Keywords: US Navy 090715-N-7282P-054 HMAS Coonawarra Darwin Naval Base Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Ainsley Morthorpe and military guests from the Australian Defense Force observe flight operations from the signal bridge aboard USS George W.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN July 15 2009 HMAS Coonawarra Darwin Naval Base Commanding Officer Cmdr Ainsley Morthorpe and military guests from the Australian Defense Force observe flight operations from the signal bridge aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 George Washington is participating in Talisman Saber 09 a biennial combined exercise designed to train Australian and U S forces in planning and conducting combined operations which will improve interoperability between Australian and U S forces while promoting security and stability in the region U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released 2009-07-15 090715-N-7282P-054 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 74026 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phillip Pavlovich PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Talisman Sabre 2009 People of the Royal Australian Navy |