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U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Boone maintains a security perimeter around a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, on June 23, 2007. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations that help improve combat readiness and interoperability. Boone is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment.

Sgt. Richard Boone maintains a security perimeter.

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Boone maintains a security perimeter around a Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2007 in Shoalwater Bay, Australia, on June 23, 2007. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations that help improve combat readiness and interoperability. Boone is assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment.

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