Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Morocco, 154th Operations Group loadmaster, straps down cargo ahead of an air drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, load parachutes onto the back of a C-17 Globemaster III ahead of a personnel drop in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, is positioned on the flightline ahead of exercise Talisman Sabre 25 at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, is positioned on the flightline ahead of exercise Talisman Sabre 25 at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force.

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force loadmasters lift the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III to ready for a personnel drop in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joshua Morocco, 154th Operations Group loadmaster, checks a static-line in preparation for a personnel drop in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Wheeler, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a cargo pin on a C-17 Globemaster III ahead of a personnel drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Calatrava, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs systems checks on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of a personnel drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brady Wheeler, 535th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, performs systems checks on a C-17 Globemaster III in support of a personnel drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command jointly-sponsored exercise that trains USINDOPACOM and Australian Defence forces in high-end conflict scenarios involving a combined task force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Joshua Morocco, 154th Operations Group loadmaster, prepares equipment in support of a personnel drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)

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Loadmasters prepare aircraft ahead of Talisman Sabre 2025

Published July 23, 2025
By Tech. Sgt. Tarelle Walker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Morocco, 154th Operations Group loadmaster, straps down cargo ahead of an air drop for exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 11, 2025. TS25 is a bilateral exercise with multi-national participation hosted by Australia in partnership with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker)