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Caption:
Shoalwater Bay (June 19, 2005) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer
(LHD 4) prepares to launch Australian S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopters
during flight operations 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
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class James F. Bartels (RELEASED)
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