160719-N-WJ640-083 SINGAPORE (July 19, 2016) Rear Adm. Brian S. Hurley, Commander, Logistics Western Pacific, and Cdr. Douglas J. Pegher, Commanding Officer of USS Stethem, answer questions from local media aboard the USS Stethem during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2016, July 19. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Madailein Abbott/Released)