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Caption:
Kuantan, Malaysia (July 17, 2004) -- The guided missile destroyer USS
Russell (DDG 59) departs the port facility, at Kuantan, Malaysia, for
the at-sea portion of the Malaysia phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat
Readiness and Training (CARAT). The shipÕs
Captain, Capt.
Buzz Little, Destroyer Squadron One (COMDESRON-1) and the CARAT Task
Group are embarked aboard Russell along with the Royal Malaysian Navy
(RMN) counterpart for the underway phase. Russell and other CARAT Task
Group ships will participate in a variety of at-sea exercises with
three RMN ships. 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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