And even more from Talisman Sabre...

All Photos by Lance Corporal Jerome Reed.

An amphibious assault vehicle from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of a rehearsal amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions, from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Amphibious assault vehicles from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, land on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of a rehearsal amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions, from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

An amphibious assault vehicle from Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of a rehearsal amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions, from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Amphibious assault vehicles from 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit execute an amphibious landing at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 19, 2011, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

An amphibious assault vehicle from Company G, 2nd Marines, 7th Battalion, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands on Freshwater Beach in Shoalwater Bay Training Area as part of an amphibious assault during Talisman Sabre 2011. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions, from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Photos by Maj. Timothy LeMaster

Lance Cpl. Jacob Cripps from Sherman, Texas, sets position with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during the amphibious landing of Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 19, 2011, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Cripps from Sherman, Texas, sets position with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, an amphibious assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 19, 2011, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Cripps from Sherman, Texas, sets position with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, an amphibious assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 19, 2011, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Lance Cpl. Jacob Cripps from Sherman, Texas, sets position with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during the amphibious landing of Company G, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, July 19, 2011, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.

Lance Cpl. Iben Gonzalez-Herrera from Edinburgh, Texas, sets position with an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon during the amphibious landing of Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area July 19, during Talisman Sabre 2011. The amphibious landing is part of the force on force portion of TS11. TS11 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct Combined Task Force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts.