050623-N-2468S-007 Coral Sea (June 23, 2005) - An Australian Army S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) to drop off several local officials, environmental experts, and defense attaches for a tour aboard the Seventh Fleet command ship as part of combined exercise Talisman Sabre. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (


050623-N-2468S-007 Coral Sea (June 23, 2005) - An Australian Army S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) to drop off several local officials, environmental experts, and defense attaches for a tour aboard the Seventh Fleet command ship as part of combined exercise Talisman Sabre. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the Seventh 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. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Terry Spain (RELEASED) US Navy 050623-N-2468S-007 An Australian Army S70A-9 Black Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)


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