Above - An MRH-90 helicopter lands on the deck of HMAS Canberra
Left - Soldiers from 2RAR await the arrival of LCM-1E Landing Craft from HMAS Canberra during an amphibious assault on Langhams Beach
Following several weeks of lead-in training TS17 ramped up when a 33-strong fleet of multi-national warships and submarines , including HMAS Canberra , an expeditionary strike group led by the USS Bonhomme Richard , and a carrier strike group led by the USS Ronald Reagan , moved into position off the coast of Rockhampton . The ADF ’ s Deputy Chief of Joint Operations , MAJGEN Greg Bilton , said the participating nations demonstrated the ability to expertly land thousands of troops ashore by sea and air to support a complex ground warfare mission . “ For Australia , this was a unique opportunity to lead an amphibious ready group in landing a significant number of troops from 2RAR ashore to advance on the enemy ,” MAJGEN Bilton said . That happened as soldiers from partner nations arrived in the battlefield by rotary wing transport as well as airborne insertion from six C-17 Globemasters straight out of Alaska . “ These waves of amphibious forces landing along a very large geographic area along the north-east Australian coastline proved the advantage to be gained from having a well-trained and capable amphibious capability ,” he said .
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