The largest iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, with more than 33,000 troops from 13 countries, concluded last month

↖️ 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 The largest iteration of Exercise Talisman Sabre, with more than 33,000 troops from 13 countries, concluded last month. “In the event of crisis or contingency, the thought of having to move so many troops, so much logistical support, from Camp Pendleton is a daunting task because of the tyranny of geography,” said Brig. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, assistant division commander, 1st Marine Division. Distance is a challenge in “a contested logistics environment, which we really haven’t had to operate in for a very, very long time,” Jarrad said. “So, the 20 years that we spent in the desert, we essentially had air supremacy and it certainly was not a maritime theater. INDOPACOM is inherently a maritime theater, there’s no question about that.” Источник: /CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global