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PACFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss raid entry drills with Malaysian Armed Forces aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2018, August 16, 2018. CARAT Malaysia, in it 24th iteration, is designed to enhance information sharing and coordination, build mutual warfighting capability and support long-term regional cooperation enabling both partner armed forces to operate effectively together as a unified maritime force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)
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PACFIC OCEAN – U.S. Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), discuss raid entry drills with Malaysian Armed Forces aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2018, August 16, 2018. CARAT Malaysia, in it 24th iteration, is designed to enhance information sharing and coordination, build mutual warfighting capability and support long-term regional cooperation enabling both partner armed forces to operate effectively together as a unified maritime force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Francisco J. Diaz Jr.)