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    U.S. Marines and ADF conduct HIRAIN during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 [Image 13 of 14]

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    A military cargo aircraft, likely a C-17 Globemaster III, is being loaded or unloaded with armored military vehicles at night on an airfield. Ground crew personnel in high-visibility vests and military uniforms are supervising and documenting the operation. The scene is illuminated by the aircraft's interior lighting and vehicle headlights against a dark background.

    BUNDABERG, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

    07.23.2021

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marine Corps High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, offload from 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 Bundaberg, 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 21:29
    Photo ID: 6748154
    VIRIN: 210723-M-TU214-1724
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 14.13 MB
    Location: BUNDABERG, QUEENSLAND, AU
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    Downloads: 16

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