150712-N-XM324-042 TIMOR SEA (July 12, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), right, acts as plane guard for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while both ships transit the Timor Sea during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian Defence Forces to conduct operations in a combined, joint and interagency environment that will increase both countries’ ability to plan and execute a full range of operations from combat missions to humanitarian assistance efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)