Australian Pvts. Matthew Sherring and Jeffery Gambell,

Australian Pvts. Matthew Sherring and Jeffery Gambell, both from the 1st Combat Service Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, watch their first military parachute drop during Talisman Sabre 2011 at Kapyong Drop Zone in Shoalwater Bay Training Area July 17. Approximately 300 paratroopers, including Australian jumpmasters, made the 16-hour flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in preparation for the unit's deployment to Afghanistan. TS11 is a biennial joint international training exercise aimed at improving and validating the Australian Defense Force and United States combat readiness and interoperability as a combined joint task force.