190420-N-GC639-1059 INDIAN OCEAN (April 20, 2019) Left to right; the Sri Lanka Navy vessel SLNS Sayurala (P 623), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Sri Lanka Navy vessel SLNS Samudura (P 621), and the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) transit the Indian Ocean performing formation maneuvers during the sea phase of the Navy’s 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series with the Sri Lanka navy, April 20, 2019. U. S. Sailors and Marines joined the Sri Lanka Armed Forces to conduct partnered training that focus
190420-N-GC639-1059 INDIAN OCEAN (April 20, 2019) Left to right; the Sri Lanka Navy vessel SLNS Sayurala (P 623), the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Sri Lanka Navy vessel SLNS Samudura (P 621), and the expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) transit the Indian Ocean performing formation maneuvers during the sea phase of the Navy’s 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series with the Sri Lanka navy, April 20, 2019. U. S. Sailors and Marines joined the Sri Lanka Armed Forces to conduct partnered training that focuses on building interoperability during both the sea and shore phases of the exercise. During the exercise, Sailors and Marines will conduct a broad range of naval competencies ranging from explosive ordnance disposal, underwater diving sessions and civil engineering to search and rescue and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon)
Size: 3712px × 5568px
Photo credit: © APFootage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: .., 75, afloat, carat, cooperative, ctf, ctf-75, defense, department, destroyer, dod, eodmu5, force, guided-missile, lanka, marines, navy, nmcb4, pacom, partnerships, readiness, riverines, sailor, seabees, sri, task, training, uct, usindopacom, usmc, usn, usnavy
