190530-N-AD347-1421 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 30, 2019) Mineman 2nd Class Shaun Lao, assigned to the Avenger-class Mine Countermeasure Ship USS Pioneer (MCM 9), shows members of the Royal Thai Navy a mine neutralization vehicle aboard Pioneer during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2019. This year marks the 25th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise series designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies' abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Alexander Fairbanks/Released)