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Jul 26, 2013

Marines attached to the combat cargo section for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry wooden planks to set in front of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement, commonly referred to as a 7-ton, preparing to board a Landing Craft Air Cushioned into Townshend Island, Queensland, Australia here, July 26. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 are part of an integrated force of approximately 18,000 U.S. service members training alongside approximately 9,000 Australian service members in the fifth iteration of Talisman Saber 2013, a month-long biennial exercise designed to enhance multilateral collaboration in support of future combined operations, natural disaster, humanitarian and emergency response. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

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