USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) crew members prepare to resupply JS Makinami (DD 112) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States involving approximately 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long, multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong alliance and demonstrate the military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Keywords: command, military, msc, rappahannock, sabre, sealift, talisman, ts21