Australian aircraft take to skies during Talisman Sabre 2011
Royal Australian air force armament fitters from No. 1 Squadron prepare ordnance prior to loading several Super Hornets for Talisman Sabre 2011 at RAAF Base Amberley July 13, 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011, from Jul... More
Australian Defence Force Seaman Boatswain Mate Mathew
Australian Defence Force Seaman Boatswain Mate Mathew Johnson, left, and Seaman Boatswain Mate Cody Nicols prepare a shackle to be taken off the chain for routine maintenance during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisma... More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., take part in improvised explosive device training during Talisman S... More
HMAS Ballarat maintains station during Exercise Talisman
HMAS Ballarat maintains station during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force ope... More
U.S. Marine and Australian joint terminal attack controllers
U.S. Marine and Australian joint terminal attack controllers coordinate close air support during a combined joint live fire exercise held on Townshend Island during Talisman Sabre 2011 July 12, 2011.The combine... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Rhys Simpson looks on
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Rhys Simpson looks on as Pvt. Jessica Bates inspects the Manitou forklift for dirt, weeds and seeds in the vehicle wash point at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton July 18, 2011, during Tal... More
An Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighter conducts
An Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet Fighter conducts a fly past after the combined joint live fire exercise held on Townshend Island during Talisman Sabre 2011 July 12, 2011. The combined joint live fire exercis... More
Australian Defence Force Flying Officer Timothy Lowther
Australian Defence Force Flying Officer Timothy Lowther (right), Operations Officer of No. 81 Wing Headquarters, assists U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad Thompson, with 51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs Officer, from O... More
(Left to right) Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman
(Left to right) Royal Australian Navy Leading Seaman Peter Harris, Able Seaman Ben Boniel and Able Seaman Andy Earle with Jack Perfect, Corey Bills and Kane Perfect in front of a Navy Sea King helicopter at the... More
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th
U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire 81 mm mortar rounds during a training exercise on Townshend Island,... More
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Tobi Strickland and Pvt.
Australian Defence Force Pvt. Tobi Strickland and Pvt. Rhys Simpson, with 9th Force Support Battalion, clean a Manitou forklift at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton July 18, 2011, prior to it travelling to the Shoalwat... More
A Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 aircraft from
A Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 aircraft from No. 76 Squadron takes off from RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland on a work up sortie for Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a major bilateral exercise designed to tr... More
Australian army Capt. Erin Stewart, from 8/12 Regiment,
Australian army Capt. Erin Stewart, from 8/12 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, looks out across the bay with U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expedti... More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. D. Hopping from Battalion Landing
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. D. Hopping from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches on as the Australian joint terminal attack control team calls in live fi... More
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No.
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No. 1 Squadron load ordnance onto RAAF Super Hornets for Talisman Sabre 11 at RAAF Base Amberley July 13, 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011, from July 11-29, 2011, is a ... More
(Left to right) Brothers Callum and Talon Patterson
(Left to right) Brothers Callum and Talon Patterson enjoy the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Open Day at the Rockhampton Showgrounds. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 has formally kicked off with a public Open Day a... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
U.S. Marines from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
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
Australian army aviation crewmen of the 1st Aviation
Australian army aviation crewmen of the 1st Aviation Regiment check combat aircraft for targeting and preflight maintenance during participation in Exercise Talisman Sabre at Rockhampton Airport. TS11 is a bie... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Samuel G. Potenti, a squad leader
U.S. Marine Cpl. Samuel G. Potenti, a squad leader with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, drops a mortar round into an M-252 81 mm mort... More
Australian Defence Force soldiers with 9th Force Support
Australian Defence Force soldiers with 9th Force Support Battalion clean a Kalmar rough terrain cargo handler at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton July 18, 2011 prior to it travelling to the Shoalwater Bay Training Are... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Able Seaman Marine Technician Simon Thomas maintains
Able Seaman Marine Technician Simon Thomas maintains HMAS Ballarat's diesel engine during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces... More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., perform a field march at during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre... More
Commander of the Sea King detachment for Exercise Talisman
Commander of the Sea King detachment for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is Lt. Cmdr. Grant Anson from 817 Squadron. Grant is seen here at the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Open Day in Rockhampton. Exercise Talisma... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Australian Defence Force HMAS Ballarat is pier-side
Australian Defence Force HMAS Ballarat is pier-side at Gladstone wharf during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial training activity jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australia... More
Australian army Bombardier Mark Staples, from Joint
Australian army Bombardier Mark Staples, from Joint Terminal Attack Control Troop, 1st Ground Liaison Group, pauses a moment during a combined joint live fire exercise at Townshend Island July 14, 2011, during ... More
Two Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure
Two Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure the beach at Freshwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, as the second wave of Amphibious Assault Vehicles land as part of an amphibious assault during Talisman Sa... More
U.S. Marine Corps Fire Direction Centre Chief from
U.S. Marine Corps Fire Direction Centre Chief from 81 mm Mortar Platoon yells fire orders to Alpha section gun line during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The ridgeline of Townshend Island, in the Shoalwater Bay ... More
USS Fitzgerald takes part in a naval gunfire support
USS Fitzgerald takes part in a naval gunfire support exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planni... More
HMAS Ballarat's 5-inch naval gun fires a barrage during
HMAS Ballarat's 5-inch naval gun fires a barrage during a naval gunfire support exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian an... More
Australian army Lt. Colin Soane and Gunner Travis Stewart,
Australian army Lt. Colin Soane and Gunner Travis Stewart, from 8/12 Regiment, coordinate fire support as U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeff Riley from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st M... More
Seaman Scott Wingate practices his splicing on the
Seaman Scott Wingate practices his splicing on the Gun Direction Platform during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and c... More
Seaman Electronic Warfare Bianca Hall searches for
Seaman Electronic Warfare Bianca Hall searches for surface contacts while closed up in the operations room of HMAS Ballarat during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity des... More
The U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment,
The U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, and members of 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, stand in formation for a parachute wing exchange at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton July 18, 2011, duri... More
The band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment,
The band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, performs the Australian national anthem during the mayor's welcome at the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Open Day. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 has formal... More
Australian army aviation crewman check combat aircraft
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
Ships company from HMAS Sirius heave in on the lines
Ships company from HMAS Sirius heave in on the lines whilst conducting a replenishment at sea (liquid) during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre is a biennial training activity jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pa... More
HMAS Ballarat's rigid hulled inflatable boat prepares
HMAS Ballarat's rigid hulled inflatable boat prepares to pick up the simulated man overboard during training serials on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training... More
Australian Defence Force Leading Seaman Naval Police
Australian Defence Force Leading Seaman Naval Police Coxswain Kylie Flynn prepares to pipe with the Bosun's Call while alongside for repairs during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial trainin... More
Seaman Luke Ticehurst, electronics technician, mans
Seaman Luke Ticehurst, electronics technician, mans the communication point during the loading of 5-inch projectiles into the gun as part of a naval gunfire support exercise as part of Talisman Sabre 2011. Tali... More
Australian Defence Force Leading Aircraftwoman Tegan
Australian Defence Force Leading Aircraftwoman Tegan 'Teegs' Bowden, a military working dog handler from No. 13 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, and her military working dog Rocco pose together ... More
Australian Army Tiger aircraft from the 1st Aviation
Australian Army Tiger aircraft from the 1st Aviation Regiment fly armed reconnaissance missions in the Shoalwater Bay training area as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter... More
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt conducts Naval Gunfire Support on the Action Picture Supervisor's console during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity de... More
HMAS Perth leads the way out of Moreton Bay during
HMAS Perth leads the way out of Moreton Bay during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial training activity jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian defence force Joint Opera... More
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron returns to Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the lead up to Talisman Sabre 2011.... More
(Left-Right) U.S. Marines Cpl. Jacob Piercy, Radio
(Left-Right) U.S. Marines Cpl. Jacob Piercy, Radio Operator, and Cpl. Michael Hurt, Weapons Company Communications Chief from 81 mm Mortar Platoon, monitor communications on the gun line during Exercise Talisma... More
(Left to right) Veteran of the Malayan and Vietnam
(Left to right) Veteran of the Malayan and Vietnam conflicts, Brian Magann, U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacobus Nieuwoudt and U.S. Army Master Sgt. Pierre Jackson work together in constructing a fence at the Cockscomb Ve... More
At Camp Rocky, Australian Defence Force Signalman Thomas
At Camp Rocky, Australian Defence Force Signalman Thomas Emery, from Baitmans Bay, with 17 Signals Regiment in Sydney, gives a thumbs up to Spc. Micah Pasce, from Mauston Wis., with 593 Sustainment Brigade, Joi... More
An opposing force soldier, Charlie Company, 2nd Infantry
An opposing force soldier, Charlie Company, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, defends against Australian soldiers from 7th Brigade at the Urban Operatio... More
Leading Seaman Electronics Technician David Jordan
Leading Seaman Electronics Technician David Jordan conducts Naval Gunfire Support on the fire control console during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train... More
Members of the Band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian
Members of the Band of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment perform during a joint rehearsal with Central Queensland University music students and the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band. The Band of the 1st RAR, ... More
A pilot from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter
A pilot from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron climbs down from his F-15C Eagle fighter after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the lead up to Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Royal ... More
U.S. Air Force Capt. 'Rolex' Woodfield, an F-15C Eagle
U.S. Air Force Capt. 'Rolex' Woodfield, an F-15C Eagle pilot with the 44th Fighter Squadron from the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, performs a before flight check on his F-15C Eagle before taking part in a ... More
U.S. Marine Alpha section, gun 2 of 81 mm Mortar Platoon,
U.S. Marine Alpha section, gun 2 of 81 mm Mortar Platoon, 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 with... More
Up to 2,700 soldiers, sailors and airmen from both
Up to 2,700 soldiers, sailors and airmen from both Australian and United States military forces have been accommodated at Camp Rocky during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Located in Rockhampton, Camp Rocky has b... More
An aircraft maintenance technician with the 18th Maintenance
An aircraft maintenance technician with the 18th Maintenance Squadron, from the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, hands a pilot of a F-15C Eagle equipment prior to taking part in a morning familiarization sort... More
U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Marines from Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Okinawa, Japan, look out over the live fire range during a combined joint live fire exercise... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Australian Army Capt. Gary Whitehead, a Tiger pilot
Australian Army Capt. Gary Whitehead, a Tiger pilot and aircraft battle captain, from the 1st Aviation Regiment, poses beside his craft. Whitehead was flying armed reconnaissance missions in the Shoalwater Bay ... More
U.S. Marine Capt. Zeb Philpott from 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Marine Capt. Zeb Philpott from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (2/7) Weapons, California, with Lionel Fuller from Gracemere, Queensland, at the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Open Day. Exercise Talisman Sabre 201... More
Australian Defence Force Flying Officer Chris Schmidt,
Australian Defence Force Flying Officer Chris Schmidt, a joint battlefield controller with No. 452 Squadron Tindal Flight updates the Aerodrome Terminal Information Service during Talisman Sabre 2011. No. 452 S... More
U.S. Marines from Gun 7 of 81 mm Mortar Platoon fire
U.S. Marines from Gun 7 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 U.S. Ma... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
HMAS Ballarat's 5-inch naval gun fires a barrage during
HMAS Ballarat's 5-inch naval gun fires a barrage during a naval gunfire support exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian an... More
An Australian Defence Force No. 75 Squadron F/A-18
An Australian Defence Force No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet taxies to the Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal runway during Talisman Sabre 2011. No. 75 Squadron is operating from its home base of Royal Austral... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Australian Defence Force HMAS Ballarat is pier-side
Australian Defence Force HMAS Ballarat is pier-side at Gladstone wharf during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial training activity jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australia... More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., take part in improvised explosive device training during Talisman S... More
Leading Seaman Electronics Technician David Jordan
Leading Seaman Electronics Technician David Jordan conducts Naval Gunfire Support on the fire control console during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train... More
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt conducts Naval Gunfire Support on the Action Picture Supervisor's console during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity de... More
Daily Grind: Read how our troops get their daily cut of joe
Pvt. Jodie Gilmour, Australian Army Catering Corps, works the coffee machine at Camp Rocky during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a combined U.S. and Australian exercise aimed at i... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaunn Hummel, from Syracuse,
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shaunn Hummel, from Syracuse, N.Y., superintendent of air operations with the 36th Expeditionary Contingency Response Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, helps palletize gear for... More
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron sits on the tarmac at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the lead up to Talisman ... More
(Left-Right) Sgt. Tim McGrail from the U.S. Army's
(Left-Right) Sgt. Tim McGrail from the U.S. Army's 1/158th Long Range Surveillance joins Patrolman Barry Jenkins from the Pilbara Regiment in a joint Australian/U.S. surveillance unit at SBTA during Exercise Ta... More
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No.
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No. 1 Squadron unpack ordnance prior to loading several Super Hornets for Talisman Sabre 2011 at Royal Australia Air Force Base Amberley July 13, 2011. Talisman ... More
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th
An F-15C Eagle from the United States Air Force's 44th Fighter Squadron at RAAF Base Darwin after an afternoon familiarization sortie as part of the lead up to Talisman Sabre 2011. Royal Australian Air Force Ba... More
Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 aircraft from No.
Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 aircraft from No. 76 Squadron await clearance from the tower prior to take off from RAAF Base Amberley in Queensland on a work up sortie for Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a ma... More
Members of the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Combined
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
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Parachute
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Parachute Wings, are about to be presented to a U.S. soldier from the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, July 18, 2011, during on Camp Rocky in Rockhampton duri... More
The United States 7th Fleet Band performs for the crowd
The United States 7th Fleet Band performs for the crowd during the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 Open Day. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 has formally kicked off with a public Open Day at the Rockhampton Showgroun... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel
U.S. Marines and Australian Defence Force personnel perform a squad pushup during a U.S. Marine Corps martial arts program demonstration and drill led by U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Salas, right, from Yigo... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jesse Williams, 26, from Saginaw,
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jesse Williams, 26, from Saginaw, Mich., loads an 81 mm mortar into the tube of Gun 8 during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. The ridgeline of Townshend Island, in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area... More
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No.
Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No. 1 Squadron prepare to load ordnance on RAAF Super Hornets for Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a major bilateral exercise designed to train Austra... More
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker
Soldiers from the 38th Engineers Company, 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, and sappers from Australia's 2nd Troop, 1st Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineers Regiment, practice planting explosives to c... More
Australian Defence Force Leading Seaman Physical Trainer
Australian Defence Force Leading Seaman Physical Trainer Alex Minney performs the role of Quarter Master on the bridge of HMAS Sydney during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial training activ... More
U.S. Marines, from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company,
U.S. Marines, from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, based in Okinawa, Japan, coordinate live fire support with Australian army Joint Terminal At... More
HMAS Ballarat conducts a 5-inch barrage during a Naval
HMAS Ballarat conducts a 5-inch barrage during a Naval Gunfire Support Exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in plannin... More
Seaman Cody Nicol acts at the bowman for HMAS Ballarat's
Seaman Cody Nicol acts at the bowman for HMAS Ballarat's rigid hulled inflatable boat during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.... More
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt
Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Judith Schmidt conducts Naval Gunfire Support on the Action Picture Supervisor's console during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity de... More
(Left to right) Acting Assistant Queensland Police
(Left to right) Acting Assistant Queensland Police Commissioner Michael Hannigan, the commander U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Lt. Gen. Duane Thiessen and the Commander 17 Combat Services Support Brigade, B... More
Craftsman Grayson Salway from the 10th Field Support
Craftsman Grayson Salway from the 10th Field Support Battalion rewires a dolly converter at Camp Rocky during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Fernan Diamse, left, and Petty
Petty Officer 2nd Class Fernan Diamse, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan St. Pierre, right, under the instruction of Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Pate, middle, anesthesiologist, review advanced trauma life support pr... More
Australian defence force Seaman Communications and
Australian defence force Seaman Communications and Information Systems Jackson Walkear keeps a vigilant eye out on the flag deck on HMAS Sydney on the way out of Moreton Bay during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman... More
Buddhist chaplain holds service Australia during Talisman Sabre 2011
Chaplain (Capt.) Somya Malasri, one of two active-duty Buddhist chaplains in the U.S. armed forces, leads a group of service members from the U.S. armed forces and Australian Defence Force in meditation during ... More
Craftsman Bradley Barnett from 9th Field Support Battalion
Craftsman Bradley Barnett from 9th Field Support Battalion reseats the brakes on a Mack cargo truck at Camp Rocky during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011.