010520-N-2517J-001 Aboard USS Blue Ridge (May 20, 2001)-- An Australian SH-3 Helicopter lifts off the flight deck of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), after receiving supplies and fuel. Blue Ridge is currently participating in exercise Tandem Thrust '01, 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 military members are participating. Canadian units are taking part as opposing forces. Tandem Thrust is a training exercise for crisis action planning and
010520-N-2517J-001 Aboard USS Blue Ridge (May 20, 2001)-- An Australian SH-3 Helicopter lifts off the flight deck of USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), after receiving supplies and fuel. Blue Ridge is currently participating in exercise Tandem Thrust '01, 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 military members are participating. Canadian units are taking part as opposing forces. Tandem Thrust is a training exercise for crisis action planning and execution for contingency response operations. Blue Ridge is currently steaming in the South Pacific, just east of Australia. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Johnson. (RELEASED) 010520-N-2517J-001 by navalsafetycenter
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