The arrival of U.S. paratroopers on Australian soil signaled the start of the largest military exercise held in Australia in the past five years, according to an Australian Defence Army News release.  Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), U.S. Army Alaska, kicked off the exercise as they jumped onto Singleton Drop Zone, New South Wales, to rendezvous with their Aussie allies.

Canadian Navy divers check the hull of the Canadian destroyer HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)       during a TANDEM THRUST force protection exercise. Photo by PH1(SW/NAC) Spike Call, USN