Keywords: US Navy 050616-N-8146B-004 A Landing Craft Air Cushion, (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) transports a Leopard AS1 Main Battle Tank.jpg en Shoalwater Bay June 16 2005 - A Landing Craft Air Cushion LCAC assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five ACU-5 transports a Leopard AS1 Main Battle Tank from the well deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer LHD 4 in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command and designed to train the U S 7th Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force CTF headquarters The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations U S Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land sea and air training throughout the training area More than 11 000 U S and 6 000 Australian personnel will participate U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class James Bartels RELEASED 2005-06-16 050616-N-8146B-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25417 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class James Bartels PD-USGov-Military-Navy Shoalwater Bay LCAC-31 ship 1991 Assault Craft Unit 5 Talisman Sabre 2005 Watercraft in motion |