Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza: US and Australia wrap up Army training exercise

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Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza: US and Australia wrap up Army training exercise

This weekend, the US and Australian militaries will wrap up a huge, biennial training exercise called Operation Talisman Sabre. It's been going on since July 4th,...

July 17, 2015 5:35 pm

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This weekend, the US and Australian militaries will wrap up a huge, biennial training exercise called Operation Talisman Sabre. It's been going on since July 4th, involving a fight between 30,000 Australian and US military personnel and a fictitious enemy. Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza is the commander of the US Army's I Corps. In a phone interview from Australia, he tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu that the exercise gave the military a chance to bring a whole-of-government approach to combat and stabilizaiton operations -- something he says the Australians happen to be particularly good at.