U.S. Pacific Fleet
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SUBIC BAY, Philippines (June 27, 2014) Sgt. John Korchnak, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Bravo Company, demonstrates optics to Philippine marines aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh. RELEASED
140627-N-YU572-121
SUBIC BAY, Philippines (June 27, 2014) Sgt. John Korchnak, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Bravo Company, demonstrates optics to Philippine marines aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh. RELEASED