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Video by Staff Sgt. Hugo Delgado

Maritime Training Activity 2019 Overall Video

AFN Okinawa

Aug. 13, 2019 | 1:32

See how the U.S. Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy worked together to keep the waters safe in the Indo-Pacific region during exercise Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Malaysia 2019.

MTA Malaysia 2019 marks 25 years of maritime engagement between the U.S. and Malaysia. The exercise is held in Lumut and is designed to address shared maritime security concerns and priorities, enhance capacity and interoperability, and develop relationships between participating forces.

MTA Malaysia features U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (CG 54), littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), Safeguard-class salvage ship USNS Salvor, expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3), Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit 1, Naval Criminal Investigative Services Security Training and Assessment Team, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, and an MH-65 Eurocopter. In addition, the U.S. will be supported by USMC, MDSU and C7F Band.