050614-N-0167B-050 Coral Sea (June 14, 2005) Ð Sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) observe a replenishment at sea with Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Success (AOR 304) as USS Cowpens (CG 63) sails ahead. Kitty Hawk is currently operating in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operation


050614-N-0167B-050 Coral Sea (June 14, 2005) Ð Sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) observe a replenishment at sea with Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Success (AOR 304) as USS Cowpens (CG 63) sails ahead. Kitty Hawk is currently operating in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the 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. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Dylan Butler (RELEASED) US Navy 050614-N-0167B-050 Sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) observe a replenishment at sea with Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Success (AOR 304) as USS Cowpens (CG 63) sails ahead


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