U.S. Army Sgt. Eugene Baca from Geronimo, Okla., with 1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Richardson, Alaska, moves out of
the drop zone after parachuting from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster
III aircraft into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during exercise
Talisman Saber 2011, July 17. Talisman Saber 2011 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. |