CARAT 2013 [Image 8 of 8]

CAMP SAMAESAN, THAILAND

06.06.2013

Photo by Cpl. John Lamb 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

U.S. Marine Lance Cpls. Matthew Lucas and Eric Palmer, assigned to 2nd Amphibian Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, conduct amphibious assault training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. U.S. Navy ships participating in the exercise include the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked U.S. Marine Corps landing force, diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, and the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54). 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John C. Lamb / RELEASED)

• Date Taken: 06.06.2013
• Date Posted: 06.12.2013 05:10
• Photo ID: 950852
• VIRIN: 130606-M-VK320-336
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 743.03 KB
• Location: CAMP SAMAESAN, TH