南中国海
Photo by U.S. Navy/MC1 N. Ross Taylor | 2012-06-26 08:19:09 | TH-54/163241
南中国海,2012年“联合海上战备和训练”演习中,美国海军 HSL-37 轻型反潜直升机中队一架 SH-60B 直升机准备从范德格里夫特号导弹护卫舰上起飞。该演习也被简称为卡拉(CARAT)多边联合演习,自1995年开始每年中旬举行一次,是美国和东南亚国家的定期演习。本次参演国包括孟加拉,文莱,柬埔寨,印度尼西亚,马来西亚,菲律宾,东帝汶,新加坡和泰国,其中东帝汶是第一次加入。(SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 26, 2012) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL 37) prepare an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter for take off from the flight deck of the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48). Vandegrift is underway in preparation for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012, 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 and Thailand. Timor Leste joins CARAT for the first time in 2012.)