Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles acted as a defensive reserve, supporting interoperability and joint readiness training alongside Australian Defence Force personnel during Exercise Talisman Sabre in Queensland.
The package was an opportunity to strengthen ties between allies and demonstrate rapid deployment capability in the Indo-Pacific.
Spanning a vast area of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, the Australian-US led biennial package was bigger than ever, involving more than 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations.
The UK Carrier Strike Group, including HMS Prince of Wales, also played a significant role, conducting dual operations with the US Navy, making it one of the largest military exercises in the world this year.
