An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) operates with the Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Sydney (FFG 03) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. The exercise is a biennial training event aimed at improving Australian Defense Force (ADF) and U.S. combat readiness and interoperability as a Combined Joint Task Force.