澳大利亚昆士兰州肖尔沃特湾训练区
Photo by Australian DoD/CPL Chris Moore | 2009-07-21 02:24:35 | A15-106 (cn M-3454)
澳大利亚昆士兰州肖尔沃特湾训练区,美澳“护身军刀-2009”联合演习中,澳大利亚陆军第5航空团一架 CH-47D 运输直升机在进行飞行前检查。(Australian Army Aviation CH-47 Chinook aircrew, with C Squadron, from the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment (5AVN), stand by as their aircraft prepares to power up at Williamson Airfield in Shoalwater Bay Training Area. Down low and Dirty. Helicopters from B and C Squadrons, of the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment - extract infantry from field exercises. Three Black Hawks and a Chinook pick up the soldiers from the Brisbane-based 8th / 9th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (8/9 RAR) at a landing zone in Shoalwater Bay Training Area, transporting them to Williamson Airfield. This is the first leg of their journey home, marking the end of Talisman Saber 2009 for 8/9 RAR.)