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Sailors stand by to send over mooring lines on the forecastle of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls into Chucksamet harbor. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise Thailand 2013. 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 ships 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner/Released)
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2013 23:43 |
| Photo ID: | 954082 |
| VIRIN: | 120611-N-IY633-004 |
| Resolution: | 2863x2045 |
| Size: | 905.35 KB |
| Location: | CHUCKSAMET, TH |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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