170706-N-RU971-0071 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Robert Littlejohn, from Winton Salem, , fires a messenger line to the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Talisman Saber 17. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Mar


170706-N-RU971-0071 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Robert Littlejohn, from Winton Salem, , fires a messenger line to the Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Talisman Saber 17. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial bilateral exercise held off the coast Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the alliance. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cameron McCulloch/Released)


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