When finished, it will become the main artery for equipment and troops streaming onto the Bowen beachhead, the boots and wheels on the ground for a US expeditionary force entering into “hostile territory”.
The massive ships are silhouetted against the horizon as personnel from the US Army 17th Transportation Brigade plan the construction of a makeshift pier, called the trident, stretching hundreds of metres from sea to beach. The 300-metre long cargo ships USNS Bob Hope and Fisher have become familiar sights for Bowen residents during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, held throughout July and August. The US military is one of them - after all, it was a US general who coined the phrase, amateurs talk tactics and professionals talk logistics.
There aren’t many militaries capable of building a highway from the ocean to the shore.
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