阿拉弗拉海达尔文海域，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，美国海军 VFA-115“老鹰”战斗攻击机中队的 F/A-18E 战斗机降落到华盛顿号航空母舰上。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。（Touchdown. A successful cable assisted landing on board the United States Navy (USN) aircraft carrier USS George Washington by an F/A-18E Super Hornet.）

澳大利亚昆士兰州安伯利空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第1中队的 F/A-18F 战斗机挂载激光制导炸弹。（Royal Australian Air Force armament fitters from No. 1 Squadron unpack ordnance prior to loading several Super Hornets for Talisman Sabre 2011 at Royal Australia Air Force Base Amberley July 13, 2011. ）

美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第1中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机携弹飞越安伯利空军基地。（A No.1 Squadron RAAF Super Hornet loaded with ordnance takes to the skies above Amberley for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Exercise Talisman Sabre (11–29 July 2011) is a major bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and United States forces in planning and conducting combined operations across the full spectrum of military operations from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance in order to improve Australian–US combat readiness and interoperability. Around 22,000 Australian and US personnel are participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre. Personnel and assets from the Australian and US Navy, Army and Air Force as well as the US Marines are training in six Defence training areas in central and northern Queensland and the Northern Territory, while maritime forces are also operating in the Coral, Timor and Arafura Seas.）

美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第1中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机携弹飞越安伯利空军基地。（A No.1 Squadron RAAF Super Hornet loaded with ordnance takes to the skies above Amberley for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. Exercise Talisman Sabre (11–29 July 2011) is a major bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and United States forces in planning and conducting combined operations across the full spectrum of military operations from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance in order to improve Australian–US combat readiness and interoperability. Around 22,000 Australian and US personnel are participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre. Personnel and assets from the Australian and US Navy, Army and Air Force as well as the US Marines are training in six Defence training areas in central and northern Queensland and the Northern Territory, while maritime forces are also operating in the Coral, Timor and Arafura Seas.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队指挥官詹姆斯·阿特金森驾驶 F/A-18A 战斗机准备起飞。（F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Squadron Leader James Atkinson taxis his aircraft in preparation for takeoff during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. F/A-18 Hornets from No. 75 Squadron are participating in air combat missions for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 out of RAAF Base Tindal. Flying over the Northern Territory, they will face off against fighters from the United States Air Force and Navy.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队的 F/A-18A 战斗机准备起飞。（Flight Lieutenant Craig Tobin, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot taxis his aircraft in preparation for takeoff during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. F/A-18 Hornets from No. 75 Squadron are participating in air combat missions for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 out of RAAF Base Tindal. Flying over the Northern Territory, they will face off against fighters from the United States Air Force and Navy.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队的 F/A-18A 战斗机准备起飞。（F/A-18 Hornet pilot, Flight Lieutenant Anthony Slaven taxis his aircraft in preparation for takeoff during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. F/A-18 Hornets from No. 75 Squadron are participating in air combat missions for Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 out of RAAF Base Tindal. Flying over the Northern Territory, they will face off against fighters from the United States Air Force and Navy.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队的 F/A-18A 战斗机从机棚滑出转向跑道。（A No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet taxis from an aircraft shelter during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. No. 75 Squadron is operating from its home base of RAAF Base Tindal for Exercise Talisman Sabre. It is flying a mix of 'Blue' and 'Red' Force missions with United States Air Force F-15C Eagles flying from RAAF Base Darwin, and F/A-18E and F Super Hornets from the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队的 F/A-18A 战斗机从机棚滑出。（A No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet taxis from an aircraft shelter during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. No. 75 Squadron is operating from its home base of RAAF Base Tindal for Exercise Talisman Sabre. It is flying a mix of 'Blue' and 'Red' Force missions with United States Air Force F-15C Eagles flying from RAAF Base Darwin, and F/A-18E and F Super Hornets from the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington.）

澳大利亚北领地汀德尔空军基地，美澳“护身军刀-2011”联合演习中，澳大利亚空军第75中队的 F/A-18A 战斗机沿跑道滑行。（A No. 75 Squadron F/A-18 Hornet taxis to the runway during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011. No. 75 Squadron is operating from its home base of RAAF Base Tindal for Exercise Talisman Sabre. It is flying a mix of 'Blue' and 'Red' Force missions with United States Air Force F-15C Eagles flying from RAAF Base Darwin, and F/A-18E and F Super Hornets from the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington.）