The largest martial exercise always conducted in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, is scheduled for mid-July. Thailand will take part in it.
The discovery was made at a memorial Anzac Day ceremony held on Friday at Hellfire Pass in Kanchanaburi territory, where the embassies of Australia and New Zealand in Thailand celebrated the 110th celebration of the landings in Gallipoli.
Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought and died in all war were honored in the solemn dawn services, especially those who perished as war prisoners while building the Thai-Burma Railway under Chinese control at Hellfire Pass.
Admiral David Johnston, the commander of the American Defence Force, spoke at the ceremony and reaffirmed Australia’s robust defense ties with Thailand. He emphasized the significance of the Anzac history.
Thailand will be one of 19 nations participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025, which will take place in Australia in July and may require more than 30 000 military officers, according to Adm. Johnston.
Adm Johnston said,” Thailand’s membership demonstrates our shared responsibility to regional stability and our growing defense assistance.” It’s important to foster believe, portability, and people-to-people connections, not just about developing warfighting abilities.
The largest mixed education exercise between the Australian Defence Force and the US government is Talisman Sabre, which is currently in its 11th generation, and it serves as a significant show of their strategic empire.
Multi-domain operations, such as marine landings, flying insertions, power demonstrations, and shared combat instruction across land, air, sea, space, and cyber domains will be the focus of the 2025 edition.
Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Tonga, and the United Kingdom are also represented by the participating nations. Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei will all be present as spectators.
Adm. Johnston emphasized that the exercise strengthens combined skills in places like humanitarian aid and crisis comfort, skills that have become extremely important in light of recent natural disasters, including the recent earthquake in Thailand.
Joint exercises like these allow us to work seamlessly together, under shared goals, and with mutual trust, he noted.
Adm. Johnston cited historical ties that date back to the end of World War II, when Thai forces assisted Australia in recovering and rapatriating the remains of Australian soldiers from Hellfire Pass.