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Caption:
EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA -- A
Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) enters USS Essex LHD 2 well deck to
pick up more equipment and personnel. An LCAC is capable of
carrying 60 tons of equipment from ship to shore during Exercise Tandem
Thrust. 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. U.S. Air Force
Photograph by Staff Sgt. Wayne A. Clark. (RELEASED)
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