USS Tortuga Arrives in Indonesia for Exercise CARAT '13

JAKARTA, Indonesia - JAKARTA, Indonesia - The forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) arrived in Jakarta today, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2013 (CARAT '13), May 21.

SEOUL, Republic of Korea (May 21, 2013) - South Korean civilian officials honored American service members. Eighth Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson (right) and Scholar Ha Yeon-soon speak at the fourth annual Korean Cultural Night. (Photo by Cpl. Choi Joon, Eighth Army Public Affairs)

NORTHWEST FIELD, Guam (May 17, 2013) - Airman 1st Class Cody Hoxie, 168th Security Forces Squadron fire team member from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, provides cover fire for his team during an urban warfare scenario at Andersen South, Guam. The Pacific Regional Training Center trains frontline defenders from all bases assigned to Pacific Air Forces on U.S. Central Command and regional training requirements so they can deploy as well as utilize trained skills at their home stations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wiseman)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (May 21, 2013) - Lt. j.g. Kelly McWhorter, left, converses with Indonesian naval electrical officer Lt. Jaka Winanto on the bridge wing of the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga as the ship pulls into Jakarta Harbor for a port visit, marking the beginning of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. Tortuga is part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is participating in CARAT, the annual bilateral naval exercise series between the U.S. and partner nations in the Southeast Asia region. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Amanda S. Kitchner)

Sailors Celebrate 74th Annual Black Ship Festival

SHIMODA, Japan - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Shimoda Harbor, May 19 after the completion of a port visit for the 74th annual Black Ship Festival.

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 15, 2013) A Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor is launched from guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the mid-Pacific. The SM-3 Block 1B successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Following target launch, Lake Erie detected and tracked the target with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. (Missile Defense Agency photo)

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (May 16, 2013) - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours a memorial dedicated to the Republic of Korea (ROK) navy corvette ROKS Cheonan (PCC 772) at Pyeongtaek Naval Base. The ship was sunk by a North Korean torpedo on March 26, 2010. Greenert is on a fleet engagement tour of the Asia-Pacific with forward operating U.S. forces, allies and partner nations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Peter D. Lawlor)

FORT BRAGG, N.Y (May 15, 2013) - An Indian Army paratrooper with the 50th Independent Para Brigade prepares to exit a CH47 Chinook helicopter during a partnered airborne training exercise with U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team. The training is part of Yudh Abhyas, annual bilateral training between the Indian Army and United States Army Pacific, hosted this year by the division's parent organization, the XVIII Airborne Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)