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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 27, 2005) - Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to Weapons
Department, hook a cargo pendant to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter,
assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five (HCS-25) during a
vertical replenishment (VertRep) between USNS Flint (T-AE 32) and 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 LeGrand (RELEASED)
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