(July 26, 2019) the state capital, Australia – The forward-deployed amphibious operation ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) with the embarked thirty-first Marine military Unit (MEU), arrived in the state capital for a scheduled port visit Gregorian calendar month twenty-six once finishing Exercise amulet Sabre 2019.





Along with Wasp, USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and USS Ashland (LSD 48), each within the Wasp military Strike cluster (ESG), sailed into Australian ports with Green Bay moored in Cairns, Australia, and Ashland in Townsville, Australia.





"Talisman Sabre 2019 was a terrific chance to figure with our Australian partners, strengthen our ability, and demonstrate our bilateral amphibious force's morbidness and capabilities," aforementioned Captain Jim McGovern, commander, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) eleven. "This year's exercise enabled our combined high-end partner and allied forces to continue our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific through realistic, relevant coaching opportunities, and was particularly important because the Australian and U.S. partnership are celebrating its 100-year day of remembrance of mateship."





The Wasp ESG and thirty-first MEU team may be a versatile, unfueled crisis response force, capable of conducting operations from combat missions to humanitarian aid and disaster relief. they're the premier crisis response force within the Indo-Pacific region.





"As we tend to complete Exercise amulet Sabre, our Marines and Sailors still expertise once-in-a-lifetime opportunities with our Australian brothers and sisters in arms throughout coaching and on liberty," said Col. Robert Brodie, thirty-first MEU commandant. "Our allied contribution to security and stability throughout the region marks our prepared, partnered, and deadly capabilities at the side of our PHIBRON eleven partners.”





During their port visit, Wasp can host the amulet Sabre 2019 closing ceremony. to boot, Sailors and Marines from all 3 ships can have the chance to participate in community events, tours, and liberty.





Exercise amulet Sabre 2019 passed off the coast of Northern Australia. it's a bilateral, biennial event designed to boost U.S. and Australian integration and combat readiness through realistic, relevant coaching. This year’s exercise was conjointly joined by forces from Japan, Canada, New Sjaelland, and nice Brittan.





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