U.S. MARINES HIT MALAYSIA BEACHES FOR EXERCISE CARAT [Image 6 of 8]

MALAYSIA

05.29.2016

Photo by Sgt. Carl King 

Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific

DARVEL BAY (May 30, 2016) – U.S. Marines embarked aboard the forward-deployed Whidbey Island Class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) , engage in an amphibious transition from ship to shore in support of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste. The Marines are assigned to Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. (U.S. Navy photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King Jr/. Released)

• Date Taken: 05.29.2016
• Date Posted: 06.01.2016 02:52
• Photo ID: 2628034
• VIRIN: 160530-M-MO883-735
• Resolution: 4515x3425
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• Location: MY