Keywords: US Navy 070620-N-4010S-058 Sailors from USS Essex (LHD 2) and Assault Craft Unit 1 depart with a load of Marines and their equipment during a nighttime beach assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area.jpg en SHOALWATER BAY Australia June 20 2007 - Sailors from USS Essex LHD 2 and Assault Craft Unit 1 depart with a load of Marines and their equipment during a nighttime beach assault at Shoalwater Bay Training Area Talisman Saber 2007 TS07 is a biennial U S and Australian-led Joint Task Force exercise designed to prepare both nations for crisis action planning and execution of contingency operations TS07 maintains a high level of interoperability between both forces demonstrating commitment to regional security and the U S and Australian military alliance U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz RELEASED 2007-06-20 070620-N-4010S-058 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47397 U S Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ships at night Shoalwater Bay Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Military activities at night Assault Craft Unit 1 Talisman Sabre 2007 LCU 1634 ship 1968 |