CARAT Brunei 2024: Closing Ceremony
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Nov. 25, 2024) – From left to right, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Col. Aldi bin Haji Hassan, deputy joint force commander, RBAF, U.S. Army Col. Russ Corwin, U.S. Defense Attaché to Brunei Darussalam, Her Excellency Caryn R. McClelland, U.S. Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart W. Glenn, commanding officer, Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia, converse after the closing ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2024 at Wira Seni Hall, RBAF Band, Bolkiah Garrison, Brunei, Nov. 25. This year marks the 30th 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 2nd Class Zachary Grooman)