CORAL SEA (July 18, 2021) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) Airman Mason Kusche, from Seattle, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), conducts flight operations as an F-35B Lightning fighter aircraft lands on the ship�s flight deck during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21. Talisman Sabre 21 is a large-scale, bilateral military exercise between Australia and the U.S. involving more than 17,000 participants from seven nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Cavenaile)