Buddhist chaplain holds service Australia during Talisman Sabre 2011

Chaplain (Capt.) Somya Malasri, one of two active-duty Buddhist chaplains in the U.S. armed forces, leads a group of service members from the U.S. armed forces and Australian Defence Force in meditation during a Buddhist service at Camp Rocky during Talisman Sabre 2011. Talisman Sabre 2011 is an exercise designed to train U.S. and Australian forces to plan and conduct combined task force operations to improve combat readiness and interoperability on a variety of missions from conventional conflict to peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts.