14 July 2009
Exercise Talisman Saber 2009
Exercise Talisman Saber 2009 (TS09) is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations, which will help improve ADF/US combat readiness and inter-operability. This exercise is a major undertaking which reflects the closeness of our alliance and the strength of the military-military relationship.
Army Private Ben Watton, from Amberley Qld, rotates the food stock in preparation for fresh supplies in support of Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 30 June 2009)
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Army Private Meg Dwight, attached to the 1st Signal Regiment, power washes her Land Rover four-wheel drive during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 01 July 2009)
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The Brass Quintet from the US Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band perform classical music for locals at the North Rockhampton Senior Citizens Club in. The band was sent to Australia to play for the community during several events in support of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 03 July 2009)
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US Marine Corps Colonel Steven Merrill, Joint Task Force Forward/Rear Officer in Charge, chats with Bonnie Schwarten of Rockhampton, as she recollects how her family housed American troops during World War 2. Colonel Merrill and Mrs Schwarten both attended the 66th Saint Christopher Chapel Memorial Service held on the eve of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 04 July 2009)
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The US Marine Corps Marine Forces Pacific Band, from Hawaii, performs on top of a 9-tonne truck for the participants of Exercise Talisman Saber 09 4th of July Independence Day celebration, at Camp Rocky, Queensland.
(Date taken: 04 July 2009)
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Australian and United States Service members enjoy a game of volleyball during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 04 July 2009)
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Army Private Sonia Sloman (left) from 9th FSB in Amberley, and Private Rebecca Collier (centre), from 10th FSB in Townsville examine United States Marine Corps-issued rations, during the Exercise Talisman Saber Open Day.
(Date taken: 05 July 2009)
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Army Private Chris Russel-Smith, with 8/12 Medium Battery, sits with Cory Mclean from Rockhampton, during the Exercise Talisman Saber Open Day.
(Date taken: 05 July 2009)
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US Army Corporal Christopher Horsley from Hesperia, California, attached to the 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, has his luggage inspected by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service to complete the process to participate in Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 07 July 2009)
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US Army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry, have their luggage inspected by Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service before entering Australia for Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 07 July 2009)
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United States Soldier Sergeant Alexander Rangel, from Stockton California, with 118th Maintenance Company, performs vehicle maintenance on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle for Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 07 July 2009)
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Army Captain David Haslop from Sydney, with the 1st Health Support Company, contemplates treatment for a fractured thumb, during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Army dental officer Captain Mike Lines, from Ipswich, Australia, with the 1st Health Support Company, gives Lieutenant Gregory Davis from Brisbane a new filling during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Australian Army dental officer Captain Mike Lines (left), from Ipswich, attached the 1st Health Support Company and US Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Erick Garcia (right) from Brownsville, Texas, give Lieutenant Gregory Davis from Brisbane a new filling during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Army 1st Combat Service Support Battalion radiographer Captain Greg Wilsen (right), from Brisbane, takes a practice X-ray of the foot of US Navy Medical Corpsman 2nd Class Charlie Javier, from Garden Grove, California, attached to the 3rd Medical Battalion out of Okinawa, Japan during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Army Sonographer Major Rod Manning (right), from Hobart, with 2nd Force Support Battalion, takes a practice ultrasound of US Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Charlie Javier, from Garden Grove, California, attached to the 3rd Medical Battalion out of Okinawa, Japan during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Army Lieutenant Gary Smith, a hospital scientist from Adelaide, with the 3rd Health Support Battalion, observes bacteria under a microscope during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Australian Army Lieutenant Steven Crosser (left) - an operating theatre nurse from Tamworth, with the 1st Health Support Battalion, and Captain Barry Reed (right) from Newcastle, perform a practice tracheotomy on a sheep esophagus during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 08 July 2009)
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Private Shane Doust from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment scoops out rock and earth while preparing a hole for explosives during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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1 RAR soldiers Private Ben Clarke (left), from Victoria, and Ben Butterworth, from Queensland, take a break after conducting a patrol during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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(From left) Privates Grant Meleisea, Ben Morgan, Daniel Knox and Casey Bennett, from 1 RAR, conduct extraction drills during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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Private Grant Meleisea (foreground) from 1 RAR conducts an extraction drill with his squad during Exercise Talisman Saber.
(Date taken: 10 July 2009)
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Australian Army Private Ben Morgan (right), from 1 RAR, rushes into a house during an extraction drill conducted during Exercise Talisman Saber.
