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Caption:
EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, SHOALWATER BAY, Australia --
An M1A1 tank rolls down Grey Route during an amphibious beach
landing exercise in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area during
Tandem Thrust 2001. Exercise Tandem Thrust 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 CLEARED FOR RELEASE by Capt. Nathan Jones,
Director, Combined Information Bureau, Tandem Thrust 2001. USMC
Photograph by Lance Cpl. Marcus D. Henry
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