Keywords: US Navy 050622-N-7923C-001 From left, Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenants, Deane Giles and Craig Whiting, and Australian Army Capt. Colin Baldwin host the nightly bingo game aboard the command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC.jpg en Coral Sea June 22 2005 From left Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenants Deane Giles and Craig Whiting and Australian Army Capt Colin Baldwin host the nightly bingo game aboard the command ship USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 A large group of Australian military members embarked the U S Seventh Fleet command ship to take part in the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005 The game was a chance for the Australians to demonstrate their sense of humor to the crew as they told jokes and sang for the television camera Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U S Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command and designed to train the U S Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force CTF headquarters The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations U S Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land sea and air training throughout the training area More than 11 000 U S and 6 000 Australian personnel will participate U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist Rick Chernitzer RELEASED 2005-06-22 050622-N-7923C-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 25554 U S Navy photo by Chief Journalist Rick Chernitzer PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 Military people of Australia |