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U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit search for enemy soldiers in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2009 on July 17, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise 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. Marines search for enemy soldiers.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit search for enemy soldiers in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2009 on July 17, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise 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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