Exercise COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING (CARAT) 2001 brought naval forces of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and the U.S. together for a series of bilateral exercises.  A U.S. Navy SH-60 Navy helicopter refuels from the USS Curts (FFG 38) without landing during CARAT maneuvers off Brunei’s coast.
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A U.S. Navy doctor tests villagers for malaria during a Medical Civic Action Program conducted on Singkep Island as part of CARAT 2001.
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Adm. Salamet Soebandi, Commander, Main Naval Base 1, Indonesian Navy, receives a plaque from Capt. Gary Erickson, USN, Commander, Destroyer Squadron One.
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A Philippine Navy BO-105 helicopter prepares to land on board the USS Curts (FFG 38) during CARAT exercise operations.
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An electronic warfare specialist explains some of the electronic countermeasures to Philippine naval personnel on board the USS Curts (FFG 38).
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A Philippine sailor is shown the ship’s radarscope during a CARAT orientation aboard the USS Curts (FFG 38).
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Fleet, Adm. Chai Suvannaparb, speaks at a CARAT Thailand ceremony.
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RTN Ens. Jitti Sampattakul examines an MK-46 torpedo shown by STG3 Nicholas Wood, USN, aboard the USS Curts (FFG 38).
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RTN PO2C Bunkurd Wannoo and STGCS (SW) Nicolas Avila, USN, deploy the Tactical Towed Array Sonar from the USS Curts (FFG 38).
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U.S. Navy  and RTN engineers work on a new pavilion for a school during a CARAT civic action project.
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A U.S. Seventh Fleet Band member entertains young enthusiasts at the K. K. Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore.
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Rear Adm. Sim Gim Guan, Fleet Commander, Republic of Singapore Navy, called CARAT Singapore “a multifaceted exercise of significant complexity, scope and exercise realism.”
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Malaysian and U.S. Navy divers, Lt. Cmdr. Rosli Talib and GM2(DV) Brandon Pevear cross-train at Lumut, Malaysia,  during Exercise CARAT.
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First Adm. Noor Aziz bin Yunan, Acting Fleet Operations Commander, Royal Malaysian Navy, welcomes Capt. Gary Erickson, USN. Rear Adm. Mark J. Edwards, USN, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific looks on. 
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Lt. Cmdr. Muhammed Sabri, a Royal Malaysian Navy diver, prepares to dive in a U.S. Navy MK-21 helmet.

Royal Brunei Navy LCpl. Paizel Hjahmas and Pvt. Yusran Hjadi demonstrate boarding and searchprocedures     during a CARAT Brunei mock boarding exercise.
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The Royal Brunei Navy ship KDB Waspada (PO2) maneuvers with other Brunei and U.S. naval ships during Exercise CARAT.
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The KDB Pejuang (P03) completes maneuvers with U.S. ships in a war-at-sea exercise during CARAT Brunei.
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A Royal Brunei Air Force S-70A Blackhawk helicopter prepares to land on the deck of the USS Curts (FFG 38) during CARAT deck landing qualifications.
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A U.S. Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion departs Singkep Island after Indonesian and U.S. Marines from the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) are transported ashore for a disaster relief exercise.
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Indonesian and U.S. sailors play soccer during the CARAT sports program.
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Adm. Mariano Sontillanosa, Philippines Navy; Capt. Gary Erickson, USN; Capt. Alfredo Ebueg, Philippine Navy; and Capt. Beulah Galvin, USN,      during a CARAT Philippines 2001 ceremony at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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Philippine and U.S. sailors play volleyball as another part of Exercise CARAT interactions.
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During a CARAT Thailand gunnery exercise between the USS Curts (FFG 38) and Thai Navy ships HTMS Taskin (FF 422) and HTMS Phutta Loetia Naphala (FF462), a U.S. Navy MK-75 76mm automatic gun fires at a drogue target.
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Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Petty Officer 2nd Class Bunkurd Wannoo and STG2 Steven Richardson, USN, control the Tactical Towed Array Sonar from the USS Curts (FFG 38) during CARAT 2001.
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An RTN diver jumps to join U.S. Navy divers during CARAT Thailand dive cross-training.
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A Singapore Navy MK-8 Landing Craft Utility delivers U.S. Marines to the well deck of the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after a CARAT field event in Singapore.
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2nd Sgt. Rolence Hung, a Singapore Navy EOD diver, works with BMC(EOD) Joe Yockey, a U.S. Navy master EOD technician, to explode an inert bomb.
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A Singapore helicopter lands on the USS Rushmore (LSD 47) during CARAT.
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U.S. Navy diver BM1(DSW/SW) Rod Smith shows Malaysian divers the U.S. Navy Transportable Recompression Chamber System with a built-in breathing system during CARAT cross-training.
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Royal Malaysian Navy divers receive a briefing on the generator used to power the U.S. Navy’s Transportable Recompression Chamber System.
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An underway replenishment is conducted between the USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) and the USS Curts (FFG 38) during CARAT Brunei.
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A U.S. Navy SH-60 helicopter provides vertical replenishment to the USS Curts (FFG 38) off the coast of Brunei.
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The USS Curts (FFG 38) maneuvers off the coast of Brunei during exercises with the Royal Brunei Navy.
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