English: Original description: USS Carl Vinson on patrol in the Pacific 06/10/2003 SATTAHIP, Thailand -- Members of the Royal Thai Navy join sailors and officers from the U.S. Navy Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) task group during the opening ceremony. CARAT, a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises between the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps team and counterparts from several Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, is designed to enhance interoperability between the participating nations. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Chuck Bell.)