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201211-M-JX780-1321 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 11, 2020) The Republic of Singapore Navy Endurance-class landing platform dock ship RSS Endurance (207) and U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), sail together during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore. This year marks the 26th iteration of CARAT, a multinational exercise 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin)