190717-N-RF825-1038 CORAL SEA (July 17, 2019) Australian Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, far right, U.S. Consul General Sharon Hudson Dean and other distinguished visitors watch as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches from the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Talisman Sabre 2019. McCormack was among a group of dignitaries including the Honorable Sharon Hudson Dean, U.S. Consul General and Vice Adm. Michael Noonan, Chief of the Australian Navy, who were given a tour of the hangar bay and flight deck control after observing flight operations. Talisman Sabre 2019 illustrates the closeness of the Australian and U.S. alliance and the strength of the military-to-military relationship. This is the eighth iteration of this exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton/Released)