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U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade patrol a paratrooper drop zone prior to an air insertion exercise, June 19, 2007, for 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, during Talisman Saber 2007. The biennial, U.S. and Australian led Joint Task Force exercise is designed to prepare both nations for crisis action planning and executing contingency operations. The exercise also supports increased flexibility and readiness, which are force multipliers in winning the global war on terror.

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade patrol a paratrooper drop zone prior to an air insertion exercise, June 19, 2007, for 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, during Talisman Saber 2007. The biennial, U.S. and Australian led Joint Task Force exercise is designed to prepare both nations for crisis action planning and executing contingency operations. The exercise also supports increased flexibility and readiness, which are force multipliers in winning the global war on terror.

U.S. Marines with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade patrol a paratrooper drop zone prior to an air insertion exercise, June 19, 2007, for 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, during Talisman Saber 2007. The biennial, U.S. and Australian led Joint Task Force exercise is designed to prepare both nations for crisis action planning and executing contingency operations. The exercise also supports increased flexibility and readiness, which are force multipliers in winning the global war on terror.

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