U.S. Pacific Fleet
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 1, 2011) Ship’s Serviceman Seaman Joshua Willard mans the phone distance line during the forward-deployed dock landing ship USS Germantown’s (LSD 42) replenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194). The phone distance line is used to measure how far the two ships are from each other. Germantown, part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is currently underway preparing for Talisman Sabre, a bilateral command post and field training exercise designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnie Hickmon)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 1, 2011) Ship’s Serviceman Seaman Joshua Willard mans the phone distance line during the forward-deployed dock landing ship USS Germantown’s (LSD 42) replenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194). The phone distance line is used to measure how far the two ships are from each other. Germantown, part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group, is currently underway preparing for Talisman Sabre, a bilateral command post and field training exercise designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Johnie Hickmon)