Keywords: 110714-O-XX000-044 (5959228799).jpg TOWNSHEND ISLAND Queensland Australia - Australian Army Bombardier Mark Staples from Joint Terminal Attack Control Troop 1st Ground Liaison Group pauses a moment during a Combined Joint Live Fire Exercise at Townshend Island July 14 2011 during Talisman Sabre 2011 During TS11 on Townshend Island in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area U S and Australian Defence Force troops conducted a Combined Joint Live Fire Exercise which culminated in the execution of a fully integrated live fire drill Direct fire power from U S FA-18 and Australian FA-18 Super Hornets Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters U S Marine 81mm Mortar Platoon Weapons Company BLT 2/7 and ships from the Australian and U S Navy participated in the exercise as well as Joint Tactical Attack Controllers who coordinated the fire power for the day and night serials Talisman Sabre 2011 is a U S -led Australian-supported bilateral exercise that is aimed at training US and Australian forces in planning and conducting combined operations and improving US-Australian interoperability Australian Defence Force photo by ADF Cpl Janine Fabre/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/5959228799/ 110714-O-XX000-044 2011-07-20 21 28 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/5959228799 2016-09-03 13 53 43 United States Government Work Portrait photographs of men smiling Photographs by the Australian Defence Force Islands of Queensland Talisman Sabre 2011 Soldiers of Australia |