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Caption:
South China Sea, aboard USS Harpers Ferry (June 22, 2003) --
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Robert M. Persi directs an SH-60B Seahawk
from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 51, during deck
landing qualifications on board the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry
(LSD 49). The qualifications were being held in preparation for the
weeklong Brunei phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and
Training (CARAT) which began June 23. HSL 51 is forward deployed to
Atsugi, Japan. Harpers Ferry, with the embarked U.S. Marine Corps CARAT
Landing Force (LF CARAT), is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. LF
CARAT is comprised of Marines from a variety of units forwarded
deployed to Okinawa, Japan. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of
bilateral military training exercises between the U.S. and several
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Cpl. John F. Silwanus (Released).
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