170712-N-ZW825-244 CORAL SEA (July 12, 2017) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Hendricks, from New York, and Operations Specialist 1st Class Charles Hammond, from Kansas City, Mo., mark tracks on a chart aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) as the ship conducts maritime maneuvering with U.S. and Australian units in a combined expeditionary strike group (ESG) during Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined U.S., Australia and New Zealand ESG, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. 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)