Keywords: Talisman Sabre 2011 110727-N-CZ945-057.jpg en Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Kinnaman of the 7th Fleet Band Far East Edition plays the trumpet while performing the song Echo Taps at a Big Top reception on the flight deck aboard the U S 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in celebration of the Exercise Talisman Sabre 2011 in Cairns Queensland Australia Talisman Sabre 2011 is a bilateral exercise designed to train Australian and U S forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations in order to improve U S /Australian combat readiness and interoperability 2011-07-27 Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth R Hendrix https //www dvidshub net/image/435408 110727-N-CZ945-057 2011-07-28 01 59 CAIRNS CT AU PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |