170710-N-YG104-006 CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) Naval
Summary
170710-N-YG104-006 CORAL SEA (July 10, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brice Mora, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, communicates in flight as his crew takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Talisman Saber. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined U.S. –Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia, meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Villegas/Released)