190727-N-DQ787-0027 BRISBANE, Australia (July 27, 2019) A color guard parades the U.S. and Australian colors during the closing ceremony of exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). This is the eighth iteration of exercise Talisman Sabre. The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, just concluded exercise Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice David Glotzbach/Released)