190722-M-TK851-2122 CORAL SEA (July 22, 2019) Leading Seaman Aviation Geoff Hermann counts lashings as a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey prepares to take off from the Royal Australian Navy amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra (L 02) during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2019. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral combined Australian and United States exercise designed to train respective military services and associated agencies in planning and conducting Combined and Joint Task Force operations, and improve the combat readiness and interoperability between Australian and U.S. forces. Talisman Sabre 19 will be the eighth iteration of the exercise and consists of a Field Training Exercise incorporating force preparation (logistic) activities, amphibious landings, land force manoeuvre, urban operations, air operations, maritime operations and Special Forces activities. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of the Australian Defence Force by LSIS Richard Cardell/Released)