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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Dayot and sailors assigned to the USS Stethem (DDG 63) heave on a line to connect Stethem and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) for an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean on June 17, 2007. The two ships are taking part in exercise Talisman Sabre 2007, a biennial exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Dayot and sailors heave on a line.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Dayot and sailors assigned to the USS Stethem (DDG 63) heave on a line to connect Stethem and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) for an underway replenishment in the Pacific Ocean on June 17, 2007. The two ships are taking part in exercise Talisman Sabre 2007, a biennial exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which will help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

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