211027-N-PL200-0006

Capt. Tom Ogden, commodore of Destroyer Squadron 7, provides remarks virtually to U.S. and Indonesian military personnel during the opening ceremony for Cooperation Afloat and Readiness at Sea Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2021. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, 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.