Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Australian, Japanese and United States Marine Corps soldiers executed a complex yet flawless combined arms live fire to conclude Exercise Southern Jackaroo 2026 in Townsville, Queensland.

After four weeks of gruelling field training, tanks, artillery, fire support, combat engineers and dismounted forces from each nation worked side by side to achieve the largest and most complex multinational live fire activity in the Exercises history.



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