FAST Marines and Philippine troops conduct amphibious training during CARAT Philippines 2012 [Image 2 of 8]

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES

07.03.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Hickok 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Rear Adm. Thomas Carney, commander of Task Force 73, observes U.S. Marines, assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Pacific, and Philippine Marines and Coast Guardsman conducting an amphibious beach assault exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains FAST companies and deploys personnel to provide expeditionary antiterrorism and security forces in support of combatant commanders and to protect vital naval and national assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephen Hickok/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.03.2012
• Date Posted: 07.06.2012 16:02
• Photo ID: 619557
• VIRIN: 120704-N-YU482-004
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 684.44 KB
• Location: GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PH