0907185253W-003 CORAL SEA (July 18, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) tend a phone-and-distance line from the ship's starboard catwalk during a refueling at sea with the Royal Australian Navy tanker HMAS Success (OR-304). Essex is participating in Talisman Saber 09, a biennial joint military exercise between the and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability. Navy

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