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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 14, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the
“Chargers” of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fourteen
(HS-14), perform routine corrosion control maintenance on an SH-60F
Seahawk aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier 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 Dylan Butler (RELEASED)
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