150712-N-KM939-180 INDIAN OCEAN (July 12th, 2015) - Sailors onboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) load equipment from the well deck into Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 for a beach exercise during Talisman Sabre 2015. Talisman Sabre is a bilateral exercise intended to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications 3rd Class David A. Cox)