CARAT 2013 [Image 13 of 39]

KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MALAYSIA

06.18.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joy Kirch-Kelling 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Navy Diver 2nd Class Andrew Gose (left), alongside a member of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), fastens the helmet of a RMN diver during a dive and salvage training exercise in support of 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 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 the littoral combat ship 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 Communications Specialist 1st Class Joy M Kirch-Kelling) (RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 06.18.2013
• Date Posted: 12.04.2014 01:55
• Photo ID: 1683542
• VIRIN: 130618-N-LX503-131
• Resolution: 2063x3000
• Size: 610.69 KB
• Location: KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), MY