▁and ▁later ▁with ▁the ▁nav ies ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁Malays ia , ▁and ▁Th ailand ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁co operation ▁af loat ▁for ▁read iness ▁and ▁training ▁( C AR AT ▁ 9 6 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁after ▁nine ▁years ▁of ▁forward ▁presence ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁sevent h ▁fleet , ▁Cur ts ▁depart ed ▁Y ok os uka , ▁Japan ▁for ▁a ▁home port ▁change ▁to ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Cur ts ▁joined ▁the ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Force ▁( NR F ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Cur ts ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁multi - l ater al ▁exercise ▁Team work ▁South , ▁where ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁nav ies ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Colombia , ▁E cuador , ▁Peru ▁and ▁Chile . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁Team work ▁South , ▁Cur ts ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁multi - l ater al ▁exercise ▁R I MP AC ▁ 9 8 . ▁Cur ts ▁made ▁national ▁head lines ▁when ▁a ▁Sal inas , ▁E cuador ▁hotel ▁security ▁guard ▁died ▁from ▁inj uries ▁he ▁received ▁during ▁a ▁sc uffle ▁with ▁a ▁L T J G ▁( p il ot ) ▁and ▁Senior ▁Chief ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁assigned ▁to ▁H SL - 4 3 ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁Cur ts ▁for ▁the ▁deployment . ▁Both ▁men ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to