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    US Marines, Australian Defence Force personnel conduct live-fire exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011 [Image 12 of 19]

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    US Marines, Australian Defence Force personnel conduct live-fire exercise during Talisman Sabre 2011

    TOWNSHEND ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.14.2011

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Garry Welch 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpls. Kyle J. Palmer (left) and Johnathen Guzman, mortarmen with the 81 mm Mortars Platoon, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a mortar during a joint live-fire exercise July 14. Marines and sailors of the 31st MEU were in Australia participating in Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is the largest joint military exercise undertaken by the Australian Defence Force. Around 14,000 U.S. and 9,000 Australian personnel are participating. This exercise will increase interoperability, flexibility and readiness, all of which are force multipliers in maintaining peace and stability in the Pacific. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    Date Taken: 07.14.2011
    Date Posted: 07.17.2011 04:02
    Photo ID: 428807
    VIRIN: 110714-M-VX252-213
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 3.81 MB
    Location: TOWNSHEND ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AU

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