July 1918, has been designed to develop, confirm, and evaluate the foundation war fighting skills of the Army's combat forces in a combined and joint setting. It occurs in even years with the other major annual exercise, Talisman Sabre (Hamel) (TS-H) taking place in odd numbered years.
- Exercise Hamel 2016
Exercise Hamel is a major Army exercise that is designed to evaluate the war fighting skills of a Brigade and in 2016, Darwin’s 1st Brigade will be tested to ensure they are ready for potential future deployments from humanitarian assistance missions through to high tempo war fighting operations.