Keywords: Ships are in formation in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Philippines 2012..jpg CELEBES SEA July 8 2012 The Philippine navy coastal patrol craft BRP Salvador Abcede PG 114 the corvette BRP Miguel Malvar PS 19 the Philippine coast guard patrol boat PCG Pampanga SARV 003 BRP IloIlo PS 32 the U S Navy guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift FFG 48 and the U S Coast Guard cutter USCGC Waesche WMSL 751 are underway in the Celebes Sea during the conclusion of the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training CARAT Philippines 2012 CARAT 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 the exercise for the first time in 2012 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gregory A Harden II/Released 120708-N-HI414-081 Join the conversation http //www facebook com/USNavy www facebook com/USNavy http //www twitter com/USNavy www twitter com/USNavy http //navylive dodlive mil navylive dodlive mil http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/7542978130/ Ships are in formation in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Philippines 2012 2012-07-10 09 56 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America Gregory A Harden II/U S Navy U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/7542978130 2012-09-18 01 50 29 cc-by-2 0 BRP Salvador Abcede PG 114 19 Miguel Malvar ship 1944 PCG Pampanga SARV 003 32 Iloilo ship 1945 USS Vandegrift FFG-48 USCGC Waesche WMSL-751 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2012 |