第3届美澳“护身军刀-2009”联合演习中，澳大利亚海军第816中队一架 S-70B-2 反潜直升机在达尔文号护卫舰上悬停加油。本届“护身军刀”演习在澳大利亚北部地区，包括肖尔沃特湾，汤斯维尔展开，澳军参演人数为8000多名，美军则有16500人参加，演习期自7月6日至25日。（816 Squadron's helo, Tiger 80, S-70B-2 Seahawk, hovers off the Port side of the flight deck to conduct a High Air Re-Fuelling with HMAS Darwin.）

第3届美澳“护身军刀-2009”联合演习中，美国海军陆战队 HMM-262“飞虎”中型直升机中队的 CH-53E 在空中加油作业时跟随 KC-130 加油机飞行。本届“护身军刀”演习在澳大利亚北部地区，包括肖尔沃特湾，汤斯维尔展开，澳军参演人数为8000多名，美军则有16500人参加，演习期自7月6日至25日。（Marine Capt. Erick Min and Marine Capt. Nathan Mahoney, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, pilots a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during an in-flight refueling with an Air Force KC-130 aircraft during exercise Talisman Saber 2009. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 is embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex to participate in Talisman Saber, a biennial, combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces.）

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 运输直升机正在着陆。（Touch down: An Australian Army Chinook, from C Squadron, of the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment (5AVN), kicks up dust and dirt at a Landing Zone in the 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.）

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 运输直升机等待部队登机。（Australian Army Aviation Aircrewman CH-47 Loadmasters, stand outside a "turning and burning" Chinook. They await the arrival of Aussie troops to embark at a Landing Zone in the 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.）

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.）

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 S-70A-9 直升机停在草坪中，背景里 C-130 运输机正在空投伞兵。（One-hundred and fifty soldiers have parachuted into Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) in a large scale tactical drop as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.）

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 S-70A-9 直升机停在草坪中，背景里 C-130 运输机正在空投伞兵。（One-hundred and fifty soldiers have parachuted into Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) in a large scale tactical drop as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009.）

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航空团的 S-70A-9 直升机和 CH-47 直升机飞抵着陆区。（An Australian Army Black Hawk helicopter and an Australian Army CH-47 Chinook - both from the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment, make their way to a Landing Zone in Shoalwater Bay Training Area.）

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航空团的 S-70A-9 直升机在着陆区等待部队登机。（Army Aviation Aircrewman Loadmasters from the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment (5 AVN), Trooper (TPR) Justin Murphy (left) and TPR Nigel Sowerby (right), stand by at the side of their Black Hawk helicopter. An Australian Army Chinook (also from 5 AVN) - waits in the background of a Landing Zone, Shoalwater Bay Training Area.）

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航空团的 S-70A-9 直升机准备起飞。（Trooper Justin Murphy,with B Squadron, from the Townsville-based 5th Aviation Regiment (5 AVN), checks his clearances before takeoff from a Landing Zone in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area.）