SATTAHIP, THAILAND (June 15, 2016) - Sailors and Marines onboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) man the rails of the ship as they come into port for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in Sattahip, Thailand, June 15. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the Navy, Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Ashland is assigned to 7th Fleet. ( Navy photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King Jr/. Released)160615-M

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SATTAHIP, THAILAND (June 15, 2016) - Sailors and Marines onboard USS Ashland (LSD 48) man the rails of the ship as they come into port for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in Sattahip, Thailand, June 15. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral maritime exercises between the Navy, Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Ashland is assigned to 7th Fleet. ( Navy photo by Lance Cpl. Carl King Jr/. Released)160615-M-MO883-147 Join the conversation: Sailors and Marines onboard USS Ashland man the rails of the ship as they come into port in Sattahip, Thailand. (27707644045)

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