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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 23, 2005) -- The conventionally powered aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares its flight deck for evening
flight operations. Kitty Hawk is currently operating in the Coral Sea
in support of the combined 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 Photographers
Mate 3rd Class Bo J. Flannigan (RELEASED)
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