Two US Navy (USN) Beachmasters, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), embarked aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4), watch as a USN Lding Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicle departs after dropping off Australi Army Soldiers at Sabina Point during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Commd (USPACOM) d Australi Defense Force Joint Operations Commd, d designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commder's staff d Australi Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action plning...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Two US Navy (USN) Beachmasters, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), embarked aboard the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4), watch as a USN Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) vehicle departs after dropping off Australian Army Soldiers at Sabina Point during Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th Fleet Commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. USPACOM units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 US and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate.
Base: Sabina Point
State: Queensland
Country: Australia (AUS)
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Paul Polach, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
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