CARAT 2013 [Image 23 of 33]

USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), AT SEA

06.18.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Karolina Oseguera 

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Fire Controlman 2nd Class Dace Pearson aims a .50-caliber machine gun at a pre-staged fast incoming attack craft piloted by the Royal Malaysian Navy during a fast attack craft drill aboard USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia. U.S. Navy ships participating in CARAT Malaysia include the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked U.S. Marine Corps landing force, the diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1). 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, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.18.2013
• Date Posted: 12.03.2014 22:29
• Photo ID: 1683113
• VIRIN: 130618-N-JN664-025
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54), AT SEA