Tortuga Docks in Sasebo

Sailors aboard dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) prepare to secure lines as the ship moors in Sasebo after completing a two-month deployment, which included participation in Talisman Saber 2007. Tortuga serves under Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7/Task Force 76, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed amphibious force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jamie Hawkins)