Keywords: US Navy 070606-N-6235S-005 An Australian police officer looks on as amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), with embarked Marines from the 31st MEU, pulls pierside for a scheduled port visit in advance of Exercise Talisman S.jpg en BRISBANE Australia June 6 2007 An Australian police officer looks on as amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 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 wining 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 2007-06-06 070606-N-6235S-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47007 U S Navy photo by Lt Ken Shade PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Brisbane Australia General views of USS Essex LHD-2 |