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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Louis M. Peters guides a landing craft, air cushion from the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) during a Talisman Sabre 2009 training exercise in the Pacific Ocean on July 17, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which improves combat readiness and interoperability.

Petty Officer 1st Class Louis M. Peters guides a landing craft, air cushion from the well deck.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Louis M. Peters guides a landing craft, air cushion from the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) during a Talisman Sabre 2009 training exercise in the Pacific Ocean on July 17, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which improves combat readiness and interoperability.

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