Keywords: US Navy 050615-N-5781F-059 Lt. Ben Walborn observes an F-A-18E Super Hornet prior to it making an arresting landing on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en Coral Sea June 15 2005 - Lt Ben Walborn observes an F/A-18E Super Hornet prior to it making an arresting landing on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Walborn the youngest of four brothers who have served in the Navy is also the third to be selected as an LSO As an LSO Baxter communicates directly with pilots during their final approach to the flight deck Kitty Hawk is currently operating in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia's Queensland region as part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defense Force Joint Operations Command and designed to train the U S 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 U S Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land sea and air training throughout the training area More than 11 000 U S and 6 000 Australian personnel will participate U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan RELEASED 2005-06-15 050615-N-5781F-059 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25337 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet in flight Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft carrier landings Talisman Sabre 2005 |