Australian Military Conducts Training During Exercise Talisman Sabre

ROCKHAMPTON, AUSTRALIA - JULY 09: An Australian soldier operates a machine gun on the top turret of a Bushmater amoured vehical as part of exercise Talisman Sabre on July 9, 2015 in Rockhampton, Australia. Talisman Sabre is a biennial military exercise that trains Australian and U.S. 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. TS15 will incorporate force preparation activities, Special Forces activities, amphibious landings, parachuting, land force manoeuvre, urban operations, air operations, maritime operations and the coordinated firing of live ammunition and explosive ordnance from small arms, artillery, naval vessels and aircraft. (Photo by Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images)