Having recently returned from conducting maritime exercises with the Royal Malaysian Navy during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2013, U.S. Sailors on board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS1) haul aboard a potable water cable line. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Malaysia. U.S. Navy ships participating in CARAT Malaysia include the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) with embarked U.S. Marine Corps landing force, the diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with embarked Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, the guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) with embarked Destroyer Squadron 7 staff, and the USS Freedom with embarked MH-60R helicopter. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joy M Kirch-Kelling) (RELEASED)