Captain Corey S. Healey, the forward air controller for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Potsdam, N.Y., coordinates with his Australian counterparts to complete a close air support mission during a four-day, live-fire exercise following the conclusion of Talisman Saber 13 here, July 31. The live-fire exercise included the coordination of fire-support assets from the 31st MEU; the USS Chung-Hoon, an Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS destroyer; the HMAS Perth III, an ANZAC Class frigate; and the Australian Army. The exercise provided effective and intense training to ensure U.S. and Australian forces are capable, interoperable, deployable on short notice and combat ready. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU. - Captain Corey S. Healey, the forward air controller for Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Potsdam, N.Y., coordinates with his Australian counterparts to complete a close air support mission during a four-day, live-fire exercise following the conclusion of Talisman Saber 13 here, July 31. The live-fire exercise included the coordination of fire-support assets from the 31st MEU; the USS Chung-Hoon, an Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS destroyer; the HMAS Perth III, an ANZAC Class frigate; and the Australian Army. The exercise provided effective and intense training to ensure U.S. and Australian forces are capable, interoperable, deployable on short notice and combat ready. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps' force in readiness for the Asia Pacific region and the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia – Lance Cpl. Nathaniel U. Manygoats, infantry assaultman with Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Indian Wells, Ariz., runs to a different fighting position during the onset of an engagement with oppositional role players from the Australian Defense Force as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2013, July 23. Talisman Saber 2013 is a biennial training exercise between the U.S. and Australian forces, aimed at improving combat readiness and interoperability while enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright) - SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Queensland, Australia – Lance Cpl. Nathaniel U. Manygoats, infantry assaultman with Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Indian Wells, Ariz., runs to a different fighting position during the onset of an engagement with oppositional role players from the Australian Defense Force as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2013, July 23. Talisman Saber 2013 is a biennial training exercise between the U.S. and Australian forces, aimed at improving combat readiness and interoperability while enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan G. Wright)