Members of the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Combined Exercise Support Group along with Vietnam veterans and volunteers take a break from helping with camp maintenance at the Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat in C More
Australian army Warrant Officer Class 2 Jeremy Armstrong of 1st Aviation Regiment performs preflight maintenance during participation in Exercise Talisman Sabre at Rockhampton Airport. TS11 is a biennial combin More
U.S. dental student, Christina Mai Nuyeng assists Canadian army dentist, Capt. Jennilee Jamison as she sees a patient at a medical civil action program at Lukop Elementry School, Micronesia, during Pacific Part More
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron returns to RAAF Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the lead up to Talisman Sabre 2011. Royal Australian Air More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Henry Coronado from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, based in Okinawa, Japan, looks out at the impact area of a combined More
U.S. Marines from Alpha Section of 81 mm Mortar Platoon fire for effect during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The ridgeline of Townshend Island, in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, was lined with members of the More
Capt. Jesse A Wilson, mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2011 and commander of Destroyer Squadron 23, speaks during the closing ceremony for the Micronesian phase of Pacific Partnership 2011. Pacific Part More
U.S. Air Force Col. David Nahom, left, with Air Expeditionary Wing, poses with with Royal Australia Air Force Group Capt. Scott Winchester, Task Unit Headquarters (North) commander, in front of an F-15 Eagle fi More
HMAS Darwin sailors take on troops from USS Nimitz basketball team during a friendly competition as part of the harbor phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Approximately 1,100 Aus More
Spc. Harold Coburn, 1-14th Cavalry, serves up lunch to hungry Australian and American soldiers at Forward Operating Base Mirwais in the Chora Valley. (Photo by: Cpl. Raymond Vance, 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit)
Warrant Officer Class Two Nathan Cole supervises Sergeant Ibrahim from the Afghan National Army on the aiming circle during Exercise Eagle's Flight at Patrol Base Sorkh Bid. The Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 4t More
Members of Afghan National Army mobile mentoring teams instruct members of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police in the use of a metal detector at Patrol Base Musaza’i, Afghanistan, July 30 20 More
U.S. Navy SH-60H Seahawks assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 85 fly above Camp Rocky on July 15. The Firehawks are providing aerial support to Talisman Saber 2013, a bienn More
A United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle taxis on the Nellis Air Force Base flight line during Exercise Red Flag 2015.
A No 37 Squadron C-130J takes off on a mission as an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the United States Air Force's 64th Aggressor Squadron taxis along the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base. Red Flag is an advance More
United States Air Force Pararescue jumpers exit a RAAF C-130J Hercules during a mission on Exercise Red Flag 15-1. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise held four to six times a year to train More
Exercise directors from the three participating nations, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Colonel Toru Ota (centre left), Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain Phil Gordon (centre right) and United States Air More
A B-52G bomber leads a formation of fighters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, United States Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force during Exercise Cope North Guam 2015. Cope North is an annual air comba More
A United States Air Force airman joined technicians from No 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force on the flightline, to watch a number of F/A-18 Hornets depart for a sortie from Andersen Air Force Base Guam. C More
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2016) - A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle from USS San Diego enters HMAS Canberra during first compatibility trials during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six natio More
Commander of the Australian Contingent for Exercise Balikatan 2016, Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Bill Talbot, left, chats with United States Marine Corps Colonel Lee during the opening ceremony for More
Australian Army Sapper Chad Holne, left, a carpenter from 21 Construction Squadron, 6th Engineer Support Regiment, works together with a member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to repair a damaged school More
Incoming Commanding General Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Lieutenant General Stephen J. Townsend (centre) talks with Deputy Commanding General - Support, Combined Joint Forces Land Comp More
Australian Army Corporal Nicole Thomas, the Embarked Forces Co-ordinator, checks the names of United States Marine Corps marines as they board HMAS Canberra at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Exercise Rim More
HMAS Canberra's Aviation Support sailors remove chains and chocks as a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-s More
Able Seaman Clearance Diver Sam Lau from the Australian Maritime Explosive Ordinance Disposal element uses a metal detector to search a training compound for Improvised Explosive Devices during multinational fo More
PACIFIC OCEAN (JULY 19, 2016) A United States Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) from amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) enters the well dock of HMAS Canberra off the coast of Hawaii during Ex More
A Royal Australian Air Force Officer addresses the Opening Ceremony and Mass Air Brief for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 at RAAF Base Darwin. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exercise hosted by t More
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W SuperCobra helicopter (front) is refuelled by HMAS Canberra's flight deck team while a USMC UH-1Y Venom medium utility helicopter (rear) is secured on the flight deck o More
United States Air Force F-16C aircraft and Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15 Eagle aircraft taxi during Exercise Pitch Black 2016 at RAAF Base Darwin. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exer More
Master Sergeant Taylor (left) from the United States Air Force and Warrant Officer Dwayne Taylor, a RAAF Loadmaster from No 36 Squadron prepare to lower a trailer to the hitch on board a C-17A during Exercise P More
An F-16 from the United States Air Force sit on the tarmac at RAAF Base Darwin during Exercise Pitch Black 16. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air For More
Australian medical staff personnel with No. 2 Expeditionary Health Service (2EHS) perfect their technique in a deployable medical facility with the help of the United States Marine Corps stationed at RAAF Base More
A Sailor moves to chalk and chain down an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), after it lands on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, U More
1st Lieutenant Mathew Schmitzer, a C-12V pilot from Charlie Company, 6th Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment from Los Alamitos Army Airfield, California, looks out the window on a flight bound for Rockhampton, Qu More
A C-17A Globmaster from the United States Air Force taxi's in to RAAF Base Richmond during Exercise Talisman Saber 17. Exercise TALISMAN SABER 17 (TS17) is the largest training exercise undertaken by the Austra More
United States Navy flight deck officer Lieutenant Kenyalto Mayes discusses aircraft movements with visiting Australian media in the flight deck control room on board the USS Ronald Reagan during Exercise Talism More
Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) steams alongside the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as part of a replenishment-at-sea duri More
United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in North Queensland during Exercise Talisman Saber 17. More than 500 US Marines and Australian soldiers were landed ash More
Members of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment New York Army National Guard, acting as OPFOR defend their ground against Battlegroup Coral during the final assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area durin More
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, taxis at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Nov. 27, 2017. Th More
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY (June 30, 2016) Soldiers from The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment practice exiting a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft during Exercise Rim of the Pac More
180702-O-N0842-4006 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 2, 2018) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter gets ready to launch a combat rubber raiding craft and Australian Army soldiers into open water More
Soldiers and marines from the Australian Army, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Marine Corps, the United States Army, and the United States Marines Corps together at Mount Bartle Frere during Exercise Kowari 2018.
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Marine Corps marines slide down rapids on the Tully River during water negotiation training as part of Exercise Kowari 2018, Tully River.
Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft participate in a three-ship flight along the Queensland Eastern Coast during Global Dexterity 2019. (Royal Australian Air Fo More
The Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga engages Ex-USS New Orleans with her 5-inch gun during a surface engagement as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise RIMPAC 2010. RIMPAC is a biennial, multination More
Sapper Richard Pepper from the Regular Australian army, cuts chipboard for a new school house at Kameua Primary School in Vanuatu during Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is a five-month humanitarian ass More
Tony Bennett, vice president of Cockscomb Veterans Bush Retreat in Cawarral, is happy to accept a helping hand from the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Combined Exercise Support Group. United States military membe More
Australian army aviation crewman check combat aircraft for targeting and preflight maintenance during participation in Exercise Talisman Sabre at Rockhampton Airport. TS11 is a biennial combined training activi More
An F-15C Eagle pilot from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron initiates shut down procedures at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the le More
U.S. Marines from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, based in Okinawa, Japan, coordinate naval gunfire during the combined joint live fire exercis More
U.S. Marines from 81 mm Mortar Platoon, Bravo Section, Gun 8, take a break on the gun line during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The ridgeline of Townshend Island, in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, was lined More
Second Lt. Chelsey Parvinen from the U.S. Air Force's 644th Combat Communications Squadron at Andersen Air Base in Guam. Parvinen is one of the officers in charge of the U.S. Air Force's Communications deployme More
Leading Seaman Miller from HMAS Darwin shoots a basket against the troops from USS Nimitz basketball team during a friendly competition as part of the harbor phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 in Pearl H More
Gunners from the Afghan National Army prepare live ammunition for a fire mission at Patrol Base Sorkh Bid during Exercise Eagle's Flight. The Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 4th Brigade are a step closer to deploy More
Sgt. Wakil from the Afghan National Army instructs members of the ANA and the Afghan National Police in the use of a metal detector at Patrol Base Musaza’i, Afghanistan, July 31 2012. (Australian army photo by More
U.S. Marines participating in Talisman Saber 2013 prepare to fast-rope from an SH-60H Seahawk assigned to the Firehawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron (HSC) 85, July 15. Talisman Saber is a biennial More
A United States Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle taxis past a RAAF No 10 Squadron AP-3C Orion on the Nellis Air Force Base flight line during Exercise Red Flag 2015.
A pair of RAAF C-130J Hercules depart on a mission for Exercise Red Flag 15-1, whilst a United States Air Force F-22A Raptor is towed in the foreground. Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise h More
Members from the RAAF contingent listen to the welcome brief during the opening ceremony of Exercise Cope North Guam 2015. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief More
A B-52G bomber from the United States Air Force leads a formation of fighters from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force during Exercise Cope North Guam 2015. Cope North is an annual a More
Sgt. Marcus Iles from No 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), shows airmen from the United States Air Force (USAF) over an F/A-18 Hornet on a maintenance exchange between the USAF and the RAAF, during More
Exercise Balikatan 2016 participants are welcomed during an opening ceremony in Manila, Philippines. (Australian Defence Force photo by CPL David Said)
Australian Army Sapper Scott Nolan, a carpenter from 21 Construction Squadron, 6th Engineer Support Regiment, left, and Sergeant Joshua Heaton of the United States Marine Corps repair the roof of a damaged scho More
Incoming Commanding General Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Lieutenant General Stephen J. Townsend (centre) receives a weapons briefing from Australian Army soldier Sergeant Mark Biviano More
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY (June 30, 2016) Australian Army soldier, Private Alex Baldwin (center), handles an M32 Multi-shot Grenade Launcher after a United States Marine Corps weapons familiarization More
An Australian Army soldier from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, practises using an emergency breathing device during shallow-water egress training with United States Marine Corps amphibious reconnaiss More
Australian Army Corporals James Scott and David Plain process United States marines as they embark HMAS Canberra to particpate in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. (Australian Defence Force photo by LS More
Leading Seaman Aviation Support Michael Wenzel directs a United States Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft as it takes off from the flight deck of HMAS Canberra during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016. More
Able Seaman Clearance Diver Sam Lau from the Australian Maritime Explosive Ordinance Disposal element, uses a metal detector to search a training compound for Improvised Explosive Devices during multinational f More
Australian and International exercise participants come together for the Opening Ceremony and Mass Air Brief for Exercise Pitch Black 2016 at RAAF Base Darwin. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfa More
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) AH-1W SuperCobra helicopter (front) and a USMC UH-1Y Venom medium utility helicopter (rear) rest on the flight deck of HMAS Canberra during the 'freeplay' phase of RIMPAC 201 More
Leading Aircraftman Nitin Naidu (middle) an Avionics Technician from No 36 Squadron strips electrical wire for a plug with the help of Master Sergeant Taylor from the United States Air Force during Exercise Pit More
An F-16 from the United States Air Force takes off from RAAF Base Darwin, during Exercise Pitch Black 16. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (R More
Exercise Pitch Black 2016, Task Unit Chief of Staff, Wing Commander Steve, addresses participants at the Closing Ceremony at RAAF Base Darwin. Pitch Black is a biennial multinational air warfare exercise hosted More
United States Navy handler Lieutenant Commander Terrance Flournay (centre) and flight deck officer Lieutenant Kenyalto Mayes (left) discuss aircraft movements with visiting Australian media in the flight deck c More
A United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle on the beach at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in North Queensland during Exercise Talisman Saber 17. More than 500 US Marines and Australian soldiers were More
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to 37th Expeditionary Bomber Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, lands at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, Nov. 27, 2017. Th More
180702-O-N0842-4007 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (July 2, 2018) Australian Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion (Amphibious), Royal Australian Regiment prepare to move ashore after jumping with combat rubber raid More
An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft departs East Arm Wharf for Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin. *** Local Caption *** The Aviation Combat Element of the 2018 Marine Rotational Force - Darwin has arrived More
From left: Australian Army soldiers Lance Corporal Bernard Harrison, Private Mary-Anne Bird, and United States Army officer 1st Lieutenant Nicholas Keeley practise rafting skills on the Tully River during Exerc More
Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Leuze, left, United States Army and Lt. Steve Line, Royal Australian Navy treat a wounded Ni Vanuatu lady at the Luganville Hospital during Pacific Partnership. Pacific Partnership is a fi More
U.S. Marine joint terminal attack controllers from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine ExpeditioNARY Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, based in Okinawa, Japan, sight the target with a portable li More
An F-15C Eagle ground crew from the United States Air Force's 18th Maintenance Squadron performs after-flight checks on an F-15C Eagle at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarizatio More
A Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter flies past U.S. Marines from 81 mm Mortar Platoon during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The ridgeline of Townshend Island, in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, was lined w More
Seaman Bowen from HMAS Darwin takes on one of the troops from USS Nimitz basketball team during a friendly competition as part of the harbor phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A More
Gunners from the Afghan National Army fire a D-30 Artillery piece outside Patrol Base Sorkh Bid during Exercise Eagle's Flight. The Afghan National Army’s (ANA) 4th Brigade are a step closer to deploying gun de More
Members of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police practice their skills with metal detectors at Patrol Base Musaza’i, Afghanistan, July 31 2012. (Australian army photo by Cpl. Hamish Paterson, More
Brig. Mark Brewer, deputy commanding general, Force Development, Headquarters Regional Command - South, meets with Brig. Gen.l Abdahli, Commander Operational Coordination Center - Regional at the Operational Co More
RAAF F/A-18 Hornet pilots discuss their mission after landing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise designed to incre More
Avionics Technician from No 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Leading Aircraftman Mitchell Lowth, shows Senior Airman Marcus Stewart from the United States Air Force (USAF) over an F/A-18 Hornet on More