Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Event runs from: 5/17/2012  through: 11/25/2012 

CARAT 2012
CARAT 2012 
The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a series of annual bilateral military exercises. A CARAT exercise between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps begins May 17 with opening ceremonies in Sattahip. CARAT consists of a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Timor Leste joins the exercise for the first time in 2012.
 

CARAT 2012 News Articles
The U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Waesche moors at Lumut Naval Base.
18th CARAT U.S. – Malaysia Exercise Set to Start
LUMUT, Malaysia –The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U. S. Coast Guard and the Royal Malaysian Navy, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) and Malaysian Army, begins June 15, with the U.S. Navy Task Group and Marine landing force arriving the day before in Lumut, Malaysia.
USS VANDEGRIFT’s Commanding Officer CDR Brandon Bryan is greeted by Rainbow Dancers
USS Vandegrift visits Indonesia for CARAT 2012
Port Tanjung Perak, Indonesia (May 29, 2012) - USS VANDEGRIFT’s Commanding Officer CDR Brandon Bryan is greeted by Rainbow Dancers. (US Navy Photo by LTJG Murtha)
Traditional Reog Ponorogo dancers welcome the crew of USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) to Surabaya.
CARAT Exercise Underway in Indonesia
SURABAYA, Indonesia - The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Indonesian Navy (IDN) began May 29 with the arrival of a U.S. Navy Task Group and Marine landing force in Surabaya, Indonesia.
USS Germantown (lsd42)
USS Germantown participates in CARAT 2012
GULF OF THAILAND - Marines assigned to 4th Marine Regiment drive their amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) onto the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) after a bilateral U.S. and Royal Thai Navy beach landing at Hat Yao Beach.
USS Lassen and Thai Navy ships steam together during portion of CARAT 2012 Thailand.
USS Lassen prepares for DIVTACS during at sea exercise CARAT 2012
Gulf of Thailand - Ships, USS Lassen and USS Waesche steam together during the at-sea portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2012 Thailand.
Royal Thai Navy sailors look on as USS Germantown (LSD 42) moors at the Port of Sattahip
CARAT Exercise to Kick Off in Thailand
SATTAHIP, Thailand - The 18th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps begins May 17 with opening ceremonies in Sattahip.
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