170709-N-ZW825-988 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 9, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) conducts an air defense exercise during Talisman Saber 2017. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)