010730-N-6077T-004 BRUNEI (July 30, 2001)-- Boatswain's Mate Second Class John Vance, from St. Louis, Mo., (right), guides an SH-60 helicopter from Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Thirty Seven (HSL-37), during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), onboard USS CURTS (FFG-38). US Sailors were participating as part of the seventh annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2001 exercise. CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises, takes place throughout the Western Pacific each summer. It aims to increase regional cooperation and promote interoperability with each country. Th


010730-N-6077T-004 BRUNEI (July 30, 2001)-- Boatswain's Mate Second Class John Vance, from St. Louis, Mo., (right), guides an SH-60 helicopter from Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Thirty Seven (HSL-37), during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), onboard USS CURTS (FFG-38). US Sailors were participating as part of the seventh annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2001 exercise. CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises, takes place throughout the Western Pacific each summer. It aims to increase regional cooperation and promote interoperability with each country. The countries participating in CARAT 01 are: Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Brunei. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Kevin H. Tierney. (RELEASED) 010730-N-6077T-004 by navalsafetycenter


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