160723-N-YS140-011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 23, 2016) Lt. Carlos Rosende and Operations Specialist 3rd class Jason Aldaz familiarize acoustics aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) in advance of interoperability exercises with Republic of Singapore Navy ships during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore 2016, July 23. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed force 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 1st Class John Pearl/Released)