Tag: CARAT
Thailand, US kick off CARAT 2017 joint military exercise
The 23rd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series commenced in Sattahip, Thailand, May 29, between the Royal Thai Navy and the...
CARAT 2016 unfolds in Sattahip
The Royal Thai Marine Corps joined up with the US Navy for the 22nd CARAT joint military exercise in Sattahip.
Rear Adm. Sitiporn Maskasem, commander...
U.S., Thai navy bands take musical break in Pattaya
Navy bands from Thailand and the United States took time out from the CARAT military exercise for a joint public concert in Pattaya. Sponsored...
International forces storm Sattahip beachhead
U.S. naval forces joined seven Thai ships, anti-submarine aircraft and more than 2,000 troops for an all-out amphibious “assault” of Yao Beach as part...
2013 CARAT exercise sweeps through Sattahip
Thai and American naval forces again blasted it out near Sattahip in the annual CARAT joint military exercise. Rear Adm. Paithoon Prasopsin, commander of...
CARAT 2012 wraps in Sattahip
Thai and American naval forces wrapped up their 18th Combat Afloat Readiness and Training exercise, which this year focused extensively on amphibious assault....
CARAT 2012 exercises begin in Sattahip
Thai and American naval forces again are shooting up the skies near Sattahip as the annual CARAT exercise gets underway. ...
US Ambassador casts an eye on Rayong
At the start of this year’s CARAT exercises, the recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney took some time away from the...
CARAT 2011 sparkles with 150 shore, ocean-based exercises
More than 150 training and cultural-exchange events are underway as Thai and American naval forces meet again for the 2011 CARAT exercises in...
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