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230511-N-HG389-0056 PATTAYA, Thailand (May 11, 2023) Royal Thai Navy Lt. Pakorn Karalak takes a blood pressure reading from U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Renato Paredes as part of a humanitarian assistance event during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Thailand 2023, May 11. CARAT/MAREX Thailand is a bilateral exercise between the Kingdom of Thailand and United States to promote regional security cooperation, practice humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and strengthen maritime understanding, partnerships and interoperability. Thailand has been part of the CARAT exercise series since 1995. In its 29th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner forces’ abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non- traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brandon Parker/Released)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113 This is an official U.S. Navy website This is a Department of Defense (DoD) Internet computer system. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.mbx.bumed-general-inquiries@health.mil