150713-N-NM917-069 SYDNEY HARBOR (July 13, 2015) - Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Waldrop, attached to the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), lays out heaving line on the sponson as the ship departs Sydney. Blue Ridge is currently providing support for 7th Fleet's involvement in the biennial U.S.-Australia exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, while patrolling the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jordan KirkJohnson/ RELEASED)