Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet
140606-N-BB269-163
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2014) - Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), attached to Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (LFCARAT), launch from the well deck of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is participating in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014, a bilateral maritime exercise series between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond D. Diaz III)
140606-N-BB269-163
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 6, 2014) - Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs), attached to Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (LFCARAT), launch from the well deck of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is participating in exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014, a bilateral maritime exercise series between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Raymond D. Diaz III)