CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) receives a fuel probe from fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), joining amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in a replenishment-at-sea during Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group (ESG), is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial


CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) receives a fuel probe from fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), joining amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in a replenishment-at-sea during Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined Zealand expeditionary strike group (ESG), is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the alliance.


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