U.S. German and Japanese Military forces conduct Joint Amphibious Assault during Talisman Sabre 23

U.S. Sailors from USS New Orleans transported the U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, German Sailors with the Coastal Operations Sea Battalion, and Japanese Self-Defense Forces ashore via landing craft, air cushion operation during Talisman Sabre 23 at Stanage Bay, Queensland, Australia on Aug. 2, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key Allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (Courtesy U.S. Army Video by Staff Sgt. Ryan Wilhoit)