The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived off the Thai resort island of Phuket on October 4 with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after months of supporting US operations in the Middle East.

The Nimitz-class carrier had been operating in the Arabian Sea during the conflict with Iran, according to multiple media reports cited by Reuters. The carrier will anchor offshore while crew members come ashore through the Phuket Deep Sea Port, with the visit running from October 4 to 9, according to local media.

Sailors will take part in cultural and community activities, including sightseeing tours and a US-Thailand soccer match, the US Navy said, according to the Sowetan.

The visit follows a five-day port call by the US carrier Abraham Lincoln at Laem Chabang in eastern Thailand last month, with about 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard, Reuters reported.

A local mayor estimated each US service member from the Lincoln could spend up to 3,000 baht (about $89) per day during the visit. Thailand is the United States’ only treaty partner in mainland Southeast Asia, Reuters noted.