050614-N-0120R-129. [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial bow on view showing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Durance Class Underway Replenishment Vessel, HMAS SUCCESS (AOR 304) (foreground left), and the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations, while underway in the Coral Sea as part of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACCOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command (ADFJOC), and designed to train the US Seventh Fleet Commander's staff and Aust


050614-N-0120R-129. [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial bow on view showing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Durance Class Underway Replenishment Vessel, HMAS SUCCESS (AOR 304) (foreground left), and the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), conducting Replenishment At Sea (RAS) operations, while underway in the Coral Sea as part of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACCOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command (ADFJOC), and designed to train the US Seventh Fleet Commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis), USS COWPENS (CG 63) is visible in background left and the USN Arleigh Burke Class (Flight I) Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis) USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53), is visible in background center. Subject Operation/Series: TALISMAN SABRE 2005 Base: Coral Sea


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