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North American Action

Canadian Army and 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move out from a fighting position during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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Move to contact

6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move to set up blocking positions during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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Moving out

Canadian Army and 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move out from a fighting position during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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Long patrol

6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move to set up blocking positions during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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Armored friend

6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move alongside an Australian Army Protected Mobility Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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Reverse drive armor

6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division paratroopers move alongside an Australian Army Protected Mobility Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Saber in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia July 14. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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NY National Guard Soldiers training in Australia

Spc. Shawn Tillery and Pfc. Vaquine Stewart, both infantrymen assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, use their entrenching tools to expand their fighting position in anticipation of an assault at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. They are wearing a mix of Australian and American uniform items because of their role as opposing force. During the exercise New York Army National Guard Soldiers fought against an Australian Defense Force Brigade during a week-long series of war games. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)

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NY National Guard Soldiers training in Australia

Pv2. Roujoeh Blackwood, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, mans an M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. During the exercise Soldiers from the 69th served as the opposing force in a week-long war game against an active duty Australian Defense Force brigade. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)

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NY National Guard Soldiers training in Australia

Soldiers from Charlie Troop, 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Squadron, of the New York Army National Guard, patrol along the beach at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during exercise Talisman Saber, July 14, 2017. During the exercise New York Army National Guard Soldiers fought both against, and alongside Australian Defense Force soldiers in a series of war games. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)

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TS 17 Jump

Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, move to a parachute collection zone while another lands in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. The airborne operation was conducted as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, a massive, biennial exercise designed to exercise the partnership of joint forces throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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TS 17 Jump

A paratrooper with 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, pulls security in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. In addition to watching for opposing forces, the Arctic Paratroopers needed to watch out for local snakes, spiders, kangaroos, mosquitos, crocodiles, airborne koala bears and ticks, all of which can be lethal. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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TS 17 Jump

Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, Canadian Army, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs exit a C-17 Globemaster over Kapyong Dropzone in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. The airborne operation was conduction as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, a massive, biennial exercise designed to exercise the partnership of joint forces throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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TS 17 Jump

Paratroopers of 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division, Canadian Army, and U.S. Army Civil Affairs exit a C-17 Globemaster over Kapyong Dropzone in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 13. The airborne operation was conducted as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2017, a massive, biennial exercise designed to exercise the partnership of joint forces throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)

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USS Bonhomme Richard

Seaman Apprentice Alex Ponce, from Morrilton, Ark., heaves a mooring line on the fantail of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), July 3, 2017, as the ship departs Sydney following a four-day port visit and prepares to participate in Talisman Saber 2017. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australian bilateral military exercise that combines a field training exercise and command post exercise to strengthen interoperability and response capabilities to uphold the tenets of the U.S.-Australian alliance.

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Strike Group arrived in Sydney

A set of MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fly in formation above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2017. The MV-22Bs belong to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced). VMM-265 (Rein.) is part of the Aviation Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 31st MEU and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group arrived in Sydney after transiting south across the vast Pacific Ocean, from Okinawa, Japan, to southeastern Australia in just over three weeks. Sydney is a favorite port stop for both Marines and Sailors crossing the Pacific. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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USS John S. McCain Participates in TS 17, FTX-N

The USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) flanks the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) for a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Pacific Ocean, June 12, 2017. A RAS is a resupply of fuel or supplies from ship to ship while underway. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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CJCS in Australia

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tours Holsworthy Barracks June 6, 2017.

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Australian, U.S. Ministers Work Together to Ensure Strength of Alliance

Australia-U.S. Defense Ministerial Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Ann Payne speak to the press about the Australia-U.S. Defense Ministerial Consultations held in Sydney, June 5, 2017.

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Australia, U.S. Discussions Ranged the Globe, Dunford Says

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford and Adm. Harry Harris, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, meet with Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and James Carouso, the chargé d'affaires for the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, while visiting Sydney, Australia, June 5, 2017.

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Marine competes in international shooting competition

New Zealand Army Private Wade Pankhurst (left) shows U.S. Marine Sgt. Johnathon Solinsky the steyr service rifle May 16, 2017 at the Australian Army Skills at Arms Meeting in Puckapunyal, Australia. This year’s AASAM competition brought together 20 different countries for two weeks to compete, learn and build better alliances. The competition was broken into more than 60 individual matches consisting of rifle, pistol and machine guns. Pankhurst is a sniper with 1st Infantry Regiment. Solinsky, a native of Tucson, Arizona, is an instructor with the Marine Corps rifle team, Weapons Training Battalion aboard Quantico, Virginia.

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