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A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion lands ashore as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a Combined-Joint Force Commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore in support of crisis response at the desired time and location. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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Sailors from USS New Orleans transported the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, German Army, and Japanese Self-Defense Forces Service Members ashore via landing craft air cushion operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia on July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a Combined-Joint Force Commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore in support of crisis response at the desired time and location. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit offload Joint Light Tactical Vehicles as part of Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. As the stand-in force operating within the first island chain of the Indo-Pacific, the Marine Corps trains to fight in a distributed maritime environment where sensing, targeting, and long-range precision fire capabilities are established to support naval operations at sea. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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Sailors from USS New Orleans transport the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, German Army, and Japanese Self-Defense Forces Service Members ashore via landing craft air cushion operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a Combined-Joint Force Commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore in support of crisis response at the desired time and location. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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German Army soldiers offload after landing onshore via Landing Craft Air Cushion as part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a combined-joint force commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore to support crisis response at the desired time and location. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit rally on the beach after landing onshore during an amphibious operation as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a Combined-Joint Force Commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore to support crisis response at the desired time and location. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform various military operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit apply camouflage face paint after executing an amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point Beach, Australia, July 25, 2023. TS23 provides a key opportunity for bilateral collaboration and coordination required to carry out the entire suite of amphibious Marine Air Ground Task Force missions across air, sea, and land and sustained operations at remote destinations within the complexities of modern crisis, which are the backbone of the 31st MEU’s capabilities. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and soldiers from the German Army wait for the rest of their units to offload from a Landing Craft Air Cushion as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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Two U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallions, land as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. TS23 allows 1st and 3d Marine Divisions and other elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces to train closely with allies and joint partners to enhance our collective capabilities, readiness, and effectiveness in preparation for any crisis or contingency in the future. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion lands to unload Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. TS23 allows 1st and 3d Marine Divisions and other elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces to train closely with allies and joint partners to enhance our collective capabilities, readiness, and effectiveness in preparation for any crisis or contingency in the future. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D Sea Stallion takes off as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia July 25, 2023. TS23 allows 1st and 3d Marine Divisions and other elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces to train closely with allies and joint partners to enhance our collective capabilities, readiness, and effectiveness in preparation for any crisis or contingency in the future. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit reform after landing ashore via a Landing Craft Air Cushion as a part of Talisman Sabre 23 in Midge Point, Australia, July 25, 2023. Amphibious operations provide a Combined-Joint Force Commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore in support of crisis response at the desired time and location. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Jessica Elbouab)
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Sgt. Jorge Bravo, a U.S. Marine with the 31st MEU, provides an interview to Australian Defense Forces Military Camera Team after completing an Amphibious landing during Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia on July 25, 2023. Through increased interoperability and information sharing with our allies and partner nations, the amphibious nature of the Navy/ Marine Corps team provides unique capabilities in humanitarian assistance operations, noncombatant emergency evacuations, flood and earthquake responses, tactical recoveries of aircraft and personnel, counter-piracy and strike operations, as well as various support to our partner nations.
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MIDGE POINT, AUSTRALIA – Sailors from USS New Orleans transported the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, German Army, and Japanese Self-Defense Forces service members ashore via a landing craft, air cushion operation as part of Talisman Sabre 23 at Midge Point, Australia on July 25, 2023.
Amphibious operations provide a combined-joint force commander the capability to rapidly project power ashore in support of crisis response at the desired time and location. The 31st MEU is continuously forward-deployed and provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations.
“The exercise here is important because of all the joint forces -- we integrate and we do all our training together,” said Sgt. Jorge Bravo, a U.S. Marine with the 31st MEU. “They have their own way of doing things, we have our own way of doing things, and we find the common ground in the middle -- and we were better because of it.”
TS23 provides a key opportunity for bilateral collaboration and coordination required to carry out the entire suite of amphibious Marine Air Ground Task Force missions across air, sea, and land. Sustained operations at remote destinations while balancing the complexities of modern crisis are the backbone of the 31st MEU’s capabilities.
“The reason these types of activities are important is to make sure that when we work together as partner nations, things like your tactics, techniques and procedures are known and issues such as communications and language barriers are overcome,” said Lt. Col. Adam Murgatroyd, Australian Defense Forces, Officer In Charge, Midge Point, Talisman Sabre 23. “So, when we conduct activities for real, that confusion is not present.”
World events underscore the urgency to develop the multi-domain operating capability, especially here in the Indo-Pacific.
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