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    U.S. Marines and ADF conduct HIRAIN during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 [Image 9 of 14]

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    A large military tactical vehicle, consistent with a rocket artillery or logistics truck, is silhouetted against a dramatic sunset sky on a wet tarmac or airfield surface. One personnel is visible atop the vehicle, while a second individual stands in the foreground observing. The wet surface creates reflections of the golden light, suggesting recent rainfall.

    AMBERLEY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.23.2021

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun 

    3d Marine Division     

    A U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket System with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, prepares to load into an Australian Defence Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with 36th Squadron during a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration event as a part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 21, in Amberley, Queensland, Australia, July 23, 2021. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S./Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

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    Date Taken: 07.23.2021
    Date Posted: 07.23.2021 21:43
    Photo ID: 6748147
    VIRIN: 210723-M-TU214-1629
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 6.74 MB
    Location: AMBERLEY, QUEENSLAND, AU
    Web Views: 43
    Downloads: 16

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    A large military cargo aircraft, consistent with a C-17 Globemaster III, is being loaded or unloaded with a green military wheeled vehicle on a tarmac. Personnel wearing Air Force high-visibility vests are supervising the operation, with at least one individual positioned atop the vehicle inside the cargo bay. The operation appears to be taking place at a military airfield under overcast conditions.
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    A large military tactical vehicle, consistent with a rocket artillery or logistics truck, is silhouetted against a dramatic sunset sky on a wet tarmac or airfield surface. One personnel is visible atop the vehicle, while a second individual stands in the foreground observing. The wet surface creates reflections of the golden light, suggesting recent rainfall.
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