U.S. Pacific Fleet
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 19, 2013) Chief Quartermaster Donald Alvarado and Information Technician 1st Class Scott Rodriguez, assigned to USS Freedom (LCS 1) transits the South China Sea during a photo exercise with other U.S. and Malaysian ships, June 18. Freedom is in Malaysia participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. 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 Timore Leste. Additional ships participating in CARAT include the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron 7 staff, the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked USMC Landing Force, and the diving and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson/Released)
130619-N-PD773-090
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 19, 2013) Chief Quartermaster Donald Alvarado and Information Technician 1st Class Scott Rodriguez, assigned to USS Freedom (LCS 1) transits the South China Sea during a photo exercise with other U.S. and Malaysian ships, June 18. Freedom is in Malaysia participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. 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 Timore Leste. Additional ships participating in CARAT include the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron 7 staff, the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked USMC Landing Force, and the diving and salvage ship USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson/Released)