210701-N-WU807-1034 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (July 1, 2021) Members of Sri Lankan Navy hold a departing ceremony for the conclusion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 1. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

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