120521-N-KB052-008 GULF OF THAILAND (May 21, 2012) - The Legend-class National Security Cutter USS Waesche (WMSL 751) follows the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) and three Royal Thai navy ships in preparation for Division Tactics (DIVTACS) during the at-sea portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2012 Thailand. 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 and Thailand. Timor Leste joins CARAT for the first time in 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Jason M. Tross/Released)