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Video by Lance Cpl. Grace Gerlach

B-Roll - Flight Operations on the USS New Orleans

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit

July 23, 2021 | 2:12

A UH-1Y Huey and an AH-1Z Cobra with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct flight operations in support of exercise Talisman Sabre 21 aboard the USS New Orleans (LPD 18) in the Coral Sea, July 23, 2021. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the America Expeditionary Strike Group in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners, and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Grace Gerlach)