Exercise Sea Explorer

Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters air lifting M777 Howitzers, Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, a LCM-8 Landing Craft and Royal Australian Navy LHD Landing Craft carrying M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, transit from Navy ships HMAS Canberra and Choules, during an amphibious beach assault, as part of Exercise Sea Explorer, Cowley Beach, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Sea Explorer is the 2nd of 3 exercises in the annual Sea Series to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first exercise, Sea Horizon, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, almost 1800 soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard HMAS’ Canberra and Choules will practice amphibious landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment onto Cowley Beach in North-eastern Queensland from 2-15 June, 2021.

A Royal Australian Navy LHD Landing Craft carries a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank from HMAS Canberra, during an amphibious beach assault, as part of Exercise Sea Explorer, Cowley Beach, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Sea Explorer is the 2nd of 3 exercises in the annual Sea Series to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first exercise, Sea Horizon, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, almost 1800 soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard HMAS’ Canberra and Choules will practice amphibious landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment onto Cowley Beach in North-eastern Queensland from 2-15 June, 2021.

Australian Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters air lift M777 Howitzers onto Cowley Beach, Queensland, during an amphibious assault as part of Exercise Sea Explorer. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Sea Explorer is the 2nd of 3 exercises in the annual Sea Series to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first exercise, Sea Horizon, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, almost 1800 soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard HMAS’ Canberra and Choules will practice amphibious landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment onto Cowley Beach in North-eastern Queensland from 2-15 June, 2021.

An Australian Army LCM-8 Landing Craft and Royal Australian Navy LHD Landing Crafts carry M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, during an amphibious beach assault, as part of Exercise Sea Explorer, Cowley Beach, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Sea Explorer is the 2nd of 3 exercises in the annual Sea Series to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first exercise, Sea Horizon, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, almost 1800 soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard HMAS’ Canberra and Choules will practice amphibious landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment onto Cowley Beach in North-eastern Queensland from 2-15 June, 2021.

Royal Australian Navy LHD Landing Crafts and an Australian Army LCM-8 Landing Craft carry M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers and Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, during an amphibious beach assault, as part of Exercise Sea Explorer, Cowley Beach, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Sea Explorer is the 2nd of 3 exercises in the annual Sea Series to hone and certify Australia’s Amphibious Forces. The first exercise, Sea Horizon, was a planning exercise in preparation for the subsequent Sea Explorer and Raider exercises. During Exercise Sea Explorer, almost 1800 soldiers, sailors and aviators aboard HMAS’ Canberra and Choules will practice amphibious landings of soldiers, vehicles and equipment onto Cowley Beach in North-eastern Queensland from 2-15 June, 2021.