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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Eck readies his M-60 machine gun for a surprise ambush on opposing forces during exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, on June 22, 2007. Eck is attached to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Eck readies his M-60 machine gun.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Eck readies his M-60 machine gun for a surprise ambush on opposing forces during exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, on June 22, 2007. Eck is attached to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

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