Keywords: 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.jpg en 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey Truax RELEASED 2007-07-04 070704-N-6274T-027 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47937 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey Truax PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Townsville Australia Manning the rail in the United States Navy |