Keywords: US Navy 090720-N-9950J-029 Royal Australian Navy Chief of Navy, Vice Adm. Russ Crane, is piped aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).jpg en CORAL SEA July 20 2009 Royal Australian Navy Chief of Navy Vice Adm Russ Crane is piped aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 during exercise Talisman Saber 2009 Crane visited Essex to discuss U S -Australian interoperability and directly observe exercise activities Talisman Saber is a biennial joint military exercise between the U S and Australia focusing on operational and tactical interoperability U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson/Released 2009-07-20 090720-N-9950J-029 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 74210 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Essex LHD-2 Russ Crane Rainbow sideboys Talisman Sabre 2009 Salutes |