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Caption:
USS Essex (LHD 2) flanked by USS Juneau (LPD 10) and the USS Germantown
(LSD 42) form to make a strong presence off the coast of
Australia. USS Essex (LHD 2) is underway as the ship sails
towards Austalia for Excercise Tandem Thrust 01 with the 31st Marine
Expeditionary Unit and the Air Combat Element. Excercise Tandem
Thrust 01 is a combined United States and Australian military training
excersise. The bianual excercise is being held in the vicinity of
Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than
27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating.
Canadian units are taking part as opposing forces. Tandem Thrust
is a training excercise for crisis action planning and execution for
contingency response operations. Official U.S. Navy photo by: PH2
(AW) Michael B. Lewis (RELEASED)
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