170706-N-NB544-068 CORAL SEA (July 6, 2017) The Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) fuels the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) during a replenishment-at-sea during Talisman Saber 17. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined U.S.-Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiencies in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a U.S.-Australian bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australian alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom/Released)