A Royal Thai Marine musician grabs his flugal horn and jumps in to play

Rayong, Thailand (Jun. 13, 2003) A Royal Thai Marine musician grabs his flugal horn and jumps in to play with Musician 2nd Class Scott Mythen assigned to the 7th Fleet Band Orient Express during a performance at the Ban Thrao Thong School following a dedication ceremony for the building they were performing in. The open-air multi-purpose facility was constructed for the school by Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Three's (NMCB-3) air detachment, with the help of Royal Thai Marine engineers. The project was part of the Thailand phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bi-lateral military training exercises between the U.S. and several Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Chuck Bell. File# 030613-N-0493B-006