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U.S. Navy Ensign Robert Martinez tracks an SH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2013. The Preble is participating in Talisman Saber 2013, a biennial training event to improve Australian and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability as a combined task force.

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U.S. Navy Ensign Robert Martinez tracks an SH-60S Seahawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble in the Coral Sea, July 22, 2013. The Preble is participating in Talisman Saber 2013, a biennial training event to improve Australian and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability as a combined task force.

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