南中国海，2004年“联合海上战备和训练”演习中，新加坡空军三巴旺空军基地125中队一架 AS-332M1“超级美洲豹”直升机从美国海军拉塞尔号导弹驱逐舰上起飞。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。(South China Sea (June 7, 2004) - With the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) on the horizon, a Republic of Singapore Air Force Super Puma helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the Republic of Singapore Ship (RSS) Resolution (LST 208) during Singapore's phase of Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2004. CARAT 2004 is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asian nations designed to enhance the interoperability of the respective sea services.)