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Caption:
EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA,
Australia -- A US Navy HH-60H attached to Helicopter Combat
Support Squadron Five (HCS-5), out of Point Hueneme, Calif., maneuvers
over the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during flight operations in
support of Exercise Tandem Thrust, 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 of
Combined Information Bureau, Tandem Thrust 2001 U.S. Navy Photo by PH3
Jennifer A. Smith
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