151102-N-UL721-180 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Nov. 2, 2015) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) man mooring lines in advance of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2015. CARAT is a series of annual, bilateral 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 2nd Class Corey T. Jones/Released)