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190711-N-WI365-1052 TASMAN SEA (July 11, 2019) – The amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) sails in formation behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), center, the Royal Australian Navy Canberra-class landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L02), left, the U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine attack USS Key West (SSN 722), far left, and the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during Talisman Sabre 2019. Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is currently participating in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability.