Images: FAST Marines and Philippine troops conduct amphibious training during CARAT Philippines 2012 [Image 1 of 8]
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Glover![]()
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U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Pacific, and Philippine Marines conduct a patrol during an amphibious beach assault exercise for 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Aaron Glover/Released)






