Petty Officer 1st Class Melvin Cassidy, quartermaster, from Biscoe, N.C., assigned to Beach Master Unit 1, sits in a humvee aboard a landing craft air cushion assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, as it departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. Essex is participating in Talisman Saber 09, a biennial, combined exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined operations.
| Date Taken: | 07.23.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2009 01:35 |
| Photo ID: | 189774 |
| VIRIN: | 090723-N-5253W-004 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
| Size: | 377.24 KB |
| Location: | QUEENDSLAND, AU |
| Web Views: | 49 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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