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U.S. NAVY PROGRAM GUIDE 2014
• For 20 years, we have hosted Cooperation Afloat Readiness
and Training (CARAT), a large exercise in Southeast
Asia. The exercise has expanded from the Southeast
Asia region into the Indian Ocean, with India and
Bangladesh also participating.
• We participated in a multi-national exercise hosted
by Brunei last year, involving the Japanese Maritime
Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the PLA(N), which
deployed the Yong Wei hospital ship in a humanitarianassistance/disaster-relief
scenario.
• The bilateral Talisman Saber 2013 exercise featured ten
Royal Australian Navy ships and 14 U.S. Navy ships, including
the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Strike
Group and the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) ARG,
and about 28,000 people.
• The bilateral Malabar exercise with India has expanded
from two ships conducting limited operations (e.g.,
“PASS-EXs” consisting of flashing-light and flag-hoist
drills) to coordinated operations with carrier-based
aircraft and submarines.
• We will continue to explore routine and institutional
engagements with the PLA(N), including RIMPAC,
counter-piracy, search and rescue, and MEDEVAC exercises.
For example, in August 2013 the USS Mason
(DDG 87) participated in a counter-piracy exercise in
the Gulf of Aden with elements of the PLA(N).
• We continue to conduct key military exercises with the
Republic of Korea (ROK) to improve the capabilities
of both U.S. and ROK forces. In 2013, the USS John
S. McCain (DDG 56), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), USS
McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Lassen (DDG 82)
participated in exercise Foal Eagle, a recurring integrated
exercise involving U.S. and ROK forces to increase
readiness to defend the Republic of Korea, protect
the Asia-Pacific region, and maintain stability in the
Korean Peninsula.
We are continuing these and other advanced exercises, stepping
up our collaboration with more than 20 allies and partners in the
Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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