210630-N-WU807-1426 INDIAN OCEAN (June 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yuugiri (DD-153), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60 helicopter, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623), bottom, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), top, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), move in formation during an exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 30. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance an
210630-N-WU807-1426 INDIAN OCEAN (June 30, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Asagiri-class destroyer JS Yuugiri (DD-153), left, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60 helicopter, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala (P-623), bottom, Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), top, and Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), move in formation during an exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), June 30. 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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