SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 10, 2017) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) leads a formation consisting of Republic of Singapore ship RSS Intrepid (FFS 69), Royal Thai Navy ship HTMS Naresuan (FFG 421), and Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) as the ships prepare to conduct a live-fire exercise in support of multilateral exercise CARAT. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises aimed at strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability through bilateral and multilateral engagements ashore and at sea.

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