24 July 2009
Training Facility Puts Military Through Their Paces
Australian and United States military personnel training in the Shoal Water Bay Training Area (SWBTA) near Rockhampton, Queensland have a unique opportunity to work together in the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) located in the SWBTA. Military personnel for the Australian Defence Force, United States Defence Forces and the Australian Federal Police come to the UOTF during Exercise Talisman Saber to practice tactics and procedures in a variety of urban environments presented by the training facility. These include a town market square, municipal building, high density housing and shanty town sites. The variety of sites enables participants' to operate in life like conditions in a controlled environment.
Exercise Talisman Saber 2009 (TS09) is a biennial combined training activity, designed to train Australian and US forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations which will 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Michael Augusto)
SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - An Australian Defence Force Soldier, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, fires the M2 Browning Machine Gun, from the M113 Medium Reconaissance Vehicle (MRV) at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - Australian Defence Force Soldiers, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to fire the 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - An Australian Defence Force Soldier, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, fires the F89 Minimi at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marine, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, fires the M16A4 service rifle at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, fire their service weapons at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, break the window to a simulated marketplace at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, take cover from fire at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, take cover behind the Australian Defence Force M113 Medium Reconnaissance Vehicle at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, clear a building located in the high density housing area at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - An Australian Defence Force Soldier, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, takes cover behind an exploded vehicle at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - Australian Defence Force Soldiers, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, sprint through simulated enemy fire at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - Australian Defence Force Soldiers, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, take cover from fire at the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) -An Australian Defence Force Soldier, 5th Royal Australian Regiment, surveys the area from the high density housing area of the Urban Operations Training Facility during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
(Date taken: 22 July 2009)
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SHOAL WATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia. (July 22, 2009) - United States Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines of the 31st Marine Expiditionary Unit, stack up to clear housing areas at the Urban Operations Training Facility (UOTF) during Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.
