CARAT Malaysia 2013 [Image 36 of 38]

KUANTAN, MALAYSIA

06.22.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Pugh 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Sailors from the U.S. and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces play soccer during a Sports Day event in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia 2013. U.S. Navy ships participating in CARAT Malaysia include the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 staff, 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, 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 Jay C. Pugh) (RELEASED)
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U.S. Sailors and members of the Malaysian Armed Forces play soccer during a sports day event in Kuantan, Malaysia, June 22, 2013, 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 Jay C. Pugh/Released)

USN; Sailor; CARAT Malaysia 201; MAF; Sports day

• Date Taken: 06.22.2013
• Date Posted: 12.03.2014 23:07
• Photo ID: 1683260
• VIRIN: 130622-N-YU572-091
• Resolution: 3000x2309
• Size: 1.09 MB
• Location: KUANTAN, MY