150713-N-KM939-119 INDIAN OCEAN (July 13th, 2015) - Sailors from Deck department onboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) hose down the ship’s anchor of sediment and ocean debris while weighing anchor undergoing 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)