SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia, (July 15, 2017) – Gear waits to be loaded onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), currently operating off the coast of Australia in support of Talisman Saber 17, July 15, 2017. The gear will be inserted ashore with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force’s Forward Command Element. True to its name, the FCE often inserts in advance of the rest of the force. “We’re going to set up a forward command post so, when the MEU is geographically separated, we have the ability to execute command
SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia, (July 15, 2017) – Gear waits to be loaded onto an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), currently operating off the coast of Australia in support of Talisman Saber 17, July 15, 2017. The gear will be inserted ashore with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force’s Forward Command Element. True to its name, the FCE often inserts in advance of the rest of the force. “We’re going to set up a forward command post so, when the MEU is geographically separated, we have the ability to execute command and control,” said Lt. Col. Michael R. Hyde, 31st MEU Executive Officer. Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise designed to improve the interoperability between Australian and forces. The 31st MEU is taking part in Talisman Saber 17 while deployed on its regularly-scheduled patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Ethan C. Treacy/Released)
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