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A U.S. Navy sailor climbs from a rigid-hull inflatable boat to the weather deck of USS Curtis Wilbur after a visit, board, search, and seizure drill in the Timor Sea, July 21, 2011. The Curtis Wilbur is participating in Talisman Saber 2011, a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations.

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A U.S. Navy sailor climbs from a rigid-hull inflatable boat to the weather deck of USS Curtis Wilbur after a visit, board, search, and seizure drill in the Timor Sea, July 21, 2011. The Curtis Wilbur is participating in Talisman Saber 2011, a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations.

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