Sailors from the Royal Malaysian Navy and soldiers from the 9th Royal Malay Regiment arrive aboard Utility Landing Craft LCU 1651 for a tour of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is in Malaysia to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)
Friday, January 7, 2011
Utility Landing Craft (LCU 1651)
Sailors from the Royal Malaysian Navy and soldiers from the 9th Royal Malay Regiment arrive aboard Utility Landing Craft LCU 1651 for a tour of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is in Malaysia to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned/Released)
NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F-333)
The Portuguese navy frigate NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F-333) cruises away after recovering a visit, board, search and seizure team as the Spanish navy corvette SPS Cazadora (P-78) transits nearby during the at-sea portion of exercise Phoenix Express 2010. Phoenix Express is a two-week exercise designed to strengthen maritime partnership and enhance stability in the region through increased interoperability and cooperation among partners from Africa, Europe and the U.S. (Photo: U.S. Navy /Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jimmy C. Pan/Released)
SPS Infanta Elena (P 76)
The Spanish corvette SPS Infanta Elena (P 76) transits the Mediterranean Sea during Phoenix Express (PE 08). PE-08 is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional cooperation and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime proficiencies of participating nations as well as promoting friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class James C. Davis/Released)
FS Forbin (D620)
The French Navy destroyer FS Forbin (D620) operates alongside aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), not pictured. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility during a scheduled deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rafael Figueroa Medina/Released)
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