050623-N-5781F-271. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (foreground) and USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) underway in formation in preparation to fire the ship's Mark (MK) 45 5-inch/54 caliber (lightweight) guns during a ship sinking exercise. Accompanying USN USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown] and part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the FITZGERALD and JONES are currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Com
050623-N-5781F-271. [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyers USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) (foreground) and USS JOHN PAUL JONES (DDG 53) underway in formation in preparation to fire the ship's Mark (MK) 45 5-inch/54 caliber (lightweight) guns during a ship sinking exercise. Accompanying USN USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) [not shown] and part of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG), the FITZGERALD and JONES are currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of Exercise TALISMAN SABRE 2005. TALISMAN SABRE is an exercise jointly sponsored by the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the US 7th 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. USPACOM units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 US and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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