Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Sergio Montanez | SURABAYA, Indonesia (Aug. 05, 2019) Sailors assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 pose...... read more read more
CARAT Indonesia commenced during a ceremony at the Indonesian Navy’s 2nd Fleet Training Command Headquarters on August 1st. The Mad Foxes of VP-5 worked with staff and naval assets from CTF 73 and DESRON 7, including USS MONTGOMERY (LCS 8), USNS FALL RIVER (T-EPF 4), and USCGC STRATTON (WMSL 752). The flight operations conducted by the Mad Foxes took place over the Java Sea, and also included coordination with several Indonesian Navy assets, including the KRI SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA (367), KRI NALA (363), and KRI SAMPARI (628).
“All of the people we met in Indonesia were awesome,” said AWO2 Erica Walkup. “It was a really great experience to be able to come together with our allies to learn new things while we both pursued the same goal.”
Training during CARAT Indonesia included a focus on Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) that consisted of numerous symposiums and knowledge exchanges, as well as a sea phase that included an integrated MDA Information Sharing Center. The exercise also focused on integrated visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) drills. The drills utilized VBSS teams and ships from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Indonesian Navy.
“We had a busy week with ground events and flight operations, but had no issues accomplishing the tasks at hand thanks to coordinated efforts with our Indonesian partners,” said Lt.j.g. Gabriel Merla. “It’s always a great experience to learn from and operate with our allies and see how other countries operate in the maritime domain.”
With some limited down time during the exercise, Mad Fox Sailors, and those from the U.S. ships, also participated in a “sports day” with members of the Indonesian Navy. Some of the games and activities they competed in included sack-races, tug-of-war, clog-racing, and volleyball.
The Mad Foxes, who are based out of Jacksonville, Florida, are currently deployed to Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. Throughout the deployment, they will be conducting maritime patrol and reconnaissance and theater outreach operations within SEVENTH Fleet area of operations.
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2019 23:13 |
| Story ID: | 340882 |
| Location: | OKINAWA, JP |
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