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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 15, 2005) -- Lt. Ben Walborn observes an F/A-18E Super
Hornet prior to it making an arresting landing on the flight deck
aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV
63). Walborn, the youngest of four brothers who have served in the
Navy, is also the third to be selected as an LSO. As an LSO,
Baxter communicates directly with pilots during their final approach to
the flight deck. Kitty Hawk is currently operating in the Coral Sea off
the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of Exercise Talisman
Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S.
Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command,
and designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander's staff and
Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force
(CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and
execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command
units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training
throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000
Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)
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