090718-N-4010S-116 CORAL SEA (July 18, 2009) Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman Apprentice Michael Gonzales, from San Diego assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), pulls a line measuring the distance from Essex and the Royal Australian Navy Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Success (OR 304) during a replenishment at sea as part of Talisman Saber 2009 off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Talisman Saber 09 is a biennial joint military exercise between the and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communicat
090718-N-4010S-116 CORAL SEA (July 18, 2009) Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman Apprentice Michael Gonzales, from San Diego assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), pulls a line measuring the distance from Essex and the Royal Australian Navy Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Success (OR 304) during a replenishment at sea as part of Talisman Saber 2009 off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Talisman Saber 09 is a biennial joint military exercise between the and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz/Released) US Navy 090718-N-4010S-116 Aviation Boatswains Mate Airman Apprentice Michael Gonzales pulls a line measuring the distance from Essex and the Royal Australian Navy Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessel HMAS Success (OR 304)
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