CARAT Indonesia 24: Search and Rescue Exercise [Image 6 of 27]

BANDAR LAMPUNG, INDONESIA

05.19.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Diaz 

Amphibious Squadron 5

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) in a rigid-hull, inflatable boat approach Indonesian Navy Sampari-class fast attack craft KRI Kerambit (627), while a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flies overhead, during a search and rescue exercise during Cooperation
Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024 while underway in the Indian Ocean, May 19, 2024. U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) approach Indonesian Navy Sampari-class fast attack craft KRI Kerambit (627) in a rigid-hull, inflatable boat, as part of a search and rescue exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2024 while underway in, May 19, 2024. This year’s exercise coincides with 75 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Indonesia. In its 30th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

• Date Taken: 05.19.2024
• Date Posted: 05.23.2024 15:35
• Photo ID: 8426717
• VIRIN: 240519-N-JS660-3245
• Resolution: 6033x4022
• Size: 14.52 MB
• Location: BANDAR LAMPUNG, ID