Sgt. Michael Uybungco, vehicle commander, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs his amphibious assault vehicle past Royal Thai Navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin (LST 722) during an amphibious assault exercise May 18, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011. This AAV was part of the second wave to hit the beach during a bilateral landing exercise with the Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps. The landing force, comprised primarily of reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, was delivered to shore from the landing dock ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) by Uybungco and fellow ‘trackers’ from his battalion. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter) - Sgt. Michael Uybungco, vehicle commander, 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, directs his amphibious assault vehicle past Royal Thai Navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin (LST 722) during an amphibious assault exercise May 18, as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2011. This AAV was part of the second wave to hit the beach during a bilateral landing exercise with the Royal Thai Navy and Marine Corps. The landing force, comprised primarily of reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, was delivered to shore from the landing dock ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) by Uybungco and fellow ‘trackers’ from his battalion. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter)