USS Fort Worth is the first LCS to participate in CARAT Bangladesh. The five-day exercise kicked off today at Naval Base Issa Khan.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In the Bay of Bengal, the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) and the diving and salvage vessel USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) with an embarked mobile diving and salvage unit, will operate with Bangladesh Navy ships and aircraft, the press release from the U.S. Navy said.