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Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia (May 19, 2001) - The Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) (top) and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) (center) cruise side by side in Australian waters during Operation Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001.  Tandem Thrust is a combined U.S. and Australian military training exercise being held in the Shoalwater Bay Training area off the coast of Australia.  More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines are participating with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces.  U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Meyers.  (RELEASED) 

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Photo description

Photo Date
May 19, 2001
Photographer
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Meyers
Caption Writer
JO1 J.C. Musser, NVNS Staff
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
DDG 56
Other Visible Equipment
HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) (Australia)
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available