170725-N-UX013-583 CORAL SEA (July 25, 2017) Sailors heave lines to on load a landing craft personnel light onto the boat deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) after the completion of Talisman Saber 2017. The biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia is meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released)