A sailor from USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) plays with children at the Coastal Defense Kindergarten as part of a community outreach event during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. U.S. Navy ships participating in the exercise include the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked U.S. Marine Corps landing force, diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, and the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54).  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.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Melissa K. Russell/Released)
Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Russell
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