Caption:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -- (May 5, 2006) Guided missile destroyer USS
Hopper (DDFG 70) departs Pearl Harbor for a four-month cruise to the
7th Fleet area of operation. The ship will travel to various locations
in the Western Pacific to take part in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training, or CARAT 2006 exercise. CARAT is a regularly scheduled
series of military training exercises with Singapore, Thailand,
Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines, designed to enhance
interoperability of the respective sea services. U.S. Navy
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by Chief Journalist (SW) Joe Kane [RELEASED]
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