Medical teams from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Australian_Air_Force" class="extiw" title="w:Royal Australian Air Force">Royal Australian Air Force</a> Air Medical Team, 3rd Health Support Battlion, AQ Force Command, and U.S. sailors from the 3rd Medical Battalion, part of III Marine Expeditionary Force, based in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa" class="extiw" title="w:Okinawa">Okinawa</a>, Japan, perform the 'two-man winch' rescue from a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk" class="extiw" title="w:Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk">UH-60 Blackhawk</a> from 5th Aviation Regiment out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townsville" class="extiw" title="w:Townsville">Townsville</a>, Queensland, hovering over a grass field at Camp Rocky in Rockhampton. The rescue training qualifications are a part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exercise_Talisman_Saber" class="extiw" title="w:Exercise Talisman Saber">Talisman Sabre</a> 2011. TS11 is a biennial combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting Combined Task Force operations to improve ADF/U.S. combat readiness and interoperability. It reflects the closeness of the alliance and the strength and flexibility of the ongoing military-military relationship.
Lance Cpl. Jerome Reed
Taken on 12 July 2011
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