Photo courtesy U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga
Chief Engineer, Lt. Mathew Scott, from Santee, inspects a fuel sample for impurities in the central control station of
the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) during a replenishment at sea with the Henry J.
Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the Indian Ocean during Talisman Sabre
23, July 27, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States,
advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and
enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.
