Keywords: US Navy 050617-N-9551Z-079 Sailors observe a replenishment at sea from the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en Coral Sea June 17 2005 - Sailors observe a replenishment at sea from the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 as the guide missile cruiser USS Cowpens CG 63 sails along side 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 Airman Recruit Ralph Michael Zamora RELEASED 2005-06-17 050617-N-9551Z-079 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25430 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Recruit Ralph Michael Zamora PD-USGov-Military-Navy Underway replenishment Aboard USS Cowpens CG-63 Talisman Sabre 2005 |