澳大利亚昆士兰州罗克汉普顿市洛基营
Photo by Australian DoD/CPL Melanie Schinkel | 2011-07-27 13:00:15 | N16-239/921 (cn WA930/G-17-13)
美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中,澳大利亚海军第817中队的 WS-61“海王”MK50A 直升机从洛基营起飞。护身军刀-2011是“护身军刀”演习的第四届,大约1.4万名美军和8.5千名澳军参与,自2011年7月11日至29日在肖尔沃特湾训练区,汤斯维尔空军基地,达尔文空军基地,汀德尔空军基地,安伯利空军基地,珊瑚海海域,帝汶岛和阿拉弗拉海海域展开。(A Royal Australian Navy Sea King Helicopter from No. 817 Squadron departs from Camp Rocky in Rockhampton, Queensland during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 is a combined U.S. and Australian exercise aimed at improving combat training, readiness and interoperability, across the spectrum of military operations from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance efforts. The exercise forms part of the Australia Defence Forces’ extensive training program to ensure preparedness or any future deployments and the continued readiness to protect and support Australia and its national interests and to ensure Australian and US military forces can work together efficiently and safely. More than 22,000 Australian and US personnel will participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011, which will see personnel and assets from the Australian and US Navy, Army and Air force as well as the US Marines training in six Defence training areas in Central and Northern Queensland and the Northern Territory, with maritime forces exercising in the Coral, Timor and Arafura Seas.)