CARAT 2013 [Image 26 of 33]

MALAYSIA

06.19.2013

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Olay 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

A rigid hull inflatable boat transports members of Maritime Civil Affairs and Security Training Command toward USS Freedom (LCS-1) prior to a visit, board, search and seizure exercise 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 guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff, 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, and the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) with embarked MH-60R helicopter. 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 Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew Olay/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.19.2013
• Date Posted: 12.03.2014 22:23
• Photo ID: 1683122
• VIRIN: 130620-N-UU879-024
• Resolution: 3000x2143
• Size: 979.29 KB
• Location: MY