Dignitaries visit US sailors during Talisman Sabre 2011 [Image 9 of 14]

CORAL SEA

07.22.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Johnie Hickmon 

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command         

U.S. Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich, center, and Commander, 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, right, depart a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown. Bleich and Buskirk, along with his staff, and other U.S. military officials and dignitaries from Australia, visited the ship to tour the facilities during Talisman Sabre 2011. USS Germantown, commanded by Cmdr. A.D. Hull, is participating in Talisman Sabre 2011, a bilateral command post and field training exercise designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces.

• Date Taken: 07.22.2011
• Date Posted: 07.25.2011 00:40
• Photo ID: 432879
• VIRIN: 110722-N-WV964-100
• Resolution: 1500x2258
• Size: 633.59 KB
• Location: CORAL SEA