SONGKHLA, Thailand (May 10, 2017) Seaman Rafael Naranjo, a Miami native, turns the anchor brake aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) as the ship prepares to anchor off the coast of Thailand 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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