170511-N-ZW825-457 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 11, 2017) A rigid-hull inflatable boat from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) Royal Thai Navy ship HTMS Naresuan (FFG 421) to conduct a personnel transfer in support of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) multilateral exercise. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises aimed at strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability through bilateral and multilateral engagements ashore and at sea. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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