070623-N-4124C-008 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (June 23, 2007) – Sailors from Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Kanimbla (LPA 51), part of the ship’s visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, prepare to board a "suspicious merchant vessel" during boarding drills. Kanimbla, along with sailors and Army personnel of the Australia Defence Force, have been working in conjunction with military personnel as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2007. Talisman Saber is an Australian and joint and combined exercise designed to prepare both nations in crisis action planning and the execution of con
070623-N-4124C-008 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (June 23, 2007) – Sailors from Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Kanimbla (LPA 51), part of the ship’s visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, prepare to board a "suspicious merchant vessel" during boarding drills. Kanimbla, along with sailors and Army personnel of the Australia Defence Force, have been working in conjunction with military personnel as part of exercise Talisman Saber 2007. Talisman Saber is an Australian and joint and combined exercise designed to prepare both nations in crisis action planning and the execution of contingency operations. The exercise is meant to improve interoperability, combat readiness and strengthen the alliance. Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76 is the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force, based in Okinawa, Japan with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Adam R. Cole RAN boarding party 070623-N-4124C-008
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