USS Antietam Operations

09/01/2015

09/01/2015: USS Antietam Operations

TIMOR SEA (July 11, 2015)

Credit:Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group : 7/11/15

Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) heave on a line during a fueling-at-sea with the Royal Australian navy Afloat Support Force ship HMAS Sirius (O 266) in support of Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015.

TS 15 is a biennial exercise that provides an invaluable opportunity for nearly 30,000 U.S. and Australian defense 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.

  • In the fourth photo, the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) (left), the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) (center) and the Royal New Zealand navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) transit in formation in support of Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015.
  • In the fifth photo, the Arleigh-Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) (left) steams alongside the Royal New Zealand navy Anzac-class frigate HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) in support of Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015.
  • In the final photo, an SA-330J Puma Helicopter delivers supplies onto the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) during Talisman Sabre (TS) 2015.