170603-N-PD309-128 GULF OF THAILAND (June 3, 2017) Sailors assigned to the "Wildcards" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 aboard littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) ready the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter for launch before a division tactics exercise with the Royal Thai Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand. CARAT is a series of Pacific Command-sponsored, U.S Pacific Fleet-led bilateral exercises held annually in South and Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. CARAT exercise events cover a broad range of naval skill areas and disciplines including surface, undersea, air, and amphibious warfare; maritime security operations; riverine, jungle, and explosive ordnance disposal operations; combat construction; diving and salvage; search and rescue; maritime patrol and reconnaissance aviation; maritime domain awareness; military law, public affairs and military medicine; and humanitarian assistance and disaster response. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released)