050619-N-2468S-007 Shoalwater Bay, Australia (June 19, 2005) - Commander, Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, receives instruction on the F88 Austeyr Individual Weapon from an Australian Solider from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Vice Adm. Greenert visited the Australian troops in the field during Talisman Sabre 2005. The F88 Austeyr Individual Weapon is a light, robust and effective rifle that can be fitted with a grenade launcher assembly. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations


050619-N-2468S-007 Shoalwater Bay, Australia (June 19, 2005) - Commander, Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, receives instruction on the F88 Austeyr Individual Weapon from an Australian Solider from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Vice Adm. Greenert visited the Australian troops in the field during Talisman Sabre 2005. The F88 Austeyr Individual Weapon is a light, robust and effective rifle that can be fitted with a grenade launcher assembly. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Terry Spain (RELEASED) F88 Austeyr Navy


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