SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, Australia – Several landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) from USS Germantown, head to the shores of Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 19, 2011 during a U.S. Marines amphibious assault exercise. The exercise was conducted during Talisman Sabre 2011 (TS11), a biennial international joint training exercise aimed at improving and validating the Australian Defense Force and United States combat readiness and interoperability as a combined joint task force. (U.S. Marine Photo by Lance Corporal Laura Cardoso )