Talisman Saber 2017

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TOWNSHEND ISLAND, Australia (July 13, 2017) Landing craft air cushion (LCAC) vehicles assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 unload personnel and equipment from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) on the beach as part of large-scale amphibious assault training during Talisman Saber 17. LCACs launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) enabled movement of 31st MEU forces and equipment ashore in order for the MEU to complete mission objectives in tandem with Australian counterparts. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/Released) 170713-N-WF272-001

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conduct an amphibious landing on Freshwater Beach in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia during exercise Talisman Saber 2017 on July 19. Exercise Talisman Saber is the largest combined, joint military exercise undertaken by the Australian Defense Force (ADF) and the biennial exercise was conducted for the seventh time in 2017, involving more than 30,000 U.S. and Australian personnel.

   

The land battle phase of Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 was launched on July 13, 2017, with the largest amphibious landing Australian troops have been involved in since WWII. Troops transported ashore from an amphibious readiness element including HMAS Canberra, HMAS Choules and HMNZS Canterbury. Airborne soldiers from the United States, Canada and Australia also parachuted into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Central Queensland from six Royal Australian Air Force and United States Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft that had started their journey in Alaska.

Australian and United States troops fight side-by-side in a mock battle during exercise Talisman Saber 17 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 20, 2017. If the shit ever hits the fan for real, the Aussies will have your back... so likewise you Kangaroos, friends till the end.