Cpl. Joachim Schock, a reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Platoon, waits to launch as part of a reconnaissance and surveillance mission during Talisman Saber 17, aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 10, 2017. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber while deployed on a regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and forces.

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