Keywords: Australian Leopard AS1 tank landing, 2005.jpg en Queensland Australia June 19 2005 - Landing Craft Air Cushioned LCAC Loadmaster Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Paul Turner assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five ACU-5 directs an Australian Army Leopard AS1 main battle tank onto the beach at Sabina Point during exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command and designed to train the U S Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force CTF headquarters The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations U S Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land sea and air training throughout the training area More than 11 000 U S and 6 000 Australian personnel will participate U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David A Levy RELEASED 2005-06-19 050619-N-6811L-163 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25457 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David A Levy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Queensland Australia Landing Craft Air Cushion Leopard 1 in Australian service Talisman Sabre 2005 |