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Caption:
Queensland, Australia (June 19, 2005) - A beachmaster assigned to
Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), embarked aboard the amphibious assault
ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), watches as a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)
vehicle take off after dropping off Australian Army Soldiers at Sabina
Point during exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an
exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian
Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S.
Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff
as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise
focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response
operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will
conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More
than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Paul Polach (RELEASED)
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