CARAT [Image 11 of 127]

PATTAYA, THAILAND

05.30.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven Ellis 

U.S. Navy           

170530-N-PD309-026
PATTAYA, Thailand (May 30, 2017) Sailors assigned to the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) play basketball with children at Ban Bang Lamung School as part of a community relations event during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2017
• Date Posted: 06.01.2017 00:05
• Photo ID: 3440584
• VIRIN: 170530-N-PD309-026
• Resolution: 4120x2681
• Size: 924.65 KB
• Location: PATTAYA, TH