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    US Marines, Australian troops coordinate close air support during Talisman Sabre 2011 [Image 8 of 32]

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    US Marines, Australian troops coordinate close air support during Talisman Sabre 2011

    TOWNSHEND ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.12.2011

    Photo by Janine Fabre 

    U.S. Indo-Pacific Command         

    U.S. Marine joint terminal attack controllers from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine ExpeditioNARY Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, based in Okinawa, Japan, sight the target with a portable lightweight designator rangefinder as Australian personnel look on at Townshend Island during Talisman Sabre 2011 July 12, 2011. The combined joint live fire exercise held on Townshend Island in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area provided both Australian and U.S. JTAC's the opportunity to guide fire support from U.S. FA-18 and Australian FA-18 Super Hornets, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters and Australian and U.S. ships. Talisman Sabre 2011 is a U.S.-led, Australian-supported bilateral exercise aimed at training U.S. and Australian forces in planning and conducting combined operations and improving U.S.-Australian interoperability.

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    Date Taken: 07.12.2011
    Date Posted: 07.20.2011 04:04
    Photo ID: 430227
    VIRIN: 110712-O-XX000-098
    Resolution: 3000x1996
    Size: 2.21 MB
    Location: TOWNSHEND ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AU

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