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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 22, 2005) -- Aircraft directors signal for an F/A-18F
Super Hornet, assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron
One Zero Two (VFA-102), to taxi to one of four steam-powered catapults
on the flight deck aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is
currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise Talisman
Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S.
Pacific Command and Australian Defence 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 Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED)
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