U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jerald Clements of Rancho Cordova, Calif., the Detachment 1 commander for the 40th Infantry Division and senior planning officer for Talisman Sabre’s Combined Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) future operations section, and Australian Army Maj. Peter Williams, also known as “the Wombat,” of Brisbane, Australia, an officer with 1st Division’s log planning amphibious operations, as well as the CFLCC’s planning team leader, prepare for a briefing to Australian Army Maj. Gen. Rick Burr, the commander of the 1st Division, as well as the commander of CFLCC, and U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Scott Johnson, the commander of the 40th ID, as well as the deputy commander of CFLCC, July 16, 2011 at Kokoda Barracks outside of Canungra in Queensland, Australia. The CFLCC, which includes roughly 120 California Army National Guardsmen, most from the 40th ID, is responsible for planning and tracking all elements related to the land war during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011, a massive bilateral exercise aimed at improving the combat readiness and interoperability of the American and Australian forces. During the briefing, which utilized a room-sized map, representatives from each headquarters section, as well as participating units, described their capabilities and planned courses of action to successfully complete the large-scale mission. Burr and Johnson emphasized the need for cohesion and balance when combining all of the various elements into an effective whole.
Date Taken: | 07.14.2011 |
Date Posted: | 08.17.2011 17:06 |
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