United States Naval Forces Participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2022

221121-N-FO714-0176.JPG Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Deanna G

Nov 23, 2022

KUANTAN, Malaysia - Capt. Walter Mainor, commander, Task Force 71 and Royal Malaysian Navy First Adm. Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor, deputy assistant chief of staff for the Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Joint Operation Division listen to remarks during the opening ceremony for exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia, Nov. 21. CARAT Malaysia 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among Allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthened relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN Centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our Allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Deanna C. Gonzales)

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