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Caption:
BRISBANE, Australia (June 6, 2007) -- Dock landing ship USS Tortuga
(LSD 46), with embarked Marines from the 31st MEU, pulls pierside for a
scheduled port visit in advance of Exercise Talisman Saber 2007.
Talisman Saber is designed to maintain a high level of interoperability
between U.S. and Australian military forces, demonstrating the U.S. and
Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security in
winning the global war on terrorism. Tortuga is forward deployed from
Sasebo, Japan and is under the operational control of the CTF 76
headquartered in White Beach, Okinawa with an operating detachment in
Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ken Shade (RELEASED)
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