070704-N-6274T-027 TOWNSVILLE, Australia (July 4, 2007) - Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit after the completion of Exercise Talisman Saber 2007. While in port, Essex Sailors will celebrate Independence Day and participate in friendship building and goodwill generating activities. Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, w
070704-N-6274T-027 TOWNSVILLE, Australia (July 4, 2007) - Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit after the completion of Exercise Talisman Saber 2007. While in port, Essex Sailors will celebrate Independence Day and participate in friendship building and goodwill generating activities. Essex is the only permanently forward-deployed amphibious assault ship and serves Task Force 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. Task Force 76 is headquartered at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, with an operating detachment in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey Truax (RELEASED) US Navy 070704-N-6274T-027 Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled port visit after the completion of Exercise Talisman Saber 2007
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