CARAT Malaysia 2011

 Malaysian Army soldiers and U.S. Marines land ashore in a joint amphibious assault exercise

 USS Tortuga (LSD 46) launches a target drone during a drone gunnery exercise

U.S. Marines and Malaysian Army soldiers aboard Amphibious Assault Vehicles land on the beach during a joint amphibious assault exercise

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Christian Riddle, left, and Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Dante Galati secure a recovered BQM-74 aerial drone to a crane aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Toby Snowden, left, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Jesus Mendoza from Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa Targets Detachment signal that a BQM-74 target drone is prepared for launch from the flight deck aboard USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

USS Howard (DDG 83) and USS Tortuga (LSD 46) move into formation during a live-fire drone exercise (DRONEX)

 USS Tortuga (LSD 46) leads Royal Malaysian Navy ships KD Lekir (F26), KD Lekiu (FF30) and U.S. Navy ships USS Howard (DDG 83) and USS Ford (FFG 54) during a photo exercise

 Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Yuritsie Aguilar-Arenas fires upon a killer tomato target during a gunnery exercise aboard USS Howard (DDG 83)

USS Ford (FFG 54) fires a 3-inch gun at a target as part of a gunnery exercise

U.S. and Royal Malaysian Navy ships KD Lekir (F26), USS Ford (FFG 54) and KD Lekiu (FFGH 30) move into station during a divisional tactics exercise

) A U.S. Navy Diver assigned to Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit One, Company 1-2, makes a cut on a sunken vessel at Kuantan Harbor during a salvage dive

The Royal Malaysian Navy frigate KD Lekiu (FFGH 30) passes by the fast-attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) during a submarine warfare exercise

) Lance Cpl. Georgiy Bukhin from Landing Force Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) monitors the left flank of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) during an amphibious assault exercise

A Royal Malaysian Navy visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team, departs the guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) after exchanging his RMN cover with Howard crewmembers during a training exchange

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