Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)

110601-N-NJ145-026 JAKARTA, Indonesia (June 1, 2011) Indonesian Navy Col. Chris Paath, co-commander for CARAT Indonesia 2011, gives thanks to exercise participants during closing ceremonies for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Clowney/Released)

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110601-N-KK935-112 JAKARTA, Indonesia (June 1, 2011) Indonesian Navy Col. Chris Paath, co-commander for CARAT Indonesia 2011, answers questions for the media while Capt. Dave Welch, commander of Task Group 73.1, listens. The media is present for the closing ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)

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110531-N-KK935-030 JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 31, 2011) Lt. j.g. Chris Wilkins, assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57), entertains children with a magnifying glass at a community service project at SDN-1 Elementary School for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)

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110527-N-VP123-526 JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 27, 2011) Musician 3rd Class Gabriel Brown sings a cover of the Tiao Cruz song Dynamite, during a concert at SMAN-21 High School in Jakarta as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mike Morley/Released)

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110527-N-VP123-771 JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 27, 2011) Musician 3rd Class Gabriel Brown invites a student of SMAN-21 High School in Jakarta to help perform a song during a concert as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mike Morley/Released)

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110530-N-VY256-286 JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 30, 2011) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Darryl Robertson-Dias points out equipment used in the bridge to a group of Indonesian visitors during a guided tour of the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57). Reuben James is deployed in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson/Released)

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110526-N-KK935-491 JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 26, 2011) Builder 1st Class Chris Louden, assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion (ACB) 1, high-fives children at Ciangsana Elementary School after a television news interview about the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2011 engineering civic action project he's participating in. U.S. Navy Seabees and Indonesian Marine engineers are building a new classroom at the school. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)

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110519-N-VA590-271 NONG PRUE, Thailand (May 19, 2011) U.S. and Royal Thai Navy sailors perform a cheer during a soccer match at Nong Prue Municipality Sports Field. Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46), the guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), and the guided-missile frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57) are participating in Sports Day, a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011 event. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez Jr./Released)

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110518-N-KX202-123 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 18, 2011) Sgt. Michael Uybungco, from Camp Pendleton Calif., helps guide his amphibious assault vehicle toward the beach during the amphibious portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011. More than 130 U.S. Marines spent 48 hours training with members of the Royal Thai Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter/Released)

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110518-N-WL717-096 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 18, 2011) Rear Adm. Chaiyot Sundaranaga, commander of Royal Thai Navy Frigate Squadron Two, explains how the Thai military utilizes a Forward Resuscitative Surgical System to rapidly assess and stabilize patients in the field to Capt. David Welch, right, commander of Task Group 73.1. U.S. and Royal Thai Sailors and Marines utilized the surgical system during an amphibious landing exercise conducted at Sattahip Navy Base for Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Lily Daniels/Released)

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110517-N-VA590-123 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 17, 2011) Navy Diver 1st Class Dale Park, right, and Navy Diver 2nd Class Dietrich Zacher, both assigned to Southwest Regional Maintenance Center, perform a training dive for Royal Thai Navy divers during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez Jr./Released)

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110514-N-XR557-103 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 14, 2011) Chief Boatswain's Mate Steven Sturm, right, from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, observes as members of the Royal Thai Navy Riverine Squadron conduct a force protection exercise on a fishing vessel and a patrol boat during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT 2011 is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine Noll/Released)

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110515-N-WL717-103 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 15, 2011) Lt. Nels Peterson, right, from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1, explains how unmanned aerial vehicles are used during riverine operations to Royal Thai Army Gen. Sonyapong, left, and Capt. David Welch, commander of Task Group 73.1, following the demonstration of a harbor security force protection at Sattahip Harbor Basin. Sailors from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 1 and Thai sailors from the Royal Thai Navy Riverine Squadron are participating in the scenario in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT 2011 is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Lily Daniels/Released)

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110511-N-XR557-103 SATTAHIP NAVY BASE, Thailand (May 11, 2011) Royal Thai Navy drill team members perform during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT 2011 is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine A. Noll/Released)

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110512-N-VP123-131 BAN CHANG, Thailand (May 12, 2011) U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney helps Sailors embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) distribute donated basketballs. The U.S. Navy and the Royal Thai Navy conducted a joint community service project as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Mike Morley/Released)

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110512-N-XX999-127 BAN CHANG, Thailand (May 12, 2011) Rear Adm. Thomas Carney, commander of Task Force 73, returns a boy's traditional Thai greeting during a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2011 medical community service project. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter/Released)

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