050621-N-5781F-175 Coral Sea (June 21, 2005) - Quarter Master 2nd Class Nicholas Povlow from Houston, Texas, photographs the sunset from the bridge of the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). Cowpens is accompanying the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and other ships of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Join
050621-N-5781F-175 Coral Sea (June 21, 2005) - Quarter Master 2nd Class Nicholas Povlow from Houston, Texas, photographs the sunset from the bridge of the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63). Cowpens is accompanying the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and other ships of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group, as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defence 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 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED) US Navy 050621-N-5781F-175 Quarter Master 2nd Class Nicholas Povlow from Houston photographs the sunset from the bridge of the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63)
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