Several hundred I Corps Soldiers will participate in the sixth iteration of the combined, biennial exercise Talisman Sabre, July 4 through 19, in Australia. 

Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise that will certify I Corps' combat readiness as a Combined Force Land Component Command (CFLCC) while working alongside a 33,000-strong contingent of U.S., Australian, New Zealand and Japanese Defense Forces and other government and nongovernment agencies. 

According to I Corps Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, Talisman Sabre is significant in the Pacific as well as for global operations. 

"Talisman Sabre brings all the components together of Pacific Command along with the Australian military, and because of that, I Corps headquarters will certify as part of a joint task force," Lanza also stated.