SURABAYA, Indonesia (May 31, 2012) - Lt. j.g. Mike Benjamin, navigator for the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), explains how to use the ship’s “big eyes” to detect objects at sea while underway to an Indonesian Girl Scout during a tour of the ship for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sandra Arnold)

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SURABAYA, Indonesia (May 31, 2012) - Chief Quartermaster Guy Hetterling, assigned to the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), explains how Sailors navigate the ship using charting and global positioning system tools to a group of Indonesian Boy and Girl Scouts during a ship tour for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sandra Arnold)

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SURABAYA, Indonesia (May 31, 2012) - Lt. j.g. Brad Johnson, a pilot assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Ligh (HSL) 37, explains basic flying techniques to an Indonesian Boy Scout during a tour of the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sandra Arnold)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 31, 2012) - A round is fired from the Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flag ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). The Phalanx CIWS combines a 20mm Gatling gun with search and tracking radar to provide surface ships with defense against anti-ship missiles. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 31, 2012) - Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Denver Gravely, an Airman from Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light-51 (HSL 51) ÒWarlords,Ó conducts weapons handling on the flight deck aboard U.S. 7th Fleet flag ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Fidel C. Hart)

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POLARIS POINT, Guam (May 30, 2012) - Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) comes alongside submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39). Topeka, homeported in Point Loma, CA, is on a Western Pacific deployment, while Land is on an extended deployment to Guam serving as 7th Fleet’s lead afloat fleet maintenance activity from the ship’s permanent home port of Diego Garcia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David R. Krigbaum)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 30, 2012) - Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Raul Neri visually checks a lube oil sample for debris from the lube oil purifier in main machinery room # 2 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). Makin Island and embarked Marines assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Kory Alsberry)

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MADURA ISLAND, Indonesia (May 30, 2012) - Operations Specialist 2nd Class Xavier Guyton, a Sailor aboard guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), helps children with an art exercise at Kwanyar Village School during a community service project for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Thompson)

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MADURA ISLAND, Indonesia (May 30, 2012) - Gas Turbine Systems Technician- Mechanical 3rd Class Tyler Birch, a Sailor aboard guided missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), visits with children at Kwanyar Village School during a community service project for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Thompson)

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MADURA ISLAND, Indonesia (May 30, 2012) - U.S. Navy Sailors and Indonesian sailors plant a tree at Kwanyar Village School during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between the United States and Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste and is designed to enhance maritime security skills and operational cohesiveness among participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Aaron Glover)

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