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PUERTO PRINCESA, Republic of the Philippines (July 4, 2011) - The guided missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) is trailed by a tug boat, as the ship leaves port for the underway phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2011. CARAT 2011 is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katerine Noll)

A Joint American-Philippine Naval Exercise:




2 American Navy Destroyers and 2 Philippine Destroyer-Escorts patrol the Western Philippine Sea. (July, 2011).

A View:



US sailor watches as an American AEGIS DESTROYER steams forward in the Western Philippine Sea (July, 2011).

Ensign Michael Austin, of USS Howard (DDG 83) watches Philippine navy ships BRP Rizal (PS 74) and BRP Pangasinan (PS 31) move into formation during a divisional tactics exercise in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson)