CARAT 2013 [Image 26 of 39]

KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MALAYSIA

06.21.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Pugh 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet Band, "Orient Express," and the Malaysian Navy Band, "Rhythm One," perform a joint concert at Shahputra University during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia 2013. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh)

• Date Taken: 06.21.2013
• Date Posted: 12.04.2014 00:13
• Photo ID: 1683344
• VIRIN: 130621-N-YU572-438
• Resolution: 3000x2078
• Size: 933.7 KB
• Location: KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MY