210627-N-WU807-1241 INDIAN OCEAN (June 27, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) lands on Sri Lankan Navy Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623) as part of an exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 27. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challe
210627-N-WU807-1241 INDIAN OCEAN (June 27, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) lands on Sri Lankan Navy Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623) as part of an exercise during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 27. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
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