U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit take cover behind an Australian Defence Force M113 medium reconnaissance vehicle at the urban operations training facility at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2009 on July 22, 2009. Talisman Saber 09 is a combined training activity designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations that will improve combat readiness and interoperability.