Caption:
Sattahip, Thailand (July 8, 2004) -- The guided missile destroyer USS
Russell (DDG 59), is assisted by two tugboats as it returns to port
following the Thailand phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training (CARAT). Russell and the other ships of the CARAT Task
Group took part in a variety of operational events with ships of the
Royal Thai Navy during the underway phase of the exercise. CARAT is a
regularly scheduled series of bilateral training exercises with several
Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the
respective sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Melinda
Larson (RELEASED)
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