A U.S. paratrooper with 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry,

A U.S. paratrooper with 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division pulls security during the Talisman Sabre 15 exercise at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, July 8, 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen)