Army readies for record-setting logistics exercise in Pacific

Summary

Jen Judson writing in Defense News makes the following points about the upcoming Australian Talisman Sabre.

• Exercise will prioritise logistics support in contested environments.
• South Korea, Indonesia, and Japan will also be taking part.
• The US Army’s 8th Theater Sustainment Command will set up in Brisbane (and be represented in Darwin and Townsville) in a joint coalition command.
• Theater Distribution Centres are being set up in the Philippines and Australia, and the one in Japan is being reconfigured.

References

References from the Web:

• JAN 2023 Army Sustainment Capabilities: Instrumental to the Joint Force in the Indo-Pacific Region-National Defense University Press
• MAR 2023 Australia’s north is key to deepening defence cooperation with Japan-the Strategist

Source Information: 

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