010515-N-0271M-007 ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (May 15, 2001) -- Aviation Warfare Specialist Trevor Gibson from Columbia, Mo., looks out the side door of a SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) to make sure it, "Clears The Trees" during Exercise Tandem Thrust 01. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 is a combined United States, Australian and Canadian military training exercise. This bi-annual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 military members are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces.
010515-N-0271M-007 ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (May 15, 2001) -- Aviation Warfare Specialist Trevor Gibson from Columbia, Mo., looks out the side door of a SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) to make sure it, "Clears The Trees" during Exercise Tandem Thrust 01. Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 is a combined United States, Australian and Canadian military training exercise. This bi-annual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 military members 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. Kitty Hawk, which operates out of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, is the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Lee McCaskill. (RELEASED) 010515-N-0271M-007 by navalsafetycenter
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