BRISBANE — A major US-Australia joint military exercise will go ahead this year despite pandemic concerns but will be significantly scaled-back, a senior Australian military officer said Tuesday.
The biannual “Talisman Sabre” war games — seen as a key symbol of the countries’ alliance — will take place in July, but will be roughly half the usual size, as the number of foreign troops entering Australia will be limited.
Vice Admiral David Johnston said about 17,000 personnel will take part in the exercise, with 2,000 foreign forces entering Australia and undergoing a 14-day quarantine.
“This year… there will be less foreign forces operating on Australian territo…
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