The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transits the Coral Sea during Talisman Saber 2017.

CORAL SEA (Jul. 10, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transits the Coral Sea during Talisman Saber 2017. Bonhomme Richard, part of a combined U.S., Australia and New Zealand expeditionary strike group, is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase naval proficiency in operating against blue-water adversarial threats and in its primary mission of launching Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia, meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Villegas) File# 170710-N-YG104-019