From left, Royal Australian navy Combat System Operator
From left, Royal Australian navy Combat System Operator Able Seaman Aumau Falepau, Boatswain's Mate Seaman Keith Graham, Steward Able Seaman Justin Prasad and Cook Able Seaman Lindsay Cozyn of Australia's Feder... More
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk receives a gift from Legacy Australia, an organization dedicated to caring for families of deceased veterans, at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talis... More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left,
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left, and Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, center, meet and greet Royal Australian army Capt. Mathew Frost at the opening ceremony for the e... More
Royal Australian air force Leading Air Craftsman Luke
Royal Australian air force Leading Air Craftsman Luke Greene, left, and Royal Australian navy Boatswain's Mate Able Seaman Luke Cunningham, bot salute at the closing of Australia's Federation Guard performance ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician, gives a little boy a high-five during the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Ro... More
Luke Grant, 3, right, son of Lissetta Grant, dances
Luke Grant, 3, right, son of Lissetta Grant, dances to the sounds of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition and the Band of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment at the opening ceremony for the e... More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich addresses
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich addresses the audience at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilateral exerc... More
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk,
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, right, meets and greets soldiers of the Royal Australian Army at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Aust... More
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk,
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, center, answers questions from the Australian press at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Tal... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Catherine Chauvot plays the
Petty Officer 3rd Class Catherine Chauvot plays the trumpet during the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland,... More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, right,
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, right, addresses the audience at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilater... More
Royal Australian navy Cook Able Seaman Lindsay Cozyn
Royal Australian navy Cook Able Seaman Lindsay Cozyn of Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre ... More
Hayden Morris, 5, right, the grandson of Jeff Morris,
Hayden Morris, 5, right, the grandson of Jeff Morris, center, shares what it was like to receive a U.S. 7th Fleet command coin with the Australian press at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2... More
Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening
Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilateral exercise designed to train Australian... More
Cryptologic Technician (Collection), left, and Daniela
Cryptologic Technician (Collection), left, and Daniela Kupschus, a volunteer from Germany with Conservation Volunteers Australia, pick weeds along Ithaca Creek's shoreline during a community service project at ... More
Antony O' Brien, a Conservation Volunteers Australia
Antony O' Brien, a Conservation Volunteers Australia team leader, explains the importance of having trees along Ithaca Creek's shoreline at Purtell Park during a community service project, in support of the exe... More
The U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition marches down
The U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition marches down a narrow brick pathway at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilatera... More
Toa Kyle, a Save Our Waterways Now team leader, explains
Toa Kyle, a Save Our Waterways Now team leader, explains the importance of the Macaranga plant in Australia to sailors from the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge during a community service project at Purte... More
From left, Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Rundall,
From left, Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Rundall, Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Ginn and Petty Officer 3rd Class David Drescher of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition, play the saxophone at a Big Top ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Humphrey, information
Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Humphrey, information systems technician, left, and Daniela Kupschus, a volunteer from Germany with Conservation Volunteers Australia, right, pick weeds from along Ithaca Creek'... More
Royal Australian navy Cook Able Seaman Lindsay Cozyn
Royal Australian navy Cook Able Seaman Lindsay Cozyn of Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2... More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left,
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left, and Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, right, share a laugh at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton,... More
Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening
Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilateral exercise designed to train Australian... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kinnaman of the 7th
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kinnaman of the 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition, plays the trumpet, while performing the song "Echo Taps" at a Big Top reception on the flight deck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flag... More
Cmdr. Antonio D. Hull, right, commanding officer of
Cmdr. Antonio D. Hull, right, commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown, explains features of the ship's weapon system to the Honorable Jeffery L. Bleich, ambassador... More
From left, Warrant Officer Class 1 Gary Caira, band
From left, Warrant Officer Class 1 Gary Caira, band sergeant to the Band of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, sings back up with Lance Cpl. Jenna Pacey, a British exchange soldier, center and ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, a musician,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, a musician, gives a little boy a her drum sticks after the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 201... More
Lester Adams of the indigenous Dharumbal Nation of
Lester Adams of the indigenous Dharumbal Nation of Central Queensland Eastern Coast performs a tribal song at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Tal... More
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left,
U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffery L. Bleich, left, and Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, center, meet and greet Royal Australian Army Capt. Mathew Frost at the opening ceremony for the e... More
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge color guard
The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge color guard parades the colors at a Big Top reception on the flight deck aboard Blue Ridge in celebration of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Cairns, Queensland, Austra... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician, gives a little boy a her drum sticks after the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bookman of the 7th
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bookman of the 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition, plays the trumpet, while performing the song "Echo Taps" at a Big Top reception on the flight deck aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flags... More
From left, the Honorable Jason P. Hyland, Deputy Chief
From left, the Honorable Jason P. Hyland, Deputy Chief of Mission to U.S. Embassy Canberra; Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. David Johnston; Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet; Val Schier, ... More
The audience watches Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael
The audience watches Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bookman, a musician, play the trumpet during the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2... More
Royal Australian Navy Seaman Keith Graham, a boatswain's
Royal Australian Navy Seaman Keith Graham, a boatswain's mate of Australia's Federation Guard performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Talisma... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician,
Petty Officer 3rd Class Camellia Akhami, musician, throws her drums sticks in the air during the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition's performance at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 i... More
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk salutes rainbow sideboys upon his arrival aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown for a tour of the ship in support of the e... More
Royal Australian army Gen. David Hurley, Australian
Royal Australian army Gen. David Hurley, Australian chief of Defence Force, salutes rainbow sideboys upon his arrival aboard the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown for a tour of the sh... More
From left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Stanley,
From left, Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Stanley, Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Sadler, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Cavender of the U.S. 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition, play the trombone at a Big Top rec... More
Royal Australian Army Musician Angie Currington, assigned
Royal Australian Army Musician Angie Currington, assigned to the Band of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment performs at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, ... More
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk,
Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, right, answers questions from the Australian press at the opening ceremony for the exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Tali... More
From left, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. David Johnston,
From left, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. David Johnston, Marine Corps. Lt. Gen. Duane D. Thiessen, commander of Marine Force Pacific, Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, Councillor Brad ... More