Exercise COOPERATION AFLOAT READINESS AND TRAINING (CARAT) 2004 brought the naval forces of Brunei, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the U.S. together for a series of bilateral exercises. Here, Rear Adm. Kevin Quinn, the U.S. Navy’s executive agent for CARAT, arrives aboard the Royal Malaysian Navy ship KD Mahawangsa. Capt. Robert Tate, the U.S. Defense and Naval Attaché in Malaysia, accompanies Rear Adm. Quinn. Photo by Joc Melinda Larson, USNR