A U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle plunges into the Gulf of Thailand as it exits the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for a joint amphibious assault exercise with the Royal Thai navy during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training, or CARAT, on June 9, 2013.  CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.
DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda S. Kitchner, U.S. Navy.  (Released)
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