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    US, ADF forces Jump into Australia, see Crocs [Image 4 of 8]

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    US, ADF forces Jump into Australia, see Crocs

    ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.17.2011

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Coffman 

    U.S. Indo-Pacific Command         

    Thirty hours after departing Alaska, joint paratroopers dined on steak and snag (sausage) dinner before the rodeo. The U.S. Army's 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Australian Defence Force 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Parachute jump masters relaxed at the Great Western Hotel and Steakhouse in Rockhampton after their tactical parachute insertion into Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

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    Date Taken: 07.17.2011
    Date Posted: 07.22.2011 09:06
    Photo ID: 431408
    VIRIN: 110717-N-3927C-353
    Resolution: 2709x1800
    Size: 1.35 MB
    Location: ROCKHAMPTON, QUEENSLAND, AU

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