A Marine Corps MH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), prepares to lift an M777 155mm lightweight howitzer in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, as part of Talisman Sabre 2009 on July 19, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise designed to train Australian and forces in planning and conducting combined operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

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