U.S. Navy Participates in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 [Image 7 of 9]

MUARA, BRUNEI

10.25.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Deanna Gonzales 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

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MUARA, Brunei (Oct. 25, 2022) Royal Brunei Navy Cmdr. Malek Fadillah bin Pehin Datu Juragan Laila Diraja Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Kefli, commanding officer of Darussalam-class offshore patrol vessel KDB Daruttaqwa (DTQ 09), and Lt. Cmdr. Hafiz Mubarak bin Haji Rusli, executive officer of Daruttaqwa, speak with Capt. Walter Mainor, commander, Task Force 71, Cmdr. Clayton Beas, commanding officer of Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), and Cmdr. Nellie Wang, executive officer of Charleston, aboard the Daruttaqwa during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei, Oct. 25. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among Allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening 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)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2022
• Date Posted: 11.01.2022 03:24
• Photo ID: 7489244
• VIRIN: 221025-N-FO714-1135
• Resolution: 5868x3828
• Size: 1.13 MB
• Location: MUARA, BN