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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 22, 2005) -- A Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB)
returns to the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) after a
conduct exercise. Cowpens is accompanying the conventionally-powered
aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and other ships of the Kitty
Hawk Carrier Strike Group, as part 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 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)
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