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Australian soldiers from the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment (RAR), Townsville, Australia rest in the hangar deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) after coming aboard from the USS Juneau (LPD 10) during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

Somewhere on the Coral Sea, the USS Essex (LHD 2) gets replenished by Australian ship HMAS Success (OR 304), an Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) vessel, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

With the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631 still tethered to the USS Essex (LHD 2) Landing Assault Ship, Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines from Camp Pendleton, California and Australian soldiers move personnel and equipment onboard the LCU to go ashore during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

Marines and Australian troops start to mass on the beach in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, in support of Exercise TANDEM THRUST. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

With the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1631 still tethered to the USS Essex (LHD 2) Landing Assault Ship, Marines from the 1ST Battalion, 5th Marines from Camp Pendleton, California and Australian soldiers move personnel and equipment onboard the LCU to go ashore during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

Lance Corporal Nick Jamilla, Combat Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, uncovers an enemy antitank mine as his unit attemps to breach a minefield during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a joint/combined exercise with Australia designed to enhance the ability of US and Australian forces to respond to short notice regional contingencies. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia

The Marines have landed! Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) storm through what once were the calm waters of Freshwater Bay Beach during a beach landing exercise in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

A combined group of service men and workers from the Gracemere Gardens Age Care Facility pose for a group photo, during a Community Relations Project at the Facility in Gracemere, Australia, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations

2nd Lieutenant Angel Stone, United States Army, working in the Combined Exercise Support Group as a Mortuary Affairs Officer, digs a hole for a watering system, during a Community Relations Project at Gracemere Gardens Age Care Facility in Gracemere, Australia, during Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST is a combined United States and Australian military training exercise. This biannual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of TANDEM THRUST is to train for crisis action planning and ...

Australian soldiers from the 2nd Royal Australian Regiment (RAR), Townsville, Australia rest in the hangar deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) after coming aboard from the USS Juneau (LPD 10) during Exercise TANDEM THRUST. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

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Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 01

Base: USS Essex (LHD 2)

Country: Australia (AUS)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Wayne A. Clark, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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