170712-N-UX013-1480 SHOALWATER BAY, Australia (July 12, 2017) Sailors heave lines to secure Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1651, attached to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, inside the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Talisman Saber 17. Ashland, part of a combined U.S., Australia and New Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)
Date Taken: | 07.12.2017 |
Date Posted: | 07.18.2017 00:48 |
Photo ID: | 3575928 |
VIRIN: | 170712-N-UX013-1480 |
Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
Size: | 987.53 KB |
Location: | SHOALWATER BAY, US |
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