U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) 26, alongside The Defense Attaché to the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Air Force service members, pose for a photo in front of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft on Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka, July 27, 2026. This year marks the 32nd iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to shared maritime security challenges in the region. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV)
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.01.2026 05:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9844067 |
| VIRIN: | 260727-N-OF444-1544 |
| Resolution: | 5283x3962 |
| Size: | 5.14 MB |
| Location: | COLOMBO, LK |
| Web Views: | 6 |
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