Talisman Sabre 25: 3rd Bn., 11th Marines, MRF-D 25.3 conducts dry-fire with M777 Howitzers

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sutmai Karing, right, a field artillery cannoneer with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, digs into the ground with a pickaxe during Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 11, 2025.

Talisman Sabre 25: 3rd Bn...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones/Released 250711-M-EX118-1151.JPG

Jul 15, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sutmai Karing, right, a field artillery cannoneer with Kilo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, digs into the ground with a pickaxe during Talisman Sabre 25 in the Northern Territory, Australia, July 11, 2025. 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 partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Karing is a native of Nebraska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

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