Reporters interview Lt. Col. Neil Owns, commanding
Summary
Reporters interview Lt. Col. Neil Owns, commanding officer with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, shortly after the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System was fired Bradshaw Field Training Area, Australia. 3rd Bn., 12th Marines, out of Okinawa, Japan were training with Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, and Australian Army soldiers with 8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for approximately 30,000 U.S. and Australian service members to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute contingency responses, from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sarah Anderson)