A U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion arrives at the Shoalwater Bay Defense Training Area in Queensland, Australia, July 31, 2013, to pick up Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and bring them back to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after completing a simulated amphibious assault in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. Talisman Saber is a combined biennial exercise between the U.S. and Australian militaries designed to enhance both nations' ability to respond to regional contingencies.
MCSA Edward Guttierrez III
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