Australian Army Maj. Gen. Jake Ellwood, the Commander of Joint Task Force 660, award honorary Australian parachute wings to Army paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, during an award ceremony as a part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 1, 2021. Army paratroopers earned their honorary Australian parachute wings on July 28, 2021, where they conducted a parachute operation to secure “Drop Zone Kangaroo” near Charter Towers, Queens


Australian Army Maj. Gen. Jake Ellwood, the Commander of Joint Task Force 660, award honorary Australian parachute wings to Army paratroopers with 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, during an award ceremony as a part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 1, 2021. Army paratroopers earned their honorary Australian parachute wings on July 28, 2021, where they conducted a parachute operation to secure “Drop Zone Kangaroo” near Charter Towers, Queensland, Australia. TS21 is Australia’s largest military exercise with the and is a demonstration of the strong alliance underpinned by deep levels of cooperation and trust built over decades of operating and training together.


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