Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2017
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators gather together following their extraction July 13, 2017, from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. The tactical level exchanges and realistic scenario-based missions executed during Talisman Saber 2017 increased interoperability and partner capacity with......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2017
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators exit two U.S. Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 (HSC-85) following their extraction July 13, 2017 from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland Australia. The 320th STS operators can rapidly infiltrate into austere or......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2017
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators gather together following their extraction July 13, 2017 from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland Australia. Talisman Saber 2017 provides the relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)...
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2017
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators exit two U.S. Navy HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron-85 (HSC-85) following their extraction July 13, 2017 from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland Australia. The team’s establishment of the tactical drop zone served as the......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2017
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers and U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion operators gather together following their extraction July 13, 2017 from Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland Australia. The team infilled two days prior to the exercise’s massive tactical (MASS TAC) airdrop of 500 jumpers in order to establish the drop zone. (U.S. Air......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.12.2017
U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron and No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmasters prepare for take-off prior to a dissimilar formation flight with a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II and RNZAF C-130H(NZ) July 12, 2017, at Rockhampton, Australia. The bilateral training event demonstrated the strength of the alliance between the United States and New Zealand (U.S. Air......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.12.2017
U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron pilots looks out the window of a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II during a dissimilar formation flight with No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force July 12, 2017, over Queensland, Australia. Executing airborne operations throughout Talisman Saber 2017, the bilateral training event symbolized the strength of a partnership that has evolved......
Photo by Capt. Jessica Tait | 353rd Special Operations Wing | 07.12.2017
A No. 40 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force loadmaster looks out the back of a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II during a dissimilar formation flight with a RNZAF 40 SQN C-130H(NZ) July 12, 2017, over Queensland, Australia. Talisman Saber 2017 provided the opportunity at further developing interoperability with counterparts from the RNZAF through daily......
