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210628-N-HG846-1111 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (June 28, 2021) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) sails alongside Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112) in Coral Sea. Rafael Peralta is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

210722-N-HG846-1003 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 22, 2021) (From left) USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), ROKS Wand Geon (DD 978), HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), USS America (LHA 6), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), USS JS Makinami (DD 112), USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), (center) HMCS Calgary (FFH 335), (back) USS New Orleans (LPD 18), HMAS Brisbane (D 41), and USS Germantown (LSD 42) steam in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australian and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S./Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. Military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

210722-N-HG846-1005 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 22, 2021) (From left) USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), ROKS Wand Geon (DD 978), HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), USS America (LHA 6), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), USS JS Makinami (DD 112), USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), (center) HMCS Calgary (FFH 335), (back) USS New Orleans (LPD 18), HMAS Brisbane (D 41), and USS Germantown (LSD 42) steam in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australian and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S./Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. Military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

Partner nations sail in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 22, 2021) From left the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), the Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Wand Geon (DDH 978), the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112), the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary (FFH 335), center, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), back left, the Royal Australian Navvy Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) steam in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australian and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S./Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. Military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

210719-N-HG846-1064 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 19, 2021) USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) sail alongside HMAS Brisbane (FFH 41) aboard USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21. Australian and U.S. Forces combine biennially for Talisman Sabre, a month-long multi-domain exercise that strengthens allied partner capabilities to respond to the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

210719-N-HG846-1104 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 19, 2021) Cmdr. J.J. Murawski (front), commanding officer of USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and Cmdr. Charles Cooper (back), executive officer on a bridge wing aboard USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) as they sail alongside HMAS Brisbane (FFH 41) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21. Australian and U.S. Forces combine biennially for Talisman Sabre, a month-long multi-domain exercise that strengthens allied partner capabilities to respond to the full range of Indo-Pacific security concerts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)

Partner nations sail in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. by Official U.S. Navy Page Via Flickr: CORAL SEA (July 22, 2021) From left the Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204), the Republic of Korea navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer ROKS Wand Geon (DDH 978), the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112), the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3), the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary (FFH 335), center, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD 18), back left, the Royal Australian Navvy Hobart-class air warfare destroyer HMAS Brisbane (DDG 41) and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) steam in formation during Talisman Sabre (TS) 21. This is the ninth iteration of Talisman Sabre, a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australian and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. The month-long multi-domain exercise consists of a series of training events that reinforce the strong U.S./Australian alliance and demonstrate the U.S. Military’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)