PAHANG, Malaysia (Nov. 23, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Don Martin, left, with 1st Medical Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, checks the effectiveness of a tourniquet on a Malaysian soldier for a Combat Life Saving class during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2022 on the Joint Forces Headquarters Base, Pahang, Malaysia, Nov. 23, 2022. CARAT Malaysia 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthened relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN Centrality. Exercises like this one reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)