Pop, Shoot and Scoot: US, Allies Practice China Deterrence in Pacific

Pop, shoot and scoot: US, allies practice China deterrence in Pacific

The 2025 iteration of Talisman Sabre was the largest in the history of the biennial military exercise, which began as a joint U.S.-Australia drill in 2005. This year, 40,000 personnel from 19 countries trained across thousands of miles in the Pacific with a single goal: countering China. A broad range of training was conducted, from amphibious assaults to airfield seizures. The overriding theme of this year's drills was preparing to counter Chin…