GULF OF THAILAND (June 4, 2017) Sailors assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 conduct pre-flight checks on the MQ-8B Firescout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and
GULF OF THAILAND (June 4, 2017) Sailors assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 conduct pre-flight checks on the MQ-8B Firescout unmanned aerial vehicle aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
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