Vice Adm. Doug Crowder, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, speaks to reporters aboard amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) along with Australian army Maj. Gen. Richard Wilson, June 18. Crowder and Wilson, the two senior leaders of Talisman Saber 07 (TS07), held a press conference to discuss and answer questions about the bilateral exercise underway between the two countries. TS07 involves more than 30,000 troops and dozens of ships and aircraft.