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Caption:
EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA,
Australia -- Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 motor
transport are followed by helocopters as they lead a convoy out of the
Shoalwater Bay Training Area during the first day of the week long
war. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 is a combined United States and
Australian military training exercise. This biennial exercise is being
held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland,
Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines
are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces.
The purpose of Exercise Tandem Thrust is to train for crisis action
planning and execution of contingency response operations.
Photograph CLEARDED FOR RELEASE by Capt. Nathan Jones, Director,
Combined Information Bureau, Tandem Thrust 2001. USMC Photo by Cpl.
Kurt Fredrickson.
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