010430-M-6664H-007 -- EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA -- Lieutenant Ross Taverner, a navigator on the HMAS Leeuwin looks on as HMAS Huon pulls up beside them for a 30 minute refueling process just before they head out to sea in support of Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 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 ta
010430-M-6664H-007 -- EXERCISE TANDEM THRUST 2001, OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA -- Lieutenant Ross Taverner, a navigator on the HMAS Leeuwin looks on as HMAS Huon pulls up beside them for a 30 minute refueling process just before they head out to sea in support of Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 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 Exercise Tandem Thrust is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Photograph CLEARED FOR RELEASE by Capt. Nathan Jones, Director, Combined Information Bureau, Tandem Thrust 2001. USMC photograph by Lance Cpl. Marcus D. Henry HMAS Huon 010430-M-6664H-007m
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