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| Keywords: US Navy 050623-N-5781F-727 The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) operates as Plane Guard in support of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during evening flight operations.jpg en Coral Sea June 23 2005 - The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens CG 63 operates as Plane Guard in support of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 during evening flight operations Used primarily at night the mission of the Plane Guard ship is to aid and rescue aircrew if they have to eject from their aircraft upon landing on the aircraft carrier Cowpens and Kitty Hawk are currently operating in the Coral Sea in support of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defence 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 Photographers Mate 3rd Class Bo J Flannigan RELEASED 2005-06-23 050623-N-5781F-727 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25624 U S Navy photo by Photographers Mate 3rd Class Bo J Flannigan PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Talisman Sabre 2005 | ||||
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