Down under and across the sky with Talisman Saber
An F-15 Eagle from Kadena Air Base, Japan, taxis to the runway for a night-time sortie at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin July 14 as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 2009. The biannual, joint and coalition exercise, which began July 13, saw U.S. and Australian forces working together to improve interoperability. The exercise ends July 25. (Royal Australian Air Force photo/CPL Melina Mancuso)