090718-N-5253W-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 photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released) US Navy 090718-N-5253W-003 Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD

---

090718-N-5253W-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 photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released) US Navy 090718-N-5253W-003 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 Succe

---

Size: 1870px × 1336px
Photo credit: © PJF Military Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2, 31st, 76, amphibious, armed, assault, australia, conflict, ctf, esg, essex, expeditionary, forces, lhd, marine, meu, military, refueling, saber, states, talisman, unit, united, uss, war