CARAT 2013 [Image 7 of 38]

KUANTAN, MALAYSIA

06.20.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joy Kirch-Kelling 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to I Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently attached to combat assault battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct an amphibious raid exercise with the Malaysian Army during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia. U.S. Navy ships participating in CARAT Malaysia include the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked U.S. Marine Corps landing force, the diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron 7 staff, and the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) with embarked MH-60R helicopter. 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 Joy M Kirch-Kelling/Released)



U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and members of the Malaysian Army take a break after conducting an amphibious raid exercise June 21, 2013, at Batu Beach in Kuantan, Malaysia, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. 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 Joy M. Kirch-Kelling/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.20.2013
• Date Posted: 12.02.2014 23:46
• Photo ID: 1683170
• VIRIN: 130621-N-LX503-329
• Resolution: 3000x2532
• Size: 961.96 KB
• Location: KUANTAN, MY