Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Singapore 2009 was held from 8 to 19 Jun 2009, involved 1,500 personnel, 11 ships, 18 aircraft and two submarines (RSS Conqueror and USS City of Corpus Christi). This year's exercise was the first time that inter-submarine maneouvres was carried out. Seeking to boost interoperability further, submariners from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the U.S. Navy (USN) interacted with each other in a submarine tracking exercise. There are a few pictures of this 15th consecutive year of exercises here.
USN and U.S. Marine Corps photos by by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Susan Hammond, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned and Cpl. Dustin T. Schalue below.
The RSN diesel submarine RSS Conqueror (705), corvettes RSS Vigour (92) and RSS Victory (88), frigates RSS Stalwart (72) and RSS Intrepid (69) and tank landing ship RSS Endeavour (210) maneuver in formation with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia (SEA).
RSN frigates RSS Stalwart (72) and RSS Intrepid (69) and tank landing ship RSS Endeavour (210) maneuver in formation with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during the at-sea phase of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) prepare to board a helicopter aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) for a flight during the at-sea phase of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Rear Adm. Nora Tyson (left), commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, and Republic of Singapore Navy Rear Adm. Ng Chee Peng (right), chief of staff-naval staff/fleet commander, listen to Cmdr. Michael McCartney, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), during a Hellfire missile exercise during CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
The RSN corvette RSS Victory (88) maneuvers in formation with the frigate RSS Intrepid (69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) in preparation for a surface gunnery exercise as part of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Sailors remove chains and chocks as a RSAF CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to lift off during shipboard landing training on the flight deck of USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). The training is part of the at-sea phase of CARAT Singapore 2009, an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises.
After the deck landing qualifications, the RSN and the USN took part in a HADR exercise, moving mock casualties to the Harpers Ferry and the RSN tank landing ship RSS Endeavour. Singapore Army soldiers and U.S. Marines came ashore in RSN landing craft during the HADR scenario, with RSN doctors and USN hospital corpsmen evaluating mock casualties.
USN and U.S. Marine Corps photos by by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Susan Hammond, Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned and Cpl. Dustin T. Schalue below.
The RSN diesel submarine RSS Conqueror (705), corvettes RSS Vigour (92) and RSS Victory (88), frigates RSS Stalwart (72) and RSS Intrepid (69) and tank landing ship RSS Endeavour (210) maneuver in formation with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT), a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia (SEA).
RSN frigates RSS Stalwart (72) and RSS Intrepid (69) and tank landing ship RSS Endeavour (210) maneuver in formation with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and guided-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) during the at-sea phase of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) prepare to board a helicopter aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) for a flight during the at-sea phase of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Rear Adm. Nora Tyson (left), commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, and Republic of Singapore Navy Rear Adm. Ng Chee Peng (right), chief of staff-naval staff/fleet commander, listen to Cmdr. Michael McCartney, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), during a Hellfire missile exercise during CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
The RSN corvette RSS Victory (88) maneuvers in formation with the frigate RSS Intrepid (69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) in preparation for a surface gunnery exercise as part of CARAT, a series of bilateral exercises held annually in SEA.
Sailors remove chains and chocks as a RSAF CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to lift off during shipboard landing training on the flight deck of USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). The training is part of the at-sea phase of CARAT Singapore 2009, an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises.
After the deck landing qualifications, the RSN and the USN took part in a HADR exercise, moving mock casualties to the Harpers Ferry and the RSN tank landing ship RSS Endeavour. Singapore Army soldiers and U.S. Marines came ashore in RSN landing craft during the HADR scenario, with RSN doctors and USN hospital corpsmen evaluating mock casualties.
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