150713-N-KM939-002 INDIAN OCEAN (July 13, 2015) - Sailors from deck department onboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) hose down the ship’s anchor of sediment while weighing anchor. 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)