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Aug 4, 2015

USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE-2) personnel and a U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, tie down a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter after transporting personnel July 5 from the Royal Australian Air force Base Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia to the USNS Sacagawea. Two CH-53Es conducted the ship-landing operation, carrying approximately 20 personnel and practicing ship landing and take-off. The Marines are able to operate from the combat operations center aboard the USNS Sacagawea in support of Talisman Sabre 2015, which is a major Australian and U.S. military training exercise focused on mid-intensity “high end” war fighting. The MRF-D six-month deployment demonstrates how the Marine Air Ground Task Force is equipped and organized to carry out national objectives in cooperation with our national and international partners.

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