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

KUANTAN, MALAYSIA

11.21.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Deanna Gonzales 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

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KUANTAN, Malaysia (Nov. 21, 2022) Royal Malaysian Navy Capt. Ahmad Rashidi bin Othman, commanding officer of Kedah-class offshore patrol vessel KD Selangor (F 176), Cmdr. Emmry Sharil bin Mokhtar, commanding officer of Lekiu-class guided-missile frigate KD Jebat (FFG 29), First Adm. Baharudin bin Wan Md Nor, deputy assistant chief of staff for the Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Joint Operation Division, U.S. Navy Capt. Walter Mainor, commander, Task Force 71, Capt. Muhammad Muzzafar Khan, Defense Attache for Malaysia and Cmdr. Clayton Beas, commanding officer of Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) pose for a photo after concluding 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)

• Date Taken: 11.21.2022
• Date Posted: 11.23.2022 00:43
• Photo ID: 7525620
• VIRIN: 221121-N-FO714-1231
• Resolution: 5451x3995
• Size: 1.22 MB
• Location: KUANTAN, MY