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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Izaguirre, a crew chief with the 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, attaches maintenance stairs to a tow truck during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 14, 2025. This training ensures that Air Mobility Command can respond rapidly and effectively to common challenges in dynamic situations. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clare Werner)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Simpler, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and Talisman Sabre 2025 operations superintendent, measures a piece of palletized cargo during KC-46 operations in support of TS25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clare Werner)

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A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., taxis on the flight line for an aerial refueling mission during Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 16, 2025. The exercise provides rapid global mobility, enabling Joint Force maneuverability and sustained operations in multiple theaters simultaneously – a critical asymmetric advantage. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific region by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Simpler, boom operator with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, moves equipment off a K-Loader onto a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Philip Bryant)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andrew Abney, left, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator and Talisman Sabre 2025 senior enlisted leader, secures cargo chains to a pallet during KC-46 operations in support of TS25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clare Werner)

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A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., taxis the flight line for an aerial refueling mission during Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 16, 2025. The exercise provides rapid global mobility, enabling Joint Force maneuverability and sustained operations in multiple theaters simultaneously – a critical asymmetric advantage. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific region by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Lowe)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brian Izaguirre, a crew chief with the 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, moves maintenance stairs during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 14, 2025. This training ensures that Air Mobility Command can respond rapidly and effectively to common challenges in dynamic situations. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clare Werner)

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Cargo is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Philip Bryant)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Simpler, right, and Master Sgt. Andrew Abney, boom operators with the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, move equipment off a K-Loader onto a KC-46 Pegasus aircraft during Talisman Sabre 25 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Philip Bryant)

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'Can Do' Airmen support Talisman Sabre 25

Published Aug. 12, 2025
By Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
Air Mobility Command

NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA --

Airmen assigned to the 305th Air Mobility Wing supported Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 13 - Aug. 4, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. that advances a safe and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and partners, while enhancing collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photos by Air Mobility Command Public Affairs)