Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group: Talisman Sabre 2015

09/10/2015
09/10/2015: Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group formation during Talisman Sabre 2015. [maxgallery id="79482"] Credit: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6):7/16/15 INDIAN OCEAN (July 16, 2015)Eleven of the ships that participated in Talisman Sabre 2015 steam in formation off the western coast of Australia.   The ships [from left to right] are…

Super Stallions in the Talisman Sabre 2015 Exercise

09/07/2015
09/07/2015: INDIAN OCEAN (July 13, 2015) A CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) sits on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). [maxgallery id="79500"] Credit:USS Green Bay: 7/13/15 Other photos show the CH-53E operating off of the ship.…

USS Antietam Operations

09/01/2015
09/01/2015: USS Antietam Operations TIMOR SEA (July 11, 2015) [maxgallery id="79224"] Credit:Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group : 7/11/15 Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) heave on a line during a fueling-at-sea with the Royal Australian navy Afloat Support Force ship HMAS Sirius (O…

Talisman Sabre 2015 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

07/17/2015
07/17/2015: U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, demonstrate the long-range artillery capabilities of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during Talisman Sabre 2015, Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia, July 12, 2015. TS-15 is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense…

KC-30A in Talisman Sabre 2015

07/16/2015
07/16/2015: KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport with No. 33 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, refuels a variety of U.S. and Australian F/A-18 fighter’s during a training exercise that is part of Talisman Sabre 2015, 13 July 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly…

Talisman Sabre 2015 Amphibious Assault Landing Part II

07/15/2015
07/15/2015: U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment conduct an amphibious assault utilizing Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, during exercise Talisman Sabre July 11, 2015. Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable…

Talisman Sabre 2015 Amphibious Assault Landing

07/14/2015
07/14/2015: U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment conduct an amphibious assault utilizing Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Crafts at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia, during exercise Talisman Sabre July 11, 2015. Talisman Sabre provides an invaluable…

Amphibious Assault at Fog Bay

07/14/2015
07/14/2015:Soldiers from the Australian Army’s 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), and United States Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31MEU) stormed the beaches of Fog Bay, Northern Territory on 11 July during an amphibious beach landing on Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015. With the opposing force “dug in” the…