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Caption:
Coral Sea (June 13, 2005) -- Boat crews assigned to the amphibious
command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) operate Rigid Hull Inflatable
Boats (RHIB) and the commander, 7th Fleet barge during small boat
operations, during joint exercise Talisman Saber 2005. Talisman Sabre
is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and
Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to
train the U.S. 7th 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 2nd Class Chantel M. Clayton (RELEASED)
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