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130609-N-AX577-014
130609-N-AX577-014.GULF OF THAILAND (June 9, 2013) - From right, the Royal Thai Navy amphibious dock landing ship HTMS Angthong (LPD 791), steams in formation ahead of the Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Chao Phraya (FFG 455), Royal Thai Navy corvettes HTMS Rattanakhosin (FSGM 441) and HTMS Sukhothai (FSGM 442), and the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during the at-sea phase of 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 Washington Chambers, 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Dille) (RELEASED).
