Keywords: US Navy 110518-N-VA590-081 A Royal Thai Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle drives onto the beach during an amphibious assault exercise as part.jpg en HAD YAO BEACH Thailand May 18 2011 A Royal Thai Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle drives onto the beach during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training CARAT Thailand 2011 The navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin LST 722 and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga LSD 46 participated in the beach assault CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez Jr /Released 2011-05-18 110518-N-VA590-081 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 101150 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez Jr PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Tortuga LSD-46 Amphibious Assault Vehicle in Thailand service CARAT Thailand 2011 |