U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Louis M. Peters guides a landing craft, air cushion from the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) during a Talisman Sabre 2009 training exercise in the Pacific Ocean on July 17, 2009. Talisman Sabre is a combined training exercise designed to train Australian and U.S. forces in planning and conducting combined task force operations, which improves combat readiness and interoperability.