Crewchiefs from the 159th Fighter Wing, New Orleans Louisiana go through their shut down procedures on an F-15 Eagle after the completion of the day's training mission. The F-15 is part of a squadron of six fighters the 159th brought to Australia to participate in Exercise TANDEM THRUST 2001. TANDEM THRUST 2001 a combined US, Australian, and Canadian military exercise for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. The biannual exercise is held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area in Queensland, Australia

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2001 Base: Raaf Townsville State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF Release Status: Released to Public.