190606-N-QD718-0162 GULF OF THAILAND (June 6, 2019) Sailors from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) receive a small boat from the Royal Thai Navy as part of a Sailor exchange 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Toni Burton/Released)