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U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Franco Gilbert waits to chain down an aircraft aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on June 25, 2007. The Kitty Hawk is underway in the Coral Sea participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2007. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations that help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

Airman Franco Gilbert waits to chain down an aircraft.

U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Franco Gilbert waits to chain down an aircraft aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) on June 25, 2007. The Kitty Hawk is underway in the Coral Sea participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre 2007. The biennial exercise is designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations that help improve combat readiness and interoperability.

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