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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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Photo description

Photo Date
June 6, 2007
Photographer
LT Ken Shade
Caption Writer
NVNS staff
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
LSD 46
Other Visible Equipment
Tugboat
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Docking