190709-N-WI365-1104 TASMAN SEA (July 09, 2019) Ensign Leng Kim, from Los Angeles, stands watch on the bridge aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) prior to a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)