CARAT Philippines 2013 [Image 25 of 42]

SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES

06.30.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Hickok 

Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

Musician 1st Class Brian Nefferdorf, with the U.S. 7th Fleet Band ensemble, Orient Express, performs with the guitarist of the Philippine Navy band, Sea Serenaders, during a concert at the Harbor Point mall in Subic Bay as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2013 on June 30. More than 600 sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Philippines 2013. U.S. Navy units participating in CARAT Philippines include the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) with embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff, a U.S. Marine Corps landing force, and the diving and salvage vessels USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) and USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 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 Communication Specialist 1st Class Stephen Hickok/RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 06.30.2013
• Date Posted: 08.01.2013 10:29
• Photo ID: 986245
• VIRIN: 130630-N-YU482-446
• Resolution: 3000x2085
• Size: 540.83 KB
• Location: SUBIC BAY, PH