Austal EPF with CARAT exercise

SATTAHIP, Thailand - The U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, and Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps kicked off the 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise’s May 29 opening ceremony at Sattahip Naval Base. CARAT, the Navy's oldest and longest-running regional exercise in South and Southeast Asia, strengthens partnerships between regional navies, and enhances maritime security cooperation throughout the Indo-Pacific. The Royal Thai Navy has been a part of CARAT since the exercise began in 1995. U.S. assets participating in CARAT Thailand 2019 included USNS Millinocket (T-EPF3), an Austal USA Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship built in Mobile, Ala., among multiple other ships and units. (Source: Navy.mil 05/30/19)