From left, Royal Thai Navy Rear Adm. Paitoon, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill McQuilkin, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and Cmdr. John Barnett, the commanding officer of the amphibious dock landing ship USS 130604-N-IY633-372
Son of Cornelius, Ore., resident participates in deployment aboard USS Tortuga 120815-N-XY604-011
Thailand police Maj. Gen. Katcha Thatsart, right, performs a song with the U.S. 7th Fleet Band June 4, 2013, during a reception as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 aboard 130604-N-IY633-381
U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicles enter the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) after a joint amphibious assault exercise with the Royal Thai Navy as part 130609-N-IY633-205
U.S. Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicles leave the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in preparation for a joint amphibious assault exercise with the Royal Thai Navy as part 130609-N-IY633-115
U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer, left, trains Yeoman 3rd Class Mario Ortiz, center, on passing word to team leader Damage Controlman Fireman Tyler Newman during a flight deck firefighting drill 130530-N-IY633-044
U.S. Navy Chief Logistics Specialist Arthur Felix, left, observes as Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class David Backer, center, trains Yeoman 3rd Class Mario Ortiz on how to extract wounded personnel from a crashed 130530-N-IY633-054
U.S. Navy Ensign Kristine Mun measures the distance of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) from the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship makes its 130531-N-IY633-026
U.S. Navy Ensign Kristine Mun, left foreground, and Chief Quartermaster Alejandro Flores measure the distance of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) from the bridge wing of the amphibious 130531-N-IY633-043
U.S. Navy Fireman Christopher Baddour welds support on a chin-up bar on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 in the Gulf of Thailand 130608-N-IY633-118
U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility 1633 leaves the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 in the Gulf of Thailand June 9 130609-N-IY633-031
U.S. Navy Musician 2nd Class Bruce Fisher, assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, practices drums in the boat deck gear locker of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) May 30, 2013, in the South 130530-N-IY633-109
U.S. Navy Musician 3rd Class Kristine Hsia, with the U.S. 7th Fleet Band, performs the traditional breakaway song on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls 130531-N-IY633-173
U.S. Navy Quartermaster Seaman Micheala Benton measures the distance of obstacles from the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls into the harbor in Sattahip 130603-N-IY633-014
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill McQuilkin, left, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, addresses attendees June 4, 2013, during a reception as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 aboard 130604-N-IY633-366
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Bill McQuilkin, third from left, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, poses for photos with Royal Thai Navy officers June 4, 2013, during a reception as part of Cooperation Afloat 130604-N-IY633-317
U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during an amphibious assault vehicle launch as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 130609-N-IY633-004
U.S. Sailors haul in mooring lines on the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship prepares to get underway for the amphibious phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013 130608-N-IY633-103
U.S. Sailors haul in mooring lines on the fantail of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls into the harbor in Sattahip, Thailand, June 3, 2013, during Cooperation Afloat 130603-N-IY633-047
U.S. Sailors observe from the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls alongside the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) for an underway 130531-N-IY633-046
U.S. Sailors perform a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) during a flight deck firefighting drill May 30, 2013, in the South China Sea 130530-N-IY633-021
U.S. Sailors stand by at a refueling station aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship receives fuel from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) May 31, 2013 130531-N-IY633-091
U.S. Sailors stand by to receive shot lines on the bridge wing of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship makes its approach toward the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 130531-N-IY633-032
U.S. Sailors with the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform the traditional breakaway song on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls away from the fleet replenishment 130531-N-IY633-154
U.S. Sailors with the U.S. 7th Fleet Band perform the traditional breakaway song on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) as the ship pulls away from the fleet replenishment 130531-N-IY633-194