Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia (May 19, 2001) â The Australian destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) (top) and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) (center) cruise side by side in Australian waters during Operation Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001. Tandem Thrust is a combined U.S. and Australian military training exercise being held in the Shoalwater Bay Training area off the coast of Australia. More than 27,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines are participating with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographerâs Mate 2nd Class Andrew Meyers. (RELEASED)
